RFW Bird-watching Resources

  Migrant Summer Breeders - Common

Swans, Geese and Ducks

Upland Game Birds

Grebes

Pigeons and Doves

Mourning Dove

(Zenaida macroura)

Family: Columbidae
Common Family Grouping:
Pigeons and Doves
4-Letter Species Code: modo
Size: Medium

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   Rio Arriba County

   Rio Arriba County

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Mourning Dove


Season - Abundance Status:
Migrant Summer Breeder - Common

Link to USGS Site with more information: USGS

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Cuckoos and their Allies

Nightjars, Nighthawks and Swifts

Hummingbirds

Gruiformes: Coots, Cranes and Rails

Virginia Rail

(Rallus limicola)

Family: Rallidae
Common Family Grouping:
Gruiformes: Coots, Cranes and Rails
4-Letter Species Code: vira
Size: Medium

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   Arroyo Hondo
Photo by: Bob Friedrichs

   Arroyo Hondo
Photo by: Bob Friedrichs

   Arroyo Hondo
Photo by: Bob Friedrichs
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Virginia Rail


Season - Abundance Status:
Migrant Summer Breeder - Common

Link to USGS Site with more information: USGS

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Smaller Wading Birds

Gulls, Terns and Skimmers

Medium to Large Waterbirds: Pelicans and their Allies

Long-legged Wading Birds

Black-crowned Night-Heron

(Nycticorax nycticorax)

Family: Ardeidae
Common Family Grouping:
Long-legged Wading Birds
4-Letter Species Code: bcnh
Size: Large

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Adult   Rio Arriba County
Photo by: Barbara Hegranes

Juvenile   Orilla Verde

Adult in Flight   Orilla Verde
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Black-crowned Night-Heron


Season - Abundance Status:
Migrant Summer Breeder - Common

Link to USGS Site with more information: USGS

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Diurnal Raptors: Vultures, Eagles and Hawks

Turkey Vulture

(Cathartes aura)

Family: Cathartidae
Common Family Grouping:
Diurnal Raptors: Vultures, Eagles and Hawks
4-Letter Species Code: tuvu
Size: Large

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   Rio Arriba County

   Rio Arriba County

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Turkey Vulture


Season - Abundance Status:
Migrant Summer Breeder - Common

Link to USGS Site with more information: USGS

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Nocturnal Raptors: Owls

Kingfishers

Woodpeckers

Falcons

Tyrant Flycatchers

Western Wood-Pewee

(Contopus sordidulus)

Family: Tyrannidae
Common Family Grouping:
Tyrant Flycatchers
4-Letter Species Code: wewp
Size: Small

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   Rio Arriba County

   Rio Arriba County

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Western Wood-Pewee


Season - Abundance Status:
Migrant Summer Breeder - Common

Link to USGS Site with more information: USGS

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Black Phoebe

(Sayornis nigricans)

Family: Tyrannidae
Common Family Grouping:
Tyrant Flycatchers
4-Letter Species Code: blph
Size: Small

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   Rio Arriba County

   Rio Arriba County

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Black Phoebe


Season - Abundance Status:
Migrant Summer Breeder - Common

Link to USGS Site with more information: USGS

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Shrikes and Vireos

Jays, Crows and their Allies

Larks

Swallows

Violet-green Swallow

(Tachycineta thalassina)

Family: Hirundinidae
Common Family Grouping:
Swallows
4-Letter Species Code: vgsw
Size: Small

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   Rio Arriba County

   Rio Arriba County

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Violet-green Swallow


Season - Abundance Status:
Migrant Summer Breeder - Common

Link to USGS Site with more information: USGS

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Barn Swallow

(Hirundo rustica)

Family: Hirundinidae
Common Family Grouping:
Swallows
4-Letter Species Code: bars
Size: Small

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   Rio Arriba County

   Peñasco

   Peñasco
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Barn Swallow


Season - Abundance Status:
Migrant Summer Breeder - Common

Link to USGS Site with more information: USGS

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Chickadees and their Allies

Nuthatches and Creepers

Wrens

Gnatcatchers

Dippers

Kinglets

Thrushes and their Allies

Mimids "Mimic Thrushes"

Gray Catbird

(Dumetella carolinensis)

Family: Mimidae
Common Family Grouping:
Mimids "Mimic Thrushes"
4-Letter Species Code: grca
Size: Small

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   Rio Arriba County

   Taos

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Gray Catbird


Season - Abundance Status:
Migrant Summer Breeder - Common

Link to USGS Site with more information: USGS

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Starlings and Mynas

Waxwings

European Passerines

Wagtails and Pipits

Finches

Lesser Goldfinch

(Spinus psaltria)

Family: Fringillidae
Common Family Grouping:
Finches
4-Letter Species Code: lego
Size: Very Small

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Female   Rio Arriba County

Male   Rio Arriba County

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Lesser Goldfinch


Season - Abundance Status:
Migrant Summer Breeder - Common

Link to USGS Site with more information: USGS

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Sparrows and their Allies

Chats

Icterids: Blackbirds, Orioles and their Allies

Common Grackle

(Quiscalus quiscula)

Family: Icteridae
Common Family Grouping:
Icterids: Blackbirds, Orioles and their Allies
4-Letter Species Code: cogr
Size: Medium

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   RFW Corridor
Photo by: John Lay

   RFW Corridor
Photo by: John Lay

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Common Grackle


Season - Abundance Status:
Migrant Summer Breeder - Common

Link to USGS Site with more information: USGS

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Wood-Warblers

Common Yellowthroat

(Geothlypis trichas)

Family: Parulidae
Common Family Grouping:
Wood-Warblers
4-Letter Species Code: coye
Size: Small

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Common Yellowthroat


Season - Abundance Status:
Migrant Summer Breeder - Common

Link to USGS Site with more information: USGS

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Yellow Warbler

(Setophaga petechia)

Family: Parulidae
Common Family Grouping:
Wood-Warblers
4-Letter Species Code: yewa
Size: Small

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   Rio Arriba County

   

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Yellow Warbler


Season - Abundance Status:
Migrant Summer Breeder - Common

Link to USGS Site with more information: USGS

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Tanagers

Grosbeaks (Cardinalidae)

Buntings

Range data provided by Infonatura/Natureserve. Ridgely, R. S., T. F. Alnutt, T. Brooks, D. K. McNicol, D. W. Mehlman, B. E. Young, and J. R. Zook. 2005 Digital Distribution Maps of the Birds of the Western Hemisphere, version 2.1 NatureServe, Arlington, Virginia, USA

eBird and CBC Graphs created with Google Charts: https://developers.google.com/chart

Data for CBC Graph: National Audubon Society (2020). The Christmas Bird Count Historical Results Online. Available http://www.christmasbirdcount.org November, 2020

Data for eBird Graph: eBird. 2021. eBird: An online database of bird distribution and abundance. eBird, Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, New York. Available: http://www.ebird.org. (Accessed: January 7, 2021).