Shipman's field notes, May 2013

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2013-05-02: NM: Socorro: New Mexico Tech: Turtle Bay
2013-05-06: NM: Socorro
Notable: Black-and-white Warbler; Virginia's Warbler
2013-05-07: NM: Socorro to Melrose Woods
Notable: Plumbeous Vireo; Brown Creeper; Black-and-white Warbler
2013-05-08: NM: Melrose Woods-Bernardo WMA-Socorro
Notable: Plumbeous Vireo; Swainson's Thrush; Brown Thrasher; Ovenbird; Tennessee Warbler; Nashville Warbler; Common Yellowthroat; Summer Tanager; Rose-breasted Grosbeak
2013-05-09: NM: Socorro: New Mexico Tech
2013-05-10: NM: Socorro: New Mexico Tech
2013-05-11: NM: Socorro County: NAMC
Notable: Lewis' Woodpecker; Plumbeous Vireo; Northern Waterthrush; Black-and-white Warbler; Nashville Warbler; Virginia's Warbler; American Redstart; Townsend's Warbler; Clay-colored Sparrow; Indigo Bunting
2013-05-13: NM: Belen: Taco Bell Marsh
2013-05-14: NM: Socorro: New Mexico Tech: Turtle Bay
Notable: Nashville Warbler
2013-05-15: NM: Socorro: New Mexico Tech
2013-05-16: NM: Socorro
2013-05-19: NM: Socorro County
Notable: Western Scrub-Jay
2013-05-25: NM: Magdalenas: Water Canyon
2013-05-26: NM: Belen: Taco Bell Marsh

2013-05-02: NM: Socorro: New Mexico Tech: Turtle Bay

@TBay: Socorro: New Mexico Tech: Turtle Bay

Teal, Blue-winged

1♂ @Socorro: New Mexico Tech: Turtle Bay

1♀ @Socorro: New Mexico Tech: Turtle Bay

Empidonax sp. 1 @Socorro: New Mexico Tech: Turtle Bay

Phoebe, Black 1 @Socorro: New Mexico Tech: Turtle Bay

Swallow, Northern Rough-winged 1 @Socorro: New Mexico Tech: Turtle Bay

Swallow, Cliff # @Socorro: New Mexico Tech: Turtle Bay

Swallow, Barn # @Socorro: New Mexico Tech: Turtle Bay

Warbler, Yellow 1 @Socorro: New Mexico Tech: Turtle Bay

Warbler, Yellow-rumped 1 @Socorro: New Mexico Tech: Turtle Bay

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

Warbler, Wilson's 1 @Socorro: New Mexico Tech: Turtle Bay

Sparrow, Chipping # @Socorro: New Mexico Tech: Turtle Bay

Bunting, Lazuli 1♂ @Socorro: New Mexico Tech: Turtle Bay

Blackbird, Red-winged # @Socorro: New Mexico Tech: Turtle Bay

Siskin, Pine 1 @Socorro: New Mexico Tech: Turtle Bay

Goldfinch, American # @Socorro: New Mexico Tech: Turtle Bay

2013-05-06: NM: Socorro

Notable: Black-and-white Warbler; Virginia's Warbler

@Soc: Socorro

@Speare: Socorro: New Mexico Tech: Speare Hall

@TBay: Socorro: New Mexico Tech: Turtle Bay

@home: Socorro: 507 Fitch

Sandpiper, Spotted 1 @Socorro: New Mexico Tech: Turtle Bay

Dove, White-winged # @Socorro: New Mexico Tech: Turtle Bay

Kingbird, Western 2 @Socorro: New Mexico Tech: Turtle Bay

Wren, House 1 @Socorro: New Mexico Tech: Speare Hall

Starling, European # @Socorro: New Mexico Tech: Turtle Bay

Warbler, Black-and-white 1 @Socorro: New Mexico Tech: Turtle Bay

Warbler, Virginia's 2 @Socorro: New Mexico Tech: Turtle Bay

One bird looked fresh, the other rather dingy. Sonja Mendoza saw both birds at once later that day.

