2007-2008 Season

DATE	TIME OF 
OBSERVATION	TOTAL NO. OF ROSY-FINCHES SEEN	NUMBER OF INDIVIDUAL ROSY-FINCHES BY SPECIES
(GC=Gray-crowned, BK=Black, BC=Brown-capped, U=Unknown)	OBSERVER NAME,
HOME CITY/STATE/COUNTRY	NOTES 
(Other Bird Species seen, Hepburns race, Location, Habits, Flock sizes, 
Suggestions, etc.)	
10/31/07	10:15am	----	Feeders put up by Fran Lusso and Dave Weaver
Deck and post on SE side of Bldg		Crest Staff reported having seen small  flocks of birds that might have been rosies for about 2 weeks.	
10/31/07	10:20am	3	1 GC, 2BK	F Lusso/D Weaver, Sandia Park, NM	Also, Dark-eyed Junco, Turkey Vulture and Mtn Chickadee	
11/3/07	 2:00pm	0	0	Donna Coffin, Clarkdale, AZ	At Balsam Glade: Downy Woodpecker, Red-naped Sapsucker, RB Nuthatch, Redtailed Hawk, Steller’s Jay, Cassin’s Finch, Dark-eyed Junco. 
At South Crest Nature Trail: Brown Creeper	
11/3/07	 4:20pm	~25	“1st Good Flock. Mostly BC and GC”	C. Brown, Crest House Staff	3 Oregon Juncos	
11/7/07	9:30am	~15	GC	B. Wardwell, Black Mtn, NC	Red Crosbill, Calrk’s Nutcracker, Cassin’s Finch	
11/7/07	10:30am	~20	GC	Tim Wallace, Grayslake, Il	Clark’s Nutcracker, Rb Nuthatch, Cassin’s Finch, Mtn Chickadee, Juncos, Steller’s Jay	
11/8/907	11:30am	10	GC	John Remaly, Santa Fe, NM		
11/8/07	2:20pm	10-12	GC	David Govatski(?), Jefferson, NH	Birds seen at feeder	
11/9/07	3:40pm	12	Unk, (suspected BK) @ feeder	TA Duncan, Albuquerque, NM	Pairof spectacular Steller’s Jays, Mtn Chickadee, RB Nuthatch, Dark-eyed Junco @ deck feeder	
11/10/07	25-30	10	BK 1?, GC 4, BC 4	Raymond VanBuskirk, Rosy Finch bander	Heard Evening Grosbeak	
11/10/07	3:45pm	1	Adult male BK, also banded	Cole Wolf, Albuquerque, NM	Red tailed hawk and peregrine falcon fly-by	
11/11/07	10:40-11:15	2 flocks of about 2 dozen each	Mixed	Mary & Ray Reid, Albuquerque, NM	Happy Birthday Mary!	
11/11/07	11:50	~20	Mixed BK & GC	D Weaver/F Lusso, Sandia Park, NM	Steller’s Jay, RB Nuthatch, Mtn Chickadee, Juncos, Cassin’s Finch	
11/11/07	1:20pm + 2:25pm	~24	10-12 GC, 5-8 BK, 2-4 BC	J.G., ?, NJ		
11/11/07	4pm	4	3 GC, 1 BK	Gale Owings, Alb., NM	Dark-eyed Junco-white winged (probably) or slate colored w wing bars	
11/12/07	10am	25	All GC?	Tim Wallace, Grayslake, IL	Juncos, Steller’s Jay, Cassin’s Finch, Mtn. Chickadee, Raven	
11/12/07	12:30-2:00pm	12	3 BK, 4 BC, 5 GC	Mike & Lucy Greer, Western Springs, IL	Steller’s Jay, Mtn Chickadee, Red Breasted Nuthatch, Dark-eyed Junco, Cassin’s Finch	
11/15/07	2:05-2:10pm	~16	2 BC, 2 BK, 12-14 BC	Kristin Stewart, Olympia, WA.	Steller’s Jay, Mtn Chickadee, Red Breasted Nuthatch, Dark-eyed Junco, Cassin’s Finch	
11/16/07	9:55am	10	8 GC, 2 BC	Dave Weaver, Sandia Park, NM	Steller’s Jay, Mtn Chickadee, Red Breasted Nuthatch, Dark-eyed Junco	
11/17/07	11:45am	7	BC	Mary Woodrow, Florida		
