- RBA
* New Mexico Bird Report
* July 27, 2006
* NMEX0607.27
Birds Mentioned and Counties:
Eared, Western and Clark’s Grebes (Colfax)
White-tailed Kite (Hidalgo)
Mississippi Kite (Sandoval)
Common Black-Hawk (Guadalupe)
Gray Hawk (Hidalgo)
Blue Grouse (Rio Arriba)
Montezuma Quail (Catron)
Mountain Plover (Union, Taos)
American Avocet (Eddy)
Long-billed Curlew (Eddy)
Semipalmated Sandpiper (Colfax)
Stilt Sandpiper (Eddy, Colfax)
Short-billed Dowitcher (Colfax)
Black Tern (Eddy)
Common Ground-Dove (Dona Ana)
Elf Owl (Eddy)
Burrowing Owl (Sandoval, Bernalillo)
Spotted Owl (Lincoln)
Northern Saw-whet Owl (Rio Arriba)
Black Swift (Sandoval)
Magnificent Hummingbird (Catron)
Calliope Hummingbird (Bernalillo, Catron, Otero)
Rufous Hummingbird (Otero)
ALLEN’S HUMMINGBIRD (Grant)
Lewis’s Woodpecker (Los Alamos)
Acorn Woodpecker (Colfax)
Gila Woodpecker (Grant)
Three-toed Woodpecker (Sandoval, Los Alamos, Otero, Rio Arriba, Catron)
Dusky-capped Flycatcher (Grant)
Red-eyed Vireo (Bernalillo)
Gray Jay Rio Arriba
Pinyon Jay (Cibola)
Purple Martin (San Miguel, Otero)
BLACK-CAPPED GNATCATCHER (Hidalgo)
Veery (Rio Arriba)
Gray Catbird (Colfax)
Brewer’s Sparrow (Colfax)
Lark Bunting (Colfax, Otero)
Grasshopper and Savannah Sparrows (Colfax)
FOX SPARROW (Rio Arriba)
Yellow-eyed Junco (Grant)
Dickcissel (Colfax)
Bronzed Cowbird (Dona Ana)
Pine Grosbeak (Los Alamos)
White-winged Crossbill (Conejos County, Colo.)
- Transcript
hotline: New Mexico
date: July 27, 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 July 27, 2006,
sponsored by the New Mexico Ornithological Society. When phone numbers are given
for private property, please call before going. Highlights: Black-capped
Gnatcatchers, Allen’s Hummingbirds, Fox Sparrow.
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 some birding sites check
hometown.aol.com/borealowl.
For the Bird Records Committee and both Field Notes please 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:
JBl on July 22 at the top of Cumbres Pass above Chama a half mile up FR 686
(to Apache Creek drainage) near the Colorado line saw an adult SAW-WHET OWL
being mobbed by GRAY JAYS and THREE-TOED WOODPECKERS with a BLUE GROUSE. A
half mile into the Dixie Creek drainage to the west in Colorado was a singing
adult female WHITE-WINGED CROSSBILL.
BW and JNM on July 11 found a VEERY and a singing FOX SPARROW along the
river in Chama south of the Elkhorn Café.
In Taos County:
JP had four MOUNTAIN PLOVERS in the area near Tres Piedras on US 285 between
mile posts 406 and 407. There are gates on each side with dirt roads (high
clearance best). Take the east road a half mile to where a dirt track goes
off to the right. Park here and walk the flat areas for the plovers. BW and
JNM on July 11 saw seven there .8 of a mile from US 285.
In Sandoval County:
JR and DK on July 10 had an adult MISSISSIPPI KITE flying over Corrales at
Casa San Isidro on Old Church Road. She also reported on West Ella off Loma
Larga two BURROWING OWLS.
BV on July 9 had two BLACK SWIFTS and a THREE-TOED WOODPECKER at the Jemez
Falls west of Los Alamos off NM 4. CW saw five swifts the same day. GM and
JK saw three swifts in the rain on July 8.
