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
Western Flycatcher
Empidonax difficilis
Double-crested Cormorant
Nannopterum auritum
Western Warbling Vireo
Vireo swainsoni
Least Bittern
Botaurus exilis
Anna's x Costa's Hummingbird (hybrid)
Calypte anna x costae
Northern Cardinal
Cardinalis cardinalis
Black Vulture
Coragyps atratus
Common Ground Dove
Columbina passerina
American Wigeon
Mareca americana
Summer Tanager
Piranga rubra
Chipping Sparrow
Spizella passerina
Recent Observations
Species reported at this location in the last 14 days
Mallard
Mexican Duck
Ruddy Duck
Gambel's Quail
Rock Pigeon
Eurasian Collared-Dove
White-winged Dove
Mourning Dove
American Coot
Killdeer
Spotted Sandpiper
Neotropic Cormorant
Great Egret
Cooper's Hawk
Great Horned Owl
Gila Woodpecker
Black Phoebe
Vermilion Flycatcher
Ash-throated Flycatcher
Brown-crested Flycatcher
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.