United States Ramsar wetland
Ash Meadows National Wildlife Refuge
269 bird species recorded; the most from April to May and from September to October.
Murray Foubister · CC BY-SA 2.0
This month here
122 species in January.134 species in February.168 species in March.208 species in April.204 species in May.157 species in June.149 species in July.168 species in August.209 species in September.193 species in October.153 species in November.143 species in December.
The birds you are most likely to see in the month you choose, those that come for the season first. It opens on today's month.
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In numbers
269 species, counted.
Our own rating, from the records only: species (50 points), threatened species (20), migrants (20) and protected status — Ramsar, IBA, SPA, observatory (10).
- 269Speciesrecorded more than once
- 171Migrantssummer, winter or passage visitors
- 7ThreatenedVulnerable, Endangered or Critically Endangered (IUCN)
- 69,341Recordsopen records within 6 km
- 666 mAltitudeabove the sea
- 16Raptors
- 6Owls
- 27Waders
- 16Gulls & seabirds
- 29Ducks & geese
- 17Herons, ibises & grebes
- 1Storks & cranes
- 126Songbirds
- 31Other birds
From open records (eBird and others, through GBIF, licensed for any use). More birdwatchers mean more records: a quiet place may have more birds than it shows.
The checklist
All 269 species.
By group, with the year in twelve cells: the darker the cell, the more often the bird is recorded that month.
Raptors16 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Hen HarrierCircus cyaneus
- Red-tailed HawkButeo jamaicensis
- Falco sparveriusFalco sparverius
- Turkey VultureCathartes aura
- Prairie FalconFalco mexicanus
- Golden EagleAquila chrysaetos
- Ferruginous HawkButeo regalis
- OspreyPandion haliaetus
- Accipiter striatusAccipiter striatus
- Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinus
- Swainson's HawkButeo swainsoni
- MerlinFalco columbarius
- White-tailed KiteElanus leucurus
- Bald EagleHaliaeetus leucocephalus
- Red-shouldered HawkButeo lineatus
- Rough-legged BuzzardButeo lagopus
Owls6 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- American Barn OwlTyto furcata
- Great Horned OwlBubo virginianus
- Burrowing OwlAthene cunicularia
- Western Screech-owlMegascops kennicottii
- Short-eared OwlAsio flammeus
- Northern Saw-Whet OwlAegolius acadicus
Waders27 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- KilldeerCharadrius vociferusNT
- Greater YellowlegsTringa melanoleucaNT
- Least SandpiperCalidris minutillaNT
- American AvocetRecurvirostra americana
- Spotted SandpiperActitis macularius
- Long-billed dowitcherLimnodromus scolopaceusNT
- Western SandpiperCalidris mauri
- Black-necked StiltHimantopus mexicanus
- Wilson's PhalaropePhalaropus tricolor
- Red-necked PhalaropePhalaropus lobatus
- Wilson's SnipeGallinago delicata
- Semipalmated PloverCharadrius semipalmatus
- Lesser yellowlegsTringa flavipesVU
- WilletTringa semipalmata
- DunlinCalidris alpinaNT
- Solitary SandpiperTringa solitaria
- Long-billed CurlewNumenius americanus
- Baird's SandpiperCalidris bairdii
- Marbled GodwitLimosa fedoaVU
- SanderlingCalidris alba
- Grey PloverPluvialis squatarolaVU
- Pectoral SandpiperCalidris melanotos
- Semipalmated SandpiperCalidris pusillaNT
- Eurasian WhimbrelNumenius phaeopus
- Short-billed DowitcherLimnodromus griseusVU
- Grey (Red) PhalaropePhalaropus fulicarius
- Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpresNT
Gulls & seabirds16 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- California GullLarus californicus
- Ring-billed GullLarus delawarensis
- Common LoonGavia immer
- Bonaparte's GullChroicocephalus philadelphia
- Forster's TernSterna forsteri
- Black TernChlidonias niger
- Franklin's GullLeucophaeus pipixcan
- Caspian TernHydroprogne caspia
- American Herring GullLarus smithsonianus
- Sabine's GullXema sabini
- Yellow-billed DiverGavia adamsiiNT
- Common TernSterna hirundo
- Red-throated LoonGavia stellata
- Long-tailed SkuaStercorarius longicaudus
- Arctic TernSterna paradisaea
- Least TernSternula antillarum
