Rodeo (town)
New Mexico · Southwest
About This Location
Rodeo (town) is a productive birding destination in New Mexico, with 217 species recorded on eBird. This desert and chaparral habitat attracts Eurasian Collared-Dove, White-winged Dove, and Common Raven 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
Rufous-winged Sparrow
Peucaea carpalis
White-throated Sparrow
Zonotrichia albicollis
Lucifer Hummingbird
Calothorax lucifer
Rufous-backed Robin
Turdus rufopalliatus
Curve-billed Thrasher (curvirostre Group)
Toxostoma curvirostre
Sage Thrasher
Oreoscoptes montanus
Bendire's Thrasher
Toxostoma bendirei
Recent Observations
Species reported at this location in the last 14 days
Gambel's Quail
Mourning Dove
Western Kingbird
House Sparrow
White-crowned Sparrow
Red-winged Blackbird
Northern Cardinal
Eurasian Collared-Dove
White-winged Dove
Barn Swallow
Cactus Wren
Curve-billed Thrasher
Northern Mockingbird
House Finch
Great-tailed Grackle
Inca Dove
Cassin's Kingbird
Pyrrhuloxia
Brewer's Sparrow
Turkey Vulture
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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