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2007-07-03: NM: Belen

@Belen: Belen
@TBM: Belen: Taco Bell Marsh
Just east of Don Felipe Road, a short distance south of the north end of business I-25.
Killdeer 1 @Belen: Taco Bell Marsh
Stilt, Black-necked # @Belen
Many in a field west of Don Felipe Rd. that didn't look flooded, but the grass was tall, so there must have been water under there.
Breeding: At least two immatures. Photos are good examples of how the leg joint in birds is the heel, not the knee. as they are shown resting with their legs bent "the wrong way".
Meadowlark, Western 1 @Belen: Taco Bell Marsh

2007-07-06: NM: Socorro: 507 Fitch

@home: Socorro: 507 Fitch
Ants (_Pogonomyrmex_) in my driveway are swarming today. Hundreds of winged forms crawling out and flying off.

2007-07-07: NM: Socorro: 507 Fitch

@home: Socorro: 507 Fitch
Dove, Inca # @Socorro: 507 Fitch
Thrasher, Curve-billed 1 @Socorro: 507 Fitch

2007-07-08: NM: Socorro: 507 Fitch

@home: Socorro: 507 Fitch
Dove, Inca # @Socorro: 507 Fitch

2007-07-11: NM: I-25: Socorro to Raton Pass

@VACo: Valencia County
@day: I-25: Socorro to Raton Pass
Route I-25 all the way, Socorro to the Colorado line.
Heron, Great Blue @Valencia County
In the tiny pond hard by I-25, on the east side of the road, just a bit north of the northerly Belen onramp. A stock pond where I sometimes see wildfowl.
Flicker, Red-shafted @I-25: Socorro to Raton Pass
Near Glorieta.
Phoebe, Say's 1 @I-25: Socorro to Raton Pass
raven sp. 
@I-25: Socorro to Raton Pass
East of Wagon Mound.
1 @I-25: Socorro to Raton Pass
Colfax County.
Behavior: Being harassed by a Red-winged Blackbird.
Swallow, Cliff # @I-25: Socorro to Raton Pass
W of Wagon Mound.
Mockingbird, Northern # @I-25: Socorro to Raton Pass
Blackbird, Red-winged @I-25: Socorro to Raton Pass
Colfax County.
Behavior: Harassing a raven.

2007-07-11: CO: I-25: NM to Colorado Springs

@CSpgs: Colorado Springs
@day: I-25: NM to Colorado Springs
At the restaurant "Margarita at Pine Creek", my lifer Black Bear appeared at the fence. Some diners made a fuss about this and took photos (I had no camera). Later a server told us, "If you want to get good looks at the bear, check our garbage enclosure in a few minutes."
Cormorant, Double-crested @I-25: NM to Colorado Springs
Flying over a river bridge in Pueblo. ID is presumptive based on Neotropic being extralimital here.
Vulture, Turkey 1 @I-25: NM to Colorado Springs
Pigeon, Rock # @Colorado Springs
Kingbird, Western 1 @I-25: NM to Colorado Springs
Rye exit.
Magpie, Black-billed # @Colorado Springs
Swallow, Cliff # @I-25: NM to Colorado Springs
South of Pueblo.

2007-07-13: CO: Vail/Avon area

@Vail: Vail/Avon area
Pigeon, Rock # @Vail/Avon area
Hummingbird, Broad-tailed 1 @Vail/Avon area
Flicker, Northern 1 @Vail/Avon area
Magpie, Black-billed # @Vail/Avon area
Swallow, Violet-green # @Vail/Avon area
Sparrow, White-crowned # @Vail/Avon area
Gerald R. Ford Amphitheatre, in the bushes.
Blackbird, Brewer's # @Vail/Avon area

2007-07-14: CO: Vail/Avon area

@Vail: Vail/Avon area
Swallow, Violet-green # @Vail/Avon area
Chickadee, Black-capped # @Vail/Avon area

2007-07-15: WY: I-25, Colorado to Meeteetse

@WoodR: Meeteetse: Wood River Road
@day: I-25, Colorado to Meeteetse
Film 1040, F3 was empty, load Fuji 100.
Eagle, Golden @I-25, Colorado to Meeteetse
Just N of Shoshoni on US-20/WY-789.
Dove, Mourning # @I-25, Colorado to Meeteetse
nighthawk sp. # @I-25, Colorado to Meeteetse
Thermopolis area.
Description: Possibly Common, based on white mark a bit closer to the wrist than the wingtip.
Magpie, Yellow-billed # @I-25, Colorado to Meeteetse
Meeteetse area.
Swallow, Cliff # @I-25, Colorado to Meeteetse
About 25 miles south of Meeteetse.
Swallow, Barn # @I-25, Colorado to Meeteetse
Near Shoshoni.
Bluebird, Mountain # @I-25, Colorado to Meeteetse
Robin, American # @Meeteetse: Wood River Road
Starling, European # @I-25, Colorado to Meeteetse
Cowbird, Brown-headed @Meeteetse: Wood River Road

