Beeline Highway - Sunflower
Arizona · Southwest
Moderate
October-May
About This Location
Beeline Highway - Sunflower is a productive birding destination in Arizona, with 202 species recorded on eBird. This desert and chaparral habitat attracts Gambel's Quail, Mourning Dove, and Red-tailed Hawk 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
American Redstart
Setophaga ruticilla
American Crow
Corvus brachyrhynchos
Golden Eagle
Aquila chrysaetos
Bushtit
Psaltriparus minimus
Hairy Woodpecker
Leuconotopicus villosus
Hutton's Vireo
Vireo huttoni
Steller's Jay
Cyanocitta stelleri
Lewis's Woodpecker
Melanerpes lewis
Bell's Vireo
Vireo bellii
Mountain Bluebird
Sialia currucoides
Northern Pygmy-Owl
Glaucidium gnoma
Fox Sparrow
Passerella iliaca
Recent Observations
Species reported at this location in the last 14 days
Gambel's Quail
Mourning Dove
Red-tailed Hawk
Gila Woodpecker
Northern Flicker
Vermilion Flycatcher
Woodhouse's Scrub-Jay
Verdin
Brown Creeper
Bewick's Wren
European Starling
American Robin
House Finch
Lesser Goldfinch
Dark-eyed Junco
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Northern Cardinal
White-winged Dove
Ladder-backed Woodpecker
Say's Phoebe
Birding Tips
- 1
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.