In Los Alamos County:
DB saw four THREE-TOED WOODPECKERS at the Apache Springs area of the
Bandelier NM on July 9 west of Los Alamos. Across Hwy. 4 on a road at American
Springs he found another woodpecker. This is part of the Santa Fe NF. GM and JK
on July 9 had two LEWIS’S WOODPECKERS below the Pajarito Ski Area and two or
three of the three-toes at the ski area with PINE GROSBEAKS.
In San Miguel County:
BW on the road up to Elk Mountain from NM 63 in Pecos Canyon on July 5 saw
two PURPLE MARTINS.
Earlier the telescope at the Crane Lake Overlook was stolen! The Las Vegas
Refuge hopes to get a new one for $4000. Please send donations to the refuge
at Friends of the Las Vegas NWR, RR 1, Box 399, Las Vegas, 87701.
In Colfax County:
DC on July 13 had two DICKCISSELS between the two ranch homes on A1 with
four LARK BUNTINGS on the Maxwell Refuge. Around Laguna Madre (north of
Stubblefield) there was a singing BREWER’S SPARROW, a singing GRASSHOPPER SPARROW,
three SAVANNAH SPARROWS, with a colony of EARED, WESTERN, and CLARK’S GREBES.
The sparrows and grebes were still present on July 19, with five
SHORT-BILLED DOWITCHERs on Stubblefield.
At Sugarite State Park near Raton on July 9 BN, CR, and RV had a CATBIRD and
three ACORN WOODPECKERS. DC saw four ACORN WOODPECKERS at Lake Alice on
July 12.
At Springer Lake on July 20 there were four SHORT-BILLED Dowitchers, 14
STILT SANDPIPERS, and two SEMIPALMATED SANDPIPERS.
In Union county:
CR in the area of Granville had around 18 MOUNTAIN PLOVERS, most in the
first five miles south of town.
In Cibola County:
CJG at the Ice Caves on NM 53 reported many PINYON JAYS.
In Bernalillo County:
CD on July 26 had a RED-EYED VIREO in Albuquerque at the yellow footbridge
that goes from the Thomas Village neighborhood to the bike path along the Rio
Grande.
DP on July 17 had three CALLIOPE HUMMINGBIRDs on the Sandia Crest Trail in
the mountains east of Albuquerque.
CW on July 9 saw two BURROWING OWLS on the north side of Tramway Road just
east of theSandia Casino.
In Guadalupe County”
JO on July 14 had a COMMON BLACK-HAWK at the Tres Lagunas ponds just south
of Santa Rosa.
In Lincoln County:
CBr on July 9 at a campground at the Bonito Canyon Trailhead on NM 107 north
of Ruidoso had a calling SPOTTED OWL.
In Catron County:
CL found the road into the Snow Lake and Willow Creek areas east of Mogollon
was closed after the recent Bear Fire. At a primitive camp site where NM
159 is closed he had two to three THREE-TOED WOODPECKERS. The site is 22.1
miles east of US 180.
On July 22-23 he found a pair of MONTEZUMA QUAIL with young on the edge of
Mogollon. At feeders in the town there were a female MAGNIFICENT HUMMINGBIRD
and up to 20 CALLIOPE HUMMINGBIRDS.
In Grant County:
CL on July 23 had a GILA WOODPECKER at the Gila Bird Farm near Cliff.
JP and WW on July 17 had a male and a female ALLEN’S HUMMINGBIRD at JDM’s
banding station near Roberts Lake. They were photographed by DAZ.
CL on Jack’s Peak in the Big Burros had on July 7 three YELLOW-EYED JUNCOS
and a DUSKY-CAPPED FLYCATCHER. They were within .3 of a mile from the top.
JP, WW, and HS saw a DUSKY-CAPPED FLYCATCHER singing at the Cherry Creek
Campground. It was photographed by DAZ.
In Hidalgo County:
RH re-found an adult male BLACK-CAPPED GNATCATCHER in the New Mexico part of
Guadalupe Canyon on July 9 3.5 miles from the entrance gate. (one must walk
in). He also reported two GRAY HAWKS in the NM part. JP reported a nesting
pair of the gnatcatchers on July 22 seen by many and photographed by JO.
