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*New  Mexico Bird Report 
*June  25, 2009 
*NMEX0906.25 
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Transcript 
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Hotline New Mexico 
date:  June 25, 2009 
compiler Patricia R. Snider 
Phone:  719-846-3174 
Cell  phone 505-803-1807 
e-mail  address _pinyonjay@aol.com_ (mailto:pinyonjay@aol.com)   
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This is Pinyon Jay with the New Mexico Bird Report for June 25,  
2009, sponsored by the New Mexico Ornithological Society.   
When phone numbers are given for private property, please call  
before going to ask for permission.  In ranch country do not  
stray off the roads. 
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Highlights: White-tailed Kite, Mississippi Kites, Brown  
Pelicans, Arctic Tern, Magnificent Hummingbird, Black-capped  
Vireo. 
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Places mentioned and a checklist of N.M. birds are in the N.M.  
Bird Finding Guide.  Check for earlier reports and database at 
_http://www.nmbirds.org_ (http://www.nmbirds.org/)  
or in  the archives of the AZ/NM listserve.  For photos of  
rarities and directions to some birding sites check  
_http://sites.google.com/site/oldenettelspage_ 
(http://sites.google.com/site/oldenettelspage) . 
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For  the Bird Records Committee and both Field Notes please  
send  reports to Dr. Sartor O. Williams, III, 1819 Meadowview NW,  
Albuquerque, NM, 87104 or to  
_sunbittern@earthlink.net_ (mailto:sunbittern@earthlink.net) . 
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Birds  Mentioned and Counties: 
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Western Grebe (Bernalillo) 
Brown  Pelican (Guadalupe, San Juan 
Little  Blue Heron (Socorro) 
Green-tailed Teal (Rio Arriba) 
Ring-necked Duck (Chaves) 
Hooded  Merganser (Colfax) 
Mississippi Kite (Eddy) 
White-tailed Kite (Hidalgo) 
Northern Harrier (Eddy) 
Gray  Hawk (Eddy) 
Zone-tailed Hawk (Grant) 
Montezuma Quail (Sierra, Grant) 
Virginia Rail and Sora (Santa Fe) 
Common  Moorhen (Socorro) 
Snowy  Plover (Chaves, Colfax, Eddy) 
Greater Yellowlegs (Rio Arriba) 
Marbled Godwit (Sierra) 
White-rumped Sandpiper (Colfax) 
Red-necked Phalaropes (Chaves) 
Wilson’s Phalarope (Rio Arriba, Chaves, Sierra) 
California Gull (Sierra, San Juan) 
Caspian Tern (San Juan) 
ARCTIC  Tern (Colfax) 
Forster’s Tern (San Juan) 
Least  Tern (Chaves, Eddy) 
Black  Tern (Chaves) 
Band-tailed Pigeon (Grant) 
Common  Ground-Dove (Grant, Hidalgo) 
Barn  Owl (Chaves, Grant) 
Flammulated Owl (Taos) 
Western Screech-Owl (Rio Arriba) 
Elf  Owl (Grant) 
Burrowing Owl (Santa Fe, Bernalillo) 
Pygmy  Owl (Taos, Grant) 
Spotted Owl (Sierra) 
Common  Poorwill (Grant) 
Whip-poor-will (Santa Fe, Grant) 
Chimney Swift (Eddy) 
Magnificent Hummingbird (Grant) 
Lucifer Hummingbird (Hidalgo) 
Rufous  Hummingbird (Santa Fe) 
Three-toed Woodpecker (Santa Fe) 
Olive-sided Flycatcher (Grant) 
Western Wood-Pewee (Eddy) 
Gray  Flycatcher (Grant) 
Vermilion Flycatcher (Catron) 
Dusky-capped Flycatcher (Grant) 
Scissor-tailed Flycatcher (Harding) 
Bell’s  Vireo (Socorro) 
Gray  Vireo (Eddy, San Miguel) 
BLACK-CAPPED VIREO (Eddy) 
Yellow-throated Vireo (Eddy) 
Cave  and Barn Swallows (EddY) 
Clark’s Nutcracker (Catron) 
Bushtit (Grant) 
American Dipper (Catron) 
Black-tailed Gnatcatcher (Eddy) 
Western Bluebird (Grant) 
Gray  Catbird (Sandoval) 
Phainopepla (Santa  Fe) 
Olive  Warbler (Grant) 
Lucy’s  Warbler (Eddy) 
Audubon’s Yellow-rumped Warbler (Grant) 
Black-and-White Warbler (Eddy) 
Painted Redstart (Grant) 
Red-faced Warbler (Catron) 
Cassin’s Sparrow (Harding) 
Botteri’s Sparrow (Hidalgo) 
Varied  Bunting (Eddy) 
Bronzed Cowbird (Sierra, Roosevelt, Eddy. Bernalillo) 
Red  Crossbill (Grant) 
Pine  Siskin (Grant) 
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In San  Juan County: 
MB on June 19 at Morgan Lake had an adult  BROWN PELICAN  
at the  northeast boat ramp.  Also seen at a  cove right of  
the  ramp were the CASPIAN TERN, several CALIFORNIA GULLS, and  
a  FORSTER’S TERN. 
