The mojave desert is beautiful in spring, and migrant birds start to arrive as early as March. Focus efforts on a few locations and get a respectable list of species in a few short days.

Laughlin Area - Nevada

Even amidst the chaos of the casinos along the Colorado River, a variety of birds can be found. Stop at Big Bend State Recreation Area and bird the arid grasslands for upland birds. Check out the adjacent Laughlin Lagoon for wetland species. Access the riverwalk from behind the Aquarius or Riverside Casino, and enjoy a leisurely stroll along the river, watching for riparian species. Watch the river near the Davis Dam for rafts of waterfowl, and scan them for the occasional merganser. There is a footpath adjacent to the Bullhead Parkway to cross the river, or take the free ferry that runs every several minutes.