That day I walked 4.82 miles and saw 18 species of birds.
Sighting of the Month and ABQ a Bird Sanctuary City
It is the largest swallow in North America and is not supposed to live in the South Valley of Albuquerque, so it is not listed in A Field Guide to the Plants and Animals of the Middle Rio Grande Bosque (UNM Press, 2008).
Beavers in the Bosque
Nearly exterminated in New Mexico by the end of the nineteenth century due to trapping to make men’s top hats, the beaver was finally placed in protected status in the state in 1897.
The Bird That Broke the Record
A roadrunner was number 29 and the bird above, a lesser nighthawk, was number 30, and broke the record.
The Birds of Summer: Raptor Division
Raptors are easily the most exciting birds in the South Valley…