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Birding spot · Socorro County, New Mexico

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

In November, the birds most often reported at Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge are White-crowned Sparrow (90%), Gambel's Quail (82%), and Red-winged Blackbird (80%). It is busiest in spring, when 49 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in the second week of June (52 species). 206 species have been reported here across 3,736 complete checklists from 1,756 birders.

Species by week

0204060Jan 1-7: 33 species on 5%+ of 145 checklistsJan 8-14: 42 species on 5%+ of 120 checklistsJan 15-21: 34 species on 5%+ of 109 checklistsJan 22-31: 37 species on 5%+ of 134 checklistsFeb 1-7: 29 species on 5%+ of 93 checklistsFeb 8-14: 50 species on 5%+ of 88 checklistsFeb 15-21: 40 species on 5%+ of 117 checklistsFeb 22-28: 29 species on 5%+ of 62 checklistsMar 1-7: 31 species on 5%+ of 73 checklistsMar 8-14: 47 species on 5%+ of 92 checklistsMar 15-21: 43 species on 5%+ of 91 checklistsMar 22-31: 45 species on 5%+ of 119 checklistsApr 1-7: 49 species on 5%+ of 71 checklistsApr 8-14: 48 species on 5%+ of 98 checklistsApr 15-21: 48 species on 5%+ of 83 checklistsApr 22-30: 50 species on 5%+ of 133 checklistsMay 1-7: 48 species on 5%+ of 111 checklistsMay 8-14: 38 species on 5%+ of 113 checklistsMay 15-21: 43 species on 5%+ of 55 checklistsMay 22-31: 51 species on 5%+ of 59 checklistsJun 1-7: 34 species on 5%+ of 34 checklistsJun 8-14: 52 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsJun 15-21: 50 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsJun 22-30: 29 species on 5%+ of 24 checklistsJul 1-7: 31 species on 5%+ of 21 checklistsJul 8-14: 28 species on 5%+ of 21 checklistsJul 15-21: 40 species on 5%+ of 32 checklistsJul 22-31: 34 species on 5%+ of 47 checklistsAug 1-7: 31 species on 5%+ of 30 checklistsAug 8-14: 34 species on 5%+ of 35 checklistsAug 15-21: 35 species on 5%+ of 33 checklistsAug 22-31: 31 species on 5%+ of 44 checklistsSep 1-7: 39 species on 5%+ of 30 checklistsSep 8-14: 37 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsSep 15-21: 42 species on 5%+ of 37 checklistsSep 22-30: 34 species on 5%+ of 67 checklistsOct 1-7: 39 species on 5%+ of 53 checklistsOct 8-14: 39 species on 5%+ of 63 checklistsOct 15-21: 39 species on 5%+ of 68 checklistsOct 22-31: 38 species on 5%+ of 99 checklistsNov 1-7: 41 species on 5%+ of 77 checklistsNov 8-14: 37 species on 5%+ of 106 checklistsNov 15-21: 37 species on 5%+ of 165 checklistsNov 22-30: 35 species on 5%+ of 165 checklistsDec 1-7: 35 species on 5%+ of 119 checklistsDec 8-14: 36 species on 5%+ of 122 checklistsDec 15-21: 40 species on 5%+ of 88 checklistsDec 22-31: 40 species on 5%+ of 136 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. 1White-crowned Sparrow90%
  2. 2Gambel's Quail82%
  3. 3Red-winged Blackbird80%
  4. 4White-winged Dove72%
  5. 5House Sparrow63%
  6. 6House Finch63%
  7. 7Pyrrhuloxia48%
  8. 8Spotted Towhee38%
  9. 9Lesser Goldfinch32%
  10. 10Woodhouse's Scrub-Jay23%
  11. 11Ruby-crowned Kinglet20%
  12. 12Curve-billed Thrasher20%
  13. 13Say's Phoebe18%
  14. 14Common Raven18%
  15. 15Sandhill Crane17%

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 37 species

  1. White-crowned Sparrow92%
  2. Red-winged Blackbird92%
  3. Gambel's Quail81%
  4. White-winged Dove74%
  5. House Sparrow70%

Spring 49 species

  1. Gambel's Quail90%
  2. White-winged Dove78%
  3. White-crowned Sparrow78%
  4. House Sparrow74%
  5. Red-winged Blackbird73%

Summer 35 species

  1. Black-chinned Hummingbird90%
  2. Gambel's Quail87%
  3. House Finch77%
  4. House Sparrow75%
  5. White-winged Dove68%

Fall 43 species

  1. Gambel's Quail83%
  2. White-crowned Sparrow78%
  3. White-winged Dove69%
  4. House Finch66%
  5. House Sparrow64%

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.