Eagle Nest Lake
- Lake name:
- Eagle Nest Lake
- Location:
- New Mexico
- Latitude:
- 36.533
- Longitude:
- -105.2652
- Surface area (km2):
- 9.7
- Basin type:
- reservoir
- Dam completion date:
- 1918
- Management agency:
- New Mexico Department of Game and Fish; New Mexico State Parks Division
- Comments:
- Main purpose is to store water for irrigation. Part of Eagle Nest Lake State Park.
Summary of Surveys (2)
Survey Citation:
Cavitt, J. F., S. L. Jones, N. M. Wilson, J. S Dieni, T. S. Zimmerman, R. H. Doster, and W. H. Howe. 2014. Atlas of breeding colonial waterbirds in the interior western United States. Research Report, U.S. Department of the Interior, Fish and Wildlife Service, Denver, Colorado.
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Time period
1 July 2006 -
Source
Report -
Both Western and Clarks?
N
| Count Type | Range | Max | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Max Adults | 1 to 100 | 2 | 2006 |
| Most Recent Adults | 1 to 100 | 2 | 2006 |
| Max Nests | 1 to 100 | 1 | 2006 |
| Most Recent Nests | 1 to 100 | 1 | 2006 |
| Max Chicks | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Most Recent Chicks | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Comments:
Cleary was observer. Nests X 2 is the estimate of # breeding birds. These are historical records included in the Atlas.
Survey Citation:
New Mexico Ornithological Society. 2022. NMOS Field Notes Database 1962 - 2009. Natural Heritage New Mexico (database designer/server), Albuquerque, New Mexico. Online: http://nhnm.unm.edu/partners/NMOS. Accessed on September 29, 2022.
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Type
shore -
Time period
1 July 2006 -
Source
Database -
Both Western and Clarks?
N
| Count Type | Range | Max | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Max Adults | 1 to 100 | 2 | 2006 |
| Most Recent Adults | 1 to 100 | 2 | 2006 |
| Max Nests | 1 to 100 | 1 | 2006 |
| Most Recent Nests | 1 to 100 | 1 | 2006 |
| Max Chicks | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Most Recent Chicks | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Comments:
From the field notes database of the New Mexico Ornithological Society, only records with evidence of breeding (nests and/or eggs) included here. Pair observed with a nest.