Shipman's field notes, Jun 2008

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2008-06-01: NM: Socorro County
2008-06-07: NM: Socorro County
Notable: Hepatic Tanager
2008-06-09: NM: Socorro: New Mexico Tech
2008-06-15: NM: Socorro County
2008-06-24: NM: Albuquerque
2008-06-25: NM: Socorro: 507 Fitch
2008-06-27: NM: Socorro: New Mexico Tech: Terry Lake
2008-06-29: NM: Socorro County
Notable: Blue-winged Teal; Vermilion Flycatcher; Bushtit; Gray Catbird; Yellow-headed Blackbird

2008-06-01: NM: Socorro County

@BdA: Bosque del Apache NWR

@SocCo: Socorro County

@TBay: Socorro: New Mexico Tech: Turtle Bay

@home: Socorro: 507 Fitch

Route

11:50, brief look at Turtle Bay.

13:07, at Bosque del Apache, center road to seasonal road.

14:05—15:06, lunch break, back to Bosque.

16:31, leave the refuge.

Film Primary lens is back from Nikon. First field test of the DSLR+lens+shoulder mount at 600mm (effectively 900mm). Pretty happy with the quality; see the Western Kingbird shot.

Goose, Canada 12 @Bosque del Apache NWR

Mallard @Bosque del Apache NWR

Pintail, Northern @Bosque del Apache NWR

Redhead @Bosque del Apache NWR

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

Duck, Ruddy @Bosque del Apache NWR

Pheasant, Ring-necked @Bosque del Apache NWR

Grebe, Western 1 @Bosque del Apache NWR

Grebe, Clark's 5 @Bosque del Apache NWR

Cormorant, Neotropic 6 @Bosque del Apache NWR

Egret, Great @Bosque del Apache NWR

Egret, Snowy @Bosque del Apache NWR

Ibis, White-faced # @Bosque del Apache NWR

Coot, American @Bosque del Apache NWR

Killdeer @Bosque del Apache NWR

Dove, Mourning @Bosque del Apache NWR

Woodpecker, Ladder-backed @Socorro: New Mexico Tech: Turtle Bay

Flicker, Red-shafted @Bosque del Apache NWR

Empidonax sp. @Bosque del Apache NWR

Phoebe, Black @Bosque del Apache NWR

Kingbird, Western @Bosque del Apache NWR

Mockingbird, Northern @Bosque del Apache NWR

Phainopepla @Bosque del Apache NWR

Towhee, Spotted @Bosque del Apache NWR

Heard only.

Sparrow, Lark @Bosque del Apache NWR

Tanager, Summer 1♂ @Bosque del Apache NWR

Tanager, Western @Socorro: New Mexico Tech: Turtle Bay

Grosbeak, Blue 1♀ @Bosque del Apache NWR

Blackbird, Red-winged @Bosque del Apache NWR

Grackle, Great-tailed @Bosque del Apache NWR

Oriole, Bullock's @Socorro: New Mexico Tech: Turtle Bay

Goldfinch, Lesser @Socorro: New Mexico Tech: Turtle Bay

Sparrow, House @Socorro: 507 Fitch

2008-06-07: NM: Socorro County

Notable: Hepatic Tanager

@SAnt: Luis Lopez-San Antonio

@SocCo: Socorro County

@WC: Magdalenas: Water Canyon

@WCRd: Magdalenas: Water Canyon Road

Route

09:20, turn off US-60 on Water Canyon Road.

10:05, in Water Canyon, walk down, then up short distances from the road.

13:08—13:20, drive to North Fork group site. Hike up the road to a short distance above the first stream crossing; turnaround at 14:09.

14:45, rolling out of North Fork, up Langmuir Road to the parking lot at the Trail 13 trailhead.

15:50, rolling down Langmuir Road.

16:10, out of the canyon.

16:35, back to US-60; to San Antonio via Luis Lopez.

18:19, a few shots taken on the "Diagonal" road that proceeds SE from a point just north of Hope Farm in Socorro.

Double-tailed Swallowtail butterflies.

Egret, Cattle @Luis Lopez-San Antonio

Vulture, Turkey 2 @Magdalenas: Water Canyon

Kestrel, American @Luis Lopez-San Antonio

Dove, White-winged 2 @Magdalenas: Water Canyon

Dove, Mourning @Magdalenas: Water Canyon

Woodpecker, Acorn 3 @Magdalenas: Water Canyon

Wood-Pewee, Western @Magdalenas: Water Canyon

Empidonax sp. @Magdalenas: Water Canyon

Vocalizations: 'beer-der'

Kingbird, Western @Luis Lopez-San Antonio

Vireo, Plumbeous @Magdalenas: Water Canyon

Trail 13 parking lot on the Langmuir Road.

