Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center
Maxwell, New Mexico
Sp - Spring - March to May
Su - Summer - June to August
F - Fall - September to November
W - Winter - December to February
* - Nests Locally
A - Abundant - A common species that is very numerous.
C - Common - Certain to be seen in suitable habitats.
U - Uncommon - Present, not certain to be seen.
O - Occasional - Seen few times during the season.
R - Rare - Seen at intervals of 2 to 5 years.
X - Accidental - Has ben seen only once or twice.
Loons Sp Su F W ___ Common Loon R - O R
Grebes Sp Su F W ___*Pied-billed Grebe C C C - ___ Horned Grebe R - - - ___*Eared Grebe C C O - ___*Western Grebe C C O - ___ Clark's Grebe O O O -
Pelicans Sp Su F W ___ American White Pelican O C C -
Cormorants Sp Su F W ___ Double-crested Cormorant C C C -
Bitterns & Herons Sp Su F W ___*American Bittern U U O - ___ Great Blue Heron C C C O ___ Snowy Egret O O - - ___ Cattle Egret - O - - ___ Green Heron - O - - ___*Black-crowned Night-Heron - O - -
Ibises Sp Su F W ___ White-faced Ibis U U O -
Swans, Geese, & Ducks Sp Su F W ___ Tundra Swan - - - R ___ Great White-Fronted Goose O - O O ___ Snow Goose O - O C ___ Ross' Goose O - O C ___*Canada Goose O O C C ___ Wood Duck - - - O ___ Green-winged Teal C C C - ___*Mallard C C C C ___ Northern Pintail C O C C ___*Blue-winged Teal C C C O ___*Cinnamon Teal C C C O ___ Northern Shoveler C C U U ___*Gadwall C C C C ___ American Wigeon C O C U ___ Canvasback C O C O ___ Redhead C O C U ___ Ring-necked Duck C - C U ___ Lesser Scaup C R C U ___ Common Goldeneye U - U C ___ Bufflehead C - U C ___ Hooded Merganser O X O O ___ Common Merganser C O C C ___ Red-breasted Merganser O - - - ___ Ruddy Duck C O C C
American Vultures Sp Su F W ___ Turkey Vulture O C O -
Eagles & Hawks Sp Su F W ___ Osprey O - O - ___ Bald Eagle O O C C ___*Northern Harrier C O C C ___ Sharp-shinned Hawk O - O O ___ Cooper's Hawk O - O - ___*Swainson's Hawk C C C - ___*Red-tailed Hawk C O U C ___ Ferruginous Hawk - - O O ___ Rough-legged Hawk O - O C ___ Golden Eagle R R R R
Falcons Sp Su F W ___*American Kestrel C C C C ___ Merlin O - O O ___ Prairie Falcon O O O O ___ Peregrine Falcon O - O -
Pheasants Sp Su F W ___*Ring-necked Pheasant U U U U
Rails & Coots Sp Su F W ___*Virginia Rail U U U - ___*Sora U U U - ___*American Coot C C C C
Cranes Sp Su F W ___ Sandhill Crane O - C C
Plovers Sp Su F W ___ Black-bellied Plover R - - - ___ Snowy Plover R - - - ___ Semipalmated Plover - R - - ___*Killdeer C C O -
Stilts & Avocets Sp Su F W ___ Black-necked Stilt - R - - ___*American Avocet C C O -
Sandpipers & Phalaropes Sp Su F W ___ Greater Yellowlegs U U O - ___ Lesser Yellowlegs U U O - ___ Solitary Sandpiper O O - - ___ Willet O O - - ___*Spotted Sandpiper U U O - ___*Long-billed Curlew O O O - ___ Marbled Godwit O O - - ___ Sanderling O O O - ___ Western Sandpiper O U O - ___ Least Sandpiper U O U - ___ Baird's Sandpiper U - U - ___ Pectoral Sandpiper R O R - ___ Stilt Sandpiper O O O - ___ Long-billed Dowitcher U U O - ___*Common Snipe U U U - ___*Wilson's Phalarope C U O -
Gulls & Terns Sp Su F W ___ Franklin's Gull O O O - ___ Ring-billed Gull C C C O ___ California Gull - R - - ___ Herring Gull O O O - ___ Forster's Tern O O R - ___ Black Tern - C - -
Doves Sp Su F W ___*Mourning Dove C C C -
Cuckoos, Roadrunners & Anis Sp Su F W ___ Yellow-billed Cuckoo - O - -
Barn Owls Sp Su F W ___*Barn Owl U U U U
Typical Owls Sp Su F W ___ Western Screech-Owl - O O - ___*Great Horned Owl C C U U ___*Burrowing Owl U U U - ___ Long-eared Owl - R - - ___ Short-eared Owl - - - R
Goatsuckers Sp Su F W ___*Common Nighthawk U U O -
Hummingbirds Sp Su F W ___*Broad-tailed Hummingbird U O - - ___ Rufous Hummingbird U - - ___ Black-chinned Hummingbird U U - -
Kingfishers Sp Su F W ___*Belted Kingfisher U U U -
Woodpeckers Sp Su F W ___ Lewis' Woodpecker R R R - ___ Red-headed Woodpecker R R R - ___ Red-naped Sapsucker O - O - ___ Downy Woodpecker - O O - ___*Hairy Woodpecker O O O O ___ Northern Flicker (red-shafted) C O C C
