It was the day to head up river and bird one of my favorite parts of the Valley. Thankfully the feeding operation at Salineno has started up again and it was great fun just hanging out at the feeders. It was orioles, orioles, orioles! The most common species is Altamira with both an adult and juvenile shown here.
The prize for this part of the Rio Grande, however, is the Audubon's Oriole.
Falcon State Park was a bit of a disappointment for photography since there was no feeding operation going on this year. I did manage to get off a shot of a Roadrunner trying to hide from me in the grasses and a javelina crossing the road.
