Listed below are birds that have been observed in the Aldea de Santa Fe area by members of the birding group.
Aldea Birding Group Birds Seen in Aldea
As of October 24, 2019— 109 species
Organized taxonomically by Family and Species o indicates the species seen in each Family
QUAIL o Scaled Quail
PHEASANTS, GROUSE, TURKEYS o Wild Turkey
AMERICAN VULTURES o Turkey Vulture
KITES, EAGLES, HAWKS o Bald Eagle o Osprey o Northern Harrier o Sharp-shinned Hawk o Cooper’s Hawk o Red-tailed Hawk o Ferruginous Hawk o Northern Goshawk
CARACARAS, FALCONS o Merlin o Prairie Falcon
CRANES o Sandhill Crane—flying overhead, calling
PIGEONS, DOVES o Rock Pigeon o Eurasian Collared-Dove o White-winged Dove o Mourning Dove
CUCKOOS, ROADRUNNERS, ANIS o Greater Roadrunner
TYPICAL OWLS o Western Screech Owl o Great Horned Owl o Northern Pygmy-Owl
NIGHTHAWKS, NIGHTJARS o Common Nighthawk
HUMMINGBIRDS o Black-chinned Hummingbird o Calliope Hummingbird o Broad-tailed Hummingbird o Rufous Hummingbird o Broad-billed Hummingbird (very rare; Female, seen from mid Oct- early Dec 2016)
WOODPECKERS o Williamson’s Sapsucker o Ladder-backed Woodpecker o Downy Woodpecker o Hairy Woodpecker o Northern Flicker Yellow-shafted Red-shafted
TYRANT FLYCATCHERS o Cordilleran Flycatcher o Olive-sided Flycatcher o Western Wood-Pewee o Say’s Phoebe o Ash-throated Flycatcher o Cassin’s Kingbird o Western Kingbird
SHRIKES o Loggerhead Shrike
VIREOS o Plumbeous Vireo
JAYS, MAGPIES, CROWS o Stellar’s Jay o Pinyon Jay o Woodhouse Scrub-Jay o Black-billed Magpie o American Crow o Common Raven
LARKS o Horned Lark
SWALLOWS o Tree Swallow o Violet-green Swallow o Northern Rough-winged Swallow o Barn Swallow
TITMICE o Black-capped Chickadee o Mountain Chickadee o Juniper Titmouse
BUSHTITS o Bushtit
NUTHACHES o Red-breasted Nuthatch o White-breasted Nuthatch
WRENS o Bewick’s Wren o House Wren
GNATCATCHERS o Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
KINGLETS o Ruby-crowned Kinglet
THRUSHES o Western Bluebird o Mountain Bluebird o Townsend’s Solitaire o Hermit Thrush o American Robin
MOCKINGBIRDS, THRASHERS o Northern Mockingbird o Sage Thrasher o Curve-billed Thrasher
WAXWINGS o Cedar Waxwing
WOOD-WARBLERS o Northern Waterthrush o Orange-crowned Warbler o Nashville Warbler o Virginia’s Warbler o MacGillivray’s Warbler o Yellow Warbler o Townsend's Warbler o Yellow-rumped Warbler Myrtle Audubon o Wilson’s Warbler
SPARROWS o Green-tailed Towhee o Spotted Towhee o Canyon Towhee o Chipping Sparrow o Clay-colored Sparrow o Brewer’s Sparrow o Vesper Sparrow o Lark Sparrow o Savannah Sparrow o Fox Sparrow o Lincoln’s Sparrow o White-throated Sparrow o White-crowned Sparrow o Dark-eyed Junco Slate-colored Oregon Pink-sided Grey-headed
TANAGERS, CARDINALS, GROSBEAKS o Western Tanager o Black-headed Grosbeak o Lazuli Bunting
BLACKBIRDS, ORIOLES o Red-winged Blackbird o Brewer’s Blackbird o Brown-headed Cowbird o Bullock’s Oriole
FINCHES o Cassin’s Finch o House Finch o Red Crossbill o Pine Siskin o Lesser Goldfinch o American Goldfinch o Evening Grosbeak
OLD WORLD SPARROWS o House Sparrow
Note: Names and sequences of families and species conform to the American Ornithologists’ Union’s Check-list of North American Birds, 7th Edition (1998) as amended through its 52nd Supplement (July 2011). The list is based on decisions of the New Mexico Bird Records Committee through July 2012.