Arizona
Specialities
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....Geographical
Birding Guide - Use this page to access
birding-location information
organized by geographical region in Arizona.
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....Southeastern
Arizona Birding Trail - 50 of the hottest birding sites
in
southeastern Arizona, highlighted on a gorgeous full-color map, with birding
tips, site descriptions, and contact information.
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....Best
Spots to See Birds in Southeastern Arizona - Links
are provided (each site
individually ranks in the top 100 - as an area it moves up to top ten!)
to:
Madera Canyon
Ramsey Canyon
Portal Peak Lodge
Patagonia/Sonoita Creek Preserve
San Pedro Riparian Conservation Area
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....Madera
Canyon - Four major biotic zones converge
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....Sedona/Oak
Creek Canyon - brief description and map from
the
Northern Arizona Audubon
Society.
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....Rustler
Park/Chiricahua Wilderness - part of the
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....Southeastern
Arizona Bird Observatory's Guide to Birding Hotspots -
includes information on
approximately 30 key sites in Arizona, including Cave Creek
and many of the top 100 sites.
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....Birding
the Kaibab Plateau, Arizona
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....Birding
Upstate Arizona - from the Northern Arizona Audubon Society.
Rolling
mesquite-dotted grasslands, lush green strands of cottonwood-dominated
riparian riverbanks, plunging red cliffs and a ring of pine-clad slopes.
Just ninety minutes north of Phoenix lies some of the 'Other Arizona';
the Verde Valley and rim country.
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....A
Birder's Guide to Southeastern Arizona by Richard
Cachor Taylor - although
this is a commercial site reviewing this excellent birdfinding guide, the
site includes a map of California Gulch
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....Birding
Arizona - "Join Mary Scott for hummingbirds, trogans, and so
much
more; pictures and stories of birds and birding in Arizona, including Miller
Canyon, Ramsey Canyon, Ft. Huachuca, the Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum,
the Desert Botanical Garden, sites along the San Pedro River, Madera Canyon,
and Patagonia."
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....Birding
and Hiking in Northern Arizona - by members of the Prescott
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....Deciding
when to come and where to go - by Stuart Healy
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The following information
is not specifically arranged by season, habitat, or by species. Instead,
the topics are interwoven and discussed in the context of your birding
style and objectives.
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....Green
Ribbons through the Desert - Imperial National Wildlife
Refuge and Mittry Lake.
Marshlands that extend for 30 miles along the Colorado River in Imperial
National Wildlife Refuge are bordered by some of the hottest and driest
desert lands in the nation. This contrast makes a visit to the refuge a
rewarding one or birders, and most head for the refuge headquarters on
the shore of Martinez Lake. Martinez Lake Road leads west off U.S. Highway
95 about 23 miles north of Yuma.
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....Birds
of the Apache-Sitgreaves National Forest - If seeing an osprey
hover
over a clear mountain lake or hearing a mountain chickadee's cheer song
is your idea of a great outdoor experience, then this bird list is for
you. The wide variety of birds found in the Apache-Sitgreaves National
Forest can provide you many memorable moments.
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....Birding
the White Mountains - by Steve Ganley - from the Maricopa
Audubon Society©1996,
1997
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....Birds
of Prey in Arizona - Looking for Bird of Prey photography?
Then
this is the right place! Includes a database of raptor photography
from across America and favorite bird of prey locations in Southeastern
Arizona, the raptor capitol of North America, where we hope to be able
to help you find at least 20 of our beautiful raptor species! Our
mission is to promote conservation through awareness and enjoyment of raptor
habitats.
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....Birding
the Navajo and Hopi Reservations, Arizona - by Bud Johnson.
This
article appeared in Cactus Wrendition, vol. 46, no. 3, May-June 1998, published
by the Maricopa Audubon Society
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....Birding
around Yuma - from the Yuma Convention and Visitor's Bureau.
The
Imperial National Wildlife Refuge, Kofa's Palm Canyon, Betty's Kitchen
Wildlife and Interpretive Area, and Cibola National Wildlife Refuge offer
diverse and picturesque terrain that attract over 380 species of birds.
Habitats vary from aquatic river, lake and marsh environments to terrestrial
uplands with broad sandy plains, rocky foothills and desert mountain peaks.
