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Birding spot · Coconino County, Arizona

Birding at Ashurst Lake: What You'll See Each Week

In November, the birds most often reported at Ashurst Lake are Ruddy Duck (93%), Bufflehead (82%), and American Coot (79%). It is busiest in summer, when 96 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in the second week of September (108 species). 209 species have been reported here across 1,280 complete checklists from 340 birders.

Species by week

0255075100125Jan 1-7: low data (4 checklists)Jan 8-14: low data (1 checklists)Jan 15-21: low data (3 checklists)Jan 22-31: low data (2 checklists)Feb 1-7: low data (7 checklists)Feb 8-14: low data (1 checklists)Feb 15-21: low data (4 checklists)Feb 22-28: low data (4 checklists)Mar 1-7: low data (7 checklists)Mar 8-14: low data (4 checklists)Mar 15-21: low data (7 checklists)Mar 22-31: 60 species on 5%+ of 23 checklistsApr 1-7: 59 species on 5%+ of 22 checklistsApr 8-14: 71 species on 5%+ of 34 checklistsApr 15-21: 86 species on 5%+ of 55 checklistsApr 22-30: 85 species on 5%+ of 55 checklistsMay 1-7: 85 species on 5%+ of 47 checklistsMay 8-14: 69 species on 5%+ of 26 checklistsMay 15-21: 65 species on 5%+ of 27 checklistsMay 22-31: 60 species on 5%+ of 24 checklistsJun 1-7: 53 species on 5%+ of 22 checklistsJun 8-14: low data (8 checklists)Jun 15-21: 54 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsJun 22-30: low data (8 checklists)Jul 1-7: 56 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsJul 8-14: 72 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsJul 15-21: 71 species on 5%+ of 31 checklistsJul 22-31: 78 species on 5%+ of 32 checklistsAug 1-7: 96 species on 5%+ of 37 checklistsAug 8-14: 103 species on 5%+ of 36 checklistsAug 15-21: 100 species on 5%+ of 26 checklistsAug 22-31: 96 species on 5%+ of 62 checklistsSep 1-7: 105 species on 5%+ of 38 checklistsSep 8-14: 108 species on 5%+ of 37 checklistsSep 15-21: 96 species on 5%+ of 49 checklistsSep 22-30: 97 species on 5%+ of 52 checklistsOct 1-7: 101 species on 5%+ of 40 checklistsOct 8-14: 85 species on 5%+ of 36 checklistsOct 15-21: 75 species on 5%+ of 26 checklistsOct 22-31: 72 species on 5%+ of 88 checklistsNov 1-7: 75 species on 5%+ of 59 checklistsNov 8-14: 68 species on 5%+ of 59 checklistsNov 15-21: 61 species on 5%+ of 43 checklistsNov 22-30: 64 species on 5%+ of 34 checklistsDec 1-7: 58 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsDec 8-14: 44 species on 5%+ of 22 checklistsDec 15-21: 52 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsDec 22-31: 43 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Number of species reported on at least 5% of complete checklists, by week (4 per month). Grey bars: fewer than 10 checklists, not counted.

In November: what to expect

  1. 1Ruddy Duck93%
  2. 2Bufflehead82%
  3. 3American Coot79%
  4. 4Eared Grebe77%
  5. 5Common Raven76%
  6. 6Western Grebe73%
  7. 7Dark-eyed Junco70%
  8. 8Western Bluebird67%
  9. 9American Wigeon54%
  10. 10Gadwall54%
  11. 11Great Blue Heron54%
  12. 12Lesser Scaup54%
  13. 13Northern Shoveler53%
  14. 14Common Loon52%
  15. 15Redhead48%

Share of complete checklists at this spot that reported the bird in November. The sparkline is the whole year, with this month highlighted.

Season by season

Winter 49 species

  1. Ruddy Duck78%
  2. Common Raven70%
  3. Common Goldeneye65%
  4. Bufflehead64%
  5. Dark-eyed Junco55%

Spring 82 species

  1. Osprey83%
  2. Ruddy Duck79%
  3. Great Blue Heron77%
  4. Killdeer72%
  5. Eared Grebe71%

Summer 96 species

  1. Osprey93%
  2. Great Blue Heron85%
  3. Killdeer73%
  4. Common Raven70%
  5. American Coot64%

Fall 95 species

  1. Ruddy Duck88%
  2. American Coot83%
  3. Eared Grebe80%
  4. Common Raven76%
  5. Great Blue Heron62%

Specialties

Birds reported far more often here than across Arizona.

Nearby spots

Frequency is the share of complete checklists at this location that listed the bird, 2016–2025. Busy places report more of everything, and the weekly chart counts species on at least 5% of checklists so a few stray reports do not inflate it. How to read it.