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Rise, Shine, Bird!

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Please join us for a Bird Walk at the Wilson Botanical Garden (aka the OTS Las Cruces Biological Station) this Sunday, November 5, at 7:00 am.

We will meet at the Reception Building and have binoculars and field guides to share. As always, the Walk is free and open to the public so bring your friends and neighbors!

We will walk for about an hour after which we will have coffee in the dining room.

Maybe we will see a Common Tody-Flycatcher!

Northern Waterthrush: a migrant to watch for! Photo by Gail Hull

Or one of these tail-bobbing migrants………….you never know!

Let’s Go Birding!

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Time for an SVBC Bird Walk at the Wilson Botanical Garden, aka Las Cruces Biological Station.

Please join us this Sunday, October 22, at 7:30 am, meeting at the Reception Building. We’ll keep sharp eyes out for the beauty below and, as usual, have binoculars and field guides to share.

The Walk will take about an hour after which we’ll go to the dining room for coffee and socializing.

Summer Tanager: a stunning neotropical migrant. Photo by Julie Girard.

Bird Walk at Finca Cantaros: Sunday, Feb. 4!

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Please join us this Sunday for a Bird Walk at the beautiful Finca Cantaros. We will meet you at the entrance gate at 7:00 am and will have binoculars to share.

The Walk is free and open to the public, so invite your friends and neighbors!

A signature bird of FC is the boisterous and dancing Buff-rumped Warbler — we will undoubtedly hear one or two and, with some luck, see them waggling their buffy rumps!

This is nesting season so we will be on the lookout for birds carrying nesting material or food for their young. It is a glorious time of year so come enjoy it with us!

After the walk, we can head to the Mottola Bakery for coffee and a social visit. Hope to see you there.

Another signature bird of FC: the infamous Hybrid Teal!

A Special Bird Walk This Sunday / Una caminata única este domingo

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Please join us for a special bird walk this Sunday. We will be meeting up with some of our neighbors from San Joaquín in celebrating their festival. We will take a 3 KM walk into the mountain above the town where we will see birds, mammals, lots of plants, etc. It will be a fun change of pace and a chance to meet some new people. We will be meeting at the Catholic Church in San Joaquín at 7 AM. There will be a limited number of binoculars available. Please come!

Por favor únase con nosotros este domingo para una caminata con los vecinos de San Joaquín. Como parte de la festival cultural habrá una caminata de 3 kms por la montaña por arriba del pueblito. Veremos aves, mamíferos, plantas, etc. mientras disfrutamos de la conversación. Reuniremos a la iglesia católica de San Joaquín a las 7 AM. ¡Va a ser muy divertido y un cambio de ritmo! Habrá algunos binoculares disponibles.

Bird Walk This Sunday! / ¡Caminata para ver aves el próximo domingo!

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Please join us for a bird walk this Sunday at the Wilson Botanical Gardens. We’ll meet at the Reception at 7:00 AM. As always there will be binoculars available. Afterwards, we can have coffee and conversation in the dinning room. I hope to see you there!

Por favor venga al jardín botánico Wilson el domingo 2 de julio para una caminata pajarera. Nos reuniremos a la recepción a las 7 AM y habrá binoculares disponibles como siempre. Después podríamos tomar un cafecito y platicar en el comedor. ¡Espero verles entonces!

Open House at the Wilson Botanical Gardens / El Día de Las Puertas Abiertas al Jardín Botánico Wilson

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Please join us this Saturday, June 3 at the Wilson Botanical Gardens! The Club will be hosting a Bake Sale, Face Painting and some artistic activities for the kids. It is a great chance to meet your neighbors, check out the Gardens and learn a lot. It’s our turn to help the Garden connect with the community and show our support for their efforts. We hope to see you there!

Por favor venga al jardín botánico Wilson este sábado el 3 de junio par El Día de Las Puertas Abiertas. El Club tendrá un Bake Sale, Pinta Caras y actividades artísticas para jóvenes. Es una oportunidad importante para reunir con los vecinos y disfrutarse del jardín y la naturaleza y tal vez aprender algo. Cada año el Club participa para mostrar nuestro apoyo para el jardín y la comunidad cotobruseña. ¡Esperamos verle allá!

It’s a Perfect Day

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We are enjoying an extended dry season down here, after an uncharacteristically rainy March.

So it is exactly the right time to avail yourself of this learning experience: a new offering from the Finca Cantaros Environmental Association.

Velvety Manakin

One of our most productive and interesting birding sites, the team at Finca Cantaros is growing trees, managing a sizeable reforestation plot on site, running an environmental art project, installing a blind specifically for photography, and continuing its Women Caring for the Earth Project. Please offer your support to their ongoing work.

Erratum: alert reader and contributing photographer Jo Davidson noticed a slip-up in our last post. The flycatcher with the retort nest is a Yellow-olive Flycatcher, not a Golden-olive Flycatcher. (In a Google search, it also comes up as a Yellow-olive Flatbill.)

Please Join Us This Sunday For A Bird Walk! / ¡Por favor venga este domingo para una caminata para ver aves!

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We’ll be having a Bird Walk this Sunday at 7:30 AM and the Wilson Botanical Gardens. It is free and open to the public. We’ll be meeting at the Reception. There will be binoculars available for those who need them, and coffee afterwards.

Habrá una caminata para ver aves el próximo domingo a las 7:30 al jardín botánico Wilson. Reuniremos frente a la Recepción. Está totalmente gratis y abierto al público. Habrá binoculares para quienes los ocupen y café después en el comedor.

Bird Walk this Sunday! / ¡Caminata para ver aves el domingo!

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Come to the the Reception at the Wilson Botanical Gardens this Sunday at 7:30 AM for a great bird walk. Binos will be available and there will be coffee afterwards. I hope to see you there!

Venga a la recepción al Jardín Botánico Wilson el próximo domingo a las 7:30 para una caminata pajarera muy chiva. Habrá binoculares disponibles y café después. ¡Ojalá que nos veamos entonces!