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Audubon New Mexico
Conservation Issues
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Birds of New Mexico
With about 500 different birds on New
Mexico’s state bird list—one of the highest—it
should come as no surprise that there are a lot of favorite places
to see birds in our state!
Birds are magical. They inspire us and have the ability to motivate us into action.
Birds are a gateway to engage people in our natural world— through festivals,
events, birding trails, volunteer opportunities, classes, bird clubs, Audubon
chapters, nature centers, parks, and Audubon Centers.
“New Mexico has some wonderful locations for bird watching,” says
Susan McGreevy, who spends her volunteer hours protecting birds and their habitat
for Audubon New Mexico as a member of the Board of Directors. “Birding
is the perfect love affair with feathered friends, with nature, and with conservation.
People who visit these sites will not only enjoy the places and the birds, they
will probably develop a new or strengthened commitment to conserving them.”
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Important Bird
Areas
Birding Trails in New Mexico
More New Mexico Birding
Bird Education & Field Trips
Bird Population Data Bases
Bird Status Reports
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Birding Events
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Festival of the Cranes: November
17-22, 2009, Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Center, Socorro,
NM
 The
22nd annual Festival of the Cranes is going green this year
to highlight the conservation efforts of the Bosque Del Apache
Wildlife Refuge in 2009. Learn what the Bosque del Apache Wildlife
Refuge is doing to conserve energy and reduce their carbon
footprint. The Festival will feature:
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Photo and Art Workshops |
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Wildlife Lectures |
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Hikes and Guided Tours |
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Children’s Activities |
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Exhibits and Art Tent |
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Keynote Speaker: Dr. John Marsluff,
University of Washington, author of In the Company
of Crows and Ravens |
Festival participants will be invited to pick up their
registration materials at the Visitor’s Center in
a reusable grocery bag and learn about alternative energy
use and recycling efforts at the Refuge. This year six
days of workshops and hands on activities will focus on
nature education from Sandhill Crane behavior and Snow
Goose ecology to wetland management and aquatic insect
biology. Participants can come away with their own Field
Guide to Duck Butts, techniques for digital wildlife
photography or ways to add colorful and informative illustrations
to their field journals. Special refuge tours will be available
for junior naturalists. For further information visit Festival
of the Cranes or call 575-838-2120. (Flyer  ) |
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The
110th Christmas Bird Count
Citizen Science in Action
December 14, 2009 — January 5, 2010
Everyone can participate! The count
takes place within “Count Circles,” which
focus on specific geographical areas. Each circle is led by
a Count Compiler. If you are a beginning birder, you will be
able to join a group that includes at least one experienced
birdwatcher. If your home is within the boundaries of a Count
Circle, you can stay home and report the birds that visit your
feeder or join a group of birdwatchers in the field. Please
contact your local New Mexico
Count Compiler to find out how you can join in the count
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Species of Concern
Partners in Bird Conservation |
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Arizona
• Audubon
Arizona
• Southeastern
Arizona Bird Observatory
• Southeast
Arizona Hotspots
Colorado
• Audubon
Colorado
• Colorado
Birding Society
• Colorado
Field Ornithologists
• Rocky
Mountain Bird Observatory |
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Texas
• Audubon
Texas
• Texas
Wildlife Trails
Utah
• Audubon
Utah
• HawkWatch
International
Oklahoma
• Audubon
Oklahoma |
Photo Credits
Evalyn Bemis: Red-winged Blackbird, Red Crossbill, Roadrunner, Willit
John Hartgerink: Spotted Towhee
Robert Shantz: Steller’s Jay, Townsend’s
Solitaire, Redbreasted Nuthatch
Dana Vackar
Strang: Sandhill Cranes, Sandhill Cranes & Canada Geese, Gilded Flicker,
Great Horned Owl
Lucinda Surber: Bewick’s Wren, White-Breasted Nuthatch
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