RFW Bird-watching Resources

  Spring-Fall Transients - Uncommon

Swans, Geese and Ducks

Canada Goose

(Branta canadensis)

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

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   Rio Arriba County

   Rio Arriba County

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Canada Goose


Season - Abundance Status:
Spring-Fall Transient - Uncommon

Link to USGS Site with more information: USGS

Hear sounds of Canada Goose at xeno-canto.org

Upland Game Birds

Grebes

Pigeons and Doves

Cuckoos and their Allies

Nightjars, Nighthawks and Swifts

Hummingbirds

Gruiformes: Coots, Cranes and Rails

Sora

(Porzana carolina)

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

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   RFW-Corridor
Photo by: John Lay

   Rio Fernando Wetlands
Photo by: Bob Friedrichs

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Sora


Season - Abundance Status:
Spring-Fall Transient - Uncommon

Link to USGS Site with more information: USGS

Hear sounds of Sora at xeno-canto.org

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

Williamson’s Sapsucker

(Sphyrapicus thyroideus)

Family: Picidae
Common Family Grouping:
Woodpeckers
4-Letter Species Code: wisa
Size: Medium

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Female   Rio Arriba County

Male   Cabresto Lake
Photo by: Bob Friedrichs

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Williamson’s Sapsucker


Season - Abundance Status:
Spring-Fall Transient - Uncommon

Link to USGS Site with more information: USGS

Hear sounds of Williamson’s Sapsucker at xeno-canto.org

Falcons

Tyrant Flycatchers

Western Kingbird

(Tyrannus verticalis)

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

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   Bosque del Apache

   Rio Arriba County

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Western Kingbird


Season - Abundance Status:
Spring-Fall Transient - Uncommon

Link to USGS Site with more information: USGS

Hear sounds of Western Kingbird at xeno-canto.org

Shrikes and Vireos

Jays, Crows and their Allies

Larks

Swallows

Tree Swallow

(Tachycineta bicolor)

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

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   Talpa
Photo by: Tom Jackman

Left: Tree Swallow Right: Violet-Green Swallow   Costilla
Photo by: Bob Friedrichs

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Tree Swallow


Season - Abundance Status:
Spring-Fall Transient - Uncommon

Link to USGS Site with more information: USGS

Hear sounds of Tree Swallow at xeno-canto.org

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

Lark Sparrow

(Chondestes grammacus)

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

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   Rio Arriba County

   Rio Arriba County

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Lark Sparrow


Season - Abundance Status:
Spring-Fall Transient - Uncommon

Link to USGS Site with more information: USGS

Hear sounds of Lark Sparrow at xeno-canto.org

White-throated Sparrow

(Zonotrichia albicollis)

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

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   Talpa
Photo by: Tom Jackman


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White-throated Sparrow


Season - Abundance Status:
Spring-Fall Transient - Uncommon

Link to USGS Site with more information: USGS

Hear sounds of White-throated Sparrow at xeno-canto.org

Chats

Icterids: Blackbirds, Orioles and their Allies

Yellow-headed Blackbird

(Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus)

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

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Female   Rio Arriba County

   Taos County
Photo by: Tom Jackman

   RFW Corridor
Photo by: John Lay
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Yellow-headed Blackbird


Season - Abundance Status:
Spring-Fall Transient - Uncommon

Link to USGS Site with more information: USGS

Hear sounds of Yellow-headed Blackbird at xeno-canto.org

Western Meadowlark

(Sturnella neglecta)

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

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   Maxwell Lakes


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Western Meadowlark


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

Link to USGS Site with more information: USGS

Hear sounds of Western Meadowlark at xeno-canto.org

Wood-Warblers

Virginia’s Warbler

(Leiothlypis virginiae)

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

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   Rio Arriba County

   

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Virginia’s Warbler


Season - Abundance Status:
Spring-Fall Transient - Uncommon

Link to USGS Site with more information: USGS

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

MacGillivray’s Warbler

(Geothlypis tolmiei)

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

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   Rio Fernando Wetlands
Photo by: Tom Jackman

   El Morro National Monument
Photo by: Sarah Beckwith - NPS

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MacGillivray’s Warbler


Season - Abundance Status:
Spring-Fall Transient - Uncommon

Link to USGS Site with more information: USGS

Hear sounds of MacGillivray’s 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).