Thursday, March 24, 2005
Bosque Birdwatcher RV Park, San Antonio, NM - Mar 23-24
This park is not very scenic, and not especially cheap, but is ideally situated to do some birdwatching at Bosque del Apache NWR, where large flocks of sandhill cranes and snow geese spend the winter. Unfortunately, we were a bit too late to see the huge wintering flocks, but we got to see a few smaller flocks of each, migrating north, as well as many other interesting birds, including an unusual white-winged (Afghanistan) pheasant that has interbred with the local ring-necked pheasant. 
We drove the loop roads in the refuge several times each day, enjoying the views and the variety of birds.We went to the Owl Bar in the tiny town of San Antonio and enjoyed Chicken burgers with cheese & green chiles and fries with cheese & green chiles. They use the delicious New Mexico (Hatch) green chiles, which are wonderful.
# posted by Doug and Willie @ 8:20 PM 
