Birding spots · Arizona

Best Birding Spots in Pinal County, Arizona

Boyce Thompson Arboretum leads Pinal County's birding spots with 223 species reported, best in fall. 66 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
Boyce Thompson Arboretum	223	3,778	134	179	107	190
Proposed Open Space	152	543	72	108	68	104
Oak Flat	146	422	72	114	67	101
Oracle State Park	145	1,372	76	122	90	111
Coronado National Forest (American Flag Spring)	142	571	68	118	89	101
San Pedro River Preserve	139	145	61	106	45	4
Proposed Open Space (Steamboat Wash)	110	199	49	87	29	64
Proposed Open Space (Malpais Hill)	104	130	59	66	39	26
Aravaipa Canyon Wilderness Area	103	85	27	69	57	43
Proposed Open Space (Brandenburg Wash)	91	95	25	78	44	37
Proposed Open Space (Whitlock Wash)	90	100	11	68	56	29
Picacho Peak State Park	85	550	54	68	19	27
Oracle Park	83	229	51	70	27	41
Queen Creek Canyon	75	151	33	50	36	38
Proposed Open Space (Mammoth)	75	105	13	53	27	20
Proposed Open Space (Mineral Creek)	66	62	7	46	22	26
Arizona National Scenic Trail (Alamo Canyon)	63	123	31	40	22	29
Tonto National Forest (Iron Canyon)	59	134	18	35	29	26
Peralta Spring	55	79	33	38	0	26
Rattlesnake Tank	55	51	20	36	18	16
Dave White Regional Park	52	79	35	33	15	28
San Tan Regional Park	51	114	30	37	14	22
Casa Grande Ruins National Monument	46	198	26	31	11	27
Silly Mountain Park	38	129	24	24	15	20
Birding spot near Sacaton	177	324	103	124	111	148
Birding spot near Sacaton Flats Village	171	235	91	117	107	135
Birding spot near Eloy	161	1,410	119	82	70	111
Birding spot near Red Rock (west)	136	336	83	92	66	80
Birding spot near Casa Blanca	135	243	86	94	76	107
Birding spot near Red Rock (northwest)	132	688	99	72	62	84
Birding spot near Peridot (south)	131	83	46	68	4	99
Birding spot near Stanfield	121	484	31	52	84	103
Birding spot near Blackwater	119	265	77	84	47	84
Birding spot near Picacho	111	280	84	53	43	57
Birding spot near Arizona City (south)	104	274	71	55	46	54
Birding spot near Coolidge (northeast)	104	219	49	50	54	77
Birding spot near Apache Junction	101	796	62	81	27	55
Birding spot near Arizona City	101	299	69	62	55	60
Birding spot near Apache Junction (west)	96	456	59	71	42	56
Birding spot near Red Rock (northwest 2)	96	168	56	60	41	61
Birding spot near Eloy (north)	95	165	51	26	50	73
Birding spot near Eloy (north 2)	90	150	75	37	15	24
Birding spot near Stotonic Village	89	373	61	45	33	61
Birding spot near Eloy (southwest)	87	76	56	34	29	42
Birding spot near Red Rock	84	826	68	57	12	40
Birding spot near Florence	82	277	26	33	51	61
Birding spot near Saddlebrooke (northeast)	81	118	26	48	36	21
Birding spot near Coolidge	80	223	34	31	46	57
Birding spot near Stanfield (north)	78	116	33	35	46	35
Birding spot near Saddlebrooke	76	159	43	58	38	48