`- RBA
* New Mexico Bird Report
* June 22, 2006
* NMEX0606.22
Birds Mentioned and Counties:
Eared and Western Grebes (Rio Arriba)
American White Pelican (Colfax)
Least Bittern (Socorro)
Yellow-crowned Night-Heron (Socorro)
White-faced Ibis (Chaves)
Common Merganser (Colfax)
Mississippi Kite (Bernalillo)
White-tailed Kite (Hidalgo)
Gray Hawk (Hidalgo)
Common Black-Hawk (Grant)
Zone-tailed Hawk (Grant)
Blue Grouse (Santa Fe)
BLACK RAIL (San Miguel)
Mountain Plover (Santa Fe)
Greater Yellowlegs (Chaves)
Willet and Marbled Godwit (Colfax)
Long-billed Curlew (Otero)
White-rumped Sandpiper (Colfax)
Wilson’s Phalarope (Colfax)
Franklin’s and California Gull (Colfax)
Common Ground-Dove (Dona Ana)
Flammulated Owl (Bernalillo, Grant)
Elf Owl (Grant, Eddy)
Burrowing Owl (Bernalillo, Dona Ana)
Northern Pygmy-Owl (Grant)
Whip-poor-will (Bernalillo, Grant)
Black Swift (Sandoval, Santa Fe)
Magnificent Hummingbird (Grant)
Three-toed Woodpecker (Bernalillo, Santa Fe, Sandoval)
Gray Vireo (Eddy, Chaves, Socorro)
Gray Jay (San Miguel)
Pinyon Jay (McKinley)
Clark’s Nutcracker (Sierra/Grant, San Miguel)
Purple Martin (Cibola, McKinley, San Miguel)
Bank Swallow (Bernalillo)
Cave Swallow (Eddy)
BLACK-CAPPED GNATCATCHER (Hidalgo)
Veery (Rio Arriba)
Gray Catbird (Bernalillo)
Brown Thrasher (Eddy)
Phainopepla (Dona Ana)
Olive Warbler (Sierra/Grant, Grant)
Lucy’s Warbler (Eddy)
Hepatic Tanager (Bernalillo)
Cassin’s Sparrow (San Miguel, Santa Fe)
Northern Cardinal (socorro)
Indigo Bunting (Grant)
Varied Bunting (Hidalgo)
Dickcissel (Colfax, Grant)
Bronzed Cowbird (Sierra)
Orchard Oriole (Quay)
Hooded Oriole (Socorro, Dona Ana)
Pine Grosbeak (Santa Fe)
Red Crossbill and Cassin’s Finch (Sandoval, San Miguel)
Evening Grosbeak (Sandoval)
- Transcript
hotline: New Mexico
date: June 22, 2006
RBA phone number 505-884-3269
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 June 22, 2006,
sponsored by the New Mexico Ornithological Society. When phone numbers are given
for private property, please call before going. Highlights are Black Rails.
There are signs that migrants may be returning early.
Some areas have increased fire restrictions due to the drought. Word comes
that there are closures in the Cibola and Lincoln Forests, and in the others
there are restrictions. In the Cibola parts of the Zuni Mts., Mount Taylir
area, Sandias, Magdalenas, and northern San Mateos are closed. Much of the
Guadalupe and Sacramentos in the Lincoln Forest are also closed. Parts of
the Gila are closed where there are fires now burning.
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:
JP recorded two VEERIES in the evening of June 9 in Chama south of the
Elkhorn Café, one on each side of the river.
At Stone Lake on the Jicarilla Apache IR south of Dulce on June 10 he found
Eared and Western Grebes nesting. Burford (aka Stinking) Lake is dry.
In Sandoval County:
The BZ tour on June 2 had four BLACK SWIFTS over Jemez Falls off NM 4 in the
Jemez Mts. On the Dome Road (FR 368) there was a male THREE-TOED
WOODPECKER, a pair of EVENING GROSBEAKS, a pair of CASSIN’S FINCHES, and about 15
RED
CROOSBILLS. On June 4 there were four crossbills at Bandelier NM near Los
Alamos.
