Bill Evans Lake
New Mexico · Southwest
About This Location
Bill Evans Lake is a productive birding destination in New Mexico, with 223 species recorded on eBird. This lake habitat attracts Mallard, Ruddy Duck, and Mourning Dove among many others. The unique desert and riparian habitats support specialty species alongside wintering and migrating birds.
Location
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Notable Species
Live Bird Data
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Notable Sightings
Rare or unusual species spotted nearby in the last 14 days
Gray Vireo
Vireo vicinior
Lazuli Bunting
Passerina amoena
Chestnut-sided Warbler
Setophaga pensylvanica
Yellow-breasted Chat
Icteria virens
Costa's Hummingbird
Calypte costae
Black-headed Grosbeak
Pheucticus melanocephalus
Recent Observations
Species reported at this location in the last 14 days
Blue-winged Teal
Cinnamon Teal
Common Merganser
Ruddy Duck
American Coot
Greater Yellowlegs
Pied-billed Grebe
Western Grebe
Clark's Grebe
Neotropic Cormorant
Osprey
Great-tailed Grackle
Ring-billed Gull
White-faced Ibis
Rock Wren
Northern Shoveler
American Wigeon
Gambel's Quail
Mourning Dove
Bewick's Wren
Birding Tips
- 1
Scan the water surface methodically for diving ducks, loons, and grebes.
- 2
Check the shoreline and mudflats for shorebirds and wading birds.
- 3
Carry extra water and sun protection; mornings are the prime birding window.
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