Ducks & geese29 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Ruddy DuckOxyura jamaicensis
- RedheadAythya americana
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Cinnamon TealSpatula cyanoptera
- Eurasian TealAnas crecca
- BuffleheadBucephala albeola
- GadwallMareca strepera
- Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeata
- American WigeonMareca americana
- Ring-necked DuckAythya collaris
- Northern PintailAnas acuta
- Lesser ScaupAythya affinis
- CanvasbackAythya valisineria
- GoosanderMergus merganser
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- Snow gooseAnser caerulescens
- Blue-winged TealSpatula discors
- Hooded MerganserLophodytes cucullatus
- Common GoldeneyeBucephala clangula
- Bewick's SwanCygnus columbianus
- Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator
- Greater White-fronted GooseAnser albifrons
- Ross's GooseAnser rossii
- Wood DuckAix sponsa
- Long-tailed duckClangula hyemalisVU
- Greater ScaupAythya marila
- Eurasian WigeonMareca penelope
- Trumpeter SwanCygnus buccinator
- Mexican DuckAnas diazi
Herons, ibises & grebes17 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Pied-billed GrebePodilymbus podiceps
- Eared GrebePodiceps nigricollis
- Great Blue HeronArdea herodias
- Great White EgretArdea alba
- Plegadis chihiPlegadis chihi
- Western GrebeAechmophorus occidentalis
- Double-crested CormorantPhalacrocorax auritus
- American BitternBotaurus lentiginosus
- Snowy EgretEgretta thula
- Black-crowned Night-HeronNycticorax nycticorax
- American White PelicanPelecanus erythrorhynchos
- Clark's GrebeAechmophorus clarkii
- Horned GrebePodiceps auritusVU
- Green HeronButorides virescens
- Roseate SpoonbillPlatalea ajaja
- Phalacrocorax brasilianusPhalacrocorax brasilianus
- Western Cattle EgretBubulcus ibis
Storks & cranes1 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Sandhill CraneGrus canadensis
Songbirds126 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- VerdinAuriparus flaviceps
- Northern RavenCorvus corax
- PhainopeplaPhainopepla nitens
- White-crowned sparrowZonotrichia leucophrys
- Bewick's WrenThryomanes bewickii
- Loggerhead ShrikeLanius ludovicianusNT
- Say's phoebeSayornis saya
- Agelaius phoeniceusAgelaius phoeniceus
- Song SparrowMelospiza melodia
- Northern MockingbirdMimus polyglottos
- Marsh WrenCistothorus palustris
- Common YellowthroatGeothlypis trichas
- Western KingbirdTyrannus verticalis
- Crissal ThrasherToxostoma crissale
- Myrtle WarblerSetophaga coronata
- Ruby-crowned KingletRegulus calendula
- Sturnella neglectaSturnella neglecta
- Black phoebeSayornis nigricans
- Buff-bellied PipitAnthus rubescens
- Ash-throated FlycatcherMyiarchus cinerascens
- Lucy's WarblerLeiothlypis luciae
- Mangrove WarblerSetophaga petechia
- Yellow-breasted ChatIcteria virens
- Blue GrosbeakPasserina caerulea
- Tree SwallowTachycineta bicolor
- Brown-headed CowbirdMolothrus ater
- Shore LarkEremophila alpestris
- Yellow-headed BlackbirdXanthocephalus xanthocephalus
- Black-tailed GnatcatcherPolioptila melanura
- Rock WrenSalpinctes obsoletus
- Bullock's OrioleIcterus bullockii
- Barn swallowHirundo rustica
- Savannah SparrowPasserculus sandwichensis
- Wilson's WarblerCardellina pusilla
- Lesser GoldfinchSpinus psaltria
- Northern Rough-winged SwallowStelgidopteryx serripennis
- House finchHaemorhous mexicanus
- Western BluebirdSialia mexicana
- Orange-crowned WarblerLeiothlypis celata
- Brewer's BlackbirdEuphagus cyanocephalusNT
- Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptila caerulea
- Lincoln's SparrowMelospiza lincolnii
- Black-throated SparrowAmphispiza bilineata
- Bell's VireoVireo bellii
- Western Wood-PeweeContopus sordidulus
- American RobinTurdus migratorius
- Mountain BluebirdSialia currucoides
- Sagebrush SparrowArtemisiospiza nevadensis
- Junco hyemalisJunco hyemalis
- Common StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- American Cliff SwallowPetrochelidon pyrrhonota
- Quiscalus mexicanusQuiscalus mexicanus
- Sage ThrasherOreoscoptes montanus
- Warbling VireoVireo gilvus
- Brewer's SparrowSpizella breweri
- Brown-crested FlycatcherMyiarchus tyrannulus
