Thursday Birder 2013 Summer Schedule

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 AUDUBON THURSDAY BIRDERS SCHEDULE  For Summer 2013

 BE AWARE THAT TRIPS MAY BE CANCELED DUE TO CLOSURES FOR FIRE PREVENTION MEASURES.
Call the leader if you hear of closures.

JUNE 6
 Hike in the Manzano/Four Hills Open Space with Gale Owings: 505-255-8333.

 Meet at 7:20 a.m. for a 7:30 departure from the west side of the Four
 Hills Shopping Village on Central Ave. between Juan Tabo and Tramway.
 The open space is at the end of Stagecoach Road on the east side of
 the Four Hills community. With luck the Gray Vireo may be encountered.
 The one-mile walk requires steep climbing in places. The walk will end
 before noon.

JUNE 13
Visit the Perea Nature Trail near San Isidro and Paliza Campground near Jemez Pueblo with Rebecca Gracey: [e-mail], 505-242-3821.
Meet at 6:50 a.m. for a 7:00 departure from the Far North Shopping Center located on the east side of San Mateo and the north side of Academy.
Meet in the center of the large parking lot. Bring lunch. The trip will end in the early afternoon. For those not driving the shared gas expense is $5 at five cents per mile.

JUNE 20
Drive to Valle de Oro National Wildlife Refuge, formerly the Price's Dairy, in the south valley and a heron rookery in Bosque Farms with Donna Royer: [e-mail], 505-869-6882.
Meet at 7:20 a.m. for a 7:30 departure from the parking lot behind the Hawthorne Suites on Gibson and University. The trip will end before noon. For those not driving the shared gas expense is $3 at five cents per mile.
>
> JUNE 27
> Visit Manzano Pond and Quarai National Monument with Maurice Mackey:
> 505-897-0415, [e-mail] <mailto:[e-mail]>.
>
Meet at 6:50 a.m. for a 7:00 departure from the west side of the Four
> Hills Shopping Village on Central Ave. between Juan Tabo and Tramway.
> The route will be NM 337 from Tijeras and southwest on NM 55 after 337
> ends. Bring lunch. The trip will end in the early afternoon. For those
> not driving the shared gas expense is $5 at five cents per mile.
>
> JULY 4 INDEPENDENCE DAY- No trip planned
>
> JULY 11
>
> Walk around the Tingley bosque ponds with Joe Schelling: 505-797-9018,
> [e-mail] <mailto:[e-mail]>. Meet at 8:00 a.m.
> in the Tingley Ponds main parking lot, the first turn on Tingley
> Drive, south of Central Ave. SW. The walk will end before noon.
>
> JULY 18
> Visit Capulin Springs in the Sandia Mountains with Sei Tokuda: 
> 505-266-2480, [e-mail] <mailto:[e-mail]>.
>
> Meet at 7:50 a.m. for an 8:00 departure from the Four Hills Shopping Village on
> Central Ave. between Juan Tabo and Tramway. Capulin Springs is a
> wonderful place to sit and observe the birds coming to the water. A $3
> parking fee or Federal Pass is required per car. The trip will end
> before noon.
>
> JULY 25
> Walk in the Willow Creek Bosque that is part of the Rio Rancho Bosque
> Open Space with Gary Shirk: 717-330-7063, [e-mail]
> <mailto:[e-mail]>.
>
> Meet at 8:00 a.m. in the Willow Creek Bosque parking lot. For people
> not living on the west side of the river, drive north on I-25 or NM
> 313, take the exit to Bernalillo and US 550. Drive west on US 550 to
> the traffic light where the highway intersects with NM 528. Turn south
> for 1.8 miles. Turn east at the traffic light on Willow Creek Road.
> Drive four blocks. After Spruce Mountain Lane, take an unpaved road
> into an arroyo. Follow it to the parking lot.The walk will be about
> one mile in length and will end before noon.
>
> AUGUST 1

Because Las Huertas picnic area is closed due to hazard trees, the August 1 trip has been changed:

Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge with Rebecca Gracey: 505-242-3821, [e-mail].
Meet at 6:50 a.m. for a 7:00 departure from the parking lot behind the Hawthorn Suites on Gibson and University. Bring lunch. The trip should end in the mid-afternoon. For those not driving, the shared gas expense is $10 at five cents per mile.

