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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 287 species from 122 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.

  • Heermann's GullLarus heermannistakeout Heermann’s Gull, Sam’s Club (2026) · Jul 29, 2026
  • Dusky-capped FlycatcherMyiarchus tuberculiferEmory Pass · Jul 29, 2026
  • Yellow-eyed JuncoJunco phaeonotusEmory Pass · Jul 29, 2026
  • Carolina WrenThryothorus ludovicianusBosque del Apache NWR--Bike Trail ONLY · Jul 29, 2026
  • Northern HarrierCircus hudsoniusWater Tank Rd, Hillsboro US-NM (32.9247,-107.5694) · Jul 29, 2026
  • Swainson's ThrushCatharus ustulatusUpper Los Alamos Canyon · Jul 28, 2026
  • American RedstartSetophaga ruticillaUpper Los Alamos Canyon · Jul 28, 2026
  • Hooded WarblerSetophaga citrinaUpper Los Alamos Canyon · Jul 28, 2026
  • OspreyPandion haliaetusSugarite Canyon SP · Jul 28, 2026
  • Bald EagleHaliaeetus leucocephalus87002, Rio Communities US-NM 34.66811, -106.74481 · Jul 28, 2026
  • Song SparrowMelospiza melodia63 Indian Knolls Road, Fence Lake, New Mexico, US (34.644, -108.53) · Jul 28, 2026
  • Canada GooseBranta canadensisPicacho Hills · Jul 28, 2026
  • Lazuli BuntingPasserina amoenaBitter Lake NWR · Jul 28, 2026
  • Sulphur-bellied FlycatcherMyiodynastes luteiventrisGila NF--Turkey Creek Trailhead · Jul 28, 2026
  • Purple MartinProgne subisLas Campanas—loop to pond 18 · Jul 27, 2026
  • Clark's GrebeAechmophorus clarkiiSanta Rosa Lake SP · Jul 27, 2026
  • Painted BuntingPasserina cirisSpirit Haven Ranch · Jul 27, 2026
  • American GoldfinchSpinus tristisMy Yard · Jul 27, 2026
  • Red CrossbillLoxia curvirostraWashington Ranch (request permission in advance, 575-785-2228) · Jul 27, 2026
  • White-eyed VireoVireo griseusWashington Ranch (request permission in advance, 575-785-2228) · Jul 27, 2026
  • Tropical KingbirdTyrannus melancholicusWhites City · Jul 27, 2026
  • Snow GooseAnser caerulescensLordsburg Sewage Ponds · Jul 27, 2026
  • RedheadAythya americanaColumbus WTP · Jul 27, 2026
  • American WigeonMareca americanaGila NF--Lake Roberts · Jul 27, 2026
  • Bendire's ThrasherToxostoma bendireiAuto selected 35.03552, -106.94633 · Jul 27, 2026
  • Black SwiftCypseloides nigerRim Road & Rio Hondo Trail · Jul 27, 2026
  • Yellow-throated VireoVireo flavifronsSan Vicente Cienega Trail · Jul 26, 2026
  • Black-and-white WarblerMniotilta variaUS-380 Rest Area, West of Lincoln · Jul 26, 2026
  • Scissor-tailed FlycatcherTyrannus forficatusEncino Catholic Cemetery · Jul 26, 2026
  • Reddish EgretEgretta rufescensBitter Lake NWR--Parking Between Units 15 & 16 · Jul 26, 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.

  • Black-necked StiltHimantopus mexicanus26195 Interstate 10 South Frontage Road, Deming, New Mexico, US (32.211, -108.198) · Jul 29, 2026
  • Common RavenCorvus corax26195 Interstate 10 South Frontage Road, Deming, New Mexico, US (32.211, -108.198) · Jul 29, 2026
  • Greater RoadrunnerGeococcyx californianusNM-219, Santa Rosa US-NM 34.95251, -104.99073 · Jul 29, 2026
  • Cliff SwallowPetrochelidon pyrrhonotaNorth Diversion Channel Outflow (East of Fourth Street Bridge only) · Jul 29, 2026
  • Cinnamon TealSpatula cyanopteraNorth Diversion Channel Outflow (East of Fourth Street Bridge only) · Jul 29, 2026
  • Swainson's HawkButeo swainsoniNorth Diversion Channel Outflow (East of Fourth Street Bridge only) · Jul 29, 2026
  • Spotted Sandpiper

