US-NM-Bosque+Redondo+Park


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De Baca County
=Bosque Redondo Park= Fort Sumner, NM 88119 Bosque Redondo Park (Audubon Important Bird Area webpage

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Bosque Redondo Park
Coordinates: 34.4315936, -104.2187885 eBird links: Hotspot map View details Recent visits My eBird links: Location life list Submit data

About Bosque Redondo Park
The Bosque Redondo contains oxbow lakes and riparian areas that are part of the Pecos River floodplain and sits in a heavily farmed area. Vegetation is cottonwood with the understory being primarily salt cedar and Russian Olive. The area is managed by the town of Ft. Sumner for recreation with camping and picnic sites available. Of historical significance is that this was the forced home of the Navajo nation during the years 1864 to 1868. Under military escort, over 8000 Navajos marched 350 miles from their homes in northwest New Mexico and northeast Arizona to Ft. Sumner for resettlement. The Navajo People remember the hardships and death many met on that journey as the "Long Walk."

Contains nesting Red-headed Woodpecker. Brown Thrasher may also nest in the area. Other birds of interest in season include Mississippi Kite, Eurasian Collared Dove, White-winged Dove, Yellow-billed Cuckoo, Scissor-tailed Flycatcher, Northern Bobwhite, and Blue Jay. This is a migrant trap noted for its rarities including Piratic Flycatcher and Long-billed Thrasher. From Bosque Redondo Park (Audubon Important Bird Area webpage

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