Category Archives: Wildlife

chordeiles acutipennis Rodeo, New Mexico – Chiricahua Desert Museum Thursday, May 5, 2022 – 7:50 pm I drove over to Portal after seeing the Bendire’s Thrasher and spent a couple hours at Cave Creek Ranch. When I got back to … Continue reading →

toxostoma bendirei Rodeo, New Mexico — Chiricahua Desert Museum Thursday, May 5, 2022 — 4:46 pm I spent three nights birding around Portal, Arizona. When I searched for a place to stay, the nearest cabin I could rent was in … Continue reading →

pecari tajacu Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge, New Mexico Thursday, May 5, 2022 — 6:45 am I had just reached the refuge for some early morning birding and was checking in at the self-pay station when I spotted four … Continue reading →

A Varied Thrush has been sighted in the Russian olive thicket at Chico Basin Ranch. I’ll cut the suspense right off — I spent an hour and a half looking for it and never got a glimpse although another birder … Continue reading →

spermophilus spilosoma El Paso County, Colorado — Chico Basin Ranch Tuesday, April 19, 2022 —  12:57 pm As I was leaving Chico Basin Ranch on the dirt road, I spotted this small squirrel standing on the side of the road. … Continue reading →