Southern New Mexico Trip List

April 24 - 30, 1997 - Dick & Jean Hoffman

Species                                               # of days/Max count

Red-throated Loon *see notes  Gavia stellata                  1/1
Pied-billed Grebe             Podilymbus podiceps             1/3
Eared Grebe                   Podiceps nigricollis            3/40
Western Grebe                 Aechmophorus occidentalis       3/5
Clark's Grebe                 Aechmophorus clarkii            1/1
American White Pelican        Pelecanus erythrorhynchos       2/10
Double-crested Cormorant      Phalacrocorax auritus           2/6
Neotropic Cormorant           Phalacrocorax brasilianus       2/2
Great Blue Heron              Ardea herodias                  3/7
Snowy Egret                   Egretta thula                   3/6
Little Blue Heron             Egretta caerulea                1/1
Green Heron                   Butorides virescens             2/2
Black-crowned Night-Heron     Nycticorax nycticorax           1/1
White-faced Ibis              Plegadis chihi                  3/12
Green-winged Teal             Anas crecca                     1/12
Mallard  * inc Mexican form   Anas platyrhynchos              5/8
Blue-winged Teal              Anas discors                    2/12
Cinnamon Teal                 Anas cyanoptera                 4/8
Northern Shoveler             Anas clypeata                   5/40
Gadwall                       Anas strepera                   2/20
American Wigeon               Anas americana                  1/1
Bufflehead                    Bucephala albeola               1/1
Common Merganser              Mergus merganser                1/5
Ruddy Duck                    Oxyura jamaicensis              3/100
Turkey Vulture                Cathartes aura                  7/30
Osprey                        Pandion haliaetus               3/6
Northern Harrier              Circus cyaneus                  4/2
Sharp-shinned Hawk            Accipiter striatus              2/1
Common Black-Hawk             Buteogallus anthracinus         1/1
Harris's Hawk * nest          Parabuteo unicinctus            1/4
Swainson's Hawk               Buteo swainsoni                 5/20
Zone-tailed Hawk              Buteo albonotatus               2/1
Red-tailed Hawk               Buteo jamaicensis               6/6
Golden Eagle                  Aquila chrysaetos               2/2
American Kestrel              Falco sparverius                5/12
Ring-necked Pheasant          Phasianus colchicus             2/1
Wild Turkey * domestic/intro? Meleagris gallopavo             2/5
Scaled Quail                  Callipepla squamata             4/12
Gambel's Quail                Callipepla gambelii             2/12
American Coot                 Fulica americana                3/100
Snowy Plover                  Charadrius alexandrinus         1/13
Semipalmated Plover           Charadrius semipalmatus         1/1
Killdeer * with young         Charadrius vociferus            6/10
Black-necked Stilt            Himantopus mexicanus            6/4
American Avocet               Recurvirostra americana         6/10
Greater Yellowlegs            Tringa melanoleuca              2/2
Solitary Sandpiper            Tringa solitaria                1/1
Willet                        Catoptrophorus semipalmatus     3/5
Spotted Sandpiper             Actitis macularia               5/8
Marbled Godwit                Limosa fedoa                    2/3
Semipalmated Sandpiper        Calidris pusilla                1/1
Western Sandpiper             Calidris mauri                  4/50
Least Sandpiper               Calidris minutilla              4/9
Long-billed Dowitcher         Limnodromus scolopaceus         3/5
Common Snipe                  Gallinago gallinago             2/1
Wilson's Phalarope            Phalaropus tricolor             1/40
Franklin's Gull               Larus pipixcan                  2/40
Bonaparte's Gull              Larus philadelphia              2/1
Ring-billed Gull              Larus delawarensis              4/16
Herring Gull                  Larus argentatus                1/1
Forster's Tern                Sterna forsteri                 2/15
Rock Dove                     Columba livia                   7/20
White-winged Dove             Zenaida asiatica                6/12
Mourning Dove                 Zenaida macroura                7/20
Inca Dove                     Columbina inca                  3/2
Yellow-billed Cuckoo          Coccyzus americanus             1/1
Greater Roadrunner            Geococcyx californianus         3/2
Burrowing Owl                 Speotyto cunicularia            1/1
Lesser Nighthawk              Chordeiles acutipennis          3/8
White-throated Swift * Texas  Aeronautes saxatalis            1/1
Black-chinned Hummingbird *n  Archilochus alexandri           3/5
Belted Kingfisher             Ceryle alcyon                   1/1
Acorn Woodpecker              Melanerpes formicivorus         1/1
Gila Woodpecker               Melanerpes uropygialis          2/2
Ladder-backed Woodpecker      Picoides scalaris               4/2
Hairy Woodpecker              Picoides villosus               1/1
Strickland's Woodpecker       Picoides stricklandi            1/1
Northern Flicker              Colaptes auratus                2/4
Dusky Flycatcher              Empidonax oberholseri           1/1
Say's Phoebe                  Sayornis saya                   3/6
Vermilion Flycatcher          Pyrocephalus rubinus            2/4
Ash-throated Flycatcher       Myiarchus cinerascens           5/10
