Comments on: Fall Migration at Cochiti Lake’s Tetilla Recreation Area

By: judysjottings

judysjottings — Sat, 06 Oct 2012 16:42:46 +0000

Thanks for sharing your migration experiences in Estancia.

By: Rebecca Benz

Rebecca Benz — Sat, 06 Oct 2012 16:24:07 +0000

Another site to consider for fall migration: I’ve been visiting in Estancia, NM, for the past week, have been to the park in town almost every day. Arrived Sept. 29, leaving Oct. 6. Have seen: hundreds (seriously, hundreds) of yellow rump warblers, trees at the west end of the “lake”. Yellow warbler. Wilsons warbler. 5 or 6 other warblers I can’t identify. Juvenile Sora (east end of the lake in the reeds). Northern Flicker. Red Brested Nut Hatch. Don’t miss the little stream at the west side of the lake in the evenings, it’s very active with mostly yellow rumps, but others as well. Also this week, the usual suspects in Estancia: ravens, ducks, moorhen, sand hill cranes, hawks various, sparrows, vultures.

By: Rebecca Gracey

Rebecca Gracey — Sat, 29 Sep 2012 15:46:46 +0000

Judy, It was a wonderful trip. I’m so glad you suggested going to the east side of the lake. There was a nice variety of habitats there for birds.

By: C.C.

C.C. — Fri, 28 Sep 2012 18:49:18 +0000

Thanks for this good writing, Judy, that makes the trip come alive. I learn so much reading your posts.

By: pcallen

pcallen — Fri, 28 Sep 2012 15:59:03 +0000

Great that you guys are getting out to see the fall migrants. We haven’t seen Juncos yet here, north of Placitas village 3 miles, at 6,100 ft. elev. We have seen the Red-Naped Sapsucker just back for its first of season appearance two days ago. It is really attracted to our Globe Willow tree. I had to wrap cloth around the trunk to prevent the bird from girdling the bark with its forage pecking. The Robins arrived in a flock of a half dozen or so on the 15th of Sept. Our local year-’rounders, the Canyon Towhees, Thrashers, Scrub Jays, have been busy preparing for winter; and I dare say we have had a Wren, sounds like a Bewicks, most of the summer.
Its great that you saw those wrens on your trip, that would have been the most exciting bird(s) for me!