Needle Rock Recreation Area
Arizona · Southwest
About This Location
Needle Rock Recreation Area is a productive birding destination in Arizona, with 223 species recorded on eBird. This desert and chaparral habitat attracts Mallard, Gambel's Quail, and White-winged Dove 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
Townsend's Warbler
Setophaga townsendi
Hutton's Vireo
Vireo huttoni
Fox Sparrow
Passerella iliaca
Hammond's Flycatcher
Empidonax hammondii
Bushtit
Psaltriparus minimus
Broad-billed Hummingbird
Cynanthus latirostris
Western Warbling Vireo
Vireo swainsoni
Golden-crowned Kinglet
Regulus satrapa
American Redstart
Setophaga ruticilla
American Crow
Corvus brachyrhynchos
Recent Observations
Species reported at this location in the last 14 days
Gambel's Quail
Anna's Hummingbird
Costa's Hummingbird
Cooper's Hawk
Red-tailed Hawk
Gila Woodpecker
Ladder-backed Woodpecker
Gray Flycatcher
Black Phoebe
Say's Phoebe
Ash-throated Flycatcher
Cassin's Vireo
Common Raven
Verdin
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
Black-tailed Gnatcatcher
Bewick's Wren
Cactus Wren
Phainopepla
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.