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March 18, 2010
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New Mexico Bird Report
March 18, 2010
NMEX1003.18
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Hotline New Mexico
date: March 18, 2010
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
March 18, 2010, sponsored by the New Mexico Ornithological
Society. When phone numbers are given for private property,
please call before going to ask for permission. In ranch
country do not stray off the roads.
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Highlights: Red-throated Loon, Lawrence’s Goldfinch.
See note in Field Trips about the Sandia Hawkwatch site.
Predictions are for a great wildflower show on the desert this
spring.
ChW reported that GREAT EGRETS have been color banded with red
leg bands, from the Great Lakes. Report bands if seen to 416-
739-5846.
A star is added for new birds to the RBA today.
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Places mentioned and a checklist of N.M. birds are in the N.M.
Bird Finding Guide. Check for earlier reports and database
At _http://www.nmbirds.org_ (http://www.nmbirds.org/)
or in the archives of the AZ/NM listserve. For photos of
rarities and directions to some birding sites check
_http://sites.google.com/site/oldenettelspage_
(http://sites.google.com/site/oldenettelspage) .
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For the Bird Records Committee and North American Birds and NMOS
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) .
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Birds Mentioned and Counties:
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Light geese (Chaves)
Common Goldeneye (Chaves, Sandoval)
Hooded Merganser (Sierra)
Common Merganser (Chaves)
Red-breasted Merganser (Sierra)
Red-throated Loon (Sierra)
Neotropic Cormorant (Bernalillo, Sierra)
Great Egret (Socorro)
Turkey Vulture (Bernalillo, Grant, *Doña Ana)
Harris’s Hawk (Lea)
Ferruginous Hawk (*Catron, *Grant, *Hidalgo)
Merlin (Chaves)
Prairie Falcon (*San Migue)
Sora (Sierra)
Common Moorhen (Sierra)
Sandhill Crane (Chaves, Curry, *Grant)
Black-necked Stilt (Valencia)
American Avocet (*Hidalgo)
Dunlin (Socorro)
Greater Yellowlegs (Hidalgo)
Great Horned Owl (Roosevelt, Eddy, *Catron)
Barn Owl (Sierra, Chaves)
Burrowing Owl (*Hidalgo)
Northern Pygmy-Owl (*Mora)
Lewis’s Woodpecker (*Mora)
Three-toed Woodpecker (Bernalillo)
Black Phoebe (Doña Ana)
Hutton’s Vireo (Sierra)
Tree Swallow (Luna)
Violet-green Swallow (Doña Ana, Luna)
Northern Rough-winged Swallow (Sierra)
Cliff Swallow (Luna)
Black-billed Magpie (*Mora)
Bridled Titmouse (Sierra, Luna)
Brown Creeper (Sierra, Bernalillo, Doña Ana, *Santa Fe)
Carolina Wren (Guadalupe)
Mountain Bluebird (Doña Ana)
American Robin lewcistic (*Mora)
Gray Catbird (Socorro)
Sage Thrasher (Sierra)
Cedar Waxwing (Socorro)
Painted Redstart (Sierra)
Brewer’s Sparrow (Sierra)
Field Sparrow (Lea)
Sage Sparrow (*Santa Fe)
Savannah Sparrow (*Hidalgo)
Harris’s Sparrow (Sandoval)
Slate-colored Dark-eyed Junco (*Mora)
Yellow-eyed Junco (Grant)
Chestnut-collared Longspur (Lea)
Pyrrhuloxia (Bernalillo)
Rosy Finches (Bernalillo)
Cassin’s Finch (*Mora)
Lawrence’s Goldfinch (Luna)
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In Bernalillo County:
DH on March 4 had a male PYRRHULOXIA by the 3SE marker, a mile
south of Bridge St. BH found it again on March 10 on the east side
of the Rio and west side of the levee.
At the Alameda Bridge BH and JP on March 5 saw an adult
NEOTROPIC CORMORANT south of the bridge near the pump house.
CB and NH on March 5 reported two flying TURKEY VULTURES over
Cedar Crest, east of the Sandias, for the first of spring.
