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Birding spot · Pima County, Arizona

Birding at Sweetwater Wetlands Park: What You'll See Each Week

In November, the birds most often reported at Sweetwater Wetlands Park are American Coot (92%), Verdin (88%), and Yellow-rumped Warbler (88%). It is busiest in fall, when 99 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in early October (97 species). 253 species have been reported here across 25,080 complete checklists from 7,813 birders.

Species by week

020406080100Jan 1-7: 92 species on 5%+ of 865 checklistsJan 8-14: 88 species on 5%+ of 700 checklistsJan 15-21: 91 species on 5%+ of 671 checklistsJan 22-31: 88 species on 5%+ of 917 checklistsFeb 1-7: 88 species on 5%+ of 639 checklistsFeb 8-14: 85 species on 5%+ of 687 checklistsFeb 15-21: 89 species on 5%+ of 768 checklistsFeb 22-28: 86 species on 5%+ of 699 checklistsMar 1-7: 84 species on 5%+ of 672 checklistsMar 8-14: 87 species on 5%+ of 676 checklistsMar 15-21: 86 species on 5%+ of 833 checklistsMar 22-31: 86 species on 5%+ of 1219 checklistsApr 1-7: 84 species on 5%+ of 681 checklistsApr 8-14: 83 species on 5%+ of 697 checklistsApr 15-21: 85 species on 5%+ of 707 checklistsApr 22-30: 89 species on 5%+ of 822 checklistsMay 1-7: 86 species on 5%+ of 612 checklistsMay 8-14: 89 species on 5%+ of 576 checklistsMay 15-21: 81 species on 5%+ of 365 checklistsMay 22-31: 73 species on 5%+ of 468 checklistsJun 1-7: 71 species on 5%+ of 233 checklistsJun 8-14: 65 species on 5%+ of 267 checklistsJun 15-21: 62 species on 5%+ of 308 checklistsJun 22-30: 64 species on 5%+ of 362 checklistsJul 1-7: 67 species on 5%+ of 264 checklistsJul 8-14: 70 species on 5%+ of 217 checklistsJul 15-21: 71 species on 5%+ of 259 checklistsJul 22-31: 71 species on 5%+ of 403 checklistsAug 1-7: 67 species on 5%+ of 321 checklistsAug 8-14: 71 species on 5%+ of 511 checklistsAug 15-21: 77 species on 5%+ of 298 checklistsAug 22-31: 78 species on 5%+ of 345 checklistsSep 1-7: 90 species on 5%+ of 338 checklistsSep 8-14: 88 species on 5%+ of 271 checklistsSep 15-21: 92 species on 5%+ of 264 checklistsSep 22-30: 88 species on 5%+ of 377 checklistsOct 1-7: 97 species on 5%+ of 283 checklistsOct 8-14: 90 species on 5%+ of 302 checklistsOct 15-21: 87 species on 5%+ of 385 checklistsOct 22-31: 88 species on 5%+ of 507 checklistsNov 1-7: 89 species on 5%+ of 418 checklistsNov 8-14: 87 species on 5%+ of 530 checklistsNov 15-21: 88 species on 5%+ of 485 checklistsNov 22-30: 86 species on 5%+ of 656 checklistsDec 1-7: 88 species on 5%+ of 409 checklistsDec 8-14: 88 species on 5%+ of 477 checklistsDec 15-21: 84 species on 5%+ of 414 checklistsDec 22-31: 86 species on 5%+ of 902 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 Coot92%
  2. 2Verdin88%
  3. 3Yellow-rumped Warbler88%
  4. 4Abert's Towhee86%
  5. 5American Wigeon82%
  6. 6Gila Woodpecker81%
  7. 7Mourning Dove81%
  8. 8White-crowned Sparrow81%
  9. 9Ruby-crowned Kinglet79%
  10. 10Black Phoebe79%
  11. 11Mallard79%
  12. 12Song Sparrow75%
  13. 13Orange-crowned Warbler71%
  14. 14Pied-billed Grebe70%
  15. 15Ladder-backed Woodpecker69%

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 90 species

  1. American Coot96%
  2. Abert's Towhee84%
  3. Yellow-rumped Warbler83%
  4. Pied-billed Grebe79%
  5. Verdin79%

Spring 92 species

  1. American Coot93%
  2. Red-winged Blackbird92%
  3. Abert's Towhee88%
  4. Song Sparrow86%
  5. Mourning Dove82%

Summer 73 species

  1. Abert's Towhee90%
  2. White-winged Dove89%
  3. Common Yellowthroat88%
  4. Song Sparrow87%
  5. Northern Yellow Warbler87%

Fall 99 species

  1. Abert's Towhee88%
  2. Verdin88%
  3. American Coot86%
  4. Gila Woodpecker82%
  5. Mourning Dove81%

Specialties

Birds reported far more often here than across Arizona.

  • Common Gallinule53% of checklists here vs 2.9% statewide: 18.4×
  • Sora36% of checklists here vs 2.3% statewide: 15.8×
  • Tropical Kingbird11% of checklists here vs 0.7% statewide: 15.5×
  • Blue-winged Teal19% of checklists here vs 1.6% statewide: 11.8×
  • Marsh Wren35% of checklists here vs 3.2% statewide: 11.0×
  • Gadwall41% of checklists here vs 4.6% statewide: 8.8×
  • Green Heron39% of checklists here vs 4.5% statewide: 8.7×
  • Virginia Rail6.7% of checklists here vs 0.8% statewide: 8.7×

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.