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Contents Event Descriptions: From the President 2 Tuesday 16 Friends & Refuge News 3 Explore Socorro County 4 Wednesday 17 Family Fun at the Festival 5 Thursday 28 Crane Corner 6 Friday 41 Photography Corner 7 Saturday 54 Birder’s Corner 8 Sunday 65 Essentials 9 How to Register 10 Where Can We Eat? 67 Festival Planner Aid 11 Registration Form 69 Schedule of Events 12-14 Campus Map 71 Expo Tent Exhibitors 15 Map of Refuge 72 Map of Socorro 73-74 Map of New Mexico Event Locations 75

Page 1 Friends of Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge

From the President Celebrating Cranes Every year for the past thirty-two years, we have come together to celebrate the return of sandhill cranes to the Middle Rio Grande Valley at Festival of the Cranes. The cranes and geese traverse thousands of miles each autumn to find refuge at Bosque del Apache throughout the winter. People travel here from across the globe to connect to nature and feel the magic. We must work diligently together to ensure that wetlands and wildlife thrive and that the magic continues.

Celebrating Accomplishments This year, the Friends of Bosque del Apache celebrates its twenty-sixth anniversary of supporting the refuge. The refuge celebrates its eightieth birthday this year. Working together, our accomplishments have been nothing short of amazing. Friends has acquired funding to do such important things as: expand the Visitor Center; add acreage to the refuge; purchase Langemann gates to increase water efficiency, and solar panels to decrease energy expenses; replace bridges to popular refuge sites; repair a collapsed well; upgrade the Desert Arboretum; provide bus scholarships to ensure children’s environmental education; and provide internships to the biology and visitor services programs. Moving forward, we’ll fundraise to rehabilitate wells, replace or repair water control structures, replace decks and bridges, and continue supporting programs already mentioned. All of these things support wetlands, wildlife, and the visitor experience.

Celebrating Partnerships The Friends organization has worked together for years with not only the refuge, but also with the City of Socorro, the surrounding community, our members, and our many conservation partners to ensure the success of Bosque del Apache, the Rio Grande, and the Flyway. We celebrate these critical partnerships, and we thank you for your contributions. Your memberships, donations, volunteer efforts, and advocacy can help to ensure that this special habitat, river, and major migratory route are protected and thriving for years to come. A special thank you to the Bosque del Apache staff for their year-round efforts to make the refuge the special place we know and love. On behalf of the Board of Friends of Bosque del Apache, I welcome you to this year’s celebration and thank you for your support throughout the years!

Sincerely, Jack Lockridge, President of the Board Friends of Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge www.FriendsofBosquedelApache.org

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Awaken to the Wild Stimulate your senses and get in touch with the untamed places within yourself in the wild areas all around you at Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge. Enjoy expansive vistas, exquisite light, enchanting bird songs, and the unique proximity of wildlife. Make a difference in the efforts to keep Bosque del Apache wild for future generations. Consider becoming a Friends Member and help us increase our capacity to carry out and support refuge projects. Each new Member helps advance refuge, wildlife, and habitat projects that ensure the stewardship and conservation of our oasis in the desert. Friends is committed to aiding the refuge’s goals with particular focus on providing quality winter roosting grounds for the migratory flocks of geese, ducks, and cranes that inhabit this special place, where the public has close-up viewing access. In addition, Friends is committed to expanding public environmental education within the Middle Rio Grande Valley. Are you ready to help us meet these challenges? Then take the next step in conservation and become a member of Friends of Bosque del Apache today. For more information, visit our website www.friendsofbosquedelapache.org, visit the Friends Booth at Festival in the Expo Tent. See page 68 or call 575-838-2120.

Agriculture for Wildlife 2019

2019 is the third year of refuge staff producing crops for wildlife, and so far it has been a success. Every year is different with challenges always being a constant. Last summer’s biggest challenge was getting past the drought. Staff overcame this challenge and produced a hearty grain corn crop of approximately 1.2 million pounds. Corn rotations this year will spread the crops out across the managed units, putting them greater distances from one another, allowing for cranes and geese to utilize the entire agriculture area. This spring was unusually wet, but we always welcome much needed moisture. The extra water poses a constant risk to our water conveyance system and structures. Our delivery ditches have been running full, and we always need to pay attention so ditches and dikes are not breached. Approximately a hundred and thirteen acres of corn were planted in late May, as well as forty-one acres of triticale on the southern tip of the agriculture area. Another fifty acres were planted in September for next years’ grain availability. We also planted some alfalfa and nitrogen-fixing clover to replenish nitrogen levels consumed by previous years’ corn crops. We anticipate these legumes will remain for the next four years to build up the soil once again. These crops will offer browsing opportunities for wildlife as well. Lots of work has gone into the success of the agriculture program, and we seek to make it even more efficient and effective by strategically planting fields where wildlife observation is in harmony with minimal disturbance and maximum feeding opportunities. We continue to use some of our retired agricultural fields as moist soil units. Some fields are irrigated later in the spring and summer, and instead of crops, native moist soil vegetation grows. These rotations have led to high seed yields and massive flocks of waterfowl using these fields. As retired refuge manager Kevin Cobble put it last year: We are excited about the changes and are putting in place a program that will continue to meet the needs of our wintering bird populations and reduce the amount of acreage where we need to produce crops to conserve water. We hope you enjoy the results of our staff’s hard work. We know the birds do.

-Bernard Lujan, Deputy Refuge Manager

Page 3 Friends of Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge Explore Socorro County

Welcome to Socorro and our 32nd year of Festival of the Cranes! We’re happy you’ve come to help us celebrate the return of the sandhill cranes and the snow geese! You will find there is plenty to do here in our little city and the surrounding area. I hope you’ll take some time to see all that Festival, and Socorro, have to offer. --Ravi Bhasker, Mayor

Friends of Bosque del Apache would like to acknowledge the generous contributions from and partnership with the City of Socorro. Socorro County has so much to offer and these are only a small collection of the local activities.

Astronomy Art The Karl G. Jansky Very Large Array Radio The Arts & Crafts Fair is located in Socorro’s Telescope, fifty miles west of Socorro on Highway 60, historic Garcia Opera House at California and Abeyta is open daily from dawn to dusk. It has a visitor center, streets. Open Friday and Saturday 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., self-guided walking tours, and a gift shop. Guided and Sunday 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Get a real taste of New tours ($5) are scheduled for Thursday (see TH-vla). Mexico’s artist community. Mingle, browse, buy and enjoy. Nature Sevilleta National Wildlife Refuge spans nearly The Alamo Gallery & Gifts in Socorro is home to 230,000 acres. It sits at the junction of four different a number of local artists’ work. The variety of art biomes that support a wide array of biological includes paintings, fiber arts, stained glass, woodwork, diversity. The Rio Grande flows through the center of pottery, sculpture, jewelry, and more. The gallery is New Mexico’s largest refuge and creates an oasis for located at 1008 California Street next to the Socorro wildlife in the arid landscape. Experience the beauty of Springs Brewery. Open Tuesday through Friday, noon Sevilleta: hike one of its trails, discover San Lorenzo to 6 p.m. and Saturday noon to 4 p.m. Canyon, bird the wetland and riparian areas, and be sure to explore the displays in the visitor center. The Vertu Fine Art Gallery features original fine art Located at Exit 169 off I-25, twenty miles north of by award-winning local and nationally known artists, Socorro. as well as art cards, photography, pottery, jewelry, and more. You’ll find bronze and stone sculptures, Rocks and Minerals pastels, oils, watercolors, and acrylics, leather goods, The Mineral Museum on the New Mexico Tech and gifts in many price ranges. Located at 102 Plaza campus houses a display of over 2,000 specimens of Street on the Socorro Historic Plaza. Festival hours are minerals from around the southwestern United States Wednesday - Saturday 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Call (575) 835- (and the world!) as well as mining memorabilia, 4487.Visit www.vertuarts.com. fossils, and a breathtaking ultraviolet-mineral exhibit. Open 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday and 10 San Antonio’s Elementary School presents their 12th a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. Visit their website Annual Arts and Crafts Exhibit. Vendors from around at https://geoinfo.nmt.edu/museum/ the state will be displaying their talents the weekend of the Festival. Doors will be open 7:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. Friday and Saturday. Come see the wares of many local artisans and crafters as they join together to raise funds for the school. Food will also be available. All proceeds go to the school.

Page 4 www.festivalofthecranes.org Festival of the Cranes 2019 Wildlife Zone: Saturday Family Fun at Festival! Saturday, November 23rd, 2019 - 9 a.m. - 4 p.m. Admission is FREE. No need to register.

Rescued Wildlife: Come see hawks, owls, falcons and more.

Face Painting: Become a puma, bobcat, butterfly, or other wild animal for the day.

Archery and Atl Atl Spear Throw: Archery is a sport for the whole family. Learn new skills: dominant eye use, proper form, bow grip, release and follow through. Mentors will be on site facilitating a structured yet fun archery shoot. Learn to throw spears that ancient cultures hunted with. Multiple sessions are offered in the morning.

New Mexico Herpetological Society: Head to the heated south bay of the Refuge Fire Station for close encounters with snakes, lizards, and other animal ambassadors of the New Mexico Herpetological Society.

Prairie Dog Pals: Come see prairie dog ambassadors and learn more about the importance of this amazing Photo by Colleen M. Gino keystone species.

And so much more! Additional Family Events Festival has many kid-friendly workshops and tours. Check each specific event for time, meeting place, and registration needs:

Guided Hikes - Seven different hikes offered Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday.

Star Party - Friday night 7 p.m. - 10 p.m. at the Frank T. Etscorn Campus Observatory. See page 73 for directions. Registration not required.

Duck Banding - Help a wildlife biologist attach leg bands to live ducks! Here’s your chance to see and touch waterfowl while learning how wildlife biologists study migration. Go to the Saturday schedule for more information.

Young Birder’s Walk - Young birders and their families are invited to join BRANT guides for a FREE, late morning walk around the refuge headquarters. Go to the Saturday schedule for more information.

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Crane Corner Through the ages, people from all around the world have noticed that cranes display human-like characteristics. Here is a quick look at some of those traits.

Cranes are normally monogamous, meaning they remain together for years. They usually live in family groups consisting of the parents and last season’s young. Young cranes, called colts, have a call that resembles a squeaky whistle. As colts mature, their voices go through a change similar to what teenage boys experience. Mature cranes have a loud bugle-like sound, though females are somewhat higher pitched than males. As cranes mature, like many people, they turn gray and go bald. Colts begin life tawny-brown in color. As they grow, they molt into the adult gray plumage we typically see. Colts also do not sport the red crown or forehead that adults display. Again, as they mature, the young cranes lose their forehead feathers to reveal the red crown.

Cranes wear a kind of makeup. On their nesting grounds up north, the adults search out iron oxide rich mud and smear it on their feathers. By the time the rust stained birds migrate back here to New Mexico, they appear mottled rusty-gray. Scientists think cranes use the stain for camouflage, to take care of pests on their skin and feathers, or even to make them more attractive for their mates.

These tall birds are known for their dancing. The dance consists of beautifully choreographed bows, arching of the back, stick tossing, skipping, and jumping. It’s thought that cranes dance to attract mates, to relieve tension, and sometimes just for fun. Because of these and many other human-like characteristics, people have bestowed human qualities upon them. Ancient Greeks and Romans linked cranes with their gods and saw crane dancing as a celebration of life.

Ancient European cultures believed cranes protected kings. Early Christian writers associated crane vigilance, loyalty and goodness with the virtues of monastery life. Cranes are also mentioned in at least a couple of versions of the Bible in the books of Jeremiah and Isaiah. Several ancient Asian cultures considered cranes wise and referred to them as patriarchs of the Photo by Erv Nichols feathered tribe. Because cranes were seen as mates for life, many early Japanese wedding kimonos were decorated with cranes to symbolize fidelity. Other Asian cultures believed cranes lived thousands of years and considered them symbols of longevity. Many of these cultures believed cranes took the souls of the dead to heaven because of their ability to fly at great altitudes. The arrival of cranes in spring was also used as a signal to plant crops. In North America, cranes are entrenched in many Native American cultures. Cranes are associated with chieftainship, medicine, life lessons, dating rituals and much more.

Not all cultures considered cranes good. Celtic mythology portrays cranes as ill omens. In Ireland they were called cranes of death. Druids believed cranes were treacherous, evil women.

Even today, cranes are ingrained in our everyday lives. Many people use the expression ‘crane your neck’ when someone twists around to look at something. Large mechanical cranes we see on construction sites were reportedly first named by the Ancient Greek because they resemble the birds. Also, two of our common plants - cranberries, first known as crane-berries, and cranebills or geraniums - are so named because their flowers and seed heads resemble the heads of cranes.

If you would like to learn more about these incredible birds, come join one of the crane workshops at this year’s Festival of the Cranes.

-Keanna Leonard

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Photography Corner 65 Photography Workshops and Seminars 12 Professional Photography Leaders

Don Toothaker Stephen Ingraham Ruth Hoyt Kathryn Dow sponsored by Hunt’s sponsored by Zeiss sponsored by Hunt’s sponsored by Hunt’s www.toothakerphoto.com www.lightshedder.com www.ruthhoyt.com www.kathryndow.photoshelter.com

Lisa Langell Roman Kurywczak Russell Burden Scott Bourne sponsored by Tamron sponsored by Sigma sponsored by Hunt’s sponsored by Olympus www.langellphotography.com www.roaminwithroman.com www.russburdenphotography.com www.scottbourne.com

Darrell Gulin Adam Jones Mark Buckler Keith Bauer sponsored by Canon sponsored by Canon sponsored by Hunt’s www.keithbauerphotography.com www.gulinphoto.com www.adamjonesphoto.com www.bucklerphoto.com

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Page 8 www.festivalofthecranes.org Festival of the Cranes 2019 Essential Information While You’re at Bosque del Apache Hours: Climate: Tour Loop: open from one hour before sunrise to one hour The refuge is at the northern edge of the Chihuahuan after sunset. November 20th, sunrise is 6:45 a.m. and sunset Desert at 4500’ elevation. Days are usually sunny and is 5:01 p.m. a temperature change of 30 degrees is common. Early Visitor Center and Nature Store: during the Festival mornings in November can be below freezing and windy, the visitor center and nature store will be open from 7:30 and some summer mosquitoes can linger. a.m. - 4:30 p.m. Festival Registration Desk (inside visitor center): open Camping: 7:30 a.m. - 4 p.m. Wednesday through Friday and 7:30 a.m. There is no public camping or overnight parking on the to noon on Saturday. refuge. Staff at the visitor center or volunteers in the Expo Tent: open Wednesday through Saturday 7:30 a.m. - Hospitality Booth can advise about camping and RV parks 5 p.m. in the area. The Friends Hospitality Booth in the Expo Tent: open from 8 a.m. - 4 p.m. Wednesday through Saturday. Vehicles and Parking: Wildlife Zone Booths: open Saturday 9 a.m. - 4 p.m. The refuge lies along both sides of NM Highway 1, which connects I-25 Exit 139 in San Antonio with I-25 Exit 115 Entrance Fees: south of the refuge. NM Hwy 1 is a 55 mph state highway. The tour loop entry fee for private passenger vehicles has Stopping suddenly on the roadway to look at birds or other been waived from November 20th through 23rd. Enjoy wildlife is dangerous, so please use the wide turnouts your opportunity to visit Bosque del Apache free during the along both the north and south approaches. The visitor Festival. All Commercial Use Fees remain in effect. center parking lot can accommodate motor homes. You are welcome to unhitch and use your tow vehicle on the tour Pets and Other Animals: loop. Please drive carefully on the gravel tour loop roads, From October 1 through March 31, pets must be inside the and stay on designated roads and turnouts. The speed limit vehicle at all times while on the tour loop. They are not is 25 mph. There are both one-way and two-way sections, allowed on any trails adjacent to the tour loop, including so observe signs carefully. Vehicles ahead of you may stop the Boardwalk, John P. Taylor Jr Memorial Trail, Marsh suddenly as visitors spot birds or wildlife. Tour loop roads Overlook Trail, Rio Viejo Trail, and the Observation Blind/ are wide: please pull over to allow others to pass safely. Trail, nor are they allowed on the observation decks, or inside the visitor center or Expo Tent. Pets are permitted in Hiking Trails: the visitor center parking lot and on all hiking trails west Bosque del Apache has eight trails, totaling eighteen miles. of Highway 1 (Chupadera Wilderness National Recreation The Low Flow Conveyance Channel East Service Road Trail and Canyon National Recreation Trail), though they (9.4 miles long) is also open to hiking. For locations see the must be physically restrained at all times on a leash no refuge map on page 72. longer than six feet. Please pick up after your pet. Biking: Photography: To ensure the safety of both visitors and wildlife, the Photography is welcomed and encouraged in public seasonal bicycle policy is enforced: From October 1 through areas. “Area Closed” signs apply to all visitors, including March 31, bicycling is allowed on the El Camino Real de photographers. Normal courtesy with respect to the viewing Tierra Adentro Scenic Overlook, Bosque Road, and on the rights of others is expected. Low Flow Conveyance Channel East Service Road (see map on page 72 for details). From April 1 through September 30, bicycling is allowed on all of the above, the seasonal tour roads, and both the north and south loops of the auto tour loop. The state allows biking on Hwy 1. Please use caution on this busy roadway and railroad crossing.

Page 9 Friends of Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge Here’s How to Register! Advance Registration Festival Accommodations We encourage you to register online, using the See the Socorro map on page 73. Be sure to make your registration button at http://www.festivalofthecranes. reservations early, as most accommodations become com. Although online registration is preferred, you fully booked for the Festival. also may use the registration form on page 69-70, and mail it to PO Box 340, San Antonio, NM 87832; or Event Information during Festival call our Registrar at 575-835-2077. Telephone hours Have an event question? Need to register for an open are Monday through Thursday, from 9 a.m. to noon event? Need your agenda printed? All are available Mountain Time. If you have a question, call us and online or at the Festival Registration Desk, which leave a message and we’ll call you back. Online early is open Wednesday to Friday 7:30 a.m. - 4 p.m. and registration for Friends members only will begin Saturday 7:30 a.m. to noon in the visitor center. Tuesday, September 3rd at 9 a.m. (MDT). Not a member but wish to register early? Become a member Cancellation Policy of Friends of Bosque del Apache! Non-member online Festival of the Cranes reserves the right to cancel registration will begin Wednesday, September 4th at 9 or revise any event when necessary. If it becomes a.m. (MDT). The Registrar will begin entering mailed necessary for us to cancel a paid event for which registrations (both member and non-member) in the you have a reservation, we will notify you by order in which they were received at 1 p.m. (MDT) on email, telephone, or in writing and issue a full September 5th. Please note that registration costs for refund. If you cancel your paid event by email, Festival of the Cranes are not tax deductible. telephone, or in writing, the following refund policy applies : Cancellations received by October 2nd Email confirmation of your registration, your receipt, will be refunded in full, minus registration fees. and your agenda schedule are automatically sent Cancellations from October 3rd through November when you register online. Your agenda schedule is 1st will be refunded 60% of the total registration, your ticket. Some events fill up quickly in the first minus registration fees. Cancellations received after two weeks, so we encourage you to register early. November 1st will not be refunded. There are no Events that sell out quickly typically have waiting refunds for amounts that are less than $20. If you need lists. Check waiting lists online or call the Registrar for to cancel, please consider making your registration a help. Please note: though an event might be sold out, contribution to the conservation of Bosque del Apache often space becomes available at the bus stop or event National Wildlife Refuge. Your contributions help location on a first-come basis. preserve this national treasure that we all love.

