Birding

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The following list includes birds you are likely to see in Rio Arriba County, not just the Abiquiu area. Some of these birds spend the summer in the Spruce/Fir or Ponderosa Pine habitats. There are many birds that pass through the area only briefly during migration. This list does not include all of those.

Key: R- resident (either summer resident or year-round resident), M- migrant, U-uncommon

Winter Birds of Abiquiu Area

Waterfowl
Ross’s Goose
Snow Goose
Canada Goose
American Wigeon
Mallard
Northern Shoveler
Northern Pintail
Green-winged teal
Canvasback
Redhead
Ring-necked duck
Lesser Scaup
Bufflehead
Common Goldeneye
Common Merganser
Hooded Merganser
American Coot

Grouse/Quail
Scaled
Wild Turkey

Loons/Grebes
Pied-billed grebe
Eared grebe
Horned grebe
Western grebe

Hawk types
Golden Eagle
Bald Eagle
Northern Harrier
Sharp-shinned
Coopers Hawk Coopers Hawk
Red-tailed Hawk
Shorebirds
Killdeer
Wilson’s Snipe

Pigeons
Rock Dove
Eurasian Collared
Mourning Dove

Cuckoos
Greater Roadrunner

Owl
Great Horned
Western Screech
Northern Pygmy

Kingfishers
Belted Kingfisher

Woodpeckers
Lewis
Downy
Hairy
Northern Flicker
Ladder Back

Falcons
Peregrine
Prairie
Merlin
Kestrel

Flycatchers
Black Phoebe
Say’s Phoebe

Shrikes
Loggerhead
Northern Shrike

Jays- Magpies-Crows-Ravens
Pinyon Jay
Steller’s Jay
Western Scrub Jay
Black-billed Magpie
American Crow
Common Raven

Larks
Horned Lark

Tits
Bushtit

Chickadees and Titmice
Black-capped Chickadee
Mountain Chickadee
Juniper Titmouse

Nuthatches and Creepers
Red-breasted Nuthatch
White-breasted
Pygmy Nuthatch
Brown Creeper
Wrens
Rock Wren
Canyon Wren
Bewick’s Wren
Marsh Wren
Dipper
American Dipper

Kinglet
Golden-Crowned

Herons and Cranes
Great Blue Heron
Sandhill Crane

Thrushes
Western Bluebird
Mountain Bluebird
Townsend’s Solitaire
American Robin

Thrashers
Curve-billed
Sage

Starlings
European Starling

Waxwings
Cedar Waxwing

Sparrows
SpottedTowhee
Canyon Towhee
Green-tailed Towhee
Rufous-Crowned
Song Sparrow
White Crowned
Dark-eyed Junco

Grosbeaks
Evening Grosbeak
Pine Grosbeak

Blackbirds
Red-winged
Western Meadowlark
Brewer’s Blackbird
Great-tailed Grackle

Finches
House Finch
Cassin’s Finch
Pine Siskin
American Goldfinch
Red Crossbill

House Sparrow

Spring / Summer Birds of Abiquiu Area

Herons and allies
Great Blue Heron, R
Green Heron, R
Black-crowned Night Heron, R
Snowy Egret, RU
White Faced Ibis, M

Waterfowl
Wood Duck, U
Mallard, R
Blue-winged Teal, RU
Cinnamon Teal, RU
Redhead, RU
Common Merganser, R
Ruddy Duck, R

Grouse, Quail
Scaled Quail, R
Dusky Grouse, R
Wild Turkey, R

Loons and Grebes
Pied-billed Grebe, R
Eared Grebe, R
Western Grebe, R
Clarks Grebe, RU

Cormorants and Pelicans
Double-crested Cormorant, R
American White Pelican, M

Vultures, Hawks and Allies
Turkey Vulture, R
Osprey, R
Golden Eagle, R
Sharp-shinned Hawk, R
Cooper’s Hawk, R
Northern Goshawk, R
Swainson’s Hawk, R
Red-tailed Hawk, R
Ferruginous Hawk, RU

Rails and Allies
Virginia Rail, R
Sora, R
American Coot, R

Shorebirds
American Avocet, M
Killdeer, R
Mountain Plover, RU
Greater Yellowlegs, M
Lesser Yellowlegs, MU
Long-Billed Curlew, M
Snipe, R
Wilson’s Phalarope, R

Gulls and Terns
Franklin’s Gull, M
Bonaparte’s Gull, M
Ring-billed Gull
Herring Gull
Forster’s Tern, M

Pigeons and Doves
Rock Dove, R
Eurasian Collared-Dove, R
White-winged Dove, R
Mourning Dove, R
Ban-tailed Pigeon, R

