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June 17, 2010
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New Mexico Bird Report
June 17, 2010
NMEX106.17
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Hotline New Mexico
date: June 17, 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
June 17, 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: Brown Pelican, Common Black-Hawks, Black-capped Vireo,
Laughing Gull, Veery, Glossy Ibis.
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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, 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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Canvasback (San Miguel)
Least Bittern (DeBaca)
Cattle Egret (Sierra)
Glossy Ibis (*San Juan)
Dusky Grouse (Rio Arriba)
Osprey (Sierra)
White-tailed Kite (Luna, Hidalgo)
Mississippi Kite (Eddy, Union)
Harris’s Hawk (Otero)
Common Black-Hawk (Sandoval, Catron)
Gray Hawk (Eddy, *Hidalgo)
Zone-tailed Hawk (Grant)
Common Moorhen (Sierra)
Snowy Plover (Chaves, *San Juan)
Mountain Plover (Rio Arriba, Santa Fe, Union)
Long-billed Curlew (Curry, Santa Fe, Union)
White-rumped Sandpiper (DeBaca, Curry)
Wilson’s Phalarope (San Miguel)
Laughing Gull (Sierra)
California Gull (Sierra)
Least Tern (Chaves, *San Juan)
Band-tailed Pigeon (Mora, Sierra)
Common Ground-Dove (*Hidalgo)
Barn Owl (Sierra)
Burrowing Owl (Bernalillo, Sierra)
Monk Parakeet (Bernalillo)
Lesser Nighthawk (Sierra)
Whip-poor-will (San Miguel)
Lewis’s Woodpecker (Mora)
Acorn Woodpecker (Santa Fe, *Los Alamos)
Ladder-backed Woodpecker leucistic (Sierra)
Three-toed Woodpecker (San Miguel, Taos)
Northern Beardless-Tyrannulet (*Hidalgo)
Gray Flycatcher (Mora)
Black Phoebe (San Juan)
Brown-crested Flycatcher (Sierra)
Thick-billed Kingbird (*Hidalgo)
Scissor-tailed Flycatcher (Chaves, San Miguel)
Gray Vireo (San Juan, Rio Arriba)
Black-capped Vireo (Eddy)
Bell’s Vireo (Sierra, Roosevelt)
Yellow-throated Vireo (Guadalupe, Bernalillo)
Red-eyed Vireo (Eddy)
Purple Martin (Mora)
Cave Swallow (Chaves)
Gray Jay (Taos)
American Dipper (Taos)
Veery (Rio Arriba, Taos)
Swainson’s Thrush (Taos)
Gray Catbird (Roosevelt, Mora, Rio Arriba, San Miguel)
Cedar Waxwing (Sandoval, Mora, Socorro)
Phainopepla (*Socorro)
Townsend’s Warbler (Grant)
Hooded Warbler (San Miguel)
Wilson’s Warbler (*Hidalgo)
Red-faced Warbler (Grant)
Hepatic Tanager (*Los Alamos)
Cassin’s Sparrow (Sierra, Santa Fe)
Savannah Sparrow (Sierra)
Fox Sparrow gray (Rio Arriba)
Northern Cardinal (Sierra)
Indigo Bunting (Sierra)
Varied Bunting (*Hidalgo)
Eastern Meadowlark (Sierra)
Bronzed Cowbird (Sierra, Roosevelt, Grant)
Hooded Oriole (Sierra)
Pine Grosbeak (Taos. Rio Arriba)
Red Crossbill (San Miguel)
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In Bernalillo County:
CW on June 10 had a YELLOW-THROATED VIREO on the southwest
corner of Roma and Hermosa southeast of Carlisle.
JR at Alameda and Corrales Roads saw a MONK PARAKEET which was
nesting near the McDonalds.
DZ on June 5 reported a BURROWING OWL at the Sandia Casino.
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In Catron County:
SH on May 29 at US 189 north of Glenwood had a BLACK HAWK.
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In Chaves County:
SW along the Eddy-Chaves Co. border again found two pairs of
CAVE SWALLOWS and a nest 1.9 miles north of the co. line on US 285.
At the Bitter Lake refuge CR and SD saw the five LEAST TERNS
and many SNOWY PLOVERS on May 30.
At the Mesa Rest stop they found two SCISSOR-TAILED FLYCATCHERS.
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In Curry County:
JLo at his home in se. county had LONG-BILLED CURLEWS being
heard daily through June 10.