Cassin's Kingbird             Tyrannus vociferans             3/12
Western Kingbird              Tyrannus verticalis             7/20
Horned Lark * carrying food   Eremophila alpestris            6/4
Violet-green Swallow          Tachycineta thalassina          2/100
Northern Rough-winged Swallow Stelgidopteryx serripennis      1/6
Bank Swallow                  Riparia riparia                 1/2
Cliff Swallow                 Hirundo pyrrhonota              4/100
Cave Swallow                  Hirundo fulva                   1/12
Barn Swallow                  Hirundo rustica                 6/20
Steller's Jay                 Cyanocitta stelleri             1/1
Blue Jay                      Cyanocitta cristata             3/2
Western Scrub-Jay             Aphelocoma californica          1/1
Mexican Jay                   Aphelocoma ultramarina          1/12
Chihuahuan Raven * nest       Corvus cryptoleucus             5/20
Common Raven                  Corvus corax                    1/2
Bridled Titmouse              Parus wollweberi                1/4
Bushtit * sev at ? nest       Psaltriparus minimus            1/6
Red-breasted Nuthatch         Sitta canadensis                1/1
Pygmy Nuthatch                Sitta pygmaea                   1/2
Cactus Wren * nest            Campylorhynchus brunneicapillus 3/1
Rock Wren                     Salpinctes obsoletus            1/1
Bewick's Wren                 Thryomanes bewickii             3/6
Marsh Wren                    Cistothorus palustris           1/2
Ruby-crowned Kinglet          Regulus calendula               3/10
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher         Polioptila caerulea             1/1
Mountain Bluebird             Sialia currucoides              1/7
Townsend's Solitaire          Myadestes townsendi             1/1
Hermit Thrush                 Catharus guttatus               1/1
American Robin                Turdus migratorius              3/5
Northern Mockingbird          Mimus polyglottos               6/12
Sage Thrasher                 Oreoscoptes montanus            2/6
Brown Thrasher                Toxostoma rufum                 1/2
Curve-billed Thrasher         Toxostoma curvirostre           1/4
Loggerhead Shrike             Lanius ludovicianus             6/12
European Starling             Sturnus vulgaris                7/20
Bell's Vireo                  Vireo bellii                    1/1
Warbling Vireo                Vireo gilvus                    1/1
Tennessee Warbler             Vermivora peregrina             1/1
Orange-crowned Warbler        Vermivora celata                1/1
Lucy's Warbler                Vermivora luciae                1/1
Yellow Warbler                Dendroica petechia              4/2
Yellow-rumped Warbler         Dendroica coronata              4/21
Black-throated Gray Warbler   Dendroica nigrescens            1/1
Townsend's Warbler            Dendroica townsendi             1/1
Black-and-white Warbler       Mniotilta varia                 1/1
Common Yellowthroat           Geothlypis trichas              2/3
Wilson's Warbler              Wilsonia pusilla                5/12
Yellow-breasted Chat          Icteria virens                  1/2
Summer Tanager                Piranga rubra                   2/8
Northern Cardinal             Cardinalis cardinalis           2/4
Pyrrhuloxia                   Cardinalis sinuatus             4/4
Blue Grosbeak                 Guiraca caerulea                1/1
Green-tailed Towhee           Pipilo chlorurus                1/3
Spotted Towhee                Pipilo maculatus                1/2
Canyon Towhee                 Pipilo fuscus                   1/4
Abert's Towhee                Pipilo aberti                   1/3
Cassin's Sparrow              Aimophila cassinii              2/12
Chipping Sparrow              Spizella passerina              2/12
Brewer's Sparrow              Spizella breweri                6/25
Vesper Sparrow                Pooecetes gramineus             4/3
Lark Sparrow                  Chondestes grammacus            3/12
Black-throated Sparrow        Amphispiza bilineata            4/20
Lark Bunting                  Calamospiza melanocorys         2/100
Savannah Sparrow              Passerculus sandwichensis       1/1
Lincoln's Sparrow             Melospiza lincolnii             1/1
Swamp Sparrow                 Melospiza georgiana             1/2
White-crowned Sparrow         Zonotrichia leucophrys          6/25
Dark-eyed Junco               Junco hyemalis                  1/5
Red-winged Blackbird          Agelaius phoeniceus             6/12
Eastern Meadowlark            Sturnella magna                 4/12
Western Meadowlark            Sturnella neglecta              2/4
Yellow-headed Blackbird       Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus   2/6
Brewer's Blackbird            Euphagus cyanocephalus          6/40
Great-tailed Grackle          Quiscalus mexicanus             7/20
Brown-headed Cowbird          Molothrus ater                  3/20
Bullock's Oriole              Icterus bullockii               4/6
Scott's Oriole                Icterus parisorum               3/2
Cassin's Finch                Carpodacus cassinii             1/20
House Finch                   Carpodacus mexicanus            7/20
Pine Siskin                   Carduelis pinus                 3/40
Lesser Goldfinch              Carduelis psaltria              2/10
American Goldfinch            Carduelis tristis               1/2
House Sparrow                 Passer domesticus               7/20

TOTAL Species 165

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