Hondo Valley
Status: Identified Area: unknown acres (unknown hectares)
County: Lincoln Elevation: 6500 feet (1980 meters)
Town: Lincoln Location: 33°23’N, 105°16’W
Ownership BLM-Roswell, private landowners, NM State Land Office, Lincoln National Forest
Habitats Forest (temperate coniferous), Wetlands (streams)
Land-use Agricultural, Hunting, Residential
Threats None listed
Site Criteria State conservation species (D1)
Site Description River valley with some cottonwood riparian areas. These areas run from Fort Stanton to Tinnie and are owned/managed by a variety of interests.
Birds Contains as many as 6 Black Hawk pairs.

Conservation Issues None listed
Conservation Plan  
Monitor(s) None assigned
Nominator Christopher Rustay, 1824 Stanford Drive NE, Albuquerque, NM, 87106
Sources Personal observations by Steve and Nancy Cox (PO)
Links  
Directions Along US-70 from Tinnie to past San Patricio.
Species Year Status Population Sources Criteria
Common Black-Hawk 00 Breeding 6 pairs PO D1
 

Last Updated 8/28/05