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Bird Watching Destination: Rio Puerco Resource Area

For some birding listings, the street address is for the headquarters and not the actual bird watching destination. Call ahead for entry fees, parking information, and regulations regarding family pets.

Rio Puerco Resource Area (website)
435 Montano Road, NE, Albuquerque, NM 87107, Tel: 505-761-8911

Details: The Rio Puerco Resource Area consists of nearly one million acres of public land within a short drive of the Albuquerque metropolitan area.

Birds: Bitterns, Herons, Ibises, Swans, Geese, Ducks, American Vultures, Kites, Eagles, Hawks, Caracaras, Falcons, Pheasants, Turkey, Quail, Rails, Gallinules, Coots, Cranes, Plovers, Stilts, Phalaropes, Pigeons, Doves, Cuckoos, Barn Owls, Typical Owls, Goatsuckers, Swifts, Hummingbirds, Kingfishers, Woodpeckers, Tyrant Flycatchers, Larks, Swallows, Jays, Magpies, Crows, Chickadees, Titmice Bushtits, Nuthatches, Creepers, Wrens, Mockingbirds, Thrashers, Thrushes, Solitaires, Bluebirds, Gnatcatchers, Kinglets, Shrikes, Starlings, Vireos, Wood-Warblers, Weaver Finches, Meadowlarks, Blackbirds, Orioles, Tanagers, Grosbeaks, Finches, Sparrows, Buntings.

Note: Bird listings may include resident and migratory birds and common and rare sightings.