- RBA
* New Mexico Bird Report
* April 12, 2007
* NMEX0704.12
- Transcript
hotline: New Mexico
date: April 12, 2007
compiler Patricia R. Snider
Phone: 719-846-3174
Cell phone 505-803-1807
e-mail address _pinyonjay@aol.com_ (mailto:pinyonjay@aol.com)
This is Pinyon Jay with the New Mexico Bird Report for April 12, 2007,
sponsored by the New Mexico Ornithological Society. When phone numbers are given
for private property, please call before going.
Highlights: Glossy Ibis, Carolina Wren, Long-tailed
Ducks. Lesser Prairie Chickens have begun their show.
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. Check
_www.birder.com_ (http://www.birder.com) for earlier reports. 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 D
r. Sartor O. Williams, III, 1819 Meadowview NW, Albuquerque, NM, 87104 or to
_sunbittern@earthlink.net_ (mailto:sunbittern@earthlink.net) .
Birds Mentioned and Counties:
Pied-billed Grebe (Torrance)
Eared and Western Grebes (Chaves)
American Bittern (Doña Ana)
Great Blue Heron (Hidalgo)
GLOSSY IBIS (Socorro)
White-faced Ibis (Doña Ana)
Snow and Ross's Geese (Chaves)
Snow Goose (Sandoval)
Northern Shoveler (Torrance)
Long-tailed Duck (Colfax)
Osprey (Chaves, Valencia)
Northern Goshawk (Sandoval)
Gray Hawk (Hidalgo)
Common Black-Hawk (Grant, Hidalgo)
Swainson's Hawk (Torrance)
Zone-tailed Hawk (Hidalgo, Sierra, Grant)
Lesser Prairie Chicken (Chaves)
Wild Turkey (Bernalillo)
Sora (Chaves)
Snowy Plover (Chaves, Otero)
Mountain Plover (Colfax)
Black-necked Stilt (Valencia)
Greater and Lesser Yellowlegs (Doña Ana)
Willet (Doña Ana)
Solitary Sandpiper (Chaves)
Long-billed Curlew (Chaves, Colfax, Sandoval, Doña Ana)
Least Sandpiper (Socorro)
Long-billed Dowitcher (Doña Ana)
Wilson's Phalarope (Socorro, Valencia)
Franklin's Gull (Socorro, Chaves, Sandoval, Torrance)
Bonaparte's Gull (Socorro)
Forster's Tern (Chaves)
Barn Owl (Colfax)
Western and Whiskered Screech-Owls (Hidalgo)
Elf Owl (Hidalgo)
Burrowing Owl (Chaves)
Northern Pygmy Owl (Grant)
Long-eared Owl (Colfax)
Magnificent Hummingbird (Grant)
Costa's Hummingbird (Hidalgo)
Lewis's Woodpecker (Hidalgo)
Downy Woodpecker (Sierra)
Three-toed Woodpecker (Bernalillo, Sandoval)
Western Kingbird (Socorro)
Bell's Vireo Doña Ana)
Cassin's Vireo (Sierra)
Hutton's Vireo (Sierra, Doña Ana, Hidalgo)
Swallows (Sandoval)
Cliff and Cave Swallows (Eddy)
Bridled Titmouse (Sierra)
Carolina Wren (Santa Fe
Mountain Bluebird and Townsend's Solitaire (Otero)
Crissal thrasher (Doña Ana)
Cedar Waxwing (Doña Ana)
Olive Warbler (Sierra, Grant)
Yellow Warbler (Doña Ana)
Cassin's Sparrow (Chaves)
Lark Bunting (Hidalgo)
Lincoln's Sparrow (Chaves)
Swamp Sparrow (Doña Ana)
White-throated Sparrow (Sierra)
Pyrrhuloxia (Chaves)
Common Grackle (Torrance)
Hooded Oriole (Doña Ana, Hidalgo)
In Sandoval County:
On April 8 at Cochiti Lake had many swallows, three LONG-BILLED CURLEWS, and
five FRANKLIN'S GULLS.
WW on April 4 took NM 126 north of La Cueva in the Jemez and had a
THREE-TOED WOODPECKER female on a dead tree at 22.7 miles with a lone SNOW GOOSE at
the Seven Springs Fish Hatchery, and a GOSHAWK on a snag at 35.7 miles.