In Santa Fe County:
WW on June 16 found two MOUNTAIN PLOVERS near Stanley. They were off of
Hwy. 41 on 16A south of town about a half mile from 41 on the south side of the
road east of a cattle guard.
KH on June 10 had three BLACK SWIFTS on the top of Picacho Peak near Mount
Atalaya in the natl. forest near00000000000 Santa Fe.
CR on June 4 at the abandoned town of White Lakes south of Santa Fe found
CASSIN’S SPARROWS. The BZ tour on June 4 found a BLUE GROUSE on the road to
the Santa Fe Ski Basin at the Aspen Vista. They had a male THREE-TOED
WOODPECKER at the Ski Basin with four PINE GROSBEAKS.
In San Miguel County:
BW on the road up to Elk Mountain from NM 63 in Pecos Canyon found on June
20 up to three CASSIN’S FINCHES, two RED CROSSBILLS, four PURPLE MARTINS, a
GRAY JAY, and several CLARK’S NUTCRACKERS.
At the Clabber Hill Ranch adjacent to Conchas Lake one or two calling BLACK
RAILS have been found. One was calling for LC and LL on June 3. The ranch
is private; for permission to bird call Tony Gabel at 868-3351.
CR from Pecos to the top of Rowe Mesa on June 4 had two CASSIN’S SPARROWS
singing on the mesa.
Earlier the telescope at the Crane Lake Overlook was stolen. The Las Vegas
Refuge is hoping to get a new one for $4000. Please send donations to the
refuge at RR 1, Box 399, Las Vegas, 87701.
In Colfax County:
DC reported 18 WHITE PELICANS on the Maxwell Refuge on Lake 12 on June 16.
DC on June 8 had a DICKCISSEL singing between mile markers 1 and 2 on NM 505
near the Maxwell Refuge by the Knox home. He saw two on June 12 and 16.
At Springer Lake DC had on June 16 15 MARBLED GODWITS, six WHITE-RUMPED
SANDPIPERS, two WILLETS, five WILSON’S PHALAROPES, and a FRANKLIN’S GULL.
At Eagle Nest Lake on June 7 he had 16 CALIFORNIA GULLS and 80 COMMON
MERGANSERS.
In Quay County:
DC at Ute Lake State Park on June 10 had three singing male ORCHARD ORIOLES.
In McKinley County:
JP and WW on June 3 had 75 to 100 PINYON JAYS from Thoreau to Bluewater
Lake. At Vanderwagen south of Gallup there were four PURPLE MARTINS along the
highway on June 3.
In Cibola County:
CJG reported in the Zuni Mts. PURPLE MARTINS on Forest Road 50 below the Oso
Ridge Tower. Some roads in the range have been closed; and areas in the
Malpais Natl. Park are alao restricted. The road up Bluewater Canyon is closed.
In Bernalillo County:
The Sandia Mountains are reported closed.
JJ had a male THREE-TOED WOODPECKER drumming on Sandia Crest east of
Albuquerque on the east side of the Kiwanis Meadow on June 3.
On June 11 on the Cedro Creek Trail at Otero Canyon JJ found a CATBIRD near
the rock climbing area and a pair of migrant HEPATIC TANAGERS.
FU on June 21 reported a colony of BANK SWALLOWS on the southeastern edge of
Rio Rancho.
At the ponds at 4th and Tramway there were two MISSISSIPPI KITES for BV on
May 27 when he christened the area the Tramway Wetlands. LC reported them on
June 4.
JJ heard one WHIP-POOR-WILL at the Doc Long Picnic Area in the eastern
Sandia Mts. with a FLAMMULATED OWL heard between the two main parking areas.
RR reported BURROWING OWLS by the runways of the Albuquerque Airport.
