Nichols Reservoir

Santa Fe National Forest · New Mexico · 1,518 acres · RoadlessArea Rule (2001)
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Observed Species (380)

Species with confirmed research-grade observation records from iNaturalist community science data.

(7)
Campanula petiolata
(1)
Catathelasma singeri
(1)
Morchella norvegiensis
Abert's Squirrel (23)
Sciurus aberti
Alfalfa (14)
Medicago sativa
Alkali Sacaton (1)
Sporobolus airoides
Alsike Clover (1)
Trifolium hybridum
American Black Bear (3)
Ursus americanus
American Coot (4)
Fulica americana
American Crow (2)
Corvus brachyrhynchos
American Goldfinch (4)
Spinus tristis
American Pasqueflower (1)
Pulsatilla nuttalliana
American Pinesap (3)
Monotropa hypopitys
American Robin (27)
Turdus migratorius
American Speedwell (1)
Veronica americana
American Wigeon (1)
Mareca americana
Apache-plume (56)
Fallugia paradoxa
Apricot (2)
Prunus armeniaca
Arizona Valerian (9)
Valeriana arizonica
Ash-throated Flycatcher (5)
Myiarchus cinerascens
Aurochs (1)
Bos taurus
Awnless Brome (7)
Bromus inermis
Bald Eagle (1)
Haliaeetus leucocephalusDL
Baltic Rush (2)
Juncus balticus
Bearberry (1)
Arctostaphylos uva-ursi
Beard-lip Beardtongue (36)
Penstemon barbatus
Bedstraw Milkweed (6)
Asclepias subverticillata
Bewick's Wren (3)
Thryomanes bewickii
Black-billed Magpie (13)
Pica hudsonia
Black-capped Chickadee (16)
Poecile atricapillus
Black-chinned Hummingbird (66)
Archilochus alexandri
Black-headed Grosbeak (65)
Pheucticus melanocephalus
Black-throated Gray Warbler (8)
Setophaga nigrescens
Blue Grama (27)
Bouteloua gracilis
Blue Grosbeak (1)
Passerina caerulea
Blue Spruce (2)
Picea pungens
Bobcat (4)
Lynx rufus
Bottlebrush Squirrel-tail (1)
Elymus elymoides
Box-elder (41)
Acer negundo
Boxelder Erineum Mite (4)
Aceria negundi
Broad-tailed Hummingbird (124)
Selasphorus platycercus
Broadleaf Cattail (1)
Typha latifolia
Broom Groundsel (8)
Senecio spartioides
Broom Snakeweed (8)
Gutierrezia sarothrae
Brown Creeper (7)
Certhia americana
Brown-headed Cowbird (7)
Molothrus ater
Bull Thistle (1)
Cirsium vulgare
Bushtit (26)
Psaltriparus minimus
California Brickell-bush (4)
Brickellia californica
California Poppy (1)
Eschscholzia californica
Calliope Hummingbird (1)
Selasphorus calliope
Canyon Towhee (17)
Melozone fusca
Carolina Wren (1)
Thryothorus ludovicianus
Cassin's Finch (40)
Haemorhous cassinii
Cassin's Kingbird (2)
Tyrannus vociferans
Cedar Waxwing (5)
Bombycilla cedrorum
Checkered Gartersnake (1)
Thamnophis marcianus
Chestnut-sided Warbler (1)
Setophaga pensylvanica
Chicory (33)
Cichorium intybus
Chihuahua Ground-cherry (5)
Physalis neomexicana
Chihuahuan Spotted Whiptail (1)
Aspidoscelis exsanguis
Chipping Sparrow (23)
Spizella passerina
Choke Cherry (6)
Prunus virginiana
Cinnamon Teal (1)
Spatula cyanoptera
Clark's Nutcracker (2)
Nucifraga columbiana
Cliff Jamesia (5)
Jamesia americana
Cockerell's Stonecrop (5)
Sedum cockerellii
Colorado Birchleaf Mountain-mahogany (1)
Cercocarpus montanus
Colorado Chipmunk (15)
Neotamias quadrivittatus
Columbian Virgin's-bower (2)
Clematis columbiana
Common Apple (1)
Malus domestica
Common Dandelion (3)
Taraxacum officinale
Common Feverfew (3)
