RFW Bird-watching Resources

  Spring-Fall Transients - Rare

Swans, Geese and Ducks

Blue-winged Teal

(Spatula discors)

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

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   Rio Arriba County

   South Texas

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Blue-winged Teal


Season - Abundance Status:
Spring-Fall Transient - Rare

Link to USGS Site with more information: USGS

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Upland Game Birds

Grebes

Pigeons and Doves

Cuckoos and their Allies

Yellow-billed Cuckoo

(Coccyzus americanus)

Family: Cuculidae
Common Family Grouping:
Cuckoos and their Allies
4-Letter Species Code: ybcu
Size: Medium

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   Rio Fernando Wetlands
Photo by: Bob Friedrichs

   Rio Arriba County

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Yellow-billed Cuckoo


Season - Abundance Status:
Spring-Fall Transient - Rare

Link to USGS Site with more information: USGS

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Nightjars, Nighthawks and Swifts

Hummingbirds

Gruiformes: Coots, Cranes and Rails

American Coot

(Fulica americana)

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

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   Orilla Verde

   Orilla Verde

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American Coot


Season - Abundance Status:
Spring-Fall Transient - Rare

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

White-faced Ibis

(Plegadis chihi)

Family: Threskiornithidae
Common Family Grouping:
Long-legged Wading Birds
4-Letter Species Code: wfib
Size: Large

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   Rio Arriba County

   Rio Arriba County

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White-faced Ibis


Season - Abundance Status:
Spring-Fall Transient - Rare

Link to USGS Site with more information: USGS

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Diurnal Raptors: Vultures, Eagles and Hawks

Nocturnal Raptors: Owls

Kingfishers

Woodpeckers

Falcons

Tyrant Flycatchers

Ash-throated Flycatcher

(Myiarchus cinerascens)

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

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   Rio Arriba County

   Rio Arriba County

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Ash-throated Flycatcher


Season - Abundance Status:
Spring-Fall Transient - Rare

Link to USGS Site with more information: USGS

Hear sounds of Ash-throated Flycatcher at xeno-canto.org

Cassin’s Kingbird

(Tyrannus vociferans)

Family: Tyrannidae
Common Family Grouping:
Tyrant Flycatchers
4-Letter Species Code: caki
Size: Medium

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   Rio Arriba County

   Rio Arriba County

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Cassin’s Kingbird


Season - Abundance Status:
Spring-Fall Transient - Rare

Link to USGS Site with more information: USGS

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Eastern Kingbird

(Tyrannus tyrannus)

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

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   South Texas


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Eastern Kingbird


Season - Abundance Status:
Spring-Fall Transient - Rare

Link to USGS Site with more information: USGS

Hear sounds of Eastern Kingbird at xeno-canto.org

Olive-sided Flycatcher

(Contopus cooperi)

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

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   Santa Fe


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Olive-sided Flycatcher


Season - Abundance Status:
Spring-Fall Transient - Rare

Link to USGS Site with more information: USGS

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Hammond’s Flyctcher

(Empidonax hammondii)

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

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   Taos County
Photo by: Bob Friedrichs


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Hammond’s Flyctcher


Season - Abundance Status:
Spring-Fall Transient - Rare

Link to USGS Site with more information: USGS

Hear sounds of Hammond’s Flyctcher at xeno-canto.org

Gray Flycatcher

(Empidonax wrightii)

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

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   Rio Arriba County

   Rio Arriba County

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Gray Flycatcher


Season - Abundance Status:
Spring-Fall Transient - Rare

Link to USGS Site with more information: USGS

Hear sounds of Gray Flycatcher at xeno-canto.org

Dusky Flycatcher

(Empidonax oberholseri)

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

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   Rio Fernando Wetlands
Photo by: Tom Jackman

   Taos County
Photo by: Bob Friedrichs

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Dusky Flycatcher


Season - Abundance Status:
Spring-Fall Transient - Rare

Link to USGS Site with more information: USGS

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Shrikes and Vireos

Loggerhead Shrike

(Lanius ludovicianus)

Family: Laniidae
Common Family Grouping:
Shrikes and Vireos
4-Letter Species Code: losh
Size: Medium

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   La Cieneguilla, Santa Fe County

   La Cieneguilla, Santa Fe County

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Loggerhead Shrike


Season - Abundance Status:
Spring-Fall Transient - Rare

Link to USGS Site with more information: USGS

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Cassin’s Vireo

(Vireo cassinii)

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

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   Costilla
Photo by: Bob Friedrichs