The SNC team is banding ROSY FINCHES on Sundays at the Crest
House. On February 28 they banded only two BROWN-CAPPED with 124
recaptures. The road up was clear, but there is ice in walking
from the parking lot into the Crest House. RK on March 5 had up to
75 rosy finches of all three species.
In hiking south along the Sandia Crest for 1/3 mile they found a
BROWN CREEPPER and a THREE-TOED WOODPECKER.
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In Catron County:
EH on March 13 had a FERRUGINOUS HAWK at Alma. On March 16 he
had a GREAT HORNED OWL on 180 north of Pueblo Grande Estates west
of Reserve.
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In Chaves County:
For the March 4 count at the refuge JSa reported 19,000 light
geese, 1342 CRANES, six COMMON GOLDENEYES, one COMMON MERGANSER,
two BARN OWLS, and two MERLINS, one on Unit 6 and the other on the
refuge farm..
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In Curry County:
JLo at his home in se. county reported CRANES over his home in
small flocks almost daily by March 5.
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In Doña Ana County:
At their yard near Radium Springs JZ reported in early March
a BROWN CREEPER, VIOLET-GREEN SWALLOW, and a MOUNTAIN BLUEBIRD with
a BLACK PHOEBE at the pond eating mosquito fish.
JD on March 14 had a TURKEY VULTURE off the Picacho Peak area.
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In Eddy County:
DZw found a GREAT HORNED OWL at Rattlesnake Springs on March 5
by the stream near the pond.
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In Grant County:
EH had up to ten SANDHILL CRANES at Mangas on US 180 north of
Silver City on March 13. He had a FERRUGINOUS HAWK off 180 and NM
78 to Mule Creek.
EL had the first TURKEY VULTURES over his Silver City home on
February 26 and 27.
KB still had the YELLOW-EYED JUNCO at her home through February
28. It was banded by DG.
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In Hidalgo County:
EH on March 13 reported a BURROWING OWL along NM 90 north of
Lordsburg. On March 16 he had a FERRUGINOUS HAWK near Animas.
RS says the pond at the exit of I-10 is full of water. He had
three GREATER YELLOWLEGS at the pond on February 27. On March 16
EH at the pond had 40 AVOCETS and 30 SAVANNAH SPARROWS.
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.
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In Lea County:
ChB on March 6 at Crossroads had three FIELD SPARROWS, six
CHESTNUT-COLLARED LONGSPURS, and a HARRIS’S HAWK.
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In Luna County:
DH on March 14 at Pancho Villa State Park near Columbus had four
LAWRENCE’S GOLDFINCHES alont the south fence.
In Deming on March 12 LM had a BRIDLED TITMOUSE at the Mountain
view Cemetery and at the Pecan Park pond there was TREE, VIOLET-
GREEN, and CLIFF SWALLOWS.
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In Mora County:
RHu on March 15 in the Sapello River Valley on the Pritzlaff
Ranch near San Ignacio reported a leucistic ROBIN, a calling PYGMY
OWL, LEWIS’S WOODPECKER, MAGPIE, singing CASSIN’S FINCHES, and
SLATE-COLORED JUNCOS.
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In Otero County:
One can walk past the gate to Stinky Lake at the Holloman Lakes,
but not drive in and can still bird there, but Lagoon G is still
off limits.
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In Roosevelt County:
DZw on March 7 had a GREAT HORNED OWL at the migrant trap 11
miles west of Melrose.
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In San Miguel County:
JKo on March 14 had a PRAIRIE FALCON on the west side of the Las
Vegas Refuge.
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In Sandoval County:
DK on March 14 had an immature HARRIS’S SPARROW at the north end
Of the Corrales Bosque with White-crowns at the drain at barrel 6.8
close to the north parking lot.
JL reported on March 4 there was a male COMMON GOLDENEYE in the
Corrales ditch near La Entrada.
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In Santa Fe County:
LS had a BROWN CREEPER on March 17 at her Santa Fe home.
PN at his home at the north edge of Edgewood on March 15 had a
SAGE SPARROW at his feeder.
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In Sierra County:
At the hole in the cliff near the Las Palomas exit two BARN OWLS
have been seen. DC saw one owl on the southbound lane a quarter
mile from the exit on March 8.
