- RBA
* New Mexico Bird Report
* April 27, 2006
* NMEX0604.27
Birds Mentioned and Counties:
Hoorned Grebe (Socorro)
American White Pelican (Bernalillo)
American Bittern (Chaves)
Cattle Egret (Otero)
Black-crowned Night-Heron (Lea)
WHITE IBIS (Chaves)
GLOSSY IBIS (Valencia, Lea)
White-faced Ibis (Cibola, Lea))
Wood Duck (Taos/Rio Arriba line)
Common Goldeneye (Socorro)
Osprey (Sierra, Otero)
GRAY HAWK (Sierra, Eddy)
Broad-winged Hawk (Sierra, Dona Ana, Eddy, Lea, Valencia)
Zone-tailed Hawk (Socorro)
Blue Grouse (Santa Fe)
Lesser Prairie-chicken (Roosevelt)
Virginia Rail (Sierra)
Sora (Lea)
Common Moorhen (Socorro)
Snowy Plover (Curry)
Semipalmated Plover (Cibola)
Willet (Valencia, Socorro)
Marbled Godwit (Socorro)
Long-billed Curlew (Socorro)
Stilt Sandpiper (Valencia)
Short-billed Dowitcher (Lea)
Forster’s Tern (Sierra)
Northern Pygmy-Owl (Socorro, Santa Fe)
Northern Saw-whet Owl (Bernalillo)
White-winged Dove (Cibola)
Magnificent and Calliope Hummingbirds (Grant)
VAUX’S SWIFT (Sierra)
Acorn Woodpecker (Dona Ana)
Dusky Flycatcher (Sierra)
Black Phoebe (Cibola)
Vermilion Flycatcher (Socorro)
White-eyed Vireo (Dona Ana
Bell’s Vireo (Socorro, Sierra)
Hutton’s Vireo (Dona Ana)
Gray Vireo (Eddy)
Cassin’s Vireo (Sierra, Dona Ana, Socorro, Eddy, Lea, Roosevelt)
Red-breasted Nuthatch (Sierra)
Cactus Wren (Bernalillo)
Eastern Bluebird (Bernalillo)
Sprague’s Pipit (Lea)
Gray Catbird (Grant)
Brown Thrasher (Sandoval, Eddy)
Nashville Warbler (Roosevelt)
Northern Parula (Sierra, Roosevelt, Dona Ana)
Myrtle Yellow-rumped Warbler (Roosevelt)
Hermit Warbler (Sierra)
Townsend’s Warbler (Lea)
Yellow-throated Warbler (Luna)
Blackpoll Warbler (Eddy)
Black-and-White Warbler (Roosevelt)
Painted Redstart (Luna, Dona Ana
Black-throated Sparrow (Cibola)
White-throated Sparrow (Socorro, Bernalillo, Sierra)
Harris’s Sparrow (Socorro))
YELLOW GROSBEAK (Bernalillo)
Indigo Bunting (Eddy)
Dickcissel (Rio Arriba)
Scott’s Oriole (Bernalillo)
Bronzed Cowbird (Dona Ana)
Evening Grosbeak (Sandoval)
- Transcript
hotline: New Mexico
date: April 27, 2006
RBA phone number 505-884-326
compiler Patricia R. Snider
home phone number 505-884-1320
e-mail address _pinyonjay@aol.com_ (mailto:pinyonjay@aol.com)
This is Pinyon Jay with the New Mexico Bird Report for April 27, 2006,
sponsored by the New Mexico Ornithological Society. When phone numbers are given
for private property, please call before going. Highlights are Yellow
Grosbeak, Glossy Ibis, White Ibis, Gray Hawk, Vaux’s Swift.
There have been very few reports of Cassin's Finches, Red Crossbills,
Evening Grosbeaks, Clark's Nutcrackers, and Pine Grosbeaks.
The Cibola Natl. Forest, mainly mt. ranges in central N.M., has increased
fire restrictions.
Most places mentioned and a checklist of N.M. birds are in the N.M. Bird
Finding Guide. All N.M. phone numbers are area code 505. For past RBA's check
the NMOS web page at _www.nmosbirds.org_ (http://www.nmosbirds.org) . For
photos of rarities and directions to birding sites check
hometown.aol.com/borealowl.
