Best Hiking Trails for Birding
Mills Canyon offers a rich environment for a variety of bird species, including the colorful Bullock’s oriole. Photograph by Christina Selby. BIRDING ON THE TRAIL GENERALLY MEANS trading longer…
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Category: Birdwatching
Ultimate Guide to Birding in New Mexico
Among North America's smallest warblers, Wilson's warblers love trees, woodlands, and hunting insects from the ground. Photograph by Jim O'Donnell. Guide to Birding in New Mexico New Mexico has some…
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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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How Desiree Loggins Works to Protect New Mexico's Waterways
Desiree Loggins works to advance conservation efforts, such as those at the Valle de Oro National Wildlife Refuge. Photograph by Stefan Wachs. WHEN BIRDS MIGRATE thousands of miles, they follow…
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Researcher Jenna McCullough Studies the Birds of New Mexico
Jenna McCullough studies the colorful passerines of the South Pacific islands at the University of New Mexico's Museum of Southwestern Biology. Photograph by Stefan Wachs. A THIRD-GENERATION BIRDER…
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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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Editor's Letter: Close Call
Western bluebirds are a common sight in backyards across New Mexico. Photograph by Benoit Gauzere/Unsplash. I WAS MINDING MY OWN BUSINESS on a sunny November afternoon when a commotion arose in the…
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Sandhill Cranes are Taking Off at Bosque del Apache
THE MORNING TEMPERATURES at Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge, near Socorro, can drop below freezing in the winter, when avid bird-watchers brave the chill to catch the show. They come to…
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Learning To Fly at the Santa Fe Raptor Center
Santa Fe Raptor Center volunteer Mario Garcia releases a red-tailed hawk inside the mews. EARLY ON A WINTER MORNING in northern New Mexico, Lori Paras enters a series of slat-covered wood-and-wire…
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