Santa Fe County, New Mexico LIFE LIST

 



Curve-billed Thrasher in my back yard in Santa Fe

The following list represents the 298 species of birds I've observed in Santa Fe County as of 1/5/14 - a Yellow-bellied Sapsucker found by Jonathan Batkin at a private residence near Pojuaque. I started my county life list on 11/24/09.

1. Snow Goose - Chen caerulescens Marty Sanchez Golf Course 02 Apr 2012
2. Ross's Goose - Chen rossii Rio Grande River at Buckman 18 Feb 2011
3. Cackling Goose - Branta hutchinsii Rio Grande River at Buckman 08 Jan 2013
4. Canada Goose - Branta canadensis Santa Cruz Lake 18 Dec 2011
5. Wood Duck - Aix sponsa Las Campanas Golf course 21 Feb 2011
6. Gadwall - Anas strepera Las Campanas Golf course 21 Feb 2011
7. American Wigeon - Anas americana Las Campanas Golf Course 21 Feb 2011
8. Mallard - Anas platyrhynchos Santa Fe Preserve 18 Dec 2010
9. Blue-winged Teal - Anas discors BLM Marsh 25 Apr 2011
10. Cinnamon Teal - Anas cyanoptera Las Campanas Golf Course 21 Feb 2011
11. Northern Shoveler - Anas clypeata Las Campanas Golf Course 21 Feb 2011
12. Northern Pintail - Anas acuta Las Campanas Golf Course 21 Feb 2011
13. Green-winged Teal - Anas crecca Las Campanas Golf Course 21 Feb 2011
14. Canvasback - Aythya valisineria Las Campanas Golf Course 21 Feb 2011
15. Redhead - Aythya americana Las Campanas Golf Course 21 Feb 2011
16. Ring-necked Duck - Aythya collaris Las Campanas Golf Course 21 Feb 2011
17. Greater Scaup - Aythya marila Las Campanas Golf Course 28 Feb 2011
18. Lesser Scaup - Aythya affinis Las Campanas Golf Course 21 Feb 2011
19. Bufflehead - Bucephala albeola Las Campanas Golf Course 21 Feb 2011
20. Common Goldeneye - Bucephala clangula Las Campanas GC 21 Feb 2011
21. Barrow's Goldeneye - Bucephala islandica SR 502 at Rio Grande 11 Feb 2013
22. Hooded Merganser - Lophodytes cucullatus Santa Cruz Lake 18 Dec 2011
23. Common Merganser - Mergus merganser Las Campanas Golf course 21 Feb 2011
24. Red-breasted Merganser - Mergus serrator Farmer's Pond La Cienega 15 Dec 2011
25. Ruddy Duck - Oxyura jamaicensis Las Campanas Golf course 21 Feb 2011
26. Scaled Quail - Callipepla squamata Clark's Yard 02 Jan 2010
27. Ring-necked Pheasant - Phasianus colchicus El Dorado 14 Oct 2012
28. Dusky Grouse - Dendragapus obscurus Santa Fe Ski Area 31 Aug 2012
29. Wild Turkey - Meleagris gallopavo Randall Davey Audubon Center 19 Nov 2012
30. Common Loon - Gavia immer Santa Cruz Lake 20 Oct 2013
31. Pied-billed Grebe - Podilymbus podiceps Las Campanas Golf Course 21 Feb 2011
32. Horned Grebe - Podiceps auritus Santa Cruz Lake 18 Dec 2011
33. Eared Grebe - Podiceps nigricollis Marty Sanchez Golf Course Pond 30 Oct 2011
34. Western Grebe - Aechmophorus occidentalis Santa Cruz Lake 18 Dec 2011
35. Great Blue Heron - Ardea herodias BLM Marsh 25 Apr 2011
36. Great Egret - Ardea alba BLM Marsh 25 Apr 2011
37. Snowy Egret - Egretta thula Otto Pond 01 Jun 2012
38. Little Blue Heron - Egretta caerulea Las Campanas Golf Course 12 May 2012