For the Bird Records Committee and both Field Notes send reports to Dr.
Sartor O. Williams, III, 1819 Meadowview NW, Albuquerque, NM, 87104 or to
_sunbittern@earthlink.net_ (mailto:sunbittern@earthlink.net) .
In Rio Arriba County:
JW on April 23 had a DICKCISSEL in her yard in Youngsville, east of Coyote
and west of the Abiquiu Lake.
Ln Taos County:
Just north of the Taos/Rio Arriba County line south of Pilar on the Rio
Grande there was a pair of WOOD DUCKS on April 14.
In Sandoval County:
LLa on April 16 saw eight EVENING GROSBEAKS in Jemez Springs.
LN on April 13 saw a BROWN THRASHER in the Corrales Bosque at the Romero
Road entrance between the ditch and the river.
In Santa Fe County:
JP and WW on April 14 below the Santa Fe Ski Basin near mile marker 12 had a
BLUE GROUSE. They had a PYGMY OWL just below the ski area and another
calling at the Aspen Vista on the road.
In Cibola County:
CJG on April 8-9 reported a controlled burn in the Big Tubes area of El
Malpais NM.
The first WHITE-WINGED DOVE appeared at El Morro NM on April 16. On April
22 he reported four SEMIPALMATED PLOVERS at the sewage ponds. SB had a
BLACK-THORATED SPARROW on April 21.
At Ramah Lake on April 22 there were 15 WHITE-FACED IBIS and two BLACK
PHOEBES.
In Bernalillo County:
RV reported three SAW-WHET OWLS were found above the Doc Long Picnic Area in
the eastern Sandia Mts. April 14.
The YELLOW GROSBEAK has been at 1412 Las Lomas NE in Albuquerque near the
UNM campus. The street is off of University, one stoplight south of Lomas, and
two stoplights north of Central. (There are two Lomas Streets). Turn
west onto Las Lomas, it is at backyard feeders. Many have viewed it. NW
reported it still present on April 20, JP and HS on April 23 singing, and JO and PL
on April 24.
At the Rio Grande Nature Center in Albuquerq JJ had one WHITE-THROATED
SPARROW at the pond feeder on April 23.
BMH on April 23 on the Rio Grande Bike Trail had a singing EASTERN BLUEBIRD
on the east side of the rio about ¼ mile south of Montano Street. BA saw up
to 20 WHITE PELCIANS on the Rio along the bike trail between the Montano and
Paseo del Norte bridges on April 24.
DP on April 24 at the Embudo Trailhead again found a CACTUS WREN 200 yards
nw. of Indian School Rd. There was also a male SCOTT’S ORIOLE.
JJ at the HawkWatch site in the Sandia Mts. on April 23 saw a BROAD-WINGED
HAWK.
In Valencia county:
At the marsh behind the Taco Bell in Belen on April 23 JP and HS saw 12
WILLETS and the one STILT SANDPIPER. JSt on the 23rd found 15 Willets and the
sandpiper. MB and NP on April 23, a great day at the marsh, found 16 Willets.
JO and PL on April 24 re-found the two GLOSSY IBIS in Belen on the same road
in a flooded field a quarter mile south of the railroad tracks on the east
side of the road.
In Roosevelt County:
CR on the lek visit at Milnesand found the LESSER PRAIRIE CHICKENS in good
numbers this spring. CW reported 27 prairie chickens there on April 18.
At the migrant trap west of Melrose BH and JBl on April 20 had several
MYRTLE WARBLERS, a nale BLACK-AND-WHITE WARBLER, and a female NORTHERN PARULA.
JBl also had two NASHVILLE WARBLERS. NP and MB on April 23 had the
black-and-white warbler and a CASSIN’S VIREO at the trap.
In Curry County:
NP and MB on April 23 had a SNOWY PLOVER at the Clovis Sewage Ponds.
In Socorro County:
At Bosque del Apache Refuge near San Antonio CR and RV found the HARRIS’S
SPARROW still present on April 15. BMH on April 16 saw a ZONE-TAILED HAWK near
the Chupadera Deck. CL on April 16 saw 2 MOORHENS, a VERMILION FLYCATCHER,
and two BELL’S VIREOS. RV, CR, and SM on April 15 found a CASSIN’S VIREO.
