Shipman's field notes, November 2004

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2004-11-01: NM: San Acacia
2004-11-10: NM: Socorro: 507 Fitch
2004-11-11: NM: New Mexico Tech: Speare Hall
2004-11-12: NM: Socorro: 507 Fitch
2004-11-13: NM: Socorro: 507 Fitch
2004-11-15: NM: Albuquerque
2004-11-15: NM: Socorro Co.: Bosquecito
Notable: Wood Thrush
2004-11-21: NM: Bernardo NWR
2004-11-21: NM: New Mexico Tech: Terry Lake
2004-11-22: NM: Socorro: 507 Fitch
2004-11-25: NM: Socorro: New Mexico Tech

2004-11-01: NM: San Acacia

@SAca: San Acacia

Crane, Sandhill 100+ @San Acacia

2004-11-10: NM: Socorro: 507 Fitch

@home: Socorro: 507 Fitch

hummingbird sp. ϕ @Socorro: 507 Fitch

Description: White throat, but just a bit of dark color in a horizontal line between the throat and breast.

Late.

2004-11-11: NM: New Mexico Tech: Speare Hall

@Speare: New Mexico Tech: Speare Hall

Waxwing, Cedar # @New Mexico Tech: Speare Hall

By calls.

2004-11-12: NM: Socorro: 507 Fitch

@home: Socorro: 507 Fitch

@office: New Mexico Tech: Speare 119: window list

Creeper, Brown @New Mexico Tech: Speare 119: window list

On the big salt cedar.

Sparrow, White-crowned @Socorro: 507 Fitch

Heard.

2004-11-13: NM: Socorro: 507 Fitch

@home: Socorro: 507 Fitch

Dove, Inca 13 @Socorro: 507 Fitch

2004-11-15: NM: Albuquerque

@abq: Albuquerque

Dove, White-winged 1 @Albuquerque

Louisiana Blvd near Candelaria Blvd

I rarely see any dove in town except Mourning Dove and Rock Pigeon.

2004-11-15: NM: Socorro Co.: Bosquecito

Notable: Wood Thrush

@Bsqto: Socorro Co.: Bosquecito

Thrush, Wood 1[fide Glenn Kendall] @Socorro Co.: Bosquecito

Bosquecito Road starts at US 380 just east of the Rio Grande and heads north. Glenn's place is about three miles north of the highway.

Glenn observed this bird in his yard for about two weeks in mid-November. I've always found Glenn to be a careful, experienced observer. He's quite familiar with the species from growing up in Pennsylvania.

2004-11-21: NM: Bernardo NWR

@Bernardo: Bernardo NWR

Harrier, Northern 1m @Bernardo NWR

2004-11-21: NM: New Mexico Tech: Terry Lake

@TL: New Mexico Tech: Terry Lake

Coot, American 37 @New Mexico Tech: Terry Lake

2004-11-22: NM: Socorro: 507 Fitch

@home: Socorro: 507 Fitch

Hawk, Sharp-shinned @Socorro: 507 Fitch

Behavior: Perched in the orchard.

2004-11-25: NM: Socorro: New Mexico Tech

@GC: New Mexico Tech: Golf Course

@Soc: Socorro

@TB: New Mexico Tech: Turtle Bay

@TL: New Mexico Tech: Terry Lake

@day: Socorro: New Mexico Tech

@home: Socorro: 507 Fitch

@pond4: New Mexico Tech: Golf Course: 4th hole water hazard

@pond5: New Mexico Tech: Golf Course: 5th hole water hazard

@tee6: New Mexico Tech: Golf Course: 6th tee area

Near the restrooms between the 5th green and 6th tee there is a patch of scrub that was just loaded with quail today. They all flushed toward the houses east of the golf course and were generally pretty tame.

Route Long walk before Thanksgiving dinner, distance 4-5 miles. Home, Goad Street, Protestant cemetery, flood control dike north well beyond the golf course, back home via Turtle Bay.

Wigeon, American 27 @New Mexico Tech: Turtle Bay

Quail, Gambel's 80+ @New Mexico Tech: Golf Course: 6th tee area

Grebe, Pied-billed 1 @New Mexico Tech: Terry Lake

Hawk, Sharp-shinned @Socorro: 507 Fitch

Behavior: Flying down Fitch St., holding dinner in feet.

Hawk, Red-tailed 1a @New Mexico Tech: Golf Course

Perched in a tree north of the 5th fairway.

Description: Intermediate phase

Coot, American 2 @New Mexico Tech: Turtle Bay

Killdeer 11 @Socorro

Casual water in flood channel, north of the golf course where the channel curves to the east.

Roadrunner, Greater 1 @New Mexico Tech: Golf Course: 6th tee area

Woodpecker, Ladder-backed m @New Mexico Tech: Golf Course

In low scrub north of the 5th tee.

Flicker, Red-shafted 1 @New Mexico Tech: Golf Course: 6th tee area

Phoebe, Say's @Socorro

Flood control dike north of Tech Golf Course.

Shrike, Loggerhead 1 @New Mexico Tech: Golf Course

Driving range backstop.

Behavior: Caught a grasshopper on the wing.

Raven, Chihuahuan @New Mexico Tech: Golf Course

Flood control dike north of golf course.

Vocalizations: 'rack'

Bluebird, Western 4 @New Mexico Tech: Golf Course: 5th hole water hazard

Sparrow, White-crowned @New Mexico Tech: Golf Course

Near 5th tee

Junco, Dark-eyed # @New Mexico Tech: Turtle Bay

Blackbird, Red-winged 8 @New Mexico Tech: Golf Course: 4th hole water hazard

Finch, House 1 @New Mexico Tech: Golf Course: 5th hole water hazard

Goldfinch, American 1 @New Mexico Tech: Golf Course: 5th hole water hazard

Sparrow, House 30 @Socorro: 507 Fitch

Big flocks often found in the bamboo thicket along the alley.