Photo by Michael Hamilton

Page 10 www.festivalofthecranes.org Festival of the Cranes 2019 Designing Your Schedule? Read Me; I’m Helpful.

To help you plan your Festival activities, we’ve assigned a letter for each type of event and an icon to the location. Use the Schedule of Events on pages 12-14 to plan your visit. Be careful to check the Location Code Keys and schedule for sufficient travel time between various Festival venues. See key guide below for more details and travel times.

Refer to these key symbols and travel times when planning your Festival schedule.

Event Code Key Location Key Travel Times Key: Venue Map on Page 75.

Socorro—BdA: 30 minutes T Tour Bosque del Apache (BdA) S Socorro—VLA: 60 minutes S Seminar v Bus Stop in the Visitor Center parking area Socorro—Sevilleta: 25 minutes W Workshop B City of Socorro BdA NWR—San Antonio: 10 minutes H Hike P Other location E Event Socorro—Salinas Pueblo 1 h 30 minutes Socorro—White Sands 2 h 30 minutes Socorro—Valle de Oro 65 minutes Socorro—Water Canyon 30 minutes Socorro— Carrizozo 1 h 15 minute

T Tours H Hikes Tours will introduce you to new things and places. They Hikes range from a stroll for an intimate view of the refuge range from water manageement tours on the refuge to a to more moderate off-refuge hikes to a fairly strenuous tour of Albuquerque Birding Hot Spots. Please note that climb up Chupadera Peak. Read the descriptions carefully, on birding tours, the emphasis is on birding. The emphasis bring plenty of food and water when necessary, and dress on other tours depends on the topic. Although bird and for the weather and the terrain. Call the Registrar if you wildlife watching will take place when the opportunity have questions. arises on all tours, photography opportunities involving more than point-and-click will be limited unless otherwise E Events noted. Participants on most tours will board buses or Events offer a variety of entertainment choices that vans. Some tours, however, will require caravanning or include Dinner Theater, Friends Annual Dinner, Friends walking. Please read descriptions carefully and call the Keynote Social, and the NM Tech Performing Arts Series. Registrar with any questions. Shopping? Look for unique and beautiful hand-crafted S Seminars treasures in the Friends of Bosque del Apache Nature Seminars on a variety of subjects are presented by people Store at the visitor center. The Expo Tent with optic, who are experts in their field and love to share their photographic and eco-travel exhibitors offers premium knowledge. Seminars are located in the refuge’s visitor exhibitor products all in one place. The Expo Tent also center and the Expo Tent. houses the Friends Hospitality Booth. Also check out page 4 for more shopping options. W Workshops Workshops are generally a combination of seminar, Hungry? We have excellent local food vendors right at hands-on activities, and/or field work. Check the location the refuge with a wide variety to select from, or visit any when you plan your schedule. of our fine restaurants in San Antonio or Socorro. See maps on pages 73 and 74.

Page 11 Friends of Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge Schedule of Events Tuesday, November 19th, 2019 Code Name of Event Time Price Meeting Location W Owling Expedition Intensive 4:15 p.m.-9:00 p.m. $95 Refuge Expo Conference Tent W VLA Nighttime Photography 5:30 p.m.-8:30 p.m. $130 VLA, Visitor Center Wednesday, November 20th, 2019 T Walk Out to Fly Out 5:30 a.m.-7:30 a.m. $10 Refuge Bus Stop W Morning with Cranes 5:30 a.m.-10:00 a.m. $70 Refuge Bus Stop W Early Bird Shoot Out 6:00 a.m.-9:30 a.m. $80 Refuge Bus Stop W A Flight to Remember: Birds in Flight and Motion 6:00 a.m.-9:30 a.m. $80 Refuge Bus Stop W Using Landscape to Beautify your Birds-in-Flight Photography 6:00 a.m.-9:30 a.m. $80 Refuge Bus Stop W Canon Open Basic 6:00 a.m.-9:30 a.m. Free Refuge Crane Roost T Mountain Birding Intensive 6:00 a.m.-12:30 p.m. $95 Socorro, Macey Center Parking Lot W Language of the Forest 7:00 a.m.-12:30 p.m. $95 Refuge Visitor Center W Deadly Beauty Behavior 8:00 a.m.-11:00 a.m. $35 San Antonio, Owl Bar T Refuge Birding Tour 8:00 a.m.-11:00 a.m. $20 Refuge Bus Stop T Birding Sevilleta! East Side 8:30 a.m.-3:00 p.m. $60 Sevilleta NWR, Visitor Center S One on One Portfolio Review 9:30 a.m.-12:00 p.m. $20 Refuge Visitor Center S Crane Basics Seminar 10:00 a.m.-11:00 a.m. $20 Refuge Expo Conference Tent T Desert Arboretum Tour and Plant Stories 10:00 a.m.-11:00 a.m. Free Refuge Desert Arboretum S Point & Shoot Nature Photography Introduction Seminar 10:00 a.m.-11:30 a.m. $20 Refuge Biology Building S Ted Turner Reserves: Bison Country 10:00 a.m.-11:30 a.m. Free Refuge Visitor Center S New Nature Photography 11:30 a.m.-1:00 p.m. Free Refuge Visitor Center T Backwater Tour - BdA Water Management 12:30 p.m.-3:00 p.m. $20 Refuge Bus Stop W Canon Equipment: Birds in Flight Workshop 12:30 p.m.-5:30 p.m. $110 Refuge Visitor Center W Nikon Equipment: Birds in Flight Workshop 12:30 p.m.-5:30 p.m. $110 Refuge Visitor Center W Photography Intensive Workshop 12:30 p.m.-5:30 p.m.* $210 Refuge Biology Building W Afternoon with the Cranes Fly In 1:30 p.m.-5:30 p.m. $60 Refuge Expo Conference Tent W Afternoon Avian Adventure 2:00 p.m.-5:30 p.m. $80 Refuge Bus Stop W Flat Lay Photography 2:00 p.m.-5:30 p.m. $80 Refuge Visitor Center W Birds in Flight: Capture Stunning Images 2:00 p.m.-5:30 p.m. $80 Refuge Bus Stop W Finding Creative Moments in Photography 2:00 p.m.-5:30 p.m. $80 Refuge Bus Stop S Easy Tips to Better Bird Photography 2:30 p.m.-4:00 p.m. $20 Refuge Visitor Center S Seven Fold Path to Better Birding 3:30 p.m.-4:30 p.m. Free Refuge Biology Building W Owling Expedition Intensive 4:15 p.m.-9:00 p.m. $95 Refuge Expo Conference Tent E Dinner Theater: Young Frankenstein 5:30 p.m.-10:00 p.m. $45 Socorro, NMT Macey Center Thursday, November 21st, 2019 T Walk Out to Fly Out 5:30 a.m.-7:30 a.m. $10 Refuge Bus Stop W Morning with Cranes 5:30 a.m.-10:00 a.m. $70 Refuge Bus Stop W Bosque del Apache Hot Spots & Elusive Birds 5:30 a.m.-11:30 a.m. $95 Refuge Bus Stop W Birds in Flight: Capture Stunning Images 6:00 a.m.-9:30 a.m. $80 Refuge Bus Stop W Finding Creative Moments in Photography 6:00 a.m.-9:30 a.m. $80 Refuge Bus Stop W Beginning Photography 6:00 a.m.-9:30 a.m. $80 Refuge Bus Stop W Point & Shoot Nature Photography Basic Field Techniques 6:00 a.m.-10:00 a.m. $50 Refuge Bus Stop W Advanced Birding 7:00 a.m.-12:30 p.m. $150 Refuge Bus Stop W Deadly Beauty Photography 8:00 a.m.-11:30 a.m. $80 San Antonio, Owl Bar W All About Raptors 8:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. $60 Refuge Biology Building W Mastering the Art of Wildlife Photography 10:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. $20 Refuge Expo Conference Tent T Desert Arboretum Tour and Plant Stories 10:00 a.m.-11:00 a.m. Free Refuge Desert Arboretum S Sensor Cleaning Demystified 10:00 a.m.-11:00 a.m. Free Refuge Biology Building S Photoshop Post-Processing 10:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. $60 Refuge Visitor Center H Hike: Mines in the Magdalenas 10:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m. $60 Water Canyon Campground W Bosque del Apache Birding Intensive 11:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m. $110 Refuge Bus Stop S Nikon: Advanced Optical Technology and Specialized Optics 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Free Refuge Visitor Center W Crane Basics Workshop with Guided Field Observations 12:30 p.m.-3:30 p.m. $40 Refuge Expo Conference Tent W Canon Equipment: Birds in Flight Workshop 12:30 p.m.-5:30 p.m. $110 Refuge Visitor Center W Nikon Equipment: Birds in Flight Workshop 12:30 p.m.-5:30 p.m. $110 Refuge Visitor Center W Edible and Medicinal Plants of the Chihuahua Desert 1:00 p.m.-2:30 p.m. Free Refuge Desert Arboretum S Burrowing Owls and Predators 1:00 p.m.-2:30 p.m. $15 Refuge Biology Building

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Thursday, November 21st, 2019 T IRIS PASSCAL Tour 2:00 p.m.-4:00 p.m. Free Socorro, NMT IRIS PASSCAL W Artistic Photography 2:00 p.m.-5:30 p.m. $80 Refuge Visitor Center W Creative Field Techniques in Bird Photography 2:00 p.m.-5:30 p.m. $80 Refuge Bus Stop W Anticipation in Wildlife Photography 2:00 p.m.-5:30 p.m. $80 Refuge Bus Stop S Golden Eagle Seminar 3:00 p.m.-4:30 p.m. $12 Refuge Visitor Center S Ted Turner Reserves: Turner Endangered Species Fund 3:00 p.m.-4:30 p.m. Free Refuge Biology Building T VLA Tour 3:30 p.m.-4:30 p.m. $5 VLA, Visitor Center W Owling Expedition Intensive 4:15 p.m.-9:00 p.m. $95 Refuge Expo Conference Tent T Walk In to Fly In 4:30 p.m.-5:45 p.m. $10 Refuge Bus Stop E Friends Annual Dinner: You are Vital to Preserving Bosque del Apache 5:30 p.m.-7:30 p.m. $37 Socorrro, Bodega Restaurant W VLA Nighttime Photography 5:30 p.m.-8:30 p.m. $130 VLA, Visitor Center Friday, November 22nd, 2019 T Walk Out to Fly Out 5:30 a.m.-7:30 a.m. $10 Refuge Bus Stop W Morning with Cranes 5:30 a.m.-10:00 a.m. $70 Refuge Bus Stop W Fundamentals of Bird Photography 6:00 a.m.-9:30 a.m. $80 Refuge Bus Stop W Mastering Birds-in-Flight Photography 6:00 a.m.-9:30 a.m. $80 Refuge Bus Stop W Beating the Blur: Mastering Sharp Bird Images 6:00 a.m.-9:30 a.m. $80 Refuge Bus Stop W Canon Open Workshop 6:00 a.m.-9:30 a.m. Free Refuge Crane Roost W Mountain Birding Intensive 6:00 a.m.-12:30 p.m. $95 Socorro, Macey Center Parking Lot W Field Sketching and Bird Painting 7:00 a.m.-12:15 p.m. $70 Refuge Visitor Center W Deadly Beauty: Raptors and Man 8:00 a.m.-11:00 a.m. $50 San Antonio, Owl Bar T Raptor ID Tour 8:00 a.m.-11:00 a.m. $50 Refuge Bus Stop T Old Mission Church Tour 8:15 a.m.-11:30 a.m. $30 Socorrro, San Miguel Church W All About Raptors 8:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. $60 Refuge Biology Building S Crane Basics Seminar 10:00 a.m.-11:00 a.m. $20 Refuge Expo Conference Tent T Desert Arboretum Tour and Plant Stories 10:00 a.m.-11:00 a.m. Free Refuge Desert Arboretum S Art of Composition: Nature, Photography and Negative Space 10:00 a.m.-11:30 a.m. Free Refuge Visitor Center S Photoshop Post-Processing 10:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. $60 Refuge Biology Building S Point & Shoot Nature Photograpy Introduction Seminar 10:00 a.m.-11:30 a.m. $20 Refuge Biology Building H Hike: Canyon National Recreation Trail 10:00 a.m.-12:30 p.m. $8 Refuge Trailhead W Carrizozo: Seeing in Black & White 8:00 a.m.-12:30 p.m. $95 Carrizozo, Tularosa Basin Gallery W Bosque del Apache Birding Intensive 11:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m. $110 Refuge Bus Stop T Refuge Tour 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. $10 Refuge Bus Stop W Photography Intensive Workshop 12:30 p.m.-5:30 p.m.* $210 Refuge Visitor Center S Sensor Cleaning Demystified 3:00 p.m.-4:00 p.m. Free Refuge Visitor Center S Raptor ID 1:00 p.m.-2:30 p.m. $12 Refuge Biology Building H Hike: Canyon National Recreation Trail 1:00 p.m.-3:00 p.m. $8 Refuge Trailhead W Afternoon with the Cranes Fly In 1:30 p.m.-5:30 p.m. $60 Refuge Expo Conference Tent W Sweet Tweets: Finding Songbirds for Photography 2:00 p.m.-5:30 p.m. $80 Refuge Bus Stop W Bird Photography Basics 2:00 p.m.-5:30 p.m. $80 Refuge Visitor Center W Birds in Flight: Capture Stunning Images 2:00 p.m.-5:30 p.m. $80 Refuge Bus Stop W Birds in Flight, Wildlife and More 2:00 p.m.-5:30 p.m. $80 Refuge Bus Stop T J.E. Smith Museum Tour 3:00 p.m.-4:00 p.m. $12 Socorro, Smith House S Digiscoping Today Seminar 3:00 p.m.-4:00 p.m. Free Refuge Biology Building E Keynote Social with David La Puma 5:00 p.m.-7:00 p.m. $30 Socorrro, Bodega Restaurant W Nighttime Photography on the Refuge 6:00 p.m.-9:30 p.m. $125 Refuge Expo Conference Tent E Star Party 7:00 p.m.-10:00 p.m. Free Socorro, NMT Etscorn Observatory E Performing Arts Series: Honey House 7:30 p.m.-9:30 p.m. $8-$18 Socorro, NMT Macey Center Saturday, November 23rd T Walk Out to Fly Out 5:30 a.m.-7:30 a.m. $10 Refuge Bus Stop W Morning with Cranes 5:30 a.m.-10:00 a.m. $70 Refuge Bus Stop W Bosque del Apache Hot Spots & Elusive Birds 5:30 a.m.-11:30 a.m. $95 Refuge Bus Stop W Birds in Flight: Creating Compelling Images with Bird Behavior 6:00 a.m.-9:30 a.m. $80 Refuge Bus Stop W Birds in Flight, Landscapes, Wildlife and More 6:00 a.m.-9:30 a.m. $80 Refuge Bus Stop W Beating the Blur: Mastering Sharp Bird Images 6:00 a.m.-9:30 a.m. $80 Refuge Bus Stop W Advanced Birding 7:00 a.m.-12:30 p.m. $150 Refuge Bus Stop

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Saturday, November 23rd W Duck Banding Project (For Kids!) 9:00 a.m.-9:30 a.m. Free Refuge Flight Deck W Duck Banding Project (For Kids!) 9:30 a.m.-10:00 a.m. Free Refuge Flight Deck S Sensor Cleaning Demystified 10:00 a.m.-11:00 a.m. Free Refuge Biology Building T Desert Arboretum Tour and Plant Stories 10:00 a.m.-11:00 a.m. Free Refuge Desert Arboretum S Nikon: How to Select the Right Binocular 10:00 a.m.-11:30 a.m. Free Refuge Visitor Center H Hike: Rio Viejo 10:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. $8 Refuge Trailhead T Young Birder's Walk (For Kids!) 10:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. Free Refuge Bus Stop H Hike: Sevilleta Mesa View 10:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m. $8 Sevilleta NWR, Visitor Center W Duck Banding Project (For Kids!) 10:00 a.m.-10:30 a.m. Free Refuge Flight Deck S Cranes of the World 11:00 a.m.-12:30 p.m. $12 Refuge Expo Conference Tent T Refuge Tour 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. $10 Refuge Bus Stop S Time Lapse Photography 12:00 p.m.-1:30 p.m $45 Refuge Visitor Center W Edible and Medicinal Plants of the Chihuahua Desert 1:00 p.m.-2:30 p.m Free Refuge Desert Arboretum H Hike: Indian Well Wilderness 12:30 p.m.-3:00 p.m. $8 Refuge Bus Stop S All About Owls 1:00 p.m.-2:30 p.m. $12 Refuge Biology Building H Hike: John P. Taylor, Jr. Memorial Trail 1:00 p.m.-2:30 p.m. $8 Refuge Trailhead T Historic San Miguel Church Tour 1:00 p.m.-2:30 p.m. Free Socorrro, San Miguel Church W Create a Backyard Bird Photography Studio 1:00 p.m.-3:00 p.m. $45 Refuge Visitor Center T Endangered Species Tour 1:00 p.m.-3:30 p.m. $20 Refuge Bus Stop W Crane Basics Workshop with Guided Field Observations 1:00 p.m.-4:00 p.m. $40 Refuge Expo Conference Tent S Photography as a Tool for Conservation 2:00 p.m.-4:00 p.m. Free Refuge Visitor Center W Shooting the Darkside: Silhouette Birds in Flight and Motion 2:00 p.m.-5:30 p.m. $80 Refuge Bus Stop W Birds in Flight, Wildlife and More 2:00 p.m.-5:30 p.m. $80 Refuge Bus Stop W Point and Shoot Nature Photography Advanced Field Techniques 2:00 p.m.-5:30 p.m. $65 Refuge Bus Stop W An Evening at Abό Photography Intensive 4:00 p.m.-8:30 p.m. $130 Salinas Pueblo Missions National Monument W Owling Expedition Intensive 4:15 p.m.-9:00 p.m. $95 Refuge Expo Conference Tent T Walk In to Fly In 4:30 p.m.-5:45 p.m. $10 Refuge Bus Stop W VLA Nighttime Photography 5:30 p.m.-8:30 p.m. $130 VLA, Visitor Center Sunday, November 24th W Albuquerque Birding Hot Spots 7:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. $160 Albuquerque, Valle de Oro NWR W White Sands National Monument Intensive 3:00 p.m.-8:30 p.m.* $290 White Sands National Monument

* Two Day Special Event. See Event Descriptions for Details.