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In DeBaca County:
JP and WW had a LEAST BITTERN calling on May 30 at the Bosque
Redondo Park near Fort Sumner.
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In Eddy County:
At Rattlesnake Springs on May 29 CR and SD did see the GRAY HAWK
and a fly over MISSISSIPPI KITE.
CR and SD on May 31 at the Sitting Bull Falls east of Carlsbad
had a singing BLACK-CAPPED VIREO about .2 mile downstream from the
picnic area by walking down the road. The park is closed from 5:30
to 8:30.
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In Grant County:
DCo on May 25 at Emory Pass in the Black Range had a ZONE-TAILED
HAWK, TOWNSEND’S WARBLER, and two RED-FACED WARBLERS.
EL had a BRONZED COWBIRD at his Silver City home through May 30.
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In Hidalgo County:
BW, CB, and NH in Gueadalupe Canyon (NM part) on June 13 had two
GRAY HAWKS east of the orchard with up to five TYRANNULETS and
quite a few COMMON GROUND DOVES and VARIED BUNTINGS and two THICK-
BILLED KINGBIRDS near the Hadley Ranch. CB had a late WILSON’S
WARBLER in Clanton Canyon.
SOW on May 28 had a WHITE-TAILED KITE just north of the Animas
store. On NM 9 at a low spot in the Playas Valley he saw a calling
COMMON GROUND-DOVE.
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 Los Alamos County:
DP on June 14 on the Burnt Mesa Trail in the Bandelier NM near
Los Alamos had three HEPATIC TANAGER and an ACORN WOODPECKER.
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In Luna County:
SOW on May 26 on NM 9 five miles west of Columbus had a WHITE-
TAILED KITE near an old railroad bridge.
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In Mora County:
RHu in the Sapello River Valley on the Pritzlaff Ranch near San
Ignacio on on May 28 recorded BAND-TAILED PIGEONS and CEDAR
WAXWINGS with LEWIS’S WOODPECKER, GRAY FLYCATCHER, PURPLE MARTIN,
and a CATBIRD.
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In Otero County:
MT in Alamogordo on June 3 had two HARRIS’S HAWKS near the
Airport.
One can walk past the gate to Stinky Lake at the Holloman Lakes,
but not drive in and can still bird there. MT on June 3 reported
Lagoon G still closed, with many of the salt cedars removed.
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In Rio Arriba County:
ChB on June 7 at Apache Creek at the top of Cumbre Pass, found a
singing gray FOX SPARROW, four PINE GROSBEAKS, and a displaying
DUSKY GROUSE.
JP and WW on June 4 at the Elkhorn Lodge in Chama saw a CATBIRD.
ChB had a singing VEERY on June 7 in willow thickets behind the
Vista del Sol Motel in Chama.
JP and WW had four MOUNTAIN PLOVERS about 20 miles north of Tres
Piedras on June 5.
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In Roosevelt County:
At the migrant trap 11 miles west of Melrose On May 22 JP and WW
saw a BRONZED COWBIRD, and a CATBIRD. On May 30 JP and WW reported
only a BELL’S VIREO of the eastern type.
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In San Juan County;
TR on June 16 at the delta of Morgan Lake west of Farmington had
a GLOSSY IBIS with two LEAST TERNS and a SNOWY PLOVER.
At Animas Park in Farmington on June 4 JP and WW found a BLACK
PHOEBE.
Along US 64 at the Rio Arriba border with San Juan there was a
GRAY VIREO.
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In San Miguel County:
CR on 12 in Gallinas had a WHIP-POOR-WILL with many RED
CROSSBILLS in the area.
At McAllister Lake near Las Vegas CR on June 12 had 24 WILSON’S
PHALAROPES and a male CANVASBACK.
Near Variadero on June 13 CR had a pair of SCISSOR-TAILED
FLYCATCHERS.
ChB on June 10 reported a singing HOODED WARBLER below the dam
at Montezuma near Las Vegas with nesting CATBIRDS.
PN on May 31 in the Panchuela area on the way to Jacks Creek
area in the Pecos Wilderness had a THREE-TOED WOODPECKER.
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In Sandoval County:
JMc and SO on May 16 along the Rio Grande at Algodones saw a
BLACK HAWK in flight a mile north of the Diversion Dam. Two CEDAR
WAXWINGS were in the area. On June 6 they again saw the two
waxwings and the black hawk a mile north of the dam.
