Marty Sanchez Golf Course Pond
New Mexico · Southwest
About This Location
Marty Sanchez Golf Course Pond is a productive birding destination in New Mexico, with 218 species recorded on eBird. This lake habitat attracts Northern Shoveler, American Wigeon, and Mallard among many others. The unique desert and riparian habitats support specialty species alongside wintering and migrating birds.
Location
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Live Bird Data
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Notable Sightings
Rare or unusual species spotted nearby in the last 14 days
Black Swift
Cypseloides niger
Grasshopper Sparrow
Ammodramus savannarum
Osprey
Pandion haliaetus
American Dipper
Cinclus mexicanus
Dusky Flycatcher
Empidonax oberholseri
Northern Parula
Setophaga americana
Cedar Waxwing
Bombycilla cedrorum
Common Yellowthroat
Geothlypis trichas
Tree Swallow
Tachycineta bicolor
Hepatic Tanager (Northern)
Piranga flava
Black Phoebe (Northern)
Sayornis nigricans
Lucy's Warbler
Leiothlypis luciae
Recent Observations
Species reported at this location in the last 14 days
Cassin's Kingbird
American Crow
Barn Swallow
House Finch
Lesser Goldfinch
Lark Sparrow
Spotted Towhee
Mallard
Mourning Dove
Great Blue Heron
Ladder-backed Woodpecker
Say's Phoebe
Ash-throated Flycatcher
Horned Lark
Northern Rough-winged Swallow
Cliff Swallow
Western Bluebird
House Sparrow
Brown-headed Cowbird
Black-chinned Hummingbird
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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