Friends of Bosque del Apache wishes to thank our sponsors

Have you noticed how Festival has grown over the past few years? We attribute much of that growth to those companies sponsoring top birding and photography professionals to lead our workshops and tours. You can visit them in the Expo Tent.

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Open Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday 7:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Located on the Bosque del Apache Plaza west of the bus stop - see map on page 72. Expo Tent Exhibitors Expo Tent

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star points. Explore “light painting” of a foreground subject, as well as overcoming obstacles presented by less-than-ideal conditions. The workshop begins with an equipment check and camera set-up at 5:30 p.m. in the VLA cafeteria. Sponsored by Bring a flashlight/headlamp with a red filter. You Owling Expedition Intensive are required to leave your electronic communication 4:15 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. W S equipment (cell phones, tablets, and computers) in TU-oew $95 Refuge Expo Conference Tent your vehicle and turned off, as they interfere with Elusive and beautiful, owls are highly sought-after the VLA’s telescope data collection, which occurs birds on any birder’s life list. Their mysterious continuously. Dress warmly and in layers; bring nocturnal lifestyle captures our imagination and fuels water and a sack dinner. You will be walking in our desire to find them. For that same reason, they are the desert at night up to 0.3 miles to the antennas, often hard to find and even harder to see - unless you so consider your equipment weight and wear good know how to look for them, that is. This workshop is walking shoes. This event will have an optional not focused on owl ID (although we will definitely photo contest. Details about photo contest will be cover that too) but, rather, how to find owls. We hope emailed post-Festival in December. Offered Tuesday, to improve your owling skills to the point that you Thursday and Saturday, with Sunday as a backup feel confident to plan and execute a productive owling for poor weather. A partial refund of $85 will be adventure on your own! This workshop consists of available if the weather is prohibitive on scheduled a one hour class followed immediately by a guided nights and you cannot participate in the Sunday tour of the refuge in search of owls. This trip is part event. Limit 30. of our “Birder’s Corner” and is sponsored and guided by BRANT Nature Tours. This tour will include light walking. Offered Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Tuesday 19 Tuesday Saturday. Transportation and dinner provided. Limit 40. Canon Sponsored by Expo Tent Complimentary VLA Nighttime Photography Photographing the Nighttime Landscape Hors d'oeuvre Schedule 5:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. W P Wednesday 10:00 AM sponsored By Canon TU-vlan $130 VLA, Visitor Center Wednesday 3:00 PM Sponsored by Tamron Join Roman Kurywczak a photography Sigma Pro, for an educational how-to program on the possibilities of Thursday 10:00 AM sponsored by Canon Thursday 3:00 PM sponsored by Fuji Film photographing landscapes with the star-filled sky as a

backdrop. The Very Large Array Radio Telescope Friday 10:00 AM sponsored by Canon (VLA), one of the world’s premier astronomical radio Friday1:00 PM Come join Friends of Bosque del Apache observatories, consists of 27 radio antennas in a for birthday cake - Bosque del Apache turns 80 today! Friday 3:00 PM sponsored by Fuji Film Y-shaped configuration on the Plains of San Agustin,

west of Magdalena. Each antenna is 25 meters (82 feet) Saturday 10:00 AM sponsored by Canon in diameter. At this location, the National Radio Saturday 11 :00 AM sponsored by Ted Turner Reserves Astronomy Observatory (NRAO) and VLA, in Saturday 3:00 PM sponsored by Zeiss Optics partnership with Friends of Bosque del Apache and Sigma Camera, offer this nighttime photography TAMRON �) TED TURNER workshop of spectacular magnitude. Learn about RESERVES camera equipment, tips, techniques, and settings for FUJ�flLM

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*NEW* Sponsored by Early Bird Shoot Out 6:00 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. W S WE-ebs $80 Refuge Bus Stop Walk Out to Fly Out Join wildlife photographer and guide Kathryn Dow 5:30 a.m. to 7:30 a.m. T S for some early morning focus on bird photography. WE-wofo $10 Refuge Bus Stop Explore exposure and histograms to master your It’s early, it’s dark, and it’s cold, but this is one event you shouldn’t miss. When thousands of cranes and geese take flight, the sights and sounds are spectacular! Meet at the visitor center bus stop for a short bus ride and walk to the roost area to view this spectacular scene. Wear comfortable shoes and dress warmly. Often there are seats on the bus for walk-ons, though this is not guaranteed; exact change is appreciated. This tour will include light walking. Offered Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday. Transportation provided. Limit 44. Wednesday 20

Sponsored by Watch for this sign – it indicates areas where no Morning with Cranes people are allowed, whether by vehicle, foot or 5:30 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. W S bicycle. Obey all posted signs, barricades, and WE-acw $70 Refuge Bus Stop barriers. The experience of the evening crane fly in is very dramatic but don’t miss the other great show – dawn A few cautions and suggestions… fly out. With guides Paul Tebbel and Keanna Leonard, watch and listen as the cranes awaken and  Weather is variable in November. Mornings are the night slowly becomes day. There is no better usually very cold and afternoons can reach into the time to pick out different vocalizations, see body 70s. Layered clothing is recommended. Dress warmly language, and learn about the different life histories for early morning events. of the lesser and greater sandhill cranes. Learn how to recognize juveniles by sound and sight, identify the  If you are arriving for early morning activities different subspecies and become familiar with many (before 6:30 a.m.), bring a flashlight or a headlamp to communications, like the unison call. Once all the navigate the parking lot. cranes have departed, we’ll return to the refuge visitor center for 45 minutes to shed some layers and you’ll  Allow enough time to reach your destination safely. have time to grab breakfast from one of the vendors or eat what you brought. Then we’ll head back into the  There is more traffic on and near the refuge during refuge to observe cranes in the field and learn more Festival; watch for vehicle doors opening, birders and about their behavior while watching them feed, dance, photographers in roadways, and other hazards. and interact. This workshop is geared toward first- time viewers, but even experienced crane watchers  Birders and photographers: move your vehicle to will learn a lot. This tour will include light walking. the side of the road if you are stopping. Watch for other Offered Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday. vehicles when entering or exiting your vehicle. Set up Transportation provided. Limit 18. cameras and spotting scopes off the roadway.

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manual settings. Learn how to read the light and select *NEW* focus points on still and moving subjects. Uncertain Sponsored by about framing, splatter vision, and angles? We’ll Using Landscape to Beautify your Birds-in-Flight cover those too! Master the skills needed to capture Photography emotion and set the tone of your birding photography. 6:00 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. W S Transportation provided. Limit 9. WE-ulb $80 Refuge Bus Stop Join full-time professional nature photographer, Texas master naturalist and certified interpretive guide Ruth Sponsored by Hoyt as she leads participants in the field to capture A Flight to Remember: Birds in Flight and Motion images of landscapes and waterscapes with sandhill 6:00 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. W S cranes. Telephoto lenses and tripods are welcome but WE-ftr $80 Refuge Bus Stop not required for this session in the field. Learn how to Photographing birds in flight and motion can create strong compositions by using the foreground, be challenging for even the most experienced lighting and depth of field to your advantage, as well photographers. Determine which settings and as anchor points, strong subject matter and more. techniques work best for you with the help of Tamron Have your camera manual with you in digital or paper professional Lisa Langell. Review focus settings format. Remember to dress warmly and put extra (AF-C or AI Servo), setting the focus point, and memory cards and fully charged batteries in your finding the best aperture and shutter speed settings for pocket. Transportation provided. Limit 9. photographing birds in motion. Practice envisioning the image before capturing it! This hands-on, in-the- field workshop is designed for those with DSLR and *NEW* mirrorless cameras. Transportation provided. Limit 9. Sponsored by Canon Open Basic 6:00 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. W S WE-cobg Free Refuge Crane Roost Wednesday 20 Wednesday Join Canon Explorer of Light Darrell Gulin to expand your knowledge of your equipment and take those special images. Hands-on help reviewing your photos taken while out in the field. Limit 12.

Sponsored by Mountain Birding Intensive 6:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. T S WE-mbi $95 Socorro, Macey Center Parking Lot Bosque del Apache is an amazing place to bird, but there is more to Central New Mexico than just wetlands. The Magdalena Mountains west of Socorro offer a huge diversity of birds that you can’t find on the refuge. Species such as Williamson’s sapsucker, acorn woodpecker, pygmy nuthatch, juniper titmouse, Cassin’s finch and northern pygmy-owl are all icons of the West and all may be seen on this tour. In the lower elevations, rich Chihuahua desert grasslands provide habitat for many species of sparrows and longspurs. Additionally, this tour often offers a great

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opportunity to study Chihuahuan and common ravens. So when you’re ready to venture out of the wetlands and into the pine forests and grasslands, sign up for this tour! This trip is part of our “Birder’s Corner” and is sponsored and guided by BRANT Nature Tours. Bring your breakfast and plenty of drinking water. Transportation and light snacks provided. Light hiking involved. See map on page 75. Offered Wednesday and Friday. Limit 20.

Sponsored by The Language of the Forest 7:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. W S WE-lf $95 Refuge Visitor Center Photo by Dominic Ambrosino Did you know that the birds can tell you when a cougar is moving through the landscape? It’s called warned!). Meet at the west side of the Owl Bar in San the Language of the Forest. Interpreting this language Antonio at 8:00 a.m. and carpool a short distance to is an ancient skill that helped people survive and an area where the birds can be flown safely. Bring

flourish for thousands of years. For centuries now, your questions and binoculars. This tour involves light Wednesday 20 modern cultures have been marked by an increasing walking. Cameras are allowed, but no dogs, please. disconnection from nature, from themselves, and from Limit 30. others. Birds hold a key to the re-connection. But there’s more to this than knowing when a cougar is around; understanding it will also teach you to quiet Refuge Birding Tour your mind, blend-in and attune to your senses, and 8:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. T S become more sensitive to how you affect the natural WE-rbt $20 Refuge Bus Stop world, including those around you. This trip consists This tour is perfect for those wishing to discover the of two parts, a one-hour classroom session followed incredible diversity of birds on the refuge. Join Jeff by a guided field session around the refuge visitor Sanchez, wildlife biologist at Bosque del Apache to center and Desert Arboretum. Your guide is Kristi search for waterfowl, raptors, and songbirds! Learn Dranginis, an expert field ornithologist, naturalist, about the complex management techniques used to and herbalist. This trip is part of our “Birder’s Corner” create different types of habitat. The tour is great for and is sponsored and guided by BRANT Nature Tours novice to moderate level birders. The exact tour route and BirdMentor.com. This tour involves light walking. will depend on the distribution of birds on that day. Limit 18. Transportation provided. Offered Wednesday and Saturday. Limit 40.

Deadly Beauty Behavior Birding Sevilleta! East Side 8:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. W P 8:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. T P WE-dbb $35 San Antonio, Owl Bar WE-bse $60 Sevilleta NWR, Visitor Center Experience live raptors in the field! Explore the Discover another side of Sevilleta National Wildlife strategies hawks and falcons use to catch their prey Refuge! Explore Chihuahua Desert grasslands and and raise their young with falconer, raptor breeder, piñon-juniper woodlands in search of some winged and wildlife rehabilitator Matthew Mitchell. Trained residents with a refuge naturalist. Enjoy this rare hawks and falcons will be released to fly, chase opportunity to discover the magic of Sevilleta National lures, and possibly even hunt wild prey (viewers be Wildlife Refuge and its many inhabitants. Wear sturdy

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shoes and dress for the weather. This tour includes you want to see if your work makes the grade – or a some easy to moderate walking over uneven terrain. combination of both. Limit 12. Bring your lunch and plenty of drinking water. See page 75. Limit 9. Crane Basics Seminar 10:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. S S *NEW* WE-cb $20 Refuge Expo Conference Tent Sponsored by When watching a group of sandhill cranes, did One on One Portfolio Review you ever wonder, “What’s up with those birds?” 9:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. S S Crane Basics is your opportunity to make sense of WE-oopr $20 Refuge Visitor Center crane biology and behavior, knowledge that will Landscape, nature, bird and wildlife photographers are significantly enhance your crane watching experience. invited to sign up for a one-on-one portfolio review Join Erv Nichols and Sandra Noll to gain insights with professional photographer & Olympus Visionary into crane migration, family life, body language, and Scott Bourne. You will present your work directly to vocalizations through photographs, captivating video Scott in a series of 10-minute, one-on-one reviews. and a bit of humor too. Offered Wednesday and Friday. This is an excellent way to find out what it takes to Limit 25. get published, win awards, and/or sell your work. Scott will review your photos and offer critiques on how you could make each one better. You can bring between 10-12 images, jpg format, on a USB memory stick. Bring your problem images if you want to know how to improve them. Bring your best images if Wednesday 20 Wednesday

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*NEW* Desert Arboretum Tour and Plant Stories 10:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. T S WE-dat Free Refuge Desert Arboretum No Registration Required Come visit the Desert Arboretum, often called the Cactus Garden, a place designed to showcase xeric native plants as alternatives to water-consuming non- native varieties. Join master gardener Tom Hyden for a guided tour and learn more about the plants (cacti, succulents, native grasses, etc.) and their histories. The Desert Arboretum is located behind the Expo Conference Tent, just east of the Friends House. For more information on the Desert Arboretum trail, turn to page 35. This tour involves light walking. Offered Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday.

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Point & Shoot Nature Photography Wednesday 20 Introduction Seminar 10:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. S S WE-psn $20 Refuge Biology Building Let the camera do all the work it can, so you can enjoy capturing memorable images of birds, wildlife, and nature. This is the point and shoot philosophy and technique that can be practiced with any of today’s superzoom point and shoot cameras. Join Stephen Ingraham as he introduces point and shoot nature photography: bird and wildlife, macro and landscape. This workshop will give you examples of what is possible, showcase the philosophy and the techniques to get you started, and offer advice on camera choice and basic field techniques. As thousands of photographers have discovered, today’s long zoom point and shoot digital cameras, in the hands of a thoughtful and creative photographer, are capable of amazingly satisfying images of everything from birds and wildlife, to macros of wildflowers and insects, to grand landscapes and sweeping panoramas under dramatic skies - all in a relatively small, compact, and inexpensive package. This is a great place to start your adventure in photography. Offered Wednesday and Friday. Limit 24.

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*NEW* Sponsored by Ted Turner Reserves: Bison Country 10:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. S S WE-ttrcb Free Refuge Visitor Center The Turner Ranches southern New Mexico cover over 800 square miles and encompass many mountain ranges, overwhelming historical sites including petroglyphs, pictographs, Mimbres sites, military forts, battle sites. On the Armendaris Ranch, we have the fourth largest bat population in the U.S., desert bighorn sheep, javelina, mule deer, antelope, cougars, bobcats and oryx. We also have conservation efforts with the Bolson tortoise, the black tailed prairie dog and Desert Bighorn Sheep. The raptors are abundant and are particularly impressive when the bats emerge. This was presented on Nat Geo Wild’s “Hostile Planet – Deserts” in April. The historic Jornado del Muerto, which is part of the El Camino Real de Tierra Adentro National Historic Trail, runs right through the ranch. The Ladder Ranch on the west side of I-25 has immeasurable Mimbres sites, homesteads and several battle sites from the Apache Wars. On the Ladder you are likely to see elk, deer, antelope, turkey and javelina. The conservation efforts on the Ladder Wednesday 20 Wednesday Ranch include the Mexican gray wolf, Bolson tortoise, the black tailed prairie dog, the Chiricahua leopard frog, and tracking of the cougar population. The bird count on the Ladder has been estimated at over 252 species with a high concentration on the Animas watershed. We have large herds of bison on both ranches and the likelihood on seeing these magnificent animals is very high. The guide team of Ted Turner Reserves will give an informal presentation on the ranches and will talk about the bison and the ongoing research efforts. These ranches are now open to the public, and we are happy to discuss access to these wonderful places. Limit 25.

*NEW* Sponsored by New Nature Photography 11:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. S S WE-cbwl Free Refuge Visitor Center Elevate your style and expand your imagination!

