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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 | ||||
ltdu | Long-tailed Duck | Clangula hyemalis | Vagrant | |
Upland Game Birds | ||||
Grebes | ||||
Pigeons and Doves | ||||
Cuckoos and their Allies | ||||
ybcu | Yellow-billed Cuckoo | Coccyzus americanus | Vagrant | |
Nightjars, Nighthawks and Swifts | ||||
Hummingbirds | ||||
Gruiformes: Coots, Cranes and Rails | ||||
Smaller Wading Birds | ||||
Gulls, Terns and Skimmers | ||||
Medium to Large Waterbirds: Pelicans and their Allies | ||||
Long-legged Wading Birds | ||||
Diurnal Raptors: Vultures, Eagles and Hawks | ||||
miki | Mississippi Kite | Ictinia mississippiensis | Vagrant | |
ztha | Zone-tailed Hawk | Buteo albonotatus | Vagrant | |
Nocturnal Raptors: Owls | ||||
Kingfishers | ||||
Woodpeckers | ||||
acwo | Acorn Woodpecker | Melanerpes formicivorus | Vagrant | |
Falcons | ||||
Tyrant Flycatchers | ||||
eaki | Eastern Kingbird | Tyrannus tyrannus | Vagrant | |
eawp | Eastern Wood-Pewee | Contopus virens | Vagrant | |
eaph | Eastern Phoebe | Sayornis phoebe | Vagrant | |
Shrikes and Vireos | ||||
Jays, Crows and their Allies | ||||
blja | Blue Jay | Cyanocitta cristata | Vagrant | |
clnu | Clark's Nutcracker | Nucifraga columbiana | Vagrant | |
Chickadees and their Allies | ||||
Larks | ||||
Swallows | ||||
Kinglets | ||||
Waxwings | ||||
Nuthatches and Creepers | ||||
Gnatcatchers | ||||
Wrens | ||||
wiwr | Winter Wren | Troglodytes hiemalis | Vagrant | |
Mimids "Mimic Thrushes" | ||||
Starlings and Mynas | ||||
Dippers | ||||
Thrushes and their Allies | ||||
eabl | Eastern Bluebird | Sialia sialis | Vagrant | |
European Passerines | ||||
Wagtails and Pipits | ||||
Finches | ||||
gcrf | Gray-crowned Rosy-Finch | Leucosticte tephrocotis | Vagrant | |
recr | Red Crossbill | Loxia curvirostra | Vagrant | |
Sparrows and their Allies | ||||
fisp | Field Sparrow | Spizella pusilla | Vagrant | |
gcsp | Golden-crowned Sparrow | Zonotrichia atricapilla | Vagrant | |
hasp | Harris's Sparrow | Zonotrichia querula | Vagrant | |
swsp | Swamp Sparrow | Melospiza georgiana | Vagrant | |
Chats | ||||
Icterids: Blackbirds, Orioles and their Allies | ||||
oror | Orchard Oriole | Icterus spurius | Vagrant | |
baor | Baltimore Oriole | Icterus galbula | Vagrant | |
scor | Scott's Oriole | Icterus parisorum | Vagrant | |
Wood-Warblers | ||||
baww | Black-and-white Warbler | Mniotilta varia | Vagrant | |
howa | Hooded Warbler | Setophaga citrina | Vagrant | |
nopa | Northern Parula | Setophaga americana | Vagrant | |
mawa | Magnolia Warbler | Setophaga magnolia | Vagrant | |
btbw | Black-throated Blue Warbler | Setophaga caerulescens | Vagrant | |
piwa | Pine Warbler | Setophaga pinus | Vagrant | |
Tanagers | ||||
Grosbeaks (Cardinalidae) | ||||
Buntings | ||||
pabu | Painted Bunting | Passerina ciris | Vagrant |