Owls
Barn Owl, R
Flammulated Owl, R
Western Screech-Owl, R
Great Horned Owl, R
Northern Pygmy, Owl, R
Burrowing Owl, R
Long-eared Owl, R
Northern Saw-whet Owl, R
Mexican Spotted Owl, RU
Boreal Owl, RU

Night Jars and Allies
Common Poorwill, R
Common Nighthawk, R

Swifts
White-throated Swift, R

Hummingbirds
Black-chinned Hummingbird, R
Broad-tailed Hummingbird, R
Rufous Hummingbird, M
May also see Magnificent, Calliope or others for brief periods

Kingfishers
Belted Kingfisher, R

Woodpeckers
Lewis’s Woodpecker, R
Williamson’s Sapsucker, R
Red-napped Sapsucker, R
Laddeer-backed Woodpecker, R
Downy Woodpecker, R
Hairy Woodpecker, R
American Three-toed Woodpecker (especially in burn areas just after fire)
Northern Flicker, R

Cuckoos
Greater Roadrunner, R

Vireos
Warbling Vireo, RU
Plumbeous Vireo, R

Corvids
Gray Jay, R
Pinyon Jay, R
Steller’s Jay, R
Western Scrub-Jay, R
Black-billed Magpie, R
Clark’s Nutcracker, R
American Crow, R
Common Raven, R

Martins and Swallows
Northern Rough-winged Swallow, R

Tree Swallows, RU
Violet-green Swallow, R
Bank Swallow, R
Barn Swallow, R
Cliff Swallow, R

Falcons
American Kestrel, R
Peregrine Falcon, R
Prairie Falcon, R

Tyrant Flycatchers, Pewees, Allies
Western Wood-Pewee, R
Hammond’s Flycatcher, R
Cordilleran Flycatcher, R
Willow Flycatcher, RU
Gray Flycatcher, R
Dusky Flycatcher, RU
Black Phoebe, R
Say’s Phoebe, R
Ash-throated Flycatcher, R
Olive-sided Flycatcher, R
Western Kingbird, R
Cassin’s Kingbird, R

Shrikes
Loggerhead Shrike, R

Larks
Horned Lark, R

Gnatcatchers
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher, R

Chickadees and Titmice
and LGB (little grey birds)
Black-capped Chickadee, R
Mountain Chickadee, R
Juniper Titmouse, R
Bushtits, R
Nuthatches and Creepers
Red-breasted Nuthatch, R
White-breasted Nuthatch, R
Pygmy Nuthatch, R
Brown Creeper, R

Wrens
Rock Wren, R
Canyon Wren, R
House Wren, R
Marsh Wren, R
Bewick’s Wren, R

Dippers
American Dipper, R
Kinglets
Golden-crowned Kinglet, R
Ruby-crowned Kinglet, R

Catbirds, Mockingbirds, Thrashers
Gray Catbird, R
Sage Thrasher, R
Curve-billed Thrasher, R
Northern Mockingbird, R

Thrushes
Western Bluebird, R
Mountain Bluebird, R
Townsend’s Solitaire, R
Hermit Thrush, R
American Robin, R

Starlings, Pipits, & Waxwings
(unrelated birds but only one species in type)
European Starling, R
American Pipit, R
Cedar Waxwing, R

Wood Warblers
Orange-crowned Warbler, R
Nashville Warbler, M
Virginia’s Warbler, R
Yellow Warbler, R
Yellow-rumped Warbler, R
Grace’s Warbler, R
Black-throated Gray Warbler, R
Wilson’s Warbler, M
MacGillivary’s Warbler, R
Yellow-breasted Chat, R
Common Yellowthroat, R

Tanagers and Allies
Western Tanager, R
Hepatic Tanager, RU
Black-headed Grosbeak, R
Blue Grosbeak, R
Evening Grosbeak, R
Pine Grosbeak, R
Lazuli Bunting, R
Indigo Bunting, R

Blackbirds
Red-winged Blackbird, R
Western Meadowlark, R
Yellow-headed Blackbird, R
Great-tailed Grackle, R
Brown-headed Cowbird, R
Bullock’s Oriole, R
Scott’s Oriole, RU

Sparrows/Emberizids- Others
Green-tailed Towhee, R
Spotted Towhee, R
Canyon Towhee, R
Rufous-crowned Sparrow, R
Chipping Sparrow, R
Brewer’s Sparrow, RU
Savannah Sparrow, R
Vesper Sparrow, R
Lark Bunting, MU
Lark Sparrow, R
White-crowned Sparrow, R
Song Sparrow, R
Lincoln’s Sparrow, Mostly Migrant
Dark-eyed Junco, R

Finches and Allies
House Finch, R
Cassin’s Finch, R
Red-Crossbill, R
Pine Siskin, R
Lesser Goldfinch, R
American Goldfinch, R