Welcome To The Mobile Version of our web site!
Friends of The Bosque del Apache
National Wildlife Refuge
P.O. Box 340
San Antonio, New Mexico 87832
Friends' phone 575-838-2120
Refuge phone 575-835-1828
Friends' website: FriendsoftheBosque.org
Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge
Bird Counts and Checklists
Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge
Bird Counts and Checklists
Weekly Waterfowl Survey
Bosque del Apache Numbers as of February 28, 2008
Total Ducks 14,591
Total Canada Geese 28
Total Light Geese 336
Total Sandhill Cranes 41
Total Bald and Golden Eagles 2
Total Swans 0
Total American White Pelicans 0
American Coot 638
Marsh and Water Birds 11
Shorebirds 115
Gulls and Terns 0
Hawks and Owls 22
Shorebird migration is beinging in new birds every day.
The majority of the wintering waterfowl,
geese, and cranes have migrated
north for the season, so this
will be the last weekly waterfowl survey
report until next October
See also: Fall Birds At the Bosque
Winter Birds At the Bosque
Summer Birds At the Bosque
Spring Nesting Birds At the Bosque
Mammals At the Bosque
Plants At the Bosque
Other Important News!
- Both Habitat! 2008 and the January-March 2008 Edition of the Bosque Watch Newsletter (and past editions of our newsletter) are available for download on the Newsletter page of the main web site
- NEW! The Friends of the Bosque and Bosque del Apache NWR are proud to present Events, Workshops and programs for 2008.
Please see the new event calendar for the year by clicking here: 2008 Programs Mobile Access
- Remaining Festival Merchandise is now on sale on our Secure Online Bosque Nature Store site and at the store itself at the refuge. Call the Nature Store 575-835-1828 or e-mail: natstore@sdc.org or
- The John Taylor dedication which was scheduled for Dec. 15th in conjunction with Ducks Unlimited.has been postponed. The structure to be dedicated has not been completed, and we will notify you when a new date is scheduled.
- Chupadera Peak Acquisition Victory! We have added 6,272 foot Chupadera Peak and the surrounding 140 acres to the Refuge, thanks to your donations! More than 270 individuals, service clubs and organizations contributed amounts from $10 to $4,500 to the fund-raising campaign. Seventy-three donors each contributed the price of one acre ($450), and over $7,000 was contributed through this web site. Please read more about our purchase of this 140 acre tract which now provides a buffer zone for the peak and the adjoining Chupadera Wilderness. (and see some wonderful photos) - all on the main web site at FriendsoftheBosque.org
- NEW!: We are proud to announce updates to our exciting website for our Mapping The Rio Watershed Education Project. The Friends of the Bosque del Apache NWR are dedicated to education, and this is our main ongoing educational project. We guarantee you will enjoy seeing what's happening though the web site. There are photos and beautiful and heartfelt poems about the river by Elementary School kids. Mapping the Rio Grande,Rio Grande Watershed Curriculum Elementary School Education Project, is a fun and innovative program, which has met with great acclaim (kids LOVE it!) We Thank you and need your continued support so that the project will flourish and kids will know and love the refuge, the birds, the wildlife and the river.
- Thank you, all of you who came to celebrate the wonderful 20th Anniversary of the Festival of the Cranes 2007 with us! We are grateful for your support and love for the Bosque! Thank you also to the many volunteers who provided information and help to the many visitors to the Festival of the Cranes. It coud not have been done without you!
Don't forget to put 2008 Festival of the Cranes on your schedule! Nov 18-23, 2008
- Jeanne Emmerson is now the new Store manager for Our Bosque Nature Store. As store manager, she oversees the operation of the Nature Store primarily to enhance educational experiences of visitors to the Refuge, and secondarily to provide revenue that can be used to assist the Refuge in its ecological and educational activities.
Friends of The Bosque del Apache
National Wildlife Refuge
P.O. Box 340
San Antonio, New Mexico 87832
Friends' phone 575-838-2120
Refuge phone 575-835-1828
Friends' website: FriendsoftheBosque.org