Ruby (ghost town - closed June 2024)
Arizona · Southwest
About This Location
Ruby (ghost town - closed June 2024) is a productive birding destination in Arizona, with 206 species recorded on eBird. This desert and chaparral habitat attracts a wide variety of species 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
Five-striped Sparrow
Amphispizopsis quinquestriata
Scaled Quail
Callipepla squamata
Yellow-breasted Chat
Icteria virens
Crested Caracara
Caracara plancus
Brown-crested Flycatcher
Myiarchus tyrannulus
Short-tailed Hawk
Buteo brachyurus
Rufous-capped Warbler
Basileuterus rufifrons
Common Merganser
Mergus merganser
Northern Pygmy-Owl (Mountain)
Glaucidium gnoma
Buff-collared Nightjar
Antrostomus ridgwayi
Steller's Jay
Cyanocitta stelleri
Recent Observations
Species reported at this location in the last 14 days
Cinnamon Teal
White-winged Dove
Mourning Dove
Broad-billed Hummingbird
Killdeer
Great Blue Heron
Great Horned Owl
Elf Owl
Ladder-backed Woodpecker
Black Phoebe
Vermilion Flycatcher
Cassin's Kingbird
Mexican Jay
Common Raven
Bewick's Wren
House Finch
Chipping Sparrow
Lucy's Warbler
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Birding Tips
- 1
Start birding at dawn when desert birds are most active before the heat.
- 2
Check around water sources, which concentrate desert species.
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Carry extra water and sun protection; mornings are the prime birding window.