39. Green Heron - Butorides virescens BLM Marsh 25 Apr 2011
40. Black-crowned Night-Heron - Nycticorax nycticorax Las Campanas GC 09 May 2013
41. White-faced Ibis - Plegadis chihi BLM Marsh 25 Apr 2011
42. Turkey Vulture - Cathartes aura BLM Marsh 25 Apr 2011
43. Osprey - Pandion haliaetus Marty Sanchez Golf Course Pond 22 Apr 2012
44. Swallow-tailed Kite - Elanoides forficatus Siringo Road 11 May 2011
45. Golden Eagle - Aquila chrysaetos Stanley Migrant Trap 30 Oct 2011
46. Northern Harrier - Circus cyaneus Galisteo 08 Jan 2012
47. Sharp-shinned Hawk - Accipiter striatus Randall Davey Audubon Center 28 Nov 2009
48. Cooper's Hawk - Accipiter cooperii Clark's Yard 02 Jan 2010
49. Northern Goshawk - Accipiter gentilis BLM Marsh 26 Mar 2011
50. Bald Eagle - Haliaeetus leucocephalus Galisteo 01 Jan 2012
51. Broad-winged Hawk - Buteo platypterus Galisteo 23 May 2011
52. Swainson's Hawk - Buteo swainsoni Stanley Migrant Trap 25 Jul 2011
53. Red-tailed Hawk - Buteo jamaicensis Randall Davey Audubon Center 28 Nov 2009
54. Ferruginous Hawk - Buteo regalis Feed Lot Road, Stanley 30 Oct 2011
55. Rough-legged Hawk - Buteo lagopus La Cienega 11 Feb 2011
56. Virginia Rail - Rallus limicola BLM Marsh 21 Feb 2011
57. Sora - Porzana carolina BLM Marsh 25 Apr 2011
58. American Coot - Fulica americana BLM Marsh 25 Apr 2011
59. Sandhill Crane - Grus canadensis Otto 07 Oct 2011
60. Black-necked Stilt - Himantopus mexicanus Otto Migrant Trap 16 Apr 2012
61. American Avocet - Recurvirostra americana BLM Marsh 01 April 2012
62. Black-bellied Plover - Pluvialis squatarola   Galisteo Playa 15 Sep 2011
63. Semipalmated Plover - Charadrius semipalmatus Feed Lot Road, Stanley 30 Apr 2011
64. Killdeer - Charadrius vociferus Eldorado 16 May 2010
65. Mountain Plover - Charadrius montanus White Lakes Road 12 Jun 2012
66. Spotted Sandpiper - Actitis macularius Stanley 16 May 2012
67. Solitary Sandpiper - Tringa solitaria Otto Pond 05 May 2013
68. Greater Yellowlegs - Tringa melanoleuca Marty Sanchez GC 27 Mar 2012
69. Willet - Tringa semipalmata Feed Lot Road, Stanley 22 Apr 2011
70. Lesser Yellowlegs - Tringa flavipes Feed Lot Road, Stanley 16 May 2012
71. Upland Sandpiper - Bartramia longicauda Otto Migrant Trap 11 Aug 2012
72. Whimbrel - Numenius phaeopus Feed Lot Road, Stanley 30 Apr 2011
73. Long-billed Curlew - Numenius americanus White Lakes 16 May 2012
74. Marbled Godwit - Limosa fedoa Otto Pond 12 May 2012
75. Stilt Sandpiper - Calidris himantopus Feed Lot Road, Stanley 14 May 2011
76. Baird's Sandpiper - Calidris bairdii Otto Pond 22 Sep 2012
77. Least Sandpiper - Calidris minutilla Otto Pond 22 Sep 2012
78. White-rumped Sandpiper - Calidris fuscicollis Feed Lot Road, Stanley 25 Apr 2011
79. Pectoral Sandpiper - Calidris melanotos Otto Migrant Trap 19 Apr 2012
80. Semipalmated Sandpiper - Calidris pusilla Stanley Migrant Trap 13 May 2012
81. Western Sandpiper - Calidris mauri Otto Pond 22 Sep 2012
82. Long-billed Dowitcher - Limnodromus scolopaceus Feedlot Road, Stanley 16 May 2012