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In  Sandoval County: 
TB had 56 CATTLE EGRETS flying over his  home in Corrales on  
June  20. 
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In Rio  Arriba County: 
JO at a pond north of the road to Heron  Lake on June 20 saw  
an  immature GREATER YELLOWLEGS, a WILSON’S PHALAROPE, and GREEN- 
WINGED  TEALS. 
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.In  Taos County: 
JP and WW on June 13 at dawn near Ojo  Sarco had calling  
FLAMMULATED and PYGMY OWLS. 
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In  Santa Fe County: 
JP, WW, and HS on June 19 at the Santa Fe  Ski Basin had a  
THREE-TOED WOODPECKER.  
JB on June 21 on CR 84 (parallel to NM  502) had a  
PHAINOPEPLA Fly over the marsh.  Over the years VIRGINIA RAILS  
and  SORAS have Been there for years. 
JB on June 17 had his first RUFOUS  HUMMINGBIRD in Santa Fe. 
JB on June 11 had a WHIP-POOR-WILL  calling in the Black 
Canyon  campground at Hyde State Park at Santa Fe.  It is  
west  of the loop at the far end and has been calling for 
over a  week. 
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In San  Miguel County: 
On his Sabinoso BBS CR on June 17 found  GRAY VIREOS between  
the  Canadian River and Sabinoso with a pair on Burro Hill.   
In  Harding County: 
CR on June 17 found good numbers of  CASSIN’S SPARROWS  
near  Roy with a SCISSOR-TAILED FLYCATCHER on NM 102 east of  
Bueyeros. 
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In  Colfax County: 
MB and NP on June 13 had an ARCTIC TERN  on Lake 13 of the  
Maxwell Refuge with two SNOWY PLOVERS and ten  WHITE-RUMPED 
SANDPIPERS.  Later JP  and WW saw the tern, the plover and  
sandpipers, and a male HOODED MERGANSER. 
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In  Guadalupe County: 
RM, ranger at Santa Rosa Lake SP.,  reported an immature  
BROWN  PELICAN, present from June 7 to at least June 10, has  
been  near the boat ramp. 
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In  Roosevelt County: 
HM on June 11 at Oasis SP north of  Portales reported a  
BRONZED COWBIRD. 
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In  Bernalillo County: 
DE on June 23 at the entrance to the  Sandia Casino Golf  
Course  saw a BURROWING OWL. 
And at the Sandia Memorial Garden  Cemetery he again saw  
a  BRONZED COWBIRD. 
JJ saw a WESTERN GREBE in the Rio Grande  on June 14 between  
the  Rio Grande Nature Center and the Oxbow. 
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In  Socorro County: 
At Bosque del Apache Refuge on June 20 JP and WW saw a  
MOORHEN at the two-way road west on the Farm  Loop.  Later 
there  was a singing BELL’S VIREO.  Refuge  personnel on June 10 
reported an adult LITTLE BLUE HERON at the pond on the east  side 
of the  two-way road. 
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In  Chaves County: 
At Bitter Lake Refuge BW had a late BLACK  TERN on June 17. 
On the refuge count of June 17 JSa  tallied two RING-NECKED  
DUCKS,  two LEAST TERNS, 109 SNOWY PLOVERS, 24 WILSON’S  
PHALAROPES, seven RED-NECKED PHALAROPES, and four  
BARN  OWLS. 
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In  Sierra/Grant County: 
At Emory Pass in the Black Range JP, WW,  and LL on June 6 had 
two  SPOTTED OWLS on the east side. 
At the bridge below Kingston there was a  male MONTEZUMA QUAIL. 
At  Hillsboro there was a male BRONZED COWBIRD. 
And at North Monticello Point at Elephant  Butte Lake there  
was on  June 20 JP and WW saw two MARBLED GODWITS and a WILSON’S PHALAROPE. 
At the Rock Canyon Marina there was a  second year CALIFORNIA  
GULL. 
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In  Catron County: 
JO on June 19 had three CLARK’S  NUTCRACKERS on the south fork  
of  Negrito Creek and a pair of VERMILION FLYCATCHERS on the San  
Francisco River near the Tularosa River. 
JH had a male RED-FACED WARBLER at her  ranch west of Datil 
on  June 14. 
BZ in his tour on May 30 at the  Whitewater Canyon Catwalk at  
Glenwood had a DIPPER with fledged young; 
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In  Grant County: 
DG in mid-June in the Burro Mountains  reported ZONE-TAILED  
HAWK,  MONTEZUMA QUAIL, BAND-TAILED PIGEONS, BARN OWLS, ELF OWLS,  
PYGMY  OWLS, WHIP-POOR-WILL, late AUDUBON’S WARBLERS, and OLIVE  
WARBLERS, with a singing OLIVE-SIDED FLYCATCHER on June 22, many  
GRAY  FLYCATCHERS, BUSHTITS, WESTERN BLUEBIRDS, PAINTED REDSTARTS,  
and  RED CROSSBILLS. 
