Birding spots · New Mexico

Best Birding Spots in Cibola County, New Mexico

Bluewater Lake State Park leads Cibola County's birding spots with 152 species reported, best in fall. 10 spots in the county have enough data to rank.

Species counts are birds reported at least three times in that season at that spot, 2016–2025. Busy spots list more species simply because more people look, so compare the checklist counts. Spot names come from public map data and hotspot listings.

Spot	Species	Checklists	Winter	Spring	Summer	Fall
Bluewater Lake State Park	152	265	70	74	51	105
Mesa Hill	102	118	39	69	36	52
El Morro National Monument	65	128	15	52	34	37
El Malpais National Conservation Area (The Narrows)	65	84	11	28	42	23
El Malpais National Conservation Area	62	123	8	17	35	33
El Malpais National Monument (west)	54	67	3	30	34	20
El Malpais National Monument	36	80	4	11	16	17
Birding spot near Mount Taylor	134	109	27	103	69	79
Birding spot near Stoneridge	74	62	17	31	37	32
Birding spot near Grants	55	75	5	43	27	13