Birding spots · New Mexico

Best Birding Spots in Grant County, New Mexico

Lake Roberts leads Grant County's birding spots with 190 species reported, best in spring. 37 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
Lake Roberts	190	669	88	158	109	133
San Vicente Arroyo	183	1,235	74	146	98	128
Ira Canyon	155	321	62	117	96	56
Upper Gila River Fee (Miller Canyon)	152	300	80	117	77	73
Mangas Lake	151	359	79	115	64	89
Bill Evans Lake	148	448	80	94	54	75
Upper Gila River Fee	140	311	62	102	80	51
Gila National Forest (Moonhull Canyon)	125	136	49	90	55	49
Gila National Forest (Mogollon Creek)	113	127	25	86	76	24
Gila National Forest (southwest)	108	235	14	83	92	62
City of Rocks State Park	107	533	47	79	40	58
Lake Roberts (Biddle Tank)	106	103	42	70	48	56
Gila National Forest	104	392	31	81	67	68
Trusdale Canyon	101	82	30	84	44	2
Pancho Canyon	99	80	15	81	50	26
Gila Hot Springs	98	137	24	45	51	61
Rocky Canyon	96	83	27	70	32	47
Gila National Forest (T X Mountain)	95	335	12	79	56	36
Little Walnut Picnic Area	95	298	31	62	57	54
Big Ditch Park	95	237	18	82	29	9
Bear Canyon Lake (and Dam)	92	173	53	56	17	49
Gila National Forest (Brushy Canyon)	81	50	0	42	41	21
Gila National Forest (Snake Hill)	73	83	24	37	18	48
Jacks Peak	73	50	0	35	60	16
Iron Creek	71	105	9	46	46	25
Little Bear Canyon	67	149	9	48	45	30
Mimbres River Fee	66	51	35	31	21	18
Boston Hill Green Space	62	89	34	25	18	41
Redstone	59	94	8	38	42	14
Gila National Forest (northeast)	56	126	1	40	38	11
Birding spot near Rosedale	144	170	65	118	58	78
Birding spot near Gila	101	155	6	74	50	39
Birding spot near Gila (Mangas Creek)	93	96	46	64	32	16
Birding spot near Cliff	91	103	46	53	45	26
Birding spot near Little Walnut Village	64	124	16	39	30	35
Birding spot near Pinos Altos	59	66	24	38	22	20
Birding spot near Hachita	51	95	6	23	28	19