Las Vegas NWR-November 2, 2008

This Sunday I went out with the Santa Fe Audubon group to the Las Vegas National Wildlife Refuge from 7:00 to 1:30 p.m. We saw a total of 33 species and I saw 1 lifer. On the way back to the headquarters of the refuge, I saw a Ferruginuos Hawk which is a lifer! It was gorgous. With a white chest and tail and a reddish back it, in my opinion is one of America's prettiest birds. We chased it for a while and finally got it rioght over the highway!

Sorry, I don't have much time to write anything and we lost our camera so I'm unable to put up any pics.

Good Birding!

Cassidy

Here is the bird list from Sunday:

Ducks, Geese, & Swans:
Snow Goose
Canada Goose
Gadwall
American Wigeon
Mallard
Northern Shoveler
Northern Pintail
Canvasback
Bufflehead
Hooded Merganser

Grebes:
Pied-billed Grebe
Clark's Grebe (1 adult, 2 immature)

Pelicans:
American White Pelican

Cormorants:
Double-crested Cormorant

Herons, Bitterns, & Allies:
Great Blue Heron

Hawks, Kites, Eagles, & Allies:
Osprey
Northern Harrier
Red-tailed Hawk
Ferruginous Hawk

Falcons:
American Kestrel

Rails, Gallinules, & Coots:
American Coot

Cranes:
Sandhill Crane

Gulls, Terns, & Skimmers:
Bonaparte's Gull
Ring-billed Gull

Pigeons & Doves:
Rock Dove

Crows & Jays:
Common Raven

Larks:
Horned Lark

Thrushes:
Mountain Bluebird

Starlings:
European Starling

Towhees, Sparrows, & Allies:
American Tree Sparrow
Grey-headed Junco

Blackbirds:
Red-winged Blackbird
Western Meadowlark