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....Yuma
Area Birding Guide - This map of southwest Arizona displays
twelve
areas which are good for birding. Click on the site numbers* (or the brief
descriptions below) to access web pages that provide detailed maps and
information about each location. So far, detailed information is provided
on:
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Yuma (including
information on the Yuma Territorial Prison Park)
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Gila River
& Fortuna Pond
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Betty's
Kitchen and Mittry Lake
Also see
a number of Arizona and California Trip Reports from the main page of Southwest
Birders.
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....Birding
the Lower Colorado River Valley - (Parker to
Lake Havasu) by David Stejskal
and Gary Rosenberg. Notice: This article originally appeared in the Cactus
Wrendition, vol. 39, no. 1, Jan.-Feb. 1990, published by Maricopa Audubon
Society. ©1990, Maricopa Audubon Society.
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....Boyce
Thompson Southwestern Arboretum - the American
Southwest's oldest and most
spectacularly situated botanical garden.Near Superior, Arizona, just outside
the metropolitan Phoenix area
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....Birding
Paradise along Arizona's Colorado River -
the Imperial National Wildlife
Refuge and Mittry Lake. The refuge headquarters are located on the shore
of Martinez Lake. Martinez Lake Road leads west off U.S. Highway 95 about
23 miles north of Yuma.
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....San
Pedro Riparian National Conservation Area -
A Birder's Paradise in a
Rare Desert Wetland. 58,000 acres of public land in Cochise County, Arizona
between the Mexican border and St. David, Arizona. See also San
Pedro Riparian NCA Birding and
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....Empire-Cienega
Resource Conservation Area -
Southeast Arizona. Located
46 miles SE of Tuscon
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....Tucson
Area Birding - from the Tucson Audubon Society
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....Birding
Site Updates - from the Tucson Audubon Society. The
second
edition (1999) of Tucson Audubon's Finding Birds in Southeastern Arizona
has descriptions of, and directions to, many birding sites. It is quite
up-to-date. However, field conditions and access to sites can change rapidly.
This page contains updates of directions, conditions, and access for these
sites. It also contains information on new sites that have been discovered
or developed.
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....Arizona
National Wildlife Refuges - this page contains
links to information on
7 Arizona National Wildlife Refuges, including: the Bill Williams, Buenos
Aires, Cabeza Prieta, Cibola, Havasu, Imperial, Kofa, and the San Bernadino/Leslie
Canyon National Wildlife Refuge
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....Birding
in Southeast Arizona: Habitats and their winged
residents are richly varied.
By Bob and Joan Tweit
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....National
Wildlife Refuges Index - Arizona. Includes links
to information on:
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Bill Williams River NWR
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Buenos Aires NWR
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Cabeza Prieta NWR
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Cibola NWR
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Havasu NWR
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Imperial NWR
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Kofa NWR
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Lower Colorado River Refuge
Complex
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San Bernardino/Leslie Canyon
NWR
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....Nature
Conservancy of Arizona - preserve profiles
including:
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Aravaipa Canyon Preserve
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Canelo Hills Ciénaga
Preserve
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Hart Prairie Preserve
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Hartwell Canyon Preserve
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Hassayampa River Preserve
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Patagonia/Sonoita Creek Preserve
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Ramsey Canyon.
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....Trip
Report: Arizona 7/28-8/6 1995, by Jim Frazier. This is
a
journal of a trip taken by Kate and Jim Frazier to Southeastern Arizona
from 7/28/95 through 8/6/95. I have tried to make this a little more informative
for birders who have never been there before. For those of you experienced
in Arizona, feel free to skim.
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....Nevada/Arizona
Trip Report - May 18 - 26, 1998 - by Doug and
Arlene
Ripley. Covers Las Vegas (Desert National Wildlife Range), Valley of Fire
State Park, Sedona, Tubac, Cave Creek, and the Desert Botanical Garden
in Phoenix.
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....South-east
Arizona Trip Report - June 17 - June 20, 1999. By Andy
Birch.
"June in Arizona is hot" the guidebooks warned us. Summer birding in Arizona
is generally best very early in the morning before the sun drives most
birds for cover. Still, this didn't deter Cin Ty Lee and myself taking
a long weekend birding in SE Arizona. This report can be found in the Trip
Reports section of the site.
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....Arizona
Trip Reports - a number of Arizona trip reports are available
from
Blake Maybank's "Birding the Americas - Trip Report and Trip Planning Repository".
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