In Santa Fe County:
JB reports that BW and AF on March 29-30 had a singing CAROLINA WREN in
Santa Fe. JB got it on April 3. It is in a closed area for parking at the State
Library compound, so one should park on Don Gaspar and walk to DeVargas.
The song is easily heard. Do not drive into the state parking area. RE had it
on April 5 and JP and WW on April 7. The area is south of the Supreme Court
and north of the round capitol. CW and BT on April 8 reported the wren.
In Colfax County:
On April 11 DC saw a LEWIS'S WOODPECKER and two BLUE JAYS at the clubhouse
of the Raton Country Club. Another Lewis's was at the jct. of NM 72 and 526
at Raton.
East of Maxwell on NM 193 and A7 DC found five MOUNTAIN PLOVERS and two
LONG-BILLED CURLEWS on April 10.
DC on April 3 at Stubblefield Lake saw the female LONG-TAILED DUCK still
present. On April 8 he reported that both females may still be present.
There was only one BARN OWL at the roost in the thicket near the 't' with
Hwys. A5 and A1 on April 4, but he found a roost with eight LONG-EARED OWLS on
private property a couple of miles out of the refuge.
In Bernalillo County:
JP on March 25 had a THREE-TOED WOODPECKER on the path from the Crest
parking lot near the Kiwanis Meadow.
In the Sandia Mts. on April 8 BG saw a male TURKEY on the Tecolote Trail
that starts at the Dry Camp.
In Valencia County:
At the marsh behind the Taco Bell in Belen JP on April 7 found BANK
SWALLOWS. A lady whose name I missed reported an OSPREY at the marsh on April 10.
CW and BT on April 5 saw a WILSON'S PHALAROPE and 40 BLACK-NECKED STILTS.
In Torrance County:
BH on April 8 while checking on the Laguna del Perro saline ponds near
Willard found they have mostly dried up. He had a FRANKLIN'S GULL two miles north
of Estancia, four COMMON GRACKLES at the lake in Estancia' park, a
PIED-BILLED GREBE and 18 SHOVELERS at the Mountainair sewage ponds, and six SWAINSON'S
HAWKS in the area.
In Socorro County:
At Bosque del Apache Refuge near San Antonio MR, GS, and SF on April 7 saw
LEAST SANDPIPERS and WILSON'S PHALAROPES. GP and CB on April 8 found a GLOSSY
IBIS at the refuge with FRANKLIN'S and BONAPARTE'S GULLS. CB also saw two
WESTERN KINGBIRDS. JB saw the ibis on April 9.
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In Chaves County:
JH on Bitter Lake Refuge on April 4 reported only one SNOWY PLOVER seen with
LONG-BILLED CURLEWS, SORA, and FORSTER'S TERN. There were good numbers of
EARED GREBES, with a few SNOW and ROSS'S GEESE still lingering. On April 2
there was an OSPREY, on April 5 a LINCOLN'S SPARROW, and April 6 a SOLITARY
SANDPIPER AND WESTERN GREBE. MR and SF on April 1 had 50 FRANKLIN'S GULLS,
singing CASSIN'S SPARROWS. On April 7 RW and group had BURROWING OWL.
JP, WW, and LL had a good LESSER PRAIRIE CHICKEN show with 22 present on
March 17 north of the Waldrop Road Rest (40 miles east of Roswell) on the
Mescalero Sands. JSC in the afternoon saw 23 prancing on April 3 and the RW group
had them April 7 (also in the afternoon).
East of Roswell RW reported a PYRRHULOXIA.
In Sierra County:
At the marsh at Las Palomas on April 7 CL saw a DOWNY WOODPECKER, CASSIN'S
VIREO, and a WHITE-THROATED SPARROW.
On Animas Creek near Caballo Lake JE on March 31 in the canyon found a
ZONE-TAILED HAWK and two BRIDLED TITMICE.
At Emory Pass in the Black Range on the county line with Grant County JP and
WW on March 30 had OLIVE WARBLER and HUTTON'S VIREO.
In Grant County:
At Redrock on March 30 JP and WW had the BLACK HAWK. CW and BT on April 6
found a ZONE-TAILED HAWK.
At the Cherry Creek Campground north of Pinos Altos CW and BT on April 8 had
an OLIVE WARBLER.
