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Birding spot · Santa Cruz County, Arizona

Birding at Patagonia Lake State Park (Hangmans Canyon): What You'll See Each Week

In November, the birds most often reported at Patagonia Lake State Park (Hangmans Canyon) are American Coot (89%), Great-tailed Grackle (83%), and Pied-billed Grebe (68%). It is busiest in spring, when 101 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in early June (97 species). 271 species have been reported here across 4,727 complete checklists from 2,425 birders.

Species by week

020406080100Jan 1-7: 93 species on 5%+ of 118 checklistsJan 8-14: 82 species on 5%+ of 123 checklistsJan 15-21: 87 species on 5%+ of 133 checklistsJan 22-31: 86 species on 5%+ of 233 checklistsFeb 1-7: 74 species on 5%+ of 203 checklistsFeb 8-14: 78 species on 5%+ of 195 checklistsFeb 15-21: 87 species on 5%+ of 179 checklistsFeb 22-28: 83 species on 5%+ of 226 checklistsMar 1-7: 80 species on 5%+ of 206 checklistsMar 8-14: 88 species on 5%+ of 198 checklistsMar 15-21: 88 species on 5%+ of 190 checklistsMar 22-31: 94 species on 5%+ of 288 checklistsApr 1-7: 91 species on 5%+ of 190 checklistsApr 8-14: 89 species on 5%+ of 150 checklistsApr 15-21: 87 species on 5%+ of 122 checklistsApr 22-30: 82 species on 5%+ of 212 checklistsMay 1-7: 89 species on 5%+ of 101 checklistsMay 8-14: 85 species on 5%+ of 75 checklistsMay 15-21: 92 species on 5%+ of 59 checklistsMay 22-31: 80 species on 5%+ of 55 checklistsJun 1-7: 97 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsJun 8-14: 63 species on 5%+ of 23 checklistsJun 15-21: 65 species on 5%+ of 25 checklistsJun 22-30: 67 species on 5%+ of 25 checklistsJul 1-7: 73 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsJul 8-14: 93 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsJul 15-21: 70 species on 5%+ of 22 checklistsJul 22-31: 73 species on 5%+ of 43 checklistsAug 1-7: 70 species on 5%+ of 82 checklistsAug 8-14: 76 species on 5%+ of 76 checklistsAug 15-21: 80 species on 5%+ of 29 checklistsAug 22-31: 84 species on 5%+ of 43 checklistsSep 1-7: 69 species on 5%+ of 24 checklistsSep 8-14: 95 species on 5%+ of 36 checklistsSep 15-21: 96 species on 5%+ of 29 checklistsSep 22-30: 88 species on 5%+ of 33 checklistsOct 1-7: 71 species on 5%+ of 21 checklistsOct 8-14: 61 species on 5%+ of 42 checklistsOct 15-21: 66 species on 5%+ of 52 checklistsOct 22-31: 82 species on 5%+ of 77 checklistsNov 1-7: 81 species on 5%+ of 47 checklistsNov 8-14: 67 species on 5%+ of 91 checklistsNov 15-21: 77 species on 5%+ of 87 checklistsNov 22-30: 78 species on 5%+ of 122 checklistsDec 1-7: 83 species on 5%+ of 61 checklistsDec 8-14: 96 species on 5%+ of 75 checklistsDec 15-21: 96 species on 5%+ of 117 checklistsDec 22-31: 79 species on 5%+ of 147 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 Coot89%
  2. 2Great-tailed Grackle83%
  3. 3Pied-billed Grebe68%
  4. 4Double-crested Cormorant61%
  5. 5Red-winged Blackbird58%
  6. 6Ruddy Duck55%
  7. 7Gila Woodpecker49%
  8. 8Yellow-rumped Warbler48%
  9. 9Eared Grebe48%
  10. 10Great Blue Heron44%
  11. 11White-crowned Sparrow42%
  12. 12Ruby-crowned Kinglet42%
  13. 13Verdin41%
  14. 14House Finch41%
  15. 15Northern Cardinal38%

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 83 species

  1. American Coot88%
  2. Great-tailed Grackle78%
  3. Ruddy Duck71%
  4. Red-winged Blackbird71%
  5. Pied-billed Grebe64%

Spring 101 species

  1. Great-tailed Grackle84%
  2. American Coot84%
  3. Red-winged Blackbird70%
  4. White-winged Dove67%
  5. Turkey Vulture63%

Summer 75 species

  1. Great-tailed Grackle84%
  2. American Coot79%
  3. Turkey Vulture74%
  4. White-winged Dove74%
  5. Broad-billed Hummingbird59%

Fall 82 species

  1. American Coot88%
  2. Great-tailed Grackle85%
  3. Pied-billed Grebe59%
  4. Red-winged Blackbird51%
  5. Gila Woodpecker50%

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.