Recent Birds at Rio Bosque
Water deliveries to the park from the Roberto Bustamante Wastewater Treatment Plant ended 25 January. These flows might not resume until May. The wetland cells are now dry, as is ~75% of the old river channel within the park.
The park's pair of White-tailed Kites has not been seen since 7 October 2025. A Cooper's Hawk pair currently has a nest under construction.
Currently, only one Burrowing Owl is being seen, sporadically..
American Crow and Chihuahuan Raven numbers are dropping, but some are still roosting at the park each night.
Northern Cardinals continue to be seen along the old river channel within the park.
You can download the current field checklist for the park here.
You can view recent Rio Bosque bird observations posted to eBird .
| Species | Date | Number |
| Sharp-shinned Hawk | 20 Mar | 1 |
| Cooper's Hawk | 20 Mar | 1 |
| Burrowing Owl | 20 Mar | 1 |
| Crissal Thrasher | 20 Mar | 1 |
| Northern Cardinal | 12 Mar | 1 |
| N. Rough-winged Swallow | 11 Mar | 3 |
| Spotted Towhee | 27 Feb | 3 |
| Sora | 26 Feb | 1 |
| Eastern Phoebe | 25 Feb | 1 |
| Loggerhead Shrike | 25 Feb | 1 |
| Harris's Hawk | 22 Feb | 1 |
