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Birding spot · Bernalillo County, New Mexico

Birding at Bosque: What You'll See Each Week

In November, the birds most often reported at Bosque are American Wigeon (92%), Mallard (84%), and American Coot (83%). It is busiest in spring, when 93 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in early May (89 species). 215 species have been reported here across 3,973 complete checklists from 934 birders.

Species by week

020406080100Jan 1-7: 61 species on 5%+ of 124 checklistsJan 8-14: 68 species on 5%+ of 80 checklistsJan 15-21: 60 species on 5%+ of 75 checklistsJan 22-31: 62 species on 5%+ of 123 checklistsFeb 1-7: 61 species on 5%+ of 69 checklistsFeb 8-14: 63 species on 5%+ of 77 checklistsFeb 15-21: 61 species on 5%+ of 115 checklistsFeb 22-28: 66 species on 5%+ of 88 checklistsMar 1-7: 61 species on 5%+ of 82 checklistsMar 8-14: 69 species on 5%+ of 89 checklistsMar 15-21: 64 species on 5%+ of 87 checklistsMar 22-31: 70 species on 5%+ of 145 checklistsApr 1-7: 67 species on 5%+ of 98 checklistsApr 8-14: 74 species on 5%+ of 113 checklistsApr 15-21: 77 species on 5%+ of 143 checklistsApr 22-30: 88 species on 5%+ of 185 checklistsMay 1-7: 89 species on 5%+ of 101 checklistsMay 8-14: 86 species on 5%+ of 132 checklistsMay 15-21: 84 species on 5%+ of 79 checklistsMay 22-31: 78 species on 5%+ of 99 checklistsJun 1-7: 70 species on 5%+ of 56 checklistsJun 8-14: 67 species on 5%+ of 38 checklistsJun 15-21: 57 species on 5%+ of 34 checklistsJun 22-30: 54 species on 5%+ of 54 checklistsJul 1-7: 52 species on 5%+ of 27 checklistsJul 8-14: 45 species on 5%+ of 25 checklistsJul 15-21: 56 species on 5%+ of 32 checklistsJul 22-31: 57 species on 5%+ of 50 checklistsAug 1-7: 57 species on 5%+ of 32 checklistsAug 8-14: 58 species on 5%+ of 30 checklistsAug 15-21: 66 species on 5%+ of 31 checklistsAug 22-31: 67 species on 5%+ of 65 checklistsSep 1-7: 72 species on 5%+ of 45 checklistsSep 8-14: 74 species on 5%+ of 49 checklistsSep 15-21: 75 species on 5%+ of 89 checklistsSep 22-30: 79 species on 5%+ of 98 checklistsOct 1-7: 65 species on 5%+ of 54 checklistsOct 8-14: 63 species on 5%+ of 94 checklistsOct 15-21: 63 species on 5%+ of 115 checklistsOct 22-31: 62 species on 5%+ of 124 checklistsNov 1-7: 60 species on 5%+ of 102 checklistsNov 8-14: 66 species on 5%+ of 112 checklistsNov 15-21: 60 species on 5%+ of 84 checklistsNov 22-30: 65 species on 5%+ of 93 checklistsDec 1-7: 64 species on 5%+ of 88 checklistsDec 8-14: 63 species on 5%+ of 52 checklistsDec 15-21: 61 species on 5%+ of 77 checklistsDec 22-31: 61 species on 5%+ of 119 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. 1American Wigeon92%
  2. 2Mallard84%
  3. 3American Coot83%
  4. 4Canada Goose78%
  5. 5Pied-billed Grebe77%
  6. 6Northern Flicker75%
  7. 7American Crow72%
  8. 8Ring-necked Duck63%
  9. 9White-crowned Sparrow62%
  10. 10Sandhill Crane58%
  11. 11White-breasted Nuthatch57%
  12. 12Wood Duck56%
  13. 13Dark-eyed Junco54%
  14. 14Spotted Towhee54%
  15. 15Song Sparrow54%

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

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.