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Birding spot · Pima County, Arizona

Birding at Christopher Columbus Park: What You'll See Each Week

In November, the birds most often reported at Christopher Columbus Park are American Coot (95%), Great-tailed Grackle (92%), and Mallard (86%). It is busiest in fall, when 90 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in early October (96 species). 220 species have been reported here across 5,054 complete checklists from 1,513 birders.

Species by week

020406080100Jan 1-7: 67 species on 5%+ of 229 checklistsJan 8-14: 74 species on 5%+ of 145 checklistsJan 15-21: 74 species on 5%+ of 171 checklistsJan 22-31: 81 species on 5%+ of 222 checklistsFeb 1-7: 86 species on 5%+ of 116 checklistsFeb 8-14: 84 species on 5%+ of 153 checklistsFeb 15-21: 80 species on 5%+ of 111 checklistsFeb 22-28: 81 species on 5%+ of 125 checklistsMar 1-7: 77 species on 5%+ of 123 checklistsMar 8-14: 81 species on 5%+ of 133 checklistsMar 15-21: 79 species on 5%+ of 105 checklistsMar 22-31: 79 species on 5%+ of 116 checklistsApr 1-7: 81 species on 5%+ of 82 checklistsApr 8-14: 90 species on 5%+ of 58 checklistsApr 15-21: 74 species on 5%+ of 77 checklistsApr 22-30: 74 species on 5%+ of 84 checklistsMay 1-7: 84 species on 5%+ of 44 checklistsMay 8-14: 68 species on 5%+ of 64 checklistsMay 15-21: 61 species on 5%+ of 64 checklistsMay 22-31: 71 species on 5%+ of 48 checklistsJun 1-7: 63 species on 5%+ of 29 checklistsJun 8-14: 61 species on 5%+ of 28 checklistsJun 15-21: 63 species on 5%+ of 29 checklistsJun 22-30: 63 species on 5%+ of 42 checklistsJul 1-7: 62 species on 5%+ of 45 checklistsJul 8-14: 66 species on 5%+ of 31 checklistsJul 15-21: 70 species on 5%+ of 36 checklistsJul 22-31: 76 species on 5%+ of 69 checklistsAug 1-7: 74 species on 5%+ of 54 checklistsAug 8-14: 75 species on 5%+ of 71 checklistsAug 15-21: 69 species on 5%+ of 88 checklistsAug 22-31: 80 species on 5%+ of 132 checklistsSep 1-7: 90 species on 5%+ of 77 checklistsSep 8-14: 75 species on 5%+ of 92 checklistsSep 15-21: 74 species on 5%+ of 106 checklistsSep 22-30: 88 species on 5%+ of 99 checklistsOct 1-7: 96 species on 5%+ of 56 checklistsOct 8-14: 86 species on 5%+ of 58 checklistsOct 15-21: 80 species on 5%+ of 64 checklistsOct 22-31: 86 species on 5%+ of 116 checklistsNov 1-7: 86 species on 5%+ of 119 checklistsNov 8-14: 83 species on 5%+ of 257 checklistsNov 15-21: 83 species on 5%+ of 195 checklistsNov 22-30: 80 species on 5%+ of 245 checklistsDec 1-7: 77 species on 5%+ of 192 checklistsDec 8-14: 83 species on 5%+ of 104 checklistsDec 15-21: 77 species on 5%+ of 107 checklistsDec 22-31: 74 species on 5%+ of 243 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. 1American Coot95%
  2. 2Great-tailed Grackle92%
  3. 3Mallard86%
  4. 4Vermilion Flycatcher84%
  5. 5Yellow-rumped Warbler76%
  6. 6Pied-billed Grebe75%
  7. 7Gila Woodpecker72%
  8. 8Mourning Dove69%
  9. 9Red-winged Blackbird67%
  10. 10Snow Goose65%
  11. 11Ruby-crowned Kinglet64%
  12. 12Verdin64%
  13. 13Great Blue Heron61%
  14. 14European Starling52%
  15. 15Abert's Towhee51%

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 80 species

  1. American Coot96%
  2. Great-tailed Grackle91%
  3. Mallard86%
  4. Pied-billed Grebe81%
  5. Red-winged Blackbird75%

Spring 79 species

  1. Great-tailed Grackle96%
  2. American Coot94%
  3. Mallard87%
  4. Mourning Dove82%
  5. Eurasian Collared-Dove79%

Summer 76 species

  1. Great-tailed Grackle94%
  2. American Coot91%
  3. Mallard86%
  4. Mourning Dove86%
  5. Eurasian Collared-Dove82%

Fall 90 species

  1. American Coot95%
  2. Great-tailed Grackle92%
  3. Mallard86%
  4. Vermilion Flycatcher82%
  5. Gila Woodpecker74%

Specialties

Birds reported far more often here than across Arizona.

  • Swan Goose22% of checklists here vs 0.2% statewide: 132.4×
  • Snow Goose67% of checklists here vs 1.3% statewide: 49.7×
  • Muscovy Duck8.5% of checklists here vs 0.4% statewide: 20.3×
  • Western Grebe15% of checklists here vs 1.4% statewide: 11.1×
  • Belted Kingfisher34% of checklists here vs 3.7% statewide: 9.4×
  • Redhead20% of checklists here vs 2.3% statewide: 8.8×
  • Green Heron35% of checklists here vs 4.5% statewide: 7.8×
  • Neotropic Cormorant49% of checklists here vs 6.7% statewide: 7.2×

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.