2007-07-16: WY: Meeteetse: Wood River Road

@WoodR: Meeteetse: Wood River Road
Film Time 1000, removed partial roll of Fuji 100; restart at frame 4. Loaded VC-400.
Life mammal: Moose, a nice big cow walking calmly through the trees near the river. White-tailed Deer ubiquitous, almost eating out of my hostess' hand.
Sandpiper, Spotted # @Meeteetse: Wood River Road
Hummingbird, Calliope @Meeteetse: Wood River Road
Hummingbird, Rufous # @Meeteetse: Wood River Road
Empidonax sp. @Meeteetse: Wood River Road
Breeding: Photos of a nest on a low branch, with at least two heads of young sticking out. Check photos for ID.
Magpie, Black-billed # @Meeteetse: Wood River Road
Raven, Common # @Meeteetse: Wood River Road
Swallow, Tree # @Meeteetse: Wood River Road
Breeding: Using a nest box.
Nuthatch, White-breasted 1 @Meeteetse: Wood River Road
Warbler, Yellow # @Meeteetse: Wood River Road
Grosbeak, Black-headed 1♂ @Meeteetse: Wood River Road
Blackbird, Red-winged @Meeteetse: Wood River Road
Behavior: Eating sunflower seeds out of a feeder.
Finch, Cassin's # @Meeteetse: Wood River Road
Breeding: Female feeding scruffy juvenile near the feeder.
Siskin, Pine # @Meeteetse: Wood River Road
Goldfinch, American # @Meeteetse: Wood River Road

2007-07-17: WY: Meeteetse to Montana

@Cody: Cody: Alkali and Beck Lakes
@WoodR: Meeteetse: Wood River Road
@day: Meeteetse to Montana
Film Time 1050, finished roll of ISO 400. Loaded new roll of VC-400.
Goose, Canada # @Cody: Alkali and Beck Lakes
Kestrel, American 1 @Meeteetse: Wood River Road
Avocet, American # @Cody: Alkali and Beck Lakes
gull sp. # @Cody: Alkali and Beck Lakes
Raven, Common @Meeteetse to Montana
WY-290 near Meeteetse.
Swallow, Cliff # @Meeteetse: Wood River Road
Chickadee, Black-capped @Meeteetse: Wood River Road
Bluebird, Mountain # @Meeteetse: Wood River Road
Robin, American @Meeteetse: Wood River Road
Towhee, Rufous-sided @Meeteetse: Wood River Road
Vocalizations: 'wheer'
Sparrow, Lark @Meeteetse: Wood River Road
Meadowlark, Western # @Meeteetse: Wood River Road
Grackle, Common # @Meeteetse: Wood River Road
Cowbird, Brown-headed # @Meeteetse: Wood River Road

2007-07-17: MT: Wyoming to Laurel to Whitefish

@WS: Warm Springs WMA area
@day: Wyoming to Laurel to Whitefish
Goose, Canada # @Warm Springs WMA area
Osprey 1 @Wyoming to Laurel to Whitefish
Nesting on a pole immediately adjacent to the I-90 freeway ramp at the Warm Springs, Exit 201.
Hawk, Swainson's # @Wyoming to Laurel to Whitefish
Kestrel, American 1 @Wyoming to Laurel to Whitefish
East of Virginia City.
Coot, American # @Warm Springs WMA area
nighthawk sp. 1 @Wyoming to Laurel to Whitefish
Magpie, Yellow-billed # @Wyoming to Laurel to Whitefish
Crow, American @Wyoming to Laurel to Whitefish
Raven, Common # @Wyoming to Laurel to Whitefish

2007-07-18: MT: Whitefish-Billings

@day: Whitefish-Billings
Osprey 1 @Whitefish-Billings
Nesting on a pole immediately adjacent to the I-90 freeway ramp at the Warm Springs, Exit 201.

2007-07-19: WY: Montana-Gilette-Bill-Cheyenne-Colorado

@day: Montana-Gilette-Bill-Cheyenne-Colorado
Hawk, Swainson's 1 @Montana-Gilette-Bill-Cheyenne-Colorado
Kingbird, Western 1 @Montana-Gilette-Bill-Cheyenne-Colorado
Swallow, Barn # @Montana-Gilette-Bill-Cheyenne-Colorado

2007-07-20: CO: I-25: Fort Collins-New Mexico

@day: I-25: Fort Collins-New Mexico
Vulture, Turkey 
1 @I-25: Fort Collins-New Mexico
Near Longmont.
1 @I-25: Fort Collins-New Mexico
S of Colorado City.

2007-07-22: NM: Belen

@Belen: Belen
Kingbird, Western 3i @Belen
Sitting on a wire on First Street near Bernard in a light rain. All three were bunched together on the wire; probably a family group.

2007-07-31: NM: Belen: Taco Bell Marsh

@Bel: Belen: Taco Bell Marsh
duck sp. # @Belen: Taco Bell Marsh
Coot, American # @Belen: Taco Bell Marsh
Killdeer # @Belen: Taco Bell Marsh
Stilt, Black-necked 4+ @Belen: Taco Bell Marsh
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