They were past the orchard at the 14th stream crossing. Go up the creek for 75
yards to a rock cairn he built. They are in one of the first large junipers
about 20 to 30 yards to the right up the slope. Also go past the cairn and
notice a dark tree stump beyond the juniper.
MA on July 10 on Gin Road near Rodeo 150 yards east of the junction with
Stateline Road saw a WHITE-TAILED KITE.
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:
The waste treatment ponds in Deming have been closed for construction and
birding till further notice.
In Dona Ana County:
DG at his home northeast of Las Cruces had the COMMON GROUND-DOVE begin to
appear more often. Three pairs of BURROWING OWLS are east of his home. On
July 23 he had a male BRONZED COWBIRD there.
In Otero County:
WW on July 11 in the Sacramento Mountains found PURPLE MARTINS and a pair of
THREE-TOED WOODPECKERS in a burn area southeast of Cloudcroft. It might be
a good idean to get a Lincoln NF map. He went down Scott Able Road. No sign
anymore for it, but a sign does say to Sacramento.off of Hwy. 63 near
Sunspot. The site is near an old 4-H camp on a logging dirt road. He hiked about
300 yards up from the camp for the woodpeckers. The martins were in Agua
Chiquita a half mile further and past a yellow cattle guard.
DG on Otero Mesa on July 22 had many returning LARK BUNTINGS in flocks of up
to 30. On July 25 he again found many Lark Buntings still in black plumage,
with many RUFOUS HUMMINGBIRDS crossing the mesa with a few CALLIOPE
HUMMINGBIRDS. Flowers are in bloom.
At the Holloman Lakes near Alamogordo 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.
In Eddy County:
RD on July 18 had shorebirds on Brantly Lake including 33 AVOCETS, a
LONG-BILLED CURLEW, eight STILT SANDPIPERS, and a BLACK TERN.
SW in June found ELF OWLS in Last Chance Canyon of the Guadalupe Mts. near
Carlsbad.
INITIALS USED:
MA, Moez Ali; DB, Dan Battaglia; JBl, James Black: CBr, Charles and/or
Chandra Britt; DC, David Cleary; CD, Carol Davis; JDM, Joan Day-Martin; RD,
Rob Doster; DG, David Griffin; CJG, C.J. Grimes; RH, Rich Hoyer; JK,
Jerri Kerr; DK, David Krueper; CL, Carl Lundblad; GM. Gail Morris; JNM, Jim
Nelson-Moore; BN, Bruce Neville; JO, Jerry Oldenettel; DP. Danny Paez;
JP, John Parmeter; CR, Chris Rustay; JR, Janet Ruth; HS, Heidi Simms; RV,
Raymond VanBuskirk; BV, Brad Vaughn; BW, Bill West; SW. Steve West; WW,
Bill Wittman; CW. Cole Wolf; DAZ, Dale Zimmerman.
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. August 3 is to the Corrales Bosque with Nancy Phillips; August 10 to
Embudo Canyon in the western Sandia Foothills with Rebecca Gracey, August 17 to
Bosque del Apache with Pat Franklin-Henden, and August 24 to Sulfur and
Cienega Canyons in the eastern Sandias with Sally Burke. Finally on August 31 to
the Belen (Taco Bell) Marsh with Rebecca Gracey.
On Saturday, July 29, Tom Taylor will lead a trip for Sangre de Cristo to
the Santa Fe Ski Basin. Contact Tom at 983-8260.
Southwestern, Central, and Mesilla Valley will have no summer trips.
Sangre de Cristo will bird at Apache Springs near Los Alamos for the
three-toed woodpeckers and other highland species on Sunday, August 13. Contacts
are Lonnie Howard at 995-9799 and Gail Szpatura at 471-4496.
On Saturday, August 19, will be the strenuous three-hour hike up to the
Santa Barbara Ridge at 12,000 feet below Jicarita Peak for the White-tailed
Ptarmigans and other high altitude species. Contact is Jim Pausel at 501-4085 or
_titus@photocorral.com_ (mailto:titus@photocorral.com) .
Mesilla Valley on Saturday, August 26, will resume trips with one to Bosque
del Apache Refuge for migrants. Call Walt Whitford at 521-1358.