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Photographers think a great deal about composition, different metering modes to obtain optimal exposures, light, subject matter and more when they create an panning, birds in flight, creating strong compositions, image. But do you, as a photographer, think about importance of good light angles, and much, much the final home for the image? Or how to make your more! After a brief classroom seminar and a catered images more marketable and desirable for today’s light lunch, move to the field (transportation provided) consumers? What about simply making your work for nearly four hours of creating wonderful images more unique and “current” in ways you haven’t of cranes, geese, hawks, deer, and other wildlife. thought about? Join Tamron photography professional Join a world class photographer using top of the line Lisa Langell as she takes you on a virtual journey photography equipment for a workshop we know from the field to the finishing room. Get inspired you’ll enjoy! Transportation provided. Also offered on to think differently about what you shoot, how you Thursday with Keith Bauer. Limit 9. shoot it, and why. Apply principles and techniques for capturing images that will result in compelling artwork. Look for the hidden opportunities that are Sponsored by right before you out in the field. Limit 20. Nikon Equipment Birds in Flight Workshop 12:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. W S Backwater Tour WE-nbf $110 Refuge Visitor Center Bosque del Apache Water Management Nikon Equipment Users Only

12:30 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. T S Join professional photographer Don Toothaker for Wednesday 20 WE-bwt $20 Refuge Bus Stop this field and classroom workshop designed to help Experience the refuge from the perspective of water you achieve maximum results from your current management. Join refuge water manager Gerad Nikon photography system. (Own Canon gear? Join Montoya on a tour of the refuge and learn how water Mark Buckler’s workshop listed above.) Topics is moved, used, and conserved to create the diverse covered include: camera auto focus & lens settings, wetland habitats that attract wildlife and people to different metering modes to obtain optimal exposures, Bosque del Apache. Learn the tools and techniques panning, birds in flight, creating strong compositions, the refuge uses to mimic the conditions needed to importance of good light angles, and much, much restore the wetland habitat of the historic Rio Grande. more! After a brief classroom seminar and a catered Discover how managing water is critical in providing light lunch, move to the field (transportation provided) habitat for cranes, geese, ducks, endangered species, for nearly four hours of creating wonderful images and other wildlife. This tour takes you to places on the of cranes, geese, hawks, deer, and other wildlife. refuge that most people never get to see. Limit 18. Join a world class photographer using top of the line photography equipment for a workshop we know you’ll enjoy! Transportation provided. Also offered on Sponsored by Thursday with Russell Burden. Limit 9. Canon Equipment Birds in Flight Workshop 12:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. W S Sponsored by WE-cbf $110 Refuge Visitor Center Photography Intensive Workshop Canon Equipment Users Only 12:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. Wednesday (part 1) and Join professional photographer Mark Buckler for 5:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. Thursday (part 2) W S this field and classroom workshop designed to help WE-piw $210 Refuge Biology Building you achieve maximum results from your current Made up of two sessions over two days, this workshop Canon photography system. (Own Nikon gear? Join has instruction in the field and classroom and will Don Toothaker’s workshop listed below.) Topics explore post processing and photo editing with covered include: camera auto focus & lens settings, professional photographer Russell Burden. The

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classroom portion begins in the early afternoon at Following a brief overview of sandhill crane biology, 12:30 p.m. and lasts until around 3:00 p.m. Learn the behavior, and migration, we will dedicate our time ins and outs of what makes the difference between to direct field observations (transportation provided), a great image of an avian subject and a snapshot including how cranes create and maintain their pair rendering. Discuss how to set up your camera to bonds, raise young, and communicate by vocalizations acquire the best images of birds in flight. Armed with and body language. Fly in at a refuge hotspot will this information, ride out on the refuge for a sunset conclude the tour - a great finale! Crane Team: Paul session and apply the classroom concepts to the birds Tebbel, Keanna Leonard, Erv Nichols, and Sandra of Bosque del Apache. At the first location, view Noll. Transportation provided. Offered Wednesday and the fly in of the sandhill cranes and snow geese as Friday. Limit 18. they roost in ponds to keep themselves safe at night. The following morning, convene at the refuge bus stop at 5:30 a.m. for about three hours in the field, *NEW* photographing the morning blast-off of thousands of Sponsored by snow geese in addition to solitary and small group Afternoon Avian Adventure take-offs of numerous sandhill cranes. Back in the 2:00 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. W S classroom, discuss strategies for optimizing the WE-aaa $80 Refuge Bus Stop photos captured during the sunset and sunrise field Join wildlife photographer and guide Kathryn Dow sessions. Part of that time will be spent critiquing for an afternoon of bird photography. Explore exposure your photos. Photoshop and Nikon software will be and histograms to master your manual settings. Learn used to provide one-on-one classroom attention with how to read the light and select focus points on still each participant. Breakfast will be provided before the and moving subjects. Uncertain about framing, splatter morning classroom session around 9 a.m. - 9:30 a.m. vision, and angles? We’ll cover those too! Master the Offered Wednesday/Thursday and Friday/Saturday. skills needed to capture emotion and set the tone of Transportation provided. Limit 9. your birding photography. Session will conclude at dusk with a prowl for great horned owls emerging in Wednesday 20 Wednesday that last light to start hunting. Transportation provided. *NEW* Limit 9. Sponsored by Afternoon with the Cranes Fly In 1:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. W S *NEW* WE-awc $60 Refuge Expo Conference Tent Sponsored by If you want to fully experience sandhill cranes, this Flat Lay Photography workshop is for you! Our “Crane Team” pools their 2:00 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. W S expertise to provide a personalized experience for WE-flp $80 Refuge Visitor Center all crane viewers – novice and experienced alike! The purpose behind this type of photography includes stock imagery, greeting cards, business cards, posters, advertising/marketing, wall art, and more. The sky is the limit with what you can do. Join Lisa Langell, a Tamron sponsored professional, to learn the concepts and principles of flat lay photography. Learn techniques for shooting high-quality flat lay images, lighting tips and indoor and outdoor options for flat lay. Review important principles for the proper composition and layout of your flat lay design and key post-processing techniques that will elevate the look

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and feel of your work without changing the integrity of your image. Limit 9. them. Uncover how sun direction and wind direction impact bird photography as well as tricks for good *NEW* compositions, the importance of clean backgrounds, Sponsored by and how your choice of gear can impact your success. Birds in Flight: Capture Stunning Images There will be time at the end of the demonstration for 2:00 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. W S your bird photography questions. Limit 24. WE-bfr $80 Refuge Bus Stop Want to learn how to take sharp photo images of birds in flight? Professional nature photographer and Sigma Pro Roman Kurywczak will show you how. Learn the proper settings to capture stunning bird-in-flight Want your Art Featured? images of your very own. Every level of photographer is welcome to sign up for this workshop, but all should have a working knowledge of changing their camera settings, including f/stop, ISO, and shutter speed. A Enter our 2020 Featured Artist digital SLR camera with a minimum 300mm focal length lens is recommended but not required. Dress Contest! warmly and bring extra memory cards. Sigma USA

will also be on hand to provide loaner lenses for these The Festival of the Cranes 33nd year Cover Wednesday 20 workshops. Offered Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday. Artist winner will be awarded a free premium Transportation provided. Limit 9. 10’x10’ booth space in the Expo Tent during Festival as Friends featured guest.

*NEW* Submissions for Cover Art for the 2020 Festival Sponsored by of the Cranes brochure and official merchandise Finding Creative Moments in Photography should be high resolution, color images— 2:00 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. W S artwork or photographs—that can be formatted WE- fcm $80 Refuge Bus Stop to fit 8.5” x 11” with space for title text. Join Canon Explorer of Light Darrell Gulin and learn how to enhance normal wildlife images by knowing Artwork should represent sandhill cranes and your camera settings, as well as bird behavior. Learn Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge. to watch the interactions between birds, and capture interactions such as leadership, nurturing and courting. For more information, see page 76 Capture these moments using fast shutter speeds, pan and email submit your art to Art@ blurs, motion, pans, and more. Offered Wednesday and friendsofbosquedelapache.org by March 1, Thursday. Transportation provided. Limit 9. 2020.

*NEW* Sponsored by Interested in Photography Contests? Easy Tips to Better Bird Photography 2:30 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. S S Learn more about the Festival Photography WE-etbbp $20 Refuge Visitor Center Contest at our website and join us in 2020! Join Olympus photography professional Scott Bourne to learn how to find and identify birds, https://www.friendsofbosquedelapache.org/ how understanding birds will improve your bird photo-contest.aspx photography, and how to approach birds when you find

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p.m. in Macey Center Performance Hall. Sponsored by The comedy genius, Mel Brooks, adapted his Seven Fold Path to Better Birding legendarily funny film into a brilliant stage creation – 3:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. S S Young Frankenstein! Grandson of the infamous Victor WE-sfp Free Refuge Biology Building Frankenstein, Frederick Frankenstein (pronounced Stephen Ingraham, ZEISS Senior Brand Advocate for “Fronk-en-steen”) inherits his family’s estate in Birding and Nature, presents what every birder wishes Transylvania. With the help of a hunchbacked they had known as a beginner: seven easy principles sidekick, Igor (pronounced “Eye-gore”), and a leggy that will increase your enjoyment of birds and success lab assistant, Inga (pronounced normally), Frederick as a birder. Learn when to use your ears, eyes or finds himself in the mad scientist shoes of his binoculars to keeping bird records and revel in the joy ancestors. “It’s alive!” he exclaims as he brings to life of birding by guiding your focus. Limit 24. a creature to rival his grandfather’s. Eventually, of course, the monster escapes and hilarity continuously abounds. Sponsored by Young Frankenstein is presented through special Owling Expedition Intensive arrangement with Music Theatre International (MTI). 4:15 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. W S All authorized performance materials are also supplied WE-oew $95 Refuge Expo Conference Tent by MTI. www.MTIshows.com Elusive and beautiful, owls are highly sought-after Pre-paid registration is required by 5:00 p.m., Friday, birds on any birder’s life list. Their mysterious November 15. Visit the website for ticket information nocturnal lifestyle captures our imagination and fuels and sales: www.socorro.com/sct. Limit 80. our desire to find them. For that same reason, they are often hard to find and even harder to see - unless you know how to look for them, that is. This workshop is not focused on owl ID (although we will definitely cover that too) but, rather, how to find owls. We hope Wednesday 20 Wednesday to improve your owling skills to the point that you feel confident to plan and execute a productive owling adventure on your own! This workshop consists of Walk Out to Fly Out a one hour class followed immediately by a guided 5:30 a.m. to 7:30 a.m. T S tour of the refuge in search of owls. This trip is part TH-wofo $10 Refuge Bus Stop of our “Birder’s Corner” and is sponsored and guided It’s early, it’s dark, and it’s cold, but this is one by BRANT Nature Tours. This tour will include light event you shouldn’t miss. When thousands of cranes walking. Offered Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and and geese take flight, the sights and sounds are Saturday. Transportation and dinner provided. Limit spectacular! Meet at the visitor center bus stop for 40.

*NEW* Dinner Theater: Young Frankenstein 5:30 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. E B WE-dt $45 Socorro, NMT, Macey Center Galena Room door opens at 5:30 p.m. with a cash bar. Dinner - “Taste of the Mediterranean” served at 6:00 p.m. - includes Greek chicken, spanakopita, hummus, baklava and more. Socorro Community Theater is presenting Young Frankenstein. Show begins at 7:30

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a short bus ride and walk to the roost area to view of the lesser and greater sandhill cranes. Learn how to this spectacular scene. Wear comfortable shoes and recognize juveniles by sound and sight, identify the dress warmly. Often there are seats on the bus for different subspecies and become familiar with many walk-ons, though this is not guaranteed; exact change communications, like the unison call. Once all the is appreciated. This tour will include light walking. cranes have departed, we’ll return to the refuge visitor Offered Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday. center for 45 minutes to shed some layers and you’ll Transportation provided. Limit 44. have time to grab breakfast from one of the vendors or eat what you brought. Then we’ll head back into the refuge to observe cranes in the field and learn more Sponsored by about their behavior while watching them feed, dance, Morning with Cranes and interact. This workshop is geared toward first- 5:30 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. W S time viewers, but even experienced crane watchers TH-acw $70 Refuge Bus Stop will learn a lot. This tour will include light walking. The experience of the evening crane fly in is very Offered Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday. dramatic but don’t miss the other great show – dawn Transportation provided. Limit 18. fly out. With guides Paul Tebbel and Keanna Leonard, watch and listen as the cranes awaken and the night slowly becomes day. There is no better time to pick out different vocalizations, see body language, and learn about the different life histories Thursday 21

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Managing Water Scarcity

Wow, what a turn of events from spring 2018! The Rio Grande went dry in late March last year. Having never happened before, this event put fear into many water managers and producers in the Middle Rio Grande Valley. This spring, we are dealing with above average snow pack in the northern watershed, and record high runoff and flows down the valley. Our delivery ditches are fully charged and flowing at maximum capacity! Water is the life blood of complex habitat systems and it is no different here on the refuge. Without it, we could not provide the landscape, habitat and crops Bosque del Apache is known for. But it is possible to have too much water all at once. Staff continue to restore habitat from once monotypic stands of salt cedar in the active floodplain, but the high runoff caused us to pull out of the quickly rising river, abandoning our river project. Once complete, we anticipate a lush corridor of mixed stands of native plants, shrubs and a cottonwood gallery complementing the many hours of dozer time that operators spent to restore native habitat. Our moist soil units and wetlands will likely produce another great crop of natural wetland foods, keeping migratory waterfowl happy. Our ditches may be full at the moment, but we constantly strive to become efficient stewards of the land for the protection and conservation of the wonders Mother Nature has to offer.

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Sponsored by Sponsored by Bosque del Apache Hot Spots & Elusive Birds Birds in Flight: Capture Stunning Images 5:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. W S 6:00 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. W S TH-bhs $95 Refuge Bus Stop TH-bfr $80 Refuge Bus Stop Join professional photographer, birder, and field Want to learn how to take sharp photo images of birds naturalist Kathryn Dow around the morning hot in flight? Professional nature photographer and Sigma spots of Bosque del Apache, followed by a classroom Pro Roman Kurywczak will show you how. Learn the session around 8 a.m. From sunrise to sunset there is proper settings to capture stunning bird-in-flight always something to be found and photographed on images of your very own. Every level of photographer this beautiful land. Learn the techniques for spotting is welcome to sign up for this workshop, but all should them and the best way to approach birds, allowing have a working knowledge of changing their camera for longer views of these elusive subjects. Explore settings, including f/stop, ISO, and shutter speed. A how a bird’s behavior and habitat requirements can digital SLR camera with a minimum 300mm focal help select the best spot for getting that perfect shot. length lens is recommended but not required. Dress Kathyrn will assist you on the correct exposure, warmly and bring extra memory cards. Sigma USA focus point selection, composition, and shooting will also be on hand to provide loaner lenses for these angles to create the best images! A hot breakfast is workshops. Offered Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday. provided around 8 a.m., between field opportunities. Transportation provided. Limit 9. Transportation provided. Offered Thursday and Saturday. Limit 16. *NEW* Sponsored by Finding Creative Moments in Photography 6:00 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. W S TH- fcm $80 Refuge Bus Stop Join Canon Explorer of Light Darrell Gulin and learn

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how to enhance normal wildlife images by knowing painterly appearance to images. A digital SLR camera Thursday 21 your camera settings, as well as bird behavior. Learn with 300mm or more focal length lens and a tripod to watch the interactions between birds, and capture are recommended but not required. Have your camera interactions such as leadership, nurturing and courting. manual with you in digital or paper format. Remember Capture these moments using fast shutter speeds, pan to dress warmly and put extra memory cards and fully blurs, motion, pans, and more. Offered Wednesday in charged batteries in your pocket. With nearly 30 years the afternoon and Thursday. Transportation provided. of experience teaching photography, Ruth is an expert Limit 9. at making people feel comfortable as she shares and shows techniques she uses for creating her images, especially the basics: focus, exposure, composition and *NEW* telling a story with photos. Transportation provided. Sponsored by Limit 9. Beginning Photography 6:00 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. W S TH- bpr $80 Refuge Bus Stop Sponsored by Join full-time professional nature photographer, Texas Point & Shoot Nature Photography master naturalist and certified interpretive guide Ruth Basic Field Techniques Hoyt to capture images of the beautiful sandhill cranes 6:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. W S on Bosque del Apache. If you are new to photography TH-psnp $50 Refuge Bus Stop or haven’t photographed in awhile, this is the session Join Stephen Ingraham for a hands-on experience in for you! Tell a story with photos fast shutter speeds to setting up and using your superzoom point and shoot freeze action and slow shutter speeds to achieve a soft, camera to capture satisfying wildlife, bird, and nature

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images in the field. Let the camera do all the work so Deadly Beauty Photography that you can enjoy seeing and capturing memorable 8:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. W P images: everything from holding the camera TH-dbp $80 San Antonio, Owl Bar correctly, to setting up the focus system, to exposure Experience live raptors in the field! Hawks, falcons compensation and program shift. Just what you need to and eagles will be the star performers as they are get the most out of your camera and your time in the released to fly, chase lures, and possibly hunt wild field. This workshop will include the dawn fly out to prey (viewers be warned!). Falconer and wildlife capture early morning light. Transportation provided. rehabilitator Matthew Mitchell will give consideration Limit 9. to the needs of photographers as he exercises his trained raptors. A professional wildlife photographer will be on site offering photography techniques and Sponsored by tips. Meet at the west side of the Owl Bar in San Advanced Birding Antonio at 8:00 a.m. and carpool a short distance to an 7:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. W S area where the birds can be flown safely. Bring your TH-abg $150 Refuge Bus Stop questions, tripods, cameras and binoculars. Please, no Advanced Birding (yes, it’s for beginners, too!) dogs! Limit 15. As with anything, practice makes perfect. But what if the bird identification techniques you’re practicing are actually hindering your progression to “expert birder” status? If you’ve ever been birding with an expert then Thursday 21 you’ve probably watched them make split-second bird identifications (sometimes without even raising their binoculars) and wondered how the heck they did it. Sure they’ve probably had lots of practice, but we’ll let you in on a little secret: Becoming an expert birder and consistently making correct field identifications doesn’t come from a person’s ability to remember all possible field marks, learn every chip note, absorb every bird book, or even from birding for 50 years… it begins with learning to observe birds, and everything about the individual, in a more advanced way. And whether you’re in your first year of birding or you La Posada de Maria Magdalena remember seeing the last ivory-billed woodpecker, Bed & Breakfast there is no time like now for learning advanced techniques for recognizing birds. Join BRANT owner, Magdalena NM Raymond VanBuskirk, and published bird field guide Phone: (575) 854-2571 author, Michael Retter, as they dismantle traditional Cell: (910) 297-9904 practices of bird identification and replace those practices with a more holistic approach to recognizing [email protected] our beloved feathered friends. Transportation provided. www.laposadademariamagdalena.com Offered Thursday and Saturday. Limit 18.

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the most challenging endeavor in the realm of nature photography. In addition to patience and persistence it requires a great deal of specialized photographic skill. Mark Buckler will cover the practical techniques of photography and how they relate to capturing stunning images of subjects that not only display erratic behavior, but are also shy and elusive. Learn more Your Backyard than just how to get great shots: create compelling images through the use of the various technical and Bird Feeding Specialists! creative options in your photographic toolbox. Mark Buckler’s approach to photographing wildlife is highly 7200 Montgomery Blvd influenced by his experience as a wildlife biologist and he will share with you various strategies that he uses NE to get amazing action shots of wildlife. Transportation Albuquerque, NM 87109 provided. Limit 25.