11/17/07	 2:20pm	              12	10 GC, 1 BC, 1 BK	R. Gardner, Tijeras, NM		
11/18/07	 9:40am	           ~100	15 GC (5 Hepburn’s), 65 BK, 20 BC	Cole Wolf, Albuquerque, NM	Townsend’s Solitaire, Cassin’s Finch, Red Crossbill, Clark’s Nutcracker	
11/19/07	 9:00am	             ~15	10 – 12 BK, 2 – 3 BC	Steve Gzynn, Millville, NJ		
11/20/07	10:30a – 12:20pm	             ~40	BK and GC	Kate and Jim Frazier
Batavia, IL	Cassin’s Finch	
11/21/07	11:30am	               8	2 BC and 6 GC	Al and Linda Warfield Richmond, VA		
11/21/07	3:15pm	              -	-	-	Horned Owl	
11/24/07	2:30pm	          8 – 12	All 3 Species	Patrick Belardo, Piscatawny, NJ		
11/24/07	3:30pm	          8 – 12		DC (?), Phoenix, AZ		
11/25/07	12:30pm	              2	1 BK and 1 BC	Ken and Teri Pulvino		
11/25/07	9:00am -	             35	22 BK, 12 BC and 1 GC 	Nancy and Steve Cox and Banding Crew, Albuquerque, NM	3 BK were recaptured banded birds (2 from 12/2006 and 1 from 11/2005).  Also banded 1 Steller’s Jay, 1 male Cassin’s Finch and 2 Pine Siskins	
12/2/07	9:00 am – 2:00pm	            >80	33 BC, 38 BK and 11 GC (4 Hepburns)	Nancy and Steve Cox and Banding Crew, Albuquerque, NM	15 BK, 13 BC and 2 GC were recaptured from previous years. Also banded an RB Nuthatch	
12/4/07	              -	            12		S. Smith, Rio Rancho, NM	Steller’s Jay, Chickadee	
12/7/07	All Day	          ~25	All 3 Species, plus Hepburn’s	Chris Brown, Crest House Staff		
12/9/07	9:00am – 2:00pm	            85	12 BK, 19 BC and 14 GC	Nancy and Steve Cox and Banding Crew, Albuquerque, NM	12 BK, 8 BC and 4 GC were recaptured from previous years and 16 birds were recaught from this year.	
12/13/07	2:00 pm	            10	2 BK, 6 BC and 2 GC	Dave Weaver and Fran Lusso, Sandia Park, NM	WB Nuthatch, Mtn Chickadee, Dark-eyed Junco	
12/19/07	11:00- 12:30 pm	            100’s	Mixed	C. Smith, Tijeras, NM and B. Warburton, California	Steller’s Jay, Mtn Chickadee, Dark-eyed Junco, Nuthatch	
12/21/07	10:30 – 11:20am	            ~80	Mostly BC, 12 BK and 4 GC	Jennifer Ryeenga (?) and Peggy Maezes (?), Half Moon Bay, CA	2 Steller’s Jays, 3 RB Nuthatches, 12 Mtn Chickadees, 10 Dark-eyed Juncos	
12/22/07	10:30 – 12:15pm	           ~50	10 BK, 20 BC and 20 GC	Walter Lamb, Culver City, CA	Steller’s Jay, Raven, Mtn Chickadee, RB Nuthatch	
12/26/07	9:45am	~50	Mixed	Fran Lusso and Dave Weaver, Sandia Park, NM	RB Nuthatch, Dark-eyed Junco	
12/26/07	11:00 – 12:45pm	~170	88 BK, 57 BC and 25 GC	Nancy and Steve Cox,
Albuquerque, NM		
12/27/07	9:45 – 11:00	~105	20 BK, 50 BC and 35 GC	Mason Flint, Seattle, WA and Santa Fe, NM	1 Dark-eyed Junco and 5 Mtn Chickadee	
12/30/07	9:00am – 2:00pm	  51	5 BK, 34 BC and 12 GC (3 Hepburn’s)	Nancy and Steve Cox and the Banding Crew,
Albuquerque, NM	1 GC recaptured from 1/21/07 and 3 recaptured from this season.	
