Recent Birds at Rio Bosque
Water continues to be delivered to the wetland cells. Both Cell 1 and Cell 2 are ~50% 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.
Black-necked Stilts and American Avocets, both adults and young, are using the wetland cells.
An adult Yellow-crowned Night-Heron is frequenting the area along the old river channel downstream of the Wetland Trailhead.
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.
A Painted Bunting has been singing near the Wetland Trailhead.
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 | 29 June | 5 |
American Avocet | 29 June | 1 |
Green Heron | 29 June | 2 |
White-tailed Kite | 29 June | 2 |
Burrowing Owl | 29 June | 6 |
Bell's Vireo | 29 June | 1 |
Crissal Thrasher | 29 June | 2 |
Yellow-breasted Chat | 29 June | 2 |
Common Yellowthroat | 29 June | 3 |
Blue Grosbeak | 29 June | 2 |
Painted Bunting | 29 June | 1 |
Black Phoebe | 28 June | 1 |
Northern Cardinal | 28 June | 2 |
Blue-winged Teal | 25 June | 2 |
Cinnamon Teal | 25 June | 1 |
Black-crowned Night-Heron | 25 June | 1 |
Yellow-crowned Night-Heron | 25 June | 1 |
White-faced Ibis | 25 June | 1 |
Cooper's Hawk | 25 June | 1 |
Swainson's Hawk | 24 June | 1 |
Black Tern | 23 June | 1 |
Lesser Goldfinch | 20 June | 3 |
Wilson's Phalarope | 18 June | 3 |
Barn Owl | 11 June | 1 |
Neotropic Cormorant | 7 June | 1 |
Lesser Nighthawk | 6 June | 1 |
Monk Parakeet | 5 June | 4-5 |
Olive-sided Flycatcher | 1 June | 1 |
Western Tanager | 1 June | 2 |
Spotted Towhee | 30 May | 1 |