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From: sandee@sun8.scri.fsu.edu (Daan Sandee)
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Subject: Re: Birding spots around Albuquerque, NM?
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Date: 23 May 91 18:17:32 GMT
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In article <77564@eerie.acsu.Buffalo.EDU> tirone@acsu.buffalo.edu (stephen t tirone) writes:
>	I will be in Albuquerque, NM for about a week around July 4,
>and would like to do some birding while I am there.  Can anyone
>recommend some good birding spots around that area?  

The nice thing about Albuquerque (one of the nice things, actually), is that
they have this great big mountain right next door and you can climb up on
foot, by car, or by cable car, and get to the temperature level you like
regardless of the weather or season.
In the cool of the morning, walk in the brush in the arroyos just N of
the cable car terminal, and search for Black-chinned Sparrow. 
In the heat of the afternoon, search the forest on top for Mountain Chickadee.
Other places recommended :
Bandelier Nat Monument, about 60 mi NW, just S of Los Alamos.
Gila Mts, in the SW, a bit far for a day trip.
Bosque del Apache NWR is not at its best in midsummer and terribly hot.

Huntington&Zimmerman, N.M. Bird-finding Guide, covers the entire state.
Not the best of guides, but good enough.

Daan Sandee                                           sandee@scri.fsu.edu
Supercomputer Computations Research Institute
Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL 32306-4052