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Birding spot · Yuma County, Arizona

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

In November, the birds most often reported at West Wetlands Park are Northern Mockingbird (94%), Yellow-rumped Warbler (92%), and Verdin (85%). It is busiest in spring, when 77 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in late April (85 species). 167 species have been reported here across 1,086 complete checklists from 479 birders.

Species by week

020406080100Jan 1-7: 60 species on 5%+ of 28 checklistsJan 8-14: 59 species on 5%+ of 36 checklistsJan 15-21: 54 species on 5%+ of 27 checklistsJan 22-31: 59 species on 5%+ of 47 checklistsFeb 1-7: 67 species on 5%+ of 36 checklistsFeb 8-14: 59 species on 5%+ of 32 checklistsFeb 15-21: 52 species on 5%+ of 48 checklistsFeb 22-28: 56 species on 5%+ of 49 checklistsMar 1-7: 73 species on 5%+ of 40 checklistsMar 8-14: 75 species on 5%+ of 50 checklistsMar 15-21: 67 species on 5%+ of 44 checklistsMar 22-31: 64 species on 5%+ of 50 checklistsApr 1-7: 72 species on 5%+ of 37 checklistsApr 8-14: 79 species on 5%+ of 33 checklistsApr 15-21: 76 species on 5%+ of 29 checklistsApr 22-30: 85 species on 5%+ of 43 checklistsMay 1-7: 76 species on 5%+ of 30 checklistsMay 8-14: 65 species on 5%+ of 24 checklistsMay 15-21: 65 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsMay 22-31: 60 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsJun 1-7: low data (9 checklists)Jun 8-14: 50 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsJun 15-21: 57 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsJun 22-30: 49 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsJul 1-7: low data (3 checklists)Jul 8-14: low data (3 checklists)Jul 15-21: low data (4 checklists)Jul 22-31: low data (9 checklists)Aug 1-7: low data (4 checklists)Aug 8-14: low data (6 checklists)Aug 15-21: low data (7 checklists)Aug 22-31: low data (7 checklists)Sep 1-7: low data (7 checklists)Sep 8-14: low data (7 checklists)Sep 15-21: low data (8 checklists)Sep 22-30: 69 species on 5%+ of 24 checklistsOct 1-7: 82 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsOct 8-14: 79 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsOct 15-21: 66 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsOct 22-31: 59 species on 5%+ of 30 checklistsNov 1-7: 84 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsNov 8-14: 59 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsNov 15-21: 68 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsNov 22-30: 53 species on 5%+ of 26 checklistsDec 1-7: 64 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsDec 8-14: 67 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsDec 15-21: 74 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsDec 22-31: 55 species on 5%+ of 45 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. 1Northern Mockingbird94%
  2. 2Yellow-rumped Warbler92%
  3. 3Verdin85%
  4. 4Gila Woodpecker80%
  5. 5Great-tailed Grackle77%
  6. 6Mourning Dove77%
  7. 7Orange-crowned Warbler73%
  8. 8Ruby-crowned Kinglet70%
  9. 9White-crowned Sparrow68%
  10. 10Anna's Hummingbird65%
  11. 11Blue-gray Gnatcatcher64%
  12. 12Abert's Towhee62%
  13. 13Eurasian Collared-Dove62%
  14. 14Ladder-backed Woodpecker62%
  15. 15Black Phoebe59%

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

Specialties

Birds reported far more often here than across Arizona.

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.