1/2/08	10:00	~50	~25 BK, ~10 BC and ~15 GC	D.Weaver and F. Lusso, Sandia Park, NM	Dark-eyed Junco, RB Nuthatch, Steller’s Jay	
1/2/08	12:07pm	75+		Cheryl Learn, Albuquerque, NM	RedBreasted Nuthatch, Steller’s Jay	
1/2/08	12:00	75	Equal #’s plus a Hepburn	Gailon & Paul Brehm
Plano, TX	RedBreasted Nuthatch, Steller’s Jay, Mt Chickadee	
1/2/08	10-12	50-75	All 3	Mackenzie Sain, Nicole Gatewood, Albuquerque, NM	RedBreasted Nuthatch, Steller’s Jay, Mt Chickadee, Dark eyed Junco	
1/2/08	10-12	50-75	BC, GC, fewer BK	Heidi Rich, Lucas & Matthew Anderson	RedBreasted Nuthatch, Steller’s Jay, Mt Chickadee, Dark eyed Junco	
1/2/08	10-12	50-75	BC, GC, fewer BK	Lynn Gatewood, Maria Stevens	RedBreasted Nuthatch, Steller’s Jay, Mt Chickadee, Dark eyed Junco	
1/3/08	2-3;10pm	50+	BC, GC, BK, Hepburn	Allen & Wayne John McPherson, Wichita, KS		
1/4/08	11-12	50+	BC, BK, GC	R.J.Pautch, Friendswood, TX	RedBreasted Nuthatch, Steller’s Jay, Mt Chickadee	
1/6/08	9-11am	50+	BC, BK, GC	Pove & Sarah Scolfeld
Nagaodoches, TX	RedBreasted Nuthatch, Steller’s Jay, Mt Chickadee, Dark eyed Junco	
1/9/08	10-10:15am	~50	BC, BK, GC	D.Weaver and F. Lusso, Sandia Park, NM	Dark-eyed Junco, RB Nuthatch, Steller’s Jay, Mtn Chickadee	
1/9/08	10:30-11:15	>100	~25BK, ~25GC and ~50BC	Marlesa Gray, Tucson, AZ	RB Nuthatch, Dark-eyed Junco, Steller’s Jay, Mtn Chickadee	
1/12/08	2:00pm	75 – 100		Faribanks, AK and Chicago, IL	RB Nuthatch, Mtn Chickadee, Juncos	
1/13/08	9:00am – 2:00pm	48	0BK, 9GC (including 2 Hepburn’s) and 34BC	Nancy and Steve Cox and the Banding Crew, Albuquerque, NM		
1/14/08	3:45pm			Shelly Kirn, Chico, CA	RB Nuthatch, Dark-eyed Junco, Mtn Chickadee	
1/15/08	2:45pm	~200	All 3 species	“	                       “	
1/16/08	10:00-10:30am	~100	All 3 species, mostly BK and GC	Fran Lusso and Dave Weaver. Sandia Park, NM	RB Nuthatch, Dark-eyed Junco, Mtn Chickadee, Steller’s Jay, Red Crossbill	
1/16/08	11:00am	4 flocks of ~30 each	BC and GC (Hepburn’s)	Lynda Kotenak, Corrales, NM and Judy Walden, Oklahoma City, OK	RB Nuthatch, Steller’s Jay, Mtn Chickadee, Dark-eyed Junco	
1/16/08	3:00pm	100+	All 3 species plus Hepburn’s	Chuck and Diane Gooding, Elkhart, IN	RB Nuthatch, Steller’s Jay, Mtn Chickadee, Dark-eyed Junc0	
1/18/08	3:00pm	100+	All 3 species.  Mostly GC, few BK and few BC	Harrison Karr, San Rafael, CA	Cassin’s Finch, Dark-eyed Junco, Mtn Chickadee, Steller’s Jay	
1/19/08	9:00am-2:00pm	34	1BK, 24BC and 6 GC (1 Hepburn’s)	Nancy and Steve Cox and the Banding Crew, Albuquerque, NM	3 Recaptures, all from this season	