Tanacetum parthenium
Common Horehound (2)
Marrubium vulgare
Common Mullein (59)
Verbascum thapsus
Common Pill-bug (7)
Armadillidium vulgare
Common Purslane (1)
Portulaca oleracea
Common Raven (7)
Corvus corax
Common Wintergreen (1)
Chimaphila umbellata
Common Yarrow (8)
Achillea millefolium
Cooper's Hawk (18)
Astur cooperii
Cougar (1)
Puma concolor
Cow-parsnip (1)
Heracleum maximum
Cowpen Crownbeard (3)
Verbesina encelioides
Coyote (1)
Canis latrans
Creeping Oregon-grape (8)
Berberis repens
Crested Wheatgrass (2)
Agropyron cristatum
Crown-seed Fetid-marigold (1)
Pectis angustifolia
Cumberland Rock-shield Lichen (1)
Xanthoparmelia cumberlandia
Curve-billed Thrasher (5)
Toxostoma curvirostre
Cyanic Milkvetch (1)
Astragalus cyaneus
Dalmatian Toadflax (5)
Linaria dalmatica
Dark-eyed Junco (110)
Junco hyemalis
David's Spurge (1)
Euphorbia davidii
Davis Mountains Mock Vervain (1)
Glandularia pubera
Desert Cottontail (7)
Sylvilagus audubonii
Dissected Bahia (15)
Hymenothrix dissecta
Dotted Gayfeather (11)
Liatris punctata
Douglas-fir (5)
Pseudotsuga menziesii
Downy Woodpecker (13)
Dryobates pubescens
Dwarf Cheeseweed (2)
Malva neglecta
Eastern Collared Lizard (3)
Crotaphytus collaris
Eastern Helleborine (1)
Epipactis helleborine
Eastern Warbling-Vireo (8)
Vireo gilvus
Fairy Slipper (1)
Calypso bulbosa
Fendler's Barberry (1)
Berberis fendleri
Fendler's Broomspurge (1)
Euphorbia fendleri
Fendler's Lipfern (7)
Myriopteris fendleri
Fendler's Meadowrue (1)
Thalictrum fendleri
Fendler's Ragwort (4)
Packera fendleri
Fetid Dogweed (1)
Dyssodia papposa
Few-flower Shootingstar (1)
Primula pauciflora
Field Bindweed (1)
Convolvulus arvensis
Field Horsetail (4)
Equisetum arvense
Fierce Orbweaver (1)
Araneus saevus
Filmy Dome Spider (2)
Neriene radiata
Fineleaf Woolly-white (1)
Hymenopappus filifolius
Fineleaf Yucca (7)
Yucca angustissima
Fire-wheel Blanket-flower (2)
Gaillardia pulchella
Fireweed (1)
Chamaenerion angustifolium
Flat-spine Stickseed (1)
Lappula occidentalis
Fleshy-fruit Yucca (50)
Yucca baccata
Fly Amanita (2)
Amanita muscaria
Four-wing Saltbush (31)
Atriplex canescens
Fox Sparrow (2)
Passerella iliaca
Fragrant Sumac (2)
Rhus aromatica
Fremont's Squirrel (3)
Tamiasciurus fremonti
Gambel Oak (16)
Quercus gambelii
Giant Pinedrops (12)
Pterospora andromedea
Giant Western Puffball (1)
Calvatia booniana
Golden Corydalis (3)
Corydalis aurea
Golden Currant (1)
Ribes aureum
Golden Eagle (2)
Aquila chrysaetos
Golden-Hardhack (4)
Dasiphora fruticosa
Golden-crowned Kinglet (1)
Regulus satrapa
Golden-mantled Ground Squirrel (1)
Callospermophilus lateralis
Gophersnake (16)
Pituophis catenifer
Grace's Warbler (3)
Setophaga graciae
Gray Flycatcher (3)
Empidonax wrightii
Gray Fox (1)
Urocyon cinereoargenteus
Gray's Lousewort (1)
Pedicularis procera
Great Blue Heron (2)
Ardea herodias
Greater Short-horned Lizard (66)
Phrynosoma hernandesi
Green-flower Hedgehog Cactus (3)
Echinocereus viridiflorus
Green-tailed Towhee (1)
Pipilo chlorurus
Greenhead Coneflower (4)
Rudbeckia laciniata
Ground Juniper (3)
Juniperus communis
Hadrian's Stinkhorn (2)
Phallus hadriani
Hairy Woodpecker (7)
Leuconotopicus villosus
Hammond's Flycatcher (1)
Empidonax hammondii
