- RBA
* New Mexico Bird Report
* April 26, 2007
* NMEX0704.26
- Transcript
hotline: New Mexico
date: April 26, 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 26, 2007,
sponsored by the New Mexico Ornithological Society. When phone numbers are given
for private property, please call before going.
Highlights: Carolina Wren, Yellow-throated Vireo, Palm Warblers,
Broad-winged Hawk, Gray Hawk.
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
Dr. Sartor O. Williams, III, 1819 Meadowview NW, Albuquerque, NM, 87104 or to
_sunbittern@earthlink.net_ (mailto:sunbittern@earthlink.net) .
Birds Mentioned and Counties:
Western Grebe (Doņa Ana)
American Bittern (Chaves, Socorro, Doņa Ana)
Cattle Egret (Hidalgo, Chaves)
Green Heron (Doņa Ana)
Black-crowned Night-Heron (Cibola)
White-faced Ibis (Hidalgo))
Greater White-fronted Goose (Chaves, Bernalillo)
Long-tailed Duck (Colfax)
Common Goldeneye and Hooded Merganser (Chaves)
Osprey (Cibola, Bernalillo, Eddy)
Gray Hawk (Hidalgo, Eddy)
Common Black-Hawk (Doņa Ana)
Harris's Hawk (Hidalgo)
Broad-winged hawk (Doņa Ana, Eddy)
Zone-tailed Hawk (Hidalgo, Grant)
Ferruginous Hawk (Santa Fe)
Merlin (Sierra)
Peregrine Falcon (Chaves, Hidalgo, Bernalillo)
Lesser Prairie Chicken (Chaves, Roosevelt)
Sora (Doņa Ana)
Black-bellied Plover (Chaves)
Snowy Plover (Doņa Ana, Eddy)
Semipalmated Plover (Socorro)
Mountain Plover (Colfax, Santa Fe)
American Avocet (Hidalgo)
Black-necked Stilt (Hidalgo)
Lesser Yellowlegs (Doņa Ana)
Solitary Sandpiper (Doņa Ana)
Willet (Chaves, Socorro, Eddy, Doņa Ana)
Long-billed Curlew (Colfax, San Miguel, Sierra, Doņa Ana)
Marbled Godwit (Doņa Ana, Hidalgo)
Sanderling (Hidalgo)
Semipalmated Sandpiper (Socorro)
Stilt Sandpiper (Chaves))
Bonaparte's Gull (Socorro)
California Gull (Sierra)
Common Ground and Inca Doves (Hidalgo)
Groove-billed Ani(Doņa Ana)
Flammulated Owl (Bernalillo)
Barn Owl (Hidalgo)
Burrowing Owl (Chaves)
Long-eared Owl (Roosevelt)
Chimney Swift (Eddy)
Costa's and Broad-billed Hummingbirds (Hidalgo)
Hammond's Flycatcher (Hidalgo)
Gray Flycatcher (Grant, Hidalgo, Sandoval, Sierra, Doņa Ana)
Dusky Flycatcher (Hidalgo, Doņa Ana, Catron)
Scissor-tailed Flycatcher (Roosevelt)
Dusky-capped Flycatcher (Hidalgo)
Bell's Vireo (Sierra, Doņa Ana
)
Cassin's Vireo (Sierra, Doņa Ana, Eddy)
Yellow-throated Vireo (Sandoval)
Hutton's and Gray Vireos (Doņa Ana)
Cliff and Cave Swallows (Eddy)
Blue Jay (Santa Fe)
Red-breasted Nuthatch (Grant)
Carolina Wren (Santa Fe)
Winter Wren (Doņa Ana, Bernalillo)
House Wren (Doņa Ana)
Eastern Bluebird (Bernalillo)
Swainson's Thrush (EddyDoņa Ana)
Brown Thrasher (Eddy, Doņa Ana)
Cedar Waxwing (Bernalillo)
Tennessee Warbler (Doņa Ana)
Nashville Warbler (Doņa Ana, Chaves, Sierra, Eddy)
Northern Parula (Valencia, Cibola)
Myrtle Yellow-rumped Warbler (Doņa Ana, Grant, Sandoval)
Townsend's Warbler (Doņa Ana)
Grace's Warbler (Catron, Bernalillo)
Palm Warbler (Doņa Ana, Chaves)
Black-and-White Warbler (Doņa Ana)
Lincoln's Sparrow (Bernalillo)
Swamp Sparrow (Doņa Ana)
White-throated Sparrow (Sierra, Socorro, Bernalillo)
Eastern Meadowlark (Cibola)
Common Grackle (Torrance)
Hooded Oriole (Doņa Ana)
Red Crossbill (Grant)
American Goldfinch (Doņa Ana)
Evening Grosbeak (San Miguel)
In Sandoval County:
CR and SD did the north end of the Corrales Bosque on April 22 and found a
sometimes singing YELLOW-THROATED VIREO. Hike down the levee road to past the
stables, and take the trail into the woods. Also found were a GRAY
FLYCATCHER and up to seven MYRTLE WARBLERS.
