Total Number of Backyard Species identified in October is 10.
Scroll down for Bosque Sightings.
| Species | Seen on |
ave. # at a time |
Date 1st Seen |
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| Bewick's Wren | Once or Twice | 1 | 1st | ||
| Black-chinned Hummingbird | Once or Twice | 2 | 1st | ||
| Notes: one brief visit on the 1st, then not one more - took feeder down on the 7th. | |||||
| Downy Woodpecker | Once or Twice | 1 | 1st | ||
| House Finch | Every Day | 6 | 1st | ||
| Lesser Goldfinch | Every Day | 2 | 1st | ||
| Mountain Chickadee | Once or Twice | 1 | 16th | ||
| Northern Flicker | Once or Twice | 2 | 14th | ||
| Spotted Towhee | A Few Days | 1 | 1st | ||
| White-breasted Nuthatch | Every Day | 2 | 1st | ||
| White-crowned Sparrow | Every Day | 6 | 1st | ||
Total Number of Bosque Species identified in October is 9.
Note: Observations are from the Corrales Bosque Preserve and Rio Grande Valley State Park.
| Species | Seen on |
ave. # at a time |
Date 1st Seen |
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| Belted Kingfisher | A Few Times | 1 | 1st | ||
| Canada Goose | Every Time | 20 | 1st | ||
| Cooper's Hawk | Half the Time | 2 | 1st | ||
| Eastern Bluebird | Once or Twice | 1 | 5th | ||
| Mallard | Most Times | 6 | 1st | ||
| Northern Flicker | Most Times | 2 | 1st | ||
| Sandhill Crane | Once or Twice | 8 | 8th | ||
| Notes: a few overhead | |||||
| White-crowned Sparrow | Every Time | 8 | 1st | ||
| Wood Duck | A Few Times | 1 | 1st | ||
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