Article by Amanda Walker, Bosque del Apache NWR Park Ranger If you visit the refuge once or twice a winter, it may be hard to imagine what this place looks like any other time of year. But Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge really is a refuge for all seasons....
Friends and refuge staff at Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge recently hosted an amazing long weekend of birding, nature, art and poetry via our Spring Migration Celebration (SMC) Friday, May 2 through Sunday, May 4. In our third year of hosting this event,...
Last month, Cornell’s Lab of Ornithology – in collaboration with Ducks Unlimited, the American Bird Conservancy, Audubon and Point Blue (among others) – published the 2025 “State of Birds” report and, as usual, there was some good news and some bad news. Let’s...
Join us for an amazing weekend of birding, nature, art, and poetry at Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge and beyond from Friday, May 2 through Sunday, May 4. There is truly something for everyone at our Spring Migration Celebration 2025! ‘Tis the season of...
Graphic courtesy of BirdCast. Bird migration forecast maps, like this one for April 16, 2025, show predicted nocturnal migration three hours after local sunset and are updated every six hours. (Daily forecasts are produced by Colorado State University and the Cornell...
Recent freezing of federal budgets and layoffs of federal employees have had many effects on our public lands in New Mexico, including at Bosque del Apache (BdA). The impacts will continue to compound in time and will be felt by wildlife and the public alike, as...