In Santa Fe County:
BW on March 29-30 had a singing CAROLINA WREN in Santa Fe in a closed area
for parking at the State Library compound, so one should park on Don Gaspar
and walk to DeVargas. Do not drive into the state parking area. JB saw it on
April 21. The area is south of the Supreme Court and north of the round
capitol, the bird is seen near a parking lot wall.
JB on April 22 at the abandoned village of White Lakes south of Santa Fe on
White Lakes Road had a MOUNTAIN PLOVER with a FERRUGINOUS HAWK by going east
on 24C.
JB had a BLUE JAY on West Zia Road in Santa Fe on April 16.
In San Miguel County:
JA had six LONG-BILLED CURLEWS near her home on the edge of the Las Vegas
Refuge on April 16 on the loop road.
She reports that CaB has had large flocks of EVENING GROSBEAKS at her home
in Montezuma for a month.
In Colfax County:
East of Maxwell on NM 193 and A7 DC found five MOUNTAIN PLOVERS and two
LONG-BILLED CURLEWS on April 10.
DC on April 20 at Stubblefield Lake saw the female LONG-TAILED DUCK still
present.
In Cibola County:
At Laguna on April 24 at the RLL home had a NORTHERN PARULA male and two
BLACK-CROWNED NIGHT-HERONS.
CJG on April 15 had an OSPREY over El Morro NM. An EASTERN MEADOWLARK was
singing outside the boundary fence on April 23.
In Bernalillo County:
MM on saw a HOODED WARBLER ON April 24 in Yrisarri (where?) on the county's
edge.
DP on April 22 on the Cedro Creek Nature Trail south of Tijeras at the
second creek crossing found a WINTER WREN. Also seen was a LINCOLN'S SPARROW. In
Hondo Canyon of the Sandias there was a perched OSPREY. Later he had a
WHITE-THROATED SPARROW south of Montaņo on the east side of the Rio Grande. On
April 23 there was a pair of EASTERN BLUEBIRDS in the bosque on the west end
of Campbell Road with a PEREGRINE. On April 20 he has a WHITE-FRONTED GOOSE
on the parking lot pond at the Rio Grande Nature Center.
PD on April 24 had up to 25 CEDAR WAXWINGS at his home near Sedillo Hill
east of Tijeras.
JK heard two calling FLAMMULATED OWLS on April 19 at Capulin Springs Picnic
Area in the Sandia Mts. east of Albuquerque. HS reported about eight GRACE'S
WARBLERS had returned to Armijo Canyon in the Sandias on April 19.
In Valencia County:
JD had a singing NORTHERN PARULA in his Los Lunas yard on April 16 and 18.
In Torrance County:
On April 18 JK had a COMMON GRACKLE at the rest stop on NM 285 near Encino.
In Roosevelt County:
CR on April 14-15 at the festival in Milnesand reported plenty of LESSER
PRAIRIE-CHICKENS. There were a few SCISSOR-TAILED FLYCATCHERS present
JS had two LONG-EARED OWLS still at the migrant trap 11 miles west of
Melrose on April 16.
In Socorro County:
At Bosque del Apache Refuge near San Antonio the MLA group saw on April 19
an AMERICAN BITTERN near the Coyote Deck. JP at the headquarters on April 21
had two WHITE-THROATED SPARROWS plus a SEMIPALMATED SANDPIPER on the Marsh
Loop. JP on April 20 had 19 WILLETS at the Flight Deck.
In Chaves County:
JH on Bitter Lake Refuge reported on April 18 a WHITE-FRONTED GOOSE on Unit
15, two AMERICAN BITTERNS on Unit 16 and one on Unit 7, and the arrival of
STILT SANDPIPERS. BURROWING OWLS were on Unit 7. JH on April 19 and 24 saw
the White-fronted Goose still present. On April 20 he had a NASHVILLE WARBLER
at headquarters, two WILLETS on Unit 5 and two on Unit 6, and ten on Unit 7.