JP on April 22 reported a MARBLED GODWIT and he and CB had twO HORNED GREBES.
JP and WW found the WHITE-THROATED SPARROW still at the visitor center. On
April 23 MB and NP saw one grebe, one LONG-BILLED CURLEW, six WILLETS, and a
female COMMON GOLDENEYE.
JP, JO, LL, and WW had a calling PYGMY OWL a half mile above the campground
in Water Canyon, west of Socorro, on April 8. SM reports that the campground
is closed and will be moved to a new site. A trail is to be built for
birding.
In Chaves County:
GW on April 24 found an adult WHITE IBIS on Unit 6. BW and JNM on April 12
saw three AMERICAN BITTERNS from the blind at Bitter Lake Refuge.
In Sierra County:
In Animas Creek Canyon near Caballo Lake on April 22 DK found a GRAY HAWK
near mail box 68 in sycamores (the furthest east they occur). KS also saw it
and JB heard it call. CL had a BROAD-WINGED HAWK present on April 15.
JO, MS, and JZ reported on April 24 two VAUX’S SWIFTS (pphotos) at Percha
Dam State Park below the dam. JO again saw one of the swifts on April 25
At the park on April 22 JP with WW reported a female NOWTHERN PARULA, a BELL’
S VIREO, a RED-BREASTED NUTHATCH, a DUSKY FLYCATCHER, and two singing CASSIN’
S VIREOS. In addition CL and JP had four WHITE-THROATED SPARROWS. CL saw
an OSPREY, with a male HERMIT WARBLER a half mile south of the park on the
river. JB and DK on April 23 had three of the sparrows and DK had two BELL’S
VIREOS. JD had one sparrow on April 23.
JP on April 22 had two FORSTER’S TERN at North Monticello Point of Elephant
Butte Lake. Below the dam at Paseo del Rio Park he had another
WHITE-THROATED SPARROW.
DK on April 22 had a VIRGINIA RAIL on the road into Riverside Park below
Caballo Dam.
In Grant County:
JDM had a pair of MAGNIFICENT HUMMINGBIRDS at her feeders at Roberts Lake on
April 15 with a CALLIOPE HUMMINGBIRD on April 14.
JD saw a CATBIRD at Mangas Springs April 16.
In Hidalgo County:
CCBr at Dunagan’s Crossing on county Hwy. 1 south of Animas say they heard
from the owner that he is selling his 100 acres there.
NMC reminds that County Hwy. 1 south of Animas crosses the Diamond A (Gray)
Ranch. Because of events with thoughtless birders, one must not go off the
road.
In Luna County:
At Katfish Kove near the Grant Co. line on April 15 the bird trip led by LM
and DB found several PAINTED REDSTARTS and a male YELLOW-THORATED WARBLER.
LM advises that the waste treatment ponds there will be closed for up to a
year for construction. He says they may be finished by the end of May.
In Dona Ana County:
DG had a female BRONZED COWBIRD at his home in northeastern Las Cruces on
April 26.
JZ and MS at their home near Radium Springs on April 25 had a female
NORTHERN PARULA.
MP reported a possible WHITE-EYED VIREO on the Pine Tree Trail at Aguirre
Springs Park on the east side of the Organ Mts. on April 21. JN on April 15 saw
the ACORN WOODPECKER, a PAINTED REDSTART, and five HUTTON’S VIREOS.
In Mesilla Park CL and CCBr had a CASSIN’S VIREO on April 14. JN saw a
adult BROAD-WINGED HAWK flying over on April 18.
In Otero County:
DG on Otero Mesa on April 21-22 at a well with open water and a few Siberian
elms found several migrants including an OSPREY. He also had a CATTLE EGRET
at a salt pond by the Texas border in NM.
At the Holloman Lakes near Alamogordo CL reports that the "no access" signs
are for hunters only. The entire shore is open to birding.
In Eddy County:
SRW had a BLACKPOLL WARBLER female at Rattlesnake Springs on April 14. JN
on April 20 says he had a GRAY HAWK there in cottonwoods. Also there was a
male INDIGO BUNTING, a GRAY VIREO, and an adult BROAD-WINGED HAWK in addition
to the Gray. RC on April 22 had a BROWN THRASHER and a CASSIN’S VIREO. DG
reported the Gray Hawk adult on April 24 with an immsture Broad-winged Hawk and
a male TOWNSEND’S WARBLER..
