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The Juniper Titmouse Nesting Project

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But a Bewick’s Wren did build a nest, which it promptly abandoned before laying any eggs. In fact, they have risen to become the most active Nest Watching group in New Mexico (regardless of species), contributing 77% of the state’s data in 2018.”. So, how many chicks hatched in my two boxes? Others had more luck.

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Somewhere Over the Rainbow, Bluebirds Fly

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The female alone incubates the usual 4 to 6 eggs for about two weeks beginning the day the last egg is laid. Here you can see two chicks have already hatched, one egg is split open with the chick ready to emerge and one egg has a hole in it pipped by the chick from the inside.

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Listening to Falcons: The Peregrines of Tom Cade

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His parents moved where opportunity beckoned, taking him from San Angelo, Texas, to Columbus, New Mexico, then to Dallas, and finally on to California. Raised in and around the West Texas steppe country where temperatures reached 100 degrees with regularity, he began life as the Dust Bowl and Great Depression converged.

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A great week for Wood-Warblers

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We did however see a Yellow-rumped Warbler at Elephant Butte Lake, New Mexico on 16th November 1989 and a Townsend’s Warbler at Big Sur, California on 3rd December 1989. We spent almost 4 months crossing the USA and had an amazing time, although it was not the right time of year for Wood-Warblers.

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The Traveling Birder

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Bosque del Apache NWR in New Mexico. A direct flight from Portland is also a plus, as is seeing new parts of America. Ding Darling NWR, Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary, Big Cypress National Preserve, Loxahatchee NWR, and Everglades National Park. Lifers included Wood Stork, White-eyed Vireo, and Limpkin.

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Second Atlas of Breeding Birds in Pennsylvania: A Review by an Atlas Novice

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This material is not new to breeding bird surveys or experienced birders, but I found the codes and the highly specific details of the code descriptions quite interesting. of New Mexico Press, 2005). The Second Atlas of Breeding Birds in New York State (Cornell Univ. The Atlas of the Breeding Birds of Nevada (Univ.

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Collaborative List – October 2018

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Elephant Butte Dam area, New Mexico. Hwy 469, near Tucumcari New Mexico. Jamaica Bay, Big Egg Marsh. Jamaica Bay, Big Egg Marsh. Jamaica Bay, Big Egg Marsh. Jamaica Bay, Big Egg Marsh. Jamaica Bay, Big Egg Marsh. Violet-crowned Hummingbird – Amazilia violiceps. 12 Oct 2018.

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