Shipman's field notes, Jun 2012

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2012-06-22: NM: Socorro: 507 Fitch
2012-06-25: NM: Socorro: 507 Fitch
Notable: Inca Dove
2012-06-30: NM: Socorro County

2012-06-22: NM: Socorro: 507 Fitch

@home: Socorro: 507 Fitch

Thrasher, Curve-billed 1 @Socorro: 507 Fitch

Vocalizations: Singing in the orchard.

2012-06-25: NM: Socorro: 507 Fitch

Notable: Inca Dove

@home: Socorro: 507 Fitch

Dove, Inca 1 @Socorro: 507 Fitch

A backyard or two away, heard only.

Vocalizations: 'coo-cook'

2012-06-30: NM: Socorro County

@BdA: Bosque del Apache NWR

@SAnt: San Antonio area

@SocCo: Socorro County

@road1: Socorro to Luis Lopez via NM-1

@road2: Luis Lopez to San Antonio via A-101

Route Midday trip looking for the Roseate Spoonbill seen two days earlier; failed as did everyone since the first sighting. Walked the new John Taylor trail out to the plaque site in 105F heat.

Goose, Canada # @Bosque del Apache NWR

Scaup, Lesser 1♂ @Bosque del Apache NWR

Grebe, Western 2 @Bosque del Apache NWR

Grebe, Clark's 5 @Bosque del Apache NWR

Cormorant, Neotropic 9 @Bosque del Apache NWR

Heron, Great Blue 1 @Bosque del Apache NWR

Night-Heron, Black-crowned 1a @Bosque del Apache NWR

Flying near Catbird Corner at 1422MDT.

Ibis, White-faced 2 @Bosque del Apache NWR

Vulture, Turkey @Luis Lopez to San Antonio via A-101

Hawk, Swainson's 5 @Bosque del Apache NWR

Coot, American 1 @Bosque del Apache NWR

Stilt, Black-necked # @Bosque del Apache NWR

Yellowlegs, Lesser 1 @Bosque del Apache NWR

Description: Barely larger than nearby Red-winged Blackbird. Bill about 1.1x extension through the head.

Collared-Dove, Eurasian @Socorro to Luis Lopez via NM-1

Dove, Mourning # @Bosque del Apache NWR

Roadrunner, Greater 1 @Bosque del Apache NWR

Phoebe, Black 1 @Bosque del Apache NWR

The photos show the bird swallowing a dragonfly or damselfly.

Phoebe, Say's @Luis Lopez to San Antonio via A-101

Flycatcher, Ash-throated 1 @Bosque del Apache NWR

Kingbird, Western @Socorro to Luis Lopez via NM-1

Swallow, Barn @San Antonio area

Yellowthroat, Common @Bosque del Apache NWR

Vocalizations: 'dinwiddie^2 divot' and 'din-wichedy^2'

Tanager, Summer 1 @Bosque del Apache NWR

Blackbird, Red-winged

# @Bosque del Apache NWR

@Bosque del Apache NWR

Grackle, Great-tailed # @Bosque del Apache NWR