Shipman's field notes, Sep 1999

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1999-09-02: NM: Socorro
1999-09-07: NM: Socorro: NM Tech: Turtle Bay
1999-09-11: NM: Socorro
1999-09-14: NM: Socorro
1999-09-15: NM: Socorro
1999-09-16: NM: Socorro: NM Tech
1999-09-18: NM: Water Canyon Road; Hop Canyon
1999-09-20: NM: Socorro
1999-09-25: NM: Socorro: NM Tech
1999-09-28: NM: Socorro: home
1999-09-29: NM: Socorro: New Mexico Tech
1999-09-30: NM: Socorro: New Mexico Tech

1999-09-02: NM: Socorro

@TBay: Socorro: NM Tech: Turtle Bay

@day: Socorro

@home: Socorro: 507 Fitch

Weather A mild cold front just passed.

Heron, Green 1 @Socorro: NM Tech: Turtle Bay

Swallow, Barn 1 @Socorro

Phainopepla 1♀ @Socorro: 507 Fitch

1999-09-07: NM: Socorro: NM Tech: Turtle Bay

@day: Socorro: NM Tech: Turtle Bay

Warbler, Wilson's 1♀ @Socorro: NM Tech: Turtle Bay

1999-09-11: NM: Socorro

@day: Socorro

Hawk, Sharp-shinned @Socorro

Flushed by golfers from the grove on the left of the 16th hole.

Kingbird, Cassin's 2-3 @Socorro

Sitting in a tree in front of 504 Fitch Street.

These birds were reliable in the late afternoon all through late September and early October last fall in the palm tree in front of 801 Fitch, and since there are usually Western Kingbirds around too, it's an excellent opportunity for a direct comparison.

Vireo, Warbling 2 @Socorro

Swallow, Barn 1 @Socorro

Pond by the 16th hole.

Waxwing, Cedar 4 @Socorro

Fitch Street, 500 block.

Warbler, Yellow # @Socorro

Waterthrush, Northern @Socorro

Southwest shore of the southwest arm of Turtle Bay, right where the Louisiana Waterthrush was last spring.

Description: Off-white superciliary line narrowing posterior to the eye, throat with fine black streaks up to the chin, white ground color on the flanks.

Warbler, MacGillivray's @Socorro

Warbler, Wilson's # @Socorro

Tanager, Western @Socorro

Finch, Cassin's @Socorro

1999-09-14: NM: Socorro

@TBay: Socorro: New Mexico Tech: Turtle Bay

@day: Socorro

@home: Socorro: 507 Fitch St.

Kingbird, Cassin's 2 @Socorro: 507 Fitch St.

Warbler, Wilson's @Socorro: New Mexico Tech: Turtle Bay

Vocalizations: 'tsit' or 'tset'

1999-09-15: NM: Socorro

@GC: Socorro: NM Tech Golf Course

@TBay: Socorro: New Mexico Tech: Turtle Bay

@day: Socorro

@home: Socorro: 507 Fitch

Heron, Green @Socorro: New Mexico Tech: Turtle Bay

Vireo, Cassin's @Socorro: 507 Fitch

Description: Gray cap, prominent white superciliary, also white below and anterior to eye. Iris dark brown. Yellow on side below front of folded wing.

Swallow, Barn @Socorro: NM Tech Golf Course

Thrasher, Curve-billed @Socorro: 507 Fitch

1999-09-16: NM: Socorro: NM Tech

@day: Socorro: NM Tech

Vulture, Turkey 180 @Socorro: NM Tech

Current roost is near Driscoll Hall.

Swallow, Barn @Socorro: NM Tech

Behavior: Starting to bunch up on the wires.

1999-09-18: NM: Water Canyon Road; Hop Canyon

@day: Water Canyon Road; Hop Canyon

Kestrel, American @Water Canyon Road; Hop Canyon

Scrub-Jay, Western @Water Canyon Road; Hop Canyon

1999-09-20: NM: Socorro

@SAca: San Acacia

@TBay: Socorro: New Mexico Tech: Turtle Bay

@day: Socorro

Kingfisher, Belted

3 @San Acacia

1 @Socorro: New Mexico Tech: Turtle Bay

Warbler, Wilson's 1♂ @Socorro

1999-09-25: NM: Socorro: NM Tech

@TBay: Socorro: New Mexico Tech: Turtle Bay

@day: Socorro: NM Tech

Flicker, Red-shafted 2 @Socorro: NM Tech

Near the 14th tee.

Verdin @Socorro: NM Tech

Near 1206 South Drive on Faculty Hill.

Warbler, Wilson's 1♂ @Socorro: New Mexico Tech: Turtle Bay

1999-09-28: NM: Socorro: home

@day: Socorro: home

Dove, Inca 2 @Socorro: home

Thrasher, Curve-billed @Socorro: home

1999-09-29: NM: Socorro: New Mexico Tech

@day: Socorro: New Mexico Tech

Swallow, Barn @Socorro: New Mexico Tech

Near Tech daycare.

Description: Tail is asymmetric.

1999-09-30: NM: Socorro: New Mexico Tech

@day: Socorro: New Mexico Tech

Vulture, Turkey # @Socorro: New Mexico Tech

Near Driscoll Hall.