Also there were four CATTLE EGRETS on Unit 6, with many shorebirds being
seen. A PEREGRINE has been seen occasionally through April 24. On April 25 he
had a pair of HOODED MERGANSERS and a COMMON GOLDENEYE. And on April 26 he
saw a PALM WARBLER just north of the homes at headquarters. MB and NP on
April 22 saw the three bitterns, two Stilt Sandpipers, and a BLACK-BELLIED PLOVER.
JP, WW, and LL had a good LESSER PRAIRIE CHICKEN show with 22 present 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).
In Catron County:
JHa on her ranch near Datil on April 19 had her first GRACE'S WARBLER with a
singing DUSKY FLYCATCHER on April 22.
In Sierra County:
At Percha Dam SP on April 21 JP has a NASHVILLE WARBLER at the south end of
the woods south of the fence, a singing BELL'S VIREO, a MERLIN, about five
WHITE-THROATED SPARROWS, and a CASSIN'S VIREO. CL on April 23 had a GRAY
FLYCATCHER and three of the sparrows.
At North Monticello Point of Elephant Butte Lake on April 21 JP found two
LONG-BILLED CURLEWS and a CALIFORNIA GULL.
In Grant County:
RS, DMZ, and DB had a GRAY FLYCATCHER in Steeple Rock Canyon on April 4. RS
on April 17 had three in the canyon with one in Carlisle Canyon on April 16.
On Gold Gulch Road on Jack's Peak in the Burro Mts. on April 7 a ZONE-TAILED
HAWK, RED-BREASTED NUTHATCHES, and RED CROSSBILLS were seen.
RoS had a MYRTLE WARBLER on April 14 at the Gila Bird Area near Cliff.
In Hidalgo County:
At Rodeo on April 14 JP, LL, and WW had a COMMON GROUND-DOVE and two INCA
DOVES. PDH on April 21 had a BARN OWL in Rodeo.
DB reported at the Lordsburg sewage ponds on April 16 70
WHITE-FACED IBIS, four AVOCETS, three BLACK-NECKED STILTS, and three CATTLE
EGRETS. On April 13 the JP crew saw a PEREGRINE, a MARBLED GODWIT, and a
SANDERLING.
At Dunagan's Crossing south of Animas JP, LL, and WW had a HARRIS'S HAWK
present on April 13.
JB in Guadalupe Canyon had a ZONE-TAIL HAWK, at the ranch a GRAY HAWK with a
male COSTA'S HUMMINGBIRD seen. JP, LL, and WW April 14 had the gray hawk
and three BROAD-BILLED HUMMINGBIRDS with several GRAY FLYCATCHERS and a
HAMMOND'S FLYCATCHER.
In Clanton Canyon on April 14 JP, LL, and WW found a DUSKY-CAPPED
FLYCATCHER.
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 Doņa Ana County:
JZ and MS on April 22 had a male PALM WARBLER on the east side of the Rio
Grande near Rincon on the levee. CL on April 23 had the warbler, 19 WILLETS, a
WESTERN GREBE, a BROWN THRASHER, GRAY FLYCATCHER, a late SWAMP SPARROW, and
a fly-by LONG-BILLED CURLEW. On April 24 MS had a glimpse of a probable
GROOVE-BILLED ANI. It was not re-found.
At Camp Robledo near Leasburg SP on April 23 CL had a CASSIN'S VIREO, two
BELL'S VIREOS, and a LESSER YELLOWLEGS on the pond. MS and JZ had a TENNESSEE
WARBLER on April 22.
Prime birding spot is the Corralitos plays west of Las Cruces. It is to be
strongly emphasized that one must ask for permission at the ranch before
birding there. JN on April 14 found a MARBLED GODWIT. JZ and MS had the godwit
April 15 and 16. On the 16th there was a SNOWY PLOVER and a SOLITARY
SANDPIPER.
CL on April 20 at Randal's Pool near the Sunland Racetrack had a NASHVILLE
WARBLER.
DG on April 20 at the Dripping Springs east of Las Cruces had a singing male
HUTTON'S VIREO, and a male TOWNSEND'S WARBLER.
JN in Mesilla Park saw an AMERICAN GOLDFINCH and two MYRTLE WARBLERS at
McDowell and Conway. CL had a CASSIN'S VIREO on April 15. On April 17 JN at the
arroyo on McDowell had a male BLACK-AND-WHITE WARBLER and the vireo. CL
had the warbler later in the day. DG in this area on April 21 had a SWAINSON'S
THRUSH.
