Spring Along the Rio Grande Posted On: May 22, 2019 By: Steve Miller Filed Under: Nature Tagged In: poison ivy, rio grande gorge, taos junction, Western tanager, yucca Spring Along the Rio Grande. The biggest migration of Western tanagers in memory is now moving upstream along the Rio Grande! The feeders at our riverside headquarters are mobbed, and these very colorful birds are being seen all along the river. Western tanager Western tanagers Five Western tanagers Read More…
Spring Birds Along the Rio Grande, #4 Posted On: May 7, 2019 By: Steve Miller Filed Under: Nature Tagged In: Ash-throated flycatcher. western tanager, evening grosbeak, Rio Grande new mexico, Western tanager Spring Birds Along the Rio Grande, #4. New birds continue to show up, while other favorites remain. If you put out feed they will show up! The Ash-throated flycatcher will stick around all summer, I think. Ash-throated flycatcher The Western tanagers have increased in number. Western tanager pair Read More…
Spring Birds Along the Rio Grande, #3 Posted On: May 5, 2019 By: Steve Miller Filed Under: Nature Tagged In: evening grosbeak, green-tailed towhee, Western kingbird, Western tanager, yellow warbler Spring Birds Along the Rio Grande, #3. New guys keep popping up! Seen in prior posts, the Western tanagers, Yellow-rumped warblers and Evening grosbeaks are still around. Photographed yesterday are the Green-tailed towhee and Yellow warbler. Green-tailed towhee Read More…
Spring Birds Along the Rio Grande, #2 Posted On: May 4, 2019 By: Steve Miller Filed Under: Nature Tagged In: . Myrtle warbler, Bewicks wren, Black-crowned night herons, Black-headed grosbeaks, Blue grosbeaks, Indigo buntings, Say's phoebes, Western kingbird, Western tanager, Wilson's, Yellow warblers, Yellow-breasted chats, Yellow-rumped warbler Spring Birds Along the Rio Grande, #2. Wow! Beautiful birds and beautiful birdsong. The Western tanagers and Yellow-rumped warblers are migrating through, and will be gone pretty soon. The former will move to higher elevations and/or further north. The latter (seen here) is a variant of the Yellow-rumped , called a Myrtle warbler, and it, too, will move into higher elevation. The Bewick’s wren may stick around, as could the Western kingbird. We look very much forward to these spring birds! Read More…
Spring Birds Along the Rio Grande Posted On: May 3, 2019 By: Steve Miller Filed Under: Nature Tagged In: Bewicks wren, Downy woodpecker, flyway, Western tanager Spring Birds Along the Rio Grande. A very green spring continues to pop along the banks of the Rio Grande. Our New Wave headquarters are located on the river, at Embudo, NM, where the Rio Grande Gorge opens up to a lush valley. The river is a bird corridor, or flyway, for birds migrating up or down, in the spring and the fall. One migrant that is seen every spring is the Western tanager. The Bewick’s wrens raised a brood here last year, and we’re hoping that the male can lure in a female for this year. The Downy woodpecker seems to be around here year-long, coming and going. The Western tanagers are attracted to our house by suet Male Bewick’s wren singing. Read More…