Birds of
New Mexico
By Harold Arnold
hhullar5@sbcglobal.net
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Birds of New Mexico By Harold Arnold hhullar5@sbcglobal.net |
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I took these pictures between Sept 1st and September 6, 2005 using the new Canon S2 IS. All were made with the 12X Zoom lens fully engaged. The Magpie picture was made at the Sand Dunes National Park site in Southern Colorado; all of the remaining pictures were shot at my Brothers house near Red River New Mexico, Click Here.
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Steller Jays |
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Black-Headed Grosbeak There were three sightings of the Black-Headed Grosbeak during the course of Audubon's 1843 trip up the Missouri River to the Mouth of the Yellowstone. On this venture Audubon , in his late 50's, was accompanied by Edward Harris and other well known bird and wild life enthusiasts. Harris kept a Journal that was published in 1951 by the University of Oklahoma Press under the Title "Up the Missouri with Audubon, Click Here. The party took a steam boat up river making frequent stops for necessary wood (boiler fuel) during which Harris, Audubon and party hunted for new birds and other wild life specie. They returned with many new specimens in the form of bird skins and detailed measurements of size, and comments on habits and color. Several new previously unknown species were identified. The Black-headed Grosbeak sightings were first near Fort Pierce and again as the party negotiated the great bend of the Missouri, and continued on to their destination at Fort Union. |
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Pine Siskin
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Blacked-Billed Magpie There was one Magpie sighting during Edward Harris/ Audubon/ et al trip up the Missouri River to Fort Union at the mouth of the Yellowstone in 1843.
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Mountain Chickadee |
