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Texas to New Mexico: Bosque del Apache and the Rio Grande Corridor (7 days)
Sponsored by Joppa Flats

Mon, Jan 04, 2010 - Sun, Jan 10, 2010

Location: Rio Grande Valley, New Mexico
Instructors: Frances H. Clark - Botanical consultant; Alison O'Hare - Birder's Certificate Program graduate; Bill Gette - Joppa Flats Sanctuary Director
Audience: Adult
Fee: Adults $1250.00m/ $1350.00nm

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.

Registration is required.

Register by mail: program registration form. (PDF 66K)
Register by phone: with a credit card by calling 978-462-9998.
For your own security, DO NOT send credit card information via email.

For more information, contact:

Joppa Flats
P.O. Box 1558
1 Plum Island Turnpike
Newburyport, MA 01950
joppaflats@massaudubon.org