JDM at her home at Roberts Lake had a male MAGNIFICENT HUMMINGBIRD March 22.
In Hidalgo County:
JB on April 7 saw a ZONE-TAILED HAWK at Dunagan's Crossing and another in
Clanton Canyon with a BLACK-THROATED GRAY WARBLER.
JB found signs of quite a flood in Guadalupe Canyon with debris in the trees
up to eight feet. He reported another ZONE-TAIL HAWK, at the ranch a GRAY
HAWK and a GREAT BLUE HERON, with a male COSTA'S HUMMINGBIRD seen.
On April 8 KS found over 200 LARK BUNTINGS at mile marker 16 south of I-10
to Hachita.
At Virden JP and WW on March 31 saw two BLACK HAWKS, a ZONE-TAILED HAWK, a
LEWIS'S WOODPECKER, and a calling HOODED ORIOLE.
In Clanton Canyon on March 31 they saw three WESTERN SCREECH-OWLS, a
WHISKERED OWL, an ELF OWL, and several HUTTON'S VIREOS.
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 reports that Katfish Kove is no longer open to birders.
In Doña Ana County:
JZ and MS on April 11 had two CEDAR WAXWINGS in Mesilla Park. There was two
GREATER and LESSER YELLOWLEGS and 25 LONG-BILLED DOWITCHERS at the
Tarahumara Polo Field on April 11 with in an flooded alfalfa field off Haas Road just
north of the Gadsden High School they saw 30 WHITE-FACED IBIS, five
LONG-BILLED CURLEWS, and a WILLET.
CL had the AMERICAN BITTERN at the Mesilla Bosque Park on March 31 with two
SWAMP SPARROWS.
On April 7 CL had two BELL'S VIREOS at Leasburg Dam State Park. JZ and MS
found it on April 11.
JZ and MS had a HOODED ORIOLE at their home near Radium Springs on April 4.
They had a YELLOW WARBLER present April 9.
At the Mesilla Valley Park KS saw the BITTERN on April 2. JZ and MS got the
bittern on April 2 at the North Pond.
CL on April 1 on the Pine Tree Trail at Aguirre State Park had two HUTTON'S
VIREOS. RW got a CRISSAL THRASHER at the turn-off to the park on April 7.
In Otero County:
RW on April 7 at Cloudcroft reported two MOUNTAN BLUEBIRDS and six
TOWNSEND'S SOLITAIRES. He had over five pairs of SNOWY PLOVERS at the Holloman Lakes.
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:
SW found CLIFF and CAVE SWALLOWS at an apparent new nesting site on US 295
1.1 miles north of the road to Sitting Bull Falls under a culvert.
INITIALS USED:
JB, Jonathan Batkin; CB, Celestyn Brozek; DC. David Cleary; JDM, Joan
Day-Martin; RE, Richard Ellenberg; JE, John Esterl; AF, Andrew Fenner; SF,
Steve Fettig; BG, Bob Galloway; BH, Bill Howe; JH, Jeff Howland; LL, Lane
Leckman; CL, Carl Lundblad; LM, Larry Malone; GP. Gary Parker; JP, John
Parmeter; MR, Mary Ristow; JSc, Jean Schiebe; MS, Marcy Scott; KS, Ken
Stinnett; GS, Gail Szpatura; BT, Bill Talbot; BW, Bill West; SW, Steve
West; WW, Bill Wittman; CW, Cole Wolf; RW, Rick Wright; JZ, Jimmy Zabriskie.
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. On April 19 they go to Bosque del Apache Refuge with Mary Lou Arthur
(299-2565); and on April 26 a hike in Otero Canyon with Rebecca Gracey
(242-3821).
The Bird Migration Sensation at Percha Dam State Park (which includes
Caballo and Elephant Butte Lakes) will be April 20-21.
There will be a birding breakfast, identification bird hikes. Contact is
the park at 743-3942.
On April 21 Southwestern Audubon will go down Separ Road for early migrants.
Contact is 534-1450.
On Saturday, April 29 Central Audubon will go to Bitter Lake Refuge.
Contact Chris Rustay at 255-7786.
On April 28 Mesilla Valley Audubon will bird La Luz Canyon in the Sacramento
Mts. Contact is Walt Whitford at 521-1358 or _wlawhit@zianet.com_
(mailto:wlawhit@zianet.com) .