83. Wilson's Snipe - Gallinago delicata Marty Sanchez GC 20 Mar 2011
84. Wilson's Phalarope - Phalaropus tricolor  Feedlot Road, Stanley 16 May 2012
85. Red-necked Phalarope - Phalaropus lobatus Galisteo Playa 20 Sep 2013
86. Sabine's Gull - Xema sabini Feed Lot Road, Stanley 15 Sep 2011
87. Bonaparte's Gull - Chroicocephalus philadelphia Las Campanas GC 26 Apr 2013
88. Franklin's Gull - Leucophaeus pipixcan Otto Pond 06 Apr 2011
89. Ring-billed Gull - Larus delawarensis Galisteo Playa 21 Oct 2013
90. Black Tern - Chlidonias niger Las Campanas Golf course 06 Jun 2013
91. Forster's Tern - Sterna forsteri Las Campanas Golf course 27 Apr 2013
92. Rock Pigeon - Columba livia Clark's Yard 02 Jan 2010
93. Band-tailed Pigeon - Patagioenas fasciata Apache Canyon 18 May 2012
94. Eurasian Collared-Dove - Streptopelia decaocto Randall Davey Audubon Center 28 Nov 2009
95. White-winged Dove - Zenaida asiatica Randall Davey Audubon Center 28 Nov 2009
96. Mourning Dove - Zenaida macroura Santa Fe Preserve 18 Dec 2010
97. Greater Roadrunner - Geococcyx californianus Marty Sanchez GC 29 May 2011
98. Barn Owl - Tyto alba pratincola Farm fields 18 May 2012
99. Flammulated Owl - Psiloscops flammeolus Clark's Yard 10 May 2012
100. Western Screech-Owl - Megascops kennicottii Galisteo 06 Aug 2012
101. Great Horned Owl - Bubo virginianus Galisteo 14 May 2011
102. Northern Pygmy-Owl - Glaucidium gnoma Santa Fe Preserve 18 Dec 2010
103. Burrowing Owl - Athene cunicularia La Cienega 26 Jun 2011
104. Long-eared Owl - Asio otus County Line Migrant Trap 23 Sep 2012
105. Boreal Owl - Aegolius funereus Santa Fe Ski Area 01 Sep 2012
106. Northern Saw-whet Owl - Aegolius acadicus Santa Fe Ski Area 31 Aug 2012
107. Lesser Nighthawk - Chordeiles acutipennis White Lakes Road 19 Aug 2013
108. Common Nighthawk - Chordeiles minor BLM Marsh 10 Jun 2012
109. Common Poorwill - Phalaenoptilus nuttallii Clark's Yard 13 May 2011
110. Black Swift - Cypseloides niger Nambe Falls 05 Aug 2012
111. Chimney Swift - Chaetura pelagica Galisteo 14 May 2011
112. Vaux's Swift - Chaetura vauxi BLM Marsh 25 Apr 2011
113. White-throated Swift - Aeronautes saxatalis Buckman at Rio Grande 21 Feb 2011
114. Black-chinned Hummingbird - Archilochus alexandri Randall Davey Audubon Center 14 May 2010
115. Broad-tailed Hummingbird - Selasphorus platycercus Randall Davey Audubon Center 14 May 2010
116. Rufous Hummingbird - Selasphorus rufus Clark's Yard 28 Sep 2010
117. Calliope Hummingbird - Selasphorus calliope Clark's Yard 17 Aug 2011
118. Broad-billed Hummingbird - Cynanthus latirostris Eldorado 19 Nov 2012
119. Belted Kingfisher - Megaceryle alcyon Galisteo 09 Sep 2012
120. Lewis's Woodpecker - Melanerpes lewis Nambe Falls 01 Jul 2012
121. Acorn Woodpecker - Melanerpes formicivorus Borrego Mesa 17 May 2012
122. Williamson's Sapsucker - Sphyrapicus thyroideus Clark's Yard 02 Jan 2010
123. Yellow-bellied Sapsucker - Sphrapicus varius Santa Fe, NM 5 Jan 2014
124. Red-naped Sapsucker - Sphyrapicus nuchalis Randall Davey Audubon Center 28 Nov 2009