Warbler, Yellow 1 @Socorro: New Mexico Tech: Turtle Bay

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

Warbler, Myrtle 1 @Socorro: New Mexico Tech: Turtle Bay

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

Sparrow, Chipping # @Socorro: New Mexico Tech: Turtle Bay

Sparrow, White-crowned # @Socorro: New Mexico Tech: Turtle Bay

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

Bunting, Lazuli 1♂ @Socorro: 507 Fitch

Grackle, Great-tailed # @Socorro: New Mexico Tech: Turtle Bay

Oriole, Bullock's 1♂ @Socorro: New Mexico Tech: Turtle Bay

Goldfinch, American # @Socorro: New Mexico Tech: Turtle Bay

2013-05-07: NM: Socorro to Melrose Woods

Notable: Plumbeous Vireo; Brown Creeper; Black-and-white Warbler

@Mel: Roosevelt Co.: Melrose Woods

@day: Socorro to Melrose Woods

@road01: US-60^E, Bernardo to Abo

@road02: US-60^E, Abo to Mountainair

@road03: US-60^E, Mountainair to Willard

@road04: US-60^E, Willard to Encino

@road05: US-60^E, Vaughn to west boundary De Baca County

@road06: US-60^E, west side De Baca County to Yeso

@road07: US-60^E, Yeso to Fort Sumner

Route

1130, leave Socorro.

1525-1810, Melrose Woods.

Kestrel, American 1 @Roosevelt Co.: Melrose Woods

Curlew, Long-billed 2? @US-60^E, west side De Baca County to Yeso

Collared-Dove, Eurasian 1 @Roosevelt Co.: Melrose Woods

Owl, Great Horned 1 @Roosevelt Co.: Melrose Woods

Woodpecker, Ladder-backed

1♂ @Roosevelt Co.: Melrose Woods

1♀ @Roosevelt Co.: Melrose Woods

Kingbird, Western

1 @US-60^E, Bernardo to Abo

# @US-60^E, Mountainair to Willard

1 @US-60^E, Willard to Encino

1 @US-60^E, Vaughn to west boundary De Baca County

# @US-60^E, west side De Baca County to Yeso

# @Roosevelt Co.: Melrose Woods

Vireo, Plumbeous 1 @Roosevelt Co.: Melrose Woods

raven sp.

1 @US-60^E, Bernardo to Abo

1 @US-60^E, Willard to Encino

Raven, Chihuahuan

1 @US-60^E, Vaughn to west boundary De Baca County

# @US-60^E, west side De Baca County to Yeso

1 @US-60^E, Yeso to Fort Sumner

Creeper, Brown 1 @Roosevelt Co.: Melrose Woods

Wren, House # @Roosevelt Co.: Melrose Woods

Kinglet, Ruby-crowned # @Roosevelt Co.: Melrose Woods

Thrush, Hermit # @Roosevelt Co.: Melrose Woods

Mockingbird, Northern 1 @US-60^E, Abo to Mountainair

Starling, European 1 @Roosevelt Co.: Melrose Woods

Warbler, Black-and-white 1 @Roosevelt Co.: Melrose Woods

Warbler, Audubon's 1 @Roosevelt Co.: Melrose Woods

Warbler, Wilson's 1 @Roosevelt Co.: Melrose Woods

Towhee, Green-tailed 1 @Roosevelt Co.: Melrose Woods

Sparrow, Chipping # @Roosevelt Co.: Melrose Woods

Sparrow, White-crowned # @Roosevelt Co.: Melrose Woods

Bunting, Lazuli 1♀ @Roosevelt Co.: Melrose Woods

Meadowlark, Eastern 1 @Roosevelt Co.: Melrose Woods

Vocalizations: 'tear-der, tee-dee-der'

Grackle, Common 2 @Roosevelt Co.: Melrose Woods

Oriole, Bullock's 1♂ @Roosevelt Co.: Melrose Woods

2013-05-08: NM: Melrose Woods-Bernardo WMA-Socorro

Notable: Plumbeous Vireo; Swainson's Thrush; Brown Thrasher; Ovenbird; Tennessee Warbler; Nashville Warbler; Common Yellowthroat; Summer Tanager; Rose-breasted Grosbeak

@Bern: Bernardo WMA

@Mel: Roosevelt Co.: Melrose Woods

@day: Melrose Woods-Bernardo WMA-Socorro

Route

0610-1315, Melrose Woods. Jon Stroh was also here at the time.

