Arizona Birding Resources

The Nifty Fifty

The Nifty Fifty is a mini-guide to the birds of Arizona. It includes descriptions, images, video and songs of 50 of the most often observed birds of Arizona. View the guide by clicking here or on the Nifty Fifty link on the left.

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Some birds prefer to stay near the ground, while others are almost always seen high in a tree. Look for the following notations in the species descriptions to determine where the species is most likely to be seen. If a note is not present, the bird does not have a strong affinity for a particular region.

Look high.
Look mid-story.
Look low.

State Information

Arizona Field Ornithologists

Arizona State Checklist

Recent Bird Sightings

Northern Arizona LINDAT@nahealth.com

(520) 798-1005 Tucson/Southeast Arizona

Birding Locations

Saguaro National Park

Sweetwater Wetland - Tucson

Yuma Area

Arizona State Bird - Cactus Wren

Arizona Birding Events

Wings Over Willcox
Usually in January
Willcox, Arizona
Phone: 800-200-2272
A wonderful weekend of watching raptors soar in the sky, cranes dance in the fields, and sparrows skulk in the grass! The Wings Over Willcox Birding & Nature Festival has daytime and evening activities. The festival is a wonderful opportunity to see the winter migrants and southwest bird species that are found in the Sulphur Springs Valley. Our festival also provides many opportunities to explore nature in Southeast Arizona through tours for photography, geology, archeology, history, botany, agriculture, and ranching. A nature expo in the community center has educational booths, live animal displays, and a wide variety vendors with nature-related crafts and wares. Free seminars about many different topics are offered throughout the day in the community center. Willcox is situated east of Tucson, Arizona and is a scenic drive of about an hour and fifteen minutes on I-10. Participants can stop in during a day trip, or check out our Area Attractions links for food and lodging options.

Verde Valley Birding & Nature Festival
Usually in April
Dead Horse Ranch State Park, Cottonwood, Arizona
Phone: 928-282-2202
E-Mail: birdyverde@azstateparks.gov
A wide variety of field trips, workshops, events, exhibitors and vendors will keep you busy during the four-day event. The varied habitats visited will produce long list of species. From the lower elevation desert and grasslands to the tall ponderosa pine forest, the canyons of red rock counter and the Verde River and Oak Creek cottonwood/willow riparian forests and marshes, there will be new adventure everyday. Join us and come bird the Verde!

Southwest Wings Birding & Nature Festival
Usually in August
Bisbee, Arizona
Phone: 520-678-8237
E-mail: info@swwings.org
Featuring Southeastern Arizona's exciting varieties of owls . Bird, bat, and butterfly field trips are offered to view some SE Arizona specialties. Educational programs and exhibits are presented, along with interesting vendors. At the Convention Center,Copper Queen Plaza, in the heart of old Bisbee - natural history tours - birds,bats and butterfly trips - nature exhibits and programs. Arizona's longest running birding festival.

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