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Valle de Oro National Wildlife Refuge
Albuquerque, New Mexico – May 9, 2026 Located just seven miles south of Albuquerque, Valle de Oro National Wildlife Refuge (NWR) was established in 2014 as the first urban NWR in the American Southwest. One of nearly 600 national wildlife refuges in the United States, Valle de Oro is adjacent to Rio Grande Valley New…
Birds of Las Vegas: Winter 2026
Las Vegas, Nevada – January & February 2026 We’ve just made our retreat from winter quarters in Las Vegas, Nevada, and now, in the first week of March 2026, find ourselves in Kingman, Arizona – just 100 miles down the road. I’ve written before about the many reasons we spend the winter months in Las…
Butterfly Habitat at the Springs Preserve
Las Vegas, Nevada – November 14, 2025 This is the third winter we are spending in Las Vegas, Nevada. The benefits of spending the winter in the Mojave Desert are many: the temperatures remain fairly warm compared to the rest of the United States (important for even the best-insulated recreational vehicles out there); the campground…
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