Spot These Migratory Birds in New Mexico
Catch these migratory birds before they leave for the season. Illustration by Chris Philpot. EACH BIRD SPECIES HAS ADAPTED to different ecological conditions based on the best habitats for feeding…
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Must-Visit Bird-Watching Destinations
Bitter Lake provides a wintering habitat for migrating birds. NEW MEXICO IS THE PERFECT STORM for birders,” says Jon Hayes, executive director of Audubon Southwest. Home to more than 500 species…
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Common Backyard Birds
The house finch is one of the state's most common backyard species. Photograph by Christina Selby. NEW MEXICO IS VAST AND ECOLOGICALLY DIVERSE. The birds that frequent your Taos backyard will likely…
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Guide to Birding in New Mexico
Each winter, sandhill c ranes draw thousands of photographers, birders, and interested folks to the Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge . Photograph by Aaron Blanc. EARLY LAST SEPTEMBER, I walked…
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Bird-Watching Tips for Beginners
One of the best ways to learn birding is with other bird-watchers. Photograph by Yuriy Seleznev/Shutterstock. Gather the right tools. Bird-watching is a pretty inexpensive activity, but you need some…
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One Family's Quest to Complete a 120-Hike Challenge
Rasa Lila O’Donnell pauses to take in the expansive view from an outcrop on the Hermit Peak Trail. LIKE A PRAYER, WE RISE, EAT LIGHTLY, and hustle up switchbacks into the mountains just beyond our…
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Taos Park Takes Flight
Above: A Cooper's hawk checks out the view during a dinner break. Photograph by Jim O'Donnell. A BEAVER MOVES from her pond—quick, smooth, and silent, cutting the water with just the crown of her…
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Call of the Plains
Above: A Swainson's hawk at Maxwell National Wildlife Refuge. Photographs by Jim O'Donnell. ON A BLUEBIRD MORNING IN MAY, Tony Godfrey pulls his pickup off a steep gravel road winding through a stand…
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Raising the Bar
Above: Makin’ moves: Brooks Thostenson and Kyle Hawari, the buddies behind the snack bars packed with Taos Mountain energy and spirit. IN THE WINTER of 2010, more than 200 inches of snow dumped on…
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In Leopold’s Footsteps
THERE IS A SULFUR BOG and a series of burping ponds in a little valley on the south end of the Valles Caldera National Preserve. The aquamarine ponds that feed the marshy area below the valley emit a…
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