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Birding spot · Yavapai County, Arizona

Birding at Montezuma Castle National Monument: What You'll See Each Week

In November, the birds most often reported at Montezuma Castle National Monument are American Wigeon (90%), Common Raven (70%), and Black Phoebe (59%). It is busiest in spring, when 57 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in late April (64 species). 148 species have been reported here across 835 complete checklists from 531 birders.

Species by week

020406080Jan 1-7: 63 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsJan 8-14: 37 species on 5%+ of 28 checklistsJan 15-21: 41 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsJan 22-31: 52 species on 5%+ of 22 checklistsFeb 1-7: 48 species on 5%+ of 25 checklistsFeb 8-14: 53 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsFeb 15-21: 55 species on 5%+ of 34 checklistsFeb 22-28: 51 species on 5%+ of 18 checklistsMar 1-7: 50 species on 5%+ of 21 checklistsMar 8-14: 47 species on 5%+ of 32 checklistsMar 15-21: 49 species on 5%+ of 28 checklistsMar 22-31: 53 species on 5%+ of 50 checklistsApr 1-7: 56 species on 5%+ of 24 checklistsApr 8-14: 48 species on 5%+ of 25 checklistsApr 15-21: 61 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsApr 22-30: 64 species on 5%+ of 47 checklistsMay 1-7: 64 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsMay 8-14: 51 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsMay 15-21: low data (8 checklists)May 22-31: 37 species on 5%+ of 21 checklistsJun 1-7: low data (7 checklists)Jun 8-14: 45 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsJun 15-21: 47 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsJun 22-30: 55 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsJul 1-7: low data (9 checklists)Jul 8-14: low data (5 checklists)Jul 15-21: low data (6 checklists)Jul 22-31: 52 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsAug 1-7: low data (7 checklists)Aug 8-14: low data (9 checklists)Aug 15-21: low data (8 checklists)Aug 22-31: 48 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsSep 1-7: low data (8 checklists)Sep 8-14: low data (4 checklists)Sep 15-21: low data (6 checklists)Sep 22-30: 39 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsOct 1-7: 48 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsOct 8-14: 59 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsOct 15-21: 62 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsOct 22-31: 56 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsNov 1-7: 57 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsNov 8-14: 49 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsNov 15-21: 39 species on 5%+ of 21 checklistsNov 22-30: 50 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsDec 1-7: 61 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsDec 8-14: 44 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsDec 15-21: 47 species on 5%+ of 24 checklistsDec 22-31: 40 species on 5%+ of 25 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 Wigeon90%
  2. 2Common Raven70%
  3. 3Black Phoebe59%
  4. 4Ruby-crowned Kinglet53%
  5. 5American Coot51%
  6. 6Rock Wren49%
  7. 7Mallard38%
  8. 8Gadwall36%
  9. 9White-crowned Sparrow34%
  10. 10Bufflehead32%
  11. 11Yellow-rumped Warbler26%
  12. 12Pied-billed Grebe25%
  13. 13Verdin23%
  14. 14American Robin22%
  15. 15Say's Phoebe22%

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 50 species

  1. American Wigeon91%
  2. Common Raven57%
  3. Bufflehead56%
  4. Ruby-crowned Kinglet48%
  5. Gadwall48%

Spring 57 species

  1. Turkey Vulture56%
  2. Northern Rough-winged Swallow54%
  3. Canyon Wren53%
  4. Black Phoebe46%
  5. Rock Wren44%

Summer 49 species

  1. Turkey Vulture62%
  2. Northern Yellow Warbler55%
  3. Canyon Wren47%
  4. Black-throated Sparrow44%
  5. Mallard44%

Fall 45 species

  1. American Wigeon58%
  2. Black Phoebe56%
  3. Rock Wren56%
  4. Common Raven52%
  5. American Coot36%

Specialties

Birds reported far more often here than across Arizona.

  • Common Black Hawk14% of checklists here vs 1.0% statewide: 14.0×
  • Canyon Wren42% of checklists here vs 3.5% statewide: 11.9×
  • Virginia Rail8.0% of checklists here vs 0.8% statewide: 10.4×
  • Rock Wren43% of checklists here vs 4.4% statewide: 9.8×
  • Bufflehead23% of checklists here vs 2.9% statewide: 8.0×
  • Sora13% of checklists here vs 2.3% statewide: 5.8×
  • American Wigeon52% of checklists here vs 9.2% statewide: 5.7×
  • Gadwall24% of checklists here vs 4.6% statewide: 5.3×

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.