UNM - Main Campus (including Duck Pond)
New Mexico · Southwest
About This Location
UNM - Main Campus (including Duck Pond) is a productive birding destination in New Mexico, with 214 species recorded on eBird. This lake and urban park habitat attracts Rock Pigeon, Bushtit, and House Finch 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
Mexican Duck
Anas diazi
Red-eyed Vireo
Vireo olivaceus
Cassin's Vireo
Vireo cassinii
Brewer's Sparrow
Spizella breweri
Song Sparrow
Melospiza melodia
Hooded Warbler
Setophaga citrina
White-eyed Vireo
Vireo griseus
Bell's Vireo
Vireo bellii
Yellow-headed Blackbird
Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus
White-crowned Sparrow (Dark-lored)
Zonotrichia leucophrys
Purple Martin
Progne subis
Bald Eagle
Haliaeetus leucocephalus
American Redstart
Setophaga ruticilla
Recent Observations
Species reported at this location in the last 14 days
Mallard
Rock Pigeon
White-winged Dove
Mourning Dove
Greater Roadrunner
Black-chinned Hummingbird
Ladder-backed Woodpecker
Say's Phoebe
Cliff Swallow
American Robin
House Finch
Western Wood-Pewee
Bushtit
House Sparrow
Lesser Goldfinch
Eurasian Collared-Dove
Ash-throated Flycatcher
Northern Yellow Warbler
Willow Flycatcher
Dusky Flycatcher
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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