In Socorro County:
AK on June 10 reported a male CARDINAL at San Acacia.
LG and CD on June 10 discovered a YELLOW-CROWNED NIGHT-HERON in the pond at
the end of the marsh loop, and a second-year male HOODED ORIOLE at the cactus
garden. BW on June 5 had a LEAST BITTERN just north of the east end of the
boardwalk.
SM reports that Water Canyon, the Magdalena Mts, and the northern San Mateo
Mts. have been closed due to the fire danger. Springtime Canyon in the
southern San Mateos is still open.
RR on May 26 had a GRAY VIREO in the Box Canyon area west Socorro. On US at
mile post 131.5 go north on a dirt road past the climbing cliffs and rest
house into the pinyons on the hill.
In Chaves County:
SW on June 20 at Bitter Lake Refuge found many dry areas with two
WHITE-FACED IBIS and 20 GREATER YELLOWLEGS and hot temps.
He had a GRAY VIREO on June at the northern edge of the Guadalupe Mts. about
two miles south of the forest boundary
In Sierra County:
BW on June 5 in Truth or Consequences on Riverside Drive had three BRONZED
COWBIRDS.
In Sierra/Grant Counties:
OLIVE WARBLERS have feen found on Emory Pass in the Black Range by CL on
June 4. CL hiked five miles on the ridge towards Hillsboro Peak and found a
CLARK’S NUTCRACKER.
In Grant County:
MF at the Gila Bird Farm on June 13 had a DICKCISSEL.
CL had an ELF OWL a half mile from the end of FR 155 12 miles southeast of
Gila on June 8. On June 9 beyond the end of 155 along the Gila Rio there were
about four INDIGO BUNTINGS with two BLACK HAWKS at the junction with Turkey
Creek. On June 11 he had two OLIVE WARBLERS on Branson Peak and a
ZONE-TAILED HAWK IN Big Timbers Canyon, on the edges of the Gila Wilderness.
On June 10 he had an adult male MAGNIFICENT HUMMINGBIRD on the top of Signal
Peak and a PYGMY OWL three miles up the road to the peak. He advises that
the area may now be closed due to a firer.
CCBr on June 3 had calling FLAMMULATED OWLs and WHIPPOORWILLS in the Pinos
Altos Mts. north of Silver City at the McMillan Campground.
CCBR on June 3 on NM 35 south of Lake Roberts at mile marker 5 had a BLACK
HAWK perched over the Mimbres River.
In Hidalgo County:
RV reported two BLACK-CAPPED GNATCATCHERS in the NM part of Guadalupe Canyon
near the orchard on June 4. JP and JO found them only on the Arizona side
about two miles west near the fifth stream crossing. The gnatcatchers were
not found by CL and CCBr on June 18. They also saw a GRAY HAWK near the New
Mexico orchard and one or two ZONE-TAILED HAWKS and up to two VARIED BUNTINGS.
MT on June 5 had an adult WHITE-TAILED KITE along US 80 about five miles
south of Rodeo.
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:
LM advises that the waste treatment ponds in Deming have been closed for
about a year for construction.
In Dona Ana County:
DG on June 21 at his home northeast of Las Cruces had the COMMON GROUND-DOVE
that only shows up occasionally, a male HOODED ORIOLE June 8 to 13, and
nearby a pair of BURROWING OWLS on June 18.
In Otero County:
At the Holloman Lakes near Alamogordo CL reports that the "no access" signs
are for hunters only. The entire shore is open to birding. A board has been
installed for birders to list their sightings.
at the ponds CL on June 14 had seven LONG-BILLED CURLEWS.
In Eddy County:
SW on June 12 found ELF OWLS in Last Chance Canyon of the Guadalupe Mts.
near Carlsbad.
On June 2 he had a GRAY VIREO at Lowe Spring in Walnut Canyon of the
Carlsbad Caverns. DG had at least three singing GRAY VIREOS in Walnut Canyon of the
Carlsbad Caverns NP on June 19. He had a calling BROWN THRASHER also.