Harsh False Goldenaster (7)
Heterotheca hirsutissima
Heartleaf Bittercress (1)
Cardamine cordifolia
Hermit Thrush (2)
Catharus guttatus
Hoary Sagebrush (1)
Artemisia cana
Hoary Tansy-aster (2)
Dieteria canescens
Hooded Merganser (1)
Lophodytes cucullatus
Hooded Sunburst Lichen (1)
Xanthomendoza fallax
Hooker's Evening-primrose (1)
Oenothera elata
Hopi-tea (1)
Thelesperma megapotamicum
House Finch (72)
Haemorhous mexicanus
House Mouse (1)
Mus musculus
House Sparrow (1)
Passer domesticus
Inflated Beardtongue (5)
Penstemon inflatus
James' Buckwheat (7)
Eriogonum jamesii
James' Cat's-eye (2)
Oreocarya suffruticosa
Juniper Mistletoe (47)
Phoradendron juniperinum
Juniper Titmouse (40)
Baeolophus ridgwayi
Kaibab Jack (1)
Suillus kaibabensis
Kellogg's Spurred Lupine (3)
Lupinus caudatus
Lacy Tansy-aster (3)
Xanthisma spinulosum
Lanceleaf Stonecrop (1)
Sedum lanceolatum
Lark Sparrow (1)
Chondestes grammacus
Lazuli Bunting (1)
Passerina amoena
Least Chipmunk (3)
Neotamias minimus
Lesser Goldfinch (30)
Spinus psaltria
Limber Pine (2)
Pinus flexilis
Lincoln's Sparrow (1)
Melospiza lincolnii
Little Bluestem (1)
Schizachyrium scoparium
Lobeleaf Groundsel (1)
Packera multilobata
Mallard (4)
Anas platyrhynchos
Many-flowered Gromwell (1)
Lithospermum multiflorum
Many-lined Skink (2)
Plestiodon multivirgatus
Meadow Goat's-beard (4)
Tragopogon dubius
Mediterranean Serpent-root (1)
Scorzonera laciniata
Mexican Fireweed (1)
Bassia scoparia
Mexican Violetear (1)
Colibri thalassinus
Mound Hedgehog Cactus (11)
Echinocereus triglochidiatus
Mountain Chickadee (52)
Poecile gambeli
Mountain Cottontail (1)
Sylvilagus nuttallii
Mountain Golden-banner (6)
Thermopsis montana
Mountain Maple (1)
Acer glabrum
Mountain Pennycress (1)
Noccaea fendleri
Mourning Dove (1)
Zenaida macroura
Mule Deer (52)
Odocoileus hemionus
Munro's Grass (1)
Munroa squarrosa
Muttongrass (1)
Poa fendleriana
Myrtle Spurge (4)
Euphorbia myrsinites
Nanking Cherry (1)
Prunus tomentosa
Narrowleaf Cottonwood (9)
Populus angustifolia
Narrowleaf Globemallow (6)
Sphaeralcea angustifolia
Narrowleaf Puccoon (3)
Lithospermum incisum
Narrowleaf Umbrella-wort (3)
Mirabilis linearis
Narrowleaf Willow (4)
Salix exigua
Nevada Peavine (1)
Lathyrus lanszwertii
New Mexican Vervain (12)
Verbena macdougalii
New Mexico Cliff Fern (1)
Woodsia neomexicana
New Mexico Prickly-pear (2)
Opuntia phaeacantha
New Mexico Rim Lichen (1)
Rhizoplaca novomexicana
New Mexico Thistle (10)
Cirsium neomexicanum
New Mexico Whiptail (1)
Aspidoscelis neomexicanus
Nodding Onion (11)
Allium cernuum
Northern Flicker (37)
Colaptes auratus
Northern Hoary Bat (1)
Lasiurus cinereus
Northern House Wren (1)
Troglodytes aedon
Northern Leopard Frog (1)
Lithobates pipiens
Northern Red Currant (1)
Ribes rubrum
Northern Rough-winged Swallow (1)
Stelgidopteryx serripennis
Oceanspray (1)
Holodiscus discolor
Olive-sided Flycatcher (3)
Contopus cooperi
One-seeded Juniper (35)
Juniperus monosperma
Orange-banded Arion Slug (2)
Arion fasciatus
Orange-crowned Warbler (1)
Leiothlypis celata
Osprey (1)
Pandion haliaetus
Oxeye Daisy (16)
Leucanthemum vulgare
Pacific Wren (2)
Troglodytes pacificus
Panhandle Prickly-pear (14)
Opuntia polyacantha
Peregrine Falcon (1)
