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WINGS Birding Tours – Bird List

New Mexico in Winter

Cumulative Checklist

With Gavin Bieber and Greg Greene as leaders

  • Column A = number of tours out of four on which this species has been recorded
  • Column B = number of days this species was seen on the 2010 tour
  • Column C = maximum daily count for this species on the 2010 tour
  • Column D = H = heard only, X= seen in 2010
A B C D
1 Greater White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons
4 Snow Goose 4 9000 Chen caerulescens
4 Ross's Goose 3 1000 Chen rossii
1 Barnacle Goose Branta leucopsis
4 Cackling Goose 2 200 Branta hutchinsii
4 Canada Goose 5 500 Branta canadensis
3 Tundra Swan 1 8 Cygnus columbianus
4 Wood Duck 1 4 Aix sponsa
4 Gadwall 4 300 Anas strepera
1 Eurasian Wigeon Anas penelope
4 American Wigeon 2 20 Anas americana
4 Mallard 5 2000 Anas platyrhynchos
2 Cinnamon Teal 1 2 Anas cyanoptera
4 Northern Shoveler 5 500 Anas clypeata
4 Northern Pintail 4 4000 Anas acuta
4 Green-winged Teal 5 150 Anas crecca
4 Canvasback 1 50 Aythya valisineria
4 Redhead 2 25 Aythya americana
4 Ring-necked Duck 2 25 Aythya collaris
1 Greater Scaup Aythya marila
4 Lesser Scaup 3 2 Aythya affinis
4 Bufflehead 3 27 Bucephala albeola
4 Common Goldeneye 3 14 Bucephala clangula
1 Barrow's Goldeneye Bucephala islandica
4 Hooded Merganser 4 4 Lophodytes cucullatus
4 Common Merganser 5 400 Mergus merganser
2 Red-breasted Merganser 1 6 Mergus serrator
3 Ruddy Duck 2 4 Oxyura jamaicensis
3 Ring-necked Pheasant Phasianus colchicus
4 Scaled Quail 1 2 Callipepla squamata
4 Gambel's Quail 2 36 Callipepla gambelii
1 Red-throated Loon 1 1 Gavia stellata
4 Pied-billed Grebe 3 6 Podilymbus podiceps
2 Red-necked Grebe 1 1 Podiceps grisegena
1 Eared Grebe 1 1 Podiceps nigricollis
4 Western Grebe 1 400 Aechmophorus occidentalis
4 Clark's Grebe 1 150 Aechmophorus clarkii
4 American White Pelican 1 7 Pelecanus erythrorhynchos
4 Neotropic Cormorant 1 1 Phalacrocorax brasilianus
3 Double-crested Cormorant 3 6 Phalacrocorax auritus
4 Great Blue Heron 5 11 Ardea herodias
2 Great Egret Ardea alba
1 Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis
1 Black-crowned Night-Heron Nycticorax nycticorax
1 White-faced Ibis Plegadis chihi
2 Osprey 1 1 Pandion haliaetus
4 Bald Eagle 5 16 Haliaeetus leucocephalus
4 Northern Harrier 6 12 Circus cyaneus
4 Sharp-shinned Hawk 5 2 Accipiter striatus
4 Cooper's Hawk 2 2 Accipiter cooperii
4 Red-tailed Hawk 6 24 Buteo jamaicensis
1 Harlan's (red-tailed) Hawk Buteo jamaicensis harlani
4 Ferruginous Hawk 2 8 Buteo regalis
1 Rough-legged Hawk Buteo lagopus
3 Golden Eagle 2 1 Aquila chrysaetos
4 American Kestrel 6 10 Falco sparverius
3 Merlin 1 1 Falco columbarius
3 Prairie Falcon 3 1 Falco mexicanus
1 Virginia Rail Rallus limicola
1 Sora Porzana carolina
1 Common Moorhen 1 6 Gallinula chloropus
4 American Coot 4 120 Fulica americana
4 Sandhill Crane 6 7500 Grus canadensis
4 Killdeer 2 8 Charadrius vociferus
4 Greater Yellowlegs 1 2 Tringa melanoleuca
4 Spotted Sandpiper 1 8 Actitis macularius
2 Least Sandpiper 1 2 Calidris minutilla