In Lea County:
RC on Apirl 20 had a CASSIN’S VIREO in Chaparral Park in Lovington.
At Maddox Lake near Hobbs on April 21 he had a SHORT-BILLED DOWITCHER,
WHITE-FACED IBIS, and SPRAGUE’S PIPIT. On April 24 he saw a BROAD-WINGED HAWK
that flew off to the east. He found a GLOSSY IBIS there on April 26, seen
earlier on April 23, but not seen clearly.
At the sewage ponds in Tatum he had a SORA and 13 adult BLACK-CROWNED
NIGHT-HERONS.
INITIALS USED:
BA, Bill Aragon; JB, Jonathan Batkin; MB, Matt Baumann; DB, David Beatty;
SB, Sarah Beckwith; JBl, James Black; CCBr. Charles and Chandra Britt;
CB, Celestyn Brozek; RC, Robert Cates; JDM, Joan Day-Martin; JD, John
Douglas; DG, David Griffin; CJG, C.J. Grimes; BMH, Bill and Mari Howe; JJ, Jim
Joseph; DK, Dick Ketchum; Lla, Laurel Ladwig; LL, Lane Leckman; PL, Paul
Lehman; CL, Carl Lundblad; LM, Larry Malone; SM. Sonja Mendoza; NMC,
Narca Moore-Craig; LN, Lannois Neely; JNM, Jim Nelson-Moore; JN, Josh Nemeth;
JO, Jerry Oldenettel; DP, Danny Paez; John Parmeter; NP. Nick Pederson;
MP, Missy Powell; CR, Chris Rustay; MS, Marcy Scott; HS. Heidi Simms;
KS, Ken Stinnett; JSt, James Stuart; RV, Raymond VanBuskirk; GW, Gordon
Warrick; BW, Bill West; SRW, Steve and Renee West; NW, Nila Wipf; WW, Bill
Wittman; CW, Cole Wolf; JW, Jan Wright; JZ, Jimmy Zabriskie.
* New Mexico Bird Report
* April 27, 2006
* NMEX0604.27
Birds Mentioned and Counties:
Hoorned Grebe (Socorro)
American White Pelican (Bernalillo)
American Bittern (Chaves)
Cattle Egret (Otero)
Black-crowned Night-Heron (Lea)
WHITE IBIS (Chaves)
GLOSSY IBIS (Valencia, Lea)
White-faced Ibis (Cibola, Lea))
Wood Duck (Taos/Rio Arriba line)
Common Goldeneye (Socorro)
Osprey (Sierra, Otero)
GRAY HAWK (Sierra, Eddy)
Broad-winged Hawk (Sierra, Dona Ana, Eddy, Lea, Valencia)
Zone-tailed Hawk (Socorro)
Blue Grouse (Santa Fe)
Lesser Prairie-chicken (Roosevelt)
Virginia Rail (Sierra)
Sora (Lea)
Common Moorhen (Socorro)
Snowy Plover (Curry)
Semipalmated Plover (Cibola)
Willet (Valencia, Socorro)
Marbled Godwit (Socorro)
Long-billed Curlew (Socorro)
Stilt Sandpiper (Valencia)
Short-billed Dowitcher (Lea)
Forster’s Tern (Sierra)
Northern Pygmy-Owl (Socorro, Santa Fe)
Northern Saw-whet Owl (Bernalillo)
White-winged Dove (Cibola)
Magnificent and Calliope Hummingbirds (Grant)
VAUX’S SWIFT (Sierra)
Acorn Woodpecker (Dona Ana)
Dusky Flycatcher (Sierra)
Black Phoebe (Cibola)
Vermilion Flycatcher (Socorro)
White-eyed Vireo (Dona Ana
Bell’s Vireo (Socorro, Sierra)
Hutton’s Vireo (Dona Ana)
Gray Vireo (Eddy)
Cassin’s Vireo (Sierra, Dona Ana, Socorro, Eddy, Lea, Roosevelt)
Red-breasted Nuthatch (Sierra)
Cactus Wren (Bernalillo)
Eastern Bluebird (Bernalillo)
Sprague’s Pipit (Lea)
Gray Catbird (Grant)
Brown Thrasher (Sandoval, Eddy)
Nashville Warbler (Roosevelt)
Northern Parula (Sierra, Roosevelt, Dona Ana)
Myrtle Yellow-rumped Warbler (Roosevelt)
Hermit Warbler (Sierra)
Townsend’s Warbler (Lea)
Yellow-throated Warbler (Luna)
Blackpoll Warbler (Eddy)
Black-and-White Warbler (Roosevelt)
Painted Redstart (Luna, Dona Ana
Black-throated Sparrow (Cibola)
White-throated Sparrow (Socorro, Bernalillo, Sierra)
