NM - Bosque Magic - 01/26

Our second full day in New Mexico turned out to be a mesmerizing combination of quality, and some of the finest spectacles in North American birding. We had extra-ordinary shows from Ferruginous Hawks (10), Greater Roadrunner (11) and Mountain Bluebirds (20+) while, of course, the expected spectacle of thousands of Snow/Ross's Geese and Sandhill Cranes could never fail to impress. Less expected were two Rough-legged Hawks (North Loop), Crissal Thrasher (approach road) and Golden-crowned Sparrow (Visitor Center).

 Crissal Thrasher - San Antonio, Socorro Co., NM. January 26th, 2014.

Ferruginous Hawk - light morph, Bosque Del Apache NWR, Socorro Co., NM. January 26th, 2014.

 Golden-crowned Sparrow - Bosque Del Apache NWR, Socorro Co., NM. January 26th, 2014.

At the visitor center feeders.

 Rough-legged Hawk - heavy crop of adult, Bosque Del Apache NWR, Socorro Co., NM. 

January 26th, 2014. One of two seen on the North Loop. 

 Sandhill Cranes - Bosque Del Apache NWR, Socorro Co., NM. January 26th, 2014.

 Snow and Ross's Geese - Bosque Del Apache NWR, Socorro Co., NM. January 26th, 2014.