Birding spots · Arizona

Best Birding Spots in Yavapai County, Arizona

Willow Creek Reservoir leads Yavapai County's birding spots with 243 species reported, best in fall. 100 spots in the county have enough data to rank.

Species counts are birds reported at least three times in that season at that spot, 2016–2025. Busy spots list more species simply because more people look, so compare the checklist counts. Spot names come from public map data and hotspot listings.

Spot	Species	Checklists	Winter	Spring	Summer	Fall
Willow Creek Reservoir	243	2,613	142	185	155	196
Watson Woods Park	241	3,753	130	195	155	202
Sedona Wetlands Preserve	238	4,780	127	202	142	187
Bubbling Ponds Hatchery	225	3,849	145	193	128	167
Dead Horse Ranch State Park	216	2,698	124	194	97	139
Red Rock State Park	179	1,915	82	146	95	121
Granite Basin Lake	176	1,004	75	133	103	124
Bubbling Ponds Hatchery (south)	155	344	81	117	74	108
Montezuma Castle National Monument	148	835	85	113	61	81
Heritage Park Complex	146	190	73	103	70	102
Fain Park	141	489	84	97	67	88
Verde River Greenway State Natural Area	137	512	53	115	60	67
Coconino National Forest (west)	136	515	60	107	71	77
Sevenmile Gulch	134	576	56	86	62	82
Page Springs Hatchery	134	373	60	88	57	61
Upper Goldwater Lake	133	690	68	89	78	93
Montezuma Castle National Monument (Montezuma Well)	131	447	63	107	56	66
Coconino National Forest (Cochran Tank)	131	347	63	107	52	47
Horseshoe Ranch	130	178	37	109	74	46
Willow Creek Reservoir (southwest)	130	137	64	77	61	81
Montezuma Castle National Monument (west)	124	674	47	86	44	53
Page Springs Hatchery (north)	123	141	63	89	60	68
Black Canyon City	122	250	67	85	39	61
Coconino National Forest (Beaverhead)	120	180	51	96	60	69
Tuzigoot National Monument	117	269	57	96	22	42
Agua Fria National Monument	112	324	71	87	44	49
Lake Pleasant Regional Park (Castle Creek)	111	251	67	53	24	79
Beaverhead Spring	111	239	55	82	39	63
Bubbling Ponds Hatchery (Page Springs)	108	73	58	83	0	53
Coconino National Forest (southwest)	107	177	44	86	48	48
Cornville	105	177	55	80	44	34
Tuzigoot National Monument (Shea Spring)	103	153	46	83	35	41
West Clear Creek Canyon	103	96	48	66	29	52
Butterfly Spring	102	550	19	84	84	68
Verde River Greenway State Natural Area (Deception Gulch)	100	168	41	71	40	42
Coconino National Forest (southwest 2)	100	163	32	78	32	39
Oak Creek Canyon Scenic Area	99	441	41	70	45	50
Lynx Lake	99	251	41	67	57	55
Lake Pleasant Regional Park (north)	98	302	61	33	14	68
Beasley Flat	97	58	28	72	32	22
Lower Goldwater Lake	96	143	27	65	54	59
Carroll Canyon (Baldwins Crossing)	94	151	50	63	44	38
Lake Montezuma	91	769	60	53	27	35
Coconino National Forest (Sacred Mountain)	91	144	48	56	30	38
Beaver Creek	89	145	40	64	36	17
Elisabeth Creek	88	78	25	64	39	48
Mingus Lake	86	198	5	58	71	34
Upper Verde River Wildlife Area	85	52	0	66	41	48
Deadhorse Lake	84	127	41	71	23	30
Carroll Canyon	83	153	35	48	42	45