NM Wild Birds

Monthly Observations for Yard and Bosque

Click the Species Name in the list below to open a new window containing the
Cornell Lab of Ornithology, All About Birds, Bird Guide Page for that bird.

Backyard Sightings for September 2010

Total Number of Backyard Species identified in September is 8.
Scroll down for Bosque Sightings.

Species Seen
on
ave. # at
a time
Date 1st
Seen
Black-capped Chickadee   Once or Twice   1 3rd  
Black-chinned Hummingbird   Every Day   18 1st  
Green-tailed Towhee   Once or Twice   1 2nd  
House Sparrow   Every Day   8 1st  
Lesser Goldfinch   Most Days   2 2nd  
Rufous Hummingbird   Every Day   2 1st  
    Notes: females only
Western Scrub-Jay   Once or Twice   1 3rd  
White-breasted Nuthatch   Every Day   1 1st  

Bosque Sightings for September 2010

Total Number of Bosque Species identified in September is 21.

Note: Whereas the yard is monitored every day for bird activity,
I only observe in the bosque once or twice a week.
Observations are from the Corrales Bosque Preserve and Rio Grande Valley State Park.

Species Seen
on
ave. # at
a time
Date 1st
Seen
American Crow   Half the Time   6 1st  
Barn Swallow   Once or Twice   1 1st  
Bewick's Wren   Every Time   4 1st  
Black-capped Chickadee   Most Times   2 1st  
Black-chinned Hummingbird   Every Time   4 1st  
Black-headed Grosbeak   Once or Twice   1 1st  
Blue Grosbeak   Every Time   6 1st  
Bushtit   A Few Times   6 1st  
Canada Goose   Every Time   8 1st  
Common Raven   Once or Twice   1 1st  
Cooper's Hawk   Most Times   1 1st  
Downy Woodpecker   Half the Time   1 1st  
Lesser Goldfinch   Most Times   4 1st  
Mallard   Every Time   4 1st  
Northern Flicker   Half the Time   2 1st  
Scott's Oriole   Once or Twice   1 1st  
Summer Tanager   Every Time   2 1st  
Western Scrub-Jay   Once or Twice   1 3rd  
White-breasted Nuthatch   Every Time   4 1st  
Wilson's Warbler   Once or Twice   1 1st  
Yellow Warbler   Once or Twice   1 1st