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Birding spot · Yavapai County, Arizona

Birding at Sedona Wetlands Preserve: What You'll See Each Week

In November, the birds most often reported at Sedona Wetlands Preserve are American Coot (93%), White-crowned Sparrow (91%), and Mallard (89%). It is busiest in spring, when 93 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in late April (97 species). 238 species have been reported here across 4,780 complete checklists from 1,609 birders.

Species by week

020406080100Jan 1-7: 61 species on 5%+ of 97 checklistsJan 8-14: 53 species on 5%+ of 88 checklistsJan 15-21: 49 species on 5%+ of 86 checklistsJan 22-31: 53 species on 5%+ of 101 checklistsFeb 1-7: 54 species on 5%+ of 68 checklistsFeb 8-14: 60 species on 5%+ of 74 checklistsFeb 15-21: 54 species on 5%+ of 90 checklistsFeb 22-28: 60 species on 5%+ of 95 checklistsMar 1-7: 61 species on 5%+ of 82 checklistsMar 8-14: 58 species on 5%+ of 142 checklistsMar 15-21: 65 species on 5%+ of 150 checklistsMar 22-31: 75 species on 5%+ of 209 checklistsApr 1-7: 75 species on 5%+ of 141 checklistsApr 8-14: 86 species on 5%+ of 189 checklistsApr 15-21: 94 species on 5%+ of 206 checklistsApr 22-30: 97 species on 5%+ of 322 checklistsMay 1-7: 92 species on 5%+ of 175 checklistsMay 8-14: 82 species on 5%+ of 110 checklistsMay 15-21: 73 species on 5%+ of 108 checklistsMay 22-31: 69 species on 5%+ of 115 checklistsJun 1-7: 62 species on 5%+ of 57 checklistsJun 8-14: 56 species on 5%+ of 56 checklistsJun 15-21: 60 species on 5%+ of 55 checklistsJun 22-30: 55 species on 5%+ of 49 checklistsJul 1-7: 70 species on 5%+ of 39 checklistsJul 8-14: 62 species on 5%+ of 33 checklistsJul 15-21: 60 species on 5%+ of 44 checklistsJul 22-31: 67 species on 5%+ of 73 checklistsAug 1-7: 65 species on 5%+ of 39 checklistsAug 8-14: 67 species on 5%+ of 25 checklistsAug 15-21: 77 species on 5%+ of 38 checklistsAug 22-31: 69 species on 5%+ of 52 checklistsSep 1-7: 73 species on 5%+ of 61 checklistsSep 8-14: 79 species on 5%+ of 68 checklistsSep 15-21: 73 species on 5%+ of 84 checklistsSep 22-30: 73 species on 5%+ of 111 checklistsOct 1-7: 59 species on 5%+ of 92 checklistsOct 8-14: 62 species on 5%+ of 90 checklistsOct 15-21: 73 species on 5%+ of 111 checklistsOct 22-31: 63 species on 5%+ of 153 checklistsNov 1-7: 66 species on 5%+ of 97 checklistsNov 8-14: 68 species on 5%+ of 122 checklistsNov 15-21: 65 species on 5%+ of 73 checklistsNov 22-30: 61 species on 5%+ of 132 checklistsDec 1-7: 62 species on 5%+ of 73 checklistsDec 8-14: 62 species on 5%+ of 95 checklistsDec 15-21: 57 species on 5%+ of 84 checklistsDec 22-31: 53 species on 5%+ of 126 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 Coot93%
  2. 2White-crowned Sparrow91%
  3. 3Mallard89%
  4. 4Ruddy Duck88%
  5. 5Bufflehead85%
  6. 6Northern Shoveler84%
  7. 7Ring-necked Duck83%
  8. 8Pied-billed Grebe82%
  9. 9American Wigeon70%
  10. 10Eared Grebe69%
  11. 11Song Sparrow68%
  12. 12Gadwall68%
  13. 13Killdeer67%
  14. 14Red-winged Blackbird66%
  15. 15Ruby-crowned Kinglet64%

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 58 species

  1. American Coot93%
  2. Northern Shoveler92%
  3. Ruddy Duck91%
  4. Mallard91%
  5. Bufflehead88%

Spring 93 species

  1. American Coot93%
  2. Mallard92%
  3. Ruddy Duck89%
  4. Red-winged Blackbird81%
  5. Great-tailed Grackle75%

Summer 62 species

  1. Mallard92%
  2. Red-winged Blackbird82%
  3. Ruddy Duck75%
  4. American Coot73%
  5. Black Phoebe72%

Fall 68 species

  1. Mallard88%
  2. American Coot85%
  3. Ruddy Duck81%
  4. White-crowned Sparrow74%
  5. Pied-billed Grebe73%

Specialties

Birds reported far more often here than across Arizona.

  • Eared Grebe47% of checklists here vs 2.2% statewide: 21.4×
  • Common Goldeneye17% of checklists here vs 0.8% statewide: 20.2×
  • Bufflehead52% of checklists here vs 2.9% statewide: 17.7×
  • Virginia Rail12% of checklists here vs 0.8% statewide: 16.0×
  • Canvasback27% of checklists here vs 1.8% statewide: 15.0×
  • Common Merganser18% of checklists here vs 1.6% statewide: 11.2×
  • Ruddy Duck86% of checklists here vs 9.5% statewide: 9.1×
  • Gadwall41% of checklists here vs 4.6% statewide: 8.9×

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.