Caballo Lake State Park
New Mexico · Southwest
Easy
October-May
About This Location
Caballo Lake State Park is a productive birding destination in New Mexico, with 250 species recorded on eBird. This lake habitat attracts Northern Shoveler, Gadwall, and Green-winged Teal 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
Barn Swallow
Hirundo rustica
Palm Warbler
Setophaga palmarum
Costa's Hummingbird
Calypte costae
Black-chinned Hummingbird
Archilochus alexandri
Common Poorwill
Phalaenoptilus nuttallii
Greater Scaup
Aythya marila
Violet-green Swallow
Tachycineta thalassina
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
Sphyrapicus varius
Baird's Sandpiper
Calidris bairdii
Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted x Red-shafted)
Colaptes auratus
Snowy Plover
Anarhynchus nivosus
Recent Observations
Species reported at this location in the last 14 days
Northern Pintail
Bufflehead
Ruddy Duck
American Coot
Ring-billed Gull
Western Grebe
Clark's Grebe
American White Pelican
Northern Flicker
Say's Phoebe
Chipping Sparrow
Black-throated Sparrow
Dark-eyed Junco
Northern Shoveler
Gadwall
Green-winged Teal
Sandhill Crane
Neotropic Cormorant
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
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.