The Tucson RBA is ‘on hiatus’ this week, so I thought it might prove helpful to birders planning a visit to Arizona this weekend to have a rough-and-ready digest of recent reports. The RBA will be back a week from today. Directions to the birds listed here can be found by searching the archives of the AZ/NM listserver.

The very long-staying Ross’s Goose continues at the Green Valley sewage ponds.

Mountain Plovers are still present on the lower Santa Cruz flats, most reliably seen on the sod farms at Tweedy and Pretzer.

White-winged Doves were widely reported arrivals in the southern half of the state this week; generally scarce in winter away from the Mexican border, this species seems to be returning earlier to breeding areas in southeast and central Arizona.

A Northern Saw-whet Owl was at Boyce Thompson Arboretum over the weekend.

Six species of hummingbird are present at Beatty’s Miller Canyon Guest Ranch south of Sierra Vista. Single Violet-crowned Hummingbirds can be seen at Mrs. Paton’s feeders in Patagonia and at Bisbee.

Patagonia Lake’s Elegant Trogons continue along Sonoita Creek.

Apparent Red-breasted Sapsuckers are at Patagonia Lake State Park and in Huachuca Canyon.

A Northern Beardless-Tyrannulet is reliably found at Rose Cottage in Agua Caliente Park, Tucson.

Badly out of season, a male Rose-throated Becard is being seen regularly at Patagonia Lake State Park.

Arizona’s first Couch’s Kingbird continues to linger at Tacna, Yuma County.

A wintering Gray Vireo was discovered southeast of Yuma on March 3.

Black-capped Gnatcatchers have been frequently reported at Patagonia Lake State Park this week.

Two Rufous-backed Robins are present at Jake’s Corner, northeast of Phoenix.

A Tennessee Warbler is present at Phoenix’s Rio Salado.

Exceptional in winter, a Red-faced Warbler is being seen in Humboldt Canyon in the Patagonia Mountains. A female Black-and-white Warbler is also present there.

The Bisbee Pine Warbler continued as of March 1 at the SABO station.

Rare at any season, but especially so in late winter, an adult male Rose-breasted Grosbeak continues at Tucson’s Sweetwater Wetlands.

A Clay-colored Sparrow was found along the Rillito River 50 feet west of Columbus in Tucson. At least 2 are still present at the San Pedro River Inn near Hereford.

Gilbert Water Ranch’s continuing Harris’s Sparrow was seen most recently near the south restrooms.

An adult Lapland Longspure was still present near Elgin on March 3.

The Streak-backed Oriole at Gilbert Water Ranch continued to at least March 6.

Large numbers of Lawrence’s Goldfinches are still present in southeast Arizona, particularly easy to see at Catalina State Park.