1645-1740, Bernardo WMA, also walked the rightmost trail around the dry lagoon.

Quail, Scaled 2 @Roosevelt Co.: Melrose Woods

Vulture, Turkey 1 @Roosevelt Co.: Melrose Woods

Killdeer # @Roosevelt Co.: Melrose Woods

Woodpecker, Ladder-backed 1♀ @Roosevelt Co.: Melrose Woods

Flycatcher, Olive-sided 1 @Roosevelt Co.: Melrose Woods

Wood-Pewee, Western 1 @Roosevelt Co.: Melrose Woods

Empidonax sp. # @Roosevelt Co.: Melrose Woods

Flycatcher, Ash-throated

1 @Roosevelt Co.: Melrose Woods

The first photo would be a good quiz because the rusty panel in the wing doesn't show.

1 @Bernardo WMA

Kingbird, Western # @Roosevelt Co.: Melrose Woods

Vireo, Plumbeous 1 @Roosevelt Co.: Melrose Woods

Vireo, Warbling

1 @Roosevelt Co.: Melrose Woods

1 @Roosevelt Co.: Melrose Woods

These photos are troubling to me. There were certainly normal-looking Warbling Vireos around, but this individual had a contrasting dark brown crown. The obvious candidates indicated by that feature might be Red-eyed or Philadelphia, but the bird had none of the yellow color to the underparts that both those species should show prominently. Also, the light arc under the eye stood out almost as much as the light superciliary; I'm used to seeing little or no light color below the eye on Warbling Vireos.

Wren, House @Roosevelt Co.: Melrose Woods

Gnatcatcher, Blue-gray 1 @Roosevelt Co.: Melrose Woods

Kinglet, Ruby-crowned # @Roosevelt Co.: Melrose Woods

Thrush, Swainson's 1 @Roosevelt Co.: Melrose Woods

Mockingbird, Northern # @Roosevelt Co.: Melrose Woods

Thrasher, Brown 1 @Roosevelt Co.: Melrose Woods

Ovenbird 1 @Roosevelt Co.: Melrose Woods

Warbler, Tennessee 1 @Roosevelt Co.: Melrose Woods

The sharp boundary around the yellow color on the throat in some of these frames is an artifact: a reflection of the sun in the water.

