Friday, October 31, 2008


Oct 31, 2008:
We many thousands of sandhill cranes on their way to the Bosque del Apache NWR with a thousand here already (along with over 15,000 light geese and 24,000 ducks) You can check the official bird under What's New on the Friends of the Bosque web site at http://www.FriendsoftheBosque.org
The count online is updated weekly during the winter.
The Festival of the Cranes is only a few weeks away, and everyone at the Refuge and many in the city of Socorro, New Mexico and San Antonio, NM and The Friends of the Bosque are preparing for your arrival.
Many of the lectures, workshops and tours look very enticing, and the Festival Coordinator, Robin Harrison, is doing a great job, mentored by Tom Harper who devoted many successful years to organizing the Festival.
Festival T-Shirts, mugs, tote bags, pins and more are now available on the Online Bosque Nature Store shop, so you can actually arrive in your T-Shirt!