Southwestern New Mexico and Southeastern Arizona contains one of the widest varieties of birds in the world. Silver City New Mexico provides the perfect beginning for any birding expedition. For the latest sightings explore the link below.

http://www.birdsightingsreport.com

Bird Sighting Report March 2011
 

7th Annual Children’s Water Festival
The 7th Annual Children’s Water Festival Scheduled for April 29 and 30. Approximately 500 local 4th and 5th grade students and teachers look forward to this yearly event! Students gain appreciation for the crucial role water plays in our community by learning about water conservation, water sources and water use, chemistry, pollution, and water’s ecological importance to people and wildlife.

Volunteer presenters will provide hands-on learning stations for fifth graders at the Nature Conservancy’s Lichty Center property on the Gila River. Fourth graders will attend presentations throughout the day at the San Vicente Outdoor Classroom (located on Silver City’s San Vicente Creek) and throughout historic downtown including the Silver City Museum.

A New Mexico Department of Game & Fish “Share with Wildlife” grant awarded to Gila Conservation Education Coalition (GCEC) covers a portion of the Children’s Water Festival expenses

Grant County New Mexico is great birding destination:

Grant County offers a half-dozen major habitat types for birds — and birders — to enjoy. From mountain spruce and pine above 7000 feet to Sonoran desert, the county offers an incredible range of habitat and bird species. For a great summary of birding sites in each, visit the Southwest New Mexico Audubon Society’s locales page. A wide array of bird fauna is found on the Gila National Forest. Approximately 339 bird species have been sighted. Of these, 166 species are known to breed on the forest, 114 are more-or-less regular non-breeders, and 57 are considered to be casual or accidental. The numerous species of birds found is largely related to the diverse ecological habitat found on the Gila and location on a migratory flight path. In the forest, vegetation types range from spruce/fir forest high in the Mogollon Mountains to desert scrub and remnant grassland in the lower Burro Mountains. Small expanses of grassland are scattered in the higher ranges.