May 31—Outdoor recreation is a driving force in New Mexico’s economy and the state’s 35 designated state parks are key players. For a complete list of parks, go to emnrd.nm.gov and click on “state parks.” Following is a completely unscientific list of favorite state parks if you’re planning a particular summer activity. BOATING Navajo Lake, […]
Bird migration is synonymous with spring in Wisconsin. It starts with early migrators including waterfowl and continues with species such as red-winged blackbirds that travel perhaps a few hundred miles. It climaxes in May with with the arrival of the neotropical migrants, birds such as Baltimore orioles, great-crested flycatchers and bay-breasted warblers that have traveled […]
Looking for a likely spot to see birds in Minnesota? The Pine to Prairie International Birding Trail offers 51 sites to view birds over the length of its more than 200 miles. It’s not a trail in the path sense, but a string of birding sites along a highway corridor, from the Egret Island Scientific […]
Jan. 5—Celebrate National Bird Watching Day by going out to find some birds at one of these eight sites around New Mexico to see local species. Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge This refuge consists of 30,000 acres of designated wilderness established to provide a stopover for migrating waterfowl. Migratory birds can be found in […]