Picacho Hills
New Mexico · Southwest
About This Location
Picacho Hills is a productive birding destination in New Mexico, with 225 species recorded on eBird. This desert and chaparral habitat attracts Canada Goose, Mallard, and Ring-necked Duck 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
Lawrence's Goldfinch
Spinus lawrencei
Barn Swallow
Hirundo rustica
Common Gallinule
Gallinula galeata
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
Sphyrapicus varius
Broad-tailed Hummingbird
Selasphorus platycercus
Osprey (American)
Pandion haliaetus
Dusky Flycatcher
Empidonax oberholseri
Brown Thrasher
Toxostoma rufum
Swainson's Hawk
Buteo swainsoni
Recent Observations
Species reported at this location in the last 14 days
Ring-necked Duck
White-winged Dove
Mourning Dove
American Coot
Killdeer
Ladder-backed Woodpecker
Woodhouse's Scrub-Jay
Verdin
Northern Rough-winged Swallow
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
Cactus Wren
European Starling
Curve-billed Thrasher
American Robin
House Sparrow
House Finch
Lesser Goldfinch
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Canada Goose
Mallard
Birding Tips
- 1
Start birding at dawn when desert birds are most active before the heat.
- 2
Check around water sources, which concentrate desert species.
- 3
Carry extra water and sun protection; mornings are the prime birding window.
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