125. Ladder-backed Woodpecker - Picoides scalaris Santa Fe Preserve 18 Dec 2010
126. Downy Woodpecker - Picoides pubescens Randall Davey Audubon Center 28 Nov 2009
127. Hairy Woodpecker - Picoides villosus Randall Davey Audubon Center 28 Nov 2009
128. Northern Flicker - Colaptes auratus Randall Davey Audubon Center 28 Nov 2009
129. American Kestrel - Falco sparverius Clark's Yard 02 Jan 2010
130. Merlin - Falco columbarius Santa Fe Preserve 18 Dec 2010
131. Peregrine Falcon - Falco peregrinus Randall Davey Audubon Center 28 Nov 2009
132. Prairie Falcon - Falco mexicanus Galisteo 14 May 2011
133. Olive-sided Flycatcher - Contopus cooperi Galisteo 14 May 2011
134. Western Wood-Pewee - Contopus sordidulus Galisteo 14 May 2011
135. Eastern Wood-Pewee - Contopus virens Galisteo 23 May 2011
136. Willow Flycatcher - Empidonax traillii Galisteo 14 May 2011
137. Least Flycatcher - Empidonax minimus Galisteo 14 May 2011
138. Hammond's Flycatcher - Empidonax hammondii Borrego Trail, Santa Fe NF 18 May 2012
139. Gray Flycatcher - Empidonax wrightii Galisteo 14 May 2011
140. Dusky Flycatcher - Empidonax oberholseri Galisteo 14 May 2011
141. Cordilleran Flycatcher - Empidonax occidentalis Santa Fe Ski Area 16 Jul 2012
142. Black Phoebe - Sayornis nigricans Galisteo 14 May 2011
143. Eastern Phoebe - Sayornis phoebe Galisteo 11 Nov 2012
144. Say's Phoebe - Sayornis saya Santa Fe 18 Mar 2010
145. Ash-throated Flycatcher - Myiarchus cinerascens Galisteo 14 May 2011
146. Cassin's Kingbird - Tyrannus vociferans Clark's Yard 10 May 2010
147. Western Kingbird - Tyrannus verticalis Clark's Yard 10 May 2011
148. Eastern Kingbird - Tyrannus tyrannus Clark's Yard 10 May 2013
149. Loggerhead Shrike - Lanius ludovicianus Galisteo Otto Apr 2011
150. Northern Shrike - Lanius excubitor Las Campanas 11 Mar 2012
151. Gray Vireo - Vireo vicinior Buckman Road 12 May 2013
152. Yellow-throated Vireo - Vireo flavifrons Galisteo 09 Sep 2012
153. Plumbeous Vireo - Vireo plumbeus Galisteo 14 May 2011
154. Cassin's Vireo - Vireo cassinii Galisteo 09 Sep 2012
155. Blue-headed Vireo - Vireo solitarius Galisteo 30 Sep 2012
156. Warbling Vireo - Vireo gilvus Galisteo 14 May 2011
157. Red-eyed Vireo - Vireo olivaceus Galisteo 19 May 2012
158. Gray Jay - Perisoreus canadensis Santa Fe Ski Area 23 Nov 2009
159. Pinyon Jay - Gymnorhinus cyanocephalus Clark's Yard 02 Jan 2010
160. Steller's Jay - Cyanocitta stelleri Santa Fe Ski Area 23 Nov 2009
161. Blue Jay - Cyanocitta cristata Galisteo 09 Nov 2012
162. Western Scrub-Jay - Aphelocoma californica Randall Davey Audubon Center 28 Nov 2009
163. Black-billed Magpie - Pica hudsonia Randall Davey Audubon Center 28 Nov 2009
164. Clark's Nutcracker - Nucifraga columbiana Randall Davey Audubon Center 28 Nov 2009
165. American Crow - Corvus brachyrhynchos Randall Davey Audubon Center 28 Nov 2009
166. Chihuahuan Raven - Corvus cryptoleucus Otto 15 Mar 2011
167. Common Raven - Corvus corax Randall Davey Audubon Center 28 Nov 2009
