Posted in Birding, Birds, California, tagged Salton Sea on November 27, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
The inlet teams with waterfowl and shore birds. Both White and Brown Pelicans float contentedly, along with masses of Ring-billed and California Gulls. One struggles with a recently-caught fish.
Black-necked Stilts and Avocets tip-toe through the shallow water near the shore. Canada Geese, Northern Shovelers and Eared Grebes swim languidly. Two Snowy Egrets fly [...]
Posted in Birding, Birds, New Mexico, tagged American Pipits; Bluebirds; Pinon Jay, New Mexico Birding on November 16, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
The temperature hovered just above freezing as we headed out for Pena Blanca and Chochiti Lake; however, by time we arrived, the sun had warmed the air to the mid 40’s. The leaves of most of the trees had fallen; however, a few cottonwoods hung tenaciously to their golden leaves.
We turned down [...]
Posted in Birding, Birds, New Mexico, tagged New Mexico Birding, Petroglyphs National Monument, Sage Sparrow on November 9, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
“Even if we don’t see any birds today, I can guarantee that we will see petroglyphs with bird designs in some of the rocks along the path,” Gale our Thursday Birder trip leader announced before we took off to explore Rinconada Canyon in the Petroglyphs National Monument.
Fifteen of us started trekking into the canyon. [...]
Posted in Birding, Birds, New Mexico on November 3, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
As the Thursday Birders gathered at the entrance of the reservoir just north on Ponderosa, we were greeted with the high flute-like call note of a Townsend’s Solitaire. We easily located him perched on top of a conifer on the nearby hill. “They just go on and on,” Charlotte commented.
As we looked behind [...]