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* New Mexico Bird Report
* April 12, 2007
* NMEX0704.12
- Transcript
hotline: New Mexico
date: April 12, 2007
compiler Patricia R. Snider
Phone: 719-846-3174
Cell phone 505-803-1807
e-mail address _pinyonjay@aol.com_ (mailto:pinyonjay@aol.com)
This is Pinyon Jay with the New Mexico Bird Report for April 12, 2007,
sponsored by the New Mexico Ornithological Society. When phone numbers are given
for private property, please call before going.
Highlights: Glossy Ibis, Carolina Wren, Long-tailed
Ducks. Lesser Prairie Chickens have begun their show.
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. Check
_www.birder.com_ (http://www.birder.com) for earlier reports. 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 D
r. Sartor O. Williams, III, 1819 Meadowview NW, Albuquerque, NM, 87104 or to
_sunbittern@earthlink.net_ (mailto:sunbittern@earthlink.net) .
Birds Mentioned and Counties:
Pied-billed Grebe (Torrance)
Eared and Western Grebes (Chaves)
American Bittern (Doña Ana)
Great Blue Heron (Hidalgo)
GLOSSY IBIS (Socorro)
White-faced Ibis (Doña Ana)
Snow and Ross's Geese (Chaves)
Snow Goose (Sandoval)
Northern Shoveler (Torrance)
Long-tailed Duck (Colfax)
Osprey (Chaves, Valencia)
Northern Goshawk (Sandoval)
Gray Hawk (Hidalgo)
Common Black-Hawk (Grant, Hidalgo)
Swainson's Hawk (Torrance)
Zone-tailed Hawk (Hidalgo, Sierra, Grant)
Lesser Prairie Chicken (Chaves)
Wild Turkey (Bernalillo)
Sora (Chaves)
Snowy Plover (Chaves, Otero)
Mountain Plover (Colfax)
Black-necked Stilt (Valencia)
Greater and Lesser Yellowlegs (Doña Ana)
Willet (Doña Ana)
Solitary Sandpiper (Chaves)
Long-billed Curlew (Chaves, Colfax, Sandoval, Doña Ana)
Least Sandpiper (Socorro)
Long-billed Dowitcher (Doña Ana)
Wilson's Phalarope (Socorro, Valencia)
Franklin's Gull (Socorro, Chaves, Sandoval, Torrance)
Bonaparte's Gull (Socorro)
Forster's Tern (Chaves)
Barn Owl (Colfax)
Western and Whiskered Screech-Owls (Hidalgo)
Elf Owl (Hidalgo)
Burrowing Owl (Chaves)
Northern Pygmy Owl (Grant)
Long-eared Owl (Colfax)
Magnificent Hummingbird (Grant)
Costa's Hummingbird (Hidalgo)
Lewis's Woodpecker (Hidalgo)
Downy Woodpecker (Sierra)
Three-toed Woodpecker (Bernalillo, Sandoval)
Western Kingbird (Socorro)
Bell's Vireo Doña Ana)
Cassin's Vireo (Sierra)
Hutton's Vireo (Sierra, Doña Ana, Hidalgo)
Swallows (Sandoval)
Cliff and Cave Swallows (Eddy)
Bridled Titmouse (Sierra)
Carolina Wren (Santa Fe
Mountain Bluebird and Townsend's Solitaire (Otero)
Crissal thrasher (Doña Ana)
Cedar Waxwing (Doña Ana)
Olive Warbler (Sierra, Grant)
Yellow Warbler (Doña Ana)
Cassin's Sparrow (Chaves)
Lark Bunting (Hidalgo)
Lincoln's Sparrow (Chaves)
Swamp Sparrow (Doña Ana)
White-throated Sparrow (Sierra)
Pyrrhuloxia (Chaves)
Common Grackle (Torrance)
Hooded Oriole (Doña Ana, Hidalgo)
In Sandoval County:
On April 8 at Cochiti Lake had many swallows, three LONG-BILLED CURLEWS, and
five FRANKLIN'S GULLS.
WW on April 4 took NM 126 north of La Cueva in the Jemez and had a
THREE-TOED WOODPECKER female on a dead tree at 22.7 miles with a lone SNOW GOOSE at
the Seven Springs Fish Hatchery, and a GOSHAWK on a snag at 35.7 miles.
