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Birding spot · Bernalillo County, New Mexico

Birding at Bosque (Old Town): What You'll See Each Week

In November, the birds most often reported at Bosque (Old Town) are Mallard (94%), American Wigeon (92%), and American Coot (90%). It is busiest in spring, when 65 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in mid May (89 species). 165 species have been reported here across 2,390 complete checklists from 839 birders.

Species by week

020406080100Jan 1-7: 60 species on 5%+ of 132 checklistsJan 8-14: 57 species on 5%+ of 103 checklistsJan 15-21: 49 species on 5%+ of 73 checklistsJan 22-31: 53 species on 5%+ of 130 checklistsFeb 1-7: 57 species on 5%+ of 84 checklistsFeb 8-14: 54 species on 5%+ of 75 checklistsFeb 15-21: 54 species on 5%+ of 98 checklistsFeb 22-28: 56 species on 5%+ of 55 checklistsMar 1-7: 53 species on 5%+ of 65 checklistsMar 8-14: 56 species on 5%+ of 65 checklistsMar 15-21: 63 species on 5%+ of 60 checklistsMar 22-31: 56 species on 5%+ of 101 checklistsApr 1-7: 53 species on 5%+ of 61 checklistsApr 8-14: 58 species on 5%+ of 80 checklistsApr 15-21: 50 species on 5%+ of 45 checklistsApr 22-30: 58 species on 5%+ of 64 checklistsMay 1-7: 64 species on 5%+ of 28 checklistsMay 8-14: 58 species on 5%+ of 42 checklistsMay 15-21: 89 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsMay 22-31: 56 species on 5%+ of 22 checklistsJun 1-7: 50 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsJun 8-14: 59 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsJun 15-21: 56 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsJun 22-30: 55 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsJul 1-7: 37 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsJul 8-14: 51 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsJul 15-21: 42 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsJul 22-31: 36 species on 5%+ of 22 checklistsAug 1-7: 60 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsAug 8-14: 48 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsAug 15-21: 51 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsAug 22-31: 56 species on 5%+ of 27 checklistsSep 1-7: 61 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsSep 8-14: 78 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsSep 15-21: 35 species on 5%+ of 22 checklistsSep 22-30: 54 species on 5%+ of 45 checklistsOct 1-7: 45 species on 5%+ of 26 checklistsOct 8-14: 59 species on 5%+ of 49 checklistsOct 15-21: 58 species on 5%+ of 39 checklistsOct 22-31: 57 species on 5%+ of 56 checklistsNov 1-7: 57 species on 5%+ of 50 checklistsNov 8-14: 49 species on 5%+ of 50 checklistsNov 15-21: 55 species on 5%+ of 42 checklistsNov 22-30: 52 species on 5%+ of 65 checklistsDec 1-7: 58 species on 5%+ of 82 checklistsDec 8-14: 57 species on 5%+ of 70 checklistsDec 15-21: 56 species on 5%+ of 70 checklistsDec 22-31: 55 species on 5%+ of 99 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. 1Mallard94%
  2. 2American Wigeon92%
  3. 3American Coot90%
  4. 4Ring-necked Duck90%
  5. 5Canada Goose88%
  6. 6Wood Duck84%
  7. 7Rock Pigeon67%
  8. 8White-crowned Sparrow63%
  9. 9Pied-billed Grebe57%
  10. 10American Crow51%
  11. 11House Finch43%
  12. 12House Sparrow42%
  13. 13Lesser Scaup38%
  14. 14Sandhill Crane32%
  15. 15Black-crowned Night Heron30%

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 59 species

  1. American Coot94%
  2. Canada Goose94%
  3. Ring-necked Duck91%
  4. Mallard90%
  5. Wood Duck89%

Spring 65 species

  1. Canada Goose95%
  2. Neotropic Cormorant88%
  3. Mallard86%
  4. American Coot85%
  5. Wood Duck79%

Summer 50 species

  1. Canada Goose86%
  2. Mallard82%
  3. Wood Duck81%
  4. Black-chinned Hummingbird75%
  5. Rock Pigeon73%

Fall 59 species

  1. Mallard92%
  2. Canada Goose87%
  3. American Coot86%
  4. Wood Duck83%
  5. American Wigeon72%

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.