At the Mesilla Valley Bosque Park JN on April 14 found two SORAS and a
MYRTLE WARBLER. DG on April 12 had a BLACK HAWK. CBr on April 21 had a HOUSE
WREN, a possible WINTER WREN heard, and the AMERICAN BITTERN was still present.
DG in the area around Mesilla Dam on April 17 had a HOODED ORIOLE and a
DUSKY FLYCATCHER. Near the Dam DG on April 21 had up to two CASSIN'S VIREOS, the
FLYCATCHER, AND two GREEN HERONS.
MS at their home near Radium Springs at the Rio levee saw a circling
BROAD-WINGED HAWK.
CL on April 14 on the Pine Tree Trail at Aguirre Springs State Park had a
HUTTON'S VIREO. On April 15 he had a GRAY VIREO.
In Otero County:
At the Holloman Lakes CL on April 18 found few shorebirds and high water
levels.
At the Holloman Lakes near Alamogordo the "no access" signs are for hunters
only. The entire shore is open to birding. Due to vandalism the sightings
list and box have been removed.
In Eddy County:
SHa had an OSPREY on April 18 in Carlsbad on Hwy. 62 near the Pecos River.
JK reported a BROWN THRASHER at Rattlesnake Springs south of Carlsbad on
April 18. MB and NP on April 22 saw two BROAD-WINGED HAWKS and a GRAY HAWK
(near the pond), a NASHVILLE WARBLER, CASSIN'S VIREO, and an early SWAINSON'S
THRUSH at the adjacent Washington Ranch.
At Avalon Lake on April 22 MB and NP had two WILLETS and a SNOWY PLOVER at
Brantley Lake.
RN on April 23 saw three CHIMNEY SWIFTS at his home in Carlsbad.
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:
JA, Jan Arrott; MLA, Mary Lou Arthur; JB, Jonathan Batkin; MB, Matt
Baumann; DB, David Beatty; CaB, Cathy Benevidez; CBr, Charles Britt; DC, David
Cleary; PD, Paul Domski; SD, Steve Drilling; JD, Jack Drummond; DG,
David Griffin; CJG, C.J. Grimes; JHa, Joan Hardie; SHa, Sharon Hartshorn;
JH, Jeff Howland; PDH, P.D. Hulse; JK, John Kippe; RLL, Roger and Linda
Lawrence; LL, Lane Leckman; CL, Carl Lundblad; LM, Larry Malone; MM, Marcus
Martin; JN, Josh Nemeth; RN, Robert Nieman; DP, Danny Paez; JP, John
Parmeter; NP, Nick Pederson; CR, Chris Rustay; JSc, Jean Schiebe; HS, Hart
Schwarz; MS, Marcy Scott; RS, Robert Shantz; RoS, Roland Shook; JS, James
Stuart; BW, Bill West; SW, Steve West; WW, Bill Wittman; RW, Rick Wright;
JZ, Jimmy Zabriskie; DMZ, Dale and Marian 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. On May 3 they go to the Corrales Bosque with Sally Burke (792-1788);
May 10 to Manzano Pond and the Quarai Ruins with Bonnie Long (379-1985); May 17
and 18 is their Birdathon with a contribution; May 24 is to Socorro with
Rebecca Gracey at 242-3821; May 31 to Villanueva State Park on the Pecos Rio
with the Boettchers at 281-6726.
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) .
Saturday May 5 is the annual NMOS Meeting in Carlsbad at the Washington
Ranch south of Carlsbad Caverns. The evening speaker will be Steve West on Cave
Swallows. He will hold banding demonstrations on May 3, 4, and 6. For
reservations and information contact Roland Shook at 388-3441 or at
_tyranidae@hotmail.com_ (mailto:tyranidae@hotmail.com) .
On May 5 El Morro NM will have a spring bird walk. Contact is C.J. Grimes
at _cjgrimes@hotmail.com_ (mailto:cjgrimes@hotmail.com) .
Saturday, May 12, is the annual Gila River bird count near Silver City.
Contact is also Roland Shook.
On May 12 Southwestern Audubon will have a hike at the Heart Bar Ranch near
Gila Hot Springs during the bird count. Contact is David Beatty at 536-9461.
May 12 are all the county counts. For your leader, contact Steve West at
885-3636.
On Saturday, May 19, Central Audubon will have a trip to Water Canyon west
of Socorro. Contact is Sei Tokuda at 266-2480 or _stokuda@juno.com_
(mailto:stokuda@juno.com) .
On Sunday, May 20 Sangre de Cristo Audubon will go to Espaņola and the San
Juan Pueblo Lakes (fee). Contact is Bernie Foy at 820-1658.
