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Birding spot · Maricopa County, Arizona

Birding at Usery Mountain Regional Park: What You'll See Each Week

In November, the birds most often reported at Usery Mountain Regional Park are Curve-billed Thrasher (95%), Gila Woodpecker (90%), and Mourning Dove (81%). It is busiest in fall, when 41 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in early May (64 species). 106 species have been reported here across 949 complete checklists from 294 birders.

Species by week

020406080Jan 1-7: 33 species on 5%+ of 56 checklistsJan 8-14: 39 species on 5%+ of 35 checklistsJan 15-21: 33 species on 5%+ of 29 checklistsJan 22-31: 31 species on 5%+ of 47 checklistsFeb 1-7: 25 species on 5%+ of 28 checklistsFeb 8-14: 31 species on 5%+ of 28 checklistsFeb 15-21: 35 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsFeb 22-28: 37 species on 5%+ of 30 checklistsMar 1-7: 37 species on 5%+ of 24 checklistsMar 8-14: 45 species on 5%+ of 40 checklistsMar 15-21: 43 species on 5%+ of 28 checklistsMar 22-31: 36 species on 5%+ of 45 checklistsApr 1-7: 40 species on 5%+ of 26 checklistsApr 8-14: 45 species on 5%+ of 33 checklistsApr 15-21: 46 species on 5%+ of 37 checklistsApr 22-30: 46 species on 5%+ of 28 checklistsMay 1-7: 64 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsMay 8-14: 51 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsMay 15-21: low data (6 checklists)May 22-31: 49 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsJun 1-7: low data (8 checklists)Jun 8-14: low data (2 checklists)Jun 15-21: low data (3 checklists)Jun 22-30: low data (4 checklists)Jul 1-7: low data (6 checklists)Jul 8-14: low data (1 checklists)Jul 15-21: low data (4 checklists)Jul 22-31: low data (1 checklists)Aug 1-7: low data (1 checklists)Aug 8-14: low data (3 checklists)Aug 15-21: low data (2 checklists)Aug 22-31: low data (4 checklists)Sep 1-7: low data (7 checklists)Sep 8-14: 41 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsSep 15-21: low data (4 checklists)Sep 22-30: low data (7 checklists)Oct 1-7: low data (5 checklists)Oct 8-14: 45 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsOct 15-21: 37 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsOct 22-31: 34 species on 5%+ of 24 checklistsNov 1-7: 38 species on 5%+ of 29 checklistsNov 8-14: 31 species on 5%+ of 22 checklistsNov 15-21: 41 species on 5%+ of 29 checklistsNov 22-30: 35 species on 5%+ of 28 checklistsDec 1-7: 37 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsDec 8-14: 30 species on 5%+ of 32 checklistsDec 15-21: 31 species on 5%+ of 22 checklistsDec 22-31: 35 species on 5%+ of 53 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. 1Curve-billed Thrasher95%
  2. 2Gila Woodpecker90%
  3. 3Mourning Dove81%
  4. 4House Finch81%
  5. 5Black-throated Sparrow77%
  6. 6Cactus Wren73%
  7. 7Gambel's Quail71%
  8. 8White-crowned Sparrow70%
  9. 9Verdin68%
  10. 10Phainopepla56%
  11. 11Abert's Towhee49%
  12. 12Gilded Flicker48%
  13. 13House Sparrow44%
  14. 14Anna's Hummingbird39%
  15. 15Costa's Hummingbird39%

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 34 species

  1. Gila Woodpecker86%
  2. Curve-billed Thrasher86%
  3. Mourning Dove75%
  4. House Finch74%
  5. Cactus Wren68%

Spring 40 species

  1. Curve-billed Thrasher88%
  2. Mourning Dove81%
  3. Gambel's Quail80%
  4. Gila Woodpecker80%
  5. House Finch69%

Summer 40 species

  1. Gila Woodpecker87%
  2. White-winged Dove85%
  3. Curve-billed Thrasher82%
  4. Mourning Dove79%
  5. Cactus Wren77%

Fall 41 species

  1. Curve-billed Thrasher96%
  2. Gila Woodpecker91%
  3. House Finch85%
  4. Mourning Dove81%
  5. Black-throated Sparrow79%

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.