Recent Birds at Rio Bosque
Water continues to be delivered to the wetland cells. Both Cell 1 and Cell 2 are ~60% flooded. The park's resident beaver has built a new dam along the old river channel, near the windmill. Deep water is present in the channel upstream of the dam. Downstream, irrigation water and well water are providing a shallow flow in the channel.
Since 25 May, a pair of White-tailed Kites has been present.
Burrowing Owl activity is perking up as the breeding season advances, with a few young birds starting to appear outside the burrows.
Painted Buntings are being seen and heard in multiple locations, including along the Bosque and Tornillo Trails.
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 |
Black-necked Stilt | 25 July | 1 |
Green Heron | 25 July | 2 |
White-tailed Kite | 25 July | 2 |
Burrowing Owl | 25 July | 3 |
Crissal Thrasher | 25 July | 1 |
Yellow-breasted Chat | 25 July | 2 |
Blue Grosbeak | 25 July | 1 |
Bell's Vireo | 24 July | 1 |
Loggerhead Shrike | 24 July | 1 |
Common Yellowthroat | 17 July | 2 |
Cinnamon Teal | 16 July | 2-3 |
Neotropic Cormorant | 16 July | 1 |
Swainson's Hawk | 16 July | 1 |
Mississippi Kite | 14 July | 1 |
Painted Bunting | 14 July | 1 |
American Avocet | 13 July | 2 |
Black Phoebe | 13 July | 1 |
Lesser Nighthawk | 12 July | 1 |
Black-crowned Night Heron | 8 July | 1 |
Northern Cardinal | 7 July | 1 |
Wilson's Phalarope | 6 July | 1 |
Western Tanager | 6 July | 1 |
Blue-winged Teal | 5 July | 4 |