10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 30, 2014

There’s a new proposal before the American Ornithologists’ Union’s North American Classification Committee to split Painted Bunting into two species (yay! — maybe, more later) and to name the new species “Eastern Painted Bunting” and “Western Painted Bunting” (no!).

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Mississippi Mexico Alabama North Carolina 268

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 23, 2016

Instead, they are summer visitors, moving up to Colorado in the warm months to breed before returning to wintering grounds in Texas, Arizona, New Mexico, and Mexico. Lark Buntings are prairie birds, and breed in open meadow, sagebrush, and plains. annually from 1966 to 2010, for a total of 89%.

Colorado 101

Colorado Legislature Arizona North America 101

10,000 Birds

MARCH 8, 2017

Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS), contain many of the nation’s most renowned birding locations, including Bosque del Apache NWR in New Mexico, Laguna Atascosa NWR in Texas, and J.N. WPAs provide critical breeding, resting, and nesting habitat for millions of ducks, geese, and swans, as well as shorebirds and grassland birds.

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Factory Ducks North Dakota Nebraska 117

10,000 Birds

JUNE 23, 2011

These birds capitalize on a quick breeding season and usually have young out by mid-July in most cases. Most REAL montane species like this finch are declining in overall population. Their range of breeding is literally only very southern Wyoming to very northern New Mexico. Cheers and Good Birding!

Colorado 169

Colorado Breeders Wyoming United States 169

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 21, 2011

The main wintering area for Ross’s Goose ( Chen rossii ) is presently in the Central Valley of California, though increasing numbers winter in Arkansas, Louisiana, New Mexico, Texas, and the north-central highlands of Mexico 1. The Ross’s Goose is the smallest variety of the white geese that breed in North America.

South Dakota 152

South Dakota Sacramento Geese Arkansas 152

10,000 Birds

MAY 30, 2019

His parents moved where opportunity beckoned, taking him from San Angelo, Texas, to Columbus, New Mexico, then to Dallas, and finally on to California. ” By 1970 the man who championed Peregrines had convinced Cornell University to build a Hawk Barn for captive breeding of these birds. And grow they did.

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Falcons California Condor Alaska Texas 177

10,000 Birds

JULY 4, 2012

This entire cycle begins in early Spring when Western Bluebirds pair up for breeding. The pair may have to compete for nesting cavities with several other species including native Tree Swallows and Violet-green Swallows, as well as non-native House Sparrows and European Starlings.

Washington 183

Washington Eggs Israel California 183

10,000 Birds

JUNE 9, 2011

The Mexican Duck, as its name suggests, is native to Mexico and parts of the southwestern United States, and unlike the Mallard, the Mexican Duck does not have a showy male breeding plumage; both sexes are brown throughout the year. Do you prefer stability and certainty, or would you rather make changes to our lists early and often?

Ducks 169

Ducks North America Texas Mexico 169

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 9, 2018

Among these lands are some of the most productive avian breeding grounds in the United States. For comparison, Aransas NWR in Texas is about 115,000 acres and Bosque del Apache NWR in New Mexico is under 60,000 acres. Yukon Flats NWR is one of the most productive waterfowl breeding areas in North America.

Alaska 208

Alaska United States Puffins Wildlife 208

10,000 Birds

MAY 15, 2011

We did however see a Yellow-rumped Warbler at Elephant Butte Lake, New Mexico on 16th November 1989 and a Townsend’s Warbler at Big Sur, California on 3rd December 1989. Many other non-migratory wood-warbler species are living their lives across the neotropics, doing their best to survive and pass on their genes.

South Africa 158

South Africa United States Alligators Austin 158