WhenToBird

Birding spot · Bernalillo County, New Mexico

Birding at Sandia Crest: What You'll See Each Week

In November, the birds most often reported at Sandia Crest are Mountain Chickadee (75%), Dark-eyed Junco (75%), and Common Raven (68%). It is busiest in summer, when 40 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in mid July (54 species). 108 species have been reported here across 2,797 complete checklists from 1,807 birders.

Species by week

0204060Jan 1-7: 15 species on 5%+ of 111 checklistsJan 8-14: 15 species on 5%+ of 142 checklistsJan 15-21: 15 species on 5%+ of 120 checklistsJan 22-31: 16 species on 5%+ of 185 checklistsFeb 1-7: 15 species on 5%+ of 103 checklistsFeb 8-14: 15 species on 5%+ of 96 checklistsFeb 15-21: 15 species on 5%+ of 139 checklistsFeb 22-28: 16 species on 5%+ of 120 checklistsMar 1-7: 16 species on 5%+ of 131 checklistsMar 8-14: 19 species on 5%+ of 105 checklistsMar 15-21: 15 species on 5%+ of 78 checklistsMar 22-31: 15 species on 5%+ of 103 checklistsApr 1-7: 21 species on 5%+ of 39 checklistsApr 8-14: 33 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsApr 15-21: low data (8 checklists)Apr 22-30: low data (8 checklists)May 1-7: 30 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsMay 8-14: 36 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsMay 15-21: 43 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsMay 22-31: 41 species on 5%+ of 29 checklistsJun 1-7: 30 species on 5%+ of 21 checklistsJun 8-14: 50 species on 5%+ of 18 checklistsJun 15-21: 48 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsJun 22-30: 44 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsJul 1-7: 31 species on 5%+ of 26 checklistsJul 8-14: 48 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsJul 15-21: 54 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsJul 22-31: 34 species on 5%+ of 43 checklistsAug 1-7: 39 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsAug 8-14: 45 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsAug 15-21: 37 species on 5%+ of 25 checklistsAug 22-31: 33 species on 5%+ of 28 checklistsSep 1-7: 49 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsSep 8-14: 42 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsSep 15-21: low data (6 checklists)Sep 22-30: 29 species on 5%+ of 21 checklistsOct 1-7: 34 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsOct 8-14: 22 species on 5%+ of 28 checklistsOct 15-21: 33 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsOct 22-31: 27 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsNov 1-7: 21 species on 5%+ of 24 checklistsNov 8-14: 18 species on 5%+ of 29 checklistsNov 15-21: 22 species on 5%+ of 56 checklistsNov 22-30: 16 species on 5%+ of 116 checklistsDec 1-7: 17 species on 5%+ of 144 checklistsDec 8-14: 16 species on 5%+ of 121 checklistsDec 15-21: 17 species on 5%+ of 108 checklistsDec 22-31: 16 species on 5%+ of 206 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. 1Mountain Chickadee75%
  2. 2Dark-eyed Junco75%
  3. 3Common Raven68%
  4. 4Black Rosy-Finch57%
  5. 5Red-breasted Nuthatch42%
  6. 6Steller's Jay40%
  7. 7Brown-capped Rosy-Finch38%
  8. 8Hairy Woodpecker36%
  9. 9Gray-crowned Rosy-Finch31%
  10. 10Red Crossbill25%
  11. 11White-breasted Nuthatch25%
  12. 12Pine Siskin22%
  13. 13Cassin's Finch19%
  14. 14Red-tailed Hawk9.3%
  15. 15Clark's Nutcracker8.9%

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 16 species

  1. Mountain Chickadee82%
  2. Black Rosy-Finch80%
  3. Dark-eyed Junco79%
  4. Gray-crowned Rosy-Finch67%
  5. Brown-capped Rosy-Finch59%

Spring 25 species

  1. Dark-eyed Junco90%
  2. Mountain Chickadee83%
  3. Common Raven65%
  4. Red-breasted Nuthatch57%
  5. Black Rosy-Finch56%

Summer 40 species

  1. Dark-eyed Junco72%
  2. Mountain Chickadee68%
  3. Yellow-rumped Warbler65%
  4. Red-breasted Nuthatch61%
  5. Hermit Thrush59%

Fall 24 species

  1. Dark-eyed Junco73%
  2. Mountain Chickadee72%
  3. Common Raven66%
  4. Red-breasted Nuthatch46%
  5. Steller's Jay37%

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.