4 Wilson's Snipe 2 3 Gallinago delicata
4 Ring-billed Gull 3 250 Larus delawarensis
2 California Gull 1 5 Larus californicus
1 Glaucous Gull Larus hyperboreus
4 Herring Gull 1 10 Larus argentatus
1 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus
1 Bonaparte's Gull 1 1 Larus philadelphia
4 Rock Pigeon 6 150 Columba livia
4 Eurasian Collared-Dove 5 30 Streptopelia decaocto
4 White-winged Dove 5 100 Zenaida asiatica
4 Mourning Dove 5 100 Zenaida macroura
1 Inca Dove Columbina inca
4 Greater Roadrunner 2 5 Geococcyx californianus
2 Great Horned Owl Bubo virginianus
1 Long-eared Owl Asio otus
1 Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus
2 White-throated Swift 1 4 Aeronautes saxatalis
4 Belted Kingfisher 2 1 Ceryle alcyon
1 Lewis's Woodpecker Melanerpes lewis
4 Acorn Woodpecker 1 2 Melanerpes formicivorus
1 Williamson's Sapsucker 1 1 Sphyrapicus thyroideus
2 Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 1 1 Sphyrapicus varius
2 Red-naped Sapsucker Sphyrapicus nuchalis
4 Ladder-backed Woodpecker 4 5 Picoides scalaris
4 Downy Woodpecker 3 4 Picoides pubescens
4 Hairy Woodpecker 2 2 Picoides villosus
1 American Three-toed Woodpecker 1 2 Picoides dorsalis
4 Northern Flicker 5 15 Colaptes auratus
1 Hammond's Flycatcher Empidonax hammondii
4 Black Phoebe 4 6 Sayornis nigricans
4 Say's Phoebe 3 24 Sayornis saya
1 Vermilion Flycatcher Pyrocephalus rubinus
4 Loggerhead Shrike 3 8 Lanius ludovicianus
1 Northern Shrike Lanius excubitor
3 Gray Jay Perisoreus canadensis
4 Steller's Jay 2 6 Cyanocitta stelleri
4 Western Scrub-Jay 4 20 Aphelocoma californica
2 Pinyon Jay Gymnorhinus cyanocephalus
3 Clark's Nutcracker Nucifraga columbiana
4 Black-billed Magpie 1 9 Pica hudsonia
4 American Crow 6 600 Corvus brachyrhynchos
4 Chihuahuan Raven 1 10 Corvus cryptoleucus
4 Common Raven 6 25 Corvus corax
4 Horned Lark 3 100 Eremophila alpestris
4 Black-capped Chickadee 1 4 Poecile atricapillus
4 Mountain Chickadee 3 18 Poecile gambeli
3 Bridled Titmouse 1 4 Baeolophus wollweberi
4 Juniper Titmouse 3 3 Baeolophus ridgwayi
4 Verdin 1 1 Auriparus flaviceps
3 Bushtit 2 30 Psaltriparus minimus
4 Red-breasted Nuthatch 1 2 Sitta canadensis
4 White-breasted Nuthatch 4 5 Sitta carolinensis
1 Pygmy Nuthatch Sitta pygmaea
3 Brown Creeper 2 2 Certhia americana
3 Cactus Wren 1 2 Campylorhynchus brunneicapillus
4 Rock Wren 2 2 Salpinctes obsoletus
2 Canyon Wren Catherpes mexicanus
4 Bewick's Wren 3 1 Thryomanes bewickii
4 Marsh Wren 1 1 Cistothorus palustris
1 American Dipper Cinclus mexicanus
1 Golden-crowned Kinglet Regulus satrapa
4 Ruby-crowned Kinglet 4 8 Regulus calendula
4 Eastern Bluebird 1 7 Sialia sialis
4 Western Bluebird 3 250 Sialia mexicana
4 Mountain Bluebird 5 200 Sialia currucoides
4 Townsend's Solitaire 2 8 Myadestes townsendi
4 Hermit Thrush 1 1 Catharus guttatus
4 American Robin 6 150 Turdus migratorius
1 Rufous-backed Robin Turdus rufopalliatus
1 Gray Catbird 1 1 Dumetella carolinensis
3 Northern Mockingbird Mimus polyglottos
1 Sage Thrasher Oreoscoptes montanus
4 Curve-billed Thrasher 4 2 Toxostoma curvirostre
4 Crissal Thrasher 1 5 Toxostoma crissale
