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Birding spot · Santa Cruz County, Arizona

Birding at Patagonia-Sonoita Creek Preserve: What You'll See Each Week

In November, the birds most often reported at Patagonia-Sonoita Creek Preserve are White-crowned Sparrow (87%), Gila Woodpecker (86%), and Yellow-rumped Warbler (86%). It is busiest in spring, when 69 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in early May (74 species). 220 species have been reported here across 18,158 complete checklists from 8,369 birders.

Species by week

020406080Jan 1-7: 51 species on 5%+ of 354 checklistsJan 8-14: 54 species on 5%+ of 379 checklistsJan 15-21: 50 species on 5%+ of 389 checklistsJan 22-31: 57 species on 5%+ of 578 checklistsFeb 1-7: 54 species on 5%+ of 362 checklistsFeb 8-14: 59 species on 5%+ of 398 checklistsFeb 15-21: 56 species on 5%+ of 450 checklistsFeb 22-28: 51 species on 5%+ of 529 checklistsMar 1-7: 51 species on 5%+ of 432 checklistsMar 8-14: 53 species on 5%+ of 572 checklistsMar 15-21: 54 species on 5%+ of 555 checklistsMar 22-31: 60 species on 5%+ of 828 checklistsApr 1-7: 63 species on 5%+ of 533 checklistsApr 8-14: 67 species on 5%+ of 561 checklistsApr 15-21: 66 species on 5%+ of 734 checklistsApr 22-30: 71 species on 5%+ of 925 checklistsMay 1-7: 74 species on 5%+ of 598 checklistsMay 8-14: 70 species on 5%+ of 468 checklistsMay 15-21: 70 species on 5%+ of 418 checklistsMay 22-31: 65 species on 5%+ of 404 checklistsJun 1-7: 59 species on 5%+ of 204 checklistsJun 8-14: 60 species on 5%+ of 192 checklistsJun 15-21: 63 species on 5%+ of 156 checklistsJun 22-30: 58 species on 5%+ of 208 checklistsJul 1-7: 61 species on 5%+ of 204 checklistsJul 8-14: 62 species on 5%+ of 202 checklistsJul 15-21: 59 species on 5%+ of 210 checklistsJul 22-31: 60 species on 5%+ of 405 checklistsAug 1-7: 58 species on 5%+ of 528 checklistsAug 8-14: 58 species on 5%+ of 624 checklistsAug 15-21: 57 species on 5%+ of 364 checklistsAug 22-31: 57 species on 5%+ of 348 checklistsSep 1-7: 60 species on 5%+ of 268 checklistsSep 8-14: 65 species on 5%+ of 218 checklistsSep 15-21: 72 species on 5%+ of 153 checklistsSep 22-30: 70 species on 5%+ of 242 checklistsOct 1-7: 71 species on 5%+ of 176 checklistsOct 8-14: 60 species on 5%+ of 218 checklistsOct 15-21: 65 species on 5%+ of 226 checklistsOct 22-31: 57 species on 5%+ of 318 checklistsNov 1-7: 57 species on 5%+ of 244 checklistsNov 8-14: 51 species on 5%+ of 305 checklistsNov 15-21: 52 species on 5%+ of 230 checklistsNov 22-30: 49 species on 5%+ of 304 checklistsDec 1-7: 48 species on 5%+ of 185 checklistsDec 8-14: 51 species on 5%+ of 235 checklistsDec 15-21: 52 species on 5%+ of 241 checklistsDec 22-31: 50 species on 5%+ of 483 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. 1White-crowned Sparrow87%
  2. 2Gila Woodpecker86%
  3. 3Yellow-rumped Warbler86%
  4. 4Common Raven83%
  5. 5Violet-crowned Hummingbird82%
  6. 6White-winged Dove81%
  7. 7Anna's Hummingbird78%
  8. 8Broad-billed Hummingbird76%
  9. 9Northern Cardinal74%
  10. 10White-breasted Nuthatch67%
  11. 11Ladder-backed Woodpecker63%
  12. 12Lesser Goldfinch62%
  13. 13House Finch61%
  14. 14Inca Dove61%
  15. 15Curve-billed Thrasher61%

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. Gila Woodpecker92%
  2. White-crowned Sparrow90%
  3. Yellow-rumped Warbler87%
  4. White-winged Dove85%
  5. Lesser Goldfinch83%

Spring 69 species

  1. Gila Woodpecker93%
  2. Broad-billed Hummingbird91%
  3. Lesser Goldfinch91%
  4. White-winged Dove88%
  5. Violet-crowned Hummingbird81%

Summer 60 species

  1. Broad-billed Hummingbird96%
  2. Lesser Goldfinch93%
  3. Violet-crowned Hummingbird89%
  4. Gila Woodpecker88%
  5. White-winged Dove86%

Fall 68 species

  1. Gila Woodpecker87%
  2. Broad-billed Hummingbird86%
  3. Anna's Hummingbird84%
  4. Violet-crowned Hummingbird83%
  5. White-winged Dove75%

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.