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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 | ||||
cang | Canada Goose | Branta canadensis | Present All Year | Common |
wodu | Wood Duck | Aix sponsa | Present All Year | Uncommon |
mall | Mallard | Anas platyrhynchos | Present All Year | Common |
Upland Game Birds | ||||
scqu | Scaled Quail | Callipepla squamata | Present All Year | Uncommon |
witu | Wild Turkey | Meleagris gallopavo | Present All Year | Uncommon |
rnep | Ring-necked Pheasant | Phasianus colchicus | Present All Year | Rare |
Grebes | ||||
pbgr | Pied-billed Grebe | Podilymbus podiceps | Present All Year | Uncommon |
Pigeons and Doves | ||||
ropi | Rock Pigeon | Columba livia | Present All Year | Common |
eucd | Eurasian Collared-Dove | Streptopelia decaocto | Present All Year | Common |
wwdo | White-winged Dove | Zenaida asiatica | Present All Year | Uncommon |
modo | Mourning Dove | Zenaida macroura | Present All Year | Less Common |
Cuckoos and their Allies | ||||
grro | Greater Roadrunner | Geococcyx californianus | Present All Year | Uncommon |
Nightjars, Nighthawks and Swifts | ||||
Hummingbirds | ||||
Gruiformes: Coots, Cranes and Rails | ||||
amco | American Coot | Fulica americana | Present All Year | Uncommon |
Smaller Wading Birds | ||||
Gulls, Terns and Skimmers | ||||
Medium to Large Waterbirds: Pelicans and their Allies | ||||
Long-legged Wading Birds | ||||
gbhe | Great Blue Heron | Ardea herodias | Present All Year | Common |
Diurnal Raptors: Vultures, Eagles and Hawks | ||||
goea | Golden Eagle | Aquila chrysaetos | Present All Year | Rare |
ssha | Sharp-shinned Hawk | Accipiter striatus | Present All Year | Uncommon |
coha | Cooper’s Hawk | Accipiter cooperii | Present All Year | Less Common |
rtha | Red-tailed Hawk | Buteo jamaicensis | Present All Year | Common |
Nocturnal Raptors: Owls | ||||
bano | Barn Owl | Tyto alba | Present All Year | Rare |
weso | Western Screech-Owl | Megascops kennicottii | Present All Year | Uncommon |
ghow | Great Horned Owl | Bubo virginianus | Present All Year | Less Common |
nopo | Northern Pygmy-Owl | Glaucidium gnoma | Present All Year | Rare |
nswo | Northern Saw-whet Owl | Aegolius acadicus | Present All Year | Rare |
Kingfishers | ||||
beki | Belted Kingfisher | Megaceryle alcyon | Present All Year | Less Common |
Woodpeckers | ||||
lewo | Lewis’s Woodpecker | Melanerpes lewis | Present All Year | Less Common |
dowo | Downy Woodpecker | Dryobates pubescens | Present All Year | Common |
lbwo | Ladder-backed Woodpecker | Dryobates scalaris | Present All Year | Less Common |
hawo | Hairy Woodpecker | Dryobates villosus | Present All Year | Common |
nofl | Northern Flicker | Colaptes auratus | Present All Year | Common |
Falcons | ||||
amke | American Kestrel | Falco sparverius | Present All Year | Uncommon |
pefa | Peregrine Falcon | Falco peregrinus | Present All Year | Rare |
prfa | Prairie Falcon | Falco mexicanus | Present All Year | Rare |
Tyrant Flycatchers | ||||
Shrikes and Vireos | ||||
Jays, Crows and their Allies | ||||
pija | Pinyon Jay | Gymnorhinus cyanocephalus | Present All Year | Less Common |
wosj | Woodhouse’s Scrub-jay | Aphelocoma woodhouseii | Present All Year | Common |
bbma | Black-billed Magpie | Pica hudsonia | Present All Year | Common |
amcr | American Crow | Corvus brachyrhynchos | Present All Year | Common |
cora | Common Raven | Corvus corax | Present All Year | Common |
Chickadees and their Allies | ||||
bcch | Black-capped Chickadee | Poecile atricapillus | Present All Year | Common |
juti | Juniper Titmouse | Baeolophus ridgwayi | Present All Year | Less Common |
bush | Bushtit | Psaltriparus minimus | Present All Year | Uncommon |
Larks | ||||
Swallows | ||||
Kinglets | ||||
Waxwings | ||||
cedw | Cedar Waxwing | Bombycilla cedrorum | Present All Year | Uncommon |
Nuthatches and Creepers | ||||
wbnu | White-breasted Nuthatch | Sitta carolinensis | Present All Year | Common |
brcr | Brown Creeper | Certhia americana | Present All Year | Rare |
Gnatcatchers | ||||
Wrens | ||||
rowr | Rock Wren | Salpinctes obsoletus | Present All Year | Less Common |
canw | Canyon Wren | Catherpes mexicanus | Present All Year | Less Common |
bewr | Bewick’s Wren | Thryomanes bewickii | Present All Year | Less Common |
Mimids "Mimic Thrushes" | ||||
cbth | Curve-billed Thrasher | Toxostoma curvirostre | Present All Year | Uncommon |
sath | Sage Thrasher | Oreoscoptes montanus | Present All Year | Rare |
Starlings and Mynas | ||||
eust | European Starling | Sturnus vulgaris | Present All Year | Common |
Dippers | ||||
amdi | American Dipper | Cinclus mexicanus | Present All Year | Less Common |
Thrushes and their Allies | ||||
webl | Western Bluebird | Sialia mexicana | Present All Year | Common |
amro | American Robin | Turdus migratorius | Present All Year | Common |
European Passerines | ||||
hosp | House Sparrow | Passer domesticus | Present All Year | Common |
Wagtails and Pipits | ||||
Finches | ||||
evgr | Evening Grosbeak | Coccothraustes vespertinus | Present All Year | Less Common |
hofi | House Finch | Haemorhous mexicanus | Present All Year | Common |
pisi | Pine Siskin | Spinus pinus | Present All Year | Less Common |
Sparrows and their Allies | ||||
sosp | Song Sparrow | Melospiza melodia | Present All Year | Common |
cant | Canyon Towhee | Present All Year | Common | |
rcsp | Rufous-crowned Sparrow | Aimophila ruficeps | Present All Year | Rare |
spto | Spotted Towhee | Pipilo maculatus | Present All Year | Common |
Chats | ||||
Icterids: Blackbirds, Orioles and their Allies | ||||
weme | Western Meadowlark | Sturnella neglecta | Present All Year | Rare |
rwbl | Red-winged Blackbird | Agelaius phoeniceus | Present All Year | Less Common |
Wood-Warblers | ||||
Tanagers | ||||
Grosbeaks (Cardinalidae) | ||||
Buntings |