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Birding spot · Bernalillo County, New Mexico

Birding at Cibola National Forest: What You'll See Each Week

In November, the birds most often reported at Cibola National Forest are American Robin (88%), Steller's Jay (88%), and Townsend's Solitaire (86%). It is busiest in fall, when 57 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in late August (64 species). 128 species have been reported here across 1,158 complete checklists from 424 birders.

Species by week

020406080Jan 1-7: low data (8 checklists)Jan 8-14: low data (8 checklists)Jan 15-21: low data (8 checklists)Jan 22-31: 34 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsFeb 1-7: 29 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsFeb 8-14: 38 species on 5%+ of 18 checklistsFeb 15-21: 23 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsFeb 22-28: low data (7 checklists)Mar 1-7: 37 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsMar 8-14: low data (9 checklists)Mar 15-21: 38 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsMar 22-31: 42 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsApr 1-7: 42 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsApr 8-14: 37 species on 5%+ of 22 checklistsApr 15-21: 48 species on 5%+ of 24 checklistsApr 22-30: 61 species on 5%+ of 58 checklistsMay 1-7: 55 species on 5%+ of 68 checklistsMay 8-14: 57 species on 5%+ of 55 checklistsMay 15-21: 54 species on 5%+ of 51 checklistsMay 22-31: 49 species on 5%+ of 78 checklistsJun 1-7: 51 species on 5%+ of 29 checklistsJun 8-14: 50 species on 5%+ of 36 checklistsJun 15-21: 43 species on 5%+ of 30 checklistsJun 22-30: 43 species on 5%+ of 32 checklistsJul 1-7: 38 species on 5%+ of 28 checklistsJul 8-14: 43 species on 5%+ of 23 checklistsJul 15-21: 48 species on 5%+ of 35 checklistsJul 22-31: 49 species on 5%+ of 31 checklistsAug 1-7: 59 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsAug 8-14: 46 species on 5%+ of 24 checklistsAug 15-21: 54 species on 5%+ of 28 checklistsAug 22-31: 64 species on 5%+ of 79 checklistsSep 1-7: 61 species on 5%+ of 29 checklistsSep 8-14: 49 species on 5%+ of 26 checklistsSep 15-21: 62 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsSep 22-30: 45 species on 5%+ of 24 checklistsOct 1-7: 49 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsOct 8-14: 35 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsOct 15-21: 38 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsOct 22-31: 31 species on 5%+ of 21 checklistsNov 1-7: 30 species on 5%+ of 26 checklistsNov 8-14: 31 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsNov 15-21: 31 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsNov 22-30: 30 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsDec 1-7: 21 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsDec 8-14: low data (3 checklists)Dec 15-21: low data (2 checklists)Dec 22-31: 37 species on 5%+ of 17 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 Robin88%
  2. 2Steller's Jay88%
  3. 3Townsend's Solitaire86%
  4. 4Mountain Chickadee85%
  5. 5Northern Flicker85%
  6. 6Common Raven76%
  7. 7White-breasted Nuthatch70%
  8. 8Red-breasted Nuthatch61%
  9. 9Dark-eyed Junco58%
  10. 10Ruby-crowned Kinglet55%
  11. 11Pygmy Nuthatch52%
  12. 12Hairy Woodpecker44%
  13. 13Williamson's Sapsucker38%
  14. 14Brown Creeper36%
  15. 15Red-tailed Hawk27%

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.