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ALBUQUERQUE,
NM--Despite heavy local traffic and many people in the immediate area,
this New Mexico native has taken up residence in the Old Town area.
He has most recently been seen in the courtyard of the Bottger Mansion Bed & Breakfast, apparently hoping to snag another finch for his lunch. He has also been sighted strolling across Old Town Plaza.
His scruffy appearance indicates run-ins with other locals, possibly birds defending themselves or neighborhood cats already in residence.
It's
been a good spring for new birds this year. The only problem is that
we see them and identify them, but they only stay for a couple of
days. We've had Eurasian collared doves, a sharp-shinned hawk, a
roadrunner, and even heard some calls of different birds that we
haven't been able to see. They're way up in our Chinese elm trees.
The latest was a pair of ladderback woodpeckers, but so far we only saw them for two days in a row and haven't seen them since then.
I found this photo on another website. They got it from the Stokes Field Guide.
