And after we had crossed over the pedestrian bridge to the Rio Grande Nature Center, a Say's Phoebe landed on the fence along the Albuquerque Riverside Drain canal. The Middle Rio Grande Conservancy District constructed hundreds of miles of drains in the 1930s to reclaim waterlogged fields near the Rio Grande.
As we walked back across the Rio Grande Nature Center, a New Mexico State Park, we spotted this White-winged Dove resting on a branch.
As we walked back across the Rio Grande Nature Center, a New Mexico State Park, we spotted another White-winged Dove at a bird feeding area.
While in Albuquerque, we returned to the Rio Grande Nature Center the next day to check out the waterfowl in some other ponds on Leap Day 2024. While standing in the parking lot, we spotted some Bluebirds in the parking lot Cottonwoods.