AUDUBON THURSDAY BIRDERS SCHEDULE Autumn 2017

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AUDUBON THURSDAY BIRDERS SCHEDULE
Autumn 2017

SEPTEMBER 7
Travel to Manzano pond and Quarai National
Monument with Bonnie Long: 505-379-1985,
[e-mail]. Meet at 7:50 a.m. for an 8:00
departure from the west side of the Four Hills Shopping
Village on Central Avenue between Tramway and Juan
Tabo NE or meet Bonnie at the intersection of NM 337
and NM 55 at 8:50. Bring lunch. For those not driving,
the shared gas expense is $5
at five cents per mile.

SEPTEMBER 14
Walk the perimeter of Los Poblanos Fields
Open Space with Linda Otterson: 505-280-3123,
[e-mail]. Meet at 8:00 a.m. in the
Open Space parking lot. To reach the fields turn north
from Montano Boulevard on Tierra Viva, east of the
Rio Grande River. There is a sign for Los Poblanos Fields
Open Space. It will be an easy 1.5-mile walk ending
before noon.

SEPTEMBER 21
Visit Valle de Oro National Wildlife Refuge with
Becky Purvis: 505-688-1998, [e-mail].
Meet at 8:00 a.m. at the refuge entrance on 2nd Street by
the refuge sign. To reach the refuge, drive south on I-25
and take the Rio Bravo Exit. Drive west on Rio Bravo to
2nd Street. Turn south on 2nd and drive 3.2 miles to the
entrance. The group will drive to different areas of the
refuge and take a couple of half-mile walks. The trip will
end before noon.

SEPTEMBER 28
Visit the Santa Fe Ski Area and Aspen Vista for birds
and fall color with Judy Liddell: 505-220-7998, jliddell@
msn.com.
Meet at 7:50 a.m. for an 8:00 departure from the
center of the parking lot in the Far North Shopping
Center on the east side of San Mateo and north of
Academy Boulevard. If you prefer to meet the group in
Santa Fe, the first stop will be at Little Tesuque Picnic
Area on the left just past mile marker 8 on Hyde Park
Road (NM 475). PLEASE let Judy know if she should
expect to meet you there. Hyde Park Road is
designated as the Santa Fe National Forest Scenic
Byway and passes through four different life zones.
At the Santa Fe Ski Area we will hope to find a
Gray Jay or two. Bring lunch and drinking water.
For those not driving, the shared gas expense is
$6 at five cents per mile. The group will return to
Albuquerque in the midafternoon.

OCTOBER 5
Hike in EmbuditoCanyon with Lefty
Arnold: 505-514-9398,wanderingtattlerja@
yahoo.com.
Meet at 8:27 a.m. in the trailhead parking
lot. To reach the canyon, drive east on Montgomery past
Tramway, then turn left on Glenwood Hills. Continue
0.4 of a mile, turn right on Trailhead Road and continue
to the parking lot. This is an easy 1.5-mile walk ending
before noon.

OCTOBER 12
Walk around the Rio Grande Nature Center State
Park with Gale Owings: 505-255-8333. Meet at 8:30
a.m. at the Candelaria Wetland Blind in the northeast
corner of the Nature Center parking lot. A $3 parking
fee, State Parks Pass, or Friends of the RGNC Pass is
required. The walk will end before noon.

OCTOBER 19
Travel to the Whitfield Wildlife Conservation Area
with Linda Heinze: 505-565-1441, manzanogal@gmail.
com. Meet at 8:50 a.m. for a 9:00 departure from the
parking lot behind the Hawthorn Suites on Gibson
SE and University Boulevard or at 9:45 at WWCA
on NM 47. The walk will be about 1.5 miles in length.
Participants are invited to have lunch together at the
Bamboo Express located on Hwy 314 in Los Lunas. For
those not driving, the shared gas expense is $3.50 at five
cents per mile.

OCTOBER 26
Hike Rinconada Canyon in the Petroglyph National
Monument with Sara Jayne Cole: 505- 503-5599,
[e-mail].
Meet at 9:00 a.m. in the trailhead parking lot on
the west side of Unser Boulevard NW where Unser
intersects with St. Joseph’s Avenue. The walk will be
about two miles long on a trail that is relatively flat but is
composed of soft sand. The walk should end before noon.

NOVEMBER 2
Hike in Otero Canyon and Cedro Creek
Nature Trail with Rebecca Gracey: 505-242-3821,
[e-mail]. Meet at 9:00 a.m. in the
parking lot of the Sandia Ranger Station on NM 337 in
Tijeras. The group will carpool from there to the canyon
parking lot, 3.5 miles south on NM 337. The one-mile
walk will end before noon. The trails in both locations
are uneven so a walking stick might be helpful.

NOVEMBER 9
Walk in the Alameda Open Space in the
North Valley with Leah Henzler: 505-280-2085,
[e-mail]. Meet at 9:00 a.m. in the
Open Space parking lot on the south side of
Alameda Boulevard, just east of the Rio Grande.
The one-mile walk will end before noon.

NOVEMBER 16
No trip is planned since this is the week of the
Festival of the Cranes at the Bosque del Apache. Enjoy
the festival!

NOVEMBER 23
No trip is planned for the Thanksgiving Holiday.

NOVEMBER 30
Walk in the Corrales bosque with Perrianne
Houghton: 505-321-2015, Perrianne_h@yahoo.
com. Meet at 8:50 a.m. for a 9:00 departure from the
shopping area north of Alameda Road/NM 528 and east
of Corrales Road/NM 448. The group will carpool from
there to one of the bosque locations followed by lunch at
Village Pizza in Corrales.