Tyrant Flycatchers Sp Su F W ___ Olive-sided Flycatcher O O - - ___*Western Wood-Pewee C C - - ___ Willow Flycatcher U U - - ___ Dusky Flycatcher - O - - ___*Say's Phoebe C C R - ___*Cassin's Kingbird C C - - ___*Western Kingbird C C - - ___*Eastern Kingbird C C - -
Larks Sp Su F W ___*Horned Lark C O C C
Swallows Sp Su F W ___ Violet-green Swallow O O - - ___*Northern Rough-winged Swallow U U - - ___ Bank Swallow O O - - ___ Cliff Swallow C C - - ___*Barn Swallow C C - -
Magpies and Crows Sp Su F W ___*Black-billed Magpie C C C C ___ American Crow - O - - ___*Common Raven C C C C
Titmice Sp Su F W ___ Black-capped Chickadee - - O - ___ Mountain Chickadee - - O O
Nuthatches Sp Su F W ___ White-breasted Nuthatch - O O -
Creepers Sp Su F W ___ Brown Creeper R - O -
Wrens Sp Su F W ___*House Wren U U O - ___*Marsh Wren O O O -
Kinglets Sp Su F W ___ Golden-crowned Kinglet R - - -
Thrushes Sp Su F W ___ Western Bluebird O - - - ___*Mountain Bluebird C O U - ___ Hermit Thrush R - - - ___*American Robin C C O -
Mockingbirds & Thrashers Sp Su F W ___*Northern Mockingbird U U U - ___ Sage Thrasher - R - - ___ Brown Thrasher - R - -
Pipits Sp Su F W ___ American Pipit U - U -
Waxwings Sp Su F W ___ Cedar Waxwing R - - -
Shrikes Sp Su F W ___*Loggerhead Shrike C U U -
Starlings Sp Su F W ___*European Starling C C C C
Wood Warblers Sp Su F W ___ Tennessee Warbler R - - - ___ Orange-crowned Warbler O - - - ___ Yellow Warbler U U - - ___ Yellow-rumped Warbler U - U - ___ MacGillivray's Warbler R - - - ___*Common Yellowthroat C C C - ___ Wilson's Warbler R - - -
Tanagers Sp Su F W ___ Western Tanager O - - -
Grosbeaks Sp Su F W ___ Black-headed Grosbeak U U - - ___*Blue Grosbeak U U - - ___*Lazuli Bunting O O - - ___ Dickcissel - U - -
Sparrows Sp Su F W ___ Green-tailed Towhee O - - - ___ Rufous-sided Towhee O O O - ___ Canyon Towhee R - - - ___*Cassin's Sparrow O O - - ___ American Tree Sparrow - - C C ___ Chipping Sparrow U U C - ___ Brewer's Sparrow - O - - ___*Vesper Sparrow C C C - ___*Lark Sparrow O O O - ___*Lark Bunting U C - - ___ Savannah Sparrow U U O - ___*Grasshopper Sparrow C C - - ___ Song Sparrow C - C - ___ White-throated Sparrow - - O O ___ White-crowned Sparrow C - C C ___ Dark eyed Junco (Slate-colored) C - C C ___ Dark eyed Junco (Oregon) C - C C ___ Chestnut-collared Longspur R - - -
Blackbirds Sp Su F W ___*Red-winged Blackbird C C C O ___*Western Meadowlark C C C C ___*Yellow-headed Blackbird C C C - ___ Brewer's Blackbird - U - - ___ Common Grackle U U - - ___*Brown-headed Cowbird U U O - ___*Bullock's Oriole U U - -
Finches Sp Su F W ___*House Finch O O O O ___ Pine Siskin O - O O ___*Lesser Goldfinch U U U - ___ American Goldfinch O O O O ___ Evening Grosbeak U O - -
Old World Sparrows Sp Su F W ___*House Sparrow C C C C
ACCIDENTAL Great Egret Great Crested Flycatcher Little Blue Heron Scissor-tailed Flycatcher Oldsquaw Tree Swallow White-winged Scoter Blue Jay Barrow's Goldeneye Sedge Wren Wild Turkey Swainson's Thrush Scaled Quail Northern Waterthrush American Golden-Plover Indigo Bunting Mountain Plover Clay-colored Sparrow Semipalmated Sandpiper Field Sparrow Red-necked Phalarope Baird's Sparrow Bonaparte's Gull Eastern Meadowlark Band-tailed Pigeon Orchard Oriole Greater Roadrunner Purple Finch Northern Saw-whet Owl Calliope Hummingbird Williamson's Sapsucker Northern (Yellow-shafted) Flicker Hammond's Flycatcher Ash-throated Flycatcher
Refuge Manager
Maxwell National Wildlife Refuge
P.O. Box 276
Maxwell, New Mexico 87728
Telephone: 505/375-2331
This resource is based on the following source:
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. 1992. Birds of Maxwell National Wildlife
Refuge. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Unpaginated.
This resource should be cited as:
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. 1992. Birds of Maxwell National Wildlife
Refuge. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Unpaginated. Jamestown, ND:
Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center Online.
http://www.npwrc.usgs.govmaxwell.htm
(Version 22MAY98).
U.S. Department of the Interior |
U.S. Geological Survey
URL: http://www.npwrc.usgs.gov/resource/birds/chekbird/r2/maxwell.htm
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