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June 10, 2010
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New Mexico Bird Report
June 10, 2010
NMEX106.10
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Hotline New Mexico
date: June 10, 2010
compiler Patricia R. Snider
Phone: 719-846-3174
Cell phone 505-803-1807
e-mail address _pinyonjay@aol.com_ (mailto:pinyonjay@aol.com)
This is Pinyon Jay with the New Mexico Bird Report for
June 10, 2010, sponsored by the New Mexico Ornithological
Society. When phone numbers are given for private property,
please call before going to ask for permission. In ranch
country do not stray off the roads.
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Highlights: Brown Pelicans, Common Black-Hawks, Elegant Tern,
Black-capped Vireo, Swallow- tailed Kite, Yellow Grosbeak, Laughing
Gull, Veery.
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A star is added for new birds to the RBA today.
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Places mentioned and a checklist of N.M. birds are in the N.M.
Bird Finding Guide. Check for earlier reports and database
At _http://www.nmbirds.org_ (http://www.nmbirds.org/)
or in the archives of the AZ/NM listserve. For photos of
rarities and directions to some birding sites check
_http://sites.google.com/site/oldenettelspage_
(http://sites.google.com/site/oldenettelspage) .
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For the Bird Records Committee, North American Birds and NMOS
Field Notes please send reports to Dr. Sartor O. Williams, III,
1819 Meadowview NW, Albuquerque, NM, 87104 or to
_sunbittern@earthlink.net_ (mailto:sunbittern@earthlink.net) .
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Birds Mentioned and Counties:
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Brown Pelican (Sierra, Grant, San Juan)
American White Pelican (Sierra)
Least Bittern (Sierra, DeBaca)
Cattle Egret (Rio Arriba, Sierra)
Green Heron (Santa Fe)
Dusky Grouse (*Rio Arriba)
Wild Turkey (Mora)
Osprey (Sierra)
White-tailed Kite (Luna, Hidalgo, Socorro)
Swallow-tailed Kite (Chaves)
Mississippi Kite (Eddy, Torrance)
Harris’s Hawk (Otero)
Common Black-Hawk (Sandoval, Guadalupe, Catron)
Gray Hawk (Eddy)
Zone-tailed Hawk (Grant)
Common Moorhen (*Sierra)
Snowy Plover (Chaves)
Mountain Plover (Rio Arriba, Santa Fe)
Spotted Sandpiper (Mora)
Long-billed Curlew (Curry, San Juan, Santa Fe)
White-rumped Sandpiper (DeBaca, Curry)
Red-necked Phalarope (Socorro)
Laughing Gull (San Juan, *Sierra)
Franklin’s Gull (San Juan)
California Gull (Curry, San Juan, *Sierra)
Arctic Tern (San Juan)
Elegant Tern (San Juan)
Least Tern (Chaves, San Juan)
Band-tailed Pigeon (Mora, Sierra)
Common Ground-Dove (Hidalgo)
Yellow-billed Cuckoo (Eddy, Sierra)
Barn Owl (*Sierra)
Burrowing Owl (Bernalillo, Sierra)
Boreal Owl (Rio Arriba)
Monk Parakeet (Bernalillo)
Lesser Nighthawk (Bernalillo, Sierra)
Whip-poor-will (Bernalillo)
Lewis’s Woodpecker (Sierra, Mora)
Acorn Woodpecker (Santa Fe)
Downy Woodpeckerr (Sierra)
Three-toed Woodpecker (San Miguel, Taos))
Least Flycatcher (Roosevelt)
Gray Flycatcher (Mora)
Dusky Flycatcher (Sierra, Santa Fe)
Black Phoebe (San Juan)
Brown-crested Flycatcher (Sierra)
Scissor-tailed Flycatcher (Chaves, Lincoln)
White-eyed Vireo (Sierra)
Gray Vireo (San Juan, Rio Arriba)
Black-capped Vireo (Eddy)
Bell’s Vireo (Sierra, Roosevelt, Hidalgo)
Yellow-throated Vireo (Guadalupe)
Red-eyed Vireo (Sierra, Eddy)
Purple Martin (Sierra, Mora)
Gray Jay (Taos)
Western Scrub-Jay (Hidalgo)
Pinyon Jay (Sierra)
Carolina Wren (Guadalupe)
American Dipper (Taos)
Veery (Rio Arriba)
Swainson’s Thrush (Roosevelt)
Gray Catbird (Roosevelt, Mora, Eddy, Rio Arriba)
Brown Thrasher (Roosevelt, DeBaca)
Curve-billed Thrasher (Valencia)
Cedar Waxwing (Sandoval, Guadalupe, Mora, Bernalillo, Socorro)
Phainopepla (Sierra)
Lucy’s Warbler (Hidalgo)
Townsend’s Warbler (Grant)
American Redstart (Roosevelt, Bernalillo)
Ovenbird (Bernalillo)
Red-faced Warbler (Grant)
Cassin’s Sparrow (Sierra)
Savannah Sparrow (Sierra)
Fox Sparrow gray (*Rio Arriba)
Swamp Sparrow (Curry)
Northern Cardinal (Guadalupe)
Yellow Grosbeak (Hidalgo)
Indigo Bunting (Sierra)
Indigo X Lazuli Bunting (San Juan)
Dickcissel (Santa Fe)
Bobolink (Santa Fe)
Eastern Meadowlark (Sierra)
Bronzed Cowbird (Sierra, Roosevelt)
Hooded Oriole (Sierra)
Hybrid Bullock’s X Bullock’s Oriole (Socorro)
Pine Grosbeak (*Taos. *Rio Arriba)
Cassin’s Finch (Santa Fe)
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In Bernalillo County:
At the Rio Grande Nature Center DP on May 25 had an OVENBIRD on
the trail to the demonstration gardens. KH reported two CEDAR
WAXWINGS on May 30.
