Birding spots · New Mexico
Best Birding Spots in San Miguel County, New Mexico
Storrie Lake State Park leads San Miguel County's birding spots with 172 species reported, best in fall. 23 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 | Winter | Spring | Summer | Fall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Storrie Lake State Park | 172 | 62 | 105 | 76 | 142 |
| Wallace Lake | 157 | 51 | 92 | 101 | 112 |
| Storrie Lake State Park (southwest) | 134 | 21 | 84 | 50 | 105 |
| McAllister Lake | 130 | 49 | 68 | 64 | 87 |
| Las Vegas National Wildlife Refuge | 118 | 41 | 67 | 47 | 81 |
| Conchas Lake State Park | 118 | 72 | 49 | 27 | 74 |
| Las Vegas National Wildlife Refuge (Wallace Lake) | 116 | 39 | 76 | 49 | 80 |
| Pecos National Historical Park | 101 | 20 | 47 | 70 | 49 |
| Monastery Lake | 99 | 13 | 52 | 68 | 58 |
| Pecos National Historical Park (Glorieta Creek) | 98 | 14 | 66 | 51 | 45 |
| Conchas Lake State Park (southeast) | 94 | 38 | 44 | 23 | 53 |
| Villanueva State Park | 89 | 20 | 62 | 44 | 46 |
| Las Vegas National Wildlife Refuge (southwest) | 70 | 11 | 34 | 28 | 31 |
| Arroyo Hermanos | 64 | 16 | 44 | 27 | 37 |
| East Pecos | 61 | 13 | 43 | 39 | 25 |
| Conchas Lake State Park (Boot Canyon) | 61 | 20 | 25 | 2 | 26 |
| Jacks Creek Roadless Area | 53 | 0 | 11 | 44 | 12 |
| Pecos, New Mexico Wild and Scenic River | 50 | 1 | 9 | 31 | 16 |
| Birding spot near Villanueva | 111 | 23 | 89 | 74 | 68 |
| Birding spot near Conchas Dam | 97 | 28 | 46 | 35 | 49 |
| Birding spot near Las Vegas (Arroyo Pajarito) | 94 | 25 | 79 | 30 | 41 |
| Birding spot near Las Vegas | 76 | 35 | 50 | 31 | 40 |
| Birding spot near Las Vegas (Arroyo Pecos) | 74 | 21 | 51 | 37 | 10 |