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Birding spot · Socorro County, New Mexico

Birding at Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge (north): What You'll See Each Week

In November, the birds most often reported at Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge (north) are Northern Shoveler (75%), Sandhill Crane (67%), and Northern Pintail (62%). It is busiest in spring, when 59 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in late April (74 species). 152 species have been reported here across 973 complete checklists from 613 birders.

Species by week

020406080Jan 1-7: 28 species on 5%+ of 44 checklistsJan 8-14: 38 species on 5%+ of 40 checklistsJan 15-21: 40 species on 5%+ of 34 checklistsJan 22-31: 35 species on 5%+ of 36 checklistsFeb 1-7: 34 species on 5%+ of 46 checklistsFeb 8-14: 39 species on 5%+ of 39 checklistsFeb 15-21: 44 species on 5%+ of 45 checklistsFeb 22-28: 34 species on 5%+ of 21 checklistsMar 1-7: 50 species on 5%+ of 30 checklistsMar 8-14: 51 species on 5%+ of 28 checklistsMar 15-21: 58 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsMar 22-31: 57 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsApr 1-7: low data (9 checklists)Apr 8-14: 57 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsApr 15-21: low data (8 checklists)Apr 22-30: 74 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsMay 1-7: low data (8 checklists)May 8-14: low data (6 checklists)May 15-21: low data (0 checklists)May 22-31: low data (5 checklists)Jun 1-7: low data (1 checklists)Jun 8-14: low data (2 checklists)Jun 15-21: low data (3 checklists)Jun 22-30: low data (1 checklists)Jul 1-7: low data (1 checklists)Jul 8-14: low data (4 checklists)Jul 15-21: low data (1 checklists)Jul 22-31: low data (1 checklists)Aug 1-7: low data (0 checklists)Aug 8-14: low data (1 checklists)Aug 15-21: low data (3 checklists)Aug 22-31: low data (4 checklists)Sep 1-7: low data (2 checklists)Sep 8-14: low data (6 checklists)Sep 15-21: low data (7 checklists)Sep 22-30: low data (9 checklists)Oct 1-7: 60 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsOct 8-14: 44 species on 5%+ of 43 checklistsOct 15-21: 44 species on 5%+ of 31 checklistsOct 22-31: 45 species on 5%+ of 54 checklistsNov 1-7: 45 species on 5%+ of 27 checklistsNov 8-14: 37 species on 5%+ of 50 checklistsNov 15-21: 35 species on 5%+ of 65 checklistsNov 22-30: 28 species on 5%+ of 61 checklistsDec 1-7: 35 species on 5%+ of 49 checklistsDec 8-14: 28 species on 5%+ of 26 checklistsDec 15-21: 37 species on 5%+ of 24 checklistsDec 22-31: 33 species on 5%+ of 25 checklistsJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Number of species reported on at least 5% of complete checklists, by week (4 per month). Grey bars: fewer than 10 checklists, not counted.

In November: what to expect

  1. 1Northern Shoveler75%
  2. 2Sandhill Crane67%
  3. 3Northern Pintail62%
  4. 4Snow Goose59%
  5. 5Ross's Goose37%
  6. 6Northern Harrier35%
  7. 7Mallard32%
  8. 8Western Meadowlark28%
  9. 9Common Raven27%
  10. 10Canada Goose25%
  11. 11Killdeer24%
  12. 12American Pipit21%
  13. 13American Wigeon21%
  14. 14Bufflehead19%
  15. 15Red-tailed Hawk18%

Share of complete checklists at this spot that reported the bird in November. The sparkline is the whole year, with this month highlighted.

Season by season

Winter 36 species

  1. Northern Shoveler82%
  2. Northern Pintail67%
  3. Sandhill Crane60%
  4. Green-winged Teal43%
  5. Canada Goose43%

Spring 59 species

  1. Western Meadowlark72%
  2. Northern Shoveler52%
  3. Green-winged Teal44%
  4. Killdeer38%
  5. Red-tailed Hawk38%

Summer 0 species

    Fall 42 species

    1. Northern Shoveler63%
    2. Northern Pintail56%
    3. Sandhill Crane52%
    4. Snow Goose41%
    5. Western Meadowlark37%

    Specialties

    Birds reported far more often here than across New Mexico.

    Nearby spots

    Frequency is the share of complete checklists at this location that listed the bird, 2016–2025. Busy places report more of everything, and the weekly chart counts species on at least 5% of checklists so a few stray reports do not inflate it. How to read it.