PXS@LANL.BITNET (06/05/90)
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This is Pinyon Jay with the New Mexico Bird Report
Number 54 for June 4, 1990.
There was an unconfirmed report of loons, the
observer thought PACIFIC LOONS, on Maxwell Refuge, north of
Springer, Colfax County, on June 3. Hope someone can get
over to check this record.
Joyce Takamine reported a PROTHONOTARY WARBLER June
2 at the pond at the Green Chaparral Turf Ranch near Moriarty,
Torrance County. Go five miles east on the north frontage road
along I-40.
This has been a quiet period; migration has settled
down, and birds are busy with their domestic chores.
A late OSPREY was along the Gila River near Silver
City, Grant County, on May 27.
Two ACORN WOODPECKERS were in Water Canyon west of
Socorro on May 28.
On May 25 a LEAST TERN was at Bosque del Apache
Refuge, Socorro County, over the Middle Tour Loop, but
missed on May 26.
Also a YELLOW-CROWNED NIGHT-HERON was seen there
on May 15 at 8:15 p.m. at the southwestern corner of the
south tour loop in the small channel next to the road.
MAGNIFICENT HUMMINGBIRDS were coming in reliably
to the lookout tower on Signal Peak north of Pinos Altos,
Grant County, May 24-25 with OLIVE WARBLERS and one
GREATER PEWEE seen. Also a SPOTTED OWL was heard in the
area on May 5.
RED-HEADED WOODPECKERS were at Clovis State Park
in Curry County on May 22.
The INCA DOVES were still at the Rose Gardens on
Highland Street in Roswell, Chaves County, on May 18.
The COMMON BLACK-HAWK was at the Glenwood Fish
Hatchery, Catron County, on May 5.
On April 28 a female THREE-TOED WOODPECKER was in
the Zuni Mountains portion of the Cibola National Forest,
McKinley County, on a burned area on Forest Road 178, 2.1
miles south of Forest Road 180.
Randall Davey Audubon Center in Santa Fe plans a
float trip on the Rio Chama on June 15 to 17. Call the
center at 983-4609 for more details.
Is anyone there going to the American Birding
Association meeting in Fort Collins in June?
Central Audubon in Albuquerque has Thursday morning
field trips weekly. Call Tamie Bulow at 298-9116.
They also have unscheduled weekend trips. Call
Jean Ann Olds at 265-0653, evenings.
If you have a computer with a modem, Arizona has the
bulletin board for you. Call 1-6-2-629-0502 and go into
message area 12 for bird news and rare bird alerts.
Please leave any messages or comments after the beep.
Leave your name and where you can be reached, in case there
are any questions. To skip the taped message, if you just
want to report a sighting, use the asterisk key.
Good birding!