Leasburg Dam State Park
New Mexico · Southwest
About This Location
Leasburg Dam State Park is a productive birding destination in New Mexico, with 258 species recorded on eBird. This desert and chaparral habitat attracts Gadwall, Mallard, and Gambel's Quail 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
Western Wood-Pewee
Contopus sordidulus
Anna's Hummingbird
Calypte anna
Snow Goose
Anser caerulescens
Brown Creeper
Certhia americana
Yellow-breasted Chat
Icteria virens
Tennessee Warbler
Leiothlypis peregrina
Northern Parula
Setophaga americana
Summer Tanager
Piranga rubra
Brown Thrasher
Toxostoma rufum
Baird's Sandpiper
Calidris bairdii
Recent Observations
Species reported at this location in the last 14 days
Mourning Dove
Say's Phoebe
Common Raven
Verdin
Curve-billed Thrasher
House Sparrow
House Finch
Lucy's Warbler
Pyrrhuloxia
Gambel's Quail
Eurasian Collared-Dove
White-winged Dove
Black-chinned Hummingbird
Turkey Vulture
Ladder-backed Woodpecker
Cliff Swallow
Crissal Thrasher
Northern Mockingbird
Swainson's Thrush
Red-winged Blackbird
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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