Sandra West

By Bob Walker and Sandra West The Broad-tailed Hummingbirds (Selasphorus platycercus) are on their way back to Los Alamos–a few were […]

By Bob Walker The largest of the passerines, perching birds, Common Ravens (Corvus corax) can be seeing flying high over

By Bob Walker From spring to fall, as you hike along the canyons in Los Alamos County, you are likely

By Bob Walker New Mexico’s Sandhill Cranes (Antigone canadensis) are returning north now, after spending the fall and winter at

By Bob Walker You can find the White-breasted Nuthatch (Sitta carolinensis) at the nature center almost any time of the

By Bob Walker The least often seen of our nuthatches, the Red-breasted Nuthatch (Sitta canadensis) has orange-red underparts, is generally

By Bob Walker Let’s revisit an old but tiny friend. The Pygmy Nuthatch (Sitta pygmaea) is one of the smallest

By Bob Walker Evening Grosbeaks (Coccothraustes vespertinus) are large finches that visit Los Alamos unpredictably. Whenever a species of bird

By Bob Walker One of our most reliable visitors to the Los Alamos Nature Center is the Acorn Woodpecker (Melanerpes