DC on March 10 below the dam near the outflow structures seen
From above at the NM177 overlook saw six NEOTROPIC CORMORANTS
and a pair of HOODED MERGANSERS. Right next to the dam he again
saw the winter adult RED-THROATED LOON. There were two male RED-
BREASTED MERGANSERS at the Dam Site Marina.
At Paseo del Rio Park below the dam JP reported a MOORHEN and
two HOODED MERGANSERS on March 6. On March 9 DC had the moorhen, a
SAGE THRASHER, and three BREWER’S SPARROWS.
At Percha Dam Park SF on March 6 had a SORA at the pond in the
campground (photos). JP, LL, and WW on March 6 found a HUTTON’S
VIREO, BROWN CREEPER, and BRIDLED TITMICE. DH on
March 13 had a PAINTED REDSTART in the north woods of the park.
DC on March 9 at Riverside Park below the Caballo Lake Dam saw
ten ROUGH-WINGED SWALLOWS.
DC advises that water is being released from Elephant Butte Lake
into Caballo Lake. DG reports that Caballo in now quite high.
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In Socorro County:
AG on March 2 at the Turtle Bay Park on the NMTU campus in
Socorro had two CATBIRDS and a CEDAR WAXWING flock. JP, WW, and LL
had one CATBIRD on March 6.
At Bosque del Apache Refuge south of San Antonio JP reported the
first GREAT EGRETS on March 6. DH on March 13 had the two DUNLINS
at the pond along Hwy. 1.
JSt reports that there is no hiking east of the Rio Grande at
the Bosque del Apache refuge at least thru March for a mountain
lion study. The part of the refuge west of the rio is still open.
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In Valencia County:
JL on March 14 had a BLACK-NECKED STILT at the marsh behind the
Taco Bell in Belen.
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Initials of Observers:
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KB, Karen Berkenbach; ChB, Charles Black; CB, Celestyn Brozek;
DC, David Cleary; SNC, Steve and Nancy Cox; JD, John Douglas;
SF, Steve Fettig; AG, Ashli Gorbet; DG, David Griffin;
DH, David Hawksworth; NH, Nancy Hetrick; EH, Eric Hough;
BH, Bill Howe; RHu, Rob Hunt; RK, Rick Koehler;
JKo, Jeffrey Koenigsberg; DK, David Krueper; LL, Lane Leckman;
EL, Gene Lewis; JL, Judith Liddell; JLo, James Lofton;
LM, Larry Malone; PN, Paul Noble; JP, John Parmeter;
JSa, Jeff Sanchez; LS, Laurel Seth; RS, Robert Shantz;
JSt, James Stuart; ChW, Chip Weselch; WW, Bill Wittman;
JZ, Jimmy Zabriskie; DZw, DeAnn Zwight.
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Field Trips:
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Central Audubon in Albuquerque has Thursday field trips. All phone
numbers begin with 505. March 25 the Pueblo Montaño Picnic Area with Gale
Owings, 255-8333.
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Mesilla Valley Audubon will bird the Holloman Lakes and White Sands
NM on March 20. Contact is David Griffin 575-382-2080.
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On Saturday, March 20 Southwestern Audubon will do Spring Canyon
near Deming. Leader is Larry Malone; contact is 575-388-3441.
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Central Audubon will have a field trip on Saturday, March 27 to
Percha Dam, Caballo Lake, Animas Canyon and Elephant Butte Lake
with Cole Wolf, _colejwolf@gmail.com_ (mailto:colejwolf@gmail.com) .
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The Cox banding team will be banding Rosy Finches at the Crest
House in the Sandias on Sundays at 9:30. Check for snowstorms when
planning to climb the mountain.
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There will be no formal HawkWatch crew gathering data in the
Sandias this year. However Roger Grimshaw plans to make trips up
to the site from time to time. For information 407-319-0280.
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The Mesilla Valley Bosque Park will have a Bird Walk on April 3,
first Saturdays., beginning at 8:15.
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The Rio Grande Nature Center has morning bird walks on Sunday and
Saturday mornings at 9 a.m.
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