- End transcript.
* New Mexico Bird Report
* April 26, 2007
* NMEX0704.26
- Transcript
hotline: New Mexico
date: April 26, 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 26, 2007,
sponsored by the New Mexico Ornithological Society. When phone numbers are given
for private property, please call before going.
Highlights: Carolina Wren, Yellow-throated Vireo, Palm Warblers,
Broad-winged Hawk, Gray Hawk.
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
Dr. Sartor O. Williams, III, 1819 Meadowview NW, Albuquerque, NM, 87104 or to
_sunbittern@earthlink.net_ (mailto:sunbittern@earthlink.net) .
Birds Mentioned and Counties:
Western Grebe (Doņa Ana)
American Bittern (Chaves, Socorro, Doņa Ana)
Cattle Egret (Hidalgo, Chaves)
Green Heron (Doņa Ana)
Black-crowned Night-Heron (Cibola)
White-faced Ibis (Hidalgo))
Greater White-fronted Goose (Chaves, Bernalillo)
Long-tailed Duck (Colfax)
Common Goldeneye and Hooded Merganser (Chaves)
Osprey (Cibola, Bernalillo, Eddy)
Gray Hawk (Hidalgo, Eddy)
Common Black-Hawk (Doņa Ana)
Harris's Hawk (Hidalgo)
Broad-winged hawk (Doņa Ana, Eddy)
Zone-tailed Hawk (Hidalgo, Grant)
Ferruginous Hawk (Santa Fe)
Merlin (Sierra)
Peregrine Falcon (Chaves, Hidalgo, Bernalillo)
Lesser Prairie Chicken (Chaves, Roosevelt)
Sora (Doņa Ana)
Black-bellied Plover (Chaves)
Snowy Plover (Doņa Ana, Eddy)
Semipalmated Plover (Socorro)
Mountain Plover (Colfax, Santa Fe)
American Avocet (Hidalgo)
Black-necked Stilt (Hidalgo)
Lesser Yellowlegs (Doņa Ana)
Solitary Sandpiper (Doņa Ana)
Willet (Chaves, Socorro, Eddy, Doņa Ana)
Long-billed Curlew (Colfax, San Miguel, Sierra, Doņa Ana)
Marbled Godwit (Doņa Ana, Hidalgo)
Sanderling (Hidalgo)
Semipalmated Sandpiper (Socorro)
Stilt Sandpiper (Chaves))
Bonaparte's Gull (Socorro)
California Gull (Sierra)
Common Ground and Inca Doves (Hidalgo)
Groove-billed Ani(Doņa Ana)
Flammulated Owl (Bernalillo)
Barn Owl (Hidalgo)
Burrowing Owl (Chaves)
Long-eared Owl (Roosevelt)
Chimney Swift (Eddy)
Costa's and Broad-billed Hummingbirds (Hidalgo)
Hammond's Flycatcher (Hidalgo)
Gray Flycatcher (Grant, Hidalgo, Sandoval, Sierra, Doņa Ana)
Dusky Flycatcher (Hidalgo, Doņa Ana, Catron)
Scissor-tailed Flycatcher (Roosevelt)
Dusky-capped Flycatcher (Hidalgo)
Bell's Vireo (Sierra, Doņa Ana
)
Cassin's Vireo (Sierra, Doņa Ana, Eddy)
Yellow-throated Vireo (Sandoval)
Hutton's and Gray Vireos (Doņa Ana)
Cliff and Cave Swallows (Eddy)
Blue Jay (Santa Fe)
Red-breasted Nuthatch (Grant)
Carolina Wren (Santa Fe)
Winter Wren (Doņa Ana, Bernalillo)
House Wren (Doņa Ana)
Eastern Bluebird (Bernalillo)
Swainson's Thrush (EddyDoņa Ana)
Brown Thrasher (Eddy, Doņa Ana)
Cedar Waxwing (Bernalillo)
Tennessee Warbler (Doņa Ana)
Nashville Warbler (Doņa Ana, Chaves, Sierra, Eddy)
Northern Parula (Valencia, Cibola)
Myrtle Yellow-rumped Warbler (Doņa Ana, Grant, Sandoval)
Townsend's Warbler (Doņa Ana)
Grace's Warbler (Catron, Bernalillo)
Palm Warbler (Doņa Ana, Chaves)
Black-and-White Warbler (Doņa Ana)
Lincoln's Sparrow (Bernalillo)
Swamp Sparrow (Doņa Ana)
White-throated Sparrow (Sierra, Socorro, Bernalillo)
Eastern Meadowlark (Cibola)
Common Grackle (Torrance)
Hooded Oriole (Doņa Ana)
Red Crossbill (Grant)
American Goldfinch (Doņa Ana)
Evening Grosbeak (San Miguel)
In Sandoval County:
CR and SD did the north end of the Corrales Bosque on April 22 and found a
sometimes singing YELLOW-THROATED VIREO. Hike down the levee road to past the
stables, and take the trail into the woods. Also found were a GRAY
FLYCATCHER and up to seven MYRTLE WARBLERS.