4 European Starling 6 300 Sturnus vulgaris
4 American Pipit 4 80 Anthus rubescens
1 Sprague's Pipit Anthus spragueii
2 Cedar Waxwing 1 15 Bombycilla cedrorum
4 Phainopepla 1 25 Phainopepla nitens
4 "Audubon's" Yellow-rumped Warbler 3 12 Dendroica coronata auduboni
3 "Myrtle" Yellow-rumped Warbler 1 1 Dendroica coronata coronata
1 Pine Warbler Dendroica pinus
3 Green-tailed Towhee Pipilo chlorurus
4 Spotted Towhee 4 6 Pipilo maculatus
4 Canyon Towhee 4 15 Pipilo fuscus
3 Rufous-crowned Sparrow 1 2 Aimophila ruficeps
3 American Tree Sparrow Spizella arborea
4 Chipping Sparrow 1 36 Spizella passerina
4 Brewer's Sparrow 1 1 Spizella breweri
4 Black-throated Sparrow 1 7 Amphispiza bilineata
4 Sage Sparrow 1 10 Amphispiza belli
1 Lark Bunting Calamospiza melanocorys
3 Savannah Sparrow Passerculus sandwichensis
2 Grasshopper Sparrow Ammodramus savannarum
2 Fox Sparrow Passerella iliaca
4 Song Sparrow 5 18 Melospiza melodia
3 Lincoln's Sparrow 2 4 Melospiza lincolnii
4 White-throated Sparrow 1 1 Zonotrichia albicollis
2 Harris's Sparrow Zonotrichia querula
4 White-crowned Sparrow 6 120 Zonotrichia leucophrys
4 "Gray-headed" Dark-eyed Junco 5 60 Junco hyemalis caniceps
4 "Oregon" Dark-eyed Junco 6 100 Junco hyemalis oregonus
4 "Pink-sided" Dark-eyed Junco 6 150 Junco hyemalis mearnsi
3 "Slate-colored" Dark-eyed Junco 1 1 Junco h. hyemalis
1 McCown's Longspur Calcarius mccownii
3 Chestnut-collared Longspur Calcarius ornatus
4 Pyrrhuloxia 2 2 Cardinalis sinuatus
1 Yellow Grosbeak Pheucticus chrysopeplus
4 Red-winged Blackbird 6 5000 Agelaius phoeniceus
3 "Lilian's" Eastern Meadowlark Sturnella magna lilianae
4 Western Meadowlark 4 40 Sturnella neglecta
2 Yellow-headed Blackbird 1 60 Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus
4 Brewer's Blackbird 5 1200 Euphagus cyanocephalus
4 Great-tailed Grackle 3 40 Quiscalus mexicanus
4 Gray-crowned Rosy-Finch 1 15 Leucosticte tephrocotis tephrocotis
3 "Hepburn's" Gray-crowned Rosy-finch Leucosticte t. littoralis
4 Black Rosy-Finch 1 65 Leucosticte atrata
4 Brown-capped Rosy-Finch 1 35 Leucosticte australis
2 Pine Grosbeak 1 2 Pinicola enucleator
1 Purple Finch Carpodacus purpureus
3 Cassin's Finch 1 3 Carpodacus cassinii
4 House Finch 6 60 Carpodacus mexicanus
2 Red Crossbill 1 3 Loxia curvirostra
4 Pine Siskin 1 36 Carduelis pinus
3 Lesser Goldfinch Carduelis psaltria
4 American Goldfinch 3 9 Carduelis tristis
2 Evening Grosbeak 1 35 Coccothraustes vespertinus
4 House Sparrow 6 150 Passer domesticus

Mammals

4 Desert Cottontail X Sylvilagus audubonii
1 Eastern Cottontail Sylvilagus floridanus
4 Black-tailed Jackrabbit X Lepus californicus
1 Black-tailed Prairie Dog Cynomys ludovicianus
1 Texas Antelope Squirrel X Ammospermophilus interpres
3 Rock Squirrel X Spermophilus variegatus
1 Abert's Tassel-eared Squirrel X Sciurus aberti
4 Red Squirrel X Tamiasciurus hudsonicus
1 Colorado Chipmunk Tamius quadrivittatus
1 Hispid Cotton Rat X Sigmodon hispidus
2 Common Muskrat Ondatra zibethicus
1 Northern Raccoon Procyon lotor
4 Coyote X Canis latrans
4 Mule Deer X Odocoileus hemionus
1 Pronghorn Antilocapra americana