Rio Salado Project
Arizona · Southwest
About This Location
Rio Salado Project is a productive birding destination in Arizona, with 236 species recorded on eBird. This desert and chaparral habitat attracts American Wigeon, Mallard, and Gambel's Quail among many others. The unique desert and riparian habitats support specialty species alongside wintering and migrating birds.
Location
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Live Bird Data
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Notable Sightings
Rare or unusual species spotted nearby in the last 14 days
Snowy Plover
Anarhynchus nivosus
Rose-breasted Grosbeak
Pheucticus ludovicianus
Mexican Duck
Anas diazi
Chipping Sparrow
Spizella passerina
Indian Peafowl (Domestic type)
Pavo cristatus
Gray Hawk
Buteo plagiatus
Wilson's Snipe
Gallinago delicata
Brewer's Sparrow
Spizella breweri
American Redstart
Setophaga ruticilla
Western Flycatcher
Empidonax difficilis
Green-tailed Towhee
Pipilo chlorurus
Ring-necked Duck
Aythya collaris
Forster's Tern
Sterna forsteri
Recent Observations
Species reported at this location in the last 14 days
Mallard
Gambel's Quail
Rock Pigeon
Eurasian Collared-Dove
White-winged Dove
Mourning Dove
Greater Roadrunner
Black-chinned Hummingbird
Anna's Hummingbird
Common Gallinule
Pied-billed Grebe
Black-crowned Night Heron
Snowy Egret
Green Heron
Great Egret
Great Blue Heron
Gila Woodpecker
Ladder-backed Woodpecker
Black Phoebe
Ash-throated Flycatcher
Birding Tips
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Start birding at dawn when desert birds are most active before the heat.
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Check around water sources, which concentrate desert species.
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Carry extra water and sun protection; mornings are the prime birding window.