Stubblefield Lake/Stubblefield Reservoir
- Lake name:
- Stubblefield Lake/Stubblefield Reservoir
- Location:
- New Mexico
- Latitude:
- 36.5742976
- Longitude:
- -104.6628197
- Surface area (km2):
- 3.7
- Basin type:
- reservoir
- Dam completion date:
- 1950s
- Management agency:
- New Mexico Department of Game and Fish; U.S. Bureau of Reclamation; Vermejo Conservency District
- Lake use:
- irrigation
- Region associations:
- Chico Rico Creek; Vermejo River; Maxwell National Wildlife Refuge; Laguna Madre
- Comments:
- Occasional floods throughout the reservoir system's history degraded the infrastructure and farmers abandoned the area as a result. The Bureau of Reclamation eventually rehabilitated the dam. Near Maxwell National Wildlife Refuge.
Summary of Surveys (5)
Survey Citation:
Watson, M. 2022. Pers. comm.
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Time period
N/A -
Source
Email -
Both Western and Clarks?
N/A
| 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:
Stubblefield Lake/Reservoir is actually two lakes. Mark Watson of NMDGF has observed grebe breeding on the western lake and thinks the eastern lake is a possibility. Both lakes have had very low water levels recently so he is not sure of status.
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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Type
shore -
Time period
10 August 2010, 22 September 2010 -
Source
Report -
Both Western and Clarks?
Y and N
| Count Type | Range | Max | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Max Adults | 1 to 100 | 88 | 2010 |
| Most Recent Adults | 1 to 100 | 19 | 2010 |
| Max Nests | 1 to 100 | 44 | 2010 |
| Most Recent Nests | 1 to 100 | 44 | 2010 |
| Max Chicks | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Most Recent Chicks | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Comments:
Watson was observer for 10 August 2010, Howe was observer for 22 September 2010. Nests X 2 was the estimate # of breeding adults on 10 August 2010. 22 September 2010 was actual count of # breeding adults. Conducted as part of Western Colonial Waterbird Survey (WCWS), a breeding survey of 18 species from May to July 2009 to 2011, resulting in this Atlas. Survey date given here is the only date provided.
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
6 August 1986, 13 July 2007 -
Source
Report -
Both Western and Clarks?
Y and N
| Count Type | Range | Max | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Max Adults | 1 to 100 | 40 | 2000 |
| Most Recent Adults | 1 to 100 | 22 | 2007 |
| Max Nests | 1 to 100 | 20 | 2000 |
| Most Recent Nests | 1 to 100 | 11 | 2007 |
| Max Chicks | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Most Recent Chicks | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Comments:
Steel (1986), Rustay (2000), Cleary (2000, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007) and Parmeter (2004) were observers. Nests X2 gave estimates of # breeding adults for all years of these historical records except 13 July 2006, 21 May 2007, and June 2000 where actual counts were conducted. Maximum and minimum # of adults used the estimated numbersSome survey dates were noted as present or several with confirmed breeding but no counts. The October 2004 count was too out of breeding season and not included. 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
30 June 2001, 22 September 2010 -
Source
Database -
Both Western and Clarks?
N
| Count Type | Range | Max | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Max Adults | 101 to 500 | several (both) | 2005 |
| Most Recent Adults | 1 to 100 | >=10 | 2010 |
| Max Nests | 1 to 100 | 44 (both) | 2010 |
| Most Recent Nests | 1 to 100 | 44 (both) | 2010 |
| Max Chicks | 1 to 100 | presence | 2004 |
| Most Recent Chicks | 1 to 100 | 5-15 | 2010 |
Comments:
From the field notes database of the New Mexico Ornithological Society, only records with evidence of breeding (nests and/or eggs) included here. Intermittent observations are descriptive and sometimes adults, nests, and/or chicks but numbers not always included. This entry includes numbers, if provided. If nests are found but adults not recorded, entered as adults were present for that year. Numbers column does not always match the comments so I went by comments for information. Includes observations of both species mixed in 2005, 2006, and 2010 of both Western and Clark's broods and/or nests. Years of observations are 2001, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, and 2010. Range of 1 to 3 chicks per brood estimated if no chick number provided.
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
20 June 2000, 22 September 2010 -
Source
Database -
Both Western and Clarks?
N
| Count Type | Range | Max | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Max Adults | 1 to 100 | 15 | 2000 |
| Most Recent Adults | 1 to 100 | 8-16 | 2010 |
| Max Nests | 1 to 100 | 20 | 2000 |
| Most Recent Nests | 1 to 100 | presence | 2010 |
| Max Chicks | 1 to 100 | 8-24 | 2010 |
| Most Recent Chicks | 1 to 100 | 8-24 | 2010 |
Comments:
From the field notes database of the New Mexico Ornithological Society, only records with evidence of breeding (nests and/or eggs) included here. Intermittent observations are descriptive and sometimes adults, nests, and/or chicks but numbers not always included. This entry includes numbers, if provided. Numbers column does not always match the comments so I went by comments for information. Range of chicks entered as 1 to 3 chicks per brood if number chicks not given. Years of observations are 2000, 2001, 2004, 2007, and 2010. In 2004, four nests failed due to flooding.