In Santa Fe County:
BW on March 29-30 had a singing CAROLINA WREN in Santa Fe in a closed area
for parking at the State Library compound, so one should park on Don Gaspar
and walk to DeVargas. Do not drive into the state parking area. JB saw it on
April 21. The area is south of the Supreme Court and north of the round
capitol, the bird is seen near a parking lot wall.
JB on April 22 at the abandoned village of White Lakes south of Santa Fe on
White Lakes Road had a MOUNTAIN PLOVER with a FERRUGINOUS HAWK by going east
on 24C.
JB had a BLUE JAY on West Zia Road in Santa Fe on April 16.
In San Miguel County:
JA had six LONG-BILLED CURLEWS near her home on the edge of the Las Vegas
Refuge on April 16 on the loop road.
She reports that CaB has had large flocks of EVENING GROSBEAKS at her home
in Montezuma for a month.
In Colfax County:
East of Maxwell on NM 193 and A7 DC found five MOUNTAIN PLOVERS and two
LONG-BILLED CURLEWS on April 10.
DC on April 20 at Stubblefield Lake saw the female LONG-TAILED DUCK still
present.
In Cibola County:
At Laguna on April 24 at the RLL home had a NORTHERN PARULA male and two
BLACK-CROWNED NIGHT-HERONS.
CJG on April 15 had an OSPREY over El Morro NM. An EASTERN MEADOWLARK was
singing outside the boundary fence on April 23.
In Bernalillo County:
MM on saw a HOODED WARBLER ON April 24 in Yrisarri (where?) on the county's
edge.
DP on April 22 on the Cedro Creek Nature Trail south of Tijeras at the
second creek crossing found a WINTER WREN. Also seen was a LINCOLN'S SPARROW. In
Hondo Canyon of the Sandias there was a perched OSPREY. Later he had a
WHITE-THROATED SPARROW south of Montaņo on the east side of the Rio Grande. On
April 23 there was a pair of EASTERN BLUEBIRDS in the bosque on the west end
of Campbell Road with a PEREGRINE. On April 20 he has a WHITE-FRONTED GOOSE
on the parking lot pond at the Rio Grande Nature Center.
PD on April 24 had up to 25 CEDAR WAXWINGS at his home near Sedillo Hill
east of Tijeras.
JK heard two calling FLAMMULATED OWLS on April 19 at Capulin Springs Picnic
Area in the Sandia Mts. east of Albuquerque. HS reported about eight GRACE'S
WARBLERS had returned to Armijo Canyon in the Sandias on April 19.
In Valencia County:
JD had a singing NORTHERN PARULA in his Los Lunas yard on April 16 and 18.
In Torrance County:
On April 18 JK had a COMMON GRACKLE at the rest stop on NM 285 near Encino.
In Roosevelt County:
CR on April 14-15 at the festival in Milnesand reported plenty of LESSER
PRAIRIE-CHICKENS. There were a few SCISSOR-TAILED FLYCATCHERS present
JS had two LONG-EARED OWLS still at the migrant trap 11 miles west of
Melrose on April 16.
In Socorro County:
At Bosque del Apache Refuge near San Antonio the MLA group saw on April 19
an AMERICAN BITTERN near the Coyote Deck. JP at the headquarters on April 21
had two WHITE-THROATED SPARROWS plus a SEMIPALMATED SANDPIPER on the Marsh
Loop. JP on April 20 had 19 WILLETS at the Flight Deck.
In Chaves County:
JH on Bitter Lake Refuge reported on April 18 a WHITE-FRONTED GOOSE on Unit
15, two AMERICAN BITTERNS on Unit 16 and one on Unit 7, and the arrival of
STILT SANDPIPERS. BURROWING OWLS were on Unit 7. JH on April 19 and 24 saw
the White-fronted Goose still present. On April 20 he had a NASHVILLE WARBLER
at headquarters, two WILLETS on Unit 5 and two on Unit 6, and ten on Unit 7.
