Birds in New Mexico in August

Percent of complete checklists in New Mexico that reported the bird during these weeks, 2016–2025 (38,969 checklists). It shows how likely you are to list the bird, not how many there are. Methods.

1. 1House Finch50%
2. 2Lesser Goldfinch42%
3. 3Mourning Dove41%
4. 4Black-chinned Hummingbird41%
5. 5Broad-tailed Hummingbird30%
6. 6Rufous Hummingbird30%
7. 7White-winged Dove29%
8. 8Common Raven28%
9. 9Chipping Sparrow27%
10. 10Spotted Towhee26%
11. 11Barn Swallow25%
12. 12White-breasted Nuthatch23%
13. 13Turkey Vulture22%
14. 14Eurasian Collared-Dove22%
15. 15American Robin21%
16. 16Blue Grosbeak20%
17. 17House Sparrow19%
18. 18Woodhouse's Scrub-Jay18%
19. 19Western Wood-Pewee18%
20. 20Say's Phoebe17%
21. 21Lark Sparrow17%
22. 22Western Kingbird16%
23. 23Canyon Towhee16%
24. 24Northern Flicker16%
25. 25Mountain Chickadee16%
26. 26Black-headed Grosbeak13%
27. 27Rock Pigeon13%
28. 28Ladder-backed Woodpecker13%
29. 29American Crow13%
30. 30Western Tanager13%
31. 31Mallard13%
32. 32Curve-billed Thrasher12%
33. 33Northern Yellow Warbler12%
34. 34Bushtit11%
35. 35Killdeer11%
36. 36Pine Siskin11%
37. 37Western Bluebird11%
38. 38Wilson's Warbler11%
39. 39Bewick's Wren11%
40. 40Cooper's Hawk10%

• Wilson's Warblerfirst arrivals the second week of August, peaks the second week of September
• Orange-crowned Warblerfirst arrivals early August, peaks mid September
• Northern Shovelerfirst arrivals the second week of August, peaks late November
• Brewer's Sparrowfirst arrivals early August, peaks the second week of September
• Green-winged Tealfirst arrivals the second week of August, peaks the second week of March
• Northern Harrierfirst arrivals late August, peaks mid November
• Lincoln's Sparrowfirst arrivals late August, peaks early October
• Ring-billed Gullfirst arrivals early August, peaks early December
• Townsend's Warblerfirst arrivals the second week of August, peaks the second week of September
• Ruddy Duckfirst arrivals mid August, peaks mid March
• Belted Kingfisherfirst arrivals the second week of August, peaks the second week of October
• Red-naped Sapsuckerfirst arrivals late August, peaks early October

• Black-headed Grosbeakmost gone by late August
• Bullock's Oriolemost gone by late August
• Yellow-breasted Chatmost gone by late August
• Cliff Swallowmost gone by late August
• Western Flycatchermost gone by early August
• Northern Rough-winged Swallowmost gone by late August
• Red-naped Sapsuckermost gone by early August
• Black-throated Sparrowmost gone by mid August
• Neotropic Cormorantmost gone by the second week of August

41. 41American Kestrel9.6%
42. 42Violet-green Swallow9.5%
43. 43Black Phoebe9.4%
44. 44Hairy Woodpecker9.3%
45. 45Steller's Jay9.0%
46. 46Red-winged Blackbird8.8%
47. 47Swainson's Hawk8.5%
48. 48Pygmy Nuthatch8.3%
49. 49Summer Tanager8.2%
50. 50Yellow-breasted Chat8.1%
51. 51Juniper Titmouse8.0%
52. 52Great Blue Heron7.9%
53. 53European Starling7.8%
54. 54Yellow-rumped Warbler7.6%
55. 55Cliff Swallow7.4%
56. 56Greater Roadrunner7.4%
57. 57Calliope Hummingbird7.2%
58. 58Great-tailed Grackle7.2%
59. 59Gambel's Quail7.0%
60. 60Cassin's Kingbird6.8%