End transcript.
* New Mexico Bird Report
* July 27, 2006
* NMEX0607.27
Birds Mentioned and Counties:
Eared, Western and Clark’s Grebes (Colfax)
White-tailed Kite (Hidalgo)
Mississippi Kite (Sandoval)
Common Black-Hawk (Guadalupe)
Gray Hawk (Hidalgo)
Blue Grouse (Rio Arriba)
Montezuma Quail (Catron)
Mountain Plover (Union, Taos)
American Avocet (Eddy)
Long-billed Curlew (Eddy)
Semipalmated Sandpiper (Colfax)
Stilt Sandpiper (Eddy, Colfax)
Short-billed Dowitcher (Colfax)
Black Tern (Eddy)
Common Ground-Dove (Dona Ana)
Elf Owl (Eddy)
Burrowing Owl (Sandoval, Bernalillo)
Spotted Owl (Lincoln)
Northern Saw-whet Owl (Rio Arriba)
Black Swift (Sandoval)
Magnificent Hummingbird (Catron)
Calliope Hummingbird (Bernalillo, Catron, Otero)
Rufous Hummingbird (Otero)
ALLEN’S HUMMINGBIRD (Grant)
Lewis’s Woodpecker (Los Alamos)
Acorn Woodpecker (Colfax)
Gila Woodpecker (Grant)
Three-toed Woodpecker (Sandoval, Los Alamos, Otero, Rio Arriba, Catron)
Dusky-capped Flycatcher (Grant)
Red-eyed Vireo (Bernalillo)
Gray Jay Rio Arriba
Pinyon Jay (Cibola)
Purple Martin (San Miguel, Otero)
BLACK-CAPPED GNATCATCHER (Hidalgo)
Veery (Rio Arriba)
Gray Catbird (Colfax)
Brewer’s Sparrow (Colfax)
Lark Bunting (Colfax, Otero)
Grasshopper and Savannah Sparrows (Colfax)
FOX SPARROW (Rio Arriba)
Yellow-eyed Junco (Grant)
Dickcissel (Colfax)
Bronzed Cowbird (Dona Ana)
Pine Grosbeak (Los Alamos)
White-winged Crossbill (Conejos County, Colo.)
- Transcript
hotline: New Mexico
date: July 27, 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 July 27, 2006,
sponsored by the New Mexico Ornithological Society. When phone numbers are given
for private property, please call before going. Highlights: Black-capped
Gnatcatchers, Allen’s Hummingbirds, Fox Sparrow.
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 some birding sites check
hometown.aol.com/borealowl.
For the Bird Records Committee and both Field Notes please 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:
JBl on July 22 at the top of Cumbres Pass above Chama a half mile up FR 686
(to Apache Creek drainage) near the Colorado line saw an adult SAW-WHET OWL
being mobbed by GRAY JAYS and THREE-TOED WOODPECKERS with a BLUE GROUSE. A
half mile into the Dixie Creek drainage to the west in Colorado was a singing
adult female WHITE-WINGED CROSSBILL.
BW and JNM on July 11 found a VEERY and a singing FOX SPARROW along the
river in Chama south of the Elkhorn Café.
In Taos County:
JP had four MOUNTAIN PLOVERS in the area near Tres Piedras on US 285 between
mile posts 406 and 407. There are gates on each side with dirt roads (high
clearance best). Take the east road a half mile to where a dirt track goes
off to the right. Park here and walk the flat areas for the plovers. BW and
JNM on July 11 saw seven there .8 of a mile from US 285.
In Sandoval County:
JR and DK on July 10 had an adult MISSISSIPPI KITE flying over Corrales at
Casa San Isidro on Old Church Road. She also reported on West Ella off Loma
Larga two BURROWING OWLS.
BV on July 9 had two BLACK SWIFTS and a THREE-TOED WOODPECKER at the Jemez
Falls west of Los Alamos off NM 4. CW saw five swifts the same day. GM and
JK saw three swifts in the rain on July 8.
