RFW Bird-watching Resources

  Migrant Summer Breeders - Uncommon

Swans, Geese and Ducks

Upland Game Birds

Grebes

Pigeons and Doves

White-winged Dove

(Zenaida asiatica)

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

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   Rio Arriba County
Photo by: Sarah Nelson

   Rio Arriba County

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White-winged Dove


Season - Abundance Status:
Migrant Summer Breeder - Uncommon
Small numbers over-winter.

Link to USGS Site with more information: USGS

Hear sounds of White-winged Dove at xeno-canto.org

Cuckoos and their Allies

Nightjars, Nighthawks and Swifts

Hummingbirds

Gruiformes: Coots, Cranes and Rails

Smaller Wading Birds

Gulls, Terns and Skimmers

Medium to Large Waterbirds: Pelicans and their Allies

Long-legged Wading Birds

Diurnal Raptors: Vultures, Eagles and Hawks

Nocturnal Raptors: Owls

Kingfishers

Woodpeckers

Red-naped Sapsucker

(Sphyrapicus nuchalis)

Family: Picidae
Common Family Grouping:
Woodpeckers
4-Letter Species Code: rnsa
Size: Small

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Male   Rio Arriba County

Male   Rio Arriba County

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Red-naped Sapsucker


Season - Abundance Status:
Migrant Summer Breeder - Uncommon

Link to USGS Site with more information: USGS

Hear sounds of Red-naped Sapsucker at xeno-canto.org

Falcons

Tyrant Flycatchers

Willow Flycatcher

(Empidonax traillii)

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

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   Rio Arriba County


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Willow Flycatcher


Season - Abundance Status:
Migrant Summer Breeder - Uncommon

Link to USGS Site with more information: USGS

Hear sounds of Willow Flycatcher at xeno-canto.org

Shrikes and Vireos

Warbling Vireo

(Vireo gilvus)

Family: Vireonidae
Common Family Grouping:
Shrikes and Vireos
4-Letter Species Code: wavi
Size: Small

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   Rio Arriba County

   Rio Arriba County

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Warbling Vireo


Season - Abundance Status:
Migrant Summer Breeder - Uncommon

Link to USGS Site with more information: USGS

Hear sounds of Warbling Vireo at xeno-canto.org

Jays, Crows and their Allies

Larks

Swallows

Chickadees and their Allies

Nuthatches and Creepers

Wrens

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

Icterids: Blackbirds, Orioles and their Allies

Bullock’s Oriole

(Icterus bullockii)

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

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   Rio Arriba County

   

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Bullock’s Oriole


Season - Abundance Status:
Migrant Summer Breeder - Uncommon

Link to USGS Site with more information: USGS

Hear sounds of Bullock’s Oriole at xeno-canto.org

Brewer’s Blackbird

(Euphagus cyanocephalus)

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

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Female   Costilla
Photo by: Bob Friedrichs

Adult Male   Rio Arriba County

Adult Male   RFW Corridor
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Brewer’s Blackbird


Season - Abundance Status:
Migrant Summer Breeder - Uncommon

Link to USGS Site with more information: USGS

Hear sounds of Brewer’s Blackbird at xeno-canto.org

Wood-Warblers

Tanagers

Grosbeaks (Cardinalidae)

Black-headed Grosbeak

(Pheucticus melanocephalus)

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

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Adult Male   Rio Arriba County

Adult Female   Rio Arriba County

Juvenile   Rio Arriba County
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Black-headed Grosbeak


Season - Abundance Status:
Migrant Summer Breeder - Uncommon

Link to USGS Site with more information: USGS

Hear sounds of Black-headed Grosbeak at xeno-canto.org

Buntings

Lazuli Bunting

(Passerina amoena)

Family: Cardinalidae
Common Family Grouping:
Buntings
4-Letter Species Code: lazb
Size: Small

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Lazuli Bunting


Season - Abundance Status:
Migrant Summer Breeder - Uncommon

Link to USGS Site with more information: USGS

Hear sounds of Lazuli Bunting at xeno-canto.org

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).