505-883-0324 *NEW* Open 7 Days a Week! Desert Arboretum Tour and Plant Stories 10:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. T S TH-dat Free Refuge Desert Arboretum Check out our website! No Registration Required albuquerqueeast.wbu.com Come visit the Desert Arboretum, often called the Cactus Garden, a place designed to showcase xeric native plants as alternatives to water-consuming non- native varieties. Join master gardener Tom Hyden for Thursday 21 *NEW* a guided tour and learn more about the plants (cacti, All About Raptors succulents, native grasses, etc.) and their histories. 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. W S The Desert Arboretum is located behind the Expo TH-aar $60 Refuge Biology Building Conference Tent, just east of the Friends House. For Join Wezil Walraven, an experienced field more information on the Desert Arboretum trail, turn ornithologist and professional bird guide, for an to page 35. This tour involves light walking. Offered interactive course on identification of birds of prey Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday. overwintering on Bosque del Apache. The first hour will be a classroom conversation with visual aids learning the field marks of different raptors. This is Sponsored by followed by a search for birds of prey on the refuge Sensor Cleaning Demystified tour loops for 3 hours. Transportation provided. 10:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. S S Offered Thursday and Friday. Limit 22. TH-scd Free Refuge Biology Building Learn to clean your sensor safely and efficiently from an expert with over 15 years of experience. Cleaning *NEW* your sensor takes only minutes, just a fraction of the Sponsored by time you spend removing sensor dust in processing. Mastering the Art of Wildlife Photography Join Curt Fargo as he demystifies sensor cleaning 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. S S with easy steps for safely and effectively cleaning TH-mawp $20 Refuge Expo Conference Tent any DSLR or mirrorless sensor. After a brief history Photographing birds and other wildlife is probably of sensor cleaning, learn how to examine your

Page 32 www.festivalofthecranes.org Festival of the Cranes 2019 sensor, when to use both dry and wet sensor cleaning will present a workflow using the Lightroom Develop methods, and how to perform each method safely. module covering many of the more important RAW Time permitting, Curt also provides free one-on-one processing controls available. We’ll work through a training as he cleans the sensors of all attendees. Curt few images discussing problems that photographers is an educator, factory-trained camera repairman with encounter and how RAW processing can help over 20 years’ experience, Certified Photographic overcome them. While Lightroom is a powerful tool, Consultant, and has photographed professionally and to really fine tune the final product, Photoshop’s layer- semi-professionally for over 40 years. He is also the based approach is needed. This presentation will cover co-founder of www.CleaningDigitalCameras.com. You some of the power available using Photoshop and will also be able to find Curt in the Expo Tent at the when/why you’d choose to take an image the extra Hunt’s booth. Offered Thursday, Friday and Saturday. step from Lightroom to Photoshop. You’ll leave this Limit 20. class with a new understanding of techniques and tools to help you optimize your images. Offered Thursday and Friday. Limit 25. Sponsored by Photoshop Post-Processing 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. S S Hike: Mines in the Magdalenas, TH-ppp $60 Refuge Visitor Center A Geology and Cultural History Hike Would you like to take your images to the next level 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. H P with expert processing? If so, this is the class for you. TH-hmm $8 Water Canyon Campground Thursday 21 Join digital post-processing expert Keith Bauer to Join hiking guides J.R. Seeger and Lise Spargo and learn how to optimize your RAW processing workflow learn how Socorro County, in the 1880s, was the in Lightroom, or Adobe Camera Raw, and then take center of a silver and gold mining boom. Individual the next steps using the power of Photoshop. Keith miners staked claims in the Socorro and Magdalena

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Mountains and extracted, on average, 10 ounces of applications like insects, nocturnal, astronomy, etc. silver for every ton of silver-bearing rock mined. The Limit 25. area produced between $7 million and $9 million in silver from 1880-1902. This 3+ hour, 2.5-mile hike along an old wagon trail in Water Canyon takes you Crane Basics Workshop past the remnants of a long-gone miner’s sluice, where With Guided Field Observations miners used water and gravity to separate heavier 12:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. W S ore-bearing rock from soils and lighter stones. The TH-cbw $40 Refuge Expo Conference Tent minerals, the mines and the miners are long gone, Join Sandra Noll and Erv Nichols in an expanded but the interesting geology and the beauty of the pine afternoon workshop that begins with a Crane Basics forest remain. The hike follows ridge lines, and while seminar followed by two hours of guided observation there is no significant elevation change on the trail, to practice and gain confidence in independently the entire hike is at 8,400 feet above sea level. Even recognizing many aspects of crane biology and a level trail can be challenging for individuals who behavior. The tour provides opportunities to observe are not acclimated to the area. Light hiking shoes are cranes and other wildlife in areas of the refuge not recommended, as well as warm clothing because of the accessible to the general public. (This workshop does altitude. Limit 15. not include fly in.) Transportation provided. Offered Thursday and Saturday. Limit 44.

Sponsored by Bosque del Apache Birding Intensive Sponsored by 11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. W S Canon Equipment TH-bbi $110 Refuge Bus Stop Birds in Flight Workshop Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge is one 12:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. W S of the best birding destinations in the country! A trip TH-cbfm $110 Refuge Visitor Center for birders, this tour will provide you with expert Canon Equipment Users Only Thursday 21 guides for five hours of refuge birding. Spend the Join professional photographer Keith Bauer for day experiencing all the birds on the refuge, from this field and classroom workshop designed to help waterfowl & raptors to sparrows & blackbirds! This you achieve maximum results from your current trip is part of our “Birder’s Corner” and is sponsored Canon photography system. (Own Nikon gear? Join and guided by BRANT Nature Tours. A burrito lunch Russell Burden’s workshop listed below.) Topics and snacks are provided in the vans. Transportation covered include: camera auto focus & lens settings, provided. Offered Thursday and Friday. Limit 24. different metering modes to obtain optimal exposures, panning, birds in flight, creating strong compositions, importance of good light angles, and much, much *NEW* more! After a brief classroom seminar and a catered Sponsored by light lunch, move to the field (transportation provided) Advanced Optical Technology for nearly four hours of creating wonderful images And Specialized Options in Today’s Sport Optics of cranes, geese, hawks, deer, and other wildlife. 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. S S Join a world class photographer using top of the line TH-aots Free Refuge Visitor Center photography equipment for a workshop we know Technology is not exclusive to electronics and you’ll enjoy! Also offered on Wednesday with Mark software. Join a Nikon professional to learn more Buckler. Transportation provided. Limit 9. about CAD, lens grinding and how lens coatings continue to advance optical performance. Become familiar with binocular advancements and how to choose the right binocular for less-than-common

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Support Native Plants and Pollinators

The Desert Arboretum surrounding the Friends House at Bosque del Apache has long been a popular spot to learn about the Northern Chihuahuan Desert’s native plants and to see the many types of birds and pollinators that it supports. Further, it’s a place to learn about responsible water usage and xeriscaping. Our Desert Arboretum contains over a hundred native plant species. Each species supports native pollinators—bees, hummingbirds, bats, moths, and others. Thanks to a generous donation by the Petschek family, Friends has created the Native Plant and Pollinator Program, which will expand the number of native Photo by Wayne Washam plants that attract and sustain a large Thursday 21 variety of pollinators, not only in the Desert Arboretum, but also on other parts of the refuge.

Even desert-hardy plants need some water to survive. In recent years, most winters have brought only trace amounts of moisture, so we depend on summer monsoons to provide enough water to last the year. Thanks to generous donations, Friends have been able to install a 1500-gallon tank near the Desert Arboretum, and three slim-line water catchment tanks on the back of the Picnic Pavilion, which also collect over 1500 gallons. By harvesting water during rains, these tanks supply water to the plants so that they can survive in times when water is scarce.

With more available water, Friends has been able to expand the Desert Arboretum’s collection of native plants. Friends is in the process of marking more plants to help visitors appreciate what they see. Friends is also continuing to create documentation on the major plants, including their history and how people have used them. Exclusively available in the Nature Store is a book, Plant Stories of the Chihuahuan Desert, by master gardener and Friends volunteer Tom Hyden.

A key component of our Native Plant and Pollinator Program is educating and engaging children of all ages in the wonders of nature, the cycle of life, responsible water usage, and the importance of pollinators to our planet. The program will help us prepare for climate change by increasing the variety of native plants and by encouraging more people to adapt their neighborhood landscaping to evolving climate realities.

Please help us support the desert dwellers not only on the refuge, but throughout Socorro County. Photo by Thomas Thomson

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*NEW* Edible and Medicinal Plants of the Chihuahua Cover Artist Bob Coates Desert 1:00 p.m to 2:30 p.m W S Meet the Featured Artist in the Expo Tent and TH-empcd Free Refuge Desert Arboretum see more of his beautiful artwork! The Chihuahua Desert looks harsh and inhospitable but to the native people of the southwest, it can be a http://bcphotography.com supermarket. Nearly every plant has a use as food, fiber, medicine or building material. Join Master Gardener Tom Hyden for a ninety-minute tour of the Desert Arboretum to learn about the plants and their uses. After the tour, indulge in a wild food tasting at the Friends House. Offered Thursday and Saturday. Limit 15.

Burrowing Owls and Predators 1:00 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. S S Sponsored by TH-bop $12 Refuge Biology Building Nikon Equipment Live birds up close! Burrowing owls are a unique Birds in Flight Workshop ground-dwelling species of western grasslands and 12:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. W S deserts. To varying degrees throughout their range TH-nbf $110 Refuge Visitor Center in the United States, Canada, and Mexico, they are Nikon Equipment Users Only listed as a species of concern due to their declining Join professional photographer Russell Burden for populations. Learn how biologists are studying this field and classroom workshop designed to help burrowing owl population and the threats to their Thursday 21 you achieve maximum results from your current survival. Join Kirsten McDonnell, wildlife biologist Nikon photography system. (Own Canon gear? with U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, for an informative Join Keith Bauer’s workshop listed above.) Topics introduction to burrowing owl ecology and behavior, covered include: camera auto focus & lens settings, with photographs, videos, and of course, avian different metering modes to obtain optimal exposures, ambassadors. Limit 24. panning, birds in flight, creating strong compositions, importance of good light angles, and much, much more! After a brief classroom seminar and a catered IRIS PASSCAL Tour light lunch, move to the field (transportation provided) 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. T B for nearly four hours of creating wonderful images TH-ip Free Socorro, NMT IRIS PASSCAL of cranes, geese, hawks, deer, and other wildlife. New Mexico Tech’s IRIS PASSCAL supports the Join a world class photographer using top of the line exploration of the Earth’s crust, mantle, and core to photography equipment for a workshop we know enhance fundamental understanding of earthquakes, you’ll enjoy! Also offered on Wednesday with Don volcanoes, crustal deformation, mantle convection, Toothaker. Transportation provided. Limit 9. global geodynamics, and the history of the continents. Learn about the mysterious Phantom Tsunami of 1700, the Socorro Magma Body that lies underneath our region, and the history of earthquakes in Socorro. Registration is required. See page 74 and 75. Limit 18.

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Sponsored by Artistic Photography 2:00 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. W S TH-amp $80 Refuge Visitor Center Capture nature photographs using light, innovative camera settings and emotion. This fun, upbeat and inspiring session is designed to help the intermediate nature photographer photograph nature in a whole new light, literally! Join Lisa Langell, a Tamron- sponsored professional, to learn about using lenses, light, settings and more in ways that will enable you to capture images that are artistic, creative, emotionally Very Large Array evocative, and inspiring. This workshop will focus on how to take beautiful photographs by making the You’ve seen it on TV most of composition techniques and natural light, even and in the movies, without a long lens. Transportation provided. Limit 9. now see it for REAL! *NEW* Thursday 21 The Very Large Array (VLA) is the most Sponsored by famous and powerful telescope of its Creative Field Techniques in Bird Photography kind. It has made more discoveries 2:00 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. W S than any other telescope on Earth. TH-ftr $80 Refuge Bus Stop In this field workshop, Olympus Visionary The immense dishes of the VLA are Scott spread across more than a hundred Bourne will share his thoughts and techniques on square miles of desert. They gather photography topics ranging from shooting backlit invisible light—radio waves—naturally subjects to slow shutter speed, pan blurs to shooting emitted in space. We learn about star for composite, and even how to frame “birdscapes” birth, galaxy growth, clouds of molecules - the technique of composing a landscape shot with that may be building blocks of life, and a foreground or sky filled with birds. Learn advance the incredible power of black holes. composition, including how to properly frame groups of two or more birds, what wing positions sell, and Precious information from space travels how to maximize depth of field. Transportation for billions of years to reach the VLA. provided. Limit 9. From Bosque del Apache you can be there in about an hour! *NEW* National Radio Sponsored by Astronomy Anticipation in Wildlife Photography Supermassive Black Hole Sagittarius A* Observatory National Radio Astronomy Observatory 2:00 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. W www.nrao.edu/VisitVLA S TH-awp $80 Refuge Bus Stop Join Canon Explorer of Light Darrell Gulin and learn

The Whirlpool Galaxy Bring this ad and receive National Radio Astronomy Observatory how to prepare for your photography subjects even one free collectible before going out in the field. Master the skills needed astronomy trading card.* to predict the next moves of your wildlife subject. *Limit one free card per person per visit. The Manatee Nebula Learn how to anticipate the special moments before National Radio Astronomy Observatory

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Friends Annual Dinner All are Welcome!

Join our keynote speaker, Gina Dello Russo, a retired Bosque del Apache ecologist and local river advocate, and learn how your voice is vital to the conversation about partnerships, advocacy, and the future of conservation in our diverse community.

Menu: Choose among chicken, beef rib or vegetarian dinners, with salad, and a choice of two desserts.

Pecan Chicken: Pan seared, organic chicken breast topped with a creamy pecan sauce and served over green chile mashed potatoes with seasonal vegetables.

Bourbon Braised Short Rib: Slow cooked beef rib served over buttermilk mashed potatoes and seasonal vegetables. Topped with a bourbon glaze.

Vegetarian Chile Relleno Duo: Battered & cheese-stuffed local green chile served over sautéed spinach tossed with black beans, tomato relish, corn and roasted red bell peppers.

Join us Thursday, November 21st from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. at Bodega Burger Co. & Lounge in Socorro. See page 40 for event details.

they come along and how to enhance sandhill crane *NEW* Thursday 21 portraits. Transportation provided. Limit 9. Sponsored by Ted Turner Reserves: Turner Endangered Species Fund Golden Eagle Seminar 3:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. S S 3:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. S S TH-ttesf Free Refuge Visitor Center TH-ge $12 Refuge Biology Building Our Mission: to conserve and restore imperiled The golden eagle is a widespread raptor of the species, with an emphasis on promoting wild, working Northern Hemisphere, with a distribution extending landscapes on private land. Wild, working landscapes into Europe, Asia, northern Africa, and North America. encompass lands used for activities such as forestry, Primarily a western species in North America, they ranching and hunting which are also managed to occupy a broad geographic area and a wide variety promote native biodiversity. Our work on the bison of open and semi-open habitats. Join Kirsten ranches in New Mexico owned by Mr. Turner serve as McDonnell, wildlife biologist with U.S. Fish and a model for how meaningful conservation of Wildlife Service, for a fascinating seminar on golden biodiversity can be achieved on large tracts of private eagle biology, a look at their captivating behavior and land. Join our biologists as they discuss their efforts in the threats to their survival. Limit 24. place to conserve and restore several species on all the Turner Ranches in New Mexico. Discussions will feature the Bolson Tortoise, The Chiricahua Leopard Frog, Desert Bighorn Sheep, Black-footed Ferret, Prairie Dogs and the Mexican Gray Wolf. There are also other great stories to tell and questions to be answered.

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of our “Birder’s Corner” and is sponsored and guided by BRANT Nature Tours. This tour will include light walking. Offered Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Saturday. Transportation and dinner provided. Limit 40.

Walk In to Fly In 4:30 p.m. to 5:45 p.m. T S TH-wifi $10 Refuge Bus Stop

Photo by Kathryn Dow As the shadows grow long and the sun begins to set, thousands of geese and cranes return to the nighttime VLA Tour safety of the wetlands on the refuge. Meet at the 3:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. T P visitor center bus stop for a short bus ride and walk TH-vla $5 VLA, Visitor Center to the roost area to view this spectacular scene. Wear The Very Large Array (VLA) is a world-famous comfortable shoes and dress warmly. Often there radio astronomy telescope consisting of 27 giant dish antennas spread across the Plains of San Agustin 50 miles west of Socorro. On this special tour, you will learn about the history, operation, and mission of this Thursday 21 National Science Foundation project while touring the visitor center and walking to the base of one of the 25-meter (82-feet) dishes. The VLA Gift Shop closes at 4:00, so folks wanting to shop should arrive early. Admission fees will be collected at the VLA Gift Shop upon your arrival: $5.00 per person, with ages 17 and under are always free. See page 75. No registration required; just show up and pay at the door.

