Santa Cruz River - Cortaro Road
Arizona · Southwest
About This Location
Santa Cruz River - Cortaro Road is a productive birding destination in Arizona, with 220 species recorded on eBird. This river/riparian habitat attracts Mallard, White-winged Dove, and Mourning Dove 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
Black-throated Gray Warbler
Setophaga nigrescens
Swainson's Hawk
Buteo swainsoni
Olive-sided Flycatcher
Contopus cooperi
White-crowned Sparrow (Dark-lored)
Zonotrichia leucophrys
American Wigeon
Mareca americana
Anna's x Costa's Hummingbird (hybrid)
Calypte anna x costae
Rufous-crowned Sparrow
Aimophila ruficeps
White-winged Dove
Zenaida asiatica
Least Bittern
Botaurus exilis
Virginia's Warbler
Leiothlypis virginiae
Northern Pygmy-Owl (Mountain)
Glaucidium gnoma
Recent Observations
Species reported at this location in the last 14 days
Swan Goose
Mallard
Eurasian Collared-Dove
White-winged Dove
Black-chinned Hummingbird
American Coot
Neotropic Cormorant
Black-crowned Night Heron
Great Blue Heron
Gila Woodpecker
Verdin
European Starling
Abert's Towhee
Great-tailed Grackle
Northern Yellow Warbler
Cinnamon Teal
Mexican Duck
Ruddy Duck
Gambel's Quail
Mourning Dove
Birding Tips
- 1
Walk along the water slowly, scanning overhanging branches for kingfishers and warblers.
- 2
Check sandbars and gravel bars for shorebirds and terns.
- 3
Carry extra water and sun protection; mornings are the prime birding window.