Birds Page 2

Mallard

Dusky Grouse (formerly Blue Grouse)

Photographed in April 2009 along the Camp May road at about 9,200 feet in elevation.

Scaled Quail

Gambel's Quail

Can be see in White Rock often traveling in coveys for most of the year.

Turkey Vulture

Bald Eagle

Sharp-shinned Hawk

Cooper's Hawk

Rarely seen in the skies over Los Alamos. However, they are fairly common at Bandelier.

Cooper's Hawk, immature

Northern Goshawk

Photo taken in Colorado.

Swainson's Hawk

Zone-tailed Hawk

Red-tailed Hawk

Common hawk of the area. Commonly seen in the air and even comes to the deck occasionally. Often seen perched along the roadside near the Los Alamos airport.

Ferruginous Hawk

American Kestrel

Our smallest falcon is common in open parts of the county. Often seen perched on wires along the roadside.

Sandhill Crane

Seen during regularly flying far over head during the fall migration. Bosque del Apache features a spectacular number of sandhill cranes and snow geese over the winter months.