Just before dusk the male Mexican Spotted owl is perched near its mate. Possibly due to a severe drought in 2020-21 the regions owls did not nest within the Lincoln National Forest in New Mexico.

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Maresa Pryor-Luzier

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Basin and Range-East Lincoln National Forest Mexican spotted owl New Mexico Smokey Bear District Southern rockies Strix occidentalis lucida White Mountains birds canyons climate change criticial habitat drought environmental conditions mixed-conifer forest monogamous owls perched reversed sexual dimorphism roost solitary threatened

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