168. Horned Lark - Eremophila alpestris Eldorado 06 Jan 2011
169. Northern Rough-winged Swallow - Stelgidopteryx serripennis BLM Marsh 25 Apr 2011
170. Tree Swallow - Tachycineta bicolor BLM Marsh 25 Apr 2011
171. Violet-green Swallow - Tachycineta thalassina Clark's Yard 14 May 2010
172. Bank Swallow - Riparia riparia BLM Marsh 25 Apr 2011
173. Barn Swallow - Hirundo rustica Clark's Yard 14 May 2010
174. Cliff Swallow - Petrochelidon pyrrhonota Clark's Yard 14 May 2010
175. Black-capped Chickadee - Poecile atricapillus Randall Davey Audubon Center 28 Nov 2009
176. Mountain Chickadee - Poecile gambeli Randall Davey Audubon Center 28 Nov 2009
177. Juniper Titmouse - Baeolophus ridgwayi Randall Davey Audubon Center 28 Nov 2009
178. Bushtit - Psaltriparus minimus Randall Davey Audubon Center 28 Nov 2009
179. Red-breasted Nuthatch - Sitta canadensis Randall Davey Audubon Center 28 Nov 2009
180. White-breasted Nuthatch - Sitta carolinensis Randall Davey Audubon Center 28 Nov 2009
181. Pygmy Nuthatch - Sitta pygmaea Santa Fe Ski Area 15 Oct 2010
182. Brown Creeper - Certhia americana Santa Fe Ski Area 15 Oct 2010
183. Rock Wren - Salpinctes obsoletus Hwy 285 21 Mar 2011
184. Canyon Wren - Catherpes mexicanus Diablo Canyon 15 Jan 2012
185. House Wren - Troglodytes aedon Galisteo 14 May 2011
186. Winter Wren - Troglodytes hiemalis BLM Marsh 21 Feb 2011
187. Marsh Wren - Cistothorus palustris BLM Marsh 18 Apr 2011
188. Bewick's Wren - Thryomanes bewickii Clark's Yard 02 Jan 2010
189. Blue-gray Gnatcatcher - Polioptila caerulea BLM Marsh 25 Apr 2011
190. American Dipper - Cinclus mexicanus Santa Fe Preserve 16 Dec 2012
191. Golden-crowned Kinglet - Regulus satrapa Santa Fe Ski Area 16 July 2012
192. Ruby-crowned Kinglet - Regulus calendula Santa Fe Ski Area 15 Oct 2010
193. Eastern Bluebird - Sialia sialis Galisteo 08 Jan 2012
194. Western Bluebird - Sialia mexicana 14 21 Nov 2009
195. Mountain Bluebird - Sialia currucoides Hwy 14 21 Nov 2009
196. Townsend's Solitaire - Myadestes townsendi 14 21 Nov 2009
197. Swainson's Thrush - Catharus ustulatus Galisteo 14 May 2011
198. Hermit Thrush - Catharus guttatus Santa Fe Ski Area 15 Oct 2010
199. Wood Thrush - Hylocichla mustelina Galisteo 08 Oct 2012
200. American Robin - Turdus migratorius Randall Davey Audubon Center 28 Nov 2009
201. Gray Catbird - Dumetella carolinensis Galisteo 23 May 2011
202. Curve-billed Thrasher - Toxostoma curvirostre Clark's Yard 02 Jan 2010
203. Brown Thrasher - Toxostoma rufum Cerrillos 29 Jan 2012
204. Bendire's Thrasher - Toxostoma bendirei Eldorado 08 Sep 2012
205. Crissal Thrasher - Toxostoma crissale Cactus Forest 08 Sep 2012
206. Sage Thrasher - Oreoscoptes montanus Eldorado 12 Dec 2011
207. Northern Mockingbird - Mimus polyglottos  Eldorado 15 May 2010
208. European Starling - Sturnus vulgaris Randall Davey Audubon Center 28 Nov 2009
209. American Pipit - Anthus rubescens Las Campanas 15 Apr 2011
210. Cedar Waxwing - Bombycilla cedrorum Randall Davey Audubon Center 28 Nov 2009
