Date: 4/9/24 6:04 pm From: Betsy Checchia <betsy.checchia...> Subject: [AZNMbirds] [EXT]Central NM -- Rio Grande Nature Center State Park, Albuquerque, 8 April
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Hiked around the Rio Grande Nature Center State Park yesterday late morning. 43 species total, including a good assortment of ducks (10 Wood Ducks, 8 males, 2 females), Osprey, Violet Green and Barn Swallows, Hermit Thrush, and a couple of Lucy's Warblers. I found a small flock of sparrows (and one Hermit Thrush) that I assumed were White-crowned, but was pleasantly surprised to find that most of them were White-throated (bird of the day). I also found a porcupine high in a Cottonwood tree -- the first one I've seen in New Mexico.
Today I saw my FOS Swainson's Hawks -- one off I-25 near the Isleta Casino, and another off I-256 near the airport.
Betsy Checchia South Valley, ABQ Home Page: https://list.arizona.edu/sympa/info/aznmbirds To unsubscribe use the Unsubscribe button on that page. To view archive: click "Archive" on that page.