At Rattlesnake Springs he found two female PHAINOPEPLAS, four flying CAVE
SWALLOWS, and a LUCY’S WARBLER.
INITIALS USED:
CCBr. Charles and Chandra Britt; DC, David Cleary; LC, Louis Cuellar; CD,
Carol Davis; MF, Mike Fugagli: LG, Larry Gorbet; DG, Davod Griffin; CJG,
C.J. Grimes; KH, Kevin HOlladay; JJ, Jim Joseph; AK, Allen Kerr; LL,
Lane Leckman; CL, Carl Lundblad; LM, Larry Malone; SM, Sonja Mendoza; NMC,
Narca Moore-Craig; JO, Jerry Oldenettel; JP, John Parmeter; RR, Robert
Royse; CR, Chris Rustay; MT, Michael Turisk; FU, Frank Ugolini: RV, Raynond
VanBuskirk; BV, Brad Vaughn; BW, Bill West; SW. Steve West; WW, Bill
Wittman; BZ, Barry Zimmer.
Field Trips:
Central Audubon in Albuquerque has Thursday field trips. For details call
Margaret Wallen at 341-0928. Check as there may be a last minute change in
plans. June 29 the trip is to Villanueva State Park on the Pecos Rio with the
Boettchers, and July 6 is to watch the water spring at Capulin Springs in the
Sandias with Mary Lou Arthur.
On Sunday, July 9, Sangre de Cristo Audubon will check out western Santa Fe
at the soccer field pond area. Contact is Tom Taylor at 983-8260.
The weekend of July 22-23 will be the Third Annual Hummingbirds of NM
Festival at Roberts Lake with banding by Joan Day-Martin, guided walks, and
edubational talks. View schedules online at _www.hbnm.org_ (http://www.hbnm.org)
or call Joan at 1-888-536-4266.
Southwestern, Central, and Mesilla Valley will have no summer trips.
- End transcript.
* New Mexico Bird Report
* June 22, 2006
* NMEX0606.22
Birds Mentioned and Counties:
Eared and Western Grebes (Rio Arriba)
American White Pelican (Colfax)
Least Bittern (Socorro)
Yellow-crowned Night-Heron (Socorro)
White-faced Ibis (Chaves)
Common Merganser (Colfax)
Mississippi Kite (Bernalillo)
White-tailed Kite (Hidalgo)
Gray Hawk (Hidalgo)
Common Black-Hawk (Grant)
Zone-tailed Hawk (Grant)
Blue Grouse (Santa Fe)
BLACK RAIL (San Miguel)
Mountain Plover (Santa Fe)
Greater Yellowlegs (Chaves)
Willet and Marbled Godwit (Colfax)
Long-billed Curlew (Otero)
White-rumped Sandpiper (Colfax)
Wilson’s Phalarope (Colfax)
Franklin’s and California Gull (Colfax)
Common Ground-Dove (Dona Ana)
Flammulated Owl (Bernalillo, Grant)
Elf Owl (Grant, Eddy)
Burrowing Owl (Bernalillo, Dona Ana)
Northern Pygmy-Owl (Grant)
Whip-poor-will (Bernalillo, Grant)
Black Swift (Sandoval, Santa Fe)
Magnificent Hummingbird (Grant)
Three-toed Woodpecker (Bernalillo, Santa Fe, Sandoval)
Gray Vireo (Eddy, Chaves, Socorro)
Gray Jay (San Miguel)
Pinyon Jay (McKinley)
Clark’s Nutcracker (Sierra/Grant, San Miguel)
Purple Martin (Cibola, McKinley, San Miguel)
Bank Swallow (Bernalillo)
Cave Swallow (Eddy)
BLACK-CAPPED GNATCATCHER (Hidalgo)
Veery (Rio Arriba)
Gray Catbird (Bernalillo)
Brown Thrasher (Eddy)
Phainopepla (Dona Ana)
Olive Warbler (Sierra/Grant, Grant)
Lucy’s Warbler (Eddy)
Hepatic Tanager (Bernalillo)
Cassin’s Sparrow (San Miguel, Santa Fe)
Northern Cardinal (socorro)
Indigo Bunting (Grant)
Varied Bunting (Hidalgo)
Dickcissel (Colfax, Grant)
Bronzed Cowbird (Sierra)
Orchard Oriole (Quay)
Hooded Oriole (Socorro, Dona Ana)
Pine Grosbeak (Santa Fe)
Red Crossbill and Cassin’s Finch (Sandoval, San Miguel)
Evening Grosbeak (Sandoval)
- Transcript
hotline: New Mexico
date: June 22, 2006
RBA phone number 505-884-3269
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 June 22, 2006,
sponsored by the New Mexico Ornithological Society. When phone numbers are given
for private property, please call before going. Highlights are Black Rails.
