The Lakes at Castle Rock
Arizona · Southwest
About This Location
The Lakes at Castle Rock is a productive birding destination in Arizona, with 225 species recorded on eBird. This desert and chaparral habitat attracts Mallard x Mexican Duck (hybrid), Ruddy Duck, and Eurasian Collared-Dove 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
Anna's x Costa's Hummingbird (hybrid)
Calypte anna x costae
Sulphur-bellied Flycatcher
Myiodynastes luteiventris
Common Black Hawk (Common)
Buteogallus anthracinus
Gray Vireo
Vireo vicinior
Mexican Duck
Anas diazi
Rufous Hummingbird
Selasphorus rufus
Western Warbling Vireo
Vireo swainsoni
Red Crossbill (Ponderosa Pine or type 2)
Loxia curvirostra
Short-tailed Hawk
Buteo brachyurus
Hooded Warbler
Setophaga citrina
Western Flycatcher
Empidonax difficilis
Double-crested Cormorant
Nannopterum auritum
Recent Observations
Species reported at this location in the last 14 days
Great Horned Owl
Lesser Nighthawk
Western Screech-Owl
Brown-crested Flycatcher
Gambel's Quail
White-winged Dove
Mourning Dove
Greater Roadrunner
Common Poorwill
Gila Woodpecker
Common Raven
Verdin
Purple Martin
Cactus Wren
Curve-billed Thrasher
Black-throated Sparrow
Rufous-crowned Sparrow
Northern Cardinal
Pyrrhuloxia
Ash-throated Flycatcher
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.