Monthly Archives: May 2014

Thursday Birds

Posted on May 29, 2014 by joeschelling

At the end of my last posting, I promised a few pictures of owls and other birds from the Audubon Thursday Birder trip last week to the area around Stanley NM. I’ve made a number of trips to a few … Continue reading →

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Things Are Hopping Around Here

Posted on May 23, 2014 by joeschelling

Grasshoppers have invaded Albuquerque over the last few weeks, with hundreds of them hopping about pretty much everywhere you go. Apparently the drought has caused them to head to town where watered plants provide better things to eat. This is … Continue reading →

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Birdathon and Beyond

Posted on May 11, 2014 by joeschelling

The big event for this week was the Central New Mexico Audubon Society’s annual fundraising Birdathon, where a bunch of us worked to see and identify as many bird species as we could over a 24-hour period from 10am Thursday … Continue reading →

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May Days

Posted on May 4, 2014 by joeschelling

It has been said that March comes in like a lamb and goes out like a lion, but that was more like April around here. The wind started blowing on Saturday and kept it up through Wednesday with a blast … Continue reading →

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