In Los Alamos County:
DB saw four THREE-TOED WOODPECKERS at the Apache Springs area of the
Bandelier NM on July 9 west of Los Alamos. Across Hwy. 4 on a road at American
Springs he found another woodpecker. This is part of the Santa Fe NF. GM and JK
on July 9 had two LEWIS’S WOODPECKERS below the Pajarito Ski Area and two or
three of the three-toes at the ski area with PINE GROSBEAKS.
In San Miguel County:
BW on the road up to Elk Mountain from NM 63 in Pecos Canyon on July 5 saw
two PURPLE MARTINS.
Earlier the telescope at the Crane Lake Overlook was stolen! The Las Vegas
Refuge hopes to get a new one for $4000. Please send donations to the refuge
at Friends of the Las Vegas NWR, RR 1, Box 399, Las Vegas, 87701.
In Colfax County:
DC on July 13 had two DICKCISSELS between the two ranch homes on A1 with
four LARK BUNTINGS on the Maxwell Refuge. Around Laguna Madre (north of
Stubblefield) there was a singing BREWER’S SPARROW, a singing GRASSHOPPER SPARROW,
three SAVANNAH SPARROWS, with a colony of EARED, WESTERN, and CLARK’S GREBES.
The sparrows and grebes were still present on July 19, with five
SHORT-BILLED DOWITCHERs on Stubblefield.
At Sugarite State Park near Raton on July 9 BN, CR, and RV had a CATBIRD and
three ACORN WOODPECKERS. DC saw four ACORN WOODPECKERS at Lake Alice on
July 12.
At Springer Lake on July 20 there were four SHORT-BILLED Dowitchers, 14
STILT SANDPIPERS, and two SEMIPALMATED SANDPIPERS.
In Union county:
CR in the area of Granville had around 18 MOUNTAIN PLOVERS, most in the
first five miles south of town.
In Cibola County:
CJG at the Ice Caves on NM 53 reported many PINYON JAYS.
In Bernalillo County:
CD on July 26 had a RED-EYED VIREO in Albuquerque at the yellow footbridge
that goes from the Thomas Village neighborhood to the bike path along the Rio
Grande.
DP on July 17 had three CALLIOPE HUMMINGBIRDs on the Sandia Crest Trail in
the mountains east of Albuquerque.
CW on July 9 saw two BURROWING OWLS on the north side of Tramway Road just
east of theSandia Casino.
In Guadalupe County”
JO on July 14 had a COMMON BLACK-HAWK at the Tres Lagunas ponds just south
of Santa Rosa.
In Lincoln County:
CBr on July 9 at a campground at the Bonito Canyon Trailhead on NM 107 north
of Ruidoso had a calling SPOTTED OWL.
In Catron County:
CL found the road into the Snow Lake and Willow Creek areas east of Mogollon
was closed after the recent Bear Fire. At a primitive camp site where NM
159 is closed he had two to three THREE-TOED WOODPECKERS. The site is 22.1
miles east of US 180.
On July 22-23 he found a pair of MONTEZUMA QUAIL with young on the edge of
Mogollon. At feeders in the town there were a female MAGNIFICENT HUMMINGBIRD
and up to 20 CALLIOPE HUMMINGBIRDS.
In Grant County:
CL on July 23 had a GILA WOODPECKER at the Gila Bird Farm near Cliff.
JP and WW on July 17 had a male and a female ALLEN’S HUMMINGBIRD at JDM’s
banding station near Roberts Lake. They were photographed by DAZ.
CL on Jack’s Peak in the Big Burros had on July 7 three YELLOW-EYED JUNCOS
and a DUSKY-CAPPED FLYCATCHER. They were within .3 of a mile from the top.
JP, WW, and HS saw a DUSKY-CAPPED FLYCATCHER singing at the Cherry Creek
Campground. It was photographed by DAZ.
In Hidalgo County:
RH re-found an adult male BLACK-CAPPED GNATCATCHER in the New Mexico part of
Guadalupe Canyon on July 9 3.5 miles from the entrance gate. (one must walk
in). He also reported two GRAY HAWKS in the NM part. JP reported a nesting
pair of the gnatcatchers on July 22 seen by many and photographed by JO.
