Went for a drive today, north towards Roswell. About seven miles east of Roswell is the Bitter Lake Wildlife Refuge. It was our first trip there so we went into the Visitor's Center. Very nice displays of the birds and other animals that live in the area. We watched two short movies before driving around the 9 mile loop.
Although each season brings a variety of animals, the winter season here brings the migration of thousands of birds. The refuge lies along the Pecos River which provides sancuary to numerous species of birds - some for a few days, others for the winter months. We'll look forward to returning in the coming weeks to see what birds had flown in. Many of the same birds we view in Florida spend time here in the winter.
Today we saw a flock of White Pelicans. There were a few already in a pond, while we watched others fly in and land near them. Also indenified some Coots, and saw what we thought might be Dowitchers. We need to look at John's pictures to be sure. There were thousands of dragonflies flying around - and some damselflies as well. There have a large variety of both.
We'll return again soon, and I'll post some of John's pictures as soon as he goes through them.
Miss you all.
Val & John
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