1/20/08	4:00pm	20+	BC and GC	Floyd and Cathy	Dark-eyed Junco, RB Nuthatch, Mtn Chickadee	
1/22/08	11:00am	90+	All 3 species, plus Hepburn’s	Jim Meyer, Omaha, NE		
1/23/08	1:00pm	70	~15 BK, ~35BC and ~20 GC (2 Hepburn’s)	Gavin Brober(?) and Dick Laritch(?), WINGS	Cassin’s Finch	
			Ran out of pages in log book from 1/23 to 1/27			
1/26/08	9:00am – 2:00pm	202	7 BK, 53 BC and 23 GC (8 Hepburn’s	Nancy and Steve Cox and the Banding Crew, Albuquerque, NM	119 Recaptures – 1BK and 1 GC (Hepburn) from 2006-2007, 4BK from 2005-2006, and 1BC from 2004-2005	
2/2/08	10:30-12:30	37	3 Hepburn’s, 20 BC, 6 BK, 11 GC	Marg & Mark McEwen Albuquerque, NM	RB Nuthatch, Steller’s Jay, Mtn Chickadee, Raven	
2/2/08	12:45	20	Mixed	F Lusso & D Weaver Sandia Park, NM	RB Nuthatch	
2/2/08	1:00	15	All 3 Species (1 Hepburn’s)	Barb and Lou Winterfield	RB Nuthatch, Mtn Chickadee	
2/3/08	9:30 – 12:30	36	8 BK, 3 GC (1 Hepburn’s)	Nancy and Steve Cox and the Banding Crew, Albuquerque, NM	25 Recaptures – 5 BK, 15 BC and 5 GC.  One BK first banded in 2006-7 season	
2/6/08	8:00- 10:00	~40	All 3 species	Tim Wallace, Wildwood, IL	RB Nuthatch, Mtn Chickadee, Steller’s Jay, Common Raven, Juncos	
2/7/08	9:30-10:30	60	35 GC, 15 BC, 7 BK 3 Hepburn’s	Philip Kline, Tucson, AZ		
2/7/08	9:30		All 3 plus Hepburn’s	Pat Brust, Franklin, WI		
2/8/08	11:30			Rick Crote, Edgewood, NM		
2/8/08	11:30-1:30	Lots!	All 3 + Hepburn’s, mostly BC	Peggy Giltrow, Santa Fe, NM	Mtn Chickadee, Steller’s Jay, Brown Creeper, Juncos, RB Nuthatch	
2/8/08	12:30-15:30		All 3 + Hepburn’s	Jerold Zimmerman, Waxahachie, TX	WB Nuthatch, Common raven	
2/8/08	4:00	38	21 BC, % BK, 11 GC	Allison Hilf, Denver, CO	Mtn Chickadee, Steller’s Jay, RB Nuthatch	
2/9/08	9:30-12:00	100-150		Jerold Zimmerman, Waxahachie, TX	Pine Grosbeak below Crest along  road	
2/9/08	(:30-12:00	100-150		Sly ?	Same	
2/9/08	1:30-2:00	100-150		Mark McKellar, Liberty, MO		
2/9/08	2:00-2:30	?		Ron Berry and Marie Hurd, Liberty, MO		
2/9/08	2:00-2:30	A lot		Kathy Lewis, Kansas City, MO		
2/9/08	2:00-2:30	25-30	All 3 species	Ruth Simmons, Lee’s Summit, MO
JoAnne Eldridge Kearney, MO
John Burwell, Parkville, MO	Hepburn’s race	
2/9/08	1:30-2:15	?	All 3 species	Susan Seyboth, kasnas City, MO	Mt Chickadees, Hepburn’s race	
2/9/08	1:30-2:30	?	All 3 species	Linda Everett, Platte City, MO	Mtn Chickadees, RB Nuthatch	
2/10/08	9:30-2:00	32	1 BK, 27 BC, 4 GC 	Nancy and Steve Cox and the Banding Crew, Albuquerque, NM	Recapture: 15 BC, 2 BK, 1 GC, 3 Hepburn’s all from this year.
