{"id":12280,"date":"2021-06-03T16:04:55","date_gmt":"2021-06-03T22:04:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.emnrd.nm.gov\/spd\/?page_id=12280"},"modified":"2024-12-23T16:53:08","modified_gmt":"2024-12-23T23:53:08","slug":"wildlife-watching","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.emnrd.nm.gov\/spd\/activities\/wildlife-watching\/","title":{"rendered":"Wildlife Watching"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;ce4db8ec-b34b-42ae-b247-103d0a13f28d&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;1d9c0f5d-35f2-480d-b415-624f9e38b5a0&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; module_class=&#8221;vertical-align&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_post_title meta=&#8221;off&#8221; featured_image=&#8221;off&#8221; 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Whether you are interested in a Ranger-guided bird walk or want to take off on your own for a quiet morning of birding, State Parks are the places to go.<\/p>\n<p>Birding volunteers are always welcome, and State Parks are always trying to improve our bird lists and programs. Bird habitat conservation is also important in parks and volunteer habitat stewardship projects occur at many parks statewide.[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/spd\/find-a-park\/pancho-villa-state-park\/\">Pancho\u00a0Villa State Park<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Located near the U.S.-Mexico border, this park is in the border town of Columbus. The flora and water from irrigation draw many types of birds, including the curve-billed thrasher, cactus wren, greater roadrunner, great horned owl, Inca dove, ladder-backed woodpecker, verdin, pyrrhuloxia,\u00a0Gambel\u2019s\u00a0quail, and black-throated sparrow. In summer, look for Bullock\u2019s and Scott\u2019s orioles and bronzed cowbirds.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/spd\/find-a-park\/rockhound-state-park\/\">Rockhound State Park<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Just south of Deming is Rockhound State Park. Spring and fall are the best times for viewing at both Rockhound and Spring Canyon units. Resident or wintering species include:\u00a0Gambel\u2019s\u00a0quail, Hutton\u2019s vireo, western scrub jay,\u00a0Bewick\u2019s\u00a0wren, western bluebird, ruby-crowned kinglet, Townsend\u2019s solitaire, phainopepla,\u00a0greentailed\u00a0towhee, black-chinned sparrow, and lesser goldfinch. Summer breeding birds include lesser nighthawk and common poor-will.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/spd\/find-a-park\/city-of-rocks-state-park\/\">City of Rocks State Park\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n<p>This park north of Deming has amazing geology with nearby springs. Bird species found here include western kingbird, curve-billed thrasher, cactus wren, scaled quail, western scrub-jay, sparrows, finches, and eastern meadowlark. Also possible are lesser nighthawk, common poorwill, great-horned owl, and blue grosbeak.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/spd\/find-a-park\/leasburg-dam-state-park\/\">Leasburg Dam State Park<\/a><\/p>\n<p>This park is located on the Rio Grande about 20 miles north of Las Cruces. Flooded fields can attract Wilson\u2019s snipe, Franklin\u2019s gull, American pipit, long-billed curlew, and various ducks. A trail runs along the river\u2019s edge between campgrounds and resident species include rock wren, verdin, sparrows, crissal thrasher, canyon towhee, pyrrhuloxia, black phoebe, and ladder-backed woodpecker. In summer look for warblers, phainopepla, Bullock\u2019s oriole, and warbling vireo.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/spd\/find-a-park\/percha-dam-state-park\/\">Percha Dam State Park<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Located north of Hatch along the Rio Grande, this is one of the best places in the state for birdwatching. The central area is an open bosque which attracts phainopepla, woodpeckers, flycatchers, and vireos. The willow and cottonwood habitat boasts some of the best warbler watching during spring and fall migrations. The half-mile river trail is excellent for birds in all seasons. Watch the river for ducks, shorebirds, and kingfishers, the bosque for passerines, hawks, owls, and woodpeckers. Within a small woodland at the park, there are commonly flycatchers, woodpeckers, and warblers during migration.\u00a0Accipiters\u00a0and falcons often seek the smaller birds here.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/spd\/find-a-park\/caballo-lake-state-park\/\">Caballo Lake State Park\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n<p>This park is located on Caballo Reservoir, south of Elephant Butte Reservoir along the Rio Grande. The lake provides excellent fall viewing of grebes, raptors, geese and ducks, quail, gulls, doves, owls, woodpeckers, phoebes, wrens, thrushes, thrashers, sparrows, and finches.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/spd\/find-a-park\/elephant-butte-lake-state-park\/\">Elephant Butte Lake State Park<\/a><\/p>\n<p>This park is prime for waterbirds and shorebirds. Elephant Butte is the largest lake in New Mexico and is best birded between September and May. At the lake, you may see American white pelicans, thousands of western and Clark\u2019s grebes, several terns, and unusual gulls. Some of the better birding spots are at the marinas at Long Point, Three Sisters Point, and South Monticello Point (check for shorebirds, gulls, terns, waders, and ducks). Loons are more common at the southern end of the lake.