Montessa Park
New Mexico · Southwest
About This Location
Montessa Park is a productive birding destination in New Mexico, with 206 species recorded on eBird. This urban park habitat attracts a wide variety of species among many others. The unique desert and riparian habitats support specialty species alongside wintering and migrating birds.
Location
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Live Bird Data
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Notable Sightings
Rare or unusual species spotted nearby in the last 14 days
Black Vulture
Coragyps atratus
Common Grackle (Bronzed)
Quiscalus quiscula
Common Tern
Sterna hirundo
Eastern Phoebe
Sayornis phoebe
Hooded Warbler
Setophaga citrina
Long-billed Curlew
Numenius americanus
Phainopepla
Phainopepla nitens
Mexican Duck
Anas diazi
Solitary Sandpiper
Tringa solitaria
White-faced Ibis
Plegadis chihi
Red Crossbill (Ponderosa Pine or type 2)
Loxia curvirostra
Recent Observations
Species reported at this location in the last 14 days
Neotropic Cormorant
Western Kingbird
American Robin
Lesser Goldfinch
Eurasian Collared-Dove
White-winged Dove
Mourning Dove
Ladder-backed Woodpecker
House Sparrow
House Finch
Spotted Towhee
Rock Pigeon
Cooper's Hawk
Black-chinned Hummingbird
Swainson's Hawk
Bushtit
Greater Roadrunner
Summer Tanager
Say's Phoebe
Curve-billed Thrasher
Birding Tips
- 1
Visit at dawn for peak songbird activity before crowds arrive.
- 2
Check flowering trees and berry-producing shrubs for seasonal migrants.
- 3
Carry extra water and sun protection; mornings are the prime birding window.
Amenities
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