Species Information
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Mexican Spotted Owl
Scientific Name: Strix occidentalis lucida
Number of Subpopulations: 97
Number of Mapped Locations: 1998
Number of Observations: 5551
Observation date range: 01-01-1900 to 05-04-2021
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1989
New Mexico Ornithological Society. 1989. NMOS Field Notes, 8/1/89 - 11/30/89. NMOS Field Notes. 28(4):51.
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1989
New Mexico Ornithological Society. 1989. NMOS Field Notes 6/1/89 - 7/31/89. NMOS Field Notes. 28(3):37.
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2013
Park, B. 2013. Gila National Forest GIS wildlife data. Gila National Forest, U.S. Forest Service.
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2013
Luetzelschwab, J. 2013. Santa Fe National Forest wildlife and plant observations: output from GIS. Santa Fe National Forest, U.S. Forest Service.
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2015
Heberling, N. 2015. Shapefile of wildlife polygons in Cibola National Forest. USFS
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1994
Rocky Mountain Research Station. 1994. Database table listing Mexican Spotted Owl observations in National Forests in the southwest US and Mexico from 1990-1993. (dBase IV). 1,041 kb.
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1999
Duncan, R. 1999. Spreadsheet containing museum records for Strix occidentalis lucida in NM. 4 p.
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New Mexico Natural Heritage Program. No Date. Database of Mexican Spotted Owl inventory forms and associated daytime follow-up visit forms.
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2013
Bader, B. 2013. SWCA Environmental Consultants threatened and endangered species survey report. Submitted to U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, TE045236-3.
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2014
Blakesley, J.A. 2014. Annual Mexican Spotted Owl research and recovery report. Submitted to U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, TE-31668B. Rocky Mountain Bird Observatory.
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2014
U.S. Forest Service. 2014. Southwest region Mexican Spotted Owl surveys.
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2015
Lanier, W. 2015. Mexican Spotted Owl surveys on USFS land. Bird Conservancy of the Rockies, TE-31668B-0.
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2016
Lanier, W. 2016. Mexican Spotted Owl surveys on U.S. Forest Service land in New Mexico. Bird Conservancy of the Rockies.
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2016
Valdez, S. 2016. Recovery permit report for the Santa Fe National Forest. U.S. Forest Service.
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2017
Bader, B.J. 2017. Annual permit data for Rio Grande Silvery Minnow for SWCA. FWS permit #TE045236.
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2017
Kauffman, D. 2017. Annual permit data for Mexican Spotted Owl. FWS Permit #TE040346.
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2017
Mendonca, A. and Gila National Forest. 2017. Annual federal permit data report for 2017 for Mexican Spotted Owl, Chiricahua Leopard Frog, Narrow-headed Gartersnake, and Northern Mexican Gartersnake. USDA Forest Service, FWS permit TE841359.
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2017
Stone, J. 2017. Annual permit data for Mexican Spotted Owl in the Cibola National Forest. FWS permit #TE24805C.
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2017
Woodrow, R. 2017. Annual permit data for Mexican Spotted Owl in the Cibola National Forest. FWS permit #TE24806C.
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2018
Hyre, J. 2018. Mexican spotted owl survey data from SWCA.
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2018
McMillan, Matthew.2018. SWCA permit report data.
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2018
Mendonca, Adam. 2018. Permit data on Mexican spotted owl and Chiricahua leopard frog from the Gila National Forest.
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2018
Rocky Mountain Ecology, LLC. 2018. 2018 Annual Report, Permit # TE59580A-0, Rocky Mountain Ecology
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2018
Stinnett, K. 2018. Yellow-billed Cuckoo presence/absence surveys at the Ladder Ranch in 2018.
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2018
Stone, J. and R. Woodrow. 2018. USFWS Permit Data on Mexican spotted owl.
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2018
Stropki, C. 2018. SWCA survey data for multiple vertebrate species.
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2019
Alexander, Patrick. 2019. Adenophyllum wrightii location data.
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2011
Cibola National Forest. 2011. Mexican Spotted Owl call surveys. U.S. Forest Service.
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2012
Cibola National Forest. 2012. Mexican Spotted Owl call surveys. U.S. Forest Service.
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2013
Howard, R. 2013. 2013 Lesser Prairie-Chicken survey data sheets. Bureau of Land Management, Roswell Field Office.
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2013
Cibola National Forest. 2013. Mexican Spotted Owl survey data forms. TE-842565 report submitted to U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. 31p.
