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Little Big Year – Week 36: Southern New Mexico hotspots.

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Not so with our visit to Bosque de Apache NWR in southern New Mexico. This 57,331 acre refuge was set aside as a critical wintering location for tens of thousands of Geese, Ducks and Sandhill Cranes. The second half of the week was spent near the town of Truth or Consequences, New Mexico. US species – 243.

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The Best Birding Locations in the United States (according to ChatGPT)

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Of all the hotspots in Arizona, I would have thought that numerous places other than the Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum would have been more likely. Why did the duck become a detective? Putting aside the one obvious error, overall this seems like a B+ list. # # # Query: What are the 25 best national wildlife refuges for birding?

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A Birder’s Guide to U.S. Federal Public Lands

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In fact, the overwhelming majority of federal land is in just 11 western states (Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming). The Laysan Duck is found on only two remote Hawaiian atolls, both NWRs.

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Scanning the skies for Zone-tailed hawks

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Taking time to give each and every one a good looking over can take away from the time I spend looking for Lazuli Buntings, Black-bellied Whistling Ducks , or other more exciting birds. Zone-tailed Hawks can be found in the extreme lower parts of the US, in Arizona, New Mexico, and Texas, with an estimated population of 450-650 birds.

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The Traveling Birder

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Bosque del Apache NWR in New Mexico. ” Southern Arizona , including visits to Ramsey Canyon Preserve and Patagonia-Sonoita Creek Preserve. Lifers included Painted Redstart, Sulphur-bellied Flycatcher, Arizona Woodpecker, and Rivoli’s, Violet-crowned, Lucifer, and Broad-billed hummingbird.

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A Lake Reborn… sort of

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Each of the dark marks in this photo from August, 2018 was a duck. But such a shallow water depth doesn’t work for our many duck species, and these, along with most gulls, terns, grebes, and larger shorebirds, were nowhere to be seen after the first two weeks of January. But mostly, there was just lots and lots of water.

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AOU to leave Mexican Duck in limbo

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When the American Ornithologists’ Union publishes its annual North American checklist update next month, many birders will be disappointed to see that a proposal to re-split Mexican Duck ( Anas diazi ) from Mallard ( Anas platyrhynchos ) has failed. © David J. © David J.

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