New World Blackbirds in New Mexico
Our list for New Mexico has 5 new world blackbirds recorded regularly there: 2 residents, 1 summer visitor and 2 passage migrants
Most likely in October
GBIF · OctShare of all bird records in New Mexico in October, 2019–2024. Each month links to that month’s page.
All 5, most common first
Red-winged BlackbirdAgelaius phoeniceusResidentCommon17–23 cmRecorded all year
Western MeadowlarkSturnella neglectaResidentCommon16–26 cmRecorded all year
Common GrackleQuiscalus quisculaSummer visitorUncommon28–34 cmRegularly Mar–Nov
Baltimore OrioleIcterus galbulaPassage migrantRare17–19 cmRegularly May–Sep
BobolinkDolichonyx oryzivorusPassage migrantRare16–20 cmRegularly May
Smallest to largest
Length, cm- Baltimore Oriole 17–19 cm
- Bobolink 16–20 cm
- Red-winged Blackbird 17–23 cm
- Western Meadowlark 16–26 cm
- Common Grackle 28–34 cm
Body length, bill to tail. Rare birds in grey.
Data: EOD – eBird Observation Dataset (Cornell Lab of Ornithology), accessed via GBIF.org, CC BY 4.0. Records from 2019–2024, aggregated and filtered by Birdfact. How these lists are made