They were past the orchard at the 14th stream crossing. Go up the creek for 75
yards to a rock cairn he built. They are in one of the first large junipers
about 20 to 30 yards to the right up the slope. Also go past the cairn and
notice a dark tree stump beyond the juniper.
MA on July 10 on Gin Road near Rodeo 150 yards east of the junction with
Stateline Road saw a WHITE-TAILED KITE.
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:
The waste treatment ponds in Deming have been closed for construction and
birding till further notice.
In Dona Ana County:
DG at his home northeast of Las Cruces had the COMMON GROUND-DOVE begin to
appear more often. Three pairs of BURROWING OWLS are east of his home. On
July 23 he had a male BRONZED COWBIRD there.
In Otero County:
WW on July 11 in the Sacramento Mountains found PURPLE MARTINS and a pair of
THREE-TOED WOODPECKERS in a burn area southeast of Cloudcroft. It might be
a good idean to get a Lincoln NF map. He went down Scott Able Road. No sign
anymore for it, but a sign does say to Sacramento.off of Hwy. 63 near
Sunspot. The site is near an old 4-H camp on a logging dirt road. He hiked about
300 yards up from the camp for the woodpeckers. The martins were in Agua
Chiquita a half mile further and past a yellow cattle guard.
DG on Otero Mesa on July 22 had many returning LARK BUNTINGS in flocks of up
to 30. On July 25 he again found many Lark Buntings still in black plumage,
with many RUFOUS HUMMINGBIRDS crossing the mesa with a few CALLIOPE
HUMMINGBIRDS. Flowers are in bloom.
At the Holloman Lakes near Alamogordo 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.
In Eddy County:
RD on July 18 had shorebirds on Brantly Lake including 33 AVOCETS, a
LONG-BILLED CURLEW, eight STILT SANDPIPERS, and a BLACK TERN.
SW in June found ELF OWLS in Last Chance Canyon of the Guadalupe Mts. near
Carlsbad.
INITIALS USED:
MA, Moez Ali; DB, Dan Battaglia; JBl, James Black: CBr, Charles and/or
Chandra Britt; DC, David Cleary; CD, Carol Davis; JDM, Joan Day-Martin; RD,
Rob Doster; DG, David Griffin; CJG, C.J. Grimes; RH, Rich Hoyer; JK,
Jerri Kerr; DK, David Krueper; CL, Carl Lundblad; GM. Gail Morris; JNM, Jim
Nelson-Moore; BN, Bruce Neville; JO, Jerry Oldenettel; DP. Danny Paez;
JP, John Parmeter; CR, Chris Rustay; JR, Janet Ruth; HS, Heidi Simms; RV,
Raymond VanBuskirk; BV, Brad Vaughn; BW, Bill West; SW. Steve West; WW,
Bill Wittman; CW. Cole Wolf; DAZ, Dale Zimmerman.
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. August 3 is to the Corrales Bosque with Nancy Phillips; August 10 to
Embudo Canyon in the western Sandia Foothills with Rebecca Gracey, August 17 to
Bosque del Apache with Pat Franklin-Henden, and August 24 to Sulfur and
Cienega Canyons in the eastern Sandias with Sally Burke. Finally on August 31 to
the Belen (Taco Bell) Marsh with Rebecca Gracey.
On Saturday, July 29, Tom Taylor will lead a trip for Sangre de Cristo to
the Santa Fe Ski Basin. Contact Tom at 983-8260.
Southwestern, Central, and Mesilla Valley will have no summer trips.
Sangre de Cristo will bird at Apache Springs near Los Alamos for the
three-toed woodpeckers and other highland species on Sunday, August 13. Contacts
are Lonnie Howard at 995-9799 and Gail Szpatura at 471-4496.
On Saturday, August 19, will be the strenuous three-hour hike up to the
Santa Barbara Ridge at 12,000 feet below Jicarita Peak for the White-tailed
Ptarmigans and other high altitude species. Contact is Jim Pausel at 501-4085 or
_titus@photocorral.com_ (mailto:titus@photocorral.com) .
Mesilla Valley on Saturday, August 26, will resume trips with one to Bosque
del Apache Refuge for migrants. Call Walt Whitford at 521-1358.
End transcript.