Blogs about: Albuquerque Birding
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Spring-like Birding at Alameda Open Space
“Immature Bald Eagle,” someone called as the large group of Central New Mexico Audubon’s Thursday Birders gathered in the parking lot at the Alameda Open Space. It was trying to evade the harass… more →
It's a bird thing...
The 11th Annual High Plains Lesser Prairie Chicken Festival!
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wrote 8 months ago: Better late than never! The small ranching town of Milnesand in eastern New Mexico passes as a blur … more →
New Mexico migration May 1st
wrote 1 year ago: I’ve joined a few birders around the country in posting migration forecasts based on weather r … more →
New Mexico migration April 27th
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wrote 1 year ago: I’ve joined a few birders around the country in posting migration forecasts based on weather r … more →
High desert flowers at the Petroglyphs
wrote 1 year ago: Some friends visited for a few days last week and, as they enjoy hiking and the outdoors, Melissa an … more →
Green butterflies: better than green beer
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wrote 1 year ago: My birding and butterfly-ing time has been limited recently, so I made it priority to get out into t … more →
Red-backed Dark-eyed Juncos at the Sandia Crest
wrote 1 year ago: This post is not about my sightings, and may a bit dry for those not fascinated with Dark-eyed Junco … more →
Alameda Bridge Mew Gull
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wrote 1 year ago: Trying to point out a bird to just one other person can be hard enough. Add a few dozen people and t … more →
Just another Rosy-Finch post
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wrote 1 year ago: It’s a New Mexico birding tradition: head up to the Sandia Crest House sometime during the win … more →
Rarities converge!
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wrote 1 year ago: Over my holiday travels, I kept up on the bird news from New Mexico. On December 20th, two to four R … more →
Bosque del Apache Crane Festival birding
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wrote 1 year ago: I haven’t been birding much this fall. Between looking for a job, finishing up research, and t … more →
The end of fall migration on the east plains of NM
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wrote 1 year ago: Eastern New Mexico’s dry plains host a surprising number of neotropical migrants during the sp … more →
Birding the balloon fiesta!
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wrote 1 year ago: I haven’t been out birding too much lately, but I did get a chance to see some cool birds at t … more →
Two elegant birds with forked tails
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wrote 1 year ago: I haven’t been out birding or butterflying much lately, but two birds in Albuquerque’s S … more →
old stuff from Belen and Otero canyon
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wrote 1 year ago: [I just saw this in my drafts folder...guess I forgot to publish it!] During my sucessful Thursday b … more →
Ruddy Turnstone and #300!
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wrote 1 year ago: The moment was anticlimactic, but last Monday I saw my 300th species in New Mexico! (Barring the uni … more →
Gray Vireo quest
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wrote 1 year ago: In addition to the title bird (spoiler alert, I saw one!), I finally found some Inca Doves in the ne … more →
A bit greener in the high desert
wrote 1 year ago: Late each summer, the southwest anticipates (and sometimes prays for) the monsoon season. While the … more →
O Valencia (County)
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wrote 1 year ago: (I’ve been listening to a lot of The Decemberists lately) Several months ago, I volunteered to … more →
Calliope Hummingbird! and NM hummingbird migration
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wrote 1 year ago: Every year in late summer two species of hummingbirds migrate south through New Mexico and join the … more →
