Tanque Verde Wash - Wentworth Road
Arizona · Southwest
About This Location
Tanque Verde Wash - Wentworth Road is a productive birding destination in Arizona, with 237 species recorded on eBird. This desert and chaparral habitat attracts Ring-necked Duck, Mourning Dove, and Anna's Hummingbird 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
Mexican Duck
Anas diazi
Rufous Hummingbird
Selasphorus rufus
Short-tailed Hawk
Buteo brachyurus
Hooded Warbler
Setophaga citrina
Sulphur-bellied Flycatcher
Myiodynastes luteiventris
Gray Vireo
Vireo vicinior
Chipping Sparrow
Spizella passerina
Sharp-shinned Hawk
Accipiter striatus
Red Crossbill (Ponderosa Pine or type 2)
Loxia curvirostra
Western Warbling Vireo
Vireo swainsoni
Horned Lark
Eremophila alpestris
Lazuli Bunting
Passerina amoena
Indigo Bunting
Passerina cyanea
Recent Observations
Species reported at this location in the last 14 days
White-winged Dove
Mourning Dove
Anna's Hummingbird
Broad-billed Hummingbird
Turkey Vulture
Gray Hawk
Gila Woodpecker
Ladder-backed Woodpecker
Peregrine Falcon
Vermilion Flycatcher
Brown-crested Flycatcher
Cassin's Kingbird
Bell's Vireo
Common Raven
Bewick's Wren
Phainopepla
House Finch
Lesser Goldfinch
Lark Sparrow
Song Sparrow
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.