- Western TanagerPiranga ludoviciana
- Northern House WrenTroglodytes aedon
- Empidonax wrightiiEmpidonax wrightii
- Violet-green SwallowTachycineta thalassina
- Scarlet FlycatcherPyrocephalus rubinus
- Indigo BuntingPasserina cyanea
- MacGillivray's WarblerGeothlypis tolmiei
- Chipping SparrowSpizella passerina
- Pipilo maculatusPipilo maculatus
- Lazuli BuntingPasserina amoena
- American GoldfinchSpinus tristis
- Summer TanagerPiranga rubra
- Hooded OrioleIcterus cucullatus
- American Dusky FlycatcherEmpidonax oberholseri
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- American CrowCorvus brachyrhynchos
- Empidonax difficilisEmpidonax difficilis
- Willow FlycatcherEmpidonax traillii
- Vireo cassiniiVireo cassinii
- Woodhouse's Scrub JayAphelocoma woodhouseii
- Townsend's WarblerSetophaga townsendi
- Black-headed GrosbeakPheucticus melanocephalus
- Cedar WaxwingBombycilla cedrorum
- American BushtitPsaltriparus minimus
- Lark SparrowChondestes grammacus
- Vesper SparrowPooecetes gramineus
- Black-throated Grey WarblerSetophaga nigrescens
- Green-tailed TowheePipilo chlorurus
- Olive-Sided FlycatcherContopus cooperi
- Nashville WarblerLeiothlypis ruficapilla
- LeConte's ThrasherToxostoma lecontei
- Townsend's SolitaireMyadestes townsendi
- Hammond's FlycatcherEmpidonax hammondii
- Hermit ThrushCatharus guttatus
- Golden-crowned SparrowZonotrichia atricapilla
- Pine SiskinSpinus pinus
- Bell's SparrowArtemisiospiza belli
- Vireo plumbeusVireo plumbeus
- White-throated SparrowZonotrichia albicollis
- Cassin's FinchHaemorhous cassinii
- Virginia's WarblerLeiothlypis virginiae
- Canyon WrenCatherpes mexicanus
- Red-breasted NuthatchSitta canadensis
- Mountain ChickadeePoecile gambeli
- Red Fox SparrowPasserella iliaca
- Swainson's ThrushCatharus ustulatus
- Scott's OrioleIcterus parisorum
- Northern WaterthrushParkesia noveboracensis
- Bay-breasted WarblerSetophaga castanea
- American RedstartSetophaga ruticilla
- Pinyon JayGymnorhinus cyanocephalusVU
- Cactus WrenCampylorhynchus brunneicapillus
- Northern ShrikeLanius borealis
- Eastern phoebeSayornis phoebe
- Bronzed CowbirdMolothrus aeneus
- Hermit WarblerSetophaga occidentalis
- Magnolia WarblerSetophaga magnolia
- Common crossbillLoxia curvirostra
- Golden-crowned KingletRegulus satrapa
- Rose-breasted GrosbeakPheucticus ludovicianus
- Varied ThrushIxoreus naevius
- Grasshopper SparrowAmmodramus savannarum
- Cassin's KingbirdTyrannus vociferans
- Eastern KingbirdTyrannus tyrannus
- Blackpoll WarblerSetophaga striataNT
- Northern ParulaSetophaga americana
- Black-throated Blue WarblerSetophaga caerulescens
- Tennessee WarblerLeiothlypis peregrina
- Troglodytes pacificusTroglodytes pacificus
Other birds31 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- American CootFulica americana
- Gambel's QuailCallipepla gambelii
- Mourning DoveZenaida macroura
- Yellow-shafted FlickerColaptes auratus
- Greater RoadrunnerGeococcyx californianus
- Virginia RailRallus limicola
- White-throated swiftAeronautes saxatalis
- Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Belted KingfisherMegaceryle alcyon
- Lesser NighthawkChordeiles acutipennis
- SoraPorzana carolina
- Costa's HummingbirdCalypte costae
- Western RailRallus obsoletusNT
- Anna's HummingbirdCalypte anna
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- Sphyrapicus nuchalisSphyrapicus nuchalis
- Chukar PartridgeAlectoris chukar
- White-winged DoveZenaida asiatica
- Black-chinned HummingbirdArchilochus alexandri
- Common PoorwillPhalaenoptilus nuttallii
- Lewis's WoodpeckerMelanerpes lewis
- Rufous HummingbirdSelasphorus rufusNT
- Ladder-backed WoodpeckerDryobates scalaris
- Yellow-billed CuckooCoccyzus americanus
- Common MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Vaux's SwiftChaetura vauxi
- Broad-tailed HummingbirdSelasphorus platycercus
- Red-breasted SapsuckerSphyrapicus ruber
- Hairy WoodpeckerLeuconotopicus villosus
- Common NighthawkChordeiles minor
- Calliope HummingbirdSelasphorus calliope
Monthly presence relative to all bird records that month, so a busy month does not inflate every species.
