Beeline Highway - Sunflower
Arizona · Southwest
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
Mountain Chickadee
Poecile gambeli
Steller's Jay (Southwest Interior)
Cyanocitta stelleri
Bell's Vireo
Vireo bellii
American Redstart
Setophaga ruticilla
Hutton's Vireo
Vireo huttoni
Bushtit (Interior)
Psaltriparus minimus
Hairy Woodpecker (Rocky Mts.)
Leuconotopicus villosus
Olive Warbler
Peucedramus taeniatus
Williamson's Sapsucker
Sphyrapicus thyroideus
American Crow
Corvus brachyrhynchos
Fox Sparrow
Passerella iliaca
Hammond's Flycatcher
Empidonax hammondii
Bushtit
Psaltriparus minimus
Recent Observations
Species reported at this location in the last 14 days
Gila Woodpecker
Northern Flicker
Say's Phoebe
Steller's Jay
Woodhouse's Scrub-Jay
Verdin
Bewick's Wren
European Starling
Lesser Goldfinch
Great-tailed Grackle
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Northern Cardinal
Gambel's Quail
Mourning Dove
Red-tailed Hawk
Lewis's Woodpecker
Vermilion Flycatcher
Brown Creeper
American Robin
House Finch
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.