Texas to New Mexico: Bosque del Apache and the Rio Grande Corridor
Adult Trip

Program Location: Rio Grande Valley, New Mexico
Leaders: Bill Gette, Joppa Flats Sanctuary Director; Alison O'Hare, Birder's Certificate Program graduate; Frances H. Clark, Botanical consultant
Fee: $1,250 m / $1,350 nm
Dates: January 4, 2010-January 10, 2010

The Rio Grande Valley in New Mexico is a fabulous destination for viewing birds in the winter. At Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge and other wetlands, we should see tens of thousands of cranes, ducks, and geese. In the thickets and grasslands, we should find a wonderful diversity of passerines, especially sparrows.
We will follow the river valley from El Paso, Texas, to Albuquerque, New Mexico, birding mountain, riparian, desert, grassland, and aquatic habitats. The generally mild winter weather and the fantastic birds will make this trip one to remember. We could see over 130 species of birds including the Ross’s goose, Clark’s grebe, ferruginous hawk, sandhill crane, juniper titmouse, crissal thrasher, sage sparrow, black-throated sparrow, burrowing owl, pyrrhuloxia, red-naped sapsucker, mountain chickadee, and golden and bald eagles. We also have a good chance of seeing black, brown-capped, and gray-crowned rosy-finches.

The additional fee for a single supplement is $350.

For a detailed brochure describing this exciting winter expedition, please call 978-462-9998.

Instructions and Directions: Final payment is due December 5, 2009. Trip materials will be sent upon receipt of final payment. Cancellations made within 30 days of departure cannot be refunded or credited unless we can fill your space.

For more information:
Please contact Joppa Flats, Newburyport at 978-462-9998 or e-mail joppaflats@massaudubon.org.

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