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| At 6:30 the outside temperature was 37 degrees, elevation 7212. Inside all was blissfully warm and comfortable! We finally made peace with the bed and furnace situation! My knee has recovered! Life is Good! At 8:30 we headed for the Randall Davey Audubon Center 10 miles away. The GPS directed us to twist our way up a hillside on very narrow dirt roads sided by adobe homes all squeezed together, turning about every block or two onto a new street. It would be impossible to find our way back without the GPS! |
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Another alternative to adobe fences surrounding the homes was the also popular stick fences--both provide absolute privacy.
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We finally found our way to the parking to the Randall Davey Audubon Center, but nothing much was happening there. We wondered how many people find their way, but later read that some 10,000 people visit each year.
We did find a signboard map of a short trail and headed up a rocky juniper forest hill. Birds were scarce today. The highlight was a raven wire sculpture at a shade structure near the top.
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Then we walked to the trail at the adjoining Nature Conservancy site, but the trail was not well marked and we had no map. We did find a Spotted Towhee singing loudly.
We decided the birds in our RV Park were more exciting, so after refueling we went back to our RV site to plan tomorrow's and future days' journeys, and rest. (Santa Fe drivers like to drive very fast on windy narrow dirt roads!)
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Walking at the RV park we came eye to eye with a Pine Siskin and Western Bluebird! Next we found a Curved-bill Thrasher and a Canyon Towhee (a life bird)
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| Woodhouse Jay (formerly Scrub Jay) with nesting material and another keeping watch |
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A White-breasted Nuthatch hunted for food; also saw Red-breasted Nuthatch (no photo) and were fascinated with the Pinyon nuts inside the cone.
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Today Our Eyes Were On
A plethora of adobe pinkish-red haciendas behind stick or adobe privacy fences on narrow windy roads on which other drivers were in a hurry
A plethora of birds after days of only Ravens
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Just finished catching up with your notes, Judy, and once again, am filling with that "let's hit the road" feeling. I am very much enjoying your, and Paul's, adventure through your blog. Thanks.
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