Gila Bird Area
New Mexico · Southwest
About This Location
Gila Bird Area is a productive birding destination in New Mexico, with 235 species recorded on eBird. This desert and chaparral habitat attracts Mourning Dove, Ladder-backed Woodpecker, and Woodhouse's Scrub-Jay 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
Sandhill Crane
Antigone canadensis
Gray Vireo
Vireo vicinior
Lazuli Bunting
Passerina amoena
Yellow-breasted Chat
Icteria virens
Costa's Hummingbird
Calypte costae
Black-headed Grosbeak
Pheucticus melanocephalus
Wilson's Warbler
Cardellina pusilla
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
White-winged Dove
Mourning Dove
Greater Roadrunner
Black-chinned Hummingbird
Broad-tailed Hummingbird
Turkey Vulture
Ladder-backed Woodpecker
Gray Flycatcher
Birding Tips
- 1
Start birding at dawn when desert birds are most active before the heat.
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Check around water sources, which concentrate desert species.
- 3
Carry extra water and sun protection; mornings are the prime birding window.
Amenities
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