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Birds Seen or Heard Along Bear Creek
Vegetation types range from Ponderosa pine at the mid elevation of 6,000 to 7,000 feet, to Piñon/Juniper or Oak/Juniper/Piñon woodland found on drier sites throughout the Gila Forest. This extreme range in elevation and the many corresponding vegetation types provide for a diverse bird fauna. Included are 170 bird species known to breed in the immediate area, 110 species known to occur at some time of the year, and 38 species considered to be casual or accidental. Our nearby neighbor, the Gila Riparian Preserve, protects a prime example of the Southwest's fragile riparian habitat and a verdant gallery woodland, near the Gila River, the last of the Southwest's major free-flowing rivers. Naturally provided and protected is one of the most diverse broadleaf deciduous woodland areas in New Mexico. |
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Herons and Bitterns Swans, Geese and Ducks Vultures Hawks, Falcons and Eagles Quail Plovers Pigeons and Doves Roadrunner sand Cuckoos Nightjars Swifts Hummingbirds Meadowlarks, Blackbirds and Orioles
Kingfishers Woodpeckers Flycatchers Finches Weaver Finches Titmice, Bushtits and Verdins |
Nuthatches Ouzels Wrens
Mockingbirds and Thrashers Thrushes Gnatcatchers and Kinglets Waxwings and Relatives Shrikes Vireos Wood Warblers Swallows and Martins Crows and Jays
Tanagers Grosbeaks, Finches, Sparrows and Buntings
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The photographs above are taken from "Watchable Birds of the Southwest" is copyright 1995 by Mary Taylor Gray. Also Visit: The Nature Conservancy's Gila River Riparian Preserve |
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The Gila National Forest, comprising 3.3 million acres, is one of the more remote, pristine and least developed National Forests in the Southwest. The Forest is probably best known for its wilderness areas, in particular the Gila Wilderness — the first designated wilderness area in the United States. The magnificent mountain scenery, cool summer temperatures and relatively warm winters provide a unique combination of both plants and animals which share this diverse ecosystem, where the Rocky Mountains extend into the Sonoran and Chihuahuan Deserts.Adjoining the Gila National Forest, the area along Bear Creek and the Gila River also provides a private refuge for nearly one-third of all bird species in North America, many of which have been sighted in the area, including the Gila Woodpecker.
