Picacho Hills
New Mexico · Southwest
Moderate
October-May
About This Location
Picacho Hills is a productive birding destination in New Mexico, with 225 species recorded on eBird. This desert and chaparral habitat attracts Canada Goose, Mallard, and Ring-necked Duck 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
Lawrence's Goldfinch
Spinus lawrencei
Common Gallinule
Gallinula galeata
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
Sphyrapicus varius
Broad-tailed Hummingbird
Selasphorus platycercus
Osprey (American)
Pandion haliaetus
Dusky Flycatcher
Empidonax oberholseri
Brown Thrasher
Toxostoma rufum
Swainson's Hawk
Buteo swainsoni
Recent Observations
Species reported at this location in the last 14 days
Canada Goose
Mallard
Ring-necked Duck
Rock Pigeon
Eurasian Collared-Dove
White-winged Dove
Mourning Dove
Killdeer
American Kestrel
Say's Phoebe
American Crow
Verdin
Curve-billed Thrasher
House Sparrow
House Finch
Lesser Goldfinch
Black-throated Sparrow
White-crowned Sparrow
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Pyrrhuloxia
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.
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Carry extra water and sun protection; mornings are the prime birding window.