JR at Alameda and Corrales Roads saw a MONK PARAKEET which was
nesting near the McDonalds.
RG reported an immature male AMERICAN REDSTART in Otero Canyon
near Tijeras by the water on May 26.
JP on May 19 in the Sandias between mile 5 and the Tree Springs
Trailhead had a calling WHIP-POOR-WILL.
DZ on June 5 reported a BURROWING OWL at the Sandia Casino.
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In Catron County:
SH on May 29 at US 189 north of Glenwood had a BLACK HAWK.
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In Chaves County:
At the Bitter Lake refuge DCo on May 27 saw the five LEAST TERNS
and many SNOWY PLOVERS. Also seen by CR and SD on May 30.
North of Roswell and south of the Hwy. 20 turnoff, CR and SD had
a flying SWALLOW-TAILED KITE at mile marker 136. At the Mesa
Rest stop there were two SCISSOR-TAILED FLYCATCHERS.
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In Curry County:
At the Clovis sewage ponds JP, WW, JO, and LL on May 21 saw a
second year CALIFORNIA GULL there.
JLo at his home in se. county had LONG-BILLED CURLEWS being
heard daily. On May 18 he had a SWAMP SPARROW.
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In DeBaca County:
JP and WW on May 22 at the Bosque Redondo Park at Fort Sumner
had a BROWN THRASHER singing. JP and WW had a LEAST BITTERN
calling on May 30.
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In Eddy County:
At Rattlesnake Springs SW on May 20
saw four YELLOW-BILLED CUCKOOS and the two RED-EYED VIREOS . On
May 29 CR and SD did see the GRAY HAWK and a fly over MISSISSIPPI
KITE with a CATBIRD on May 30. JH on May 13 had the CATBIRD.
CR and SD on May 31 at the Sitting Bull Falls east of Carlsbad
had a singing BLACK-CAPPED VIREO about .2 mile downstream from the
picnic area by walking down the road. The park is closed from 5:30
to 8:30.
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In Grant County:
LM on May 28 saw a BROWN PELICAN at Roberts Lake.
DCo on May 25 at Emory Pass in the Black Range had a ZONE-TAILED
HAWK, TOWNSEND’S WARBLER, and two RED-FACED WARBLERS.
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In Guadalupe County:
JNM and BW on May 19 at the railroad bridge in Santa Rosa had a
pair of BLACK HAWKS, still the singing CAROLINA WREN, and a YELLOW-
THROATED VIREO singing. There was another pair of Black Hawks at a
farm about five miles south of Santa Rosa with CEDAR WAXWINGS. On
May 22 JP and WW found one Black Hawk, the vireo, and a CARDINAL.
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In Hidalgo County:
NMC and RS on June 5 had a report from MM of a YELLOW GROSBEAK
briefly on Stateline Road near Rodeo, which then flew into AZ.
SOW on May 28 had a WHITE-TAILED KITE just north of the Animas
store. On NM 9 at a low spot in the Playas Valley he saw a BELL’S
VIREO, a calling COMMON GROUND-DOVE, two LUCY’S WARBLERS, and a
SCRUB JAY in this mesquite area at mile marker 26.
County Hwy.1 south of Animas crosses the Diamond A (Gray) Ranch.
Because of events with thoughtless birders, one must NOT go off the
road.
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In Lincoln County:
CR and SD on May 30 had a nesting SCISSOR-TAILED FLYCATCHER in
Ramon on Hwy. 285.
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In Luna County:
SOW on May 26 on NM 9 five miles west of Columbus had a WHITE-
TAILED KITE near an old railroad bridge.
