Shipman's field notes, Aug 2006

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2006-08-06: NM: Socorro: 507 Fitch
2006-08-09: NM: Socorro: 507 Fitch
Notable: Cassin's Kingbird
2006-08-13: NM: Socorro: 507 Fitch
Notable: Cassin's Kingbird
2006-08-17: NM: Socorro Co.: Bosquecito
2006-08-19: NM: Socorro: 507 Fitch
2006-08-31: NM: Socorro: New Mexico Tech: Turtle Bay

2006-08-06: NM: Socorro: 507 Fitch

@home: Socorro: 507 Fitch

Thrasher, Curve-billed @Socorro: 507 Fitch

2006-08-09: NM: Socorro: 507 Fitch

Notable: Cassin's Kingbird

@home: Socorro: 507 Fitch

Kingbird, Cassin's # @Socorro: 507 Fitch

On the phone wires over the alley in the last hour of light.

Vocalizations: 'chuh-bweer'

2006-08-13: NM: Socorro: 507 Fitch

Notable: Cassin's Kingbird

@home: Socorro: 507 Fitch

Route Sat on the back porch 1800-1930.

Dove, White-winged # @Socorro: 507 Fitch

Dove, Inca # @Socorro: 507 Fitch

Kingbird, Cassin's 1 @Socorro: 507 Fitch

Kingbird, Western 4+ @Socorro: 507 Fitch

Mockingbird, Northern 1 @Socorro: 507 Fitch

Thrasher, Curve-billed 1 @Socorro: 507 Fitch

Phainopepla 1 @Socorro: 507 Fitch

2006-08-17: NM: Socorro Co.: Bosquecito

@Bqto: Socorro Co.: Bosquecito

Route Drove a few miles up Bosquecito Road around midday from US-380.

Verdin @Socorro Co.: Bosquecito

Vocalizations: 'Snap' call.

Sparrow, Black-throated # @Socorro Co.: Bosquecito

Vocalizations: Singing.

2006-08-19: NM: Socorro: 507 Fitch

@home: Socorro: 507 Fitch

Route All this occurred at once on the dead weeping mulberry right outside my back door.

Woodpecker, Ladder-backed 1♂ @Socorro: 507 Fitch

Robin, American 2 @Socorro: 507 Fitch

Mockingbird, Northern 3i @Socorro: 507 Fitch

Thrasher, Curve-billed @Socorro: 507 Fitch

Behavior: Playing "king of the hill" on the mulberry, lunging at all the other birds.

2006-08-31: NM: Socorro: New Mexico Tech: Turtle Bay

@TBay: Socorro: New Mexico Tech: Turtle Bay

Birds reported here yesterday I didn't see include Canada Warbler and Great-crested Flycatcher.

Duck, Ring-necked ϕ? @Socorro: New Mexico Tech: Turtle Bay

Description: A smallish duck, maybe 2/3 the size of the big domestic quackers. Bay-duck shape. General coloration middle brown. Irregular light eyering. Bill unicolored dark gray including the bill nail. Not really a good match for any of the candidates. With all the domestic ducks, hybridization is not uncommon here, and there is something that looks like a hybrid of American Wigeon and heaven only knows what else, so this bird may be some oddball hybrid as well.

Hummingbird, Black-chinned 1♂ @Socorro: New Mexico Tech: Turtle Bay

Kingfisher, Belted 1 @Socorro: New Mexico Tech: Turtle Bay

Vireo, Warbling 1-2 @Socorro: New Mexico Tech: Turtle Bay

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