Birds of City of Rocks State Park
The birds most often spotted in City of Rocks, ranked by recent research-grade observations.
Most-observed birds in City of Rocks
Canyon Towhee
Melozone fusca
40 observations · iNaturalist
Rock Wren
Salpinctes obsoletus
34 observations
Curve-billed Thrasher
Toxostoma curvirostre
33 observations
Black-throated Sparrow
Amphispiza bilineata
31 observations
Gambel's Quail
Callipepla gambelii
23 observations
Cactus Wren
Campylorhynchus brunneicapillus
18 observations
White-crowned Sparrow
Zonotrichia leucophrys
17 observations
Great Horned Owl
Bubo virginianus
16 observations
House Finch
Haemorhous mexicanus
14 observations
Ash-throated Flycatcher
Myiarchus cinerascens
13 observations
Chihuahuan Raven
Corvus cryptoleucus
12 observations · iNaturalist
Scott's Oriole
Icterus parisorum
8 observations
Loggerhead Shrike
Lanius ludovicianus
8 observations
Say's Phoebe
Sayornis saya
8 observations
Chipping Sparrow
Spizella passerina
7 observations
Vesper Sparrow
Pooecetes gramineus
7 observations
Greater Roadrunner
Geococcyx californianus
6 observations
Mourning Dove
Zenaida macroura
5 observations
Northern Mockingbird
Mimus polyglottos
5 observations
American Kestrel
Falco sparverius
4 observations
Swainson's Hawk
Buteo swainsoni
4 observations
Red-tailed Hawk
Buteo jamaicensis
4 observations
Brewer's Sparrow
Spizella breweri
3 observations · iNaturalist
Rufous-crowned Sparrow
Aimophila ruficeps
3 observations
Dark-eyed Junco
Junco hyemalis
3 observations
Western Wood-Pewee
Contopus sordidulus
3 observations · iNaturalist
Western Kingbird
Tyrannus verticalis
3 observations
Blue Grosbeak
Passerina caerulea
3 observations · iNaturalist
Eurasian Collared-Dove
Streptopelia decaocto
2 observations
Common Raven
Corvus corax
2 observations
Green-tailed Towhee
Pipilo chlorurus
2 observations · iNaturalist
Barn Swallow
Hirundo rustica
2 observations
Sage Thrasher
Oreoscoptes montanus
2 observations
Common Nighthawk
Chordeiles minor
2 observations
Wilson's Phalarope
Phalaropus tricolor
2 observations
Ladder-backed Woodpecker
Dryobates scalaris
2 observations · iNaturalist
American Barn Owl
Tyto furcata
2 observations · iNaturalist
Yellow-billed Cuckoo
Coccyzus americanus
1 observation
White-faced Ibis
Plegadis chihi
1 observation · iNaturalist
Turkey Vulture
Cathartes aura
1 observation
Golden Eagle
Aquila chrysaetos
1 observation
Verdin
Auriparus flaviceps
1 observation
Spotted Towhee
Pipilo maculatus
1 observation
Yellow-breasted Chat
Icteria virens
1 observation
Brown-headed Cowbird
Molothrus ater
1 observation
Lark Bunting
Calamospiza melanocorys
1 observation
Townsend's Solitaire
Myadestes townsendi
1 observation
House Sparrow
Passer domesticus
1 observation
Crissal Thrasher
Toxostoma crissale
1 observation
Cassin's Kingbird
Tyrannus vociferans
1 observation · iNaturalist
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