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Birding spot · Pima County, Arizona

Birding at Buenos Aires National Wildlife Refuge: What You'll See Each Week

In November, the birds most often reported at Buenos Aires National Wildlife Refuge are Gila Woodpecker (88%), White-crowned Sparrow (87%), and Mourning Dove (86%). It is busiest in fall, when 85 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in the second week of September (112 species). 182 species have been reported here across 1,299 complete checklists from 761 birders.

Species by week

0255075100125Jan 1-7: 50 species on 5%+ of 46 checklistsJan 8-14: 44 species on 5%+ of 32 checklistsJan 15-21: 51 species on 5%+ of 31 checklistsJan 22-31: 46 species on 5%+ of 47 checklistsFeb 1-7: 49 species on 5%+ of 43 checklistsFeb 8-14: 49 species on 5%+ of 33 checklistsFeb 15-21: 46 species on 5%+ of 33 checklistsFeb 22-28: 57 species on 5%+ of 30 checklistsMar 1-7: 54 species on 5%+ of 34 checklistsMar 8-14: 66 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsMar 15-21: 58 species on 5%+ of 21 checklistsMar 22-31: 78 species on 5%+ of 38 checklistsApr 1-7: 75 species on 5%+ of 32 checklistsApr 8-14: 77 species on 5%+ of 30 checklistsApr 15-21: 68 species on 5%+ of 31 checklistsApr 22-30: 69 species on 5%+ of 42 checklistsMay 1-7: 74 species on 5%+ of 27 checklistsMay 8-14: 71 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsMay 15-21: 64 species on 5%+ of 98 checklistsMay 22-31: 63 species on 5%+ of 45 checklistsJun 1-7: low data (7 checklists)Jun 8-14: 61 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsJun 15-21: low data (8 checklists)Jun 22-30: low data (7 checklists)Jul 1-7: low data (8 checklists)Jul 8-14: low data (8 checklists)Jul 15-21: 60 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsJul 22-31: 65 species on 5%+ of 26 checklistsAug 1-7: 75 species on 5%+ of 39 checklistsAug 8-14: 77 species on 5%+ of 57 checklistsAug 15-21: 75 species on 5%+ of 25 checklistsAug 22-31: 72 species on 5%+ of 24 checklistsSep 1-7: 100 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsSep 8-14: 112 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsSep 15-21: 96 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsSep 22-30: 94 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsOct 1-7: 89 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsOct 8-14: 79 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsOct 15-21: 75 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsOct 22-31: 81 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsNov 1-7: 55 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsNov 8-14: 64 species on 5%+ of 18 checklistsNov 15-21: 56 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsNov 22-30: 61 species on 5%+ of 39 checklistsDec 1-7: 63 species on 5%+ of 37 checklistsDec 8-14: 56 species on 5%+ of 28 checklistsDec 15-21: 48 species on 5%+ of 21 checklistsDec 22-31: 48 species on 5%+ of 35 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. 1Gila Woodpecker88%
  2. 2White-crowned Sparrow87%
  3. 3Mourning Dove86%
  4. 4Red-tailed Hawk83%
  5. 5Common Raven72%
  6. 6House Finch70%
  7. 7Ruby-crowned Kinglet67%
  8. 8Lesser Goldfinch66%
  9. 9American Kestrel62%
  10. 10Ladder-backed Woodpecker62%
  11. 11Loggerhead Shrike57%
  12. 12Bewick's Wren54%
  13. 13Green-tailed Towhee53%
  14. 14Canyon Towhee51%
  15. 15Northern Cardinal48%

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 53 species

  1. Gila Woodpecker84%
  2. Red-tailed Hawk77%
  3. White-crowned Sparrow75%
  4. Common Raven63%
  5. Lesser Goldfinch63%

Spring 76 species

  1. Vermilion Flycatcher93%
  2. Gila Woodpecker90%
  3. Turkey Vulture76%
  4. Lesser Goldfinch71%
  5. Mourning Dove69%

Summer 71 species

  1. Gila Woodpecker87%
  2. Yellow-breasted Chat87%
  3. Vermilion Flycatcher85%
  4. Turkey Vulture80%
  5. White-winged Dove75%

Fall 85 species

  1. Gila Woodpecker86%
  2. Mourning Dove84%
  3. Lesser Goldfinch72%
  4. Red-tailed Hawk67%
  5. White-crowned Sparrow66%

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.