I had a work trip to White Sands Missile Range, NM in mid April 2006. I brought my cameras and spent a little time birdwatching when I wasn't in my meetings. I went to the White Sands Missile Range museum area, which included a small desert nature walk, and the White Sands National Monument. Most of the birds I saw there were at the visitor's center.

At the WSMR museum area, I saw a very bright yellow and blue bird. It's the western form of the Yellow Rumped Warbler:

More Yellow Rumped Warbler photos here.

There were lots of White Winged Doves in the area:

At the National Monument visitor's center I saw several other birds. The first was a Western Kingbird:

A White Crowned Sparrow posed for pictures too:

More White Crowned Sparrow photos here.

Fianlly, among the dunes, I saw a nice Black Throated Sparrow:

More Black Throated Sparrow photos here.

You can see some scenic pictures of the White Sands area here.

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