Apologies for the rotten photos, but these guys just do not ever want to stand still in the open.

Vireo, Warbling @Magdalenas: Water Canyon

Scrub-Jay, Western @Magdalenas: Water Canyon

Vocalizations: 'jape' call; not seen

raven sp. @Magdalenas: Water Canyon Road

Raven, Common @Magdalenas: Water Canyon

Swallow, Cliff @Luis Lopez-San Antonio

Swallow, Barn @Luis Lopez-San Antonio

Nuthatch, White-breasted @Magdalenas: Water Canyon

Bluebird, Western @Magdalenas: Water Canyon

Thrush, Hermit @Magdalenas: Water Canyon

Vocalizations: By "rolling echo" song.

Robin, American @Magdalenas: Water Canyon Road

Mockingbird, Northern

@Magdalenas: Water Canyon Road

@Luis Lopez-San Antonio

Phainopepla @Luis Lopez-San Antonio

Warbler, Black-throated Gray @Magdalenas: Water Canyon

Vocalizations: 'woody^2 weedy'

Warbler, Grace's @Magdalenas: Water Canyon

Trail 13 parking lot on the Langmuir Road.

Vocalizations: 'chup^5 chee^4'

Towhee, Spotted @Magdalenas: Water Canyon

Vocalizations: 'whee'

Sparrow, Chipping @Magdalenas: Water Canyon

Sparrow, Lark

@Magdalenas: Water Canyon Road

@Luis Lopez-San Antonio

Tanager, Hepatic 1-4♂ @Magdalenas: Water Canyon

Just past the clearing located where the old turnaround loop used to be at the end of the pavement.

Vocalizations: 'jeeper^{2-3}'

Tanager, Western 1♂ @Magdalenas: Water Canyon

Grosbeak, Blue @Luis Lopez-San Antonio

Meadowlark, Eastern @Magdalenas: Water Canyon Road

Goldfinch, Lesser @Magdalenas: Water Canyon

2008-06-09: NM: Socorro: New Mexico Tech

@NMT: Socorro: New Mexico Tech

Siskin, Pine 1 @Socorro: New Mexico Tech

Behavior: Feeding on Desert Willow blossoms at the Swim Center.

Late.

2008-06-15: NM: Socorro County

@Lang: Magdalenas: Langmuir Road

@NF: Magdalenas: North Fork

@SocCo: Socorro County

@WCRd: Magdalenas: Water Canyon Road

Route

08:16, turn off US-60 on Water Canyon Road.

08:47, park at North Fork group site: walk back down the canyon to the campsite, then at 10:10 back up the road. 10:40, fell on the road, skinned knee and minor palm divots.

11:05, back to the car at the group site.

11:30, Trail 13 parking lot on Langmuir Road.

12:25, rolling down Langmuir Road.

12:51, back to US-60.

Numerous California Sister butterflies.

Vulture, Turkey 2 @Magdalenas: North Fork

Hawk, Red-tailed @Magdalenas: Water Canyon Road

Dove, Mourning @Magdalenas: Water Canyon Road

Swift, White-throated 1 @Magdalenas: Water Canyon Road

Mouth of the canyon.

hummingbird sp. @Magdalenas: North Fork

Woodpecker, Acorn

2 @Magdalenas: Water Canyon Road

1 @Magdalenas: North Fork

Woodpecker, Hairy 1-2 @Magdalenas: North Fork

Flycatcher, Gray 1 @Magdalenas: North Fork

Behavior: Pumps tail down, then up.

Vocalizations: Check Sony voice recorder for records of 'prr-REE' call.

Shrike, Loggerhead @Magdalenas: Water Canyon Road

Vireo, Plumbeous

@Magdalenas: North Fork

1 @Magdalenas: Langmuir Road

Scrub-Jay, Western @Magdalenas: Water Canyon Road

Raven, Common # @Magdalenas: North Fork

Soaring on the ridge lines.

