Woke up in Meteor Crater to a light dusting of snow and heavy winds forecast. We opted to take the back roads to New Mexico rather than the interstate. Winds were manageable, but then I wasn't driving. Ran into a snow storm along the way. Traffic was no problem.

We arrived at Bird Watchers RV Park in San Antonion, NM too late to do any birding, but we did get our hummingbird feeder attached to the windshield. Pretty soon we had several black chinned hummers vying for a spot at the trough.

The next morning we loaded Dusty into the car and headed for Bosque del Apache NWR for a little bird watching. The first bird spotted was a Vermillion Flycatcher. Seven hours later we had over 50 varieties of birds, mostly ducks...Shovelers, Gadwalls, all three Teals, Buffleheads, Avocets, etc, etc.

We went back early the next morning and added a few songbirds to the list. Then we packed up and headed to Roswell for some alien watching.