In Santa Fe County:
JB reports that BW and AF on March 29-30 had a singing CAROLINA WREN in
Santa Fe. JB got it on April 3. It is in a closed area for parking at the State
Library compound, so one should park on Don Gaspar and walk to DeVargas.
The song is easily heard. Do not drive into the state parking area. RE had it
on April 5 and JP and WW on April 7. The area is south of the Supreme Court
and north of the round capitol. CW and BT on April 8 reported the wren.
In Colfax County:
On April 11 DC saw a LEWIS'S WOODPECKER and two BLUE JAYS at the clubhouse
of the Raton Country Club. Another Lewis's was at the jct. of NM 72 and 526
at Raton.
East of Maxwell on NM 193 and A7 DC found five MOUNTAIN PLOVERS and two
LONG-BILLED CURLEWS on April 10.
DC on April 3 at Stubblefield Lake saw the female LONG-TAILED DUCK still
present. On April 8 he reported that both females may still be present.
There was only one BARN OWL at the roost in the thicket near the 't' with
Hwys. A5 and A1 on April 4, but he found a roost with eight LONG-EARED OWLS on
private property a couple of miles out of the refuge.
In Bernalillo County:
JP on March 25 had a THREE-TOED WOODPECKER on the path from the Crest
parking lot near the Kiwanis Meadow.
In the Sandia Mts. on April 8 BG saw a male TURKEY on the Tecolote Trail
that starts at the Dry Camp.
In Valencia County:
At the marsh behind the Taco Bell in Belen JP on April 7 found BANK
SWALLOWS. A lady whose name I missed reported an OSPREY at the marsh on April 10.
CW and BT on April 5 saw a WILSON'S PHALAROPE and 40 BLACK-NECKED STILTS.
In Torrance County:
BH on April 8 while checking on the Laguna del Perro saline ponds near
Willard found they have mostly dried up. He had a FRANKLIN'S GULL two miles north
of Estancia, four COMMON GRACKLES at the lake in Estancia' park, a
PIED-BILLED GREBE and 18 SHOVELERS at the Mountainair sewage ponds, and six SWAINSON'S
HAWKS in the area.
In Socorro County:
At Bosque del Apache Refuge near San Antonio MR, GS, and SF on April 7 saw
LEAST SANDPIPERS and WILSON'S PHALAROPES. GP and CB on April 8 found a GLOSSY
IBIS at the refuge with FRANKLIN'S and BONAPARTE'S GULLS. CB also saw two
WESTERN KINGBIRDS. JB saw the ibis on April 9.
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In Chaves County:
JH on Bitter Lake Refuge on April 4 reported only one SNOWY PLOVER seen with
LONG-BILLED CURLEWS, SORA, and FORSTER'S TERN. There were good numbers of
EARED GREBES, with a few SNOW and ROSS'S GEESE still lingering. On April 2
there was an OSPREY, on April 5 a LINCOLN'S SPARROW, and April 6 a SOLITARY
SANDPIPER AND WESTERN GREBE. MR and SF on April 1 had 50 FRANKLIN'S GULLS,
singing CASSIN'S SPARROWS. On April 7 RW and group had BURROWING OWL.
JP, WW, and LL had a good LESSER PRAIRIE CHICKEN show with 22 present on
March 17 north of the Waldrop Road Rest (40 miles east of Roswell) on the
Mescalero Sands. JSC in the afternoon saw 23 prancing on April 3 and the RW group
had them April 7 (also in the afternoon).
East of Roswell RW reported a PYRRHULOXIA.
In Sierra County:
At the marsh at Las Palomas on April 7 CL saw a DOWNY WOODPECKER, CASSIN'S
VIREO, and a WHITE-THROATED SPARROW.
On Animas Creek near Caballo Lake JE on March 31 in the canyon found a
ZONE-TAILED HAWK and two BRIDLED TITMICE.
At Emory Pass in the Black Range on the county line with Grant County JP and
WW on March 30 had OLIVE WARBLER and HUTTON'S VIREO.
In Grant County:
At Redrock on March 30 JP and WW had the BLACK HAWK. CW and BT on April 6
found a ZONE-TAILED HAWK.
At the Cherry Creek Campground north of Pinos Altos CW and BT on April 8 had
an OLIVE WARBLER.