Harris’s Sparrow (Socorro))
YELLOW GROSBEAK (Bernalillo)
Indigo Bunting (Eddy)
Dickcissel (Rio Arriba)
Scott’s Oriole (Bernalillo)
Bronzed Cowbird (Dona Ana)
Evening Grosbeak (Sandoval)
- Transcript
hotline: New Mexico
date: April 27, 2006
RBA phone number 505-884-326
compiler Patricia R. Snider
home phone number 505-884-1320
e-mail address _pinyonjay@aol.com_ (mailto:pinyonjay@aol.com)
This is Pinyon Jay with the New Mexico Bird Report for April 27, 2006,
sponsored by the New Mexico Ornithological Society. When phone numbers are given
for private property, please call before going. Highlights are Yellow
Grosbeak, Glossy Ibis, White Ibis, Gray Hawk, Vaux’s Swift.
There have been very few reports of Cassin's Finches, Red Crossbills,
Evening Grosbeaks, Clark's Nutcrackers, and Pine Grosbeaks.
The Cibola Natl. Forest, mainly mt. ranges in central N.M., has increased
fire restrictions.
Most places mentioned and a checklist of N.M. birds are in the N.M. Bird
Finding Guide. All N.M. phone numbers are area code 505. For past RBA's check
the NMOS web page at _www.nmosbirds.org_ (http://www.nmosbirds.org) . For
photos of rarities and directions to birding sites check
hometown.aol.com/borealowl.
For the Bird Records Committee and both Field Notes send reports to Dr.
Sartor O. Williams, III, 1819 Meadowview NW, Albuquerque, NM, 87104 or to
_sunbittern@earthlink.net_ (mailto:sunbittern@earthlink.net) .
In Rio Arriba County:
JW on April 23 had a DICKCISSEL in her yard in Youngsville, east of Coyote
and west of the Abiquiu Lake.
Ln Taos County:
Just north of the Taos/Rio Arriba County line south of Pilar on the Rio
Grande there was a pair of WOOD DUCKS on April 14.
In Sandoval County:
LLa on April 16 saw eight EVENING GROSBEAKS in Jemez Springs.
LN on April 13 saw a BROWN THRASHER in the Corrales Bosque at the Romero
Road entrance between the ditch and the river.
In Santa Fe County:
JP and WW on April 14 below the Santa Fe Ski Basin near mile marker 12 had a
BLUE GROUSE. They had a PYGMY OWL just below the ski area and another
calling at the Aspen Vista on the road.
In Cibola County:
CJG on April 8-9 reported a controlled burn in the Big Tubes area of El
Malpais NM.
The first WHITE-WINGED DOVE appeared at El Morro NM on April 16. On April
22 he reported four SEMIPALMATED PLOVERS at the sewage ponds. SB had a
BLACK-THORATED SPARROW on April 21.
At Ramah Lake on April 22 there were 15 WHITE-FACED IBIS and two BLACK
PHOEBES.
In Bernalillo County:
RV reported three SAW-WHET OWLS were found above the Doc Long Picnic Area in
the eastern Sandia Mts. April 14.
The YELLOW GROSBEAK has been at 1412 Las Lomas NE in Albuquerque near the
UNM campus. The street is off of University, one stoplight south of Lomas, and
two stoplights north of Central. (There are two Lomas Streets). Turn
west onto Las Lomas, it is at backyard feeders. Many have viewed it. NW
reported it still present on April 20, JP and HS on April 23 singing, and JO and PL
on April 24.
At the Rio Grande Nature Center in Albuquerq JJ had one WHITE-THROATED
SPARROW at the pond feeder on April 23.
