
Folks, Attached here is the report from the Española Christmas Bird Count. And, please remember that Ohkay Owingeh Lakes is closed for birding until spring. Enjoy!
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For many years, Sangre de Cristo Audubon Society has focused its efforts on educational offerings for adults and conservation activities. We are cognizant of the need for nature education opportunities for children, particularly in the underserved areas of Santa Fe and surrounding communities. The Randall Davey Audubon Center of the National Audubon Society does provide these opportunities—though the need is always greater than the supply—and we have chosen to financially support the efforts of the Davey Center in this work, particularly with some of the local Pueblos. Our conservation work covers a broad range of programs and activities, from citizen-science efforts through our field trips and Christmas bird counts to direct advocacy work for birds and the natural world.
This category is for listing posts concerning past participatory Events programs and activities set up to educate the public about any of the 5 B species and their habitats.
By Bernard Foy
The Christmas Bird Count (CBC) season is approaching and I want to include the dates of the counts in our membership area on our website–The Bird Watch–and on its event calendar. I will post these events in the Special Upcoming Events area as soon as I know enough about them to create an event post… Continue Reading …
After much persistent effort, Joe Fitzgibbon was able to acquire and contribute to the Sangre de Cristo Audubon Society website the eight-page final report for the 2016 Los Alamos Christmas Bird Count by Mouser Williams. According to Joe, Mouser Williams was the organizer, driving force, coordinator, and compiler of the Los Alamos Christmas Bird Count… Continue Reading …
By Tom Jervis
On January 29, 2017, about 25 enthusiasts made the trek to the Sandia Crest House on Sunday morning in the hopes os seeing rosy finches. The weather was fine, the road up to the Crest mostly clear but icy in spots Participants were amply rewarded with good looks at all three species: Gray-crowned Rosy… Continue Reading …
By Bernard Foy
Number of species: 77 New to count: Northern Saw-whet Owl Unusual: Common Loon, Swamp Sparrow, Barrow’s Goldeneye High numbers: (None to speak of) Low numbers: Dark-eyed Junco, Lewis’s Woodpecker, House Sparrow Missed birds: Mourning Dove, Pine Siskin The Espanola count produced 77 species this year (see attached list below), the lowest in about 12 years,… Continue Reading …