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2013-12-01: NM: Bernardo WMA

@Bern: Bernardo WMA
Wigeon, American 1 @Bernardo WMA
Mallard # @Bernardo WMA
Harrier, Northern 1ϕ @Bernardo WMA
Hawk, Red-tailed 1 @Bernardo WMA
Crane, Sandhill # @Bernardo WMA
Crow, American # @Bernardo WMA
Raven, Chihuahuan 1 @Bernardo WMA
Sparrow, Savannah 1 @Bernardo WMA
meadowlark sp. 1 @Bernardo WMA

2013-12-07: NM: Socorro: New Mexico Tech

Notable:  Turkey Vulture
@NMT: Socorro: New Mexico Tech
Wigeon, American # @Socorro: New Mexico Tech
Vulture, Turkey 1 @Socorro: New Mexico Tech
Late.
Accipiter sp. 1 @Socorro: New Mexico Tech
Behavior: Made a pass at the robins.
Coot, American # @Socorro: New Mexico Tech
Flicker, Red-shafted 1 @Socorro: New Mexico Tech
Phoebe, Say's 2 @Socorro: New Mexico Tech
Nuthatch, White-breasted 1 @Socorro: New Mexico Tech
Golf course, 16th hole.
Bluebird, Western # @Socorro: New Mexico Tech
Robin, American # @Socorro: New Mexico Tech
Warbler, Audubon's # @Socorro: New Mexico Tech

2013-12-19: NM: Socorro: New Mexico Tech

@NMT: Socorro: New Mexico Tech
Hawk, Cooper's 1 @Socorro: New Mexico Tech
NRAO office window list.

2013-12-20: NM: Socorro: 507 Fitch

@home: Socorro: 507 Fitch
Thrasher, Curve-billed 1 @Socorro: 507 Fitch
Behavior: Skulking, quietly.

2013-12-28: NM: Socorro County

@BdA: Bosque del Apache NWR
@SocCo: Socorro County
@road1: San Antonio to Bosque del Apache NWR
Route
1105, leave Socorro.
1120, San Antonito loop.
1145, Bosque del Apache NWR.
1418, camera synched to MST.
Goose, Blue # @Bosque del Apache NWR
Goose, white Snow # @Bosque del Apache NWR
Goose, Canada # @Bosque del Apache NWR
Gadwall # @Bosque del Apache NWR
Mallard # @Bosque del Apache NWR
Shoveler, Northern # @Bosque del Apache NWR
Pintail, Northern # @Bosque del Apache NWR
Canvasback # @Bosque del Apache NWR
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Redhead # @Bosque del Apache NWR
Duck, Ring-necked # @Bosque del Apache NWR
Scaup, Lesser # @Bosque del Apache NWR
Bufflehead # @Bosque del Apache NWR
Duck, Ruddy # @Bosque del Apache NWR
Harrier, Northern 
1♀ @Bosque del Apache NWR
Perched in the brush that runs along the southwest side of the Old Rookery.
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This bird flummoxed me for several minutes. I tried to make it into an Accipiter due to the longish tail and the round white spots on the back, as in the first photo. I think it was the microhabitat that threw me: perched where I usually see roosting night-herons and such. Eventually it did a nice stretch and the light dawned as I saw the white rump.
1ϕ @Bosque del Apache NWR
Hawk, Cooper's 1a @Bosque del Apache NWR
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Hawk, Red-tailed 
3i @Bosque del Apache NWR
1a @Bosque del Apache NWR
Kestrel, American 1♂ @San Antonio to Bosque del Apache NWR
Coot, American # @Bosque del Apache NWR
Crane, Sandhill # @Bosque del Apache NWR
Dowitcher, Long-billed 1 @Bosque del Apache NWR
Last year around this date, the Unit 8 viewing blinds were on the edge of a large pond. This year, all the water is gone except a smallish pool northwest of the right-hand blind.
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Collared-Dove, Eurasian # @San Antonio to Bosque del Apache NWR
Roadrunner, Greater 3 @San Antonio to Bosque del Apache NWR
Woodpecker, Ladder-backed 
1♂ @San Antonio to Bosque del Apache NWR
2013-12-28-2224
1♀ @Bosque del Apache NWR
Flicker, Red-shafted 1 @San Antonio to Bosque del Apache NWR
Shrike, Loggerhead 1 @San Antonio to Bosque del Apache NWR
Crow, American 
1 @San Antonio to Bosque del Apache NWR
# @Bosque del Apache NWR
Wren, Marsh 1 @Bosque del Apache NWR
Just south of Dabbler (formerly Marsh) Deck.
Starling, European # @San Antonio to Bosque del Apache NWR
Sparrow, White-crowned # @San Antonio to Bosque del Apache NWR
Blackbird, Red-winged # @San Antonio to Bosque del Apache NWR

