February to March, winter to spring.

 Male Ring-necked duck on the Rio Grande, 2/29. The female was nearby. Only a few winter ducks left on the Rio.

 Santa Fe Baldy and Lake Peak from Cuarteles badlands, 3/1. I got my first sunburn, and saw my first lizard of the year.

Santa Fe Baldy and the big burn from Quarteles badlands, 3/1.

January sightings, 2016.

 Red-tail close-up and personal, 1/27.

 Sandhill cranes in the corn, Bernardo, 1/30.

 American widgeon, Socorro, 1/30.

Ring-necked duck, Socorro, 1/30.