Cactus Wren - My 300th Santa Fe County Bird!

Once again I was at work when I heard about a pair of Cactus Wrens that Jim Walters had found the day before - with nests! 

This would be a major milestone in birding here in Santa Fe County, my 300th species! Needless to say I was a bit anxious, but finally left work at 5:00 P.M.

It's a long haul from Pecos, NM to where the wrens were in western Santa Fe County, but I managed to get there in around 40 minutes :-)

My friend, Wyatt Eglehoff, was waiting for me and we headed in where the wrens were. They are on private property so Mr. Walters had to escort us in. We caught up with Jim and after a short period were able to find a singing male Cactus Wren - #300!

We saw both wrens and a nest. 

I started keeping a Santa Fe County list on November 22, 2009, but didn't live here until October of 2010, so I am amazed at how quickly I achieved this lofty goal. 

What is next?!

Number 300 - a male Cactus Wren!

Their nest.