   Arroyo Hondo
Photo by: Bob Friedrichs

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Cassin’s Vireo


Season - Abundance Status:
Spring-Fall Transient - Rare

Link to USGS Site with more information: USGS

Hear sounds of Cassin’s Vireo at xeno-canto.org

Plumbeous Vireo

(Vireo plumbeus)

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

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   Rio Arriba County

   El Morro National Monument

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Plumbeous Vireo


Season - Abundance Status:
Spring-Fall Transient - Rare

Link to USGS Site with more information: USGS

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Jays, Crows and their Allies

Larks

Swallows

Bank Swallow

(Riparia riparia)

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

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   Costilla
Photo by: Bob Friedrichs

   Costilla
Photo by: Bob Friedrichs

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Bank Swallow


Season - Abundance Status:
Spring-Fall Transient - Rare

Link to USGS Site with more information: USGS

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Chickadees and their Allies

Nuthatches and Creepers

Wrens

Gnatcatchers

Blue-gray Gnatcatcher

(Polioptila caerulea)

Family: Polioptilidae
Common Family Grouping:
Gnatcatchers
4-Letter Species Code: bggn
Size: Very Small

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Male   Rio Fernando Wetlands
Photo by: Tom Jackman

Adult Female   Orilla Verde

Adult   Rio Arriba County
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Blue-gray Gnatcatcher


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

Link to USGS Site with more information: USGS

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Dippers

Kinglets

Thrushes and their Allies

Mimids "Mimic Thrushes"

Starlings and Mynas

Waxwings

European Passerines

Wagtails and Pipits

American Pipit

(Anthus rubescens)

Family: Motacillidae
Common Family Grouping:
Wagtails and Pipits
4-Letter Species Code: ampi
Size: Small

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Photo by: Steve Knox


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American Pipit


Season - Abundance Status:
Spring-Fall Transient - Rare

Link to USGS Site with more information: USGS

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Finches

Sparrows and their Allies

Brewer’s Sparrow

(Spizella breweri)

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

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   Rio Fernando Wetlands
Photo by: Tom Jackman

   Costilla
Photo by: Bob Friedrichs

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Brewer’s Sparrow


Season - Abundance Status:
Spring-Fall Transient - Rare

Link to USGS Site with more information: USGS

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Vesper Sparrow

(Pooecetes gramineus)

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

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   Rio Arriba County

   Rio Arriba County

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Vesper Sparrow


Season - Abundance Status:
Spring-Fall Transient - Rare

Link to USGS Site with more information: USGS

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Savannah Sparrow

(Passerculus sandwichensis)

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

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   Rio Arriba County


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Savannah Sparrow


Season - Abundance Status:
Spring-Fall Transient - Rare

Link to USGS Site with more information: USGS

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Swamp Sparrow

(Melospiza georgiana)

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

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   Texas
Photo by: Bob Friedrichs


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Swamp Sparrow


Season - Abundance Status:
Spring-Fall Transient - Rare

Link to USGS Site with more information: USGS

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Chats

Icterids: Blackbirds, Orioles and their Allies

Wood-Warblers

Northern Waterthrush

(Parkesia noveboracensis)

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

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Photo by: Steve Knox


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Northern Waterthrush


Season - Abundance Status:
Spring-Fall Transient - Rare

Link to USGS Site with more information: USGS

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Nashville Warbler

(Leiothlypis ruficapilla)

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

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   Orilla Verde
Photo by: Bob Friedrichs

   Rio Fernando Wetlands
Photo by: Bob Friedrichs

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Nashville Warbler


Season - Abundance Status:
Spring-Fall Transient - Rare

Link to USGS Site with more information: USGS

Hear sounds of Nashville Warbler at xeno-canto.org

Townsend’s Warbler

(Setophaga townsendi)

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

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   Rio Fernando Wetlands
Photo by: Bob Friedrichs

   Rio Fernando Wetlands
Photo by: Tom Jackman

   Costilla
Photo by: Bob Friedrichs
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Townsend’s Warbler


Season - Abundance Status:
Spring-Fall Transient - Rare

Link to USGS Site with more information: USGS

Hear sounds of Townsend’s Warbler at xeno-canto.org

Tanagers

Grosbeaks (Cardinalidae)

Rose-breasted Grosbeak

(Pheucticus ludovicianus)

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

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   Rio Arriba County


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Rose-breasted Grosbeak


Season - Abundance Status:
Spring-Fall Transient - Rare

Link to USGS Site with more information: USGS

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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).