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Birding spot · Maricopa County, Arizona

Birding at South Area Water Recharge Site: What You'll See Each Week

In November, the birds most often reported at South Area Water Recharge Site are American Wigeon (95%), Mallard (93%), and Northern Pintail (93%). It is busiest in fall, when 95 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in the second week of April (98 species). 214 species have been reported here across 1,913 complete checklists from 536 birders.

Species by week

020406080100Jan 1-7: 73 species on 5%+ of 40 checklistsJan 8-14: 78 species on 5%+ of 58 checklistsJan 15-21: 78 species on 5%+ of 57 checklistsJan 22-31: 73 species on 5%+ of 61 checklistsFeb 1-7: 79 species on 5%+ of 38 checklistsFeb 8-14: 79 species on 5%+ of 37 checklistsFeb 15-21: 82 species on 5%+ of 35 checklistsFeb 22-28: 81 species on 5%+ of 38 checklistsMar 1-7: 75 species on 5%+ of 28 checklistsMar 8-14: 83 species on 5%+ of 34 checklistsMar 15-21: 79 species on 5%+ of 39 checklistsMar 22-31: 75 species on 5%+ of 47 checklistsApr 1-7: 86 species on 5%+ of 58 checklistsApr 8-14: 98 species on 5%+ of 55 checklistsApr 15-21: 82 species on 5%+ of 45 checklistsApr 22-30: 83 species on 5%+ of 48 checklistsMay 1-7: 89 species on 5%+ of 27 checklistsMay 8-14: 85 species on 5%+ of 38 checklistsMay 15-21: 81 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsMay 22-31: 88 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsJun 1-7: 67 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsJun 8-14: low data (7 checklists)Jun 15-21: low data (6 checklists)Jun 22-30: 55 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsJul 1-7: 52 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsJul 8-14: low data (8 checklists)Jul 15-21: 65 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsJul 22-31: 75 species on 5%+ of 32 checklistsAug 1-7: 86 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsAug 8-14: 71 species on 5%+ of 26 checklistsAug 15-21: 78 species on 5%+ of 27 checklistsAug 22-31: 86 species on 5%+ of 63 checklistsSep 1-7: 95 species on 5%+ of 74 checklistsSep 8-14: 88 species on 5%+ of 42 checklistsSep 15-21: 96 species on 5%+ of 38 checklistsSep 22-30: 85 species on 5%+ of 42 checklistsOct 1-7: 95 species on 5%+ of 44 checklistsOct 8-14: 93 species on 5%+ of 59 checklistsOct 15-21: 86 species on 5%+ of 26 checklistsOct 22-31: 80 species on 5%+ of 43 checklistsNov 1-7: 90 species on 5%+ of 38 checklistsNov 8-14: 78 species on 5%+ of 31 checklistsNov 15-21: 82 species on 5%+ of 29 checklistsNov 22-30: 73 species on 5%+ of 123 checklistsDec 1-7: 73 species on 5%+ of 111 checklistsDec 8-14: 72 species on 5%+ of 64 checklistsDec 15-21: 80 species on 5%+ of 38 checklistsDec 22-31: 75 species on 5%+ of 56 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 Wigeon95%
  2. 2Mallard93%
  3. 3Northern Pintail93%
  4. 4Abert's Towhee90%
  5. 5Mourning Dove87%
  6. 6Yellow-rumped Warbler84%
  7. 7Anna's Hummingbird81%
  8. 8Black Phoebe81%
  9. 9Verdin77%
  10. 10Great-tailed Grackle73%
  11. 11Green-winged Teal70%
  12. 12Killdeer69%
  13. 13Gila Woodpecker66%
  14. 14Least Sandpiper64%
  15. 15Orange-crowned Warbler61%

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 76 species

  1. Northern Pintail96%
  2. Yellow-rumped Warbler89%
  3. Northern Shoveler87%
  4. Green-winged Teal87%
  5. Abert's Towhee87%

Spring 91 species

  1. Mallard93%
  2. Killdeer91%
  3. Mourning Dove90%
  4. Great-tailed Grackle87%
  5. Anna's Hummingbird86%

Summer 87 species

  1. Abert's Towhee95%
  2. Mourning Dove95%
  3. Killdeer93%
  4. Black Phoebe90%
  5. Verdin89%

Fall 95 species

  1. Mallard93%
  2. Abert's Towhee92%
  3. Black Phoebe87%
  4. Mourning Dove86%
  5. Killdeer83%

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.