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
Hooded Warbler
Setophaga citrina
Rufous-crowned Sparrow
Aimophila ruficeps
White-winged Dove
Zenaida asiatica
Least Bittern
Botaurus exilis
Virginia's Warbler
Leiothlypis virginiae
Olive-sided Flycatcher
Contopus cooperi
Northern Pygmy-Owl (Mountain)
Glaucidium gnoma
Vaux's Swift
Chaetura vauxi
Rose-breasted Grosbeak
Pheucticus ludovicianus
Black-throated Sparrow
Amphispiza bilineata
Recent Observations
Species reported at this location in the last 14 days
Rock Pigeon
White-winged Dove
Anna's Hummingbird
Broad-billed Hummingbird
Turkey Vulture
Ladder-backed Woodpecker
Vermilion Flycatcher
Brown-crested Flycatcher
Purple Martin
Northern Rough-winged Swallow
Phainopepla
House Finch
Great-tailed Grackle
Northern Yellow Warbler
Mallard
Mourning Dove
Lesser Nighthawk
Neotropic Cormorant
Gila Woodpecker
Black-throated 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.