Oklahoma and New Mexico Trip List

Oct. 22-Nov. 1, 1999 - Dick & Jean Hoffman

New Mexico Vista
"Maximum counts/number of days" given for each Oklahoma (4 days) and New Mexico (3 partial days birding, 3 more of casual observations).

SPECIES							   OK	     NM      Other
Common Loon                Gavia immer                     2/2                 
Pied-billed Grebe          Podilymbus podiceps             5/3       5/2       
Horned Grebe               Podiceps auritus                3/1                 
Eared Grebe                Podiceps nigricollis                      1/1       
Western Grebe              Aechmophorus occidentalis                 4/1       
American White Pelican     Pelecanus erythrorhynchos       500/2               
Double-crested Cormorant   Phalacrocorax auritus           600/4     17/2      
Great Blue Heron           Ardea herodias                  20/4      10/3      
Great Egret                Ardea alba                      15/1      1/2       
Black-crowned Night-Heron  Nycticorax nycticorax                     2/2       
Turkey Vulture             Cathartes aura                  60/4      1/1       
Snow Goose                 Chen caerulescens                         1/1       
Canada Goose               Branta canadensis               30/2                
Gadwall                    Anas strepera                   200/3     300/2     
American Wigeon            Anas americana                  5/2       350/2     
Mallard                    Anas platyrhynchos              20/3      6/1       
Northern Shoveler          Anas clypeata                   2/3       4/2       
Northern Pintail           Anas acuta                                25/1      
Green-winged Teal          Anas crecca                     100/3     20/2      
Canvasback                 Aythya valisineria                        40/1      
Redhead                    Aythya americana                2/1       24/1      
Ring-necked Duck           Aythya collaris                 15/2      4/1       
Greater Scaup              Aythya marila                   20/1                
Lesser Scaup               Aythya affinis                  80/1      100/2     
Bufflehead                 Bucephala albeola               8/1       6/1       
Hooded Merganser           Lophodytes cucullatus           5/1                 
Red-breasted Merganser     Mergus serrator                 1/1                 
Ruddy Duck                 Oxyura jamaicensis              100/4     200/2     
Osprey                     Pandion haliaetus               2/2       2/1       
Bald Eagle                 Haliaeetus leucocephalus        2/1                 
Northern Harrier           Circus cyaneus                  20/2      6/5       
Sharp-shinned Hawk         Accipiter striatus              4/2       1/2       
Cooper's Hawk              Accipiter cooperii              1/1               1 - Illinois   
Harris's Hawk              Parabuteo unicinctus                      3/3       
Swainson's Hawk            Buteo swainsoni                 1/1 *               
Red-tailed Hawk            Buteo jamaicensis               50/4      7/4       
Rough-legged Hawk          Buteo lagopus                             1/1       
American Kestrel           Falco sparverius                6/3       5/5       
Prairie Falcon             Falco mexicanus                 1/2       3/3       
Ring-necked Pheasant       Phasianus colchicus             1/1                 
Scaled Quail               Callipepla squamata                       8/4       
Virginia Rail              Rallus limicola                           2/1       
Sora                       Porzana carolina                          1/1       
American Coot              Fulica americana                2000/4    400/3     
Sandhill Crane             Grus canadensis                 25/1 *    13/2    2000 - Texas   
Black-bellied Plover       Pluvialis squatarola            2/2                 
Killdeer                   Charadrius vociferus            105/4     25/2      
Black-necked Stilt         Himantopus mexicanus                              100 - Texas    
Greater Yellowlegs         Tringa melanoleuca              1/1                 
Spotted Sandpiper          Actitis macularia                         1/1       
Long-billed Curlew         Numenius americanus                       12+/2     
Least Sandpiper            Calidris minutilla              10/1      7/2       
Pectoral Sandpiper         Calidris melanotos              1/1                 
Common Snipe               Gallinago gallinago             2/1                 
Franklin's Gull            Larus pipixcan                  100,000/3           
Bonaparte's Gull           Larus philadelphia              250/3               
Ring-billed Gull           Larus delawarensis              1000/4    50/2      
Herring Gull               Larus argentatus                1/1       1/1       
Forster's Tern             Sterna forsteri                 1/1                 
Rock Dove                  Columba livia                   50/3      20/5      
White-winged Dove          Zenaida asiatica                          10/5      
Mourning Dove              Zenaida macroura                6/2       10/4      
Inca Dove                  Columbina inca                            8/5       
Greater Roadrunner         Geococcyx californianus                   3/4       
Barn Owl                   Tyto alba                       1/1                 
Great Horned Owl           Bubo virginianus                1/2                 
Short-eared Owl            Asio flammeus                   1/1                 