RS had a ZONE-TAILED HAWK on the road to Bill Evans Lake on  
June  15. 
At the DMZ home on June 14 there were  PINE SISKINS. 
BZ on his tour on May 28 reported a  DUSKY-CAPPED FLYCATCHER  
between Cherry Creek and McMillan campgrounds north of Pinos  
Altos. 
JP, WW, and LL on June 4 on the peak  there was a a male  
MAGNIFICENT HUMMINGBIRD. 
At Roberts Lake BZ on May 28 found PURPLE  MARTINS at the west  
end.  
BZ at the Redrock bridge on May 29 saw a  COMMON GROUND-DOVE. 
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In  Hidalgo County: 
CW on June 21 had a LUCIFER HUMMINGBIRD in upper Cottonwood  
Canyon.  He says a  fire has been there and in western Clanton. 
CW had a COMMON GROUND-DOVE at Dunagan  Crossing south of  
Animas  on June 21.  On June 19 he had the  BOTTERI’S SPARROWS  
along  the road. 
SOW on May 30 had an adult WHITE-TAILED KITE about 9.5  miles 
south  of Hachita at mile marker 36 on NM 81. 
Guadalupe Canyon’s owners request that no one park at the   
entrance gate where it has been  re-seeded. 
County Hwy.1 south of Animas crosses the Diamond A (Gray)   
Ranch.  Because of  events with thoughtless birders, one must  
NOT  go off the road. 
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In  Luna County: 
The rancher has objected to any birding  around his corral 
near  Hermanas. 
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In  Otero County: 
DG reported there has been changes with a kiosk, a boat ramp,  
a  picnic and camping area, and a bird watching area.   
Lagoon  G is open to birding again.  There  is a new sign in 
front  calling it the Raptor Lake Recreation Area. 
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In  Eddy County: 
In Slaughter Canyon near Rattlesnake  Springs there are GRAY  
VIREOS  and a pair of VARIED BUNTINGS.  BW  and AF on June 17 had  
the  BLACK-CAPPED VIREO again.  JG and SV  found it singing on  
June  19 (photo)  SW again saw it still  singing on June 22.   
In  West Slaughter Canyon there was a BLACK-TAILED GNATCATCHER  
and he  found up to ten GRAY VIREOS. 
At Rattlesnake Springs BS on June 13  found a YELLOW-THROATED  
VIREO  at the adjacent Washington Ranch with LUCY’S WARBLER at  
the  Springs.  He recorded on June 14 the  GRAY HAWK.  JG had the  
one,  maybe two, singing Yellow-throats on June 19 with a singing  
male  BLACK-AND-WHITE WARBLER at the hackberry grove by the  
orchard at the Springs.  SW and TH on June 18 had a late  
WESTERN WOOD-PEWEE.  BW on June 17 recorded two BRONZED COWBIRDS 
and  the GRAY HAWK. 
At Brantley Lake north of Carlsbad BS on  June 13 saw three  
LEAST  TERNS and two SNOWY PLOVERS. 
SW and TH had a male HARRIER at the Black  River near the  
Springs on June 18. 
BW on June 17 saw over Carlsbad a CHIMNEY  SWIFT and several  
MISSISSIPPI KITES. 
SW reports that the powers that be in  Whites City have torn  
down  all swallow nests, destroying young and eggs, mostly of  
CAVE  SWALLOWS, but a few were BARNS. 
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Initials of Observers: 
JB,  Jonathan Batkin;  MB, Matt  Baumann;  TB, Terry Brownell;   
DE,  David Eulian;  AF, Andy Fenner;  DG, David Griffin;   
JG,  John Groves;  JH, Joan Hardie;  TH, Tom Hines;   
JJ,  Jim Joseph;  LL, Lane Leckman;  HM, Holly Marchman;   
RM,  Robert Mumford;  JO, Jerry  Oldenettel;  JP, John Parmeter;   
NP,  Nick Pederson;  CR, Chris  Rustay;  JSa, Jeff Sanchez;   
BS,  Bill Scott;  RS, Roland Shook:  HS, Heidi Simms;   
SV,  Steve Vinson;  BW, Bill West;  SW, Steve West;   
SOW,  Sandy Williams;  WW, Bill Wittman;  CW, Cole Wolf;   
BZ,  Barry Zimmer; and DMZ, Dale and Marian Zimmerman 
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Field  Trips: 
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Central Audubon in Albuquerque has Thursday field trips.   
All  phone numbers begin with 505. 
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The  Randall Davey Audubon Center in Santa Fe on upper Canyon  
Road  has Saturday morning bird walks from 8:30 until 9:30. 
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The  Rio Grande Nature Center has Saturday and Sunday bird  
walks  at 8:30 in May. 
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The  Forest Service has bird walks in the Sandia Mountains on  
Tuesday mornings.  Meet at 8:30 at the Ranger Station in  
Tijeras. 
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