In 2026, the NM Department of Game and Fish is sponsoring a Big Year Contest. For those who don’t know, a Big Year is an attempt to see as many bird species as possible in a designated area within one year. This website and blog will detail my travels as I attempt a NM Big Year. Click the intro blog post above for more background info.

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“On a day like this, I can’t imagine anything better that might happen in a person’s life than for them to start paying attention to birds—to become aware of this magical world that exists all around us, unnoticed by many but totally captivating for those who know its secrets. This kind of spring day, with its bountiful myriads of colorful sprites just arrived from tropical shores, has to be one of the greatest gifts of life on Earth.”

— Kenn Kaufman

@jaredrosslangenegger

RECENT SIGHTINGS

For the full photo gallery click HERE.

Snow Geese – Bosque del Apache
American Wigeon – Socorro
Lesser Goldfinch – Bosque del Apache
Pyhrruloxia – Bosque del Apache
White-crowned Sparrow – Oasis SP
Sandhill Crane – Bosque del Apache
Townsend’s Solitare – BDA
Western Bluebird – NM State Capitol

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