Sandia Crest BIRDING FORUM |
Flag waves when Rosy-Finches are present at Sandia Crest house
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A place to discuss anything and
everything about birding the Sandia Mountains
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Please share your reports of birding the Sandia Mountains east of Albuquerque, New Mexico. During the months of November through March, there is major interest in the three species of rosy-finches that visit the feeders at Sandia Crest House. However, there are great birding opportunities all year around, so let us all know about your observations. Banding reports, trip reports, photos, links to news and research items, and inquiries relevant to these topical areas are also welcomed. Researchers from around the world who have an interest in rosy-finches and the entire Genus Leucosticte are encouraged to join in the discussions. All posted photos remain the property of photographers and cannot be reproduced without permission. We suggest that photos be watermarked or linked to a site that indicates owner's copyright. Register anomously at this link to automatically receive copies of all posts to this FORUM, either individually or in Digest form. When you post, you are not required to provide personal information, and you may post anonymously or choose any username. Please use the topical sub-FORUMS as appropriate. This is the place where those who plan to visit Sandia Crest can ask questions and obtain information to help in planning a birding trip. Since the purpose of this FORUM is to supplement the more general birding listservers such as the New Mexico Rare Bird Alert and the National Birding Hotline Cooperative AZ/NM Birds, be sure to report any unusual sightings directly to those entities, to assure they reach the broadest possible audience. And, do not forget to record all your sightings in eBird, now very easy to use. View the latest Issue of "Burrowing Owl," the newsletter of the Central New Mexico Audubon Society by visiting the CNMAS website and clicking on "NEWSLETTER." Also see the schedule of field trips and weekly local "Thursday Birder" morning walks. Judy Liddell reports on many of these trips in her blog: It's a Bird Thing... USEFUL LINKS: Directions to
Sandia Crest, notes about handicapped access, Health and Safety
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Weather conditions, forecast, time of sunrise/sunset and fire closure information General information and guidelines about observing the rosy-finches at Sandia Crest House Live Sandia Peak Ski Cam |
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EARLIER
CORRESPONDENCE RETURN TO ROSYFINCH.COM VIEW KEN'S BLOG CONTACT Tweet |
WINTER |
FEEDERS PUT UP |
FIRST
ROSY- FINCH |
LAST
ROSY--FINCH FLOCKS |
ROSY_FINCH FLOCK SIZE |
REMARKS,
STRAGGLERS |
1999-2000 |
NONE | DECEMBER
5 |
MARCH
13 |
20+ |
-- |
2000-2001 |
NONE | NOVEMBER
21 |
MARCH
05 |
170 |
4
more seen on
MARCH 30, one on
MARCH 31 |
2001-2002 |
FEBRUARY 2 | DECEMBER
3 |
MARCH
29 |
12 |
5
seen on APRIL 6 |
2002-2003 |
OCTOBER 30 | NOVEMBER
19 |
APRIL
08 |
24 |
1
seen APRIL 14 |
2003-2004 |
OCTOBER 19 | NOVEMBER
15 |
MARCH
16 |
40-50 |
1
seen MARCH 17 |
2004-2005 |
NOVEMBER 6 | NOVEMBER
7 |
APRIL
13 |
20-25 |
"a
few" reported APRIL 18 (not entered in log) |
2005-2006 |
OCTOBER 26 | NOVEMBER
12 |
APRIL
13 |
8-9 |
1
Black Rosy-Finch seen on April 19 & 20 |
2006-2007 |
OCTOBER 30 | NOVEMBER
2 |
MARCH
25 |
~30 |
1 seen in flight on March 31 |
2007-2008 | OCTOBER 31 | OCTOBER 31 | APRIL 4 | ~20 | 1-2 seen until April 8 |
2008-2009 | OCTOBER 27 | NOVEMBER 6 | MARCH 31 | ~12 | 1-6 seen through April 8 |
2009-2010 | OCTOBER 27 | OCTOBER 27 | APRIL 9 | ~50 | Mass exodus also in Taos Ski Valley April 8-9 |
2010-2011 | OCTOBER 26 | NOVEMBER 6 | APRIL 5 | ~20 | Few seen through April 8 |
2011-2012 | NOVEMBER 1 | NOVEMBER 7 | MARCH 15 | ~5-6 | No reports after March 15 |
2012-2013 | OCTOBER 23 | NOVEMBER 13 | MARCH 14 | 20-30 | "Few" between March 28 until April 1 when feeders taken down |
2013-2014 | OCTOBER 31 | NOVEMBER 6 | MARCH 11 | 8-10 | Last report 2 BC on March 17 -- few or no Gray-crowned RF all season |
2014-2015 | OCTOBER 29 | NOVEMBER 11 | MARCH 18 | ~30 | None at feeder March 22; feeders taken down March 27 |
2015-2016 | OCTOBER 29 | NOVEMBER 1 | MARCH 21 | ~12 | Feeders taken down March 31 |
2016-2017 |
OCTOBER 28 |
NOVEMBER 1 |
MARCH 12 |
~35 |
VIEW DETAILED ROSY_FINCH SIGHTINGS LOGS |