We've analyzed all of the Ebird data from 2015 and determined which birding hotspots in Maricopa County, AZ had the most bird sightings.

1. Riparian Preserve at Gilbert Water Ranch
2. Glendale Recharge Ponds
3. Tres Rios Overbank Wetlands (permit required)
4. Salt River--Granite Reef Recreation Area
5. Riggs and Price Rds. ponds
6. Salt River--Coon Bluff Recreation Area
7. ASU Main Campus
8. Hassayampa River Preserve
9. Desert Botanical Garden
10. Veterans Oasis Park
11. Tempe Town Lake
12. Beeline Highway--Sunflower
13. Base and Meridian WA
14. ASU Research Park
15. Higley and Ocotillo Rds. ponds
16. Baseline Rd & Salome Hwy Thrasher spot
17. Papago Park