Sponsored by Owling Expedition Intensive 4:15 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. W S TH-oew $95 Refuge Expo Conference Tent Elusive and beautiful, owls are highly sought-after birds on any birder’s life list. Their mysterious nocturnal lifestyle captures our imagination and fuels our desire to find them. For that same reason, they are often hard to find and even harder to see - unless you know how to look for them, that is. This workshop is not focused on owl ID (although we will definitely cover that too) but, rather, how to find owls. We hope to improve your owling skills to the point that you feel confident to plan and execute a productive owling adventure on your own! This workshop consists of a one hour class followed immediately by a guided tour of the refuge in search of owls. This trip is part

Photo by Julie Johnson

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are seats on the bus for walk-ons, though this is not dinner will focus on the important messages and guaranteed; exact change is appreciated. Offered messengers for wildlife, for us, and the wild places we Thursday and Saturday. Limit 44. all depend on and value. Gina Dello Russo, retired Bosque del Apache ecologist and local river advocate, will lead a conversation about partnerships, advocacy, *NEW* and the future of conservation in our community. Feature Event Throughout the dinner our diverse community Friends Annual Dinner with Keynote members will share their perspectives on the Rio You Are Vital to Preserving Bosque del Apache and Grande, our local area, the birds that join us each year, the Rio Grande and the importance of refuges to all life on our planet. 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. E B Dinner is presented at the Bodega Burger co. Co & TH-fad $37 Socorro, Bodega Restaurant Lounge with a cash bar opening at 5:30 p.m. Dress is You explore Bosque del Apache and the surrounding casual. You’ll also be able to view the Photography area because of your love for wildlife and wild Contest slideshow of entries and winners. See the landscapes. You are a part of a community, a diverse menu offering on page 38. See maps on pages 73 and and interesting community that includes the wildlife 74. Limit 95. that live in the Socorro Valley or visit often. It also includes our passionate community of conservation groups and concerned citizens that care about the Sponsored by refuge, the Rio Grande, and continental flyways. Their VLA Nighttime Photography calls and our voices span the centuries and can reach Photographing the Nighttime Landscape local, regional, national and international leaders. But 5:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. W P what do we want them to hear? This year the Friends TH-vlan $130 VLA, Visitor Center Photographing the Nighttime Landscape Join Roman Kurywczak a photography Sigma Pro, for an educational how-to program on the possibilities Thursday 21 of photographing landscapes with the star-filled sky as a backdrop. The Very Large Array Radio Telescope (VLA), one of the world’s premier astronomical radio observatories, consists of 27 radio antennas in a Y-shaped configuration on the Plains of San Agustin, west of Magdalena. Each antenna is 25 meters (82 feet) in diameter. At this location, the National Radio Astronomy Observatory (NRAO) and VLA, in partnership with Friends of Bosque del Apache and Sigma Camera, offer this nighttime photography workshop of spectacular magnitude. Learn about camera equipment, tips, techniques, and settings for star points. Explore “light painting” of a foreground subject, as well as overcoming obstacles presented by less-than-ideal conditions. The workshop begins with an equipment check and camera set-up at 5:30 p.m. in the VLA cafeteria. Bring a flashlight/headlamp with a red filter. You are required to leave your electronic communication equipment (cell phones, tablets, and computers) in your vehicle and turned off, as they interfere with

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the VLA’s telescope data collection, which occurs continuously. Dress warmly and in layers; bring water Sponsored by and a sack dinner. You will be walking in the desert Morning with Cranes at night up to 0.3 miles to the antennas, so consider 5:30 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. W S your equipment weight and wear good walking shoes. FR-acw $70 Refuge Bus Stop This event will have an optional photo contest. Details The experience of the evening crane fly in is very

about photo contest will be emailed post-Festival in dramatic but don’t miss the other great show – dawn Friday 22 December. Offered Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday, fly out. With guides Paul Tebbel and Keanna with Sunday as a backup for poor weather. A partial Leonard, watch and listen as the cranes awaken and refund of $85 will be available if the weather is the night slowly becomes day. There is no better prohibitive on scheduled nights and you cannot time to pick out different vocalizations, see body participate in the Sunday event. Limit 30. language, and learn about the different life histories of the lesser and greater sandhill cranes. Learn how to recognize juveniles by sound and sight, identify the different subspecies and become familiar with many communications, like the unison call. Once all the cranes have departed, we’ll return to the refuge visitor center for 45 minutes to shed some layers and you’ll Walk Out to Fly Out have time to grab breakfast from one of the vendors or 5:30 a.m. to 7:30 a.m. T S eat what you brought. Then we’ll head back into the FR-wofo $10 Refuge Bus Stop refuge to observe cranes in the field and learn more It’s early, it’s dark, and it’s cold, but this is one about their behavior while watching them feed, dance, event you shouldn’t miss. When thousands of cranes and interact. This workshop is geared toward first- and geese take flight, the sights and sounds are time viewers, but even experienced crane watchers spectacular! Meet at the visitor center bus stop for will learn a lot. This tour will include light walking. a short bus ride and walk to the roost area to view Offered Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday. this spectacular scene. Wear comfortable shoes and Transportation provided. Limit 18. dress warmly. Often there are seats on the bus for walk-ons, though this is not guaranteed; exact change is appreciated. This tour will include light walking. Offered Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday. Transportation provided. Limit 44.

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Friday 22 *NEW* Sponsored by Sponsored by Fundamentals of Bird Photography Mastering Birds-in-Flight Photography 6:00 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. W S 6:00 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. W S FR-fbp $80 Refuge Bus Stop FR-bfk $80 Refuge Bus Stop Join Olympus Visionary Scott Bourne to learn the Join Keith Bauer, a New Mexico photography pro importance of sun angle, wind direction, choosing who calls Bosque del Apache home. Learn how to set a pleasing background, composition, angle, and up and use your camera system for the sharpest, most framing for winning bird photos. Practice finding professional results possible. Begin the mastery of birds, positioning yourself relative to the bird against photographic techniques to maximize the sharpness a simple background, and anticipating the movements and exposure of your flight images at Bosque del of your subject. Basic composition tips will be shared, Apache. Learn how to assess conditions in the field to as well as how to spot pleasing head angles and how to be in the right place at the right time for the best action capture silhouettes at sunrise or sunset. Transportation and opportunities possible. Transportation provided. provided. Limit 9. Limit 9.

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wetlands. The Magdalena Mountains west of Socorro *NEW* offer a huge diversity of birds that you can’t find on Sponsored by the refuge. Species such as Williamson’s sapsucker, Beating the Blur acorn woodpecker, pygmy nuthatch, juniper titmouse, Mastering Sharp Bird Images Cassin’s finch and northern pygmy-owl are all icons 6:00 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. W S of the West and all may be seen on this tour. In the FR-bbms $80 Refuge Bus Stop lower elevations, rich Chihuahua desert grasslands Do you struggle with creating sharp images of birds, provide habitat for many species of sparrows and whether they are sitting still or flying? Do you find longspurs. Additionally, this tour often offers a great your bird photographs lack excitement? If so, join opportunity to study Chihuahuan and common ravens. full-time professional nature photographer, Texas So when you’re ready to venture out of the wetlands master naturalist and certified interpretive guide Ruth and into the pine forests and grasslands, sign up for Hoyt. All experience levels are welcome to join this this tour! This trip is part of our “Birder’s Corner” and session. With nearly 30 years of experience in teaching is sponsored and guided by BRANT Nature Tours. photography, Ruth has answers to your questions, Bring your breakfast and plenty of drinking water. whether about the camera you use or your methods Transportation and light snacks provided. Light hiking for capturing images. For the best results, come involved. See map on page 75. Offered Wednesday with an open mind, enthusiasm and love for nature, and Friday. Limit 20. photography and fun. Have your camera manual with you in digital or paper format. Remember to dress

warmly and put extra memory cards and fully charged Friday 22 batteries in your pocket. Offered on Friday and Saturday. Transportation provided. Limit 9.

Sponsored by *NEW* Canon Open Workshop 6:00 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. W S FR-coba Free Refuge Crane Roost Join wildlife nature photographer, educator, author, and Canon Explorer of Light Adam Jones for an exciting early morning field workshop experience. Adam is well known for his easy going informative style, nuts and bolts approach, and his ability to communicate well with all skill levels. The primary focus is to change the way you see, and to hone the technical skills necessary to capture what you see in your minds eye. Limit 12.

Sponsored by Mountain Birding Intensive 6:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. W B FR-mbi $95 Socorro, Macey Center Parking Lot Bosque del Apache is an amazing place to bird, but there is more to Central New Mexico than just

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set. This trip is part of our “Birder’s Corner” and is Sponsored by sponsored and guided by BRANT Nature Tours and Field Sketching and Bird Painting Wildside Nature Tours. Light walking involved. Limit 7:00 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. W S 9. FR-dbiw $70 Refuge Visitor Center Join expert birder and world-renowned wildlife artist, Catherine Hamilton, for a field sketching Deadly Beauty: Raptors and Man and painting workshop. Featuring a two-hour indoor 8:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. W P classroom session and ample time to work outside, FR-dbrm $50 San Antonio, Owl Bar you will have the opportunity to hone your field Experience live raptors in the field! Join falconer and sketching and color skills, or to explore something wildlife rehabilitator Matthew Mitchell with his free- completely new. This workshop is open to all levels, flying raptors as he highlights the interconnectedness from curious beginners to advanced artists. Unique of birds of prey in our lives. The discussion will focus instruction for each individual and their particular on falconry, captive breeding, and raptor rehabilitation. focus or level will be provided. The workshop will Watch trained hawks and falcons play, fly, and yes, incorporate working from life and learning the pros hunt - viewers be warned! This group will meet at the and cons of successfully using photographic reference. west side of the Owl Bar in San Antonio at 8:00 a.m. Bird anatomy and movement will be discussed. After and carpool a short distance to an area where the birds breaking down the overwhelming experience of can be flown safely. Bring your questions, tripods, drawing and painting from the world in front of us into cameras and binoculars. Please, no dogs! Limit 24. a few initial exercises, implement this new view as we explore the feeders and Desert Arboretum at Bosque del Apache. Participants should bring their own materials. Materials can be as simple as a pencil and a sketchbook, or as sophisticated as a travel watercolor Friday 22

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that offer a unique view of the agricultural quality of San Antonio’s the area. See maps on pages 73 and 74. The bus tour Elementary School presents: leaves at 8:30 a.m. from the San Miguel Church in 12th Annual Socorro. Transportation provided. Limit 19. Arts and Crafts Exhibit

San Antonio Elementary School is proud to partner *NEW* with many local artists at the annual arts and crafts All About Raptors exhibit. Doubling as a fundraiser for the school, 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. W S a variety of vendors will display their wares on FR-aar $60 Refuge Biology Building Friday, Saturday and Sunday of the Festival of the Join Wezil Walraven, an experienced field Cranes. Featured arts and crafts include stained ornithologist and professional bird guide, for an glass, holiday and seasonal wreath, jewelry, interactive course on identification of birds of prey apparel and much more! overwintering on Bosque del Apache. The first hour will be a classroom conversation with visual aids San Antonio Elementary School is nestled at the learning the field marks of different raptors. This is corner of 4th and Miera Street. Doors will be open followed by a search for birds of prey on the refuge 7:30 a.m. – 7:00 p.m. Friday and Saturday, and tour loops for 3 hours. Transportation provided. 7:30 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. Sunday. See page 67 for Offered Thursday and Friday. Limit 22. more information about food options during this

event. Friday 22 Crane Basics Seminar 10:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. S S Raptor ID Tour FR-cb $20 Refuge Expo Conference Tent 8:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. T S When watching a group of sandhill cranes, did FR-rit $50 Refuge Bus Stop you ever wonder, “What’s up with those birds?” Join Gail Garber and her team from Hawks Aloft to Crane Basics is your opportunity to make sense of learn what to look for when searching for raptors in crane biology and behavior, knowledge that will the Middle Rio Grande Valley. Explore Bosque del significantly enhance your crane watching experience. Apache National Wildlife Refuge in search of red- Join Erv Nichols and Sandra Noll to gain insights tailed hawks (including Harlan’s), Cooper’s and sharp- into crane migration, family life, body language, and shinned hawks, eagles, merlins, and harriers. Discuss vocalizations through photographs, captivating video why so many raptors call Bosque del Apache their and a bit of humor too. Offered Wednesday and Friday. winter home. Transportation provided. Limit 22. Limit 25.

Old Mission Church Tour *NEW* 8:15 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. T B Desert Arboretum Tour and Plant Stories FR-omct $30 Socorro, San Miguel Church 10:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m T S Join Deacon Nick Keller, from San Miguel Church FR-dat Free Refuge Desert Arboretum in Socorro, to visit six of the ten mission churches in No Registration Required Socorro County. These historic places are a testament Come visit the Desert Arboretum, often called the to the faith of the early settlers in the area. Many were Cactus Garden, a place designed to showcase xeric built by the community, and the land was donated native plants as alternatives to water-consuming non- by residents. At each stop, learn about the history native varieties. Join master gardener Tom Hyden for of the church and visit each church that is open. We a guided tour and learn more about the plants (cacti, will travel by city bus through the county on roads succulents, native grasses, etc.) and their histories.

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The Desert Arboretum is located behind the Expo will present a workflow using the Lightroom Develop Conference Tent, just east of the Friends House. For module covering many of the more important RAW more information on the Desert Arboretum trail, turn processing controls available. We’ll work through a to page 37. This tour involves light walking. Offered few images discussing problems that photographers Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday. encounter and how RAW processing can help overcome them. While Lightroom is a powerful tool, to really fine tune the final product, Photoshop’s layer- Sponsored by based approach is needed. This presentation will cover Art of Composition some of the power available using Photoshop and Nature, Photography and Negative Space when/why you’d choose to take an image the extra 10:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. S S step from Lightroom to Photoshop. You’ll leave this FR-aoc Free Refuge Visitor Center class with a new understanding of techniques and tools Elevate your photography to new levels as you expand to help you optimize your images. Offered Thursday your technique with professional photographer Lisa and Friday. Limit 25. Langell. This class has something to offer to just about anyone with a camera! Whether you bring a long lens or not, this class will provide inspiration to infuse art Sponsored by into your bird photography and expand your senses Point & Shoot Nature Photography beyond just portraits. Focusing on key elements of Introduction Seminar composition, with an emphasis on using positive and 10:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. S S negative space, learn how to create images that are FR-psn $20 Refuge Biology Building emotionally infused and leave lasting impressions Let the camera do all the work it can, so you can enjoy with your audience. Find the potential to open up new capturing memorable images of birds, wildlife, and markets for your work. Limit 20. nature. This is the point and shoot philosophy and technique that can be practiced with any of today’s Friday 22 superzoom point and shoot cameras. Join Stephen Sponsored by Ingraham as he introduces point and shoot nature Photoshop Post-Processing photography: bird and wildlife, macro and landscape. 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. S S This workshop will give you examples of what is FR-ppp $60 Refuge Visitor Center possible, showcase the philosophy and the techniques Would you like to take your images to the next level to get you started, and offer advice on camera with expert processing? If so, this is the class for you. choice and basic field techniques. As thousands of Join digital post-processing expert Keith Bauer to photographers have discovered, today’s long zoom learn how to optimize your RAW processing workflow point and shoot digital cameras, in the hands of a in Lightroom, or Adobe Camera Raw, and then take thoughtful and creative photographer, are capable of the next steps using the power of Photoshop. Keith amazingly satisfying images of everything from birds and wildlife, to macros of wildflowers and insects, to grand landscapes and sweeping panoramas under dramatic skies - all in a relatively small, compact, and inexpensive package. This is a great place to start your adventure in photography. Offered Wednesday and Friday. Limit 24.

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Hike: Canyon National Recreation Trail 10:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. H S Sponsored by FR-hcp $8 Refuge Trailhead Bosque del Apache Birding Intensive Join volunteers J.R. Seeger and Lise Spargo at the 11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. W S Canyon National Recreation Trail for a 2.5-mile loop FR-bbi $110 Refuge Bus Stop through a mix of environments starting with the desert Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge is one scrub of the Chihuahua desert, through a deep ravine of the best birding destinations in the country! A trip called Solitude Canyon, and up to the top of a mesa for birders, this tour will provide you with expert overlooking the refuge. The hike offers opportunities guides for five hours of refuge birding. Spend the to enjoy signs of mammals hiding in the rocks, birds day experiencing all the birds on the refuge, from nesting in the sandstone cliffs and wonderful geologic waterfowl & raptors to sparrows & blackbirds! This features carved by flash floods over the ages. The trek trip is part of our “Birder’s Corner” and is sponsored will include approximately two and a half hours of and guided by BRANT Nature Tours. A burrito lunch moderate hiking. There are areas of deep sand and one and snacks are provided in the vans. Transportation steep pitch which requires some care as we rise out of provided. Offered Thursday and Friday. Limit 24. the canyon ointo the mesa. Good hiking shoes, wide- brimmed hats and a day pack with water are strongly recommended. Binoculars will be useful in spotting wildlife. Meet at trailhead, see page 72. Limit 15. Friday 22 *NEW* Sponsored by Carrizozo: Seeing in Black & White 8:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. W P FR-cbw $95 Carrizozo, Tularosa Basin Gallery Learning to see and work in black and white is essential to the growth of all photographers. The absence of color forces emphasis to be put on the subject, subject development, exposure, and emotional content. Join Don Toothaker to learn how to set your camera to black and white mode (and still capture color images!) and how to interpret the characteristics of tone, texture, and detail essential to a successful monochromatic image. Located about 45 minutes east of San Antonio is the small, colorful town of Carrizozo. Once a prominent hub for the railroad industry, the scenic small town has many buildings that recall days gone by. Main Street and the surrounding side streets feature scenes perfectly suited for great learning and creative opportunities in black and white. At the heart of Main Street is the Tularosa Basin Gallery of Photography, which will serve as the centerpiece of our morning exploring the beautiful world of black and white. Light walking involved. See page 75. Limit 15.

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Refuge Tour Offered Wednesday/Thursday and Friday/Saturday. 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. T S Transportation provided. Limit 9. FR-rt $10 Refuge Bus Stop This is a unique opportunity to explore seldom-visited areas of the refuge with your knowledgeable refuge Sponsored by staff tour guide. Your host will explain how the land Sensor Cleaning Demystified and water are managed to benefit wildlife. Enjoy 3:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. S S spectacular views of cranes, geese, ducks, raptors, and FR-scd Free Refuge Visitor Center perhaps even turkeys. Please note that, due to time Learn to clean your sensor safely and efficiently from constraints, participants remain on the bus for this an expert with over 15 years of experience. Cleaning 2 hour tour. Tours are offered Friday and Saturday. your sensor takes only minutes, just a fraction of the Limit 44. time you spend removing sensor dust in processing. Join Curt Fargo as he demystifies sensor cleaning with easy steps for safely and effectively cleaning Sponsored by any DSLR or mirrorless sensor. After a brief history Photography Intensive Workshop of sensor cleaning, learn how to examine your 12:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. Friday (part 1) and sensor, when to use both dry and wet sensor cleaning 5:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. Saturday (part 2) WS methods, and how to perform each method safely. FR-piw $210 Refuge Visitor Center Time permitting, Curt also provides free one-on-one Made up of two sessions over two days, this training as he cleans the sensors of all attendees. Curt workshop has instruction in the field and classroom is an educator, factory-trained camera repairman with and will explore post processing and photo editing over 20 years’ experience, Certified Photographic with professional photographer Russell Burden. The Consultant, and has photographed professionally and classroom portion begins in the early afternoon at semi-professionally for over 40 years. He is also the 12:30 p.m. and lasts until around 3:00 p.m. Learn the co-founder of www.CleaningDigitalCameras.com. You Friday 22 ins and outs of what makes the difference between a great image of an avian subject and a snapshot rendering. Discuss how to set up your camera to acquire the best images of birds in flight. Armed with this information, ride out on the refuge for a sunset session and apply the classroom concepts to the birds of Bosque del Apache. At the first location, view the fly in of the sandhill cranes and snow geese as they roost in ponds to keep themselves safe at night. The following morning, convene at the refuge bus stop at 5:30 a.m. for about three hours in the field, photographing the morning blast-off of thousands of snow geese in addition to solitary and small group take-offs of numerous sandhill cranes. Back in the classroom, discuss strategies for optimizing the photos captured during the sunset and sunrise field sessions. Part of that time will be spent critiquing your photos. Photoshop and Nikon software will be used to provide one-on-one classroom attention with each participant. Breakfast will be provided before the morning classroom session around 9 a.m. - 9:30 a.m.