Also there were four CATTLE EGRETS on Unit 6, with many shorebirds being
seen. A PEREGRINE has been seen occasionally through April 24. On April 25 he
had a pair of HOODED MERGANSERS and a COMMON GOLDENEYE. And on April 26 he
saw a PALM WARBLER just north of the homes at headquarters. MB and NP on
April 22 saw the three bitterns, two Stilt Sandpipers, and a BLACK-BELLIED PLOVER.
JP, WW, and LL had a good LESSER PRAIRIE CHICKEN show with 22 present 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).
In Catron County:
JHa on her ranch near Datil on April 19 had her first GRACE'S WARBLER with a
singing DUSKY FLYCATCHER on April 22.
In Sierra County:
At Percha Dam SP on April 21 JP has a NASHVILLE WARBLER at the south end of
the woods south of the fence, a singing BELL'S VIREO, a MERLIN, about five
WHITE-THROATED SPARROWS, and a CASSIN'S VIREO. CL on April 23 had a GRAY
FLYCATCHER and three of the sparrows.
At North Monticello Point of Elephant Butte Lake on April 21 JP found two
LONG-BILLED CURLEWS and a CALIFORNIA GULL.
In Grant County:
RS, DMZ, and DB had a GRAY FLYCATCHER in Steeple Rock Canyon on April 4. RS
on April 17 had three in the canyon with one in Carlisle Canyon on April 16.
On Gold Gulch Road on Jack's Peak in the Burro Mts. on April 7 a ZONE-TAILED
HAWK, RED-BREASTED NUTHATCHES, and RED CROSSBILLS were seen.
RoS had a MYRTLE WARBLER on April 14 at the Gila Bird Area near Cliff.
In Hidalgo County:
At Rodeo on April 14 JP, LL, and WW had a COMMON GROUND-DOVE and two INCA
DOVES. PDH on April 21 had a BARN OWL in Rodeo.
DB reported at the Lordsburg sewage ponds on April 16 70
WHITE-FACED IBIS, four AVOCETS, three BLACK-NECKED STILTS, and three CATTLE
EGRETS. On April 13 the JP crew saw a PEREGRINE, a MARBLED GODWIT, and a
SANDERLING.
At Dunagan's Crossing south of Animas JP, LL, and WW had a HARRIS'S HAWK
present on April 13.
JB in Guadalupe Canyon had a ZONE-TAIL HAWK, at the ranch a GRAY HAWK with a
male COSTA'S HUMMINGBIRD seen. JP, LL, and WW April 14 had the gray hawk
and three BROAD-BILLED HUMMINGBIRDS with several GRAY FLYCATCHERS and a
HAMMOND'S FLYCATCHER.
In Clanton Canyon on April 14 JP, LL, and WW found a DUSKY-CAPPED
FLYCATCHER.
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 Doņa Ana County:
JZ and MS on April 22 had a male PALM WARBLER on the east side of the Rio
Grande near Rincon on the levee. CL on April 23 had the warbler, 19 WILLETS, a
WESTERN GREBE, a BROWN THRASHER, GRAY FLYCATCHER, a late SWAMP SPARROW, and
a fly-by LONG-BILLED CURLEW. On April 24 MS had a glimpse of a probable
GROOVE-BILLED ANI. It was not re-found.
At Camp Robledo near Leasburg SP on April 23 CL had a CASSIN'S VIREO, two
BELL'S VIREOS, and a LESSER YELLOWLEGS on the pond. MS and JZ had a TENNESSEE
WARBLER on April 22.
Prime birding spot is the Corralitos plays west of Las Cruces. It is to be
strongly emphasized that one must ask for permission at the ranch before
birding there. JN on April 14 found a MARBLED GODWIT. JZ and MS had the godwit
April 15 and 16. On the 16th there was a SNOWY PLOVER and a SOLITARY
SANDPIPER.
CL on April 20 at Randal's Pool near the Sunland Racetrack had a NASHVILLE
WARBLER.
DG on April 20 at the Dripping Springs east of Las Cruces had a singing male
HUTTON'S VIREO, and a male TOWNSEND'S WARBLER.
JN in Mesilla Park saw an AMERICAN GOLDFINCH and two MYRTLE WARBLERS at
McDowell and Conway. CL had a CASSIN'S VIREO on April 15. On April 17 JN at the
arroyo on McDowell had a male BLACK-AND-WHITE WARBLER and the vireo. CL
had the warbler later in the day. DG in this area on April 21 had a SWAINSON'S
THRUSH.
