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Birding spot · Pima County, Arizona

Birding at Bear Wallow Spring: What You'll See Each Week

In November, the birds most often reported at Bear Wallow Spring are Yellow-eyed Junco (67%), Mountain Chickadee (65%), and Steller's Jay (58%). It is busiest in summer, when 42 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in the second week of September (55 species). 89 species have been reported here across 810 complete checklists from 496 birders.

Species by week

0204060Jan 1-7: low data (0 checklists)Jan 8-14: low data (0 checklists)Jan 15-21: low data (2 checklists)Jan 22-31: low data (2 checklists)Feb 1-7: low data (2 checklists)Feb 8-14: low data (7 checklists)Feb 15-21: low data (4 checklists)Feb 22-28: low data (6 checklists)Mar 1-7: low data (7 checklists)Mar 8-14: low data (3 checklists)Mar 15-21: 26 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsMar 22-31: 30 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsApr 1-7: 27 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsApr 8-14: 34 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsApr 15-21: 31 species on 5%+ of 29 checklistsApr 22-30: 37 species on 5%+ of 42 checklistsMay 1-7: 44 species on 5%+ of 40 checklistsMay 8-14: 42 species on 5%+ of 39 checklistsMay 15-21: 42 species on 5%+ of 32 checklistsMay 22-31: 41 species on 5%+ of 45 checklistsJun 1-7: 45 species on 5%+ of 28 checklistsJun 8-14: 41 species on 5%+ of 26 checklistsJun 15-21: 41 species on 5%+ of 18 checklistsJun 22-30: 36 species on 5%+ of 25 checklistsJul 1-7: 34 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsJul 8-14: 38 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsJul 15-21: 33 species on 5%+ of 21 checklistsJul 22-31: 38 species on 5%+ of 31 checklistsAug 1-7: 42 species on 5%+ of 56 checklistsAug 8-14: 41 species on 5%+ of 85 checklistsAug 15-21: 42 species on 5%+ of 30 checklistsAug 22-31: 38 species on 5%+ of 34 checklistsSep 1-7: 50 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsSep 8-14: 55 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsSep 15-21: low data (9 checklists)Sep 22-30: 53 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsOct 1-7: 43 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsOct 8-14: low data (9 checklists)Oct 15-21: low data (9 checklists)Oct 22-31: 24 species on 5%+ of 18 checklistsNov 1-7: low data (9 checklists)Nov 8-14: low data (5 checklists)Nov 15-21: low data (1 checklists)Nov 22-30: low data (3 checklists)Dec 1-7: low data (1 checklists)Dec 8-14: low data (5 checklists)Dec 15-21: low data (7 checklists)Dec 22-31: low data (3 checklists)JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
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. 1Yellow-eyed Junco67%
  2. 2Mountain Chickadee65%
  3. 3Steller's Jay58%
  4. 4Red-breasted Nuthatch55%
  5. 5Pygmy Nuthatch48%
  6. 6White-breasted Nuthatch48%
  7. 7Red-faced Warbler48%
  8. 8American Robin42%
  9. 9Common Raven41%
  10. 10Hermit Thrush39%
  11. 11Northern House Wren39%
  12. 12Brown Creeper37%
  13. 13Northern Flicker36%
  14. 14Hairy Woodpecker36%
  15. 15Western Flycatcher33%

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 23 species

  1. Mountain Chickadee79%
  2. Pygmy Nuthatch74%
  3. Red-breasted Nuthatch59%
  4. Yellow-eyed Junco59%
  5. White-breasted Nuthatch56%

Spring 37 species

  1. Yellow-eyed Junco69%
  2. Red-faced Warbler59%
  3. American Robin55%
  4. Mountain Chickadee54%
  5. Steller's Jay52%

Summer 42 species

  1. Yellow-eyed Junco70%
  2. Mountain Chickadee69%
  3. Steller's Jay60%
  4. Red-breasted Nuthatch58%
  5. Red-faced Warbler57%

Fall 42 species

  1. Mountain Chickadee75%
  2. Steller's Jay71%
  3. White-breasted Nuthatch59%
  4. Pygmy Nuthatch59%
  5. Red-breasted Nuthatch58%

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.