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will also be able to find Curt in the Expo Tent at the geologically interesting formations, Solitude Canyon Hunt’s booth. Offered Thursday, Friday and Saturday. dates back several million years before the Rio Limit 20. Grande existed. Evidence of eruptions, floods, and desert dunes are visible to those who search. Meet at the Canyon National Recreation Trailhead, for this Raptor ID moderately difficult hike. See page 72. Limit 15. 1:00 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. S S FR-rid $12 Refuge Biology Building View live raptors up close! Have you always wondered Sponsored by about the mysterious world of raptor identification Afternoon with the Cranes Fly In and just what that large hawk flying overhead might 1:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. W S be? Join Gail Garber and her team from Hawks Aloft FR-awc $60 Refuge Expo Conference Tent for an enlightening look into the world of raptors and If you want to fully experience sandhill cranes, this how to distinguish them from one another. Plumage workshop is for you! Our “Crane Team” pools their characteristics, season, behavior and habitat all expertise to provide a personalized experience for provide clues to their identity. Thanks to the wildlife all crane viewers – novice and experienced alike! photographers who donate their work to Hawks Aloft, Following a brief overview of sandhill crane biology, this program promises to be a visual art show. Limit behavior, and migration, we will dedicate our time 24. to direct field observations (transportation provided), including how cranes create and maintain their pair

bonds, raise young, and communicate by vocalizations Friday 22 Hike: Canyon National Recreation Trail and body language. Fly in at a refuge hotspot will 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. H S conclude the tour - a great finale! Crane Team: Paul FR-hct $8 Refuge Trailhead Tebbel, Keanna Leonard, Erv Nichols, and Sandra Join local naturalist Vannetta Perry on a 2.5 mile Noll. Transportation provided. Offered Wednesday and roundtrip hike through Solitude Canyon, found Friday. Limit 18. along the Canyon National Recreation Trail. Full of

Special Keynote Social with David La Puma

David La Puma’s passion for bird migration and the emergent technology used to study it cannot be overemphasized. In 2019, he began a new career with Cellular Tracking Technologies, a high-tech company pushing the boundaries of what is possible in wildlife tracking. As the Director of Global Market Development, David is responsible for helping bird observatories and other entities around the globe design and implement cutting-edge wildlife tracking infrastructure, and deploy the next generation of tracking technology. For the five years prior, David was the director of New Jersey Audubon’s Cape May Bird Observatory (http://birdcapemay.org) where his responsibilities included monitoring migration at one of the world’s most important migration concentration points, with long-term research of raptor, waterbird, songbirds and butterfly migration ingrained in the DNA of the observatory.

Join us Friday, November 22nd, from 5:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. for southwestern tapas appetizer bar at the Bodega Burger co. Co & Lounge in Socorro. Keynote Social presentation is 6:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. See Event details on page 52 for more information.

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Sponsored by Sweet Tweets: Finding Songbirds for Photography 2:00 p.m. to 5:30 p.m W S FR-stfs $80 Refuge Bus Stop Join professional photographer, birder and field naturalist Kathryn Dow in an afternoon of avian exploration for the small wonders of Bosque del Apache. This field workshop will focus on finding songbirds by sight and sound. These little wings and sweet tweets are often overlooked with all there is to see on the refuge. Learn about camera settings to achieve images with correct exposure, composition and focus point selection. After birding and photographing around the refuge, this session will conclude at the Desert Arboretum in the appealing afternoon light. We will focus on the little visitors to the bird feeders and quail who dine below. Transportation provided. Limit 9.

Sponsored by Bird Photography Basics 2:00 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. W S FR-bifb $80 Refuge Visitor Center Friday 22 Birds are incredibly fun to photograph, but they also is welcome to sign up for this workshop, but all should present an incredible challenge. You need a strong have a working knowledge of changing their camera foundation in the basics of photography so that you settings, including f/stop, ISO, and shutter speed. A can concentrate your effort towards following these digital SLR camera with a minimum 300mm focal fast-moving and small animals. Mark Buckler will length lens is recommended but not required. Dress share tips on equipment selection, camera settings, warmly and bring extra memory cards. Sigma USA composition and in-the-field strategies. This class will also be on hand to provide loaner lenses for these includes a brief introduction inside followed by a workshops. Offered Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday. session on the refuge where you can get hands-on help Transportation provided. Limit 9. with your bird photography. Transportation provided. Limit 9. Sponsored by Birds in Flight, Wildlife and More Sponsored by 2:00 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. W S Birds in Flight: Capture Stunning Images FR-bfwm $80 Refuge Bus Stop 2:00 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. W S Join wildlife nature photographer, educator, author, FR-bfr $80 Refuge Bus Stop and Canon Explorer of Light Adam Jones for an Want to learn how to take sharp photo images of birds exciting afternoon field workshop experience. The in flight? Professional nature photographer and Sigma primary focus is to change the way you see, and to Pro Roman Kurywczak will show you how. Learn the hone the technical skills necessary to capture what you proper settings to capture stunning bird-in-flight see in your mind”s eye. Adam is well known for his images of your very own. Every level of photographer easygoing informative style, nuts and bolts approach,

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and his ability to communicate well with all skill spectrum, and mirrorless interchangeable lens cameras levels. Learn how to make artistic images of birds, (MILC) at the other. Join ZEISS Sports Optics Senior wildlife, and landscapes. Field discussions include Brand Advocate Stephen Ingraham as he explores capturing birds in flight, silhouettes, motion treatments digiscoping today. After the demonstration, there will for moving subjects, high ISO considerations, noise be an opportunity to try digiscoping using ZEISS reduction in post processing, panning, AF settings for equipment. Bring your Smartphone or MILC if you moving subjects, and how to get the most out of the have one. Limit 20. teleconverter on your long lenses landscape imaging, depth of field, hyperfocal focusing, focus stacking, HDR that looks realistic, live view and how to quickly *NEW* change from landscape settings to wildlife/action Sponsored by settings. Offered Friday and Saturday. Transportation Keynote Social with David La Puma provided. Limit 9. 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. E B FR-ks $30 Socorro, Bodega Restaurant The Future is NOW: How the InternetOfWildlife J.E. Smith Museum Tour (IOW) is uncovering the mysteries of bird behavior Vintage Frontier Photography Museum around the globe! What was once reserved for SciFi 3:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. T B novels is now reality, and what once seemed like FR-smt $12 Socorro, Smith House our wildest dreams is now at our fingertips. The The Smith House in Socorro is the former home of

Joseph Edward Smith, territorial photographer. He Friday 22 and his wife Elizabeth Ann (Myscie) Driver were given the home as a wedding present by the bride’s parents in 1886. From cowboys to businessmen, Smith photographed the lives of working people to show the West as it was. Along with the photos, the museum holds an archive of Smith’s equipment, written material, and artifacts from the period. The home itself has been restored to its 1880s vintage. Seven generations of Smiths have now lived in the home on Central Street. Suzanne Smith, the current resident, is the great-granddaughter of J.E. and Myscie Smith. She will guide you through the past with a personal accounting of the home and the Smith family. See maps on pages 73 and 74. Limit 8.

Sponsored by Digiscoping Today Seminar 3:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. S S FR-dt Free Refuge Biology Building Digiscoping -- taking super-telephoto photos through the eyepiece of a spotting scope -- has been around for many years. What began with simple homemade adaptors and inexpensive compact point and shoot cameras has evolved into a legitimate photographic technique using smartphone cameras at one end of the

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miniaturization of tracking technology allows us to not only determine precisely where a bird is; we can now determine whether that bird is flapping, gliding, hunting, or even being hunted! In this highly engaging appearance, David La Puma will take you behind the scenes of the next-generation bird tracking technology. He’ll share with you some of the amazing discoveries that have been made in the last few years, describe the state of technology today, and give you a glimpse into the future as the research field barrels forward at breakneck speed. From golden eagles and sandhill Phuto by Honey House cranes to yellow-rumped warblers and even monarch butterflies, the information we are able to gather today Star Party is changing the way we study wildlife, and informing 7:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. E B the conservation of the world’s most charismatic FR-sp Free Socorro, NMT Etscorn Observatory creatures. This event is located at Bodega Burger co. Colleen Gino, Magdalena Ridge Observatory Co & Lounge and southwestern tapas will be served. Interferometer and members of the New Mexico Tech Limit 125. Astronomy Club will assist you in using the telescopes at the Frank T. Etscorn Campus Observatory and will answer your questions, as well as pointing out the Sponsored by wonders of the night sky. Restrooms are available. Nighttime Photography on the Refuge Dress warmly. Flashlights are not allowed unless 6:00 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. W S equipped with red filter. Drop in between 7:00 p.m. FR-npf $125 Refuge Expo Conference Tent and 10:00 p.m. Registration not required. See maps on This is a unique opportunity to photograph Bosque pages 73 and 74. Limit 80. Friday 22 del Apache at night and take advantage of a waning crescent moon. Enjoy a catered dinner and a brief classroom introduction that will cover the basics Performing Arts Series: Honey House of photographing at night, followed by a night 7:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. E B photography session on the refuge. Join professional Adult FR-a photographers Don Toothaker, Mark Buckler, and Senior FR-s (65 & over) Keith Bauer to experience the night sky and sounds Youth FR-y (17 & younger) of the refuge. Learn how to set up your camera for Socorro, NMT Macey Center star photography, focusing techniques, light painting, Tickets: $18/Adult; $16/Senior, 65+; $8/Youth image processing basics, and much more. A DSLR Before the concert: Tech Club Macey Social Hour , with a wide angle lens of an aperture of f/2.8 or 5:30-7:30 p.m. ($10/Non-members) larger (2.0, 1.8, 1.4) is recommended for this photo HoneyHouse is a unique acoustic trio combining the adventure. An aperture that is smaller than f/2.8 (3.5, talents of three very diverse and seasoned artists into 4.0) can be used, but you will need to increase your one unexpected powerhouse force. Consisting of ISO to a very high level. Come prepared with your award winning R&B/Gospel soulstress Hillary Smith, camera, a tripod, extra batteries, plenty of memory earthy Blues/Folk singer-songwriter Yvonne Perea, cards, and flashlight with red light option. Limit 24. and sweet voiced Mandy Buchanan, HoneyHouse seamlessly melds the lines of musical genres with their original creations embracing blues, soul, folk and Americana into one sweet HoneyHouse of music. HoneyHouse was awarded the 2015 New Mexico Music Awards “Best Song in Americana” and 2012

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“Best of the Year;” named by Rolling Stone Magazine Offered Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday. as “Band to Watch from Santa Fe;” and were finalists Transportation provided. Limit 44. in the John Lennon Songwriting contest. Tickets through festivalofthecranes.com, www.nmtpas.org, or by calling 575-835-5688. Limit 50. Sponsored by Morning with Cranes 5:30 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. W S SA-acw $70 Refuge Bus Stop The experience of the evening crane fly in is very dramatic but don’t miss the other great show – dawn fly out. With guides Paul Tebbel and Keanna Leonard, watch and listen as the cranes awaken and Walk Out to Fly Out the night slowly becomes day. There is no better 5:30 a.m. to 7:30 a.m. T S time to pick out different vocalizations, see body SA-wofo $10 Refuge Bus Stop language, and learn about the different life histories It’s early, it’s dark, and it’s cold, but this is one of the lesser and greater sandhill cranes. Learn how to event you shouldn’t miss. When thousands of cranes recognize juveniles by sound and sight, identify the and geese take flight, the sights and sounds are different subspecies and become familiar with many spectacular! Meet at the visitor center bus stop for communications, like the unison call. Once all the a short bus ride and walk to the roost area to view cranes have departed, we’ll return to the refuge visitor this spectacular scene. Wear comfortable shoes and center for 45 minutes to shed some layers and you’ll dress warmly. Often there are seats on the bus for have time to grab breakfast from one of the vendors or walk-ons, though this is not guaranteed; exact change eat what you brought. Then we’ll head back into the is appreciated. This tour will include light walking. refuge to observe cranes in the field and learn more Saturday 23 GO PLACES SEE STUFF

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A Life Journey with Planned Giving

The great conservationist and nature writer Aldo Leopold said, “I do not imply that this philosophy of land was always clear to me. It is rather the end result of a life journey.” Many first-time visitors to Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge, on their own journey of discovery, are stopped in their tracks: they have never seen anything like it, the birds, the views -- everything -- and they never realized it was all here. Once they discover it, they want to come back. For many, the refuge becomes a place and time full of meaning, a place to share with their parents, their kids, and their friends.

The refuge represents the foresight, stewardship, and hard work of several generations. It is our hope that it will persist as a legacy for future generations. If Bosque del Apache is part of your journey, you can help to build that legacy with a planned gift - a lasting commitment to help sustain this valuable natural resource.

For more information, visit our website www.friendsofbosquedelapache.org, visit the Friends Booth at Festival, or call 575-838-2120. about their behavior while watching them feed, dance, and interact. This workshop is geared toward first- Sponsored by time viewers, but even experienced crane watchers Birds in Flight: Creating Compelling Images with Saturday 23 will learn a lot. This tour will include light walking. Bird Behavior Offered Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday. 6:00 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. W S Transportation provided. Limit 18. SA-bifcci $80 Refuge Bus Stop Photographing flying birds is a challenge for even the most experienced photographers. Professional Sponsored by photographer (and former wildlife biologist) Mark Bosque del Apache Hot Spots & Elusive Birds Buckler will share his techniques for photographing 5:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. W S birds in action in this field workshop. Topics covered SA-bhs $95 Refuge Bus Stop will include: tripod and panning techniques, preferred Join professional photographer, birder, and field camera settings, subject tracking, obtaining sharp naturalist Kathryn Dow around the morning hot focus, and getting the proper exposure (including the spots of Bosque del Apache, followed by a classroom advantages of using manual exposure). Discuss the session around 8 a.m. From sunrise to sunset there is importance of understanding bird behavior in order always something to be found and photographed on to get the most compelling images. This engaging this beautiful land. Learn the techniques for spotting session will provide you with extensive opportunities them and the best way to approach birds, allowing to photograph birds in flight. Transportation provided. for longer views of these elusive subjects. Explore Limit 9. how a bird’s behavior and habitat requirements can help select the best spot for getting that perfect shot. Kathryn will assist on the correct exposure, focus point Sponsored by selection, composition, and shooting angles to create Birds in Flight, Landscapes, Wildlife and More the best images! A hot breakfast is provided around 6:00 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. W S 8 a.m., between field opportunities. Transportation SA-bifcci $80 Refuge Bus Stop provided. Offered Thursday and Saturday. Limit 16. Join wildlife nature photographer, educator, author, and Canon Explorer of Light Adam Jones for an exciting early morning field workshop experience.

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Adam is well known for his easy going informative style, nuts and bolts approach, and his ability to communicate well with all skill levels. The primary focus is to change the way you see, and to hone the technical skills necessary to capture what you see in your mind’s eye. The emphasis is on making artistic images of birds, wildlife, and landscapes. Field discussions include capturing photos of birds in flight, silhouettes, motion treatments for moving subjects, high ISO considerations, noise reduction in post processing, panning, AF settings for moving subjects, and how to get the most out of the teleconverter on your long lenses. Transportation provided. Limit 9.

*NEW* Sponsored by Beating the Blur Mastering Sharp Bird Images 6:00 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. W S SA-bbms $80 Refuge Bus Stop Do you struggle with creating sharp images of birds, whether they are sitting still or flying? Do you find your bird photographs lack excitement? If so, join full-time professional nature photographer, Texas

Saturday 23 master naturalist and certified interpretive guide Ruth Hoyt. All experience levels are welcome to join this session. With nearly 30 years of experience in teaching photography, Ruth has answers to your questions, whether about the camera you use or your methods for capturing images. For the best results, come with an open mind, enthusiasm and love for nature, photography and fun. Have your camera manual with you in digital or paper format. Remember to dress warmly and put extra memory cards and fully charged batteries in your pocket. Offered on Friday and Saturday. Transportation provided. Limit 9.

Sponsored by Advanced Birding 7:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. W S SA-abg $150 Refuge Bus Stop Advanced Birding (yes, it’s for beginners, too!) As with anything, practice makes perfect. But what if the bird identification techniques you’re practicing are

Page 56 www.festivalofthecranes.org Festival of the Cranes 2019 actually hindering your progression to “expert birder” Duck Banding Project (For Kids!) status? If you’ve ever been birding with an expert then 9:00 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. W S you’ve probably watched them make split-second bird SA-dbp1 Free Refuge Flight Deck identifications (sometimes without even raising their Each year, Bosque del Apache participates in the binoculars) and wondered how the heck they did it. Central Flyway waterfowl banding effort to learn Sure they’ve probably had lots of practice, but we’ll more about the migratory patterns of ducks. Banding let you in on a little secret: Becoming an expert birder ducks involves placing a small metal band with a and consistently making correct field identifications unique identification number around their leg. Youth doesn’t come from a person’s ability to remember all are invited to join Jeff Sanchez, wildlife biologist at possible field marks, learn every chip note, absorb Bosque del Apache, to learn about this activity. Hold every bird book, or even from birding for 50 years… it a band in your hand (and a duck, if they cooperate)! begins with learning to observe birds, and everything Three 30 minute sessions will be offered, starting at about the individual, in a more advanced way. And 9:00 a.m. Registration required. Limit 15. whether you’re in your first year of birding or you remember seeing the last ivory-billed woodpecker, there is no time like now for learning advanced Duck Banding Project (For Kids!) techniques for recognizing birds. Join BRANT owner, 9:00 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. W S Raymond VanBuskirk, and published bird field guide SA-dbp2 Free Refuge Flight Deck author, Michael Retter, as they dismantle traditional Each year, Bosque del Apache participates in the practices of bird identification and replace those Central Flyway waterfowl banding effort to learn practices with a more holistic approach to recognizing more about the migratory patterns of ducks. Banding Saturday 23 our beloved feathered friends. Transportation provided. ducks involves placing a small metal band with a Offered Thursday and Saturday. Limit 18. unique identification number around their leg. Youth are invited to join Jeff Sanchez, wildlife biologist at Bosque del Apache, to learn about this activity. Hold a band in your hand (and a duck, if they cooperate)! Three 30 minute sessions will be offered, starting at 9:00 a.m. Registration required. Limit 15.

