Betty's Kitchen/Laguna Dam
Arizona · Southwest
Moderate
October-May
About This Location
Betty's Kitchen/Laguna Dam is a productive birding destination in Arizona, with 211 species recorded on eBird. This desert and chaparral habitat attracts American Coot, Double-crested Cormorant, and Snowy Egret 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-chinned Hummingbird
Archilochus alexandri
American Bittern
Botaurus lentiginosus
Lesser Nighthawk
Chordeiles acutipennis
Plumbeous Vireo
Vireo plumbeus
Western Warbling Vireo
Vireo swainsoni
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
Sphyrapicus varius
Western Sandpiper
Calidris mauri
Rock Wren
Salpinctes obsoletus
Recent Observations
Species reported at this location in the last 14 days
American Coot
Double-crested Cormorant
Snowy Egret
Turkey Vulture
Lesser Scaup
Gambel's Quail
White-winged Dove
Mourning Dove
Greater Roadrunner
Anna's Hummingbird
Virginia Rail
Sora
Pied-billed Grebe
Black-crowned Night Heron
Great Egret
Great Blue Heron
Gila Woodpecker
Ladder-backed Woodpecker
Northern Flicker
Black 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.