Shipman's field notes, Nov 2011

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2011-11-02: NM: Socorro: New Mexico Tech
2011-11-06: NM: Socorro County
Notable: Cattle Egret
2011-11-07: NM: Albuquerque
Notable: Peregrine Falcon
2011-11-13: NM: Socorro: 507 Fitch
Notable: Phainopepla
2011-11-21: NM: Socorro: 507 Fitch
2011-11-23: NM: Socorro: New Mexico Tech: Terry Lake
2011-11-24: NM: Socorro: 507 Fitch
2011-11-28: NM: Socorro: 507 Fitch
Notable: Common Grackle

2011-11-02: NM: Socorro: New Mexico Tech

@NMT: Socorro: New Mexico Tech

Raven, Common @Socorro: New Mexico Tech

Vocalizations: ID by voice.

Sparrow, White-crowned @Socorro: New Mexico Tech

Large bush immediately SE of the Speare Hall entrance.

Vocalizations: Singing.

2011-11-06: NM: Socorro County

Notable: Cattle Egret

@BdA: Bosque del Apache NWR

@LL: Luis Lopez to San Antonio via A-101

@SA: San Antonio to Bosque del Apache

@Soc: Socorro

@SocCo: Socorro County

Goose, Snow # @Bosque del Apache NWR

Goose, Ross' # @Bosque del Apache NWR

Goose, Canada # @Bosque del Apache NWR

Gadwall # @Bosque del Apache NWR

Wigeon, American # @Bosque del Apache NWR

Mallard # @Bosque del Apache NWR

Shoveler, Northern # @Bosque del Apache NWR

Pintail, Northern # @Bosque del Apache NWR

Duck, Ring-necked # @Bosque del Apache NWR

Grebe, Pied-billed 1 @Bosque del Apache NWR

Grebe, Western 11 @Bosque del Apache NWR

Boardwalk pond.

I carefully scoped the whole pond three times. No Clark's today.

Egret, Cattle 3 @Bosque del Apache NWR

In the “display pond” quite close to a line of parked cars taking pictures.

Behavior: All three hunting actively in the tall vegetation near the road. Note the grasshopper in the beak of one in the photo.

Late. We've already had multiple freezes.

Eagle, Bald 1a @Bosque del Apache NWR

Harrier, Northern 2ϕ @Bosque del Apache NWR

Kestrel, American

1♀ @Luis Lopez to San Antonio via A-101

1 @Socorro

Coot, American # @Bosque del Apache NWR

Crane, Sandhill 300 @San Antonio to Bosque del Apache

Dove, White-winged # @Socorro

Roadrunner, Greater 1 @Socorro

Kingfisher, Belted 1 @Luis Lopez to San Antonio via A-101

Flicker, Northern 1 @Luis Lopez to San Antonio via A-101

Vocalizations: Heard only.

Flicker, Red-shafted 1 @Socorro

This is no rarity, but I really appreciate the way this bird stayed put while I inched the car up, blazing away out the window.

Phoebe, Black 1 @Bosque del Apache NWR

Phoebe, Say's

# @Luis Lopez to San Antonio via A-101

1 @Socorro

Crow, American # @Luis Lopez to San Antonio via A-101

Raven, Chihuahuan

1 @Luis Lopez to San Antonio via A-101

Vocalizations: ID by voice.

2 @Bosque del Apache NWR

In one of the huge cottonwoods hard by the visitor center.

Description: Preening revealed white underfeathering at the throat.

Vocalizations: One was repeating a sequence 'oh^{2-3} ah', with that gurgled quality I've often heard.

Bluebird, Western # @Socorro

Sparrow, Song

1 @Luis Lopez to San Antonio via A-101

1 @Bosque del Apache NWR

Sparrow, White-crowned # @Luis Lopez to San Antonio via A-101

2011-11-07: NM: Albuquerque

Notable: Peregrine Falcon

@ABQ: Albuquerque

Falcon, Peregrine 1 @Albuquerque

San Antonio Drive just west of San Pedro.

2011-11-13: NM: Socorro: 507 Fitch

Notable: Phainopepla

@home: Socorro: 507 Fitch

A few Pogonomyrmex ants still out in my driveway.

Phainopepla 1♂ @Socorro: 507 Fitch

In a tree at 601 Neel.

Vocalizations: Detected by its whistled 'whit' note.

Well-seen. Late.

2011-11-21: NM: Socorro: 507 Fitch

@home: Socorro: 507 Fitch

A few Pogonomyrmex ants still out.

2011-11-23: NM: Socorro: New Mexico Tech: Terry Lake

@Terry: Socorro: New Mexico Tech: Terry Lake

Wigeon, American # @Socorro: New Mexico Tech: Terry Lake

Most numerous duck.

Redhead # @Socorro: New Mexico Tech: Terry Lake

A few.

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

Several.

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

Most numerous waterfowl.

2011-11-24: NM: Socorro: 507 Fitch

@home: Socorro: 507 Fitch

Junco, Dark-eyed @Socorro: 507 Fitch

First of the season.

2011-11-28: NM: Socorro: 507 Fitch

Notable: Common Grackle

@home: Socorro: 507 Fitch

Grackle, Common 1 @Socorro: 507 Fitch

On my sunflower tube feeder.

Description: Definitely not a Great-tailed. Smaller size, bluish iridescence on head, bronzy iridescence on body.

Late. I have never seen a Great-tail in my yard, but often seen Commons during migration. Chris Rustay reported one in Jal this weekend.