Falco peregrinus
Perennial Pea (1)
Lathyrus latifolius
Perkysue (3)
Tetraneuris argentea
Pin Clover (3)
Erodium cicutarium
Pine Dwarf-mistletoe (2)
Arceuthobium vaginatum
Pine Siskin (51)
Spinus pinus
Pineywoods Geranium (22)
Geranium caespitosum
Pinyon Dwarf-mistletoe (2)
Arceuthobium divaricatum
Pinyon Jay (10)
Gymnorhinus cyanocephalusUR
Plains Prickly-pear (2)
Opuntia tortispina
Plateau Fence Lizard (20)
Sceloporus tristichus
Plateau Striped Whiptail (24)
Aspidoscelis velox
Plumbeous Vireo (2)
Vireo plumbeus
Poplar Leaf Gall Mite (3)
Aceria parapopuli
Prairie Flax (3)
Linum lewisii
Prairie Sagebrush (3)
Artemisia frigida
Purple Prairie-clover (1)
Dalea purpurea
Pygmy Nuthatch (30)
Sitta pygmaea
Pygmy-flower Rock-jasmine (5)
Androsace septentrionalis
Quaking Aspen (8)
Populus tremuloides
Rathke's Woodlouse (5)
Trachelipus rathkii
Red Baneberry (1)
Actaea rubra
Red Clover (6)
Trifolium pratense
Red Crossbill (2)
Loxia curvirostra
Red Globemallow (2)
Sphaeralcea coccinea
Red Raspberry (2)
Rubus idaeus
Red-breasted Nuthatch (23)
Sitta canadensis
Red-naped Sapsucker (8)
Sphyrapicus nuchalis
Red-root Amaranth (1)
Amaranthus retroflexus
Red-tailed Hawk (5)
Buteo jamaicensis
Red-winged Blackbird (17)
Agelaius phoeniceus
Redroot Buckwheat (9)
Eriogonum racemosum
Richardson's Bitterweed (2)
Hymenoxys richardsonii
Richardson's Geranium (2)
Geranium richardsonii
Ring Muhly (2)
Muhlenbergia torreyi
Ring-necked Duck (1)
Aythya collaris
Rock Squirrel (50)
Otospermophilus variegatus
Rock Wren (1)
Salpinctes obsoletus
Rocky Mountain Beardtongue (3)
Penstemon strictus
Rocky Mountain Fameflower (2)
Phemeranthus confertiflorus
Rocky Mountain Juniper (51)
Juniperus scopulorum
Rocky Mountain Zinnia (1)
Zinnia grandiflora
Rose-heath (9)
Chaetopappa ericoides
Rosy Pussytoes (2)
Antennaria rosea
Rubber Rabbitbrush (47)
Ericameria nauseosa
Ruby-crowned Kinglet (10)
Corthylio calendula
Rufous Hummingbird (59)
Selasphorus rufus
Russian Olive (4)
Elaeagnus angustifolia
Sand Coreopsis (1)
Coreopsis lanceolata
Sand Dropseed (1)
Sporobolus cryptandrus
Sand Lucerne (1)
Medicago × varia
Sand Violet (1)
Viola adunca
Sandhill Crane (1)
Antigone canadensis
Santa Fe Cholla (1)
Cylindropuntia × viridiflora
Say's Phoebe (10)
Sayornis saya
Scaly Hedgehog (1)
Sarcodon imbricatus
Scalycaps (1)
Pholiota
Scarlet Hedgehog Cactus (44)
Echinocereus coccineus
Scarlet Skyrocket (23)
Ipomopsis aggregata
Scented Beardtongue (2)
Penstemon palmeri
Seemly Sweetpea (9)
Lathyrus eucosmus
Self-heal (1)
Prunella vulgaris
Sharp-shinned Hawk (3)
Accipiter striatus
Sheep Sorrel (1)
Rumex acetosella
Showy Fleabane (2)
Erigeron speciosus
Siberian Elm (1)
Ulmus pumila
Side-bells Beardtongue (21)
Penstemon secundiflorus
Sideoats Grama (7)
Bouteloua curtipendula
Sidewalk Screw Moss (3)
Syntrichia ruralis
Silky Scorpionweed (1)
Phacelia sericea
Silverleaf Nightshade (4)
Solanum elaeagnifolium
Silvery Lupine (11)
Lupinus argenteus
Simpson's Hedgehog Cactus (1)
Pediocactus simpsonii
Six-weeks Grama (1)
Bouteloua barbata
Skunkbush (5)
Rhus trilobata
Slimleaf Plains-mustard (9)
Hesperidanthus linearifolius
Smelly Oyster (1)
Phyllotopsis nidulans
Smooth Blue Aster (1)
Symphyotrichum laeve
