Birds in Arizona in September

Percent of complete checklists in Arizona that reported the bird during these weeks, 2016–2025 (85,587 checklists). It shows how likely you are to list the bird, not how many there are. Methods.

1. 1Mourning Dove54%
2. 2House Finch50%
3. 3Gila Woodpecker42%
4. 4Lesser Goldfinch42%
5. 5Turkey Vulture36%
6. 6Verdin36%
7. 7Anna's Hummingbird34%
8. 8Curve-billed Thrasher33%
9. 9Common Raven28%
10. 10Abert's Towhee27%
11. 11Gambel's Quail22%
12. 12Wilson's Warbler20%
13. 13Black Phoebe20%
14. 14Eurasian Collared-Dove20%
15. 15Vermilion Flycatcher20%
16. 16House Sparrow19%
17. 17Great-tailed Grackle18%
18. 18Ladder-backed Woodpecker18%
19. 19Mallard18%
20. 20Killdeer17%
21. 21White-breasted Nuthatch17%
22. 22Cooper's Hawk16%
23. 23European Starling16%
24. 24Black-chinned Hummingbird16%
25. 25White-winged Dove16%
26. 26Northern Mockingbird15%
27. 27Rock Pigeon15%
28. 28Broad-billed Hummingbird15%
29. 29Say's Phoebe15%
30. 30American Coot15%
31. 31Northern Yellow Warbler15%
32. 32Red-tailed Hawk15%
33. 33Western Tanager15%
34. 34Northern Cardinal15%
35. 35Barn Swallow14%
36. 36Northern Flicker14%
37. 37Great Blue Heron14%
38. 38Acorn Woodpecker13%
39. 39Cactus Wren13%
40. 40Orange-crowned Warbler13%
41. 41Chipping Sparrow13%
42. 42Rufous Hummingbird13%
43. 43Bewick's Wren12%
44. 44Lazuli Bunting12%
45. 45Lark Sparrow12%
46. 46American Kestrel12%
47. 47Green-tailed Towhee12%
48. 48Brewer's Sparrow12%
49. 49Black-headed Grosbeak12%
50. 50Blue Grosbeak12%
51. 51Song Sparrow11%
52. 52Common Yellowthroat11%
53. 53MacGillivray's Warbler11%
54. 54Western Kingbird10%
55. 55Bell's Vireo10%

• White-crowned Sparrowfirst arrivals the second week of September, peaks early November
• Ruby-crowned Kingletfirst arrivals mid September, peaks the second week of December
• Northern Flickerfirst arrivals late September, peaks mid October
• Black Phoebefirst arrivals early September, peaks mid November
• Mallardfirst arrivals the second week of September, peaks late November
• Say's Phoebefirst arrivals mid September, peaks early December
• Ring-necked Duckfirst arrivals mid September, peaks the second week of January
• Lincoln's Sparrowfirst arrivals early September, peaks early March
• American Kestrelfirst arrivals early September, peaks late October
• Great Egretfirst arrivals mid September, peaks late November
• Pine Siskinfirst arrivals late September, peaks the second week of April
• Red-naped Sapsuckerfirst arrivals mid September, peaks mid October

• Black-headed Grosbeakmost gone by mid September
• Broad-billed Hummingbirdmost gone by mid September
• Northern Yellow Warblermost gone by late September
• Black-chinned Hummingbirdmost gone by late September
• Acorn Woodpeckermost gone by early September
• Blue Grosbeakmost gone by mid September
• Western Wood-Peweemost gone by late September
• Rufous Hummingbirdmost gone by late September
• Bell's Vireomost gone by mid September
• Lark Sparrowmost gone by late September
• Bullock's Oriolemost gone by the second week of September
• Broad-tailed Hummingbirdmost gone by mid September

56. 56Red-winged Blackbird9.9%
57. 57White-crowned Sparrow9.8%
58. 58Phainopepla9.8%
59. 59Black-throated Sparrow9.8%
60. 60Western Warbling Vireo9.5%