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In Mora County:
RHu in the Sapello River Valley on the Pritzlaff Ranch near San
Ignacio on on May 28 recorded BAND-TAILED PIGEONS and CEDAR
WAXWINGS with many TURKEYS, LEWIS’S WOODPECKER, GRAY FLYCATCHER,
PURPLE MARTIN, and a CATBIRD. On June 3 there was SPOTTED
SANDPIPERS.
In Otero County:
MT in Alamogordo on June 3 had two HARRIS’S HAWKS near the
Airport.
One can walk past the gate to Stinky Lake at the Holloman Lakes,
but not drive in and can still bird there. MT on June 3 reported
Lagoon G still closed, with many of the salt cedars removed.
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In Rio Arriba County:
ChB on June 7 at Apache Creek at the top of Cumbre Pass did not
find the Boreal Owl, but found a singing gray FOX SPARROW, four
PINE GROSBEAKS, and a displaying DUSKY GROUSE.
JP and WW on June 4 at the Elkhorn Lodge in Chama saw a CATBIRD.
ChB had a singing VEERY on June 7 in willow thickets behind the
Vista del Sol Motel in Chama.
At Heron Lake JP and WW on June 4 at the lake saw two CATTLE
EGRETS.
They had four MOUNTAIN PLOVERS about 20 miles north of Tres
Piedras on June 5.
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In Roosevelt County:
At the migrant trap 11 miles west of Melrose JP, JO, WW, and LL
on May 21 saw a LEAST FLYCATCHER and two female AMERICAN REDSTARTS.
On May 22 JP and WW saw the redstart, a BRONZED COWBIRD, a CATBIRD,
and a SWAINSON’S THRUSH. On May 30 JP and WW reported only a
BELL’S VIREO of the eastern type.
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In San Juan County;
ChB on June 1 had an adult ARCTIC TERN at Morgan Lake west of
Farmington with CALIFORNIA and FRANKLIN’S GULLS. On June 2 WW had
no ARCTIC, but saw an ELEGANT TERN and two LEAST TERNS. Later MB
saw the least terns and two ARCTIC TERNS with the ELEGANT (photos).
Then ChB on June 2 had the adult Elegant Tern, the two Arctic
Terns, three Least Terns, and a flying BROWN PELICAN (photos). TR
reported a LAUGHING GULL at the lake on May 29 (photo). With TR on
June 4 JP and WW did not find the Elegant or Arctic Terns, but had
one Least Tern and a LONG-BILLED CURLEW.
At Animas Park in Farmington on June 4 there was a BLACK PHOEBE
and a hybrid INDIGO x LAZULI BUNTING male.
Along US 64 at the Rio Arriba border with San Juan there was a
GRAY VIREO.
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In San Miguel County:
PN on May 31 in the Panchuela area on the way to Jacks Creek area
in the Pecos Wilderness had a THREE-TOED WOODPECKER.
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In Sandoval County:
JMc and SO on May 16 along the Rio Grande at Algodones saw a
BLACK HAWK in flight a mile north of the Diversion Dam. Two CEDAR
WAXWINGS were in the area. On June 6 they again saw the two
waxwings and the black hawk a mile north of the dam.
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In Santa Fe County:
JB on May 29 found ACORN WOODPECKERS on Borrego Mesa near
Cordova on Forest Rd. 306 in young oaks in the area of the 2002
Borrego Fire area (photo). He saw three there on May 30 with DUSKY
FLYCATCHER and CASSIN’S FINCH.
And on May 27 JB had a female BOBOLINK at the north end of the
pond on Caja del Rio Rd. and Wildlife Way (photo).
Also on May 27 at Galisteo JB had a DICKCISSEL singing 150 yards
below the bridge. There was also a GREEN HERON.
RG had two LONG-BILLED CURLEWS on Simmons Rd. on June 3 with a
MOUNTAIN PLOVER on White Lakes Rd.
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In Sierra County:
DC on June 8 at the Rock Canyon Marina saw a LAUGHING GULL, and
five immature CALIFORNIA GULLS.
DC on June 7 again saw the BARN OWL in the ledge near the Las
Palomas exit near mile marker 71 along I-25.
Going south from Williamsburg along the rio DC on May 31 had a
WHITE-EYED VIREO (photo). Directions: I-25, Exit 75 – illiamsburg,
then south less than a mile on NM 187 to the yellow cattle guard
that's 0.3 mi beyond mm 36. Left at the cattle guard and go 1.3
miles along the GRADED road that roughly parallels the river. I put
up some red surveyor tape where I first had the bird. For those
from the Ladder Ranch CBC that were at the RUBL showing you could
go 1.1 mi upstream from there to get to the vireo spot.. He had a
flock of 184 LESSER NIGHTHAWKS and two singing BELL’S VIREOS. He
saw the White-eyed Vireo again on June 4 .1 mile from the red tape.