There are signs that migrants may be returning early.
Some areas have increased fire restrictions due to the drought. Word comes
that there are closures in the Cibola and Lincoln Forests, and in the others
there are restrictions. In the Cibola parts of the Zuni Mts., Mount Taylir
area, Sandias, Magdalenas, and northern San Mateos are closed. Much of the
Guadalupe and Sacramentos in the Lincoln Forest are also closed. Parts of
the Gila are closed where there are fires now burning.
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:
JP recorded two VEERIES in the evening of June 9 in Chama south of the
Elkhorn Café, one on each side of the river.
At Stone Lake on the Jicarilla Apache IR south of Dulce on June 10 he found
Eared and Western Grebes nesting. Burford (aka Stinking) Lake is dry.
In Sandoval County:
The BZ tour on June 2 had four BLACK SWIFTS over Jemez Falls off NM 4 in the
Jemez Mts. On the Dome Road (FR 368) there was a male THREE-TOED
WOODPECKER, a pair of EVENING GROSBEAKS, a pair of CASSIN’S FINCHES, and about 15
RED
CROOSBILLS. On June 4 there were four crossbills at Bandelier NM near Los
Alamos.
In Santa Fe County:
WW on June 16 found two MOUNTAIN PLOVERS near Stanley. They were off of
Hwy. 41 on 16A south of town about a half mile from 41 on the south side of the
road east of a cattle guard.
KH on June 10 had three BLACK SWIFTS on the top of Picacho Peak near Mount
Atalaya in the natl. forest near00000000000 Santa Fe.
CR on June 4 at the abandoned town of White Lakes south of Santa Fe found
CASSIN’S SPARROWS. The BZ tour on June 4 found a BLUE GROUSE on the road to
the Santa Fe Ski Basin at the Aspen Vista. They had a male THREE-TOED
WOODPECKER at the Ski Basin with four PINE GROSBEAKS.
In San Miguel County:
BW on the road up to Elk Mountain from NM 63 in Pecos Canyon found on June
20 up to three CASSIN’S FINCHES, two RED CROSSBILLS, four PURPLE MARTINS, a
GRAY JAY, and several CLARK’S NUTCRACKERS.
At the Clabber Hill Ranch adjacent to Conchas Lake one or two calling BLACK
RAILS have been found. One was calling for LC and LL on June 3. The ranch
is private; for permission to bird call Tony Gabel at 868-3351.
CR from Pecos to the top of Rowe Mesa on June 4 had two CASSIN’S SPARROWS
singing on the mesa.
Earlier the telescope at the Crane Lake Overlook was stolen. The Las Vegas
Refuge is hoping to get a new one for $4000. Please send donations to the
refuge at RR 1, Box 399, Las Vegas, 87701.
In Colfax County:
DC reported 18 WHITE PELICANS on the Maxwell Refuge on Lake 12 on June 16.
DC on June 8 had a DICKCISSEL singing between mile markers 1 and 2 on NM 505
near the Maxwell Refuge by the Knox home. He saw two on June 12 and 16.