2013-12-29: NM: Socorro County

@BdA: Bosque del Apache NWR
@MVT: Bosque del Apache NWR: Marsh View Trail
The beehive at the southeast corner is inactive, the combs pretty much gone.
@SocCo: Socorro County
@road1: Luis Lopez to San Antonio
@road2: San Antonio to Bosque del Apache NWR
Route
1050, leave Socorro.
1105, Luis Lopez.
1145, San Antonito loop.
1210, Bosque del Apache NWR.
1245, afoot at Boardwalk.
1410, rolling.
1545, leave the refuge.
Goose, Blue # @Bosque del Apache NWR
Goose, white Snow # @Bosque del Apache NWR
Goose, Canada # @Bosque del Apache NWR
Gadwall # @Bosque del Apache NWR
Wigeon, American 1 @Bosque del Apache NWR
Mallard # @Bosque del Apache NWR
Shoveler, Northern # @Bosque del Apache NWR
Pintail, Northern # @Bosque del Apache NWR
Teal, American Green-winged # @Bosque del Apache NWR
Canvasback # @Bosque del Apache NWR: Marsh View Trail
Duck, Ring-necked # @Bosque del Apache NWR
Scaup, Lesser 
2♂ @Bosque del Apache NWR
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1♀ @Bosque del Apache NWR
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Bufflehead 1 @Bosque del Apache NWR: Marsh View Trail
Eagle, Bald 
1i @Bosque del Apache NWR
1a @Bosque del Apache NWR: Marsh View Trail
2013-12-29-2337
Harrier, Northern 
2i @Bosque del Apache NWR
1ϕ @Bosque del Apache NWR
2i @Bosque del Apache NWR: Marsh View Trail
1♀ @Bosque del Apache NWR: Marsh View Trail
1♂ @Bosque del Apache NWR: Marsh View Trail
2013-12-29-2332
3ϕ @Bosque del Apache NWR: Marsh View Trail
Hawk, Cooper's 1 @Bosque del Apache NWR
Hawk, Red-tailed 
1i @Luis Lopez to San Antonio
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3a @Bosque del Apache NWR: Marsh View Trail
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Kestrel, American 
3♂ @Luis Lopez to San Antonio
1♂ @Bosque del Apache NWR
1♂ @Bosque del Apache NWR: Marsh View Trail
Merlin 1 @Bosque del Apache NWR: Marsh View Trail
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Coot, American # @Bosque del Apache NWR
Crane, Sandhill # @Bosque del Apache NWR
Killdeer # @Bosque del Apache NWR
Yellowlegs, Greater 1 @Bosque del Apache NWR
2013-12-29-2362
Sandpiper, Least 3 @Bosque del Apache NWR
Gull, Ring-billed 15 @San Antonio to Bosque del Apache NWR
Gull, Herring 1i @San Antonio to Bosque del Apache NWR
Collared-Dove, Eurasian # @San Antonio to Bosque del Apache NWR
Dove, Mourning 1 @San Antonio to Bosque del Apache NWR
Phoebe, Black 2 @Bosque del Apache NWR: Marsh View Trail
Phoebe, Say's 1 @Luis Lopez to San Antonio
Scrub-Jay, Western 1 @San Antonio to Bosque del Apache NWR
2013-12-29-2330
Crow, American # @Luis Lopez to San Antonio
Raven, Chihuahuan # @Luis Lopez to San Antonio
Bluebird, Mountain # @Luis Lopez to San Antonio
Starling, European 1 @Luis Lopez to San Antonio
Warbler, Audubon's # @Luis Lopez to San Antonio
Sparrow, Song 1 @Bosque del Apache NWR: Marsh View Trail
Vocalizations: 'beerp'
Sparrow, White-crowned 
1 @Luis Lopez to San Antonio
# @Bosque del Apache NWR: Marsh View Trail
Junco, Oregon # @Bosque del Apache NWR: Marsh View Trail
Junco, Pink-sided # @Bosque del Apache NWR: Marsh View Trail
Pyrrhuloxia 1 @Bosque del Apache NWR: Marsh View Trail
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Blackbird, Red-winged # @San Antonio to Bosque del Apache NWR
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Meadowlark, Eastern 1 @Luis Lopez to San Antonio
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Meadowlark, Western # @Luis Lopez to San Antonio
Vocalizations: ID by song type, time 1110.
2013-12-29-2289

2013-12-31: NM: Socorro: 507 Fitch

@home: Socorro: 507 Fitch
Thrasher, Curve-billed 1 @Socorro: 507 Fitch
Vocalizations: Sang a barely audible subsong as I watched from three yards away.
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