RFW Bird-watching Resources

  Winter Visitors - Uncommon

Swans, Geese and Ducks

Upland Game Birds

Grebes

Pigeons and Doves

Cuckoos and their Allies

Nightjars, Nighthawks and Swifts

Hummingbirds

Gruiformes: Coots, Cranes and Rails

Smaller Wading Birds

Wilson’s Snipe

(Gallinago delicata)

Family: Scolopacidae
Common Family Grouping:
Smaller Wading Birds
4-Letter Species Code: wisn
Size: Medium

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   Alaska
Photo by: David Ward, USFWS


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Wilson’s Snipe


Season - Abundance Status:
Winter Visitor - Uncommon

Link to USGS Site with more information: USGS

Hear sounds of Wilson’s Snipe at xeno-canto.org

Gulls, Terns and Skimmers

Medium to Large Waterbirds: Pelicans and their Allies

Long-legged Wading Birds

Diurnal Raptors: Vultures, Eagles and Hawks

Bald Eagle

(Haliaeetus leucocephalus)

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

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Adult   Rio Arriba County

Immature   Rio Arriba County
Photo by: Sarah Nelson

Adult   Orilla Verde
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Bald Eagle


Season - Abundance Status:
Winter Visitor - Uncommon

Link to USGS Site with more information: USGS

Hear sounds of Bald Eagle at xeno-canto.org

Nocturnal Raptors: Owls

Kingfishers

Woodpeckers

Falcons

Merlin

(Falco columbarius)

Family: Falconidae
Common Family Grouping:
Falcons
4-Letter Species Code: merl
Size: Medium

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   Harding Mine

   Rio Arriba County

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Merlin


Season - Abundance Status:
Winter Visitor - Uncommon

Link to USGS Site with more information: USGS

Hear sounds of Merlin at xeno-canto.org

Tyrant Flycatchers

Shrikes and Vireos

Jays, Crows and their Allies

Steller’s Jay

(Cyanocitta stelleri)

Family: Corvidae
Common Family Grouping:
Jays, Crows and their Allies
4-Letter Species Code: stja
Size: Medium

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   Pot Creek


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Steller’s Jay


Season - Abundance Status:
Winter Visitor - Uncommon

Link to USGS Site with more information: USGS

Hear sounds of Steller’s Jay at xeno-canto.org

Larks

Swallows

Chickadees and their Allies

Nuthatches and Creepers

Brown Creeper

(Certhia americana)

Family: Certhiidae
Common Family Grouping:
Nuthatches and Creepers
4-Letter Species Code: brcr
Size: Small

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   Rio Arriba County


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Brown Creeper


Season - Abundance Status:
Winter Visitor - Uncommon

Link to USGS Site with more information: USGS

Hear sounds of Brown Creeper at xeno-canto.org

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

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).