Monthly Archives: March 2011

Swallows, expectations, and invasions

Posted on March 29, 2011 by Matt

Roadrunner update: one roadrunner has hatched just up the street from me! Luckily for me, the pair was switching brooding duties so I could see in the nest. I didn’t have my camera at the time and I don’t know … Continue reading →

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Sibley on subspecies

Posted on March 23, 2011 by Matt

David Sibley is at it again, helping birders understand and identify subspecies of North American birds. http://www.sibleyguides.com/2011/03/about-the-list-of-field-identifiable-subspecies/ After using eBird for a while, and dicovering that you can submit sightings of birds below the species, level, I’ve been fascinated by … Continue reading →

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At the Belen Taco Bell

Posted on March 22, 2011 by Matt

or the marsh nearby, anyway. But first, a Greater Roadrunner nest update: one bird still sitting on the nest, so I’m not sure if any eggs have hatched. If they had, I’d expect more activity around the nest. Can’t be … Continue reading →

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Neighborhood nesting birds

Posted on March 13, 2011 by Matt

As I mentioned the other day, Melissa and I found a Greater Roadrunner nest just a block away from where we live. I found the nest completely by accident. On our walk we heard and saw a Curve-billed Thrasher (picture … Continue reading →

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Spring is on its way

Posted on March 10, 2011 by Matt

Bewick’s Wrens seemingly sang everywhere today at the Rio Grande Nature Center. This song confused me last summer when I first moved to Albuquerue–to my ear it is similar in cadence and structure to a Song Sparrow. Here’s a comparison … Continue reading →

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Old stuff–Arrey Derry survey December 15-16 2010

Posted on March 8, 2011 by Matt

Again, some old pictures taken on a crane survey with a decent camera. My penultimate crane survey, all the way down at Arrey-Derry. Shane was with me this time, and we made sure to get lunch at Sparky’s in Hatch … Continue reading →

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Old stuff–Armenderis survey December 13 2010

Posted on March 7, 2011 by Matt

Almost as soon as I got back from an Arrey-Derry survey, I was off by myself to Armenderis. No one needed the survey camera that day, so I got to take it along and play around with some photography. I … Continue reading →

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Old stuff–Arrey Derry survey December 11-12 2010

Posted on March 7, 2011 by Matt

Catching up on my New Mexico sightings…this is mostly to show off some more decent pictures than I usually take with my own camera. I spent another weekend in southern Sierra County counting birds and eating green chile cheeseburgers at … Continue reading →

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