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
Gray Hawk
Buteo plagiatus
Lucifer Hummingbird
Calothorax lucifer
Varied Bunting
Passerina versicolor
Gray Vireo
Vireo vicinior
Western Grebe
Aechmophorus occidentalis
Common Ground Dove
Columbina passerina
Song Sparrow (fallax Group)
Melospiza melodia
Recent Observations
Species reported at this location in the last 14 days
Mourning Dove
Common Nighthawk
Turkey Vulture
Yellow-breasted Chat
Eurasian Collared-Dove
White-winged Dove
Yellow-billed Cuckoo
Black-chinned Hummingbird
Common Black Hawk
American Barn Owl
Hairy Woodpecker
Northern Flicker
Western Wood-Pewee
Black Phoebe
Vermilion Flycatcher
Ash-throated Flycatcher
Brown-crested Flycatcher
Bell's Vireo
Common Raven
Bridled Titmouse
Birding Tips
- 1
Start birding at dawn when desert birds are most active before the heat.
- 2
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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