Northern Goshawk on the drive up, Cassin’s finches on drive down	
2/11/08	10:00-noon	76	All 3 plus 2 Hepburn’s, 40 GC, 20 BC, 14 BK	Allison Hilf, Denver, CO	WB Nuthatch, RB Nuthatch, Steller’s Jay, Mtn Chickadee, raven	
2/12/08	10:00-noon	+_ 85	60 GC, 18 BK, 7 BC	Bruce & Sharon Paige, Gustarus, AK		
2/13/08	9:20-10:20	Many	All types	Ian & Natalie Starr, Wellesley, MA	Hepburn’s race, Mtn Chickadee, RB Nuthatch, Steller’s Jay, Junco	
2/13/08	10:30-11:30	100+	All 3 + Hepburn’s	Wayne Klockner, Boston, MA	Raven, Mtn Chickadee, RB Nuthatch, Steller’s Jay, NOJU	
2/13/08	10:30-1:00	>200	Mixed flock on deck floor, several flocks >30on trees below deck	R. Reed, Albuquerque, NM		
2/15/08	09:00-10:30	Many	3 species + Hepburn’s	Bruce Eilerts, Alise Auston, Phoenix, AZ		
2/17/08	9:30-2:00	28	2 BK, 22 BC, 4 GC	Nancy and Steve Cox and the Banding Crew, Albuquerque, NM	Recaptures: 3 BK, 46 BC, 15 GC (3 Hepburn’s)
3 recaptures (2BK + 1 GC) were from 2006-07.
Also banded a male Hairy Woodpecker	
2/17/08	9:30-12:30	150+	50% BC, 40% GC, 10% BK	Judi Cooper, Moruga, CA
Joyce Hansen, Santa Rosa, CA	Mtn Chickadee, Hairy Woodpecker, RB Nuthatch, DEJU(Grey headed), Steller’s Jay	
2/18/08	Afternoon	~50	BC and BK	Patty Elsisie, Anne Lewis, Helen Engel, Tijeras, NM	RB Nuthatch, Steller’s Jay, Mtn Chickadee, Junco	
2/19/08	11am	~50	All 3 plus Hepburn’s	Bosque Bill, Albuquerque, NM
www.bosquebill.com	RB Nuthatch, Mtn Chickadee	
2/20/08	10am	~150	All 3	F Lusso & D Weaver, Sandia Park, NM	RB Nuthatch, Mtn Chickadee, Junco, Steller’s Jay and several FAT Abert’s Squirrels	
2/21/08	12:30pm	60 – 70	All 3 species, plus Hepburn’s	Marjorie Richardson, Bellingham, WA	Steller’s Jay, Dark-eyed Junco, RB Nuthatch,  Mtn Chickadee	
2/24/08	9:30-2:00	19	16 BK, 3 GC (1 Hepburn’s)	Nancy and Steve Cox and the Banding Crew, Albuquerque, NM	Recaptures: 18 BK, 50 BC, 15 GC (4 Hepburn’s). 2 BK were from 2005-6 and 1 from 2005-6.  1 BC was from 12/5/2004	
3/2/08	AM	“Many”	All 3 species, plus Hepburn’s	Dave Wutton, Albuqeruque, NM		
3/2/08	9:30 – 2:00	18	16 BC, 2 GC (1 Hepburn’s)	Nancy and Steve Cox and the Banding Crew, Albuquerque, NM	Recaptures: 30 BK, 113 BC, 33 GC (7 Hepburn’s). 1 BC from 12/27/04, 1 BC from 2005-6 and 5 BK from 2005-6	
3/5/08	10:30	~100	All 3 species plus Hepburn’s	Danna Keusch, Santa Fe		
3/8/08	Noon	~30	All 3 species	Tom Moerdyk, Ada, MI	Oregon Junco, Steller’s Jay, RB Nuthatch, Mtn Chickadee	
3/9/08	9:30 – 2:00	3	2 BC, 1 GC (flocks of ~150 seen)	Nancy and Steve Cox and the Banding Crew, Albuquerque, NM	Recaptures: 2 BK, 3 BC, 2 GC (1 Hepburn’s) all from this season	
