End of May into June.

 Chokecherries in full bloom, Twining Canyon, 5/30.

 A newly fledged dipper, Taos East, 5/30.

A Catbird shows up in Taos, 6/1. Usually not found here.

December on the Rio Grande, short days, warm birds.

 Common Goldeneyes dive for invertebrates, 12/31.

 As do the always bobbing, and often singing Dippers, 1/3/16.

 One ram of the new herd of bighorns in the gorge, 1/4/16.

 A female Kingfisher, 1/4/16.

Wintering Bald eagles hunt fish and ducks, 1/6/16.