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Birding spot · Los Alamos County, New Mexico

Birding at Los Alamos National Laboratory (Walnut Canyon): What You'll See Each Week

In November, the birds most often reported at Los Alamos National Laboratory (Walnut Canyon) are Common Raven (94%), Dark-eyed Junco (87%), and Pygmy Nuthatch (56%). It is busiest in fall, when 50 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in the second week of September (58 species). 128 species have been reported here across 1,257 complete checklists from 159 birders.

Species by week

0204060Jan 1-7: low data (4 checklists)Jan 8-14: low data (5 checklists)Jan 15-21: low data (4 checklists)Jan 22-31: low data (2 checklists)Feb 1-7: low data (5 checklists)Feb 8-14: low data (7 checklists)Feb 15-21: low data (6 checklists)Feb 22-28: 22 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsMar 1-7: 19 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsMar 8-14: 32 species on 5%+ of 18 checklistsMar 15-21: 26 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsMar 22-31: 32 species on 5%+ of 35 checklistsApr 1-7: 26 species on 5%+ of 31 checklistsApr 8-14: 26 species on 5%+ of 26 checklistsApr 15-21: 37 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsApr 22-30: 32 species on 5%+ of 52 checklistsMay 1-7: 23 species on 5%+ of 65 checklistsMay 8-14: 35 species on 5%+ of 45 checklistsMay 15-21: 41 species on 5%+ of 26 checklistsMay 22-31: 35 species on 5%+ of 38 checklistsJun 1-7: 42 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsJun 8-14: 31 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsJun 15-21: 38 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsJun 22-30: 33 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsJul 1-7: low data (9 checklists)Jul 8-14: 29 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsJul 15-21: 31 species on 5%+ of 21 checklistsJul 22-31: 33 species on 5%+ of 27 checklistsAug 1-7: 36 species on 5%+ of 25 checklistsAug 8-14: 31 species on 5%+ of 43 checklistsAug 15-21: 51 species on 5%+ of 36 checklistsAug 22-31: 53 species on 5%+ of 97 checklistsSep 1-7: 48 species on 5%+ of 62 checklistsSep 8-14: 58 species on 5%+ of 62 checklistsSep 15-21: 54 species on 5%+ of 79 checklistsSep 22-30: 53 species on 5%+ of 38 checklistsOct 1-7: 37 species on 5%+ of 30 checklistsOct 8-14: 36 species on 5%+ of 37 checklistsOct 15-21: 35 species on 5%+ of 36 checklistsOct 22-31: 35 species on 5%+ of 52 checklistsNov 1-7: 34 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsNov 8-14: 25 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsNov 15-21: 30 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsNov 22-30: 27 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsDec 1-7: low data (8 checklists)Dec 8-14: low data (4 checklists)Dec 15-21: 18 species on 5%+ of 26 checklistsDec 22-31: 19 species on 5%+ of 13 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. 1Common Raven94%
  2. 2Dark-eyed Junco87%
  3. 3Pygmy Nuthatch56%
  4. 4House Finch48%
  5. 5Western Bluebird42%
  6. 6American Crow40%
  7. 7Canyon Towhee33%
  8. 8White-breasted Nuthatch33%
  9. 9Northern Flicker29%
  10. 10White-crowned Sparrow25%
  11. 11American Robin23%
  12. 12European Starling23%
  13. 13Steller's Jay23%
  14. 14Mountain Chickadee21%
  15. 15Red-winged Blackbird21%

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 20 species

  1. Common Raven96%
  2. Dark-eyed Junco67%
  3. Western Bluebird38%
  4. American Crow35%
  5. House Finch32%

Spring 31 species

  1. Common Raven84%
  2. House Finch53%
  3. Western Bluebird52%
  4. Barn Swallow48%
  5. American Crow47%

Summer 43 species

  1. Common Raven90%
  2. House Finch73%
  3. Lesser Goldfinch69%
  4. Barn Swallow64%
  5. Western Bluebird58%

Fall 50 species

  1. Common Raven91%
  2. Western Bluebird69%
  3. House Finch61%
  4. Yellow-rumped Warbler60%
  5. American Crow52%

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.