At Springer Lake DC had on June 16 15 MARBLED GODWITS, six WHITE-RUMPED
SANDPIPERS, two WILLETS, five WILSON’S PHALAROPES, and a FRANKLIN’S GULL.
At Eagle Nest Lake on June 7 he had 16 CALIFORNIA GULLS and 80 COMMON
MERGANSERS.
In Quay County:
DC at Ute Lake State Park on June 10 had three singing male ORCHARD ORIOLES.
In McKinley County:
JP and WW on June 3 had 75 to 100 PINYON JAYS from Thoreau to Bluewater
Lake. At Vanderwagen south of Gallup there were four PURPLE MARTINS along the
highway on June 3.
In Cibola County:
CJG reported in the Zuni Mts. PURPLE MARTINS on Forest Road 50 below the Oso
Ridge Tower. Some roads in the range have been closed; and areas in the
Malpais Natl. Park are alao restricted. The road up Bluewater Canyon is closed.
In Bernalillo County:
The Sandia Mountains are reported closed.
JJ had a male THREE-TOED WOODPECKER drumming on Sandia Crest east of
Albuquerque on the east side of the Kiwanis Meadow on June 3.
On June 11 on the Cedro Creek Trail at Otero Canyon JJ found a CATBIRD near
the rock climbing area and a pair of migrant HEPATIC TANAGERS.
FU on June 21 reported a colony of BANK SWALLOWS on the southeastern edge of
Rio Rancho.
At the ponds at 4th and Tramway there were two MISSISSIPPI KITES for BV on
May 27 when he christened the area the Tramway Wetlands. LC reported them on
June 4.
JJ heard one WHIP-POOR-WILL at the Doc Long Picnic Area in the eastern
Sandia Mts. with a FLAMMULATED OWL heard between the two main parking areas.
RR reported BURROWING OWLS by the runways of the Albuquerque Airport.
In Socorro County:
AK on June 10 reported a male CARDINAL at San Acacia.
LG and CD on June 10 discovered a YELLOW-CROWNED NIGHT-HERON in the pond at
the end of the marsh loop, and a second-year male HOODED ORIOLE at the cactus
garden. BW on June 5 had a LEAST BITTERN just north of the east end of the
boardwalk.
SM reports that Water Canyon, the Magdalena Mts, and the northern San Mateo
Mts. have been closed due to the fire danger. Springtime Canyon in the
southern San Mateos is still open.
RR on May 26 had a GRAY VIREO in the Box Canyon area west Socorro. On US at
mile post 131.5 go north on a dirt road past the climbing cliffs and rest
house into the pinyons on the hill.
In Chaves County:
SW on June 20 at Bitter Lake Refuge found many dry areas with two
WHITE-FACED IBIS and 20 GREATER YELLOWLEGS and hot temps.
He had a GRAY VIREO on June at the northern edge of the Guadalupe Mts. about
two miles south of the forest boundary
In Sierra County:
BW on June 5 in Truth or Consequences on Riverside Drive had three BRONZED
COWBIRDS.
In Sierra/Grant Counties:
OLIVE WARBLERS have feen found on Emory Pass in the Black Range by CL on
June 4. CL hiked five miles on the ridge towards Hillsboro Peak and found a
CLARK’S NUTCRACKER.
In Grant County:
MF at the Gila Bird Farm on June 13 had a DICKCISSEL.
CL had an ELF OWL a half mile from the end of FR 155 12 miles southeast of
Gila on June 8. On June 9 beyond the end of 155 along the Gila Rio there were
about four INDIGO BUNTINGS with two BLACK HAWKS at the junction with Turkey
Creek. On June 11 he had two OLIVE WARBLERS on Branson Peak and a
ZONE-TAILED HAWK IN Big Timbers Canyon, on the edges of the Gila Wilderness.
