Shipman's field notes, Oct 2005

2005-10-01: NM: Socorro
2005-10-02: NM: Socorro: 507 Fitch
2005-10-03: NM: New Mexico Tech
2005-10-08: NM: Socorro
2005-10-11: NM: Socorro: New Mexico Tech
2005-10-14: NM: Socorro
2005-10-20: NM: Socorro
2005-10-26: NM: Bernardo NWR
2005-10-28: NM: Socorro: 507 Fitch

2005-10-01: NM: Socorro

@Soc: Socorro

Crow, American [fide Richard LeRoy] @Socorro

Richard says he heard the first crow of the fall on this date. His pecan trees are a pretty reliable attractor for crows.

Swallow, Barn 3 @Socorro

2005-10-02: NM: Socorro: 507 Fitch

@home: Socorro: 507 Fitch

Dove, Inca 2 @Socorro: 507 Fitch

2005-10-03: NM: New Mexico Tech

@NMT: New Mexico Tech

Sparrow, White-crowned @New Mexico Tech

Near the southeast corner of the MSEC building.

First of the fall.

2005-10-08: NM: Socorro

@Soc: Socorro

Vulture, Turkey 1 @Socorro

Melody Lane, northeast side of town.

Woodpecker, Ladder-backed 1♀ @Socorro

Pyracantha bush outside my home office.

Raven, Chihuahuan 1 @Socorro

Heard near the Socorro Springs Brewery.

2005-10-11: NM: Socorro: New Mexico Tech

@NMT: Socorro: New Mexico Tech

Thrush, Hermit 1 @Socorro: New Mexico Tech

Species #35 on the Speare 119 office window list.

2005-10-14: NM: Socorro

@Soc: Socorro

@TBay: Socorro: New Mexico Tech: Turtle Bay

@Terry: Socorro: New Mexico Tech: Terry Lake

@home: Socorro: 507 Fitch

Route 1120, walk via Goad Road, around Faculty Hill and the south half of the golf course, to Turtle Bay.

Wigeon, American 2 @Socorro: New Mexico Tech: Turtle Bay

Description: One of these was wigeon-shaped but had a bizarre plumage. It was darker, ratty-looking: prebasic molt? hybrid with unspeakable domestics? According to Alan Kerr, two wigeons stayed over the summer.

Mallard 1 @Socorro: New Mexico Tech: Terry Lake

Shoveler, Northern 1 @Socorro: New Mexico Tech: Terry Lake

Duck, Ring-necked 14 @Socorro: New Mexico Tech: Terry Lake

Scaup, Lesser 2 @Socorro

Quail, Gambel's # @Socorro

Grebe, Pied-billed

1 @Socorro: New Mexico Tech: Terry Lake

2 @Socorro: New Mexico Tech: Turtle Bay

Coot, American

35 @Socorro: New Mexico Tech: Terry Lake

6 @Socorro: New Mexico Tech: Turtle Bay

Crane, Sandhill # @Socorro: New Mexico Tech: Turtle Bay

Vocalizations: Flight calls heard overhead.

Dove, White-winged # @Socorro: 507 Fitch

Dove, Inca 7 @Socorro

Roadrunner, Greater 1 @Socorro

"Hilltop", the small grove just west of Tech's greenhouse.

Behavior: As I was resting on a stump, this cuckoo made a complete circle around me at a range of about five yards. First he walked up a fallen trunk to look at me from above, then went back down the trunk, and foraged in a circle, eventually returning to a spot below the highest spot he had reached on the trunk. I wasn't completely frozen, but he didn't seem to panic when I made a few small moves, or when I turned around to watch him circle behind me. Perhaps this bird is somewhat tame; the location was not far from Faculty Hill, where I know several people feed roadrunners.

Flicker, Northern @Socorro

Crow, American # @Socorro: New Mexico Tech: Turtle Bay

Raven, Chihuahuan 8 @Socorro

Kinglet, Ruby-crowned 1♂ @Socorro: New Mexico Tech: Turtle Bay

Description: Male by crown flash.

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

Pantloads of them.

Sparrow, White-crowned # @Socorro

Finch, House # @Socorro: 507 Fitch

Goldfinch, Lesser # @Socorro

Sparrow, House # @Socorro: 507 Fitch

2005-10-20: NM: Socorro

@Soc: Socorro

@TBay: Socorro: New Mexico Tech: Turtle Bay

@Terry: Socorro: New Mexico Tech: Terry Lake

Route 1120, walk around campus: up Faculty Hill, around the south half of the golf course, and Turtle Bay.

Wigeon, American 1 @Socorro: New Mexico Tech: Turtle Bay

Duck, Ring-necked 8 @Socorro: New Mexico Tech: Terry Lake

Grebe, Pied-billed

1 @Socorro: New Mexico Tech: Terry Lake

2 @Socorro: New Mexico Tech: Turtle Bay

Hawk, Sharp-shinned 1 @Socorro

Coot, American

36 @Socorro: New Mexico Tech: Terry Lake

7 @Socorro: New Mexico Tech: Turtle Bay

Crane, Sandhill # @Socorro

Vocalizations: Flight calls heard overhead.

Kinglet, Ruby-crowned 2 @Socorro: New Mexico Tech: Turtle Bay

Robin, American 2 @Socorro: New Mexico Tech: Turtle Bay

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

Warbler, Myrtle 1 @Socorro: New Mexico Tech: Turtle Bay

Sparrow, White-crowned # @Socorro

Near Tech day care.

Vocalizations: Singing.

Junco, Pink-sided 2 @Socorro: New Mexico Tech: Turtle Bay

2005-10-26: NM: Bernardo NWR

@BNWR: Bernardo NWR

Crane, Sandhill 500+ @Bernardo NWR

Estimated from I-25.

2005-10-28: NM: Socorro: 507 Fitch

@home: Socorro: 507 Fitch

Dove, Inca 2 @Socorro: 507 Fitch