Birding Hot Spots of Santa Fe, Taos, and Northern New MexicoIn their second guide to birding in New Mexico, Judy Liddell and Barbara Hussey share their experiences and intimate knowledge of the best places to find birds in and around Santa Fe and other areas in northern New Mexico. Following the same format as their book on the Albuquerque area, the authors describe 32 sites organized by geographic regions. Along with a general description of each area, the authors list target birds; explain where and when to look for them; give driving directions; provide information about public transportation, parking, fees, restrooms, food, and lodging; and give tips on availability of water and picnic facilities and on the presence of hazards such as poison ivy, rattlesnakes, and bears. Maps and photographs provide trail diagrams and images of some of the target birds and their environments. A “helpful information” section covering weather, altitude, safety, transportation, and other local birding resources is included along with an annotated checklist of 276 bird species seen with some regularity in and around Santa Fe. |
Contents
Chapter 1 | 1 |
1 Geography | 2 |
1 Vegetation zones and habitats | 3 |
Chapter 2 | 6 |
2 Special considerations and hazards | 9 |
2 Local Birding Information and Resources | 14 |
2 New Mexico rareunusual bird report | 17 |
Chapter 3 | 19 |
6 Pajarito Mountain Ski Area and Canada Bonita Trail | 116 |
6 Valles Caldera National Preserve | 120 |
6 Along Jemez Mountain National Scenic Byway NM4 | 125 |
6 Jemez Falls | 133 |
Chapter 7 | 137 |
Map 10 | 138 |
7 Ghost Ranch Education and Retreat Center and Echo Ampitheater | 142 |
7 Rio Chama Wild and Scenic River | 147 |
3 Randall Davey Audubon center and sanctuary and Santa Fe canyon preserve | 20 |
3 State Capitol and Santa Fe river trail | 26 |
3La Cieneguilla Marsh | 29 |
Map 4 | 30 |
3 Along NM 475 | 34 |
3 Aspen Vista Picnic Area | 38 |
3 Santa Fe Ski Area | 42 |
Map 5 | 46 |
3 Ohkay Owingeh Fishing Lakes | 47 |
Chapter 4 | 51 |
Map 6 | 52 |
Orilla Verde Area | 53 |
Rio Grande Gorge Bridge and rest stop | 58 |
Arroyo Hondo and John Dunn Bridge | 61 |
4 Fred Baca Park | 65 |
4 Taos Ski Valley | 69 |
Chapter 5 | 75 |
Map 7 | 76 |
Wild Rivers Area | 80 |
Questa to Eagle Nest | 85 |
5 Cimarron Canyon State Park | 90 |
5 Eagle Nest Lake State Park | 96 |
5 Vietname Veterans Memorial State Park and Area | 100 |
Chapter 6 | 104 |
6 Bandelier National Monument Visitor Center Area | 105 |
Upper Rendija Canyon and Perimeter Trail | 111 |
Map 9 | 112 |
7 El Vado Lake State Park | 154 |
7 Heron Lake State Park | 157 |
7 Chama | 162 |
Chapter 8 | 166 |
Map 11 | 167 |
8 Cochiti Lake Recreation Area | 172 |
8 Tetilla Peak Recreation Area | 176 |
8 KashaKatuwe Tent Rocks National Monument | 180 |
Chapter 9 General Overview | 185 |
9 Pecos National Historical Park | 186 |
9 Monastery Lake | 189 |
9 Along NM 63 | 192 |
9 Jacks Creek Campground | 197 |
9 Villanueva State Park | 200 |
Chapter 10 General Overview Las Vegas National Wildlife Refuge | 205 |
Map 12 | 207 |
10 Storrie Lake State Park | 212 |
10 Springer Lake Wildlife Area | 216 |
10 Maxwell National Wildlife Refuge | 220 |
Map 13 | 221 |
Chapter 11 General Overview Santa Barbara Ridge | 228 |
11 Apache Creek | 232 |
American Birding Associations Code of Ethics | 239 |
Annotated Checklist | 243 |
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Common terms and phrases
Accessibility Alamos American Crow American Dipper American Kestrel American Robin approximately Blackbird Campground camping Cochiti Lake Common Raven CONSIDERATIONS AND HAZARDS Cordilleran Flycatcher Creek Dark-eyed Junco Day-Use Area Eagle Nest eBird Hotspots Exit fees fishing Flycatcher Francis Drive further safety guidelines grasslands Grosbeak habitat HAZARDS See chapter intersection of I-25 Jemez Mountains Kinglet Lesser Goldfin locations lodging LVNWR Maxwell NWR Mexico Department migration miles National Forest National Monument north-central New Mexico Northern Flicker Nuthatch parking area Pecos Pets Picnic Area Picnic tables piņon-juniper habitat ponderosa Pueblo Rattlesnakes Recreation Area Red River Red-tailed Hawk resident and breeder Restrooms Rio Chama riparian road Rock Sangre de Cristo Sapsucker seen September Ski Area Sparrow species summer resident Taos Ski Valley Target Birds Towhee trail Trailhead Turkey Vulture Turn right Vireo Visitor Center Warbler Western Scrub-Jay Western Tanager Western Wood-Pewee winter Woodpecker year-round resident Yellow-rumped