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Birding spot · Navajo County, Arizona

Birding at Cottonwood Wash: What You'll See Each Week

In November, the birds most often reported at Cottonwood Wash are American Coot (90%), Mallard (90%), and White-crowned Sparrow (69%). It is busiest in fall, when 79 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in mid August (94 species). 187 species have been reported here across 814 complete checklists from 108 birders.

Species by week

020406080100Jan 1-7: 53 species on 5%+ of 44 checklistsJan 8-14: 44 species on 5%+ of 22 checklistsJan 15-21: 58 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsJan 22-31: 36 species on 5%+ of 22 checklistsFeb 1-7: 50 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsFeb 8-14: 47 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsFeb 15-21: 48 species on 5%+ of 21 checklistsFeb 22-28: 44 species on 5%+ of 18 checklistsMar 1-7: 41 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsMar 8-14: 60 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsMar 15-21: 66 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsMar 22-31: 42 species on 5%+ of 26 checklistsApr 1-7: 65 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsApr 8-14: 62 species on 5%+ of 18 checklistsApr 15-21: 78 species on 5%+ of 18 checklistsApr 22-30: 84 species on 5%+ of 31 checklistsMay 1-7: 72 species on 5%+ of 29 checklistsMay 8-14: 86 species on 5%+ of 31 checklistsMay 15-21: 58 species on 5%+ of 24 checklistsMay 22-31: 77 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsJun 1-7: low data (9 checklists)Jun 8-14: 68 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsJun 15-21: low data (5 checklists)Jun 22-30: 49 species on 5%+ of 22 checklistsJul 1-7: 49 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsJul 8-14: low data (8 checklists)Jul 15-21: 47 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsJul 22-31: 44 species on 5%+ of 25 checklistsAug 1-7: 52 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsAug 8-14: low data (7 checklists)Aug 15-21: 94 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsAug 22-31: 82 species on 5%+ of 18 checklistsSep 1-7: 80 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsSep 8-14: 75 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsSep 15-21: 73 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsSep 22-30: 65 species on 5%+ of 23 checklistsOct 1-7: 79 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsOct 8-14: 74 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsOct 15-21: 61 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsOct 22-31: 59 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsNov 1-7: 60 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsNov 8-14: 60 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsNov 15-21: low data (9 checklists)Nov 22-30: 55 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsDec 1-7: low data (8 checklists)Dec 8-14: low data (8 checklists)Dec 15-21: 63 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsDec 22-31: 66 species on 5%+ of 18 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 Coot90%
  2. 2Mallard90%
  3. 3White-crowned Sparrow69%
  4. 4Canada Goose65%
  5. 5American Wigeon59%
  6. 6Song Sparrow59%
  7. 7Common Raven45%
  8. 8Gadwall45%
  9. 9Red-winged Blackbird45%
  10. 10Northern Flicker43%
  11. 11Green-winged Teal39%
  12. 12Northern Shoveler39%
  13. 13American Robin35%
  14. 14Red-tailed Hawk31%
  15. 15Pied-billed Grebe29%

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. Mallard88%
  2. Canada Goose68%
  3. Green-winged Teal65%
  4. Bald Eagle54%
  5. White-crowned Sparrow53%

Spring 77 species

  1. Mallard86%
  2. Red-winged Blackbird72%
  3. Bald Eagle70%
  4. Canada Goose65%
  5. Killdeer61%

Summer 58 species

  1. Mallard89%
  2. Cliff Swallow83%
  3. Mourning Dove70%
  4. Red-winged Blackbird62%
  5. American Coot58%

Fall 79 species

  1. Mallard90%
  2. American Coot61%
  3. White-crowned Sparrow55%
  4. Common Raven42%
  5. Red-winged Blackbird39%

Specialties

Birds reported far more often here than across Arizona.

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.