• A Guide to Waterfowl Identification

    Western New Mexico University 1000 West College Avenue, Silver City, New Mexico

    SWNM Audubon Program: A Guide to Waterfowl Identification for Beginning and Intermediate Birders WNMU - Harlan Hall, Room 111 300 Cain Drive Karen Beckenbach and Bill Norris will provide an overview of waterfowl identification based on general appearance, behavior and habitat. Although this presentation will focus on tips to geese and duck identification, brief attention

  • Great Backyard Bird Count

    Each February, for four days, the world comes together for the love of birds. Over these four days we invite people to spend time in their favorite places watching and counting as many birds as they can find and reporting them to us. These observations help scientists better understand global bird populations before one of

  • Annual Meeting & Potluck Picnic

    Silver City Silver City, NM

    Southwestern NM Audubon Society annual meeting at Gomez Peak Pavilion Join us for some bird-watching at 4pm, followed by a meeting, potluck, and mingling from 5-7. Bring a dish to pass along with a plate, utensils, napkins, and beverages. Hope to see you there!

  • Using the Merlin Birding App

    Western New Mexico University 1000 West College Avenue, Silver City, New Mexico

    Learn to use Merlin, a free phone app from the Cornell Lab of Ornithology, to help identify birds by location, sight, and sound. Heidi Erstad will be your guide. The class will be held in Harlan Hall, Room 135 @ WNMU. For beginning and casual birders. Limited to 30 participants! RSVP to swnmaudubon@gmail.com (not FB

  • The Big Sit – Birding Challenge

    Cliff Cliff, NM

    Join us at the Iron Bridge overlooking the Gila River for some relaxed sit-down birding! The Big Sit is a family-friendly, semi-competitive, stationary birding event where bird-enthusiasts around the world identify as many bird species as possible from a 17' diameter circle. People will be participating all over the world! Bird lovers of all backgrounds