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In Santa Fe County:
JB on May 29 found ACORN WOODPECKERS on Borrego Mesa near
Cordova on Forest Rd. 306 in young oaks in the area of the 2002
Borrego Fire area (photo). He saw three there on May 30.
RG had two LONG-BILLED CURLEWS on Simmons Rd. on June 3 with a
MOUNTAIN PLOVER on White Lakes Rd.
PN near his home at the north edge of Edgewood had a singing
CASSIN’S SPARROW.
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In Sierra County:
DC on June 8 at the Rock Canyon Marina saw a LAUGHING GULL, and
five immature CALIFORNIA GULLS. The gull was not seen June 11.
DC on June 7 again saw the BARN OWL in the ledge near the Las
Palomas exit near mile marker 71 along I-25. He saw three on
June 13.
Going south from Williamsburg along the rio DC on May 31 had a
flock of 184 LESSER NIGHTHAWKS and two singing BELL’S VIREOS.
Later on May 31 at Animas Creek DC saw six BROWN-CRESTED
FLYCATCHERS and a HOODED ORIOLE.
DC on June 2 along NM 37 south of Hillsboro had five skylarking
CASSIN’S SPARROWS, two BURROWING OWLS, and six EASTERN MEADOWLARKS.
At Hillsboro on June 13 he had three HOODED ORIOLES and a CARDINAL
male at the west end of town at an empty home. Along Walnut St. in
Kingston at the stream crossing there was ten BAND-TAILED PIGEONS.
DC on June 7 at Percha Dam Park had two MOORHENS at the pond,
and a pair of BROWN-CRESTED FLYCATCHERS in a new location. AM on
June 9 again saw the leucistic LADDER-BACKED WOODPECKER at Percha
Dam.
At the Monticello Points on June 3 DC saw a CATTLE
EGRET, SAVANNAH SPARROW, and a male INDIGO BUNTING.
At Paseo del Rio Park below Elephant Butte Dam DC on June 1 had
an OSPREY, two Bell’s Vireos, and six BRONZED COWBIRDS.
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In Socorro County:
CB on June 5 had at least two CEDAR WAXWINGS at the Turtle Bay
Park on the NMTU campus in Socorro. RCa on June 15 saw a female
PHAINOPEPLA at Turtle Bay.
He then had a male at Embudito north of Socorro.
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In Taos County:
JP and WW on June 5 at the Taos Ski Valley saw a GRAY JAY, a
male THREE-TOED WOODPECKER, a singing PINE GROSBEAK, and a DIPPER.
JP on June 12 north of the Sipapu Ski Area did not find the
Veery, but had Swainson’s Thrush.
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In Union County:
CR on June 9 had six LONG-BILLED CURLEWS in Amistad. He had
MOUNTAIN PLOVERS north of Grenville with one south of Grenville.
And he again found four MISSISSIPPI KITES in Clayton near the
courthouse with one immature.
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Initials of Observers:
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JB, Jonathan Batkin; ChB, Charles Black; CB, Celestyn Brozek;
RCA, Robert Cates; DC, David Cleary; DCo, Dan Coleman;
SD, Steve Drilling; RG, Rebecca Gracey; SH, Stuart Healy;
NH, Nancy Hetrick; RHu, Rob Hunt; EL, Gene Lewis;
JLo, James Lofton; JMc, Jim McPhee; AM, Amy Morrison;
PN, Paul Noble; SO, Steve O’Neill; JO, Jerry Oldenettel;
DP, Danny Paez; JP, John Parmeter; TR, Tim Reeves;
CR, Chris Rustay; JR, Janet Ruth; MT, Michael Turner;
BW, Bill West; SW, Steve West; SOW, Sartor Williams;
CWi, Christopher Witt; WW, Bill Wittman; DZ, 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. On June 17 to the Sandia Peak Ski Area and
Balsam Glade cnic Area in the Sandias with Gale Owings, 255-8333.
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Mesilla Valley Audubon on June 19 will do the Pine Tree Trail at
Aguirre Springs for a five mile hike up 1000 feet. Register by
June 17. Contact is David Griffin at 575-382-2080.
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The Rio Grande Nature Center has morning bird walks on Sunday and
Saturday mornings at 8:30 a.m. from the pond at the parking lot.
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From May on there will be Tuesday morning bird walks in the Sandias
by the Forest Service. Meet at the Ranger Station in Tijeras at 8.
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