Song Sparrow (12)
Melospiza melodia
Sonoran Desert Centipede (1)
Scolopendra polymorpha
Southern Flax (1)
Linum australe
Southwestern Fence Lizard (22)
Sceloporus cowlesi
Southwestern Ponderosa Pine (38)
Pinus brachyptera
Southwestern White Pine (2)
Pinus strobiformis
Spear Globemallow (1)
Sphaeralcea hastulata
Spider Milkweed (4)
Asclepias asperula
Spinystar (27)
Escobaria vivipara
Spotted Knapweed (1)
Centaurea stoebe
Spotted Towhee (104)
Pipilo maculatus
Spreading Fleabane (2)
Erigeron divergens
Spring Polypore (1)
Lentinus arcularius
Starflower Solomon's-plume (2)
Maianthemum stellatum
Steller's Jay (18)
Cyanocitta stelleri
Subterranean Phlox (101)
Phlox nana
Takhoka-daisy (2)
Machaeranthera tanacetifolia
Tamarisks (1)
Tamarix
Terrestrial Gartersnake (49)
Thamnophis elegans
Thicket Globemallow (8)
Sphaeralcea fendleri
Thread-stem Broomspurge (1)
Euphorbia revoluta
Townsend's Solitaire (65)
Myadestes townsendi
Townsend's Warbler (2)
Setophaga townsendi
Trans Pecos Morning-glory (1)
Ipomoea cristulata
Turkey Vulture (2)
Cathartes aura
Two-needle Pinyon Pine (85)
Pinus edulis
Upright Prairie Coneflower (10)
Ratibida columnifera
Veiled Polypore (1)
Cryptoporus volvatus
Violet-green Swallow (10)
Tachycineta thalassina
Virginia Creeper (1)
Parthenocissus quinquefolia
Virginia Rail (1)
Rallus limicola
Virginia's Warbler (1)
Leiothlypis virginiae
Water Puffball (1)
Lycoperdon perlatum
Wavyleaf Oak (2)
Quercus × undulata
Wax Currant (35)
Ribes cereum
Western Bluebird (27)
Sialia mexicana
Western Flycatcher (1)
Empidonax difficilis
Western Red Columbine (2)
Aquilegia elegantula
Western Screech-Owl (2)
Megascops kennicottii
Western Tanager (9)
Piranga ludoviciana
Western Tiger Salamander (2)
Ambystoma mavortium
Western Virgin's-bower (4)
Clematis ligusticifolia
Western Wallflower (3)
Erysimum capitatum
Western Wood-Pewee (10)
Contopus sordidulus
White Checker-mallow (1)
Sidalcea candida
White Clover (1)
Trifolium repens
White Fir (16)
Abies concolor
White Goosefoot (1)
Chenopodium album
White Sagebrush (2)
Artemisia ludoviciana
White Sweetclover (6)
Melilotus albus
White-breasted Nuthatch (53)
Sitta carolinensis
White-crowned Sparrow (13)
Zonotrichia leucophrys
White-flower Standing-cypress (2)
Ipomopsis longiflora
White-margin Pussytoes (1)
Antennaria marginata
White-winged Dove (11)
Zenaida asiatica
Wholeleaf Indian-paintbrush (31)
Castilleja integra
Wild Licorice (1)
Glycyrrhiza lepidota
Wild Turkey (26)
Meleagris gallopavo
Williamson's Sapsucker (5)
Sphyrapicus thyroideus
Wilson's Snipe (1)
Gallinago delicata
Wilson's Warbler (3)
Cardellina pusilla
Winged Buckwheat (1)
Eriogonum alatum
Witch's Butter (1)
Tremella mesenterica
Woodhouse's Scrub Jay (90)
Aphelocoma woodhouseii
Woodlouse Spider (1)
Dysdera crocata
Woods' Rose (1)
Rosa woodsii
Wright's Cudweed (1)
Pseudognaphalium canescens
Wright's Vervain (4)
Glandularia wrightii
Yellow Avens (1)
Geum aleppicum
Yellow Hawkweed (1)
Hieracium fendleri
Yellow-breasted Chat (4)
Icteria virens
Yellow-rumped Warbler (3)
Setophaga coronata
Zion False Goldenaster (2)
Heterotheca zionensis
curlytop gumweed (2)
Grindelia nuda
fetid goosefoot (13)
Dysphania incisa
Federally Listed Species (6)

