Welcome - Bienvenidos!
Bird Alliance of Southwestern New Mexico serves communities in Catron, Grant, Hidalgo and Luna counties; these include Silver City, Deming, Lordsburg, Glenwood, Cliff, Reserve, the Mimbres Valley, and the Gila National Forest.
Learn more about the Goals, Advocacy & Action your
→ membership supports!
New website coming soon!
Upcoming Events at a Glance
Visit the Events page for details
Our New Logo!
Our Board of Directors worked together to develop the new logo, with special thanks going to Carol Ann Fugagli for providing Dale Zimmerman’s image of a Montezuma Quail, and Emily Pollom’s expertise in the layout. We hope everyone likes it!
Count winter feeder birds for Science!
Brought to you by Cornell Lab of Ornithology, FeederWatch is a November-April survey of birds that visit backyards, nature centers, community areas, and other locales in North America. The schedule is flexible: you can count every week or once all winter, for as much or little time as you like. Data from this project helps scientists measure changes in the winter ranges and abundances of bird species over time.
For an $18 participation fee, you'll receive:
- Tools to track and learn about your feeder birds
- The year-end summary, Winter Bird Highlights
- A double-sided poster of eastern and western common feeder birds and calendar (optional)
- Digital access to the Cornell Lab’s Living Bird magazine (U.S. participants)
Find out more and sign up at feederwatch.org
Christmas Bird Counts and Winter Raptor Surveys scheduled! See the Events or Bird Counts page for details about how to get involved!
Board News
Dave McDonald and Beth Cable are stepping down from their shared Board role of Secretary.
We thank them for their service to our chapter!
Military Overflights in the Gila and Chiricahuas Update: Still time to comment!
Led by member Dave Becker, BASWNM is working on finalizing our organization’s comments on the Draft Environmental Impact Statement regarding those proposed changes. These changes would dramatically increase military activity over our national forest and the Chiricahua National Monument, putting wildlife, and ourselves at risk from noise, sonic booms, and dropping of chaff and flares in these protected areas.
Comment time was extended to November 11, so you’ve still got time to submit your personal concerns, especially any personal experience of military overflights. Speak out! It’s easy to do. Go to the Arizona Regional Air Space website (https://www.arizonaregionalairspaceeis.com/comments/) to tell them how you feel.