Birding Ojito de San Antonio Open Space

The air was cool when the small group of Thursday Birders headed into the recently opened Ojito de San Antonio Open Space near Cedar Crest. We were greeted by the sound of running water. Water, from springs north of the Open Space, flows through a series of acequias that were built in the [...]

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Bluebird Boxes at Simms Ranch

“I’ve got good news for you,” Bill Simms announced as the Thursday Birders gathered under the portal at his ranch located 5.5 miles south of Chilili in the Manzano Mountains. “Come around to the back porch. You can sit in the shade and watch the hummingbirds while I talk.”
He reminded those [...]

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Field Mice Invade Beneath My Feeders

As I sit at my computer next to the open window, I hear the snap. Another field mouse has been captured. That is number 21. Is there hope that I can enjoy the birds at my feeders without a mice invasion?
A few weeks ago I watched with horror as field [...]

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Searching for Three-toed Woodpeckers in the Sandia Mountains

“Hear that distant drumming. It is different from the Hairy Woodpecker we have been hearing,” Mary Lou, our Thursday Birder trip leader, explained. “If you listen closely, you can hear the bark ripping off.” We were searching for Three-toed Woodpeckers near Kiwanis Meadows on Sandia Crest. Four of the group had [...]

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