BMH on April 23 on the Rio Grande Bike Trail had a singing EASTERN BLUEBIRD
on the east side of the rio about ¼ mile south of Montano Street. BA saw up
to 20 WHITE PELCIANS on the Rio along the bike trail between the Montano and
Paseo del Norte bridges on April 24.
DP on April 24 at the Embudo Trailhead again found a CACTUS WREN 200 yards
nw. of Indian School Rd. There was also a male SCOTT’S ORIOLE.
JJ at the HawkWatch site in the Sandia Mts. on April 23 saw a BROAD-WINGED
HAWK.
In Valencia county:
At the marsh behind the Taco Bell in Belen on April 23 JP and HS saw 12
WILLETS and the one STILT SANDPIPER. JSt on the 23rd found 15 Willets and the
sandpiper. MB and NP on April 23, a great day at the marsh, found 16 Willets.
JO and PL on April 24 re-found the two GLOSSY IBIS in Belen on the same road
in a flooded field a quarter mile south of the railroad tracks on the east
side of the road.
In Roosevelt County:
CR on the lek visit at Milnesand found the LESSER PRAIRIE CHICKENS in good
numbers this spring. CW reported 27 prairie chickens there on April 18.
At the migrant trap west of Melrose BH and JBl on April 20 had several
MYRTLE WARBLERS, a nale BLACK-AND-WHITE WARBLER, and a female NORTHERN PARULA.
JBl also had two NASHVILLE WARBLERS. NP and MB on April 23 had the
black-and-white warbler and a CASSIN’S VIREO at the trap.
In Curry County:
NP and MB on April 23 had a SNOWY PLOVER at the Clovis Sewage Ponds.
In Socorro County:
At Bosque del Apache Refuge near San Antonio CR and RV found the HARRIS’S
SPARROW still present on April 15. BMH on April 16 saw a ZONE-TAILED HAWK near
the Chupadera Deck. CL on April 16 saw 2 MOORHENS, a VERMILION FLYCATCHER,
and two BELL’S VIREOS. RV, CR, and SM on April 15 found a CASSIN’S VIREO.
JP on April 22 reported a MARBLED GODWIT and he and CB had twO HORNED GREBES.
JP and WW found the WHITE-THROATED SPARROW still at the visitor center. On
April 23 MB and NP saw one grebe, one LONG-BILLED CURLEW, six WILLETS, and a
female COMMON GOLDENEYE.
JP, JO, LL, and WW had a calling PYGMY OWL a half mile above the campground
in Water Canyon, west of Socorro, on April 8. SM reports that the campground
is closed and will be moved to a new site. A trail is to be built for
birding.
In Chaves County:
GW on April 24 found an adult WHITE IBIS on Unit 6. BW and JNM on April 12
saw three AMERICAN BITTERNS from the blind at Bitter Lake Refuge.
In Sierra County:
In Animas Creek Canyon near Caballo Lake on April 22 DK found a GRAY HAWK
near mail box 68 in sycamores (the furthest east they occur). KS also saw it
and JB heard it call. CL had a BROAD-WINGED HAWK present on April 15.
JO, MS, and JZ reported on April 24 two VAUX’S SWIFTS (pphotos) at Percha
Dam State Park below the dam. JO again saw one of the swifts on April 25
At the park on April 22 JP with WW reported a female NOWTHERN PARULA, a BELL’
S VIREO, a RED-BREASTED NUTHATCH, a DUSKY FLYCATCHER, and two singing CASSIN’
S VIREOS. In addition CL and JP had four WHITE-THROATED SPARROWS. CL saw
an OSPREY, with a male HERMIT WARBLER a half mile south of the park on the
river. JB and DK on April 23 had three of the sparrows and DK had two BELL’S
VIREOS. JD had one sparrow on April 23.
JP on April 22 had two FORSTER’S TERN at North Monticello Point of Elephant
Butte Lake. Below the dam at Paseo del Rio Park he had another
WHITE-THROATED SPARROW.
DK on April 22 had a VIRGINIA RAIL on the road into Riverside Park below
Caballo Dam.
In Grant County:
JDM had a pair of MAGNIFICENT HUMMINGBIRDS at her feeders at Roberts Lake on
April 15 with a CALLIOPE HUMMINGBIRD on April 14.