211. Olive Warbler - Peucedramus taeniatus Galisteo 01 Oct 2012
212. Lapland Longspur - Calcarius lapponicus Otto  17 Dec 2011
213. Chestnut-collared Longspur - Calcarius ornatus Otto  17 Dec 2011
214. McCown's Longspur - Rhynchophanes mccownii Otto  17 Dec 2011
215. Ovenbird - Seiurus aurocapilla Galisteo 14 May 2011
216. Worm-eating Warbler - Helmitheros vermivorum Galisteo 24 Apr 2011
217. Northern Waterthrush - Parkesia noveboracensis Galisteo 14 May 2011
218. Black-and-white Warbler - Mniotilta varia Galisteo 14 May 2011
219. Orange-crowned Warbler - Oreothlypis celata Galisteo 14 May 2011
220. Nashville Warbler - Oreothlypis ruficapilla Galisteo 14 May 2011
221. Virginia's Warbler - Oreothlypis virginiae Galisteo 14 May 2011
222. MacGillivray's Warbler - Geothlypis tolmiei Galisteo 14 May 2011
223. Common Yellowthroat - Geothlypis trichas BLM Marsh 25 Apr 2011
224. Hooded Warbler - Setophaga citrina Galisteo 30 Apr 2011
225. American Redstart - Setophaga ruticilla Galisteo 14 May 2011
226. Northern Parula - Setophaga americana Galisteo 29 May 2011
227. Blackburnian Warbler - Setophaga fusca Galisteo 22 May 2011
228. Yellow Warbler - Setophaga petechia Galisteo 14 May 2011
229. Palm Warbler - Setophaga palmarum Otto 07 Oct 2012
230. Yellow-rumped Warbler - Setophaga coronata Galisteo 14 May 2011
231. Grace's Warbler - Setophaga graciae Borrego Mesa 17 May 2012
232. Black-throated Gray Warbler - Setophaga nigrescens Galisteo 14 May 2011
233. Townsend's Warbler - Setophaga townsendi Galisteo 14 May 2011
234. Wilson's Warbler - Cardellina pusilla Galisteo 14 May 2011
235. Painted Redstart - Myioborus pictus Randall Davey Audubon Center 22 May 2013
236. Yellow-breasted Chat - Icteria virens BLM Marsh 25 Apr 2011
237. Green-tailed Towhee - Pipilo chlorurus Santa Fe Ski Area 16 Jul 2012
238. Spotted Towhee - Pipilo maculatus Clark's Yard 02 Jan 2010
239. Eastern Towhee - Pipilo erythrophthalmus Madrid 04 Mar 2011
240. Rufous-crowned Sparrow - Aimophila ruficeps Diablo Canyon 15 Jan 2012
241. Canyon Towhee - Melozone fusca Randall Davey Audubon Center 28 Nov 2009
242. Cassin's Sparrow - Peucaea cassinii Farm fields 08 Sep 2012
243. American Tree Sparrow - Spizella arborea Galisteo 08 Jan 2012
244. Chipping Sparrow - Spizella passerina Galisteo 14 May 2011
245. Clay-colored Sparrow - Spizella pallida Otto 19 Aug 2011
246. Brewer's Sparrow - Spizella breweri Stanley 19 Aug 2011
247. Black-chinned Sparrow - Spizella atrogularis Diablo Canyon 17 May 2013
248. Vesper Sparrow - Pooecetes gramineus  Stanley 25 Mar 2011
249. Lark Sparrow - Chondestes grammacus Galisteo 14 May 2011
250. Black-throated Sparrow - Amphispiza bilineata Cactus Forest 26 June 2011
251. Sagebrush Sparrow - Artemisiospiza nevadensis Otto Pond 01 Mar 2012
252. Lark Bunting - Calamospiza melanocorys Stanley 16 April 2011
253. Savannah Sparrow - Passerculus sandwichensis Galisteo 14 May 2011
254. Grasshopper Sparrow - Ammodramus savannarum Las Campanas Golf course 10 May 2011
255. Fox Sparrow - Passerella iliaca Cerrillos 21 Oct 2012
