CIMARRON, NEW MEXICO

Heart of the Historic West

Est. 1857

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Cimarron Chamber of Commerce

P.O. Box 604

Cimarron, NM 87714

575-376-2417

1-888-376-2417

 

 

Above mural of wild mustangs by local artist

 Melinda Marlowe

BIRD WATCHING

 

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Colfax_Bird_List.pdf

 

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Maxwell_Bird_List.pdf

 

   Some of the western birds you are likely to see near Cimarron are categorized by season below.

Geographical Area

Birds

Summer

Mountains:

bulletWestern Tanager
bulletBlack-throated Gray Warbler
bulletStellar's Jay*

Plains:

bulletSwanson's Hawk
bulletAmerican Avocet
bulletLong-billed Curlew

Maxwell Wildlife
Refuge:

bulletBurrowing Owl
bulletCinnamon Teal
bulletLark Bunting

Cimarron Canyon:

bulletRufous Hummingbird**
bulletCanyon Wren*
bulletSpotted Towhee

Spring and Fall (Migration)

Mountains:

bulletRufous Hummingbird**
bulletPygmy Nutchatch*
bulletTownsend's Warbler

Plains:

bulletRed-Headed Woodpecker
bulletBullock's Oriole
bulletWestern Kingbird

Maxwell Wildlife
Refuge:

bulletWilson's Phalarope
bulletRough-legged Hawk
bulletLewis' Woodpecker

Cimarron Canyon:

bulletWestern Bluebird
bulletCanyon Towhee
bulletViolet-Green Swallow

Winter

Mountains:

bulletGray Jay*
bulletMountain Chickadee*
bulletClark's Nutcracker

Plains:

bulletFerruginous Hawk
bulletScaled Quail
bulletMagpie

Maxwell Wildlife
Refuge:

bulletBald Eagle
bulletGolden Eagle
bulletSnow Goose

Cimarron Canyon:

bulletScrub Jay
bulletWhite-Crowned Sparrow
bulletCommon Raven
* year-round                **August, September, late July