Resources

Other organizations

• Audubon New Mexico
• Central New Mexico Audubon Society
• Mesilla Valley Audubon Society
• Southwestern New Mexico Audubon Society
• National Audubon Society
• American Bird Conservancy
• Cornell University Laboratory of Ornithology
• N.M. Department of Game &Fish
• New Mexico Ornithological Society

Good places to bird around Santa Fe and Northern New Mexico:

• Randall Davey Audubon Center
  • Santa Fe Canyon Preserve
    • End of Canyon Road
    • Riparian species
  • Armijo Park (formerly called Cerro Gordo Park)
    • Cerro Gordo Road near the Randall Davey Center
    • The last accessible cottonwood bosque along the Rio Santa Fe
  • Santa Fe Ski Basin
    • Hyde Park Road at 10,000 ft
    • Productive areas enroute
    • Montane species including Gray Jay and Blue Grouse
  • Bandelier National Monument
    • Located in Jemez Mountains
    • 60-minute drive from Santa Fe
  • Las Vegas National Wildlife Refuge
    • Near Las Vegas, NM (60-minute drive north on I-25 from Santa Fe)
    • Waterfowl, Sandhill Cranes
    • Sparrows (Grasshopper, Brewer’s, Lark, Vesper, Clay-Colored)
    • Raptors (Ferruginous, Red-Tailed, and Swainson’s Hawks; Bald Eagles, Prairie Falcons)
  • Carson National Forest
  • Santa Fe National Forest, Bird Checklist, SFNF
  • Two good books on birding hotspots in Central and North-central New Mexico: Birding Hotspots
  • The New Mexico Bird Finding Guide is available from the NMOS and covers the whole state