256. Song Sparrow - Melospiza melodia Santa Fe Preserve 18 Dec 2010
257. Lincoln's Sparrow - Melospiza lincolnii Galisteo 14 May 2011
258. Swamp Sparrow - Melospiza georgiana BLM Marsh 21 Feb 2011
259. White-throated Sparrow - Zonotrichia albicollis Galisteo 08 Jan 2012
260. Harris's Sparrow - Zonotrichia querula Edgewood 04 Dec 2012
261. White-crowned Sparrow - Zonotrichia leucophrys Randall Davey Audubon Center 28 Nov 2009
262. Golden-crowned Sparrow - Zonotrichia atricapilla Cerrillos 13 Feb 2012
263. Dark-eyed Junco - Junco hyemalis Randall Davey Audubon Center 28 Nov 2009
264. Hepatic Tanager - Piranga flava Canoncito 29 May 2013
265. Summer Tanager - Piranga rubra Galisteo 14 May 2011
266. Scarlet Tanager - Piranga olivacea Galisteo 23 May 2013
267. Western Tanager - Piranga ludoviciana Galisteo 14 May 2011
268. Pyrrhuloxia - Cardinalis sinuatus Yucca Street Arroyo 11 Mar 2013
269. Rose-breasted Grosbeak - Pheucticus ludovicianus Galisteo 14 May 2011
270. Black-headed Grosbeak - Pheucticus melanocephalus BLM Marsh 25 Apr 2011
271. Blue Grosbeak - Passerina caerulea Galisteo 14 May 2011
272. Lazuli Bunting - Passerina amoena Galisteo 14 May 2011
273. Indigo Bunting - Passerina cyanea Galisteo 14 May 2011
274. Painted Bunting - Passerina ciris Cerrillos 26 May 2013
275. Bobolink - Dolichonyx oryzivorus Las Campanas GC 09 May 2013
276. Red-winged Blackbird - Agelaius phoeniceus Santa Fe Preserve 18 Dec 2010
277. Eastern Meadowlark - Sturnella magna White Lakes Road 16 May 2012
278. Western Meadowlark - Sturnella neglecta Otto 22 Jan 2011
279. Yellow-headed Blackbird - Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus Stanley 17 April 2011
280. Rusty Blackbird - Euphagus carolinus Cerrillos 14 Jan 2013
281. Brewer's Blackbird - Euphagus cyanocephalus Galisteo 14 May 2011
282. Common Grackle - Quiscalus quiscula Galisteo 14 May 2011
283. Great-tailed Grackle - Quiscalus mexicanus BLM Marsh 25 Apr 2011
284. Brown-headed Cowbird - Molothrus ater Galisteo 14 May 2011
285. Orchard Oriole - Icterus spurius Otto Migrant Trap 30 Jun 2013
286. Bullock's Oriole - Icterus bullockii BLM Marsh 25 Apr 2011
287. Scott's Oriole - Icterus parisorum Cactus Forest 26 Jun 2011
288. Pine Grosbeak - Pinicola enucleator Santa Fe Ski Area 23 Nov 2009
289. House Finch - Haemorhous mexicanus Randall Davey Audubon Center 28 Nov 2009
290. Purple Finch - Haemorhous purpureus Clark's Yard 02 Jan 2010
291. Cassin's Finch - Haemorhous cassinii Randall Davey Audubon Center 28 Nov 2009
292. Red Crossbill - Loxia curvirostra Santa Fe Ski Area 23 Nov 2009
293. Common Redpoll - Acanthis flammea Hawk House 23 Dec 2011
294. Pine Siskin - Spinus pinus Randall Davey Audubon Center 28 Nov 2009
295. Lesser Goldfinch - Spinus psaltria Galisteo 14 May 2011
296. American Goldfinch - Spinus tristis Santa Fe Preserve 18 Dec 2010
297. Evening Grosbeak - Coccothraustes vespertinus Randall Davey Audubon Center 28 Nov 2009
298. House Sparrow - Passer domesticus Clark's Yard 02 Jan 2010

