Recent Birds at Rio Bosque
Deliveries of irrigation water to the park ended 3 August. Water deliveries from the Roberto Bustamante Wastewater Treatment Plant continue. The full length of the old river channel still has water, and a small amount is going to the wetland cells.
A Yellow-crowned Night Heron continues to be seen intermittently along the old river channel within the park.
The park's pair of White-tailed Kites has not been seen since 7 October 2025.
Burrowing Owls are currently using 5 sites in the park.
Northern Cardinals continue to be seen and heard along the old river channel.
You can download the current field checklist for the park here.
You can view recent Rio Bosque bird observations posted to eBird here.
| Species | Date | Number |
| Crissal Thrasher | 27 Oct | 1 |
| Cooper's Hawk | 26 Oct | 2 |
| Burrowing Owl | 26 Oct | 1 |
| Western Screech-Owl | 25 Oct | 1-2 |
| Black Phoebe | 25 Oct | 1 |
| Peregrine Falcon | 19 Oct | 1 |
| Yellow-headed Blackbird | 19 Oct | 30 |
| Green Heron | 12 Oct | 1 |
| Sora | 11 Oct | 1 |
| Black-crowned Night Heron | 11 Oct | 1 |
| Yellow-crowned Night Heron | 11 Oct | 1 |
| Sharp-shinned Hawk | 11 Oct | 1 |
| Northern Cardinal | 9 Oct | 1 |
| Swainson's Hawk | 6 Oct | 1 |
| Nashville Warbler | 6 Oct | 1 |
