Solar Power & Water Ponds
Arizona · Southwest
About This Location
Solar Power & Water Ponds is a productive birding destination in Arizona, with 214 species recorded on eBird. This desert and chaparral habitat attracts Cinnamon Teal, Gadwall, and Green-winged Teal among many others. The unique desert and riparian habitats support specialty species alongside wintering and migrating birds.
Location
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Notable Species
Live Bird Data
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Notable Sightings
Rare or unusual species spotted nearby in the last 14 days
Red-necked Phalarope
Phalaropus lobatus
Snowy Plover
Anarhynchus nivosus
Franklin's Gull
Leucophaeus pipixcan
Yellow-breasted Chat
Icteria virens
Western Tanager
Piranga ludoviciana
Red-breasted Merganser
Mergus serrator
Bewick's Wren
Thryomanes bewickii
Wilson's Phalarope
Phalaropus tricolor
Recent Observations
Species reported at this location in the last 14 days
Cinnamon Teal
Redhead
Gambel's Quail
Eurasian Collared-Dove
White-winged Dove
Mourning Dove
Greater Roadrunner
Ridgway's Rail
Common Gallinule
American Coot
Black-necked Stilt
Killdeer
Greater Yellowlegs
Least Sandpiper
Eared Grebe
Double-crested Cormorant
Great Blue Heron
Turkey Vulture
Belted Kingfisher
Say's Phoebe
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.