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1991
Black, C. and J. Black. 1991. Field survey to Gray Ranch - Indian Creek Canyon on 23 June 1991.
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1990
Castetter, R. 1990. Xeroxed portion of 7.5' USGS topo map from Rick Castetter with location of spotted owl and 1 young seen. 22 June 1979.
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Cibola National Forest. No Date. Maps with Mexican Spotted Owl PACs (Protected Activity Centers) outlined.
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Gila National Forest. No Date. Maps with Mexican Spotted Owl PACs (Protected Activity Centers) outlined.
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Santa Fe National Forest. No Date. Mexican Spotted Owl PAC maps.
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2010
Rose, N. 2010. 2010 Mexican Spotted Owl and Northern Goshawk Monitoring Report for the Cibola National Forest. Report to U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Section 10, TE-842565. 65 p.
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2012
Buecher, D. 2012. Report of Fall cave observations. Report to Roswell Field Office, Bureau of Land Management, 10 p.
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2012
Lovelace, D. and R., Boyce. 2012. Mexican Spotted Owl (Strix occidentalis lucida): Perk-Grindstone Hazardous Fuels Reduction Project Update. Lincoln National Forest, Smokey Bear Ranger District; Annual report to USFWS TE-841297. 20 p.
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2012
U.S. Forest Service. 2012. Mexican Spotted Owl (Strix occidentalis lucida): inventory and monitoring results. Lincoln National Forest, Smokey Bear Ranger District; Annual report to USFWS TE-841297. 23 p.
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2012
Williams, J., R., Gay and J., Montoya. 2012. Mexican Spotted Owl: inventory and monitoring. Lincoln National Forest, Sacramento Ranger District; Annual report to USFWS TE-841297. 10 p.
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2003
Mader, T. 2003. Mexican spotted owl inventory survey on the Hermosa and Animas grazing allotments of the Gila National Forest. Turner Endangered Species Fund, Caballo, NM. 23 p.
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2009
Unknown (2009) Bundled Mexican Spotted Owl Surveys for 2008-2009. Smokey Bear Ranger District, Lincoln National Forest, USFS. 317 p.
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2012
Madrid, A. 2012. Mexican Spotted Owl monitoring report, Jicarilla District, Carson National Forest. TE-676811-3 permit report submitted to U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. 11p.
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2015
Smythe, L. 2015. Mexican spotted owl observation at Whiskey Creek. Gila National Forest, U.S. Forest Service.
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2017
Envirological Services. 2017. Population size estimation of breeding Red-faced and Grace's Warblers in pine woodlands of New Mexico: 2016 report. Final report prepared for the Share with Wildlife Program, New Mexico Department of Game and Fish, Santa Fe,
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2017
Lanier, W. 2017. Mexican Spotted Owl Data. Bird Conservancy of the Rockies.
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2020
Hudson, H. 2020. RE: Heritage Data Website Updated. Email correspondence from USFS.
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1975
McKnight, B. and D. McKnight. 1975. Spring season (1 April - 31 May) bird report.
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1985
Johnson, J.A. and T.H. Johnson. 1985. The status of the Spotted Owl in northern New Mexico. New Mexico Department of Game and Fish, Contract #516.6-73-03.
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1985
Stickney, E.H. 1985. Letter to Jennifer A. Johnson, dated Jan 15, 1985.
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1985
Willard, D. 1985. Letter to Jennifer A. Johnson, dated Jan 14, 1985.
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1988
Skaggs, R.W. 1988. Status of the Spotted Owl in Southern New Mexico: 1900-1987 and Appendix 1. Records of spotted owls in southern NM: 1902-1987. published paper for NM Dept. of Game and Fish, contract #519-75-02. 7 p.
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1990
Cibola National Forest. 1990. Mexican Spotted Owl daytime follow-up visit form, survey for Mexican Spotted Owl.
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1990
Gila National Forest. 1990. Mexican Spotted Owl inventory forms.
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1990
Gila National Forest. 1990. Mexican Spotted Owl daytime follow-up visit forms, survey for Mexican Spotted Owl.
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1990
Gila National Forest. 1990. Glenwood Ranger District Spotted Owl habitat description - form 2.
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1990
Lincoln National Forest. 1990. Mexican Spotted Owl inventory forms.
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1991
Black, C. and J. Black. 1991. Gray Ranch breeding bird surveys June, August, November 1991. Unpubl. field notes for survey done for NMNHP.
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1991
Cibola National Forest. 1991. Mexican Spotted Owl daytime follow-up visit form, survey for Mexican Spotted Owl.