On June 10 he had an adult male MAGNIFICENT HUMMINGBIRD on the top of Signal
Peak and a PYGMY OWL three miles up the road to the peak. He advises that
the area may now be closed due to a firer.
CCBr on June 3 had calling FLAMMULATED OWLs and WHIPPOORWILLS in the Pinos
Altos Mts. north of Silver City at the McMillan Campground.
CCBR on June 3 on NM 35 south of Lake Roberts at mile marker 5 had a BLACK
HAWK perched over the Mimbres River.
In Hidalgo County:
RV reported two BLACK-CAPPED GNATCATCHERS in the NM part of Guadalupe Canyon
near the orchard on June 4. JP and JO found them only on the Arizona side
about two miles west near the fifth stream crossing. The gnatcatchers were
not found by CL and CCBr on June 18. They also saw a GRAY HAWK near the New
Mexico orchard and one or two ZONE-TAILED HAWKS and up to two VARIED BUNTINGS.
MT on June 5 had an adult WHITE-TAILED KITE along US 80 about five miles
south of Rodeo.
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:
LM advises that the waste treatment ponds in Deming have been closed for
about a year for construction.
In Dona Ana County:
DG on June 21 at his home northeast of Las Cruces had the COMMON GROUND-DOVE
that only shows up occasionally, a male HOODED ORIOLE June 8 to 13, and
nearby a pair of BURROWING OWLS on June 18.
In Otero County:
At the Holloman Lakes near Alamogordo CL reports that the "no access" signs
are for hunters only. The entire shore is open to birding. A board has been
installed for birders to list their sightings.
at the ponds CL on June 14 had seven LONG-BILLED CURLEWS.
In Eddy County:
SW on June 12 found ELF OWLS in Last Chance Canyon of the Guadalupe Mts.
near Carlsbad.
On June 2 he had a GRAY VIREO at Lowe Spring in Walnut Canyon of the
Carlsbad Caverns. DG had at least three singing GRAY VIREOS in Walnut Canyon of the
Carlsbad Caverns NP on June 19. He had a calling BROWN THRASHER also.
At Rattlesnake Springs he found two female PHAINOPEPLAS, four flying CAVE
SWALLOWS, and a LUCY’S WARBLER.
INITIALS USED:
CCBr. Charles and Chandra Britt; DC, David Cleary; LC, Louis Cuellar; CD,
Carol Davis; MF, Mike Fugagli: LG, Larry Gorbet; DG, Davod Griffin; CJG,
C.J. Grimes; KH, Kevin HOlladay; JJ, Jim Joseph; AK, Allen Kerr; LL,
Lane Leckman; CL, Carl Lundblad; LM, Larry Malone; SM, Sonja Mendoza; NMC,
Narca Moore-Craig; JO, Jerry Oldenettel; JP, John Parmeter; RR, Robert
Royse; CR, Chris Rustay; MT, Michael Turisk; FU, Frank Ugolini: RV, Raynond
VanBuskirk; BV, Brad Vaughn; BW, Bill West; SW. Steve West; WW, Bill
Wittman; BZ, Barry Zimmer.
Field Trips:
Central Audubon in Albuquerque has Thursday field trips. For details call
Margaret Wallen at 341-0928. Check as there may be a last minute change in
plans. June 29 the trip is to Villanueva State Park on the Pecos Rio with the
Boettchers, and July 6 is to watch the water spring at Capulin Springs in the
Sandias with Mary Lou Arthur.
On Sunday, July 9, Sangre de Cristo Audubon will check out western Santa Fe
at the soccer field pond area. Contact is Tom Taylor at 983-8260.
The weekend of July 22-23 will be the Third Annual Hummingbirds of NM
Festival at Roberts Lake with banding by Joan Day-Martin, guided walks, and
edubational talks. View schedules online at _www.hbnm.org_ (http://www.hbnm.org)
or call Joan at 1-888-536-4266.
Southwestern, Central, and Mesilla Valley will have no summer trips.
- End transcript.