Category Archives: Butterfly

Migration Day and Butterfly Doubles

Posted on May 14, 2012 by

This week produced some really good birds and butterflies on visits to some favorite local spots; a longer range trip with the Thursday Birders to Manzano Pond, Quarai National Monument, and a follow-up return visit to Priest Canyon in the … Continue reading →

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Birdathon Birds and High Country Butterflies

Posted on May 8, 2012 by

Up way before dawn last Thursday and off to the area around Socorro for the Central New Mexico Audubon Annual Birdathon, ending late in the day after having seen a good total of 134 species, especially given the late start … Continue reading →

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Owl Graduation Week

Posted on May 2, 2012 by

Over the last two weeks, it seems all the little owl babies are growing up and getting ready to head off on their own.   I hadn’t checked on any of the four active nests during that time and was surprised … Continue reading →

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Sure Signs of Spring

Posted on April 12, 2012 by

Spring has certainly arrived this week, so far without weird weather or huge windstorms.  Things are greening up, trees are blossoming, and a few more seasonal birds and butterflies have started showing up.  The Audubon Thursday Birder trip to Pena … Continue reading →

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Southwestern Spring Roadtrip

Posted on March 28, 2012 by

It’s been an amazing week since Spring first sprang forth on March 20, and perfect weather for a road trip to Tucson for some birds and butterflies!  Springtime in Albuquerque typically involves some good wind and a few dust storms, … Continue reading →

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Butterfly Bonanza

Posted on March 18, 2012 by

My last post had a few pictures of the first of the butterflies of the season.  Well, this week things really got going in the butterfly world, with perfect weather and almost a dozen species seen, including two that were … Continue reading →

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South Texas Ramble

Posted on November 6, 2011 by

During the last week of October, my friend Rebecca and I took a fabulous trip in search of birds and butterflies centered around Alamo in south Texas. Leaving the Harlingen airport at about noon on Wednesday in our tiny Fiat … Continue reading →

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Autumn Reflections

Posted on October 25, 2011 by

Autumn, always my favorite season in New Mexico, is now close to reaching its peak, as the cottonwoods, aspen, and chamisa take on their golden glow accented by purple asters everywhere.  The butterflies have started disappearing and the birds going … Continue reading →

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Meeting Mr. Butterfly

Posted on October 17, 2011 by

For years, I’ve been meaning to visit the Randall Davey Audubon Center just outside of Santa Fe but never quite got around to it until last week’s Thursday Birder trip. Before heading off on our bird walk, Rebecca had arranged … Continue reading →

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Maples and Melrose

Posted on October 11, 2011 by

Following up on last week’s amazing display of glowing aspens up in the Sandias, the next Thursday Birder outing was to Fourth of July Campground in the Manzano Mountains for a look at about the only place in the state … Continue reading →

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