Birds in Arizona in May

Percent of complete checklists in Arizona that reported the bird during these weeks, 2016–2025 (145,422 checklists). It shows how likely you are to list the bird, not how many there are. Methods.

1. 1Mourning Dove53%
2. 2White-winged Dove52%
3. 3House Finch52%
4. 4Lesser Goldfinch37%
5. 5Gila Woodpecker34%
6. 6Turkey Vulture31%
7. 7Gambel's Quail30%
8. 8Verdin29%
9. 9Common Raven29%
10. 10Black-headed Grosbeak28%
11. 11Lucy's Warbler25%
12. 12House Sparrow25%
13. 13Curve-billed Thrasher25%
14. 14Brown-headed Cowbird25%
15. 15Western Tanager22%
16. 16Great-tailed Grackle22%
17. 17Anna's Hummingbird22%
18. 18Northern Cardinal22%
19. 19Abert's Towhee22%
20. 20Black-chinned Hummingbird21%
21. 21Northern Yellow Warbler21%
22. 22Northern Mockingbird20%
23. 23Broad-billed Hummingbird20%
24. 24Ash-throated Flycatcher19%
25. 25Acorn Woodpecker19%
26. 26Brown-crested Flycatcher19%
27. 27Eurasian Collared-Dove18%
28. 28Vermilion Flycatcher18%
29. 29White-breasted Nuthatch17%
30. 30Ladder-backed Woodpecker17%
31. 31Phainopepla17%
32. 32Wilson's Warbler17%
33. 33Bell's Vireo16%
34. 34Bewick's Wren16%
35. 35Cactus Wren15%
36. 36Western Wood-Pewee15%
37. 37Mallard14%
38. 38American Robin14%
39. 39Summer Tanager14%
40. 40Red-winged Blackbird14%
41. 41European Starling13%
42. 42Mexican Jay13%
43. 43Northern Rough-winged Swallow13%
44. 44Cassin's Kingbird13%
45. 45Western Kingbird12%
46. 46Spotted Towhee12%
47. 47Yellow-rumped Warbler12%
48. 48Bullock's Oriole12%
49. 49Say's Phoebe12%
50. 50Bridled Titmouse12%
51. 51Red-tailed Hawk12%
52. 52Song Sparrow12%
53. 53Broad-tailed Hummingbird11%
54. 54American Coot11%
55. 55Hooded Oriole11%
56. 56Killdeer10%
57. 57Common Yellowthroat10%
58. 58Yellow-breasted Chat10%
59. 59Plumbeous Vireo10%
60. 60Violet-green Swallow10%

• Blue Grosbeakfirst arrivals early May, peaks the second week of August
• Purple Martinfirst arrivals early May, peaks the second week of July
• Varied Buntingfirst arrivals mid May, peaks the second week of August
• Sulphur-bellied Flycatcherfirst arrivals the second week of May, peaks early August
• Botteri's Sparrowfirst arrivals late May, peaks early August
• Swainson's Thrushfirst arrivals early May, peaks mid May

• Yellow-rumped Warblermost gone by early May
• Orange-crowned Warblermost gone by early May
• Green-tailed Towheemost gone by mid May
• Brewer's Sparrowmost gone by the second week of May
• Cinnamon Tealmost gone by early May
• Pyrrhuloxiamost gone by early May
• Yellow-headed Blackbirdmost gone by the second week of May
• Hammond's Flycatchermost gone by late May
• Tree Swallowmost gone by the second week of May
• Long-billed Dowitchermost gone by the second week of May
• Eared Grebemost gone by mid May
• Redheadmost gone by mid May