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1991
Gila National Forest. 1991. Mexican Spotted Owl daytime follow-up visit form, survey for Mexican Spotted Owl.
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1991
Gila National Forest. 1991. Mexican Spotted Owl annual monitoring and inventory summary.
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1991
Lincoln National Forest. 1991. Mexican Spotted Owl inventory forms.
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1991
Lincoln National Forest. 1991. Mexican Spotted Owl daytime follow-up visit form, survey for Mexican Spotted Owl.
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1991
Malville, L. et al. 1991. Summary report of surveys for Mexican spotted owls (Strix occidentalis lucida) conducted in the San Juan resource area of the Bureau of Land Management in southwestern Colorado
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1991
Skaggs, R.W. 1991. A spotted owl inventory in the Organ mountains of south-central New Mexico 1991. Unpubl. report to New Mexico Natural Heritage Program, contract #NMHP 91-06-11.
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1992
Cibola National Forest. 1992. Mexican Spotted Owl annual report. 12 p.
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1992
Gila National Forest. 1992. Mexican Spotted Owl inventory forms.
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1992
Gila National Forest. 1992. Mexican Spotted Owl inventory summary.
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1992
Johnson, T. 1992. Summary form and map of Mexican Spotted Owl follow-up visits in Santa Fe National Forest.
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1992
Lincoln National Forest. 1992. Mexican Spotted Owl inventory forms.
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1992
Santa Fe National Forest. 1992. Mexican Spotted Owl inventory forms and summary.
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1993
Ballen, M. 1993. Final report on Mexican Spotted Owl inventory- 1993 for the Gila National Forest, Bull Camp survey area, Quemado Ranger District; Contract # 43-8399-3-1220. 2 p.
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1993
Black, C. 1993. Unpublished field surveys for Strix occidentalis lucida with maps, for NMNHP. Contract no 93-516-65, April-June 1993.
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1993
Gila National Forest. 1993. Mexican Spotted Owl inventory forms.
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1993
Lincoln National Forest. 1993. Mexican Spotted Owl inventory forms.
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1993
Santa Fe National Forest. 1993. Mexican Spotted Owl inventory forms and summary.
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1994
Cibola National Forest. 1994. 1994 Mexican Spotted Owl Inventory Forms.
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1994
Gila National Forest. 1994. Mexican Spotted Owl inventory forms.
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1994
Gutierrez, R.J., D.R. Olson, and M.E. Seamans. 1994. Demography of two Mexican Spotted Owl (Strix occidentalis lucida) populations in Arizona and New Mexico: 1994 Report. 7 p.
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1994
Lincoln National Forest. 1994. Mexican Spotted Owl inventory forms. Data from 1988 - 1994.
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1994
Santa Fe National Forest. 1994. Mexican Spotted Owl inventory forms and summary.
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1994
Williams, S.O. 1994. Letter to Bennett Brown summarizing bird survey work in the Animas Mountains. May 13-15, and 28 1994.
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1995
Gila National Forest. 1995. Mexican Spotted Owl inventory forms.
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1995
Lincoln National Forest. 1995. Mexican Spotted Owl inventory forms.
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1995
Suminski, R.R. 1995. 1995 Mexican Spotted Owl final report: Mt. Taylor R.D. 10 p.
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1996
Gila National Forest. 1996. Mexican Spotted Owl inventory forms.
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1996
Lincoln National Forest. 1996. Mexican Spotted Owl inventory forms.
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1996
Santa Fe National Forest. 1996. Mexican Spotted Owl inventory forms and summary.
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1997
Gila National Forest. 1997. Mexican Spotted Owl inventory forms.
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1997
Lincoln National Forest. 1997. Lincoln National Forest Mexican Spotted Owl annual inventory and monitoring report. 11 p.
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1997
Score, K. 1997. EO Form filled out by Kim Score based on personal observations and field notes.
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1997
Santa Fe National Forest. 1997. Mexican Spotted Owl inventory forms and summary.
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1998
Lincoln National Forest. 1998. Mexican Spotted Owl inventory forms.
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1998
Petersburg, M. 1998. Letter to J. Anderson with attachments detailing 1998 Mexican Spotted Owl territory locations used in Humboldt demography study. 3 p.
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1999
Lincoln National Forest. 1999. Mexican Spotted Owl daytime follow-up visit forms and maps.
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1999
Museum of Vertebrate Zoology. 1999. Specimen information from the University of California at Berkeley (MVZ) for birds. 5 p.
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