10,000 Birds

JANUARY 28, 2014

From the American Bird Conservancy : The mayor of Albuquerque and the director of the city’s animal welfare department have been named in a lawsuit alleging that the officials have committed animal cruelty by allowing certain illegal and improper animal management practices to occur related to abandonment of stray cats.

Albuquerque 185

Albuquerque Neutering Trap Neuter Return Stray Cat 185

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 11, 2018

Our next stop was another mutually agreed upon stop, Albuquerque New Mexico. Jeanne has long desired top photograph the Albuquerque Hot Air Balloon Fiestas ( You can see her photos here )and I wanted to visit the Valle de Oro National Wildlife Refuge. eBird.org submissions – 307. US species – 234.

Albuquerque 121

Albuquerque New Mexico Mexico Sparrows 121

Critter News

DECEMBER 31, 2010

The Albuquerque Journal reported in a copyright story Friday that the National Institutes of Health informed Gov. Good way to end 2010. Here's the story as reported in NewsWest. ALAMOGORDO, N.M. (AP) AP) - Some 186 chimpanzees will remain at a federal facility in New Mexico for now.

San Antonio 100

San Antonio Biomedical Research Albuquerque New Mexico 100

10,000 Birds

APRIL 15, 2017

That or Albuquerque… Yeah, we were pretty happy to see a bird often referred to as a “rat with wings” (by non-birders of course) because it doesn’t usually vacation in Costa Rica. Must have taken a wrong turn at the nearest parking lot.

Costa Rica 100

Costa Rica Albuquerque Eagles Rats 100

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 10, 2018

We also are taking a couple of days to photograph the Albuquerque Balloon Festival. There are some quail I would like to track down, as well as some of these migrant warblers that seem to be just ahead of me. The numbers are as follows: Little Big Year Species – 892. eBird.org submissions – 294. species – 224.

Colorado 113

Colorado Texas Trinidad Albuquerque 113