WingsWest Birding

Two Rivers Dam, located west of Roswell NM, is a seldom visited birding location in the desert grasslands on the western edge of the...

https://ebird.org/tripreport/214802 Our 2024 tour started in Santa Ana Sonora. We headed south on 15 to San Carlos, stopping on the...

Having lived on the edge of the national forest in the mountains east of Santa Fe for 8 years now, I have been blessed to witness the ups...

https://ebird.org/tripreport/39246 The WingsWest 2022 Jalisco tour began with a week at Rancho Primavera outside the town of El Tuito. ...

Usually, WingsWest Birding tours are on the cushy side so doing an all camping trip was new territory. And the territory we visited was...

Although not in the clouds, Canjilon Lakes, circa 10,000', are close enough to allow a visitor to feel the vapors. With no steep peaks...

One of the most remote destinations in New Mexico, Clanton Canyon is situated in the southwest most part of the state known as the...

The mountains above San Sebastian del Oeste (1.5 hr east of PV) are a haven for a diverse mix of species. Close to town the habitat is...

In a short 45 minutes, we descended from the coastal mountains at El Tuito to the agricultural flatlands around Gargantillo. Most of the...

https://ebird.org/checklist/S80343553Predawn found us in the lush Sierra El Tuito on the upper edge of tropical deciduous forest. ...

We left Santa Fe early and met a client at the KOA campround south of Las Vegas. The campground host had several feeders set up and,...

The San Mateo Mts, just 1.25 hr drive west of Socorro, are a seldom visited but spectacular mountain range in southwest New Mexico....

The west coast of Mexico still has some unspoiled stretches, such as the northwestern coast of the state of Jalisco. The 2.5 hour drive...

One of the premier birding destinations in New Mexico is Rattlesnake Springs, a lush oasis in the middle of hard core Chihuahuan Desert...

Always a pleasure to bird the diverse landscapes around Las Vegas, NM. Starting east of town, out on the short grass prairie, we visited...

Heading east from Santa Fe the morning of May 13, we birded Los Trigos Ranch on the Pecos River. Los Trigos has an unspoiled riparian...

Our 11th Sonora/Copper Canyon tour began with an evening viewing at Estero Soldado just outside San Carlos. Light was favorable as we...

Our tour to the great Mexican state of Jalisco took us through a wide array of habitats. Starting just north of Puerto Vallarta (we were...

The weather gods certainly smiled on us for count day-low wind, sunny, with highs approaching 60. Our team started in the cottonwood...

Migration is always an exciting time to visit one of our favorite birding spots, Ruby Ranch just north of Las Vegas, NM. Although no...