Spring Birds in New Mexico

Percent of complete checklists in New Mexico that reported the bird during these weeks, 2016–2025 (158,756 checklists). It shows how likely you are to list the bird, not how many there are. Methods.

1. 1House Finch57%
2. 2Mourning Dove37%
3. 3White-winged Dove35%
4. 4American Robin34%
5. 5Spotted Towhee33%
6. 6Common Raven30%
7. 7Say's Phoebe26%
8. 8House Sparrow26%
9. 9White-crowned Sparrow25%
10. 10Black-chinned Hummingbird23%
11. 11Lesser Goldfinch22%
12. 12Eurasian Collared-Dove22%
13. 13Yellow-rumped Warbler21%
14. 14Red-winged Blackbird21%
15. 15Mallard20%
16. 16Turkey Vulture20%
17. 17Dark-eyed Junco20%
18. 18Northern Flicker19%
19. 19American Crow18%
20. 20White-breasted Nuthatch18%
21. 21Chipping Sparrow17%
22. 22Bushtit15%
23. 23Barn Swallow15%
24. 24Pine Siskin15%
25. 25Western Bluebird15%
26. 26Canada Goose14%
27. 27Ladder-backed Woodpecker14%
28. 28Bewick's Wren14%
29. 29European Starling14%
30. 30Canyon Towhee14%
31. 31Woodhouse's Scrub-Jay14%
32. 32Western Kingbird14%
33. 33Great-tailed Grackle13%
34. 34Killdeer13%
35. 35Broad-tailed Hummingbird12%
36. 36Rock Pigeon12%
37. 37Curve-billed Thrasher12%
38. 38Northern Mockingbird12%
39. 39Black-headed Grosbeak12%
40. 40Ash-throated Flycatcher12%
41. 41American Coot12%
42. 42Black Phoebe11%
43. 43Violet-green Swallow11%
44. 44Gambel's Quail11%
45. 45Mountain Chickadee11%
46. 46Cooper's Hawk10%

• Mourning Dovefirst arrivals early April, peaks the second week of May
• Black-chinned Hummingbirdfirst arrivals early April, peaks late July
• Say's Phoebefirst arrivals the second week of March, peaks early April
• Broad-tailed Hummingbirdfirst arrivals early April, peaks mid August
• Black-headed Grosbeakfirst arrivals mid April, peaks mid May
• Turkey Vulturefirst arrivals the second week of March, peaks the second week of September
• Barn Swallowfirst arrivals mid March, peaks late August
• Western Tanagerfirst arrivals mid April, peaks mid May
• Western Kingbirdfirst arrivals early April, peaks the second week of May
• Western Wood-Peweefirst arrivals late April, peaks late May
• Ash-throated Flycatcherfirst arrivals the second week of April, peaks late May
• Northern Mockingbirdfirst arrivals late April, peaks late May

• Dark-eyed Juncomost gone by late March
• White-crowned Sparrowmost gone by the second week of May
• Sandhill Cranemost gone by the second week of March
• Ruby-crowned Kingletmost gone by early May
• Canada Goosemost gone by the second week of May
• Song Sparrowmost gone by early April
• American Cootmost gone by late April
• Red-tailed Hawkmost gone by late March
• American Wigeonmost gone by the second week of April
• Townsend's Solitairemost gone by mid April
• Northern Shovelermost gone by early May
• Gadwallmost gone by the second week of May

47. 47American Kestrel9.8%
48. 48Ruby-crowned Kinglet9.8%
49. 49Western Tanager9.6%
50. 50Red-tailed Hawk9.1%
51. 51Hairy Woodpecker9.0%
52. 52Western Meadowlark8.7%
53. 53Bullock's Oriole8.4%
54. 54Northern Rough-winged Swallow8.1%
55. 55Northern Yellow Warbler8.1%
56. 56Brown-headed Cowbird7.9%
57. 57Northern Shoveler7.9%
58. 58Cliff Swallow7.7%
59. 59Song Sparrow7.6%
60. 60Wilson's Warbler7.5%