Maxwell National Wildlife Refuge (NWR)
- Lake name:
- Maxwell National Wildlife Refuge (NWR)
- Location:
- New Mexico
- Latitude:
- 36.5809163
- Longitude:
- -104.5827883
- Basin type:
- reservoir
- Management agency:
- U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
- Comments:
- Does not name the lake referred to but Number Thirteen Lake is the largest one within the refuge. These coordinates are for Number Thirteen Lake.
Summary of Surveys (4)
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
25 September 1980, 6 August 1986 -
Source
Report -
Both Western and Clarks?
N
| Count Type | Range | Max | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Max Adults | 1 to 100 | >25 | 1980 |
| Most Recent Adults | 1 to 100 | >25 | 1980 |
| Max Nests | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Most Recent Nests | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Max Chicks | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Most Recent Chicks | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Comments:
Hubbard and Schmitt (1980) and Steel (1986) were observers. Both years noted as present with confirmed breeding but no counts though 1980 had an actual adult count of 25+. These are historical records included in the Atlas.
Survey Citation:
New Mexico Avian Conservation Partners. 2016. New Mexico Bird Conservation Plan Version 2.2. C. Rustay, S. Norris, and M. Darr, compilers. New Mexico Avian Conservation Partners, Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA.
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Time period
N/A -
Source
Species profile -
Both Western and Clarks?
Y
| Count Type | Range | Max | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Max Adults | 1 to 100 | presence | ? |
| Most Recent Adults | 1 to 100 | presence | ? |
| Max Nests | 1 to 100 | presence | ? |
| Most Recent Nests | 1 to 100 | presence | ? |
| Max Chicks | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Most Recent Chicks | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Comments:
Species profiles in Appendix C states that Western and Clark's breed here. For Clark's, more frequently here and Las Vegas NWR and other lakes in the northern part of NM. No other specifics nor data.
Survey Citation:
Hubbard. 1992. Boat-surveys for waterbirds on lakes in New Mexico. Unpublished.
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Type
boat -
Time period
September 1980 -
Source
Report -
Both Western and Clarks?
N
| Count Type | Range | Max | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Max Adults | 1 to 100 | presence | 1980 |
| Most Recent Adults | 1 to 100 | presence | 1980 |
| Max Nests | 1 to 100 | presence | 1980 |
| Most Recent Nests | 1 to 100 | presence | 1980 |
| Max Chicks | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Most Recent Chicks | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Comments:
Clark's grebe was verified breeding here in September 1980 (entered here, source is Departmental files). However, "recently" only Western grebes were breeding in this area.
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
10 September 2015 -
Source
Database -
Both Western and Clarks?
N
| Count Type | Range | Max | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Max Adults | 1 to 100 | 1 | 2015 |
| Most Recent Adults | 1 to 100 | 1 | 2015 |
| Max Nests | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Most Recent Nests | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Max Chicks | 1 to 100 | 1 | 2015 |
| Most Recent Chicks | 1 to 100 | 1 | 2015 |
Comments:
From the field notes database of the New Mexico Ornithological Society, only records with evidence of breeding (nests and/or eggs) included here.