Birds in New Mexico
Birds in New Mexico in September
The most likely birds in New Mexico in September are House Finch (51%), Lesser Goldfinch (39%), and Mourning Dove (34%). 185 species show up on at least 1 in 100 checklists.
Percent of complete checklists in New Mexico that reported the bird during these weeks, 2016–2025 (41,274 checklists). It shows how likely you are to list the bird, not how many there are. Methods.
Common now
Share of checklists- 1
House Finch51% - 2
Lesser Goldfinch39% - 3
Mourning Dove34% - 4
Wilson's Warbler34% - 5
Northern Flicker33% - 6
Common Raven32% - 7
Chipping Sparrow30% - 8
Black-chinned Hummingbird29% - 9
Turkey Vulture26% - 10
White-winged Dove25% - 11
American Robin25% - 12
Yellow-rumped Warbler24% - 13
White-breasted Nuthatch23% - 14
Woodhouse's Scrub-Jay23% - 15
Spotted Towhee23% - 16
Barn Swallow21% - 17
Say's Phoebe20% - 18
Broad-tailed Hummingbird19% - 19
Eurasian Collared-Dove19% - 20
House Sparrow17% - 21
Mountain Chickadee16% - 22
Canyon Towhee16% - 23
Ladder-backed Woodpecker15% - 24
Rufous Hummingbird15% - 25
Mallard15% - 26
Western Wood-Pewee15% - 27
Rock Pigeon14% - 28
American Crow14% - 29
Western Tanager13% - 30
Green-tailed Towhee13% - 31
Western Bluebird13% - 32
Curve-billed Thrasher13% - 33
Killdeer13% - 34
Cooper's Hawk12% - 35
American Kestrel12% - 36
Orange-crowned Warbler12% - 37
Bushtit12% - 38
Pine Siskin12% - 39
Black Phoebe11% - 40
Blue Grosbeak11% - 41
White-crowned Sparrow11% - 42
Bewick's Wren11% - 43Northern House Wren11%
- 44
European Starling11% - 45
Brewer's Sparrow10%
Arriving
New in September- Northern Flicker
- White-crowned Sparrow
- Yellow-rumped Warbler
- Sandhill Crane
- Ruby-crowned Kinglet
- Song Sparrow
- American Wigeon
- Gadwall
- Ring-necked Duck
- Northern Pintail
- Cassin's Finch
- American Pipit
Leaving
Gone by the end of September- Mourning Dove
- Black-chinned Hummingbird
- Broad-tailed Hummingbird
- Rufous Hummingbird
- Western Tanager
- Western Kingbird
- Western Wood-Pewee
- Blue Grosbeak
- Violet-green Swallow
- Lark Sparrow
- Northern Yellow Warbler
- Western Warbling Vireo
Less common
Share of checklists- 46
Canada Goose10% - 47
MacGillivray's Warbler9.9% - 48
Great Blue Heron9.9% - 49
Hairy Woodpecker9.5% - 50
Steller's Jay9.4% - 51
Lark Sparrow9.2% - 52
Summer Tanager9.1% - 53
Ruby-crowned Kinglet8.9% - 54
Red-tailed Hawk8.9% - 55
Western Kingbird8.4% - 56
Juniper Titmouse8.4% - 57
Vesper Sparrow8.3% - 58
Lincoln's Sparrow8.0% - 59
Dark-eyed Junco8.0% - 60
Pygmy Nuthatch7.9%