Silver City Bird Census is Under Way!

The Silver City “Birding With a Purpose” project officially started in January, with two months of observations in the books. Early highlights include observations of a pair of Bald Eagles mating at Lake Roberts, a Vermillion Flycatcher sallying at Mangas Springs, and Townsend Solitaires singing at San Vicente.

Silver City Bird Census observers conduct monthly bird censuses at seven local bird hotspots so that we can analyze the long-term trends in bird populations in southwestern New Mexico. Other goals of the project include engaging participation of birders of all skill levels in community science and improving participants’ auditory and visual bird ID skills.

More help needed! To date, the project includes an organizing team of six, with 23 observers in the field. The team needs more observers of all ages and birding skill levels to conduct these censuses. Interested? Please e-mail silvercitybirdcensus@gmail.com. Find out more at our Community Science page.

Notes:

• Are you a beginning birder and would like to participate? No worries! We’ll pair you with experienced birders!

• Even if you can’t commit to a monthly census, we are seeking observers to help out when possible.