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BIRDS OF NEW MEXICO 
Las Vegas, San Miguel County. A station on the Santa Fe Railroad; 6,700 
feet. Emery, August 14, 1846; McCall, September, 1850; Mitchell, January-June, 
1898; Atkins, during the spring migration of 1902; Baileys, August 28-September 
1, 1903. 
Las Vegas Hot Springs, San Miguel County. Seven miles northwest of Las 
Vegas. Batchelder, December 4-24, 1882; Merriam, July 25, 1889. 
Little Florida Mountains, Luna County. A north spur of the Florida Moun¬ 
tains. Goldman, September 4-5, 1908. 
Logan, Quay County. A station on the Chicago, Rock Island, and Pacific 
Railroad, where this line crosses the Canadian River, 20 miles west of the Texas 
line. Bailey, September 22, 1902. 
Long Canyon, Taos County. On the Colorado line, 15 miles northwest of 
Raton. Howell, September 17-19, 1903. 
Lordsburg, Hidalgo County. A station on the Southern Pacific Railroad, 20 
miles from the Arizona line; 4,237 feet. Baileys, June 1-3, 1907, and Bailey, 
August 13, 1908. 
Los Palos, Lincoln County. A Mexican ranch at the east foot of the Capitan 
Mountains; 6,200 feet. Bailey and Higginson, June 13-16, 1899. 
Los Pinos, Bernalillo County. On the Rio Grande, 20 miles south of Albu¬ 
querque. Coues, June, 1864. 
Lost Trail Creek, Taos County. The Baileys camped on this creek at 10,700 
feet, August 16-18, 1904, near Costilla Pass and 7 miles northeast of the town of 
Red River. 
Loveless Lake, Lincoln County. About 10 miles northwest of the base of the 
Capitan Mountains. Gaut, August 22-27, 1903. 
Lower Penasco, Otero County. A town on the Penasco River, 55 miles from 
its mouth, and 30 miles east of Cloud croft. Ligon, June 20, 1913. 
Lucero Creek, Taos County. A small stream rising in the Taos Mountains 
and joining Pueblo Creek a few miles from Taos. The Baileys camped September 
21-October 1, 1903, in the valley of this creek, 6 miles north of Taos, at 7,700 feet, 
and Bailey visited the source of the creek as it comes out of Bear Lake at 12,000 
feet, July 17, 1904. 
Luna, Catron County. On the northeast side of the San Francisco range, 5 
miles from the Arizona line. Bailey camped the night of September 4, 1908, a 
mile west of Luna, at 7,600 feet. 
Magdalena, Socorro County. At the northwest base of the Magdalena Moun¬ 
tains, 20 miles west and a little north of Socorro; 6,400 feet. Hollister, October 
25, 1905; Goldman, August 26-27 and September 5-9, 1909. 
Magdalena Mountains, Socorro County. A short range extending north and 
south and rising to 11,000 feet on Old Baldy. Goldman, August 27-September 
5, 1909, made his base camp in Water Canyon at the northeast base, 6,500 feet, 
and his explorations were carried up to the crest of the main range on the eastern 
side at 10,000 feet. 
Mai Pais (also called Ancient Lava Beds), Otero County. Gaut, on December 
4, 1902, visited them at a point about 10 miles west of Salinas, a station on the 
Southern Pacific Railroad. 
