New Mexico

In March my family and I went to Albuque-rque New Mexico.

These are some birds I saw in sanctuaries and lakes:

When we went to a sanctuary, we went on a small walk. While I was looking for a great horned owl nest that was said to be there, My brother told me to turn around. I had seen road runners before but this one was really special. The road runner let me walk right up to it. I took a picture and a movie. It was a beautiful little runner. I enjoyed walking up to it.

In the same place as the road runner there was a pond that had a feeding station. There where millions of mallards and wood ducks and ring necked ducks. There where also a few coots. I enjoyed watching all the birds. I also saw my first mountain chickadee there. While I was watching a lady behind me said 'Here comes a hooded merganser." I thought that she said ' Here comes a COMMON merganser.' So I was looking crazy for a big duck that was green and red and white. I did not notice the little tiny red and black and white duck paddling up. I finally noticed the little thing with its hood puffed up. It was so cute!

There where also the northern shovelers. I do not have much to say about them. We went up to look for cranes and we got shovelers. It was funny the way they would duck their beaks under water sometimes putting them upside down.

On the way back on the road My father hit a poor meadowlark with the car. It was very sad. I did enjoy studying it, but it was sad that it died so I could study it.