Birding Southern Santa Fe County, New Mexico 12/1/13

I decided to take a drive around the agricultural fields today and check for raptors and longspurs. I didn't catch up with the longspurs despite several reports of McCown's being in the area. I also missed the Rough-legged Hawk reported that morning. That's okay because in the category of stunning birds of prey Ferruginous Hawks are right up there! I have included an obliging individual who uncharacteristically stayed put atop this power pole.

As it turned out, species wise, it wasn't my best raptor day. For instance I dipped on Golden Eagle and Prairie Falcon, but there were lots of Loggerhead Shrikes and a huge flock of blackbirds to keep my attention.

I birded from 0845 to 1330.
Weather was 32 to 43 degrees, partly cloudy to clear, winds variable, but mostly calm.

The List:

1. Northern Harrier, Circus cyaneus - 1, adult male
2. Sharp-shinned Hawk, Accipiter striatus - 2, one adult and one immature
3. Cooper's Hawk, Accipiter cooperii - 1, immature
4. Red-tailed Hawk, Buteo jamaicensis - 9
5. Ferruginous Hawk, Buteo regalis - 4
6. Rock Pigeon, Columba livia - 4
7. Eurasian Collared-Dove, Streptopelia decaocto - 5
8. White-winged Dove, Zenaida asiatica - 1
9. Barn Owl, Tyto alba pratincola - 1
10. Great Horned Owl, Bubo virginianus pallescens - 1
11. Ladder-backed Woodpecker, Picoides scalaris cactophilus - 2
12. Northern Flicker, Colaptes auratus - 4
13. American Kestrel, Falco sparverius sparverius - 8
14. Say's Phoebe, Sayornis saya saya - 1 (rare winter resident)
15. Loggerhead Shrike, Lanius ludovicianus gambeli - 5
16. Western (Woodhouse's) Scrub-Jay, Aphelocoma californica woodhouseii  - 4 
17. American Crow, Corvus brachyrhynchos - 45
18. Chihuahuan Raven, Corvus cryptoleucus - 5
19. Common Raven, Corvus corax sinuatus - 34
20. Horned Lark, Eremophila alpestris - 38
21. Mountain Chickadee, Poecile gambeli gambeli - 2
22. White-breasted Nuthatch, Sitta carolinensis nelsoni - 1
23. Eastern Bluebird, Sialia sialis - 1
24. Western Bluebird, Sialia Mexicana bairdi - 8
25. Mountain Bluebird, Sialia currucoides - 1
26. Townsend's Solitaire, Myadestes townsendi - 3
27. American Robin, Turdus migratorius - 1
28. Curve-billed Thrasher, Toxostoma curvirostre celsum - 2
29. European Starling, Sturnus vulgaris - 55
30. Spotted Towhee, Pipilo maculatus gaigei - 2
31. Canyon Towhee, Melozone fusca mesoleuca - 6
32. Song Sparrow, Melospiza melodia - 2
33. Lincoln's Sparrow, Melospiza lincolnii - 1 (rare in winter)
34. White-crowned Sparrow, Zonotrichia leucophrys - 17
35. Dark-eyed Junco, Junco hyemalis - 15 (1 slate-colored - J.h. hyemalis)
36. Red-winged Blackbird, Agelaius phoeniceus - 65
37. Western Meadowlark, Sturnella neglecta neglecta - 1
38. Brewer's Blackbird, Euphagus cyanocephalus - 195
39. Brown-headed Cowbird, Molothrus ater - 12 (rare in winter - high number)
40. House Finch, Haemorhous mexicanus frontalis - 14
41. Pine Siskin, Spinus pinus - 4
42. American Goldfinch, Spinus tristis - 2
43. House Sparrow, Passer domesticus - 8

Clark's Nutcrackers and Pinyon Jays 11/4/10

Male pinyon jay December 2010. Taken in my Santa Fe County yard

This is my first post in a while - a long while. I have moved from Florida to New Mexico, arriving here in Santa Fe on September 28th. My wife Carol and I live in El Dorado, not the City of Gold, but rather a very birdie subdivision about 10 miles east of the city. I work at Pecos National Historical Park and am a park ranger there. The birding is spectacular and has prompted me to put the paddles to this blog and bring it back to life.

I'll start by saying that currently Pecos NHP (about 20 miles east of Santa Fe) has large flocks of roaming Pinyon Jays and Clark's Nutcrackers.

Well a weak start, but more coming.