He also had 143 nighthawks.
Later on May 31 at Animas Creek he saw six BROWN-CRESTED
FLYCATCHERS and a HOODED ORIOLE.
DC at the Hillsboro Park had a YELLOW-BILLED CUCKOO and a male
HOODED ORIOLE. On June 2 along NM 37 south of Hillsboro there were
five skylarking CASSIN’S SPARROWS, two BURROWING OWLS, and six
EASTERN MEADOWLARKS. Along Walnut St. in Kingston at the stream
crossing there was ten BAND-TAILED PIGEONS.
DC on June 7 at Percha Dam Park had two MOORHENS at the pond,
and a pair of BROWN-CRESTED FLYCATCHERS in a new location. At Rock
Canyon Marina DC also saw the adult BROWN PELICAN again and JP had
it on May 12. At the Monticello Points on June 3 DC saw a CATTLE
EGRET, WHITE PELICAN, SAVANNAH SPARROW, and a male INDIGO BUNTING.
DC on May 15 along NM 59 had two PURPLE MARTINS in Poverty
Creek. Farther west at the Mud Hole Outfitters Ponds he had
three more martins and ten PINYON JAYS.
At Paseo del Rio Park below Elephant Butte Dam DC on May 18 at
the park had a RED-EYED VIREO (photo), a female DOWNY WOODPECKER, a
DUSKY FLYCATCHER, two vocal BELL’S VIREOS, and four BRONZED
COWBIRDS. DC on May 15 had six PHAINOPEPLAS in fruiting plants.
On June 1 there DC had an OSPREY, two Bell’s Vireos, and six
cowbirds.
DC saw the LEAST BITTERN on May 14 (photo) and says the Catfish
Camp is two miles north of Indian Springs. DC saw the bittern
again on May 27.
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In Socorro County:
CB on June 5 had at least two CEDAR WAXWINGS at the Turtle Bay
Park on the NMTU campus in Socorro.
At Bosque del Apache Refuge south of San Antonio SOW and JBl on
May 13 had a hybrid BULLOCK’S x BALTIMORE ORIOLE at the visitor
center feeder. CR and SD saw the oriole on May 15. A WHITE-TAILED
KITE was in the area just east of the seasonal road at dusk. DCo
on May 24 saw a RED-NECKED PHALAROPE.
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In Taos County:
JP and WW on June 5 at the Taos Ski Valley saw a GRAY JAY, a
male THREE-TOED WOODPECKER, a singing PINE GROSBEAK, and a DIPPER.
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In Torrance County:
CR and SD on May 31 had an immature MISSISSIPPI KITE at Encino.
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Initials of Observers:
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JB, Jonathan Batkin; MB, Matt Baumann; ChB, Charles Black;
JBl, James Black; CB, Celestyn Brozek; DC, David Cleary;
DCo, Dan Coleman; NMC, Narca Moore-Craig; SD, Steve Drilling;
RG, Rebecca Gracey; SH, Stuart Healy; KH, Haren Herzenberg;
JH, Jack Holloway: RHu, Rob Hunt; LL, Lane Leckman;
JLo, James Lofton; LM, Larry Malone; JMc, Jim McPhee;
MM, Mel Moe; JNW,Jim Nelson-Moore; PN, Paul Noble;
SO, Steve O’Neill; JO, Jerry Oldenettel; DP, Danny Paez;
JP, John Parmeter; TR, Tim Reeves; CR, Chris Rustay;
JR, Janet Ruth; RS, Roland Shook; BW, Bill West;
SW, Steve West; MT, Michael Turner; SOW, Sartor Williams;
WW, Bill Wittman; DZ, DeAnn Zwight.
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Field Trips:
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Central Audubon in Albuquerque has Thursday field trips. All phone
numbers begin with 505. On June 10 to the Isleta Marsh and Los
Lunas River Park for kites with Donna Royer, 869-6882; on June 17
to the Sandia Peak Ski Area and Balsam Glade cnic Area in the
Sandias with Gale Owings, 255-8333.
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Mesilla Valley Audubon on June 19 will do the Pine Tree Trail at
Aguirre Springs for a five mile hike up 1000 feet. Register by
June 17. Contact is David Griffin at 575-382-2080.
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The Rio Grande Nature Center has morning bird walks on Sunday and
Saturday mornings at 8:30 a.m. from the pond at the parking lot.
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From May on there will be Tuesday morning bird walks in the Sandias
by the Forest Service. Meet at the Ranger Station in Tijeras at 8.
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