The Birds of the Black Range
Arranged by English Common Name - “G-H-I"


Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
Polioptila caerulea
Ready Pay Gulch
East of Hillsboro
New Mexico



American Goldfinch
Carduelis tristis
Hillsboro
New Mexico
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Lawrence’s Goldfinch
Carduelis lawrencei
Hillsboro
New Mexico
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Lesser Goldfinch
Spinus psaltria
San Lorenzo
Grant County
and Hillsboro
Sierra County
New Mexico
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San Lorenzo, Grant County, New Mexico - Lesser Goldfinch
Lesser Goldfinch - Hillsboro, NM
San Lorenzo, Grant County, New Mexico - Lesser Goldfinch



Common Grackle
Quiscalus quiscula
Hillsboro
New Mexico
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Black-headed Grosbeak
Pheucticus melanocephalus
Hillsboro
New Mexico
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Black-headed Grosbeak, Hillsboro NM
Black-headed Grosbeak, Hillsboro NM
Black-headed Grosbeak, Hillsboro NM



Blue Grosbeak
Passerina caerulea
Hillsboro
New Mexico
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Blue Grosbeak, Hillsboro NM
Blue Grosbeak, Hillsboro NM



Evening Grosbeak
Coccothraustes vespertinus
Hillsboro
New Mexico



Rose-breasted Grosbeak
Pheucticus ludovicianus
Hillsboro
New Mexico
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Rose-beasted Grosbeak, Hillsboro NM



Common Ground-Dove
Columbina passerina
Hillsboro
New Mexico
This bird was stranded in a greenhouse for awhile.



Ruddy Ground-Dove
Columbina talpacoti eluta
Hillsboro
New Mexico



Cooper’s Hawk
Accipiter cooperii
Hillsboro
New Mexico

Hawk, Cooper's Accipiter cooperii Hillsboro, New Mexico, USA
Hawk, Cooper's Accipiter cooperii Hillsboro, New Mexico, USA



Red-tailed Hawk
Buteo jamaicensis
Various locations
Black Range
New Mexico

Hawk, Red-tailed East of Hillsboro, NM, USA
Hawk, Red-tailed East of Hillsboro, NM, USA
Red-tailed Hawk (Rufous) Buteo jamaicensis calurus - near Nutt, NM
Red-tailed Hawk (Rufous) Buteo jamaicensis calurus - near Nutt, NM



Sharp-shinned Hawk
Accipiter striatus
Railroad Canyon
Black Range and
Hillsboro
New Mexico
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Swainson’s Hawk
Buteo swainsoni
Along NM-27 Near Lake Valley
New Mexico
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Zone-tailed Hawk
Buteo albonotatus
Hillsboro and in the Black Range
New Mexico



Black-chinned Hummingbird
Archilochus alexandri
San Lorenzo
& Hillsboro
New Mexico
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nesting videos.

Black-chinned Hummingbird Nest, Hillsboro
Archilochus alexandri Black-chinned Hummingbird Percha Creek East of Hillsboro New Mexico, USA
Black-chinned Hummingbird, Hillsboro NM
Black-chinned Hummingbird, San Lorenzo, NM
Black-chinned Hummingbird, Hillsboro NM



Broad-billed Hummingbird
Cynanthus latirostris
Hillsboro
New Mexico
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Broad-tailed Hummingbird
Selasphorus platycercus
Black Range
Crest Trail
Black Range
New Mexico



Rufous Hummingbird
Selasphorus rufus
Hillsboro
New Mexico

Rufous Hummingbird, Hillsboro, NM
Rufous Hummingbird, Hillsboro NM
Hillsboro, New Mexico, Rufous Hummingbird
Rufous Hummingbird, Hillsboro NM



  • San Lorenzo, Grant County, New Mexico - Lesser Goldfinch
  • Lesser Goldfinch - Hillsboro, NM
  • San Lorenzo, Grant County, New Mexico - Lesser Goldfinch
  • Black-headed Grosbeak, Hillsboro NM
  • Black-headed Grosbeak, Hillsboro NM
  • Black-headed Grosbeak, Hillsboro NM
  • Blue Grosbeak, Hillsboro NM
  • Blue Grosbeak, Hillsboro NM
  • Rose-beasted Grosbeak, Hillsboro NM
  • Hawk, Cooper's Accipiter cooperii Hillsboro, New Mexico, USA
  • Hawk, Cooper's Accipiter cooperii Hillsboro, New Mexico, USA
  • Hawk, Red-tailed East of Hillsboro, NM, USA
  • Hawk, Red-tailed East of Hillsboro, NM, USA
  • Red-tailed Hawk (Rufous) Buteo jamaicensis calurus - near Nutt, NM
  • Red-tailed Hawk (Rufous) Buteo jamaicensis calurus - near Nutt, NM
  • Black-chinned Hummingbird Nest, Hillsboro
  • Archilochus alexandri Black-chinned Hummingbird Percha Creek East of Hillsboro New Mexico, USA
  • Black-chinned Hummingbird, Hillsboro NM
  • Black-chinned Hummingbird, San Lorenzo, NM
  • Black-chinned Hummingbird, Hillsboro NM
  • Rufous Hummingbird, Hillsboro, NM
  • Rufous Hummingbird, Hillsboro NM
  • Hillsboro, New Mexico, Rufous Hummingbird
  • Rufous Hummingbird, Hillsboro NM