RFW Bird-watching Resources

  Winter Visitors - Less Common

Swans, Geese and Ducks

Green-winged Teal

(Anas crecca)

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

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Male   Orilla Verde

Male and Female   California
Photo by: David Menke USFWS

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Green-winged Teal


Season - Abundance Status:
Winter Visitor - Less Common

Link to USGS Site with more information: USGS

Hear sounds of Green-winged Teal 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

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

Northern Harrier

(Circus hudsonius)

Family: Accipitridae
Common Family Grouping:
Diurnal Raptors: Vultures, Eagles and Hawks
4-Letter Species Code: noha
Size: Large

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Female   Carrizozo

Male   W. Oklahoma

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Northern Harrier


Season - Abundance Status:
Winter Visitor - Less Common

Link to USGS Site with more information: USGS

Hear sounds of Northern Harrier at xeno-canto.org

Nocturnal Raptors: Owls

Kingfishers

Woodpeckers

Falcons

Tyrant Flycatchers

Shrikes and Vireos

Jays, Crows and their Allies

Larks

Swallows

Chickadees and their Allies

Nuthatches and Creepers

Wrens

Gnatcatchers

Dippers

Kinglets

Thrushes and their Allies

Townsend’s Solitaire

(Myadestes townsendi)

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

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   Harding Mine

   Rio Arriba County

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Townsend’s Solitaire


Season - Abundance Status:
Winter Visitor - Less Common

Link to USGS Site with more information: USGS

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

Mimids "Mimic Thrushes"

Starlings and Mynas

Waxwings

European Passerines

Wagtails and Pipits

Finches

Cassin’s Finch

(Haemorhous cassinii)

Family: Fringillidae
Common Family Grouping:
Finches
4-Letter Species Code: cafi
Size: Small

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Female   Rio Arriba County

Male   Rio Arriba County

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Cassin’s Finch


Season - Abundance Status:
Winter Visitor - Less Common

Link to USGS Site with more information: USGS

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

Sparrows and their Allies

Chats

Icterids: Blackbirds, Orioles and their Allies

Wood-Warblers

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).