Fall Birds in New Mexico

Percent of complete checklists in New Mexico that reported the bird during these weeks, 2016–2025 (118,962 checklists). It shows how likely you are to list the bird, not how many there are. Methods.

1. 1House Finch53%
2. 2Northern Flicker40%
3. 3Common Raven33%
4. 4American Robin31%
5. 5Dark-eyed Junco29%
6. 6White-crowned Sparrow29%
7. 7Lesser Goldfinch28%
8. 8Spotted Towhee26%
9. 9White-winged Dove24%
10. 10Yellow-rumped Warbler24%
11. 11Mourning Dove23%
12. 12American Crow21%
13. 13Woodhouse's Scrub-Jay21%
14. 14White-breasted Nuthatch21%
15. 15Mallard19%
16. 16House Sparrow19%
17. 17Chipping Sparrow18%
18. 18Western Bluebird17%
19. 19Say's Phoebe17%
20. 20Ruby-crowned Kinglet16%
21. 21Mountain Chickadee16%
22. 22Eurasian Collared-Dove16%
23. 23Canyon Towhee15%
24. 24Rock Pigeon14%
25. 25Ladder-backed Woodpecker14%
26. 26Wilson's Warbler13%
27. 27Red-winged Blackbird13%
28. 28Pine Siskin13%
29. 29Canada Goose13%
30. 30Red-tailed Hawk12%
31. 31Curve-billed Thrasher12%
32. 32American Coot12%
33. 33Sandhill Crane12%
34. 34European Starling12%
35. 35Song Sparrow12%
36. 36Turkey Vulture12%
37. 37Black-chinned Hummingbird12%
38. 38American Kestrel11%
39. 39Bushtit11%
40. 40Townsend's Solitaire11%
41. 41Cooper's Hawk10%
42. 42Killdeer10%
43. 43Bewick's Wren10%

• Dark-eyed Juncofirst arrivals the second week of October, peaks late December
• Northern Flickerfirst arrivals mid September, peaks the second week of October
• White-crowned Sparrowfirst arrivals the second week of September, peaks early November
• Yellow-rumped Warblerfirst arrivals the second week of September, peaks early October
• Sandhill Cranefirst arrivals late September, peaks mid November
• Ruby-crowned Kingletfirst arrivals early September, peaks mid October
• Canada Goosefirst arrivals late October, peaks the second week of January
• Song Sparrowfirst arrivals mid September, peaks the second week of December
• American Cootfirst arrivals the second week of October, peaks mid November
• Red-tailed Hawkfirst arrivals early October, peaks the second week of January
• American Wigeonfirst arrivals early September, peaks mid November
• Gadwallfirst arrivals early September, peaks mid March

• Mourning Dovemost gone by late September
• Lesser Goldfinchmost gone by the second week of October
• Black-chinned Hummingbirdmost gone by mid September
• Wilson's Warblermost gone by the second week of October
• Yellow-rumped Warblermost gone by early November
• Broad-tailed Hummingbirdmost gone by late September
• Chipping Sparrowmost gone by the second week of October
• Rufous Hummingbirdmost gone by mid September
• Turkey Vulturemost gone by early October
• Barn Swallowmost gone by early October
• Western Tanagermost gone by late September
• Western Kingbirdmost gone by the second week of September

44. 44Great Blue Heron9.9%
45. 45American Wigeon9.3%
46. 46Barn Swallow9.0%
47. 47Black Phoebe8.9%
48. 48Broad-tailed Hummingbird8.8%
49. 49Steller's Jay8.3%
50. 50Hairy Woodpecker8.2%
51. 51Juniper Titmouse7.8%
52. 52Lincoln's Sparrow7.4%
53. 53Pied-billed Grebe7.2%
54. 54Gambel's Quail7.0%
55. 55Northern Shoveler6.8%
56. 56Downy Woodpecker6.6%
57. 57Northern Harrier6.6%
58. 58Pygmy Nuthatch6.6%
59. 59Wood Duck6.5%
60. 60Black-capped Chickadee6.5%