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Sightings mapNew Mexico

Recent bird sightings in New Mexico

Every bird below was reported in New Mexico by a birder submitting a checklist to eBird, the citizen science database run by the Cornell Lab of Ornithology. This page refreshes hourly, so it reflects what's actually being seen in the state right now rather than what turns up here on average. Tap any species for photos, range, songs, and identification notes.

Birders have reported 271 species from 131 locations across New Mexico in the last 7 days.

Rare bird sightings in New Mexico

Species flagged as notable by eBird's New Mexico reviewers — birds that are out of range, out of season, or reported in unusual numbers — over the last 14 days. One entry per species, most recent first.

  • Black-capped ChickadeePoecile atricapillusCibola NF--Red Canyon Campground · Oct 14, 2026
  • Blue JayCyanocitta cristataManzano Mountains SP · Oct 14, 2026
  • Mexican DuckAnas diaziRio Grande Nature Center SP · Oct 14, 2026
  • Evening Grosbeak (Northwestern or type 1)Hesperiphona vespertinaRiver House, Alma, NM (33.452, -108.928) · Oct 14, 2026
  • Red Crossbill (Ponderosa Pine or type 2)Loxia curvirostraRiver House, Alma, NM (33.452, -108.928) · Oct 14, 2026
  • Western KingbirdTyrannus verticalisConrad Ranch · Oct 14, 2026
  • Western TanagerPiranga ludovicianaVista Primera neighborhood park · Oct 14, 2026
  • Yellow-headed BlackbirdXanthocephalus xanthocephalusLos Alamos--Stables · Oct 14, 2026
  • Summer TanagerPiranga rubraPark Lake, Rito Creek, & Santa Rosa Ponds · Oct 14, 2026
  • Rufous HummingbirdSelasphorus rufus108 La Joya Rd, Santa Fe US-NM (35.6793,-105.9782) · Oct 13, 2026
  • Cassin's FinchHaemorhous cassiniiYoung Park · Oct 13, 2026
  • Lewis's WoodpeckerMelanerpes lewisBent, New Mexico, US · Oct 13, 2026
  • Eastern TowheePipilo erythrophthalmus7 County Road 1419, La Plata US-NM (36.9008,-108.1955) · Oct 13, 2026
  • Yellow-bellied FlycatcherEmpidonax flaviventrisWater tank, just over fence from NP, Dog Canyon, New Mexico, US (32.001, -104.833) · Oct 13, 2026
  • Gray CatbirdDumetella carolinensisGlenwood Fish Hatchery · Oct 13, 2026
  • Wilson's WarblerCardellina pusillaGlenwood Fish Hatchery · Oct 13, 2026
  • Black-bellied PloverPluvialis squatarolaLordsburg Sewage Ponds · Oct 13, 2026
  • Yellow-breasted ChatIcteria virens4736 Isleta Blvd SW, Albuquerque US-NM 35.00333, -106.68889 · Oct 13, 2026
  • Common Grackle (Bronzed)Quiscalus quisculaBosque del Apache NWR--Visitor Center ONLY (do not use for whole refuge) · Oct 13, 2026
  • Calliope HummingbirdSelasphorus calliopeOrgan Mountains-Desert Peaks NM--Dripping Springs NA · Oct 13, 2026
  • Brown CreeperCerthia americanaSumner Lake SP--Below the Dam · Oct 13, 2026
  • Red-shouldered HawkButeo lineatusGallinas · Oct 13, 2026
  • American BitternBotaurus lentiginosusMorgan Lake · Oct 13, 2026
  • American RedstartSetophaga ruticillaMorgan Lake · Oct 13, 2026
  • Pinyon JayGymnorhinus cyanocephalusEphemeral Pond Campsite, W of Queen, New Mexico, US (32.19, -104.754) · Oct 13, 2026
  • Red-headed WoodpeckerMelanerpes erythrocephalusDallas Park · Oct 12, 2026
  • Sabine's GullXema sabiniBandelier NM--County Line Sewage Ponds (Sandoval Co.) · Oct 12, 2026
  • Black-headed GrosbeakPheucticus melanocephalusGila NF--Apache Creek Campground and Tularosa River riparian · Oct 12, 2026
  • Merlin (Taiga)Falco columbariusRandall Davey Audubon Center · Oct 12, 2026
  • White-eyed VireoVireo griseusVista Primera neighborhood park · Oct 12, 2026

Latest bird sightings in New Mexico

The most recently reported species across New Mexico in the last 7 days, with the location and date of the latest report for each.