Species identified by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service as potentially occurring within this area based on range and habitat data. These designations do not indicate confirmed presence — they identify habitat where agency actions may require consultation under the Endangered Species Act.

Mexican Spotted Owl
Strix occidentalis lucidaThreatened
Southwestern Willow Flycatcher
Empidonax traillii extimusEndangered
Mexican Wolf
Canis lupus baileyiE, XN
Monarch
Danaus plexippusProposed Threatened
Suckley's Cuckoo Bumble Bee
Bombus suckleyiProposed Endangered
Yellow-billed Cuckoo
Coccyzus americanus
Other Species of Concern (15)

Species identified by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service as potentially occurring based on range and habitat data.

Bald Eagle
Haliaeetus leucocephalus
Black-chinned Sparrow
Spizella atrogularis
Broad-tailed Hummingbird
Selasphorus platycercus
Cassin's Finch
Haemorhous cassinii
Clark's Nutcracker
Nucifraga columbiana
Evening Grosbeak
Coccothraustes vespertinus
Flammulated Owl
Psiloscops flammeolus
Golden Eagle
Aquila chrysaetos
Grace's Warbler
Setophaga graciae
Lewis's Woodpecker
Melanerpes lewis
Olive-sided Flycatcher
Contopus cooperi
Pinyon Jay
Gymnorhinus cyanocephalus
Virginia's Warbler
Leiothlypis virginiae
Western Grebe
Aechmophorus occidentalis
Migratory Birds of Conservation Concern (13)

Birds of conservation concern identified by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service as potentially occurring based on range data. These species may warrant additional consideration under the Migratory Bird Treaty Act.

Bald Eagle
Haliaeetus leucocephalus
Black-chinned Sparrow
Spizella atrogularis
Broad-tailed Hummingbird
Selasphorus platycercus
Cassin's Finch
Haemorhous cassinii
Clark's Nutcracker
Nucifraga columbiana
Evening Grosbeak
Coccothraustes vespertinus
Golden Eagle
Aquila chrysaetos
Grace's Warbler
Setophaga graciae
Lewis's Woodpecker
Melanerpes lewis
Olive-sided Flycatcher
Contopus cooperi
Pinyon Jay
Gymnorhinus cyanocephalus
Western Grebe
Aechmophorus occidentalis
Vegetation (6)

Composition from LANDFIRE 2024 EVT spatial analysis. Ecosystems classified per NatureServe Terrestrial Ecological Systems.

GNR41.9%
GNR39.4%
GNR12.7%
GNR3.2%
Rocky Mountain Foothill Shrubland
Shrub / Shrubland · 2 ha
G30.4%
G30.2%

Nichols Reservoir

Nichols Reservoir Roadless Area

Santa Fe National Forest, New Mexico · 1,518 acres