A trip update from Bob, who is currently in New Mexico co-leading a natural history tour!
Our New Mexican birding trip began today as we drove from Albuquerque south to Socorro, and the Bosque del Apache Wildlife Refuge. This 57,000 acre refuge sits at the northern edge of the Chihuahuan desert and straddles the Rio Grande. Water from the river is diverted into a series of ponds, which attract all kinds of bird species. A 15 mile loop road affords wonderful views of these ponds and the amazing plants and animals living in, and around them. In the two hours we spent there today we saw 63 different species of birds, two snakes and a couple of mule deer. We’ll be back again tomorrow to see what others we can add to our list.
