Southeast Arizona Birding Info

Click on one of the links below for information.

• [AP6] Catalina State Park. [AZ St. Pks.] At the base of the mountains N. of Tucson.

• [AP7] Patagonia Lake State Park. [AZ St. Pks.]

• [BLM3] San Pedro Riparian National Conservation Area. [BLM] Incredible riparian area, with excellent birding.

  • Bird Checklist, courtesy of the BLM (1996).

• [BLM4] Empire-Cienega Resource Conservation Area. [BLM] Large ranch between Tucson and Sonoita.

• [BLM5] Aravaipa Creek Wilderness. [BLM] Canyon near Dudleyville, AZ; features Black Hawk, riparian species. Permit required. See also [NC4] Aravaipa Canyon Preserve.

• [BLM7] Gila Box Riparian National Conservation Area/Bonita Creek. [BLM] Riparian areas near Safford.

• [FS6] Coronado National Forest.

  • Bird Checklist for the Santa Catalina District, including Mt. Lemmon. [NPSC] (Archived copy, 2005)

• [MZ3] Arizona Sonora Desert Museum. Outdoor museum west of Tucson, featuring two walk-in aviaries and excellent exhibits on Arizona wildlife in natural settings.

• [NC4] Aravaipa Canyon Preserve. [TNC] Riparian area in the Galiuro Mtns, with Black and Zone-Tailed Hawks. Next to [BLM5] Aravaipa Wilderness (permit required).

• [NC5] Ramsey Canyon Preserve. [TNC] Huachuca Mountains Nature Conservancy Preserve, famous for its diversity of hummingbirds. Reservations recommended.

• [NC7] Patagonia/Sonoita Creek Preserve. [TNC] This Preserve has excellent riparian habitat, and is famous for its variety of birds (incl. Gray Hawk and Thick-billed Kingbird).

• [NC8] Muleshoe Ranch Cooperative Management Area. [TNC] This Nature Conservancy Preserve covers over 55,000 acres south of the Galiuro Mountains.

• [NP8] Saguaro National Park. [NPS] Official page.

• [NP9] Chiricahua National Monument. [NPS] Official page.

  • Bird List. [NPS]

  • Bird Checklist. [NPS]

• [NP10] Coronado National Memorial. [NPS] Official page.

  • Bird List. [NPSC]

  • Bird Checklist. [NPSC] (Archived copy, 2013)

• [NWR5] Buenos Aires National Wildlife Refuge. [GORP]

  • Bird List. [NPSC]

  • Bird Checklist. [NPSC] (Archived copy, 2015)

• [NWR7] San Bernardino National Wildlife Refuge. [GORP]

  • Bird List. [NPSC]

  • Bird Checklist. [NPSC] (Archived copy, 2013)

• [SABO] Southeast Arizona Bird Observatory. Located in Bisbee, close to the San Pedro River; programs and field trips in the Sulfur Springs Valley and the San Pedro.