The first pulse of the 2007-08 MoSI (Monitoreo Sobrevivencia Invernal) bird banding program went well.  We banded 47 birds of 14 species, up slightly from last year.  There were even a few recaptures from last winter.  The species banded this week were:

Orange-Crowned Warbler

Bell’s Vireo

Verdin

Blue-Gray Gnatcatcher

Hammond’s Flycatcher

Northern Cardinal

Northern Mockingbird

White-crowned Sparrow

Brewer’s Sparrow

Rufous-Winged Sparrow

Cactus Wren

Broad-billed Hummingbird

Ladderbacked Woodpecker

Gila Woodpecker

The Field Station will be ready for guests in December.   January will be busy and mostly booked so come down now.  For availability call  647-108-3712  (from a land line in Mexico you must dial 044 first, from the states use the prefix – 011521 then the number)  Our phone issues should be solved soon allowing us to once again check messages and (sometimes) get to the phone in time to answer it.  You can also email navopatia@gmail.com , please give us a little time to respond.  The weather and water are beautiful, we hope to see you soon.  

~ by alamoswildlands on November 24, 2007.