  • Cactus WrenCampylorhynchus brunneicapillusOliver Lee Memorial State Park · Oct 13, 2026
  • Northern FlickerColaptes auratusVermejo Park Ranch (Colfax Co.) (access restricted) · Oct 13, 2026
  • Townsend's SolitaireMyadestes townsendiVermejo Park Ranch (Colfax Co.) (access restricted) · Oct 13, 2026
  • Dark-eyed JuncoJunco hyemalisVermejo Park Ranch (Colfax Co.) (access restricted) · Oct 13, 2026
  • Common RavenCorvus coraxVermejo Park Ranch (Colfax Co.) (access restricted) · Oct 13, 2026
  • Red-tailed HawkButeo jamaicensisVermejo Park Ranch (Colfax Co.) (access restricted) · Oct 13, 2026
  • American RobinTurdus migratorius

How to use this list to find birds in New Mexico

Recent sightings are the single most useful signal in birding. A species list tells you what could be in New Mexico; a sightings feed tells you what is being seen this week, at which specific ponds, woodlots, and refuges. During spring and autumn migration the difference is enormous — the same site can hold twenty warblers one morning and almost nothing three days later.

Read the location names as much as the species names. When several unrelated birds are being reported from the same place, that spot is being actively covered and is usually worth your morning. If a bird you want appears once at an obscure location, check it on the sightings map before driving — some eBird locations are personal spots on private land rather than public hotspots.

Get New Mexico rare birds sent to you

Checking a page is fine for planning; it's useless for chasing. Rarities often stay one or two days, so the birds worth driving for are gone before most people think to look. Birdr's rare bird alerts invert that: draw an alert zone around the part of New Mexico you would realistically drive to, and Birdr checks fresh eBird data every 15 minutes and pushes you a notification when something notable is reported inside it. A free account covers one zone; Pro adds unlimited zones plus alerts for your watchlist species and life-list gaps.

