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.
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Live Bird Data
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Notable Sightings
Rare or unusual species spotted nearby in the last 14 days
Thick-billed Kingbird
Tyrannus crassirostris
Curve-billed Thrasher (curvirostre Group)
Toxostoma curvirostre
Lucifer Hummingbird
Calothorax lucifer
White-eared Hummingbird
Basilinna leucotis
Flame-colored Tanager
Piranga bidentata
Bendire's Thrasher
Toxostoma bendirei
Calliope Hummingbird
Selasphorus calliope
Townsend's Solitaire
Myadestes townsendi
American Goshawk
Astur atricapillus
White-eyed Vireo
Vireo griseus
Dark-eyed Junco
Junco hyemalis
Recent Observations
Species reported at this location in the last 14 days
White-winged Dove
Mourning Dove
Greater Roadrunner
Loggerhead Shrike
Barn Swallow
Cactus Wren
Northern Mockingbird
House Sparrow
Canyon Towhee
Eurasian Collared-Dove
Great-tailed Grackle
Curve-billed Thrasher
Gambel's Quail
Turkey Vulture
American Kestrel
Ash-throated Flycatcher
Western Kingbird
Cassin's Kingbird
Bendire's Thrasher
Cassin's Sparrow
Birding Tips
- 1
Start birding at dawn when desert birds are most active before the heat.
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Check around water sources, which concentrate desert species.
- 3
Carry extra water and sun protection; mornings are the prime birding window.
Amenities
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