Lake Pleasant
Arizona · Southwest
About This Location
Lake Pleasant is a productive birding destination in Arizona, with 237 species recorded on eBird. This lake habitat attracts Cinnamon Teal, Redhead, and Lesser Scaup 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
Rufous-backed Robin
Turdus rufopalliatus
Gilded Flicker
Colaptes chrysoides
Lewis's Woodpecker
Melanerpes lewis
Mountain Chickadee
Poecile gambeli
Townsend's Warbler
Setophaga townsendi
Golden-crowned Kinglet
Regulus satrapa
Common Black Hawk
Buteogallus anthracinus
Broad-billed Hummingbird
Cynanthus latirostris
Western Warbling Vireo
Vireo swainsoni
Winter Wren
Troglodytes hiemalis
Northern Yellow Warbler
Setophaga aestiva
White-throated Sparrow
Zonotrichia albicollis
Wilson's Warbler
Cardellina pusilla
Recent Observations
Species reported at this location in the last 14 days
Cinnamon Teal
Redhead
Lesser Scaup
American Coot
Ring-billed Gull
California Gull
Pied-billed Grebe
Double-crested Cormorant
Great Egret
Great Blue Heron
Osprey
Rock Wren
Great-tailed Grackle
Mallard
Common Goldeneye
Common Merganser
Eared Grebe
Neotropic Cormorant
Turkey Vulture
Say's Phoebe
Birding Tips
- 1
Scan the water surface methodically for diving ducks, loons, and grebes.
- 2
Check the shoreline and mudflats for shorebirds and wading birds.
- 3
Carry extra water and sun protection; mornings are the prime birding window.