Birding By Car Stop 2

A white breasted nuthatch perched sideways on a pine branch.

NPS/Charlie Baker

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Parking - Auto, Scenic View/Photo Spot

This overlook along NM State Route 4 is very open, with amazing views into Valle Grande. We are near the transition zone between dry mixed conifer forest and the upper montane grasslands, which often means we'll have a great variety of bird species nearby. Watch for these birds each season:

• Winter: American crow
• Spring: Say's Phoebe
• Summer: Western wood pewee
• Fall: White breasted nuthatch