JD saw a CATBIRD at Mangas Springs April 16.
In Hidalgo County:
CCBr at Dunagan’s Crossing on county Hwy. 1 south of Animas say they heard
from the owner that he is selling his 100 acres there.
NMC reminds that County Hwy. 1 south of Animas crosses the Diamond A (Gray)
Ranch. Because of events with thoughtless birders, one must not go off the
road.
In Luna County:
At Katfish Kove near the Grant Co. line on April 15 the bird trip led by LM
and DB found several PAINTED REDSTARTS and a male YELLOW-THORATED WARBLER.
LM advises that the waste treatment ponds there will be closed for up to a
year for construction. He says they may be finished by the end of May.
In Dona Ana County:
DG had a female BRONZED COWBIRD at his home in northeastern Las Cruces on
April 26.
JZ and MS at their home near Radium Springs on April 25 had a female
NORTHERN PARULA.
MP reported a possible WHITE-EYED VIREO on the Pine Tree Trail at Aguirre
Springs Park on the east side of the Organ Mts. on April 21. JN on April 15 saw
the ACORN WOODPECKER, a PAINTED REDSTART, and five HUTTON’S VIREOS.
In Mesilla Park CL and CCBr had a CASSIN’S VIREO on April 14. JN saw a
adult BROAD-WINGED HAWK flying over on April 18.
In Otero County:
DG on Otero Mesa on April 21-22 at a well with open water and a few Siberian
elms found several migrants including an OSPREY. He also had a CATTLE EGRET
at a salt pond by the Texas border in NM.
At the Holloman Lakes near Alamogordo CL reports that the "no access" signs
are for hunters only. The entire shore is open to birding.
In Eddy County:
SRW had a BLACKPOLL WARBLER female at Rattlesnake Springs on April 14. JN
on April 20 says he had a GRAY HAWK there in cottonwoods. Also there was a
male INDIGO BUNTING, a GRAY VIREO, and an adult BROAD-WINGED HAWK in addition
to the Gray. RC on April 22 had a BROWN THRASHER and a CASSIN’S VIREO. DG
reported the Gray Hawk adult on April 24 with an immsture Broad-winged Hawk and
a male TOWNSEND’S WARBLER..
In Lea County:
RC on Apirl 20 had a CASSIN’S VIREO in Chaparral Park in Lovington.
At Maddox Lake near Hobbs on April 21 he had a SHORT-BILLED DOWITCHER,
WHITE-FACED IBIS, and SPRAGUE’S PIPIT. On April 24 he saw a BROAD-WINGED HAWK
that flew off to the east. He found a GLOSSY IBIS there on April 26, seen
earlier on April 23, but not seen clearly.
At the sewage ponds in Tatum he had a SORA and 13 adult BLACK-CROWNED
NIGHT-HERONS.
INITIALS USED:
BA, Bill Aragon; JB, Jonathan Batkin; MB, Matt Baumann; DB, David Beatty;
SB, Sarah Beckwith; JBl, James Black; CCBr. Charles and Chandra Britt;
CB, Celestyn Brozek; RC, Robert Cates; JDM, Joan Day-Martin; JD, John
Douglas; DG, David Griffin; CJG, C.J. Grimes; BMH, Bill and Mari Howe; JJ, Jim
Joseph; DK, Dick Ketchum; Lla, Laurel Ladwig; LL, Lane Leckman; PL, Paul
Lehman; CL, Carl Lundblad; LM, Larry Malone; SM. Sonja Mendoza; NMC,
Narca Moore-Craig; LN, Lannois Neely; JNM, Jim Nelson-Moore; JN, Josh Nemeth;
JO, Jerry Oldenettel; DP, Danny Paez; John Parmeter; NP. Nick Pederson;
MP, Missy Powell; CR, Chris Rustay; MS, Marcy Scott; HS. Heidi Simms;
KS, Ken Stinnett; JSt, James Stuart; RV, Raymond VanBuskirk; GW, Gordon
Warrick; BW, Bill West; SRW, Steve and Renee West; NW, Nila Wipf; WW, Bill
Wittman; CW, Cole Wolf; JW, Jan Wright; JZ, Jimmy Zabriskie.