RFW Bird-watching Resources

  Spring-Fall Transients - Less Common

Swans, Geese and Ducks

Upland Game Birds

Grebes

Pigeons and Doves

Cuckoos and their Allies

Nightjars, Nighthawks and Swifts

Hummingbirds

Calliope Hummingbird

(Selasphorus calliope)

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

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   Costilla
Photo by: Bob Friedrichs

Male   Rio Arriba County

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Calliope Hummingbird


Season - Abundance Status:
Spring-Fall Transient - Less Common

Link to USGS Site with more information: USGS

Hear sounds of Calliope 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

Diurnal Raptors: Vultures, Eagles and Hawks

Nocturnal Raptors: Owls

Kingfishers

Woodpeckers

Falcons

Tyrant Flycatchers

Cordilleran Flycatcher

(Empidonax occidentalis)

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

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   Santa Fe


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Cordilleran Flycatcher


Season - Abundance Status:
Spring-Fall Transient - Less Common
Small numbers stay the summer and breed.

Link to USGS Site with more information: USGS

Hear sounds of Cordilleran Flycatcher at xeno-canto.org

Shrikes and Vireos

Jays, Crows and their Allies

Larks

Swallows

Chickadees and their Allies

Nuthatches and Creepers

Wrens

Marsh Wren

(Cistothorus palustris)

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

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   Rio Fernando Wetlands
Photo by: Bob Friedrichs


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Marsh Wren


Season - Abundance Status:
Spring-Fall Transient - Less Common
Small numbers over-winter.

Link to USGS Site with more information: USGS

Hear sounds of Marsh Wren at xeno-canto.org

Gnatcatchers

Dippers

Kinglets

Thrushes and their Allies

Hermit Thrush

(Catharus guttatus)

Family: Turdidae
Common Family Grouping:
Thrushes and their Allies
4-Letter Species Code: heth
Size: Small

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   Rio Arriba County

   Rio Arriba County

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Hermit Thrush


Season - Abundance Status:
Spring-Fall Transient - Less Common
Small numbers over-winter.

Link to USGS Site with more information: USGS

Hear sounds of Hermit Thrush at xeno-canto.org

Mimids "Mimic Thrushes"

Starlings and Mynas

Waxwings

European Passerines

Wagtails and Pipits

Finches

Sparrows and their Allies

Lincoln’s Sparrow

(Melospiza lincolnii)

Family: Passerellidae
Common Family Grouping:
Sparrows and their Allies
4-Letter Species Code: lisp
Size: Small

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Photo by: Steve Knox

   
Photo by: Steve Knox

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Lincoln’s Sparrow


Season - Abundance Status:
Spring-Fall Transient - Less Common

Link to USGS Site with more information: USGS

Hear sounds of Lincoln’s Sparrow at xeno-canto.org

Green-tailed Towhee

(Pipilo chlorurus)

Family: Passerellidae
Common Family Grouping:
Sparrows and their Allies
4-Letter Species Code: gtto
Size: Small

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Photo by: Steve Knox

   
Photo by: Steve Knox

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Green-tailed Towhee


Season - Abundance Status:
Spring-Fall Transient - Less Common

Link to USGS Site with more information: USGS

Hear sounds of Green-tailed Towhee at xeno-canto.org

Chats

Icterids: Blackbirds, Orioles and their Allies

Wood-Warblers

Orange-crowned Warbler

(Leiothlypis celata)

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

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   Rio Arriba County

   

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Orange-crowned Warbler


Season - Abundance Status:
Spring-Fall Transient - Less Common

Link to USGS Site with more information: USGS

Hear sounds of Orange-crowned Warbler at xeno-canto.org

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).