When to go
The most species from April to May and from September to October.
Species recorded in each month, with the usual temperature and rain.
- Jan13°/0°20 mm
- Feb15°/2°23 mm
- Mar20°/5°14 mm
- Apr24°/8°8 mm
- May30°/14°6 mm
- Jun36°/19°1 mm
- Jul39°/24°15 mm
- Aug37°/22°12 mm
- Sep33°/18°10 mm
- Oct25°/11°12 mm
- Nov18°/5°10 mm
- Dec12°/0°21 mm
- Bar: species recorded that month.
- Temperature: average maximum / minimum (NASA, 1991–2020).
- Rain: monthly total.
The place
Ash Meadows National Wildlife Refuge.
Protected area in the Amargosa Valley of southern Nye County, Nevada
Ash Meadows National Wildlife Refuge is a wetland of international importance (Ramsar) in United States, 666 m above the sea.
269 bird species have been recorded here more than once, in 69,341 open records.
The most recorded are the American Coot, the Ruddy Duck and the Verdin.
99 species come for the summer, 68 for the winter and 4 only pass through.
7 are threatened worldwide, including Lesser yellowlegs, Horned Grebe and Marbled Godwit.
The most species are recorded from April to May and from September to October.
Get there and watch
- Official informationAccess, hours and rules from those who manage the place.Official site↗
- Longstreet Inn Casino & RV Resortplace to stay · 8.3 km · 1 within 10 km
- Harry Reid International Airport (LAS)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 113 km in a straight lineCar hire at LAS airport (Las Vegas)Discover Cars · sponsored link↗
Plan the visit
A guided walk, a bed nearby, a car.
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From above
The place and its surroundings.
The satellite image of the 6 × 6 km around the place, with the bird hides, towers and trails that OpenStreetMap shows.
Around, in OpenStreetMap
- 1visitor centres within 6 kmAsh Meadows Wildlife Refuge Visitors Center
- 9car parks within 3 km
- 2campsites within 10 km
- 1places to stay within 10 kmLongstreet Inn Casino & RV Resort
- bird hides within 6 km
- observation towers within 6 km
- marked trails within 4 km
- viewpoints within 5 km
- restaurants and cafés within 3 km
Counted in OpenStreetMap, the map anyone can edit. A low number may just mean nobody has mapped it yet.
In our other atlases
Around Ash Meadows National Wildlife Refuge.
The lakes, beaches, islands, rivers and mountains around this place, and its night sky, in the family's atlases.
Peakyas6 mountains within 25 kmBat Mountain1,501 m · 19 kmShadow Mountain · 19 kmMount Montgomery · 22 kmSkeleton Hills · 22 kmEagle Mountain1,165 m · 24 kmMount Schader · 25 km
Darkskyas1 dark-sky places within 30 kmAmargosa DesertBortle 2 · 17 km
Cavernyas1 caves within 20 kmDevils Hole · 3.7 km
Figures from the sister sites' databases (Wikidata, HydroATLAS, GeoNames, OpenStreetMap). Links open when each site is online.
Photographs
The place, as people saw it.
Where these figures come from
| Name and type | Wikidata (Q724643) · CC0 |
|---|---|
| Birds | 69,341 open bird records within 6 km (GBIF, CC0 and CC BY 4.0 only; mostly eBird, Cornell Lab of Ornithology) |
| See these records | gbif.org |
| Species | GBIF Backbone Taxonomy · CC BY 4.0; Wikidata (CC0); Wikimedia Commons |
| Altitude | Copernicus DEM GLO-30 · © DLR e.V., © Airbus Defence and Space GmbH, Copernicus/ESA |
| Temperature and rain | NASA POWER (CERES SYN1deg, 2001–2020; MERRA-2) |
| What is around | © OpenStreetMap contributors · ODbL |
| Images | EOX Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 · CC BY 4.0; Wikimedia Commons |
| Sister atlases | Peakyas, Darkskyas, Cavernyas |
Every figure is an average, an estimate or a count from a public dataset. Licences and methods: data sources.
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