Yuma West Wetlands
Arizona · Southwest
About This Location
Yuma West Wetlands is a productive birding destination in Arizona, with 214 species recorded on eBird. This desert and chaparral habitat attracts Gambel's Quail, Rock Pigeon, 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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Live Bird Data
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Notable Sightings
Rare or unusual species spotted nearby in the last 14 days
Black-throated Sparrow
Amphispiza bilineata
Rock Wren
Salpinctes obsoletus
Green-tailed Towhee
Pipilo chlorurus
Red-shouldered Hawk
Buteo lineatus
Blue Grosbeak
Passerina caerulea
Townsend's Warbler
Setophaga townsendi
Common Goldeneye
Bucephala clangula
Western Tanager
Piranga ludoviciana
White-crowned Sparrow (Dark-lored)
Zonotrichia leucophrys
Recent Observations
Species reported at this location in the last 14 days
Mallard
Eurasian Collared-Dove
Inca Dove
Common Ground Dove
White-winged Dove
Mourning Dove
Black-chinned Hummingbird
Anna's Hummingbird
Costa's Hummingbird
Rufous Hummingbird
Green Heron
Osprey
Gila Woodpecker
Ladder-backed Woodpecker
Hammond's Flycatcher
Western Flycatcher
Ash-throated Flycatcher
Verdin
Northern Rough-winged Swallow
Cliff Swallow
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.