More New Mexico birding

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Vermejo Park Ranch (Colfax Co.) (access restricted) · Oct 13, 2026
  • Western BluebirdSialia mexicanaVermejo Park Ranch (Colfax Co.) (access restricted) · Oct 13, 2026
  • White-breasted NuthatchSitta carolinensisVermejo Park Ranch (Colfax Co.) (access restricted) · Oct 13, 2026
  • Red-breasted NuthatchSitta canadensisVermejo Park Ranch (Colfax Co.) (access restricted) · Oct 13, 2026
  • Mountain BluebirdSialia currucoidesVermejo Park Ranch (Colfax Co.) (access restricted) · Oct 13, 2026
  • European StarlingSturnus vulgarisTrees · Oct 13, 2026
  • Yellow-rumped WarblerSetophaga coronataTrees · Oct 13, 2026
  • White-crowned SparrowZonotrichia leucophrysTrees · Oct 13, 2026
  • Woodhouse's Scrub-JayAphelocoma woodhouseiiAldea yard · Oct 13, 2026
  • Lesser GoldfinchSpinus psaltriaAldea yard · Oct 13, 2026
  • Mountain ChickadeePoecile gambeliAldea yard · Oct 13, 2026
  • House FinchHaemorhous mexicanusAldea yard · Oct 13, 2026
  • Broad-tailed HummingbirdSelasphorus platycercusAldea yard · Oct 13, 2026
  • Black-throated SparrowAmphispiza bilineataHome · Oct 13, 2026
  • House SparrowPasser domesticusHome · Oct 13, 2026
  • VerdinAuriparus flavicepsHome · Oct 13, 2026
  • White-winged DoveZenaida asiaticaOld Golfcourse · Oct 13, 2026
  • Savannah SparrowPasserculus sandwichensisLas Campanas - loop to northwest pond (restricted access) · Oct 13, 2026
  • American WigeonMareca americanaLas Campanas - loop to northwest pond (restricted access) · Oct 13, 2026
  • Red-winged BlackbirdAgelaius phoeniceusLas Campanas - loop to northwest pond (restricted access) · Oct 13, 2026
  • Ring-necked DuckAythya collarisLas Campanas - loop to northwest pond (restricted access) · Oct 13, 2026
  • MerlinFalco columbariusLas Campanas - loop to northwest pond (restricted access) · Oct 13, 2026
  • Ruby-crowned KingletCorthylio calendulaLas Campanas - loop to northwest pond (restricted access) · Oct 13, 2026
  • Blue-winged TealSpatula discorsLas Campanas - loop to northwest pond (restricted access) · Oct 13, 2026
  • MallardAnas platyrhynchosLas Campanas - loop to northwest pond (restricted access) · Oct 13, 2026
  • Ruddy DuckOxyura jamaicensisLas Campanas - loop to northwest pond (restricted access) · Oct 13, 2026
  • Eurasian Collared-DoveStreptopelia decaoctoLas Campanas - loop to northwest pond (restricted access) · Oct 13, 2026
  • Cassin's FinchHaemorhous cassiniiHomestead Subdivision: La Querencia · Oct 13, 2026
  • Say's PhoebeSayornis sayaLas Campanas - loop to northwest pond (restricted access) · Oct 13, 2026
  • Cedar WaxwingBombycilla cedrorum6475 Main Street, Cuba, New Mexico, US (36.026, -106.96) · Oct 13, 2026
  • BushtitPsaltriparus minimus32 Entrada del Norte, Edgewood US-NM · Oct 13, 2026
  • Canyon TowheeMelozone fusca32 Entrada del Norte, Edgewood US-NM · Oct 13, 2026
  • Juniper TitmouseBaeolophus ridgwayi32 Entrada del Norte, Edgewood US-NM · Oct 13, 2026
  • Chipping SparrowSpizella passerina32 Entrada del Norte, Edgewood US-NM · Oct 13, 2026
  • Curve-billed ThrasherToxostoma curvirostre32 Entrada del Norte, Edgewood US-NM · Oct 13, 2026
  • Hairy WoodpeckerLeuconotopicus villosus32 Entrada del Norte, Edgewood US-NM · Oct 13, 2026
  • Rock PigeonColumba liviaUNM--Main Campus (including Duck Pond) · Oct 13, 2026
  • Great Blue HeronArdea herodiasUNM--Main Campus (including Duck Pond) · Oct 13, 2026
  • Pine SiskinSpinus pinusMy House · Oct 13, 2026
  • Blue JayCyanocitta cristataMy House · Oct 13, 2026
  • Spotted TowheePipilo maculatusMy House · Oct 13, 2026
  • Mourning DoveZenaida macrouraMy House · Oct 13, 2026
  • Pinyon JayGymnorhinus cyanocephalusU.S. 550, Cuba, New Mexico, US (36.074, -107.132) · Oct 13, 2026
  • White-throated SparrowZonotrichia albicollisLa Tierra · Oct 13, 2026
  • Ladder-backed WoodpeckerDryobates scalarisLa Tierra · Oct 13, 2026
  • Great-tailed GrackleQuiscalus mexicanusYoung Park · Oct 13, 2026
  • Black-crowned Night HeronNycticorax nycticoraxYoung Park · Oct 13, 2026
  • American KestrelFalco sparveriusYoung Park · Oct 13, 2026
  • Cooper's HawkAstur cooperiiYoung Park · Oct 13, 2026
  • Pygmy NuthatchSitta pygmaea15th Street to Acid Canyon loop, return by Jewish Center · Oct 13, 2026
  • Acorn WoodpeckerMelanerpes formicivorus15th Street to Acid Canyon loop, return by Jewish Center · Oct 13, 2026
  • Steller's JayCyanocitta stelleri15th Street to Acid Canyon loop, return by Jewish Center · Oct 13, 2026
  • Hermit ThrushCatharus guttatus15th Street to Acid Canyon loop, return by Jewish Center · Oct 13, 2026
  • Orange-crowned WarblerLeiothlypis celataRio Grande Valley SP--Shining River Bosque Trails · Oct 13, 2026
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