JDM at her home at Roberts Lake had a male MAGNIFICENT HUMMINGBIRD March 22.
In Hidalgo County:
JB on April 7 saw a ZONE-TAILED HAWK at Dunagan's Crossing and another in
Clanton Canyon with a BLACK-THROATED GRAY WARBLER.
JB found signs of quite a flood in Guadalupe Canyon with debris in the trees
up to eight feet. He reported another ZONE-TAIL HAWK, at the ranch a GRAY
HAWK and a GREAT BLUE HERON, with a male COSTA'S HUMMINGBIRD seen.
On April 8 KS found over 200 LARK BUNTINGS at mile marker 16 south of I-10
to Hachita.
At Virden JP and WW on March 31 saw two BLACK HAWKS, a ZONE-TAILED HAWK, a
LEWIS'S WOODPECKER, and a calling HOODED ORIOLE.
In Clanton Canyon on March 31 they saw three WESTERN SCREECH-OWLS, a
WHISKERED OWL, an ELF OWL, and several HUTTON'S VIREOS.
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 reports that Katfish Kove is no longer open to birders.
In Doña Ana County:
JZ and MS on April 11 had two CEDAR WAXWINGS in Mesilla Park. There was two
GREATER and LESSER YELLOWLEGS and 25 LONG-BILLED DOWITCHERS at the
Tarahumara Polo Field on April 11 with in an flooded alfalfa field off Haas Road just
north of the Gadsden High School they saw 30 WHITE-FACED IBIS, five
LONG-BILLED CURLEWS, and a WILLET.
CL had the AMERICAN BITTERN at the Mesilla Bosque Park on March 31 with two
SWAMP SPARROWS.
On April 7 CL had two BELL'S VIREOS at Leasburg Dam State Park. JZ and MS
found it on April 11.
JZ and MS had a HOODED ORIOLE at their home near Radium Springs on April 4.
They had a YELLOW WARBLER present April 9.
At the Mesilla Valley Park KS saw the BITTERN on April 2. JZ and MS got the
bittern on April 2 at the North Pond.
CL on April 1 on the Pine Tree Trail at Aguirre State Park had two HUTTON'S
VIREOS. RW got a CRISSAL THRASHER at the turn-off to the park on April 7.
In Otero County:
RW on April 7 at Cloudcroft reported two MOUNTAN BLUEBIRDS and six
TOWNSEND'S SOLITAIRES. He had over five pairs of SNOWY PLOVERS at the Holloman Lakes.
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:
SW found CLIFF and CAVE SWALLOWS at an apparent new nesting site on US 295
1.1 miles north of the road to Sitting Bull Falls under a culvert.
INITIALS USED:
JB, Jonathan Batkin; CB, Celestyn Brozek; DC. David Cleary; JDM, Joan
Day-Martin; RE, Richard Ellenberg; JE, John Esterl; AF, Andrew Fenner; SF,
Steve Fettig; BG, Bob Galloway; BH, Bill Howe; JH, Jeff Howland; LL, Lane
Leckman; CL, Carl Lundblad; LM, Larry Malone; GP. Gary Parker; JP, John
Parmeter; MR, Mary Ristow; JSc, Jean Schiebe; MS, Marcy Scott; KS, Ken
Stinnett; GS, Gail Szpatura; BT, Bill Talbot; BW, Bill West; SW, Steve
West; WW, Bill Wittman; CW, Cole Wolf; RW, Rick Wright; JZ, Jimmy Zabriskie.
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. On April 19 they go to Bosque del Apache Refuge with Mary Lou Arthur
(299-2565); and on April 26 a hike in Otero Canyon with Rebecca Gracey
(242-3821).
The Bird Migration Sensation at Percha Dam State Park (which includes
Caballo and Elephant Butte Lakes) will be April 20-21.
There will be a birding breakfast, identification bird hikes. Contact is
the park at 743-3942.
On April 21 Southwestern Audubon will go down Separ Road for early migrants.
Contact is 534-1450.
On Saturday, April 29 Central Audubon will go to Bitter Lake Refuge.
Contact Chris Rustay at 255-7786.
On April 28 Mesilla Valley Audubon will bird La Luz Canyon in the Sacramento
Mts. Contact is Walt Whitford at 521-1358 or _wlawhit@zianet.com_
(mailto:wlawhit@zianet.com) .
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