> AUGUST 8
>
> Walk the trails in the Sandias from the Crest to Kiwanis Meadow and
> other surrounding trails with Judy Liddell: 505-271-0912,
> [e-mail] <mailto:[e-mail]>.
>
> Meet at 7:50 a.m. for an 8:00 departure from the far west side of the
> Four Hills Shopping Village on Central Ave. between Juan Tabo and
> Tramway.
>
> The trip should end before noon, but people may want to bring a lunch.
> A $3 parking fee or Federal pass is required per car. For those not
> driving the shared gas expense is $3 at five cents per mile.
>
> AUGUST 15
>
> Visit the Simms Ranch and Bonnie Long’s house in the Manzano Mountains
> for hummingbirds, bluebirds, a potluck lunch with Bonnie Long, and a
> celebration of the Simms’s 50^th wedding anniversary: 379-1985,
> [e-mail] <mailto:[e-mail]>
>
> Meet at 8:50 a.m. for a 9:00 departure from the far west side of the
> Four Hills Shopping Village on Central Ave. between Juan Tabo and
> Tramway or 9:50 at the entrance to the Simms Ranch on NM 337, six
> miles south of Chilili.
>
> Bonnie will provide chicken and meatless enchiladas and iced tea, and
> everyone else should bring other dishes and drinks. For those not
> driving the shared gas expense is $3.50 at five cents per mile.
>
> To demonstrate our appreciation of the hummingbirds we will see, each
> person is encouraged to bring a four-pound sack of sugar to give to
> our hosts.
>
> AUGUST 22
>
> Visit Valle del Oro National Wildlife Refuge in the South Valley with
> Becky Purvis: 505-877-2517, [e-mail]
> <mailto:[e-mail]>. This 570-acre area is the Price’s Dairy
> property that was recently made a refuge. Upland Sandpipers were seen
> here last year at this time. Meet at 7:50 a.m. for an 8:00 departure
> from the parking lot behind the Hawthorn Suites on Gibson, just west
> of University. To reach the refuge drive south on I-25, exit on Rio
> Bravo, and turn south on 2^nd Street. Drive 5.4 miles to Salida Sandia
> on the south end of the refuge. The trip will end before noon.
>
> AUGUST 29
>
> Visit the Balsam Glade Picnic Area in the Sandia Mountains with
> Lannois Neely: 890-7881, [e-mail] <mailto:[e-mail]>.
> Meet at 7:50 a.m. for an 8:00 departure from the far west side of the
> Four Hills Shopping Village on Central Ave. between Juan Tabo and
> Tramway. A $3 parking fee or Federal pass is required per car. For
> those not driving the shared gas expense is $3. The trip will end
> before noon.
>
> OTHER BIRDING OPPORTUNITIES;
>
> Central New Mexico Audubon Society has occasional weekend field trips.
> For information about these trips go to www.newmexicoaudubon.org/cnmas
> <http://www.newmexicoaudubon.org/cnmas>or consult the Burrowing Owl
> publication of CNMAS.
>
> From May through mid October there are Tuesday morning bird walks in
> the Sandia Mountains sponsored by the U.S. Forest Service. Meet at the
> Sandia Ranger Station at 8:00 a.m. by taking Exit 175 from I-40 and
> driving south one half mile on NM 337 to the ranger station on the left.
>
> From May through September the Saturday and Sunday morning bird walks
> start at 8:00 a.m. at the Rio Grande Nature Center State Park located
> at the far west end of Candelaria. A parking fee of $3, State Parks
> pass, or Friends of the RGNC pass is required.
>
> SOUTHWEST WINGS BIRDING & NATURE FESTIVAL: July 31 – August 3, in
> Sierra Vista, AZ. For more information go to www.swwings.org
> <http://www.swwings.org/>
>
> THURSDAY BIRDER TRIP REPORTS AND PHOTOGRAPHS
>
> Judy Liddell’s Blog: www.wingandsong.wordpress.com
> <http://www.wingandsong.wordpress.com/>
>
> Joe Schelling’s Blog: http://joeschelling.wordpress.com 
> <http://joeschelling.wordpress.com/>and photo website:
> www.sandianet.com <http://www.sandianet.com/>
>
> Phil Trine’s photographs: www.flickr.com/photos/thbirds
> <http://www.flickr.com/photos/thbirds>
>
> NM Rare Bird Alert: www.nmbirds.org <http://www.nmbirds.org/>
>
> Rare Bird Alerts for all states: www.birdingonthe.net
> <http://www.birdingonthe.net/>
>
> To report NM Rare Birds, contact Matt Baumann at 264-1052 or
> [e-mail] <mailto:[e-mail]>
>
> Wildlife Rescue for injured birds: Wildlife Rescue at the Rio Grande
> Nature Center, 344-2500.
>
> To find where reported bird species have been sighted, go to
> www.ebird.com <http://www.ebird.com/>
>
> Click on ‘View and Explore Data’, then ‘Range and Point Maps’, then
> type in the species name and general location.
>
> To get a listing of birds reported in a given location, after clicking
> on ‘View and Explore Date’, choose ‘Bar Charts’, and select the location.
>