Ventana del Sol Subdivision
Cedar Crest, New Mexico

YARD ARRIVALS AND DEPARTURES of Selected Bird Species
(A work in progress-- it is easy to miss departure dates)

SPECIES
ARRIVAL
DEPARTURE
REMARKS
Turkey Vulture
MAR 19-22


Band-tailed Pigeon
APR 24-MAY 08
OCT 01

Broad-tailed Hummingbird
MAR 21 - APR 10
OCT 15-22

Rufous Hummingbird
JUL 01-  07
OCT 13

Ash-throated Flycatcher
APR 23-29


Say's Phoebe
MAR 22-APR 03

May visit during winter
Violet-green Swallow
APR 03-22


Townsend's Solitaire
OCT 13
APR 04 - MAY 08
Breeds here at higher elevations
Virginia's Warbler
APR 24-29
SEP 07

Grace's Warbler
APR 24

Visited pond once; breeds nearby
Green-tailed Towhee
SEP 03
MAY 11
Nests at higher elevations
Chipping Sparrow
MAR 22-APR 05


Dark-eyed (Oregon) Junco
OCT 7-10
MAY 3-7

Dark-eyed (Pink-sided) Junco
OCT 09
MAY 03
Gray-headed visits in summer
White-crowned Sparrow
SEP 22-23
APR 30
Sometimes disappears in mid-winter
Bullock's Oriole
MAY 10-12


Western Tanager
APR 29


Lesser Goldfinch
APR 09-MAY 21


Evening Grosbeak
JUL 28  - OCT 17
May 02 - 11
Absent some winters
Cassin's Finch
OCT 04 - 18
MAY 07-22
Breeds higher up some years


Rosy-finches at Sandia Crest
Birding the Sandia Mountains
Backyard Bird List
Birding the Manzano and Manzanita Mountains