| Ownership |
Lincoln National Forest, 1101 New
York Ave., Alamogordo, NM 88310, 505-434-7200
Private inholdings |
| Habitats |
Forest (temperate coniferous) |
| Land-use |
Recreation, Rangeland/pastureland, Hunting |
| Threats |
Introduced animals, Drainage |
| Site Criteria |
State conservation species (D1) |
| Site Description |
A high mountain canyon in the
National Forest with
private in-holdings. The lower end of this canyon contains a marsh. Mixed
conifer or spruce-fir is found at the upper end grading into Ponderosa Pine at
the lower end. |
| Birds |
This canyon may contain Spotted Owls. Other high
priority PIF species are found in great abundance here. This is the canyon with
the southern-most known breeding location for Lincoln's Sparrow in the state.
Other species with high populations: Yellow-rumped Warbler (48), Broad-tailed Hummingbird (54), Warbling Vireo (58),
Violet-green Swallow (46), Golden-crowned Kinglet (33), Orange-crowned Warbler (10). |
| Conservation Issues |
1. Riparian grazing and lowering of the water
table are helping to create cuts in the canyon.
2. A marsh at the eastern end of the canyon is in danger of being
completely drained. |
| Conservation Plan |
|
| Monitor(s) |
None assigned |
| Nominator |
Christopher Rustay, 1824 Stanford Drive NE, Albuquerque, NM,
87106 |
| Sources |
Breeding Bird Survey Route 60028 1994-2000 (BBS) |
| Links |
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| Directions |
From Cloudcroft a loop may be driven on FR-6563 and
NM-130. |
| Species |
Year |
Status |
Population |
Sources |
Criteria |
| Cordilleran Flycatcher |
94-00 |
Breeding |
30 individuals average, 40
individuals maximum |
BBS |
D1 |
| Green-tailed Towhee |
94-00 |
Breeding |
16.5 individuals average,
28 individuals maximum |
BBS |
D1 |
| Lincoln's Sparrow |
94-00 |
Breeding |
2.3 individuals average, 6
individuals maximum |
BBS |
D1 |
| MacGillivray's Warbler |
94-00 |
Breeding |
13.5 individuals average,
27 individuals maximum |
BBS |
D1 |
| Olive-sided Flycatcher |
94-00 |
Breeding |
2 individuals average, 4
individuals maximum |
BBS |
D1 |
| Red-faced Warbler |
94-00 |
Breeding |
2.2 individuals average, 4
individuals maximum |
BBS |
D1 |
| Red-naped Sapsucker |
94-00 |
Breeding |
3.8 individuals average, 6
individuals maximum |
BBS |
D1 |