Warbler, Orange-crowned # @Roosevelt Co.: Melrose Woods

Warbler, Nashville 1 @Roosevelt Co.: Melrose Woods

Warbler, MacGillivray's # @Roosevelt Co.: Melrose Woods

Yellowthroat, Common 1♂ @Roosevelt Co.: Melrose Woods

Warbler, Audubon's

# @Roosevelt Co.: Melrose Woods

1 @Bernardo WMA

Warbler, Wilson's # @Roosevelt Co.: Melrose Woods

Chat, Yellow-breasted 1 @Roosevelt Co.: Melrose Woods

Towhee, Green-tailed

# @Roosevelt Co.: Melrose Woods

1 @Bernardo WMA

Towhee, Spotted

# @Roosevelt Co.: Melrose Woods

1 @Bernardo WMA

Sparrow, Chipping # @Roosevelt Co.: Melrose Woods

Sparrow, Lark # @Roosevelt Co.: Melrose Woods

Sparrow, Lincoln's # @Roosevelt Co.: Melrose Woods

Tanager, Summer 1♂ @Roosevelt Co.: Melrose Woods

Tanager, Western # @Roosevelt Co.: Melrose Woods

Grosbeak, Rose-breasted 1♂ @Roosevelt Co.: Melrose Woods

Grosbeak, Black-headed # @Roosevelt Co.: Melrose Woods

Grosbeak, Blue 1♂ @Roosevelt Co.: Melrose Woods

Bunting, Lazuli # @Roosevelt Co.: Melrose Woods

Grackle, Common 2 @Roosevelt Co.: Melrose Woods

Oriole, Bullock's # @Roosevelt Co.: Melrose Woods

Finch, House 1 @Bernardo WMA

Goldfinch, American # @Roosevelt Co.: Melrose Woods

2013-05-09: NM: Socorro: New Mexico Tech

@NMT: Socorro: New Mexico Tech

Warbler, Audubon's # @Socorro: New Mexico Tech

2013-05-10: NM: Socorro: New Mexico Tech

@NMT: Socorro: New Mexico Tech

Warbler, Virginia's 1 @Socorro: New Mexico Tech

In the rose bushes north of Fidel Center.

2013-05-11: NM: Socorro County: NAMC

Notable: Lewis' Woodpecker; Plumbeous Vireo; Northern Waterthrush; Black-and-white Warbler; Nashville Warbler; Virginia's Warbler; American Redstart; Townsend's Warbler; Clay-colored Sparrow; Indigo Bunting

@SocCo: Socorro County: NAMC

Route

Effort: by car, 3.28 hours and 23.50 miles; by foot, 4.63 hours and 1.30 miles; total, 7.92 hours and 24.80 miles.

Started at Turtle Bay just before dawn, worked it fairly thoroughly, then drove briefly out into the scrublands west of town. Thence out Lopezville Road, across I-25, north on Chaparral Road, east to the river dike, then looked at Riverine Parks #5 through #1, mainly on foot around #4.

Phoenix-area birder Jack Holloway happened to show up at Turtle Bay and was most helpful, finding a number of types that I missed, and finding several good species that I was able to find after he staked them out for me. The effort numbers are all mine, but he spent 2:40 there and probably walked at least a couple of miles. Forms that I missed but he saw are marked “fide”; when we both saw a given species, the count for that form is the maximum of our individual counts.

