Don't miss Bandolier National Monument. It has interesting cliff-dweller
ruins, and a fair selection of birds, as there are both water and trees in
the bottom of the canyon.

Mickey Gibson


At 04:45 PM 4/4/97 -0800, you wrote:
>> Tom Foote wrote ...
>>
>> My wife and I are planning a little trip to that area.
>> We'll fly in to Albuquerque, rent a car and head on
>> up to Sant Fe..and maybe Taos..have you or any Tweets
>> got any suggestions about *high spots* to hit..birding
>> and otherwise..
>>
>
>Tom,
>
>If you do make it to Taos, it can be done as a loop. The better road --
>I think it's New Mexico 68 -- can have an enormous population of Lewis
>Woodpeckers, one per power pole. This may be an early summer phenomenon
>but is worth checking out. The back road through Chimayo is
>spectactular. It's not all paved but is usually no challenge to
>passenger cars. I don't recall any major bird experiences there as I'm
>always looking at the scenery.
>
>Walt
>
>