NEW MEXICO 
Providing only the thirteenth acceptable New Mexico record, this Prairie Warbler 
made a brief stop at the Mesa Rest Area, Chaves County 2 May 2009. Photograph 
by Jerry R. Oldenettel. 
With fewer than 20 credible records, Louisiana Waterthrush is one of New Mex- 
ico's rarest warblers; this one along Las Animas Creek on the Ladder Ranch, 
Sierra County 12 May 2009 provided a notably late spring record. Photograph by 
Nat}cyE. Hetrick. 
A surprise on the Great Plains, New Mexico's first Fan-tailed Warbler entertained 
many at the Melrose Trap in northern Roosevelt County 1 8-1 9 (here 1 9) May 
2009. Photograph by David J. Krueper. 
reports of several species once 
considered quite rare. A male 
Olive Warbler was n. to 
Slaughter Mesa near Quemado 
L. 20 Mar {fide DB). Single 
Blue-winged Warblers were at 
Bosque 30 Apr (CB, NH) and 
N.R.T. 1 May OR ph. MH). A 
Golden-winged Warbler was 
at Santa Rosa 26 Apr (ph. JO, 
ph. MH, CR). Other notewor- 
thy Vemiivora were single Ten- 
nessee Warblers at Cedar Crest 
4 May (DL) and N.R.T. 9 May 
(DK) and a likely wintering 
Orange-crowned Warbler at 
Bosque 14 Mar (CR). One to 2 
Northern Parulas were at 11 lo- 
cales from the R.G.V eastward 
26 Apr-25 May; noteworthy 
was an early one in Selden 
Canyon 13 Mar (MS), and sin- 
gles where rarely seen were at 
Santa Rosa 26 Apr (CR) and 
Eunice 27 Apr (ph. PM); in the 
w., singles were in the Datil 
Mts. 24-29 Apr (ph. JH), 
Kingston 9 May (ph. DC), and 
the Cliff-Gila Valley 26 May 
(RS). A male Chestnut-sided 
Warbler was at the Anton 
Chico Rest Area, w. Guadalupe 
7 May (CB, ph. NH). One to 2 
Magnolia Warblers were at 
N.R.T. on multiple dates 9-23 
May (m.ob., ph.); at least 3 and 
possibly more were involved. 
Single male Black-throated 
Blue Warblers were at Sumner 
Dam 17 May (WW) and at R.S. 
11 May (LM). Single Black- 
throated Gray Warblers in Post 
Office Canyon 4 Mar (CDL) 
and in Guadalupe Canyon 14 
Mar (CM) probably wintered 
locally. An impressive 3 Black- 
burnian Warblers were found: 
singles at Cedar Crest 28-30 
Apr (ph. DL), N.R.T. 19 May 
(m.ob., ph. JO, ph. CW, ph. 
NH, ph. DK, ph. JZ), and 
B.L.N.W.R. 15-17 May (DK, 
RV). A Prairie Warbler 
stopped at the Mesa Rest Area 
2 May (CW et al., ph. JO, ph. 
MB, ph. MH), providing a 
Chaves first and about the 13th 
credible state record. The Yel- 
low Palm Warbler wintering at 
Percha continued through 12 
Apr (ph. MH); single Western 
Palm Warblers were at Socorro 13 May (RV) 
and Tyrone 28 Apr QL). Single Blackpoll War- 
blers were at N.R.T. 13-14 May 0MB, JP, ph. 
JO) and Socorro 5-9 May (ph. JO, CW, DH, 
ph. JWS). Black-and-white Warblers were at 
11 sites in eight counties from the R.G.V. east- 
ward 25 Apr-25 May; noteworthy for 
Guadalupe were one to 2 at Santa Rosa 26-27 
Apr (MH, CR, ph. JO, WW). Single Prothono- 
tary Warblers graced N.R.T. 29-30 May QP, 
DH) and Milnesand 28 Apr (W. Kuehn). A 
Worm-eating Warbler w. to The Catwalk 15 
May (ph. D. Muschalek) may represent the 
first for Catron\ other singles were at Cerrillos 
2 May (ph. JPB), Socorro 3 (GF) & 9-10 May 
(ph. RD, ph. JO), E.B.L. 14 Apr (ph. DC), and 
B.L.N.W.R. 2 May (CW et al., ph. JO). Late for 
the species in New Mexico, a Louisiana Wa- 
terthrush was at the Ladder Ranch, Sierra 12 
May (ph. NH); there are fewer than 20 credi- 
ble reports for the state. A strong Kentucky 
Warbler season produced singles at Sumner 
Dam 2-3 May (MB, NP, JP, ph. JO, ph. JPB), 
N.R.T. 9 (DK, JP) & 29 May (ph. JO), Socorro 
7-9 May (NP, ph. CW, DH, ph. JWS), Water 
Canyon 2 May (CR), and Silver City 15-16 
May {fide RS); there are now some 70 state 
records. Very rare in New Mexico, a male 
Mourning Warbler was at R.G.N.C. 12 May 
(CR). Regular in spring. Hooded Warblers ap- 
peared in 10 counties 15 Apr-31 May; local 
firsts were singles in the Datil Mts. 12-13 May 
(ph. JH), Rio Puerco near Cabezon 16 May 
(ph. WH), Santa Fe Canyon 31 May (ph. JPB), 
and Eunice 30 Apr (ph. PM). Overshooting 
Painted Redstarts were conspicuous at low- 
land sites, with singles at N.R.T. 17-19 Apr 
(ph. M. Watson, CR, DH, ph. JO), Socorro 12- 
19 Apr 0- Bair, ph. JO, ph. NH), San Antonio 
9 Apr {fide WH), E.B.L. 24 Mar (ph. DC), Las 
Palomas 12 Apr (ph. MH, RV), and Selden 
Canyon 9 May (MS). A Red-faced Warbler was 
a surprise at Percha 14 May (ph. MB). Unex- 
pected on the high plains, but nevertheless 
providing a welcome state first, a Fan-tailed 
Warbler entertained dozens at N.R.T. 18-19 
May (ph. GF, m.ob., ph.). Another e. species 
making a good showing this spring was Scar- 
let Tanager, with an ad. female at N.R.T. 1 
May (MH), an ad. male there 9 May QO, DK), 
and another ad. female there 19 May (WH, 
DH); elsewhere, an ad. male was at Cedar 
Crest 4 May (ph. DL). 
SPARROWS THROUGH FINCHES 
For the 2nd consecutive year. Chipping Spar- 
rows seemed determined to breed in the Cor- 
rales bosque, where 8 males were singing 30 
Apr and a pair was nest-building 3 May (DK). 
Single Field Sparrows were at Line Tank, Otero 
Mesa 21 Mar (SW), B.L.N.W.R. 28 Mar (CW, 
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