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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Actitis macularius
North Diversion Channel Outflow (East of Fourth Street Bridge only) · Jul 29, 2026
  • Lesser GoldfinchSpinus psaltriaNorth Diversion Channel Outflow (East of Fourth Street Bridge only) · Jul 29, 2026
  • Wood DuckAix sponsaNorth Diversion Channel Outflow (East of Fourth Street Bridge only) · Jul 29, 2026
  • House FinchHaemorhous mexicanusNorth Diversion Channel Outflow (East of Fourth Street Bridge only) · Jul 29, 2026
  • Solitary SandpiperTringa solitariaNorth Diversion Channel Outflow (East of Fourth Street Bridge only) · Jul 29, 2026
  • KilldeerCharadrius vociferusNorth Diversion Channel Outflow (East of Fourth Street Bridge only) · Jul 29, 2026
  • MallardAnas platyrhynchosNorth Diversion Channel Outflow (East of Fourth Street Bridge only) · Jul 29, 2026
  • Western KingbirdTyrannus verticalisNorth Diversion Channel Outflow (East of Fourth Street Bridge only) · Jul 29, 2026
  • Blue GrosbeakPasserina caeruleaNorth Diversion Channel Outflow (East of Fourth Street Bridge only) · Jul 29, 2026
  • Chihuahuan RavenCorvus cryptoleucusI-10 W, Las Cruces US-NM 32.24275, -107.28694 · Jul 29, 2026
  • Rufous HummingbirdSelasphorus rufusD3 Casa · Jul 29, 2026
  • Black-chinned HummingbirdArchilochus alexandriD3 Casa · Jul 29, 2026
  • Black-throated SparrowAmphispiza bilineataBosquecito Ranch House · Jul 29, 2026
  • Wild TurkeyMeleagris gallopavo87004, Santa Ana Pueblo US-NM (35.3477,-106.5425) · Jul 29, 2026
  • Curve-billed ThrasherToxostoma curvirostreHuning Highlands · Jul 29, 2026
  • Rock PigeonColumba liviaHuning Highlands · Jul 29, 2026
  • Western TanagerPiranga ludoviciana87004, Santa Ana Pueblo US-NM (35.3477,-106.5425) · Jul 29, 2026
  • European StarlingSturnus vulgarisHuning Highlands · Jul 29, 2026
  • Northern MockingbirdMimus polyglottosHuning Highlands · Jul 29, 2026
  • White-winged DoveZenaida asiaticaHuning Highlands · Jul 29, 2026
  • Spotted TowheePipilo maculatusRidgecrest Park & Neighborhood · Jul 29, 2026
  • Barn SwallowHirundo rustica3831 Raton Highway, Des Moines, New Mexico, US (36.684, -103.786) · Jul 29, 2026
  • Juniper TitmouseBaeolophus ridgwayiFrijoles Hideaway · Jul 29, 2026
  • Say's PhoebeSayornis sayaFrijoles Hideaway · Jul 29, 2026
  • Chipping SparrowSpizella passerinaFrijoles Hideaway · Jul 29, 2026
  • BushtitPsaltriparus minimusFrijoles Hideaway · Jul 29, 2026
  • Western BluebirdSialia mexicanaFrijoles Hideaway · Jul 29, 2026
  • Woodhouse's Scrub-JayAphelocoma woodhouseiiFrijoles Hideaway · Jul 29, 2026
  • Canyon TowheeMelozone fuscaFrijoles Hideaway · Jul 29, 2026
  • Bewick's WrenThryomanes bewickiiFrijoles Hideaway · Jul 29, 2026
  • Mountain ChickadeePoecile gambeliFrijoles Hideaway · Jul 29, 2026
  • Mourning DoveZenaida macrouraFrijoles Hideaway · Jul 29, 2026
  • Broad-tailed HummingbirdSelasphorus platycercusFrijoles Hideaway · Jul 29, 2026
  • Northern FlickerColaptes auratusCorrales Bosque--Romero Rd. Entrance · Jul 29, 2026
  • Great Blue HeronArdea herodiasCorrales Bosque--Romero Rd. Entrance · Jul 29, 2026
  • Yellow-breasted ChatIcteria virensCorrales Bosque--Romero Rd. Entrance · Jul 29, 2026
  • Long-billed DowitcherLimnodromus scolopaceusCorrales Bosque--Romero Rd. Entrance · Jul 29, 2026
  • White-breasted NuthatchSitta carolinensisCorrales Bosque--Romero Rd. Entrance · Jul 29, 2026
  • Blue-winged TealSpatula discorsCorrales Bosque--Romero Rd. Entrance · Jul 29, 2026
  • Turkey VultureCathartes auraCorrales Bosque--Romero Rd. Entrance · Jul 29, 2026
  • Snowy EgretEgretta thulaCorrales Bosque--Romero Rd. Entrance · Jul 29, 2026
  • Lazuli BuntingPasserina amoenaRio Grande Nature Center SP · Jul 29, 2026
  • Loggerhead ShrikeLanius ludovicianusBosquecito Ranch House · Jul 29, 2026
  • Gambel's QuailCallipepla gambeliiPonderosa Yardbirds · Jul 29, 2026
  • House SparrowPasser domesticusPonderosa Yardbirds · Jul 29, 2026
  • Black-headed GrosbeakPheucticus melanocephalusPonderosa Yardbirds · Jul 29, 2026
  • White-faced IbisPlegadis chihi4825 East Historic Highway 66, Gallup, New Mexico, US (35.532, -108.637) · Jul 29, 2026
  • Steller's JayCyanocitta stelleriLincoln NF--Russia Canyon · Jul 29, 2026
  • Western FlycatcherEmpidonax difficilisLincoln NF--Russia Canyon · Jul 29, 2026
  • Red CrossbillLoxia curvirostraLincoln NF--Russia Canyon · Jul 29, 2026
  • Red-breasted NuthatchSitta canadensisLincoln NF--Russia Canyon · Jul 29, 2026
  • Golden-crowned KingletRegulus satrapaLincoln NF--Russia Canyon · Jul 29, 2026
  • Bell's VireoVireo belliiConrad Ranch · Jul 29, 2026
  • Common YellowthroatGeothlypis trichasConrad Ranch · Jul 29, 2026
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