At the Mesilla Valley Bosque Park JN on April 14 found two SORAS and a
MYRTLE WARBLER. DG on April 12 had a BLACK HAWK. CBr on April 21 had a HOUSE
WREN, a possible WINTER WREN heard, and the AMERICAN BITTERN was still present.
DG in the area around Mesilla Dam on April 17 had a HOODED ORIOLE and a
DUSKY FLYCATCHER. Near the Dam DG on April 21 had up to two CASSIN'S VIREOS, the
FLYCATCHER, AND two GREEN HERONS.
MS at their home near Radium Springs at the Rio levee saw a circling
BROAD-WINGED HAWK.
CL on April 14 on the Pine Tree Trail at Aguirre Springs State Park had a
HUTTON'S VIREO. On April 15 he had a GRAY VIREO.
In Otero County:
At the Holloman Lakes CL on April 18 found few shorebirds and high water
levels.
At the Holloman Lakes near Alamogordo the "no access" signs are for hunters
only. The entire shore is open to birding. Due to vandalism the sightings
list and box have been removed.
In Eddy County:
SHa had an OSPREY on April 18 in Carlsbad on Hwy. 62 near the Pecos River.
JK reported a BROWN THRASHER at Rattlesnake Springs south of Carlsbad on
April 18. MB and NP on April 22 saw two BROAD-WINGED HAWKS and a GRAY HAWK
(near the pond), a NASHVILLE WARBLER, CASSIN'S VIREO, and an early SWAINSON'S
THRUSH at the adjacent Washington Ranch.
At Avalon Lake on April 22 MB and NP had two WILLETS and a SNOWY PLOVER at
Brantley Lake.
RN on April 23 saw three CHIMNEY SWIFTS at his home in Carlsbad.
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:
JA, Jan Arrott; MLA, Mary Lou Arthur; JB, Jonathan Batkin; MB, Matt
Baumann; DB, David Beatty; CaB, Cathy Benevidez; CBr, Charles Britt; DC, David
Cleary; PD, Paul Domski; SD, Steve Drilling; JD, Jack Drummond; DG,
David Griffin; CJG, C.J. Grimes; JHa, Joan Hardie; SHa, Sharon Hartshorn;
JH, Jeff Howland; PDH, P.D. Hulse; JK, John Kippe; RLL, Roger and Linda
Lawrence; LL, Lane Leckman; CL, Carl Lundblad; LM, Larry Malone; MM, Marcus
Martin; JN, Josh Nemeth; RN, Robert Nieman; DP, Danny Paez; JP, John
Parmeter; NP, Nick Pederson; CR, Chris Rustay; JSc, Jean Schiebe; HS, Hart
Schwarz; MS, Marcy Scott; RS, Robert Shantz; RoS, Roland Shook; JS, James
Stuart; BW, Bill West; SW, Steve West; WW, Bill Wittman; RW, Rick Wright;
JZ, Jimmy Zabriskie; DMZ, Dale and Marian 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. On May 3 they go to the Corrales Bosque with Sally Burke (792-1788);
May 10 to Manzano Pond and the Quarai Ruins with Bonnie Long (379-1985); May 17
and 18 is their Birdathon with a contribution; May 24 is to Socorro with
Rebecca Gracey at 242-3821; May 31 to Villanueva State Park on the Pecos Rio
with the Boettchers at 281-6726.
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) .
Saturday May 5 is the annual NMOS Meeting in Carlsbad at the Washington
Ranch south of Carlsbad Caverns. The evening speaker will be Steve West on Cave
Swallows. He will hold banding demonstrations on May 3, 4, and 6. For
reservations and information contact Roland Shook at 388-3441 or at
_tyranidae@hotmail.com_ (mailto:tyranidae@hotmail.com) .
On May 5 El Morro NM will have a spring bird walk. Contact is C.J. Grimes
at _cjgrimes@hotmail.com_ (mailto:cjgrimes@hotmail.com) .
Saturday, May 12, is the annual Gila River bird count near Silver City.
Contact is also Roland Shook.
On May 12 Southwestern Audubon will have a hike at the Heart Bar Ranch near
Gila Hot Springs during the bird count. Contact is David Beatty at 536-9461.
May 12 are all the county counts. For your leader, contact Steve West at
885-3636.
On Saturday, May 19, Central Audubon will have a trip to Water Canyon west
of Socorro. Contact is Sei Tokuda at 266-2480 or _stokuda@juno.com_
(mailto:stokuda@juno.com) .
On Sunday, May 20 Sangre de Cristo Audubon will go to Espaņola and the San
Juan Pueblo Lakes (fee). Contact is Bernie Foy at 820-1658.
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