Date: 5/14/26 4:18 pm From: trochetj (via aznmbirds Mailing List) <aznmbirds...> Subject: [AZNMbirds] Zuni Mountains region birds the last few days
Dear Birders,
Highlights of the last three days of birding these New Mexican mountains and their perimeter lowlands (McKinley and Cibola Counties) include a few things of note.
Today:
golf course in Grants- yellow-throated warbler (albilora), common (bronzed) grackle, American barn owl
lower Bluewater Canyon (aka the gorge)- two northern waterthrush
Bluewater Lake- a male blue-winged teal, three common goldeneye and a common loon in basic plumage; no shorebirds aside from American avocet
Yesterday:
Ramah Lake- Canada goose pair (this is the site of the only regional breeding record of a couple of years ago), successful osprey nest
Pasture Hollow, north of Ramah- two American goshawks
Bluewater Lake- male blue-winged teal, American wigeon pair; disappointing shorebirds
At Zuni Pueblo on Tuesday and yesterday morning I turned up some decent shorebirds: one each of marbled godwit, stilt sandpiper and red-necked phalarope. The best passerine find was a Swainson’s thrush in Nutria Canyon.
