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This is a list of all bird species that I know to have been identified within the Audubon NMDI (New Mexico Dixon) Christmas Bird Count Circle. That count circle is centered near Dixon, NM and has a radius of 7.5 miles. Nearby sites such as Orilla Verde Recreation Area near Pilar, the Los Luceros property near Alcalde and the Okay Owingeh fishing lakes host a larger array of species. They are not included as they are outside the NMDI count area. Two additional Audubon CBC circles document wintertime birdlife in those areas: NMOV (NM Orilla Verde) and NMES (NM Española. See Map of the three count areas.
The formulation of this list was derived by consulting eBird records, Audubon Christmas Bird Count data, lists from many years of local bird walks in the area and my own lists of observations. Various local birdwatchers have been recording sightings in this area since as early as 1969. (If anyone knows of earlier or other records, please contact the me.) Jack Whetstone, a resident of Dixon from 1969 until 1976 kept detailed records of his bird sightings during that time. He also kept records on Summer trips he made to Dixon in 1977, 1978, 1981 and 1987. He also spent the winter of 1987-88 here. In 1997, Bob Weber, a Taos resident, began an Audubon Christmas Bird Count in the area. In 2001, I took over the management of that count. I have kept detailed records of bird activity along the Río Embudo since 1999.
Robert Templeton, March 2023
4-Letter Species Code | Common Name | Genus + Specific Epithet | Season | Abundance Class |
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Swans, Geese and Ducks | ||||
Upland Game Birds | ||||
Grebes | ||||
Pigeons and Doves | ||||
Cuckoos and their Allies | ||||
Nightjars, Nighthawks and Swifts | ||||
coni | Common Nighthawk | Chordeiles minor | Migrant Summer Breeder | Less Common |
copo | Common Poorwill | Phalaenoptilus nuttallii | Migrant Summer Breeder | Rare |
Hummingbirds | ||||
bchu | Black-chinned Hummingbird | Archilochus alexandri | Migrant Summer Breeder | Common |
bthu | Broad-tailed Hummingbird | Selasphorus platycercus | Migrant Summer Breeder | Common |
Gruiformes: Coots, Cranes and Rails | ||||
Smaller Wading Birds | ||||
kill | Killdeer | Charadrius vociferus | Migrant Summer Breeder | Uncommon |
spsa | Spotted Sandpiper | Actitis macularius | Migrant Summer Breeder | Less Common |
Gulls, Terns and Skimmers | ||||
Medium to Large Waterbirds: Pelicans and their Allies | ||||
Long-legged Wading Birds | ||||
bcnh | Black-crowned Night-Heron | Nycticorax nycticorax | Migrant Summer Breeder | Less Common |
Diurnal Raptors: Vultures, Eagles and Hawks | ||||
tuvu | Turkey Vulture | Cathartes aura | Migrant Summer Breeder | Common |
Nocturnal Raptors: Owls | ||||
Kingfishers | ||||
Woodpeckers | ||||
Falcons | ||||
Tyrant Flycatchers | ||||
atfl | Ash-throated Flycatcher | Myiarchus cinerascens | Migrant Summer Breeder | Common |
caki | Cassin’s Kingbird | Tyrannus vociferans | Migrant Summer Breeder | Common |
weki | Western Kingbird | Tyrannus verticalis | Migrant Summer Breeder | Less Common |
wewp | Western Wood-Pewee | Contopus sordidulus | Migrant Summer Breeder | Common |
grfl | Gray Flycatcher | Empidonax wrightii | Migrant Summer Breeder | Rare |
blph | Black Phoebe | Sayornis nigricans | Migrant Summer Breeder | Common |
saph | Say’s Phoebe | Sayornis saya | Migrant Summer Breeder | Common |
Shrikes and Vireos | ||||
plvi | Plumbeous Vireo | Vireo plumbeus | Migrant Summer Breeder | Common |
wavi | Warbling Vireo | Vireo gilvus | Migrant Summer Breeder | Less Common |
Jays, Crows and their Allies | ||||
Chickadees and their Allies | ||||
Larks | ||||
Swallows | ||||
bans | Bank Swallow | Riparia riparia | Migrant Summer Breeder | Rare |
nrws | Northern Rough-winged Swallow | Stelgidopteryx serripennis | Migrant Summer Breeder | Common |
bars | Barn Swallow | Hirundo rustica | Migrant Summer Breeder | Common |
clsw | Cliff Swallow | Petrochelidon pyrrhonota | Migrant Summer Breeder | Common |
Kinglets | ||||
Waxwings | ||||
Nuthatches and Creepers | ||||
Gnatcatchers | ||||
bggn | Blue-gray Gnatcatcher | Polioptila caerulea | Migrant Summer Breeder | Uncommon |
Wrens | ||||
Mimids "Mimic Thrushes" | ||||
nomo | Northern Mockingbird | Mimus polyglottos | Migrant Summer Breeder | Uncommon |
Starlings and Mynas | ||||
Dippers | ||||
Thrushes and their Allies | ||||
European Passerines | ||||
Wagtails and Pipits | ||||
Finches | ||||
lego | Lesser Goldfinch | Spinus psaltria | Migrant Summer Breeder | Common |
Sparrows and their Allies | ||||
btsp | Black-throated Sparrow | Amphispiza bilineata | Migrant Summer Breeder | Rare |
chsp | Chipping Sparrow | Spizella passerina | Migrant Summer Breeder | Common |
Chats | ||||
ybch | Yellow-breasted Chat | Icteria virens | Migrant Summer Breeder | Common |
Icterids: Blackbirds, Orioles and their Allies | ||||
buor | Bullock’s Oriole | Icterus bullockii | Migrant Summer Breeder | Common |
bhco | Brown-headed Cowbird | Molothrus ater | Migrant Summer Breeder | Less Common |
Wood-Warblers | ||||
viwa | Virginia’s Warbler | Leiothlypis virginiae | Migrant Summer Breeder | Less Common |
yewa | Yellow Warbler | Setophaga petechia | Migrant Summer Breeder | Common |
btyw | Black-throated Gray Warbler | Setophaga nigrescens | Migrant Summer Breeder | Uncommon |
Tanagers | ||||
Grosbeaks (Cardinalidae) | ||||
bhgr | Black-headed Grosbeak | Pheucticus melanocephalus | Migrant Summer Breeder | Common |
Buntings | ||||
blgr | Blue Grosbeak | Passerina caerulea | Migrant Summer Breeder | Common |
lazb | Lazuli Bunting | Passerina amoena | Migrant Summer Breeder | Common |
inbu | Indigo Bunting | Passerina cyanea | Migrant Summer Breeder | Uncommon |