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Best Birding Spots in Gila County, Arizona

Green Valley Park leads Gila County's birding spots with 153 species reported, best in fall. 49 spots in the county have enough data to rank.

Species counts are birds reported at least three times in that season at that spot, 2016–2025. Busy spots list more species simply because more people look, so compare the checklist counts. Spot names come from public map data and hotspot listings.

Spot	Species	Checklists	Winter	Spring	Summer	Fall
Green Valley Park	153	671	86	102	66	113
Horse Pasture Recreation Area	151	238	65	67	96	104
Tonto National Forest (Indian Point)	148	259	73	113	76	97
San Carlos Reservoir	148	75	47	83	83	96
Schoolhouse Recreation Site	146	170	58	87	75	113
Tonto National Forest (Cocomunga Canyon)	128	86	43	86	52	89
Tonto National Forest (Pinto Creek)	114	58	33	74	15	91
Tonto National Forest (Oak Creek)	113	63	21	61	47	69
Tonto National Forest (Grapevine Point)	110	107	46	53	20	77
Cholla Bay Area	108	187	66	74	15	59
Eucalyptus Cove	102	132	59	73	26	58
Winkelman	101	157	46	72	48	43
Tonto National Forest (Russell Gulch Tank)	100	77	30	76	62	39
Tonto Natural Bridge	94	306	33	71	60	46
Tonto National Forest (East Mountain)	91	84	34	65	61	22
Mount Ord (Eagle Peak)	90	155	16	68	54	23
Tonto National Forest (southeast)	86	134	19	65	55	48
Tonto National Forest (Cottonwood Creek)	86	95	35	49	26	41
Tonto National Forest (Parsnip Spring)	84	103	8	62	58	50
Tonto National Forest (VF Tank)	84	90	29	66	47	38
Vineyard Canyon	82	122	39	49	24	43
H-Z Wash	82	87	19	72	26	4
Upper Pinal Campground	81	138	0	60	65	60
Tonto National Forest (Sycamore Creek)	80	61	8	51	55	16
O'Carroll Canyon	78	99	8	56	39	38
Tonto National Forest (Maverick Spring)	76	66	26	51	42	41
Tonto National Forest (Indian Garden Spring)	71	88	3	27	36	40
Arizona National Scenic Trail (Donahue Tank)	70	119	8	51	41	28
Ferndell Spring	69	67	0	51	51	43
Kohls Ranch	68	83	17	53	24	25
Round Mountain Park	67	135	26	47	35	41
Maple Spring	67	62	7	45	9	24
Proposed Open Space (Copper Canyon)	67	57	7	39	40	22
Roosevelt	65	121	40	41	14	36
Calahan Draw	65	68	4	43	29	10
Tonto National Forest (Pine Tree Tank)	61	110	7	30	37	41
Tonto Spring	58	100	27	29	23	21
Community Center	58	86	30	41	28	32
Herman Spring	58	50	0	47	31	15
Tonto National Monument	55	168	34	48	7	20
Rumsey Park	50	89	34	30	21	26
Big Canyon	48	51	8	28	17	14
Tonto National Forest (See Canyon)	47	56	0	10	34	12
Fort McDonald	47	52	21	22	4	23
Baldy Tunnel Spring	27	54	3	10	15	1
Birding spot near Peridot	141	152	82	93	69	73
Birding spot near Carrizo (Seneca)	126	57	20	46	44	93
Birding spot near Peridot (Soda Canyon)	113	82	56	40	42	59
Birding spot near Carrizo	35	77	0	21	14	8