Birding spots · New Mexico
Best Birding Spots in Sierra County, New Mexico
Percha Dam State Park leads Sierra County's birding spots with 256 species reported, best in spring. 27 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Percha Dam State Park | 256 | 160 | 202 | 105 | 199 |
| Elephant Butte Lake State Park | 219 | 122 | 168 | 67 | 157 |
| Hillsboro | 179 | 77 | 142 | 115 | 117 |
| Usbr | 142 | 93 | 84 | 42 | 68 |
| Elephant Butte Lake State Park (Three Sisters Point) | 131 | 60 | 45 | 50 | 95 |
| Usbr (Palomas Creek) | 130 | 56 | 88 | 47 | 54 |
| South Monticello Point | 129 | 63 | 74 | 43 | 73 |
| Caballo Reservoir | 120 | 55 | 49 | 15 | 70 |
| Elephant Butte Reservoir (Lost Canyon) | 119 | 44 | 51 | 53 | 63 |
| Elephant Butte Reservoir | 115 | 30 | 79 | 50 | 46 |
| Usbr (northeast) | 110 | 41 | 8 | 58 | 75 |
| Percha Dam State Park (2) | 102 | 37 | 69 | 29 | 52 |
| Rock Canyon | 97 | 82 | 37 | 8 | 30 |
| Rotary Park | 96 | 53 | 66 | 19 | 36 |
| Ralph Edwards Park | 93 | 65 | 66 | 22 | 33 |
| Elephant Butte Lake State Park (Elephant Butte Estates) | 90 | 70 | 43 | 17 | 40 |
| Mims Lake | 90 | 34 | 71 | 3 | 20 |
| Usbr (Elephant Butte Estates) | 78 | 46 | 38 | 26 | 22 |
| Usbr (Three Sisters Point) | 77 | 1 | 0 | 44 | 42 |
| Elephant Butte Lake State Park (Water Tank Hill) | 75 | 53 | 23 | 0 | 24 |
| Elephant Butte | 71 | 33 | 18 | 0 | 52 |
| Emory Pass | 70 | 6 | 39 | 57 | 18 |
| Usbr (Hot Springs Landing) | 70 | 37 | 0 | 7 | 39 |
| Gila National Forest (Kingston) | 66 | 14 | 42 | 45 | 13 |
| Birding spot near Oasis | 180 | 104 | 126 | 63 | 107 |
| Birding spot near Oasis (Granite Canyon) | 131 | 76 | 61 | 14 | 61 |
| Birding spot near Caballo | 114 | 64 | 79 | 38 | 35 |