Below is a chart that lists by date the most recent sightings within our region (south central New Mexico). List is compiled by Robert Hull. Send him your bird sightings at rwhull@zianet.com or give Robert a call at 575-523-8009.

MVAS has compiled a preliminary bird list for Leasburg Dam State Park. This list is available as a printable .pdf document. It is designed as a double sided, three fold brochure. Click here to get your Preliminary Bird List for Leasburg Dam State Park.

BIRD	DATE	LOCATION	OBSERVER*
Ruddy Ground Dove	1-2	Radium Spring	MS/JZ
Fox Sparrow	1-7	Organ Mountains	MS/JZ
Painted Redstart	1-8	White Sands	WW
Anna's Hummingbird	1-10	Las Cruces	LS
Ringed-neck Duck	1-11	Burn Lake	PT
Bronzed Cowbird	1-11	NMSU	WW
Olive Warbler	1-15	Mesilla Park	CL
Golden-crowned Kinglet	1-15	Mesilla Park	CL
Black-throated Gray Warbler	1-15	Mesilla Park	CL
American Bittern	1-15	Swan Pond	WW
Hutton's Vireo	1-17	Mesilla Park	CL
Eurasian Collard Dove	1-22	Animas Creek	WW
Golden Eagle	1-22	Las Cruces	KR
Peregrine Falcon	1-23;26	Las Cruces	BR,LS;NS
Marsh Wren	1-23	Swan Pond	BR,LS
Eastern Bluebird	1-25	Radium Springs	JZ
Cattle Egret	1-30	Messilla	DM
Bald Eagle	2-5,16;2-7,20	Radium Springs	JH;MS/JZ
N. Roughed-winged Swallow	2-14	Las Cruces	NS
Great Kiskadee	2-14	Las Cruces	MR
Red-naped Sapsucker	2-19	Las Cruces	GS
White-throated Swift	2-19,20	Radium Springs	MS/JZ
Tree Swallow	2-20	Radium Springs	MS/JZ
Violet-green Swallow	2-20	Radium Springs	MS/JZ
Cave Swallow	2-20	Radium Springs	MS/JZ
Sandhill Crane	2-20	Radium Springs	MS/JZ

*Observers: Sylvia Bizzell, Landy Hinesley, Sue & Wally Hill, Jackye Meinecke & Robert Hull, Bruce Pearson, Barb Rodriguez, Lorraine Schulte, Marcy Scott, Nancy Stotz, Gerri Wood, Jimmy Zabriskie

Please report early, late, or unusual sightings to Robert Hull at
575-523-8009 or rwhull@zianet.com
New Mexico Rare Bird Hotline
http://www.nmbirds.org/hotline.html
Rare Bird Alerts for NM and other states: www.birder.com