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CERRILLOS HILLS HISTORIC PARK







Bluebirds, Thrushes, Robins



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American Robin - confirmed presence, Winter

Robin
Turdus migratorius

Size: 10" - Thrush

Breast orange; gray-brown above; head blackish; white eye ring; yellow bill.

Prefers juniper areas.

The robin eats worms and fruit from trees. It is seen frequently around feeders, where it is very fond of sunflower seeds and apples. Robin nests are in the form of a cup of mud built in the fork of a tree. Its common call is tut-tut, and its song is cheer-up, cheer-up, cheer-up.


IN OTHER NEIGHBORHOODS

Leonora Curtin Natural History Area (a lush, well-watered preserve 3 miles north of Cerro Bonanza, near La Ciénega.)

Eastern Bluebird, Hermit Thrush - TRANSIENT (fall & spring)
Western Bluebird, Mountain Bluebird, Townsend Solitaire - TRANSIENT & WINTER
American Robin - ALL YEAR


Ortiz Mountains Educational Preserve (an isolated high mountain group -- 7,000 to 9,000 feet elevation -- eight miles south of Cerrillos.)

Townsend's Solitaire - June '02
American Robin - Apr '03
Western Bluebird, Mountain Bluebird, Townsend's Solitaire, Hermit Thrush, American Robin - as of '04


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Eastern Bluebird - rare in Cerrillos; seen in La Cienega

Sialia sialis


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Hermit Thrush - may be seen around Cerrillos Village during Winter

Catharus guttatus


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Mountain Bluebird - confirmed presence, Winter

Sialia currucoides

Size: 7" - Thrush

Male: all blue, paler below.

Female: head, black, chest gray; wings, tail blue.

Often large flocks. Song short weak warble. Prefers juniper areas.


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Townsend's Solitaire - confirmed presence, Winter

Myadestes townsendi

Size: 9" - Thrush

Brownish gray; eye ring white; buffy patches Wings; white outer tail feathers; bill short. Song fluty whistles. Prefers juniper areas.


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Western Bluebird - confirmed presence, Winter

Western Bluebird
Sialia mexicana

Size: 7" - Thrush

Male (pictured): blue above; chest, sides, part of back rusty orange.

Female: head gray; wings, tail pale blue; orange wash chest.

Song musical. Prefers juniper areas.


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