RFW Bird-watching Resources

  Migrant Summer Breeders - Less Common

Swans, Geese and Ducks

Cinnamon Teal

(Spatula cyanoptera)

Family: Anatidae
Common Family Grouping:
Swans, Geese and Ducks
4-Letter Species Code: cite
Size: Large

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   Female
Photo by: Dave Menke, USFWS

Male   
Photo by: George Gentry, USFWS

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Cinnamon Teal


Season - Abundance Status:
Migrant Summer Breeder - Less Common

Link to USGS Site with more information: USGS

Hear sounds of Cinnamon Teal at xeno-canto.org

Upland Game Birds

Grebes

Pigeons and Doves

Cuckoos and their Allies

Nightjars, Nighthawks and Swifts

Hummingbirds

Black-chinned Hummingbird

(Archilochus alexandri)

Family: Trochilidae
Common Family Grouping:
Hummingbirds
4-Letter Species Code: bchu
Size: Very Small

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Female   Costilla
Photo by: Bob Friedrichs

Male   Rio Arriba County

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Black-chinned Hummingbird


Season - Abundance Status:
Migrant Summer Breeder - Less Common

Link to USGS Site with more information: USGS

Hear sounds of Black-chinned Hummingbird at xeno-canto.org

Broad-tailed Hummingbird

(Selasphorus platycercus)

Family: Trochilidae
Common Family Grouping:
Hummingbirds
4-Letter Species Code: bthu
Size: Very Small

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Female   Costilla
Photo by: Bob Friedrichs

Male   Rio Arriba County

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Broad-tailed Hummingbird


Season - Abundance Status:
Migrant Summer Breeder - Less Common

Link to USGS Site with more information: USGS

Hear sounds of Broad-tailed Hummingbird at xeno-canto.org

Gruiformes: Coots, Cranes and Rails

Smaller Wading Birds

Gulls, Terns and Skimmers

Medium to Large Waterbirds: Pelicans and their Allies

Long-legged Wading Birds

Green Heron

(Butorides virescens)

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

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   South Texas

   Rio Arriba County

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Green Heron


Season - Abundance Status:
Migrant Summer Breeder - Less Common

Link to USGS Site with more information: USGS

Hear sounds of Green Heron at xeno-canto.org

Diurnal Raptors: Vultures, Eagles and Hawks

Nocturnal Raptors: Owls

Kingfishers

Woodpeckers

Falcons

Tyrant Flycatchers

Say’s Phoebe

(Sayornis saya)

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

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   Rio Arriba County

   Atrisco, Bernalillo County

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Say’s Phoebe


Season - Abundance Status:
Migrant Summer Breeder - Less Common

Link to USGS Site with more information: USGS

Hear sounds of Say’s Phoebe at xeno-canto.org

Shrikes and Vireos

Jays, Crows and their Allies

Larks

Swallows

Northern Rough-winged Swallow

(Stelgidopteryx serripennis)

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

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   Rio Arriba County

   Rio Arriba County

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Northern Rough-winged Swallow


Season - Abundance Status:
Migrant Summer Breeder - Less Common

Link to USGS Site with more information: USGS

Hear sounds of Northern Rough-winged Swallow at xeno-canto.org

Chickadees and their Allies

Nuthatches and Creepers

Wrens

House Wren

(Troglodytes aedon)

Family: Troglodytidae
Common Family Grouping:
Wrens
4-Letter Species Code: howr
Size: Very Small

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   Rio Fernando Wetlands

   Rio Fernando Wetlands

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House Wren


Season - Abundance Status:
Migrant Summer Breeder - Less Common

Link to USGS Site with more information: USGS

Hear sounds of House Wren at xeno-canto.org

Gnatcatchers

Dippers

Kinglets

Thrushes and their Allies

Mimids "Mimic Thrushes"

Starlings and Mynas

Waxwings

European Passerines

Wagtails and Pipits

Finches

Sparrows and their Allies

Chats

Yellow-breasted Chat

(Icteria virens)

Family: Icteriidae
Common Family Grouping:
Chats
4-Letter Species Code: ybch
Size: Small

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   Rio Arriba County

   Rio Arriba County

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Yellow-breasted Chat


Season - Abundance Status:
Migrant Summer Breeder - Less Common

Link to USGS Site with more information: USGS

Hear sounds of Yellow-breasted Chat at xeno-canto.org

Icterids: Blackbirds, Orioles and their Allies

Brown-headed Cowbird

(Molothrus ater)

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

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Adult Male   Orilla Verde

Adult Female   Orilla Verde

Juvenile   Orilla Verde
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Brown-headed Cowbird


Season - Abundance Status:
Migrant Summer Breeder - Less Common

Link to USGS Site with more information: USGS

Hear sounds of Brown-headed Cowbird at xeno-canto.org

Wood-Warblers

Tanagers

Grosbeaks (Cardinalidae)

Blue Grosbeak

(Passerina caerulea)

Family: Cardinalidae
Common Family Grouping:
Grosbeaks (Cardinalidae)
4-Letter Species Code: blgr
Size: Small

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Adult Male   Rio Arriba County

Pair   Rio Arriba County

Adult Male   Rio Arriba County
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Blue Grosbeak


Season - Abundance Status:
Migrant Summer Breeder - Less Common

Link to USGS Site with more information: USGS

Hear sounds of Blue Grosbeak at xeno-canto.org

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).