Mockingbird, Northern @Magdalenas: Water Canyon Road

Warbler, Grace's 1 @Magdalenas: North Fork

Towhee, Canyon @Magdalenas: Water Canyon Road

Sparrow, Chipping # @Magdalenas: North Fork

Tanager, Hepatic 1♀ @Magdalenas: Langmuir Road

Tanager, Western

1 @Magdalenas: North Fork

1 @Magdalenas: Langmuir Road

Meadowlark, Eastern @Magdalenas: Water Canyon Road

Cowbird, Brown-headed 1♂ @Magdalenas: North Fork

2008-06-24: NM: Albuquerque

@ABQ: Albuquerque

Roadrunner 1 @Albuquerque

Garfield between Columbia and Stanford: decidedly urban here.

2008-06-25: NM: Socorro: 507 Fitch

@home: Socorro: 507 Fitch

Phrynosoma cornuta in the driveway in early evening, first sighting this year.

2008-06-27: NM: Socorro: New Mexico Tech: Terry Lake

@TerryL: Socorro: New Mexico Tech: Terry Lake

Coot, American 4 @Socorro: New Mexico Tech: Terry Lake

2008-06-29: NM: Socorro County

Notable: Blue-winged Teal; Vermilion Flycatcher; Bushtit; Gray Catbird; Yellow-headed Blackbird

@A101: Socorro Co. A-101

@BdA: Bosque del Apache NWR

@Hope: Socorro: Hope Farms Road

@NM1: Socorro Co.: Socorro-Luis Lopez

@SAnt: San Antonio-Bosque del Apache

@SocCo: Socorro County

@home: Socorro: 507 Fitch

Route

09:40, some test shots at home; 2x teleconverter does not stop down during exposure, switch to 1.4x.

09:50, leave Socorro for Bosque del Apache.

Goose, Canada 75 @Bosque del Apache NWR

Mallard 60 @Bosque del Apache NWR

Teal, Blue-winged 4♂ @Bosque del Apache NWR

Shoveler, Northern 1 @Bosque del Apache NWR

Quail, Gambel's @Bosque del Apache NWR

Pheasant, Ring-necked @Bosque del Apache NWR

Grebe, Pied-billed @Socorro County

Aechmophorus sp. 2 @Bosque del Apache NWR

Grebe, Clark's 3 @Bosque del Apache NWR

Cormorant, Neotropic

@Bosque del Apache NWR

14 @Bosque del Apache NWR

Vulture, Turkey

@Socorro Co.: Socorro-Luis Lopez

@San Antonio-Bosque del Apache

Hawk, Swainson's @Socorro Co.: Socorro-Luis Lopez

Kestrel, American @Socorro: Hope Farms Road

Collared-Dove, Eurasian @Socorro Co. A-101

Dove, White-winged @Socorro Co. A-101

Dove, Mourning @Socorro Co. A-101

Roadrunner, Greater @Bosque del Apache NWR

Hummingbird, Black-chinned @Socorro Co. A-101

Flycatcher, Vermilion @Bosque del Apache NWR

Flycatcher, Ash-throated @Bosque del Apache NWR

Kingbird, Western @Socorro Co. A-101

raven sp. @Socorro Co.: Socorro-Luis Lopez

Raven, Chihuahuan

@San Antonio-Bosque del Apache

Vocalizations: 'rack'

4-6 @Bosque del Apache NWR

Raven, Common 1 @Bosque del Apache NWR

Behavior: Perched on some refuge buildings near headquarters, being harassed by at least three Chihuahuans.

Vocalizations: Deep, flat croaks.

Bushtit 2 @Bosque del Apache NWR

The refuge checklist lists this species as Uncommon in summer.

Wren, Bewick's @Bosque del Apache NWR

Same location as Gray Catbird.

Catbird, Gray 2 @Bosque del Apache NWR

Off the seasonal road where it turns from east to north.

Vocalizations: Never saw them; heard 'mew' or 'ray-ow' several times. Could this call be from a Bewick's Wren?

Mockingbird, Northern @Socorro: 507 Fitch

Starling, European @Socorro: Hope Farms Road

Phainopepla 1 @Bosque del Apache NWR

Yellowthroat, Common @Bosque del Apache NWR

Vocalizations: '{witch-uh-tea}^{3-4}[witch-uh]', musically roughly 3-1-5

Towhee, Spotted @Bosque del Apache NWR

Sparrow, Lark @Socorro: Hope Farms Road

Tanager, Summer @Bosque del Apache NWR

Blackbird, Red-winged @Bosque del Apache NWR

Blackbird, Yellow-headed 4+ @Bosque del Apache NWR

Cowbird, Brown-headed @Socorro Co. A-101

Oriole, Bullock's @Bosque del Apache NWR

Finch, House

@Socorro: 507 Fitch

@Socorro Co. A-101

Sparrow, House @Socorro Co. A-101