Birds in Arizona in November: What to Photograph (60 Species)

60 birds were recorded seen in Arizona in November in our iNaturalist sample; 0 of the top 50 are at their peak this month. The list is ranked by number of research-grade observations.

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Top birds in November

Gila Woodpecker676 obs.

White-crowned Sparrow675 obs.

Great-tailed Grackle645 obs.

House Finch645 obs.

Gambel's Quail627 obs.

Anna's Hummingbird616 obs.

Mourning Dove615 obs.

Curve-billed Thrasher593 obs.

Vermilion Flycatcher581 obs.

Red-tailed Hawk580 obs.

Cactus Wren578 obs.

Greater Roadrunner574 obs.

All birds seen in Arizona in November

#	Species	Scientific name	Family	Obs.	Peak in state
1	Gila Woodpecker	Melanerpes uropygialis	Woodpeckers	676	Apr (past peak)
2	White-crowned Sparrow	Zonotrichia leucophrys	New World Sparrows	675	Jan (past peak)
3	Great-tailed Grackle	Quiscalus mexicanus	New World Blackbirds and Orioles	645	Apr (past peak)
4	House Finch	Haemorhous mexicanus	Finches, Euphonias, and Allies	645	Apr (past peak)
5	Gambel's Quail	Callipepla gambelii	New World Quails	627	Apr (past peak)
6	Anna's Hummingbird	Calypte anna	Hummingbirds	616	Mar (past peak)
7	Mourning Dove	Zenaida macroura	Pigeons and Doves	615	Apr (past peak)
8	Curve-billed Thrasher	Toxostoma curvirostre	Mockingbirds and Thrashers	593	Apr (past peak)
9	Vermilion Flycatcher	Pyrocephalus rubinus	Tyrant Flycatchers	581	Apr (past peak)
10	Red-tailed Hawk	Buteo jamaicensis	Hawks, Eagles, and Kites	580	Jan (past peak)
11	Cactus Wren	Campylorhynchus brunneicapillus	Wrens	578	Apr (past peak)
12	Greater Roadrunner	Geococcyx californianus	Cuckoos	574	Aug (past peak)
13	American Coot	Fulica americana	Rails, Gallinules, and Coots	524	Mar (past peak)
14	American Wigeon	Mareca americana	Ducks, Geese, and Swans	468	Dec (rising)
15	Cooper's Hawk	Astur cooperii	Hawks, Eagles, and Kites	468	Mar (past peak)
16	Verdin	Auriparus flaviceps	Penduline-Tits	464	Apr (past peak)
17	Northern Mockingbird	Mimus polyglottos	Mockingbirds and Thrashers	442	Apr (past peak)
18	Phainopepla	Phainopepla nitens	Silky-flycatchers	434	Mar (past peak)
19	Common Raven	Corvus corax	Crows, Jays, and Magpies	425	Mar (past peak)
20	Yellow-rumped Warbler	Setophaga coronata	New World Warblers	395	Mar (past peak)
21	Ring-necked Duck	Aythya collaris	Ducks, Geese, and Swans	370	Jan (past peak)
22	Mallard	Anas platyrhynchos	Ducks, Geese, and Swans	360	Apr (past peak)
23	Lesser Goldfinch	Spinus psaltria	Finches, Euphonias, and Allies	354	Apr (past peak)
24	Great Blue Heron	Ardea herodias	Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns	340	Apr (past peak)
25	American Kestrel	Falco sparverius	Falcons and Caracaras	333	Jan (past peak)
26	Say's Phoebe	Sayornis saya	Tyrant Flycatchers	331	Jan (past peak)
27	Black-throated Sparrow	Amphispiza bilineata	New World Sparrows	321	Mar (past peak)
28	Black Phoebe	Sayornis nigricans	Tyrant Flycatchers	311	Jan (past peak)
29	Dark-eyed Junco	Junco hyemalis	New World Sparrows	309	Mar (past peak)
30	Rock Wren	Salpinctes obsoletus	Wrens	303	Jan (past peak)
31	Ruby-crowned Kinglet	Corthylio calendula	Kinglets	299	Jan (past peak)
32	Costa's Hummingbird	Calypte costae	Hummingbirds	291	Mar (past peak)
33	Great Egret	Ardea alba	Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns	279	Dec (rising)
34	Western Bluebird	Sialia mexicana	Thrushes	271	Jan (past peak)
35	Abert's Towhee	Melozone aberti	New World Sparrows	271	Apr (past peak)
36	Pied-billed Grebe	Podilymbus podiceps	Grebes	261	Jan (past peak)
37	Ladder-backed Woodpecker	Dryobates scalaris	Woodpeckers	259	Apr (past peak)
38	Acorn Woodpecker	Melanerpes formicivorus	Woodpeckers	243	May (past peak)
39	Loggerhead Shrike	Lanius ludovicianus	Shrikes	239	Jan (past peak)
40	Northern Cardinal	Cardinalis cardinalis	Cardinals and Allies	237	Apr (past peak)
41	Mexican Jay	Aphelocoma wollweberi	Crows, Jays, and Magpies	230	May (past peak)
42	House Sparrow	Passer domesticus	Old World Sparrows	224	Apr (past peak)
43	Eurasian Collared-Dove	Streptopelia decaocto	Pigeons and Doves	213	Apr (past peak)
44	Woodhouse's Scrub-Jay	Aphelocoma woodhouseii	Crows, Jays, and Magpies	213	Mar (past peak)
45	Harris's Hawk	Parabuteo unicinctus	Hawks, Eagles, and Kites	212	Jan (past peak)
46	Black-crowned Night Heron	Nycticorax nycticorax	Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns	203	Jan (past peak)
47	Northern Flicker	Colaptes auratus	Woodpeckers	199	Oct (past peak)
48	Green Heron	Butorides virescens	Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns	191	Apr (past peak)
49	Canyon Towhee	Melozone fusca	New World Sparrows	189	May (past peak)
50	Northern Shoveler	Spatula clypeata	Ducks, Geese, and Swans	187	Jan (past peak)

Birds Seen in Arizona in November

Top birds in November

All birds seen in Arizona in November