\u202fBirding on land is best from Rock Canyon south, where tall scrub and houses with plants and feeders attract numerous species. Check migrating horned lark flocks for longspurs.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/spd\/find-a-park\/mesilla-valley-bosque-state-park\/\">Mesilla Valley Bosque State Park<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Mesilla Valley Bosque State Park is an Audubon-designated IBA (Important Birding Area)\u00a0and we are the most recent addition to the statewide birding trail as stop number 43.<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h4><span data-contrast=\"none\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" lang=\"EN-US\">Watching Butterflies in State Parks<\/span><\/h4>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.emnrd.nm.gov\/spd\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/clip_image002_005.jpg\" alt=\"sandia hairstreak butterfly\" class=\"wp-image-12340 alignleft size-full\" width=\"202\" height=\"148\" \/>With more than 300 species, New Mexico ranks among the best areas in the U.S. for butterfly diversity and State Parks are great places to butterfly watch! Our parks provide valuable and varied habitats for butterflies.<\/p>\n<p>Among the New Mexico butterfly specialties is the small, yet spectacular, Sandia Hairstreak, now our official State\u202fButterfly.\u00a0It can be seen at several state parks in eastern and southern New Mexico in March and April.<\/p>\n<p>Join a butterfly festival, enjoy a Ranger program, or walk on State Park trails to learn about these fascinating creatures.<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column_inner][\/et_pb_row_inner][et_pb_row_inner _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column_inner saved_specialty_column_type=&#8221;3_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;]<\/p>\n<h4>Where the wild things are!<\/h4>\n<p>Parks are great places to see and learn about other wildlife as well. Deer, elk, bobcats, javelina, rabbits, and bats inhabit our parks,\u00a0to name a few. State Park Rangers and scientists provide great programs about mammals, insects, reptiles, and amphibians. Visit <a href=\"https:\/\/www.emnrd.nm.gov\/spd\/find-a-park\/living-desert-zoo-and-gardens-state-park\/\">Living Desert Zoo and Gardens State Park<\/a> in Carlsbad to see wildlife from the\u00a0Chihuahuan\u00a0Desert, up close and personal.<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column_inner][\/et_pb_row_inner][et_pb_row_inner column_structure=&#8221;1_3,1_3,1_3&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;-43px|||||&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;5px|||||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column_inner type=&#8221;1_3&#8243; saved_specialty_column_type=&#8221;3_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_image src=&#8221;https:\/\/www.emnrd.nm.gov\/spd\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/fox3.jpg&#8221; alt=&#8221;fox sitting down in cave&#8221; title_text=&#8221;fox sitting down in cave&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column_inner][et_pb_column_inner type=&#8221;1_3&#8243; saved_specialty_column_type=&#8221;3_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_image src=&#8221;https:\/\/www.emnrd.nm.gov\/spd\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/bearaware2.jpg&#8221; alt=&#8221;black bear sitting down in grass&#8221; title_text=&#8221;black bear sitting down in grass&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column_inner][et_pb_column_inner type=&#8221;1_3&#8243; saved_specialty_column_type=&#8221;3_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_image src=&#8221;https:\/\/www.emnrd.nm.gov\/spd\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/tortoiseshatching005_001.jpg&#8221; alt=&#8221;tortoise hatching from egg&#8221; title_text=&#8221;tortoise hatching from egg&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column_inner][\/et_pb_row_inner][et_pb_row_inner disabled_on=&#8221;on|on|off&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.23.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;0px|0px|0px|0px|false|false&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;0px|0px|0px|0px|false|false&#8221; locked=&#8221;off&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column_inner saved_specialty_column_type=&#8221;3_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.23.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_code _builder_version=&#8221;4.25.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; background_image=&#8221;https:\/\/www.emnrd.nm.gov\/spd\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/emnrd-spd-img-banner-booknow.png&#8221; animation_style=&#8221;slide&#8221; link_option_url=&#8221;https:\/\/newmexicostateparks.reserveamerica.com\/&#8221; link_option_url_new_window=&#8221;on&#8221; border_radii=&#8221;on|5px|5px|5px|5px&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<div style=\"margin:0; padding:0; width: 1030px; height: 75px;\"><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->  <!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><\/div>\n<p>[\/et_pb_code][\/et_pb_column_inner][\/et_pb_row_inner][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Birds, Butterflies, and Wildlife! 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