Common Nighthawk           Chordeiles minor                          2/1 *     
Belted Kingfisher          Ceryle alcyon                   1/1       3/1       
Red-headed Woodpecker      Melanerpes erythrocephalus      1/1               1 - Illinois   
Red-bellied Woodpecker     Melanerpes carolinus            2/2                 
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker   Sphyrapicus varius              1/2                 
Ladder-backed Woodpecker   Picoides scalaris                         2/4       
Downy Woodpecker           Picoides pubescens              2/4                 
Northern Flicker           Colaptes auratus                8/4       8/3       
Dusky Flycatcher           Empidonax oberholseri                     1/1       
Black Phoebe               Sayornis nigricans                        2/1       
Eastern Phoebe             Sayornis phoebe                 1/2                 
Scissor-tailed Flycatcher  Tyrannus forficatus             2/1                 
Loggerhead Shrike          Lanius ludovicianus             3/2       4/4       
Blue-headed Vireo          Vireo solitarius                          1/1 *     
Blue Jay                   Cyanocitta cristata             20/4      2/4       
American Crow              Corvus brachyrhynchos           25/4                
Chihuahuan Raven           Corvus cryptoleucus                       120/5     
Horned Lark                Eremophila alpestris                      200/2     
Carolina Chickadee         Poecile carolinensis            10/3                
Tufted Titmouse            Baeolophus bicolor              5/3                 
Red-breasted Nuthatch      Sitta canadensis                4/2                 
White-breasted Nuthatch    Sitta carolinensis              2/1                 
Brown Creeper              Certhia americana               4/1                 
Cactus Wren                Campylorhynchus brunneicapillus           1/1       
Carolina Wren              Thryothorus ludovicianus        3/2       1/1 *   
Bewick's Wren              Thryomanes bewickii             1/1       1/1       
Golden-crowned Kinglet     Regulus satrapa                 6/1                 
Ruby-crowned Kinglet       Regulus calendula               1/1       1/1       
Eastern Bluebird           Sialia sialis                   50/4                
Hermit Thrush              Catharus guttatus                         10/1      
American Robin             Turdus migratorius              300/2     2/3       
Northern Mockingbird       Mimus polyglottos               5/2       3/3       
Brown Thrasher             Toxostoma rufum                           1/1       
European Starling          Sturnus vulgaris                1000/4    50/5      
American Pipit             Anthus rubescens                9/1       30/2      
Sprague's Pipit            Anthus spragueii                2/1                 
Orange-crowned Warbler     Vermivora celata                          1/1       
Yellow-rumped Warbler      Dendroica coronata              50/3      9/3       
Canyon Towhee              Pipilo fuscus                             2/2       
Chipping Sparrow           Spizella passerina              1/1       1/1       
Field Sparrow              Spizella pusilla                5/2       1/1 *     
Vesper Sparrow             Pooecetes gramineus             4/2       1/1       
Black-throated Sparrow     Amphispiza bilineata                      3/2       
Lark Bunting               Calamospiza melanocorys                   3/3       
Savannah Sparrow           Passerculus sandwichensis       200/3               
Song Sparrow               Melospiza melodia               6/3       10/2      
Lincoln's Sparrow          Melospiza lincolnii             1/2       5/1       
Swamp Sparrow              Melospiza georgiana             2/1       6/1       
White-throated Sparrow     Zonotrichia albicollis          10/2      4/1       
White-crowned Sparrow      Zonotrichia leucophrys          1/1       30/3      
Harris's Sparrow           Zonotrichia querula             1/1                 
Dark-eyed Junco            Junco hyemalis                  6/4       5/2       
Northern Cardinal          Cardinalis cardinalis           2/4       4/1       
Pyrrhuloxia                Cardinalis sinuatus                       3/2       
Indigo Bunting             Passerina cyanea                          1/1 *     
Red-winged Blackbird       Agelaius phoeniceus             200/4     50/3      
Eastern Meadowlark         Sturnella magna                 50/4      3/1 *     
Western Meadowlark         Sturnella neglecta                        1/1 *     
Brewer's Blackbird         Euphagus cyanocephalus          40/1                
Great-tailed Grackle       Quiscalus mexicanus             30/1      35/5      
Common Grackle             Quiscalus quiscula              1/1                 
Brown-headed Cowbird       Molothrus ater                  1/1                 
House Finch                Carpodacus mexicanus            2/2       2/4       
Lesser Goldfinch           Carduelis psaltria                        3/1       
American Goldfinch         Carduelis tristis               1/1       20/1      
House Sparrow              Passer domesticus               10/2      40/5      
 
                                                           OK: 98    NM: 91
                                                           
Dick & Jean Hoffman (with Jim Hoffman in Oklahoma)         * - see trip report

TOTAL Species: 133

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