Wigeon, American 3 @Socorro County: NAMC

Mallard 2 @Socorro County: NAMC

Teal, American Green-winged 2 @Socorro County: NAMC

Quail, Gambel's 4 @Socorro County: NAMC

Vulture, Turkey 3 @Socorro County: NAMC

Hawk, Cooper's 1 @Socorro County: NAMC

Hawk, Swainson's 1 @Socorro County: NAMC

Kestrel, American 3 @Socorro County: NAMC

Coot, American 2 @Socorro County: NAMC

Sandpiper, Spotted 3 @Socorro County: NAMC

Collared-Dove, Eurasian 10 @Socorro County: NAMC

Dove, White-winged 8 @Socorro County: NAMC

Dove, Mourning 2 @Socorro County: NAMC

hummingbird sp. 2 @Socorro County: NAMC

Hummingbird, Black-chinned 6 @Socorro County: NAMC

Hummingbird, Broad-tailed 1[fide Jack Holloway] @Socorro County: NAMC

Kingfisher, Belted 1 @Socorro County: NAMC

Woodpecker, Lewis' 1 @Socorro County: NAMC

Woodpecker, Ladder-backed 1[fide Jack Holloway] @Socorro County: NAMC

Woodpecker, Hairy 1[fide Jack Holloway] @Socorro County: NAMC

Flicker, Red-shafted 2 @Socorro County: NAMC

Wood-Pewee, Western 3 @Socorro County: NAMC

Empidonax sp. 1 @Socorro County: NAMC

Flycatcher, Gray 2[fide Jack Holloway] @Socorro County: NAMC

Flycatcher, Dusky 1[fide Jack Holloway] @Socorro County: NAMC

Phoebe, Black 2 @Socorro County: NAMC

Phoebe, Say's 1 @Socorro County: NAMC

Flycatcher, Ash-throated 2 @Socorro County: NAMC

Kingbird, Western 8 @Socorro County: NAMC

Vireo, Plumbeous 1[fide Jack Holloway] @Socorro County: NAMC

Raven, Chihuahuan 1 @Socorro County: NAMC

Raven, Common 1[fide Jack Holloway] @Socorro County: NAMC

Swallow, Northern Rough-winged 2 @Socorro County: NAMC

Swallow, Cliff 1[fide Jack Holloway] @Socorro County: NAMC

Swallow, Barn 25 @Socorro County: NAMC

Kinglet, Ruby-crowned 1[fide Jack Holloway] @Socorro County: NAMC

Thrush, Hermit 3 @Socorro County: NAMC

Robin, American 21 @Socorro County: NAMC

Mockingbird, Northern 2 @Socorro County: NAMC

Thrasher, Curve-billed 1 @Socorro County: NAMC

Thrasher, Crissal 1 @Socorro County: NAMC

Starling, European 11[fide Jack Holloway] @Socorro County: NAMC

Waxwing, Cedar 5[fide Jack Holloway] @Socorro County: NAMC

Waterthrush, Northern 1[fide Jack Holloway] @Socorro County: NAMC

Warbler, Black-and-white 1 @Socorro County: NAMC

Warbler, Orange-crowned 5 @Socorro County: NAMC

Warbler, Nashville 1[fide Jack Holloway] @Socorro County: NAMC

Warbler, Virginia's 3 @Socorro County: NAMC

Two at Turtle Bay, another at Riverine #4.

First two photos from Turtle Bay, rest from Riverine #4.

Warbler, MacGillivray's 1 @Socorro County: NAMC

Redstart, American 1a♂ @Socorro County: NAMC

Warbler, Yellow 12 @Socorro County: NAMC

Warbler, Audubon's 19 @Socorro County: NAMC

Warbler, Myrtle 2 @Socorro County: NAMC

Warbler, Townsend's 1[fide Jack Holloway] @Socorro County: NAMC

Warbler, Wilson's 10 @Socorro County: NAMC

Chat, Yellow-breasted 1 @Socorro County: NAMC

Towhee, Green-tailed 3 @Socorro County: NAMC

Towhee, Spotted 2 @Socorro County: NAMC

Sparrow, Chipping 22 @Socorro County: NAMC

Sparrow, Clay-colored 1[fide Jack Holloway] @Socorro County: NAMC

Sparrow, Black-throated 1 @Socorro County: NAMC

Sparrow, Lincoln's 1 @Socorro County: NAMC

Sparrow, White-crowned 10 @Socorro County: NAMC

Tanager, Summer 3 @Socorro County: NAMC

Tanager, Western 8 @Socorro County: NAMC

Grosbeak, Black-headed 2[fide Jack Holloway] @Socorro County: NAMC

Bunting, Lazuli

1♂ @Socorro County: NAMC

1♀ @Socorro County: NAMC

Bunting, Indigo 1 @Socorro County: NAMC

Grackle, Great-tailed 7 @Socorro County: NAMC

Cowbird, Brown-headed 1[fide Jack Holloway] @Socorro County: NAMC

Oriole, Bullock's 2 @Socorro County: NAMC

Finch, House 5 @Socorro County: NAMC

Siskin, Pine 30 @Socorro County: NAMC

Goldfinch, Lesser 1 @Socorro County: NAMC

Goldfinch, American 1 @Socorro County: NAMC

Sparrow, House 19 @Socorro County: NAMC

2013-05-13: NM: Belen: Taco Bell Marsh

@TBM: Belen: Taco Bell Marsh

Teal, Cinnamon # @Belen: Taco Bell Marsh

Shoveler, Northern # @Belen: Taco Bell Marsh

Duck, Ruddy # @Belen: Taco Bell Marsh

Killdeer 1 @Belen: Taco Bell Marsh

Stilt, Black-necked # @Belen: Taco Bell Marsh

Avocet, American # @Belen: Taco Bell Marsh

Phalarope, Wilson's # @Belen: Taco Bell Marsh

Blackbird, Red-winged # @Belen: Taco Bell Marsh

Grackle, Great-tailed # @Belen: Taco Bell Marsh

2013-05-14: NM: Socorro: New Mexico Tech: Turtle Bay

Notable: Nashville Warbler

@TBay: Socorro: New Mexico Tech: Turtle Bay

Warbler, Nashville 1 @Socorro: New Mexico Tech: Turtle Bay

Warbler, Yellow 1 @Socorro: New Mexico Tech: Turtle Bay

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

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

Grosbeak, Black-headed @Socorro: New Mexico Tech: Turtle Bay

2013-05-15: NM: Socorro: New Mexico Tech

@NMT: Socorro: New Mexico Tech

Warbler, Orange-crowned 1 @Socorro: New Mexico Tech

Just north of Fidel Center.

