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Birding spot · Pima County, Arizona

Birding at Empire-Cienega Area of Critical Environmental Concern (Greaterville Gulch): What You'll See Each Week

In November, the birds most often reported at Empire-Cienega Area of Critical Environmental Concern (Greaterville Gulch) are Black Phoebe (72%), Yellow-rumped Warbler (66%), and White-crowned Sparrow (60%). It is busiest in summer, when 67 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in the second week of May (73 species). 171 species have been reported here across 1,058 complete checklists from 502 birders.

Species by week

020406080Jan 1-7: 43 species on 5%+ of 27 checklistsJan 8-14: 42 species on 5%+ of 27 checklistsJan 15-21: 54 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsJan 22-31: 42 species on 5%+ of 38 checklistsFeb 1-7: 43 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsFeb 8-14: 38 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsFeb 15-21: 36 species on 5%+ of 21 checklistsFeb 22-28: 54 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsMar 1-7: 53 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsMar 8-14: 61 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsMar 15-21: 37 species on 5%+ of 27 checklistsMar 22-31: 58 species on 5%+ of 34 checklistsApr 1-7: 60 species on 5%+ of 18 checklistsApr 8-14: 64 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsApr 15-21: 57 species on 5%+ of 26 checklistsApr 22-30: 71 species on 5%+ of 28 checklistsMay 1-7: 54 species on 5%+ of 24 checklistsMay 8-14: 73 species on 5%+ of 18 checklistsMay 15-21: low data (9 checklists)May 22-31: 69 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsJun 1-7: low data (6 checklists)Jun 8-14: low data (9 checklists)Jun 15-21: 66 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsJun 22-30: 68 species on 5%+ of 28 checklistsJul 1-7: 72 species on 5%+ of 18 checklistsJul 8-14: 60 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsJul 15-21: 68 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsJul 22-31: 60 species on 5%+ of 39 checklistsAug 1-7: 63 species on 5%+ of 34 checklistsAug 8-14: 57 species on 5%+ of 52 checklistsAug 15-21: 70 species on 5%+ of 40 checklistsAug 22-31: 56 species on 5%+ of 21 checklistsSep 1-7: 61 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsSep 8-14: 57 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsSep 15-21: 72 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsSep 22-30: 66 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsOct 1-7: 59 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsOct 8-14: 57 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsOct 15-21: 57 species on 5%+ of 24 checklistsOct 22-31: 65 species on 5%+ of 53 checklistsNov 1-7: 53 species on 5%+ of 25 checklistsNov 8-14: 41 species on 5%+ of 23 checklistsNov 15-21: 37 species on 5%+ of 24 checklistsNov 22-30: 51 species on 5%+ of 35 checklistsDec 1-7: 54 species on 5%+ of 18 checklistsDec 8-14: 52 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsDec 15-21: 53 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsDec 22-31: 41 species on 5%+ of 31 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. 1Black Phoebe72%
  2. 2Yellow-rumped Warbler66%
  3. 3White-crowned Sparrow60%
  4. 4Red-tailed Hawk55%
  5. 5Chipping Sparrow51%
  6. 6Gila Woodpecker50%
  7. 7Say's Phoebe45%
  8. 8Common Raven43%
  9. 9Vesper Sparrow41%
  10. 10Savannah Sparrow36%
  11. 11Northern Flicker35%
  12. 12Ruby-crowned Kinglet34%
  13. 13House Finch32%
  14. 14Mourning Dove32%
  15. 15American Kestrel31%

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 44 species

  1. Black Phoebe67%
  2. White-crowned Sparrow60%
  3. Vesper Sparrow57%
  4. Gila Woodpecker55%
  5. Common Raven49%

Spring 59 species

  1. Vermilion Flycatcher82%
  2. Mourning Dove59%
  3. Gila Woodpecker55%
  4. Northern Rough-winged Swallow51%
  5. Common Raven45%

Summer 67 species

  1. Vermilion Flycatcher77%
  2. Mourning Dove73%
  3. Northern Yellow Warbler67%
  4. Gila Woodpecker65%
  5. Cassin's Kingbird65%

Fall 61 species

  1. Black Phoebe69%
  2. Gila Woodpecker60%
  3. White-crowned Sparrow57%
  4. Yellow-rumped Warbler56%
  5. Chipping Sparrow50%

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.