3/12/08	9:10 outside
10:15 inside	50	All 3 species plus Hepburn’s
Mostly BC	Larry & Leona Schwitters, Issaquah, WA		
3/13/08	Early afternoon	20-30		Crest House Staff		
3/15/08	10am	~50	All 3 species	B. Frish, Tucson, AZ	Mtn Chickadee, Juncos	
3/15/08	1:00 pm	~6		Herrick, Rio Rancho, NM		
3/16/08	2:30pm	~6	BK + BC	D.Hill & F.Portugal, Albuquerque, NM	Steller’s Jay	
3/16/08	9:30 – 2:00	2	1 BC and only 1 Flock of ~50	Nancy and Steve Cox and the Banding Crew, Albuquerque, NM	Recapture: 1 BK from 1/22/06	
3/18/08	10am	150	All 3 species	Tony @ Crest House	Cassin’s Finch	
3/16/08	?	>115	All 3 species	Devin and Justin Bosler, Louisiana		
3/20/08	8:30-9:30	150+	All 3 species (3-4 Hepburn)	Dale & Ruth Fitch, Grand Blanc, MI	Steller’s Jay, Mtn Chickadee, Pink-sided Junco, Gray-headed Junco	
3/22/08	10:30-noon	>50	~30+ GC, ~10 BC, ~20 BK (couple Hepburn)	Patty Reed + Scott France Lafayette, LA	RB Nuthatch, Steller’s Jay, Mtn Chickadee, DE Junco, Cassins Finch, Raven, Pine Siskin, N. Flicker	
3/23/08	Morning	~120	~15BK, ~60BC, ~45GC (at least 6 Hepburn)	Devin Bosler,
Baton Rouge, LA		
3/23/08	9:30 – 2:00	13	7 BC, 6 GC (2 Hepburn’s) 	Nancy and Steve Cox and the Banding Crew, Albuquerque, NM	Recaptures: 13 BC and 2BK, all from this season	
3/24/08	9:30-10:15	~150	All 3, 1 injured/sick BC	Bea Cooley & Chuck Washburn, Flagstaff, AZ	1 Cassins finch + ‘regulars’	
3/25/08	9:30-10am
12-12:15pm	50+
75+	All 3, 1 BC w broken leg	Gary & Dorothy Balkwill, Ontario Canada		
3/26/08	12:12;30pm	25	All 3	Bill Tuchy, Jackson, NJ	Junco, Mtn Chickadee, Nuthatch, Steller’s Jay, Red Tailed Hawk	
3/27/08	10-12	30+	All 3, some banded	Ray White, Edmons, WA	Gray Headed Junco, RB nuthatch, Mtn Chickadee, Steller’s Jay	
3/30/08	9:30-10:30	0	None seen since 3/29/08	Gene Romero, Crest House		
4/1/08	12-1:30pm	9	All 3	Jeane + Tony Bailer, Ontario, Canada	Not April Fools!	
4/2/08	9:45am	~20	All 3	Dave Weaver, Sandia Park, NM	Pine Siskins, Junco, Mtn Chickadee, Hairy Woodpecker	
4/2/08	2:45pm	18	All 3 plus Hepburn	Tony, Crest House	Cassins Finch	
4/3/08	10:30	-	“Still here”			
4/4/08	9am and 11am	30-40 each time	15+ GC, 15+ BC, 3-BK	Brian P Wood, Warwick, NY	Mtn Chickadee, Cassins Finch, RB Nuthatch	
4/4/08	12:20	1	BK  No other sightings for rest of afternoon	Shaun P Koyle, Lancaster UK	‘seems the flock has now departed’	
4/5/08	8:00
10:15	2
1	BC
GC	Shaun P Koyle, Lancaster UK	Pine Grosbeak(male)@milepost 13, Northern Flicker, Hairy Woodpecker	
4/8/08	11:15	1	GC	Tony, Crest House		
4/9/08	10am		Feeders down for the season