Josef Brown's lifer.

2013-05-16: NM: Socorro

@Soc: Socorro

@home: Socorro: 507 Fitch

Hawk, Cooper's 1 @Socorro: 507 Fitch

Vocalizations: Rapid series of 'kek' notes as it flew overhead.

Thrasher, Curve-billed 1 @Socorro: 507 Fitch

2013-05-19: NM: Socorro County

Notable: Western Scrub-Jay

@BdA: Bosque del Apache NWR

@RVT: Bosque del Apache NWR: Rio Viejo Trail

@SocCo: Socorro County

@road1: San Antonio to Bosque del Apache NWR

Route

1010-1040, NM-1^S from San Antonio.

1040-1530, Bosque del Apache NWR. From 1130-1255 hiked the Rio Viejo Trail for the first time: very pleasant, with some wet riparian habitat. Met Tom Kennedy from Albuquerque on the Seasonal Road, who kindly pointed out two visible Soras.

Goose, Canada # @Bosque del Apache NWR

Wigeon, American 1 @Bosque del Apache NWR

Mallard # @Bosque del Apache NWR

Teal, Blue-winged # @Bosque del Apache NWR

“We're hiding.”

Shoveler, Northern # @Bosque del Apache NWR

Scaup, Lesser 1 @Bosque del Apache NWR

Duck, Ruddy # @Bosque del Apache NWR

Quail, Gambel's # @San Antonio to Bosque del Apache NWR

Miera Road.

Cormorant, Neotropic 17 @Bosque del Apache NWR

Heron, Great Blue # @Bosque del Apache NWR

Egret, Great # @Bosque del Apache NWR

Egret, Snowy # @Bosque del Apache NWR

Ibis, White-faced # @Bosque del Apache NWR

Vulture, Turkey # @San Antonio to Bosque del Apache NWR

Hawk, Swainson's

# @San Antonio to Bosque del Apache NWR

A field hard by NM-1 on the west side near the turnoff to San Antonito Road that was being mowed.

There were at least half a dozen of these hawks in the field. Most were the common light adult plumage. Two hawks completely mystified me at the time, but after careful examination of the photos and consultation with various sources, I don't see any reason why the dark bird couldn't be a dark-phase Swainson's (note the all-brown tail) and the other a light juvenile.

@Bosque del Apache NWR

Kestrel, American @Bosque del Apache NWR

Sora 2 @Bosque del Apache NWR

Coot, American # @Bosque del Apache NWR

Sandpiper, Spotted # @Bosque del Apache NWR

Dove, White-winged

# @San Antonio to Bosque del Apache NWR

# @Bosque del Apache NWR

Dove, Mourning # @San Antonio to Bosque del Apache NWR

Roadrunner, Greater 1 @Bosque del Apache NWR

Wood-Pewee, Western 1 @Bosque del Apache NWR

Phoebe, Black 1 @Bosque del Apache NWR

Phoebe, Say's 1 @Bosque del Apache NWR

Flycatcher, Vermilion 1♂ @Bosque del Apache NWR

Kingbird, Western # @San Antonio to Bosque del Apache NWR

Vireo, Plumbeous 1 @Bosque del Apache NWR

Scrub-Jay, Western 1 @San Antonio to Bosque del Apache NWR

Late.

