White Sands National Park Service U.S. Department of the Interior

White Sands National Monument

Common Birds of White Sands National Monument

White Sands National Park Service U.S. Department of the Interior

White Sands National Monument

Year-round residents:

American kestrel (Sparrow hawk)

Mourning doveGreater roadrunner

Northern (Red-shafted) flickerLadder-backed woodpecker

Say’s phoebeChihuahuan raven

Cactus wren Loggerhead shrike

House finchHouse (English) sparrow

Great-tailed grackle

Summer residents:

Swainson’s hawkLesser nighthawk

Black-chinned hummingbirdEmpidonax flycatchers

Western kingbirdBarn swallow

Northern mockingbirdNorthern (Bullock’s) oriole

Winter Residents:

Northern harrier (Marsh hawk)Pyrrhuloxia

White-crowned sparrowDark-eyed junco

Brewers blackbird

Year-round residents:

Chihuahuan ravenHorned lark

Mourning doveGreater roadrunner

Black-throated sparrow Cactus wren

Great-horned owlLoggerhead shrike

Summer residents:

Western kingbirdNorthern mockingbirdEastern meadow larkWestern meadow lark

Scott’s oriole

Winter residents:

Northern harrier (Marsh hawk)Red-tailed hawk

White-crowned sparrowBrewer’s sparrow

Lark bunting

Barn Swallow

Roadrunner

Pyrrhuloxia

c. Noll

Red-tailed Hawk

c. Noll

Western Kingbird

c. Wiles

revised 9_23_13

Visitor Center and Vicinity

Dunefield and Dune Margins