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BIRDS OF NEW MEXICO 
two on September 4, 1913 (Kalmbach). At Blanco it was found as late as November 
19, 1908 (Birdseye). [Between Albuquerque and Socorro in 1917 one was seen 
August 28, and ten seen September 4 (Ligon).] 
At Las Cruces it was noted to November 23,1909 (Goldman), and it was said to 
be fairly common in winter near this latter place (Henry), a specimen formerly in 
the United States National Museum having been taken January 5, 1856, at Dona 
Ana (Pope). During the winter of 1912-13, it was rather common at 5,500 feet on 
the Alamosa River, and at 6,200 feet on the east fork of the Gila (Ligon). On the 
Carlsbad Reserve it was common January, 1915, [rather common December, 1916. 
On the Rio Grande Bird Reserve (Elephant Butte), 150 were rioted November 23- 
December 9, 1916 (Willett). On the Rio Grande near Albuquerque it is now very 
common, wintering (Leopold, 1919)]. 
The first spring migrants appeared at Las Vegas in 1902 on March 29 (Barber), 
and 20 were noted on the Rio Grande near Albuquerque, March 21, 1914 (Cooper); 