Swallow, Violet-green @Bosque del Apache NWR

Swallow, Northern Rough-winged @Bosque del Apache NWR

Swallow, Bank @Bosque del Apache NWR

Swallow, Cliff @Bosque del Apache NWR

Swallow, Barn # @San Antonio to Bosque del Apache NWR

Nuthatch, White-breasted 1 @Bosque del Apache NWR

Robin, American 1 @Bosque del Apache NWR

Mockingbird, Northern

# @San Antonio to Bosque del Apache NWR

# @Bosque del Apache NWR

Warbler, Virginia's 1 @Bosque del Apache NWR

Warbler, MacGillivray's 1 @Bosque del Apache NWR

Yellowthroat, Common 1 @Bosque del Apache NWR

Warbler, Audubon's # @Bosque del Apache NWR

Chat, Yellow-breasted 1 @Bosque del Apache NWR

Towhee, Spotted # @Bosque del Apache NWR: Rio Viejo Trail

Sparrow, Lark

1 @Bosque del Apache NWR

# @Bosque del Apache NWR: Rio Viejo Trail

Sparrow, White-crowned # @San Antonio to Bosque del Apache NWR

Tanager, Summer 1 @Bosque del Apache NWR: Rio Viejo Trail

Grosbeak, Black-headed

1 @Bosque del Apache NWR

# @Bosque del Apache NWR

Blackbird, Red-winged # @Bosque del Apache NWR

Oriole, Bullock's 1 @San Antonio to Bosque del Apache NWR

2013-05-25: NM: Magdalenas: Water Canyon

@Lang: Madgalenas: Water Canyon: Langmuir Road

@Mag: Magdalenas: Water Canyon

@WC: Magdalenas: Water Canyon

@WCRd: Magdalenas: Water Canyon Road

Route

1105-1120, Water Canyon Road inbound.

1130-1315, walked the trail up the canyon, emerged near the Trail 13 parking lot, and walked Langmuir Road back down.

Vulture, Turkey # @Madgalenas: Water Canyon: Langmuir Road

Dove, White-winged # @Magdalenas: Water Canyon

Woodpecker, Acorn 1 @Magdalenas: Water Canyon

Woodpecker, Hairy 2 @Madgalenas: Water Canyon: Langmuir Road

The photos I got did not show the bill length. However, the unspotted, unbarred, clean white outer rectrices indicate Hairy.

Wood-Pewee, Western # @Madgalenas: Water Canyon: Langmuir Road

Phoebe, Say's 1 @Madgalenas: Water Canyon: Langmuir Road

In the clearing west of the end of the pavement, inside what used to be the turnaround loop.

This bird was out of place: I don't remember seeing this species in the canyon proper before.

Kingbird, Western # @Magdalenas: Water Canyon Road

Vireo, Plumbeous 1 @Madgalenas: Water Canyon: Langmuir Road

Vireo, Warbling 1 @Madgalenas: Water Canyon: Langmuir Road

Vocalizations: 'research research ree'

Scrub-Jay, Western 2 @Magdalenas: Water Canyon

Lark, Horned # @Magdalenas: Water Canyon Road

Thrush, Hermit # @Madgalenas: Water Canyon: Langmuir Road

Robin, American 1 @Madgalenas: Water Canyon: Langmuir Road

Mockingbird, Northern 1 @Magdalenas: Water Canyon

Warbler, Yellow 1 @Madgalenas: Water Canyon: Langmuir Road

Warbler, Grace's 1 @Madgalenas: Water Canyon: Langmuir Road

Sparrow, Chipping # @Madgalenas: Water Canyon: Langmuir Road

Sparrow, Lark 1 @Magdalenas: Water Canyon Road

Sparrow, Black-throated 2 @Magdalenas: Water Canyon Road

Tanager, Western 1♀ @Madgalenas: Water Canyon: Langmuir Road

Grosbeak, Black-headed 1 @Madgalenas: Water Canyon: Langmuir Road

2013-05-26: NM: Belen: Taco Bell Marsh

@TBM: Belen: Taco Bell Marsh

Teal, Cinnamon # @Belen: Taco Bell Marsh

Duck, Ruddy # @Belen: Taco Bell Marsh

Coot, American 1 @Belen: Taco Bell Marsh

Description: Looked normal except for white remiges: the white was too extensive for it to be a gallinule. Perhaps it was leucistic or got tangled up with some bleach.

Stilt, Black-necked # @Belen: Taco Bell Marsh

Avocet, American # @Belen: Taco Bell Marsh

Breeding: Sitting on a nest in the open on a sandbar.