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Birding spot · Maricopa County, Arizona

Birding at Rio Salado A: What You'll See Each Week

In November, the birds most often reported at Rio Salado A are Abert's Towhee (92%), Verdin (87%), and Gambel's Quail (86%). It is busiest in winter, when 75 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in the second week of May (89 species). 169 species have been reported here across 1,486 complete checklists from 544 birders.

Species by week

020406080100Jan 1-7: 74 species on 5%+ of 38 checklistsJan 8-14: 67 species on 5%+ of 45 checklistsJan 15-21: 73 species on 5%+ of 56 checklistsJan 22-31: 73 species on 5%+ of 69 checklistsFeb 1-7: 72 species on 5%+ of 47 checklistsFeb 8-14: 74 species on 5%+ of 39 checklistsFeb 15-21: 71 species on 5%+ of 48 checklistsFeb 22-28: 69 species on 5%+ of 43 checklistsMar 1-7: 77 species on 5%+ of 36 checklistsMar 8-14: 67 species on 5%+ of 30 checklistsMar 15-21: 70 species on 5%+ of 42 checklistsMar 22-31: 68 species on 5%+ of 55 checklistsApr 1-7: 69 species on 5%+ of 32 checklistsApr 8-14: 66 species on 5%+ of 30 checklistsApr 15-21: 60 species on 5%+ of 31 checklistsApr 22-30: 69 species on 5%+ of 48 checklistsMay 1-7: 67 species on 5%+ of 41 checklistsMay 8-14: 89 species on 5%+ of 39 checklistsMay 15-21: 62 species on 5%+ of 57 checklistsMay 22-31: 57 species on 5%+ of 36 checklistsJun 1-7: low data (7 checklists)Jun 8-14: 51 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsJun 15-21: 51 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsJun 22-30: low data (8 checklists)Jul 1-7: low data (9 checklists)Jul 8-14: 48 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsJul 15-21: low data (8 checklists)Jul 22-31: 51 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsAug 1-7: low data (7 checklists)Aug 8-14: 67 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsAug 15-21: 63 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsAug 22-31: 55 species on 5%+ of 21 checklistsSep 1-7: 64 species on 5%+ of 22 checklistsSep 8-14: 74 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsSep 15-21: 84 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsSep 22-30: 65 species on 5%+ of 25 checklistsOct 1-7: 54 species on 5%+ of 28 checklistsOct 8-14: 62 species on 5%+ of 28 checklistsOct 15-21: 70 species on 5%+ of 35 checklistsOct 22-31: 61 species on 5%+ of 41 checklistsNov 1-7: 69 species on 5%+ of 27 checklistsNov 8-14: 70 species on 5%+ of 41 checklistsNov 15-21: 70 species on 5%+ of 31 checklistsNov 22-30: 77 species on 5%+ of 42 checklistsDec 1-7: 69 species on 5%+ of 43 checklistsDec 8-14: 72 species on 5%+ of 34 checklistsDec 15-21: 71 species on 5%+ of 31 checklistsDec 22-31: 70 species on 5%+ of 31 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. 1Abert's Towhee92%
  2. 2Verdin87%
  3. 3Gambel's Quail86%
  4. 4Black Phoebe85%
  5. 5Yellow-rumped Warbler83%
  6. 6House Finch82%
  7. 7Rock Pigeon77%
  8. 8American Coot76%
  9. 9Mourning Dove73%
  10. 10Black-tailed Gnatcatcher70%
  11. 11Anna's Hummingbird69%
  12. 12Mallard69%
  13. 13Great-tailed Grackle67%
  14. 14Pied-billed Grebe65%
  15. 15Curve-billed Thrasher59%

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 75 species

  1. Abert's Towhee87%
  2. American Coot84%
  3. Verdin84%
  4. Black Phoebe82%
  5. Yellow-rumped Warbler76%

Spring 75 species

  1. Verdin90%
  2. House Finch89%
  3. Gambel's Quail86%
  4. Abert's Towhee86%
  5. Mourning Dove85%

Summer 56 species

  1. Verdin96%
  2. Abert's Towhee93%
  3. House Finch91%
  4. White-winged Dove90%
  5. Eurasian Collared-Dove87%

Fall 72 species

  1. Abert's Towhee92%
  2. Verdin89%
  3. Black Phoebe87%
  4. Gambel's Quail85%
  5. House Finch83%

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.