Sponsored by Sensor Cleaning Demystified 10:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. S S SA-scd Free Refuge Biology Building Learn to clean your sensor safely and efficiently from an expert with over 15 years of experience. Cleaning your sensor takes only minutes, just a fraction of the time you spend removing sensor dust in processing. Join Curt Fargo as he demystifies sensor cleaning with easy steps for safely and effectively cleaning any DSLR or mirrorless sensor. After a brief history of sensor cleaning, learn how to examine your sensor, when to use both dry and wet sensor cleaning methods, and how to perform each method safely. Time permitting, Curt also provides free one-on-one training as he cleans the sensors of all attendees. Curt is an educator, factory-trained camera repairman with

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Photo by Hai Nguyen

over 20 years’ experience, Certified Photographic expert as they teach you how to select YOUR Consultant, and has photographed professionally and binocular from the hundreds of available options. semi-professionally for over 40 years. He is also the Learn how price can influence performance, directly co-founder of www.CleaningDigitalCameras.com. You and indirectly. Limit 25. will also be able to find Curt in the Expo Tent at the Hunt’s booth. Offered Thursday, Friday and Saturday. Limit 20. Hike: Rio Viejo 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. H S SA-hrv $8 Refuge Trailhead *NEW* The Rio Viejo (Old River) Trail is a flat 2-mile Desert Arboretum Tour and Plant Stories roundtrip walk along an old course of the Rio Grande. 10:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. T S Though the Rio Grande now journeys east of this trail,

Saturday 23 SA-dat Free Refuge Desert Arboretum evidence of its history remains. Join Vannetta Perry No Registration Required for this easy hike through the woods, where you may Come visit the Desert Arboretum, often called the see mule deer, coyotes and ring-necked pheasants Cactus Garden, a place designed to showcase xeric among the native cottonwoods and screwbean native plants as alternatives to water-consuming non- mesquite. Meet at the trailhead, see page 72. Limit 15. native varieties. Join master gardener Tom Hyden for a guided tour and learn more about the plants (cacti, succulents, native grasses, etc.) and their histories. Sponsored by The Desert Arboretum is located behind the Expo Young Birder’s Walk (For Kids!) Conference Tent, just east of the Friends House. For 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. T S more information on the Desert Arboretum trail, turn SA-ybw Free Refuge Bus Stop to page 35. This tour involves light walking. Offered Young birders and their families are invited to join Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday. . BRANT guides for a FREE late morning walk around the refuge visitor center. Whether your kiddos are already die-hard birders or are just getting into it, we’d Sponsored by love to take them out to enjoy the birds and nurture How to Select the Right Binocular for You, Your our next generation of birders! Limit 20. Usage, and Your Budget 10:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. S S SA-hsrb Free Refuge Visitor Center With the right binocular, you become an intimate visual participant in your world. Join a Nikon Optic

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Hike: Sevilleta Mesa View Refuge Tour 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. H P 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. T S SA-hsmv $8 Sevilleta NWR, Visitor Center SA-rt $10 Refuge Bus Stop Join a refuge naturalist to learn about the fascinating This is a unique opportunity to explore seldom-visited landscape of Sevilleta National Wildlife Refuge on areas of the refuge with your knowledgeable refuge this 3.5 mile roundtrip journey to the top of the mesa staff tour guide. Your host will explain how the land overlooking the refuge. Scenic views of the Ladrones and water are managed to benefit wildlife. Enjoy and surrounding mountains abound along the edge of spectacular views of cranes, geese, ducks, raptors, and the mesa before dropping back into the valley. Along perhaps even turkeys. Please note that, due to time the way, you’ll see a wide diversity of awe-inspiring constraints, participants remain on the bus for this 2 landforms. This is a moderate to strenuous hike over hour tour. Tours are offered Friday and Saturday. Limit Photo by Hai Nguyen uneven surfaces. Bring your lunch and plenty of 44. drinking water. See page . Limit 15.

Sponsored by Duck Banding Project (For Kids!) Time Lapse Photography 10:00 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. W S 12:00 p.m to 1:30 p.m S S SA-dbp1 Free Refuge Flight Deck SA-tlp $45 Refuge Visitor Center Each year, Bosque del Apache participates in the In this class, Keith Bauer will teach you how to create Central Flyway waterfowl banding effort to learn beautiful time lapse sequences, then take the individual more about the migratory patterns of ducks. Banding images captured over a period of time and create an Saturday 23 ducks involves placing a small metal band with a amazing time lapse movie from them. Learn how to unique identification number around their leg. Youth do this using Lightroom as the source for the images are invited to join Jeff Sanchez, wildlife biologist at and a third party plugin to create seamless transitions. Bosque del Apache, to learn about this activity. Hold Explore how to solve exposure variations, remove a band in your hand (and a duck, if they cooperate)! flicker from the sequence of images, and create truly Three 30 minute sessions will be offered, starting at professional level time lapse movies. This technique 9:00 a.m. Registration required. Limit 15. is great for capturing nearly anything that moves. Keith will demonstrate this with cloud sequences as examples in the class. No experience necessary to join Cranes of the World us in this fun class. Limit 25. 11:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. S S SA-cw $12 Refuge Expo Conference Tent Join Sandra Noll for a generously-illustrated program *NEW* which opens with an overview of the history, art and Edible and Medicinal Plants of the Chihuahua mythology of cranes, followed by introductions to the Desert world’s 15 crane species. The two species specific 1:00 p.m to 2:30 p.m W S to North America, sandhill and whooping cranes, SA-empcd Free Refuge Desert Arboretum will be given prominence. Woven throughout is the The Chihuahua Desert looks harsh and inhospitable International Crane Foundation’s mission to conserve but to the native people of the southwest, it can be a worldwide ecosystems, watersheds, and flyways upon supermarket. Nearly every plant has a use as food, which cranes depend. Limit 30. fiber, medicine or building material. Join Master Gardener Tom Hyden for a ninety-minute tour of the Desert Arboretum to learn about the plants and their uses. After the tour, indulge in a wild food tasting at the Friends House. Offered Thursday and Saturday. Limit 15.

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with us as we relate some of our owl adventures, both near and far, from the riparian woodland along the Rio Grande, to the Sax Zim Bog near Duluth, Minnesota. This talk will feature the live educational owls of Hawks Aloft, as well as the amazing imagery of Doug Brown, David Powell, Keith Bauer, and our other favorite photographers. You will not want to miss this show! Limit 24.

Hike: John P. Taylor, Jr. Memorial Trail 1:00 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. H S SA-hjt $8 Refuge Trailhead Photo by Don Toothaker Join Vannetta Perry for a one mile roundtrip easy walk along the John P. Taylor, Jr. Memorial. Hike: Indian Well Wilderness This accessible trail through Bosque del Apache 12:30 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. H S is a restored salt cedar forest. Now, it is managed SA-hiww $8 Refuge Bus Stop to simulate the meandering flow of the habitat Join Lise Spargo and J.R. Seeger for a journey into historically found along the Rio Grande, the bosque. the Indian Well Wilderness Unit, found along the The dedication plaque at the end of the trail features Canyon National Recreation Trail. There is no formal an image from 1846 of cranes and the surrounding Saturday 23 trail for 1.5 miles, but participants will be guided landscape which inspired John P. Taylor, Jr.’s through a series of deep cut arroyos, returning to the restoration vision. Enjoy a quiet stroll over smooth Canyon National Recreation Trail near marker 11. terrain with an opportunity to see turkeys, cranes, There are several short, steep scrambles during the geese, deer, and elk. Bring water, good boots, and hike. The bus will return us to the refuge visitor center warm clothes. Meet at the trailhead, see page 72. Limit afterwards. A day pack with water and food, as well 20. as hiking boots with good ankle support, are strongly recommended. Total distance: approximately 2.5 miles. Elevation change is from 4500’ at the start to 4750’ at Historic San Miguel Church Tour the highest point in the hike. Transportation provided. 1:00 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. T B This is a difficult hike and well worth the effort. Limit SA-hsm Free Socorro, San Miguel Church 15. Join Deacon Nick Keller, from San Miguel Church in Socorro, for a private tour of this newly-restored church. Learn about the rededication of the church All About Owls in 2014, after nearly four years of being closed for 1:00 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. S S restoration and repair. Wonder at the story of the SA-aao $12 Refuge Biology Building structural and aesthetic improvements. This historic Live owls up close! Whooo is that calling in the night? church is celebrating over 400 years of faith in this What might you expect to see in different seasons in area, which dates all the way back to the founding of New Mexico? Join Gail Garber and her team from the community in the early 17th Century. The tour is Hawks Aloft to venture into the world of the owls of free with offerings appreciated. See maps on pages 73 North America, nineteen species in all. Learn how and 74. No need to register and no limit of attendees different owls have adapted to their unique habitats, -- just meet us at the front door. from the snowy owl of the far north, weighing in at nearly 4 pounds, to the diminutive elf owl of the Southwest, which weighs less than two ounces. Laugh

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Endangered Species Tour Sponsored by 1:00 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. T S Create a Backyard Bird Photography Studio SA-est $20 Refuge Bus Stop 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. W S Join Jeff Sanchez, a wildlife biologist at Bosque del SA- cbbps $45 Refuge Visitor Center Apache, for a look at the work being done to restore You don’t have to live on a ranch, in the woods, near a habitat for endangered and threatened species on the swamp, or in the desert to create a successful backyard refuge. With four federally-listed, endangered species bird photography studio. Allow Ruth Hoyt, full- occurring on the refuge, management of their habitat time professional nature photographer, Texas master needs can be complex. Learn about the challenges naturalist and certified interpretive guide, to show you these four species face and how they are supported at how. Learn how to plan and create a bird photography Bosque del Apache. Visit areas of the refuge that are studio – even in a small area! After a short indoor closed to the public and learn about different habitats introduction to best birding practices, move outside to that are being managed to protect the endangered see a bird photography studio in action! Participants species and support the migrating waterfowl. learn about what birds require for survival and how Transportation provided. Limit 19. you can ethically and safely use this information to help the birds and provide youself with photographs – a win-win situation! Limit 12. Saturday 23

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Photography as a Tool for Conservation 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. S S SA-pvtc Free Refuge Visitor Center Join Filipe DeAndrade and learn to use your photographic and video skills as tools for conservation – just as he has done. Fil’s passion has long been to help people to fall in love with nature and see it as their refuge, much like he has since his childhood. He won a National Geographic film competition with his film, Adapt, while he was a senior at University of Florida in 2014 and has since done filming for National Geographic, Nat Geo WILD, and others. Fil has travelled the world to capture the stories of animals, people, and nature. He and his film crew (Brian Moghari and McKenzie Barney) came to Bosque del Apache three years ago to film three episodes in the ten-episode Nat Geo WILD series about wild places in the United States – “Untamed with Filipe DeAndrade.” Since that time, Fil has shot footage around the world and has relocated to Costa Rica. In Costa Rica, he is creating environmental Saturday 23 education for the entire school system to turn young people on to the importance of nature and conservation. Fil knows that people usually protect

Photo by Grace Wu what they truly understand and fall in love with. Filipe is back here now for two weeks to do more filming Crane Basics Workshop with Guided and to share his stories with us again, through the Field Observations beautiful places, people, and animals he captures on 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. W S film. Limit 25. SA-cbw $40 Refuge Expo Conference Tent Join Sandra Noll and Erv Nichols in an expanded afternoon workshop that begins with a Crane Basics Sponsored by seminar followed by two hours of guided observation Shooting the Darkside: Silhouette Birds in Flight to practice and gain confidence in independently and Motion recognizing many aspects of crane biology and 2:00 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. W S behavior. The tour provides opportunities to observe SA-std $80 Refuge Bus Stop cranes and other wildlife in areas of the refuge not A well-photographed image of wildlife in silhouette accessible to the general public. (This workshop does can often elicit as much or more emotion from your not include fly in.) Transportation provided. Offered audience than images of most well-lit subjects. Join Thursday and Saturday. Limit 44. Tamron professional Lisa Langell to learn how to maximize your shooting day, add diversity to your portfolio, and create powerful emotion with your photography through silhouette, back-lit and rim-lit photography. This fun, creatively-enriching session will cover what subjects work best in these lighting conditions, settings for silhouette photography, and how to utilize this special light. Discover the beauty as

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you learn technical mastery to shoot “on the darkside.” Transportation provided. Limit 9. Sponsored by An Evening at Abό Photography Intensive Sponsored by 4:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. W P Birds in Flight, Wildlife and More SA-ari $130 Salinas Pueblo Missions National 2:00 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. W S Monument SA-bfwm $80 Refuge Bus Stop Located in central New Mexico about 90 minutes Join wildlife nature photographer, educator, author, from Socorro, the Abό Site dates back to the 14th and Canon Explorer of Light Adam Jones for an century when Abό Pueblo thrived as a major trading exciting afternoon field workshop experience. The community. The Spanish arrived in the 15th century primary focus is to change the way you see, and to and founded a mission, including a large church hone the technical skills necessary to capture what you and several other buildings. The local red clay was see in your minds eye. Adam is well known for his used to make adobe bricks. Much of the mission easy going informative style, nuts and bolts approach, remains, including several buildings and walls. and his ability to communicate well with all skill Given the color, texture, and detail, Abό makes for levels. Learn how to make artistic images of birds, stunning photographs illustrating New Mexico’s rich wildlife, and landscapes. Field discussions include cultural history. Join professional photographers Don capturing birds in flight, silhouettes, motion treatments Toothaker, Mark Buckler, and Keith Bauer to for moving subjects, high ISO considerations, noise experience the wonders of this historic site. Plan to reduction in post processing, panning, AF settings for photograph the exterior walls in both twilight and at moving subjects, and how to get the most out of the night. We will also have telescopes for observing the teleconverter on your long lenses landscape imaging, heavens since Abό is an International Dark Sky Park. depth of field, hyperfocal focusing, focus stacking, Come prepared with your camera, any lenses you wish HDR that looks realistic, live view and how to quickly to carry, a tripod, extra batteries, plenty of memory

Saturday 23 change from landscape settings to wildlife/action cards, and flashlight with red light option. After check- settings. Offered Friday and Saturday. Transportation in orientation, we will move into the field for twilight provided. Limit 9. photography and continue into the night. Allow plenty of time, as the drive from Socorro will take nearly 1.5 hours to the Abό parking lot, nine miles before Sponsored by Mountainair, NM on Highway 60. Food and beverages Point and Shoot Nature Photography are not available at the site. Limit 24. Advanced Field Techniques & Modes 2:00 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. W S SA-aps $65 Refuge Bus Stop Sponsored by Join Stephen Ingraham to explore birds in flight, Owling Expedition Intensive macro, HDR for landscapes, and other advanced 4:15 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. W S subjects for point and shoot nature photography. SA-oew $95 Refuge Expo Conference Tent Your camera is capable of much more than you are Elusive and beautiful, owls are highly sought-after probably aware, and even difficult subjects and scenes birds on any birder’s life list. Their mysterious can be captured with relative ease. It is strongly nocturnal lifestyle captures our imagination and fuels suggested that you take the Basic Field Techniques our desire to find them. For that same reason, they are workshop (offered Thursday) before taking this one. often hard to find and even harder to see - unless you Transportation provided. Limit 9. know how to look for them, that is. This workshop is not focused on owl ID (although we will definitely cover that too) but, rather, how to find owls. We hope to improve your owling skills to the point that you

Page 64 www.festivalofthecranes.org Festival of the Cranes 2019 feel confident to plan and execute a productive owling The workshop begins with an equipment check and adventure on your own! This workshop consists of camera set-up at 5:30 p.m. in the VLA cafeteria. a one hour class followed immediately by a guided Bring a flashlight/headlamp with a red filter. You tour of the refuge in search of owls. This trip is part are required to leave your electronic communication of our “Birder’s Corner” and is sponsored and guided equipment (cell phones, tablets, and computers) in by BRANT Nature Tours. This tour will include light your vehicle and turned off, as they interfere with walking. Offered Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and the VLA’s telescope data collection, which occurs Saturday. Transportation and dinner provided. Limit continuously. Dress warmly and in layers; bring water 40. and a sack dinner. You will be walking in the desert at night up to 0.3 miles to the antennas, so consider your equipment weight and wear good walking shoes. Walk In to Fly In This event will have an optional photo contest. Details 4:30 p.m. to 5:45 p.m. T S about photo contest will be emailed post-Festival in SA-wifi $10 Refuge Bus Stop December. Offered Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday, As the shadows grow long and the sun begins to set, with Sunday as a backup for poor weather. A partial thousands of geese and cranes return to the nighttime refund of $85 will be available if the weather is safety of the wetlands on the refuge. Meet at the prohibitive on scheduled nights and you cannot visitor center bus stop for a short bus ride and walk participate in the Sunday event. Limit 30. to the roost area to view this spectacular scene. Wear comfortable shoes and dress warmly. Often there are seats on the bus for walk-ons, though this is not Saturday 23 guaranteed; exact change is appreciated. Offered Thursday and Saturday. Limit 44.

Sponsored by VLA Nighttime Photography Sponsored by Photographing the Nighttime Landscape Albuquerque Birding Hot Spots 5:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. W P 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. W P SA-vlan $130 VLA, Visitor Center SU-abhs $160 Albuquerque, Valle de Oro Join Roman Kurywczak a photography Sigma Pro, Join Valle de Oro National Wildlife Refuge manager for an educational how-to program on the possibilities Jennifer Owen-White and BRANT owner, Raymond of photographing landscapes with the star-filled sky as VanBuskirk, for a very special day of birding from a backdrop. The Very Large Array Radio Telescope Albuquerque’s valley of gold to the snow swept (VLA), one of the world’s premier astronomical radio summits of the Sandia Mountains. We will start the observatories, consists of 27 radio antennas in a day at Valle de Oro, located on the east bank of the Y-shaped configuration on the Plains of San Agustin, Rio Grande, just south of Albuquerque, and make west of Magdalena. Each antenna is 25 meters (82 our way to the Sandia Crest, home to all three North feet) in diameter. At this location, the National Radio American rosy-finch species and the location of Rio Astronomy Observatory (NRAO) and VLA, in Grande Bird Research Inc.’s (RGBR) thirteen-year partnership with Friends of Bosque del Apache and study of the winter ecology of rosy-finches. We Sigma Camera, offer this nighttime photography willexplore the 570 acres of habitat at Valle de Oro, workshop of spectacular magnitude. Learn about which serves as an urban oasis for both wildlife and camera equipment, tips, techniques, and settings for people. Learn about the past, present, and future of this star points. Explore “light painting” of a foreground incredible, urban refuge. After a morning of birding subject, as well as overcoming obstacles presented by in the Rio Grande Valley, search for rosy-finches at less-than-ideal conditions. Sandia Crest - the winter home of some of North

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America’s hardest-to-find bird species. Lunch will check-in and orientation, we will move into the field be provided with the chance to talk with Rio Grande for afternoon photography and extend into the night, Bird Research Inc. researchers about the important where we will experience the special night skies of work they have been doing for the past thirteen years. New Mexico. Allow plenty of time, as the drive from Not only will we watch all three rosy-finch species at Socorro will take nearly three hours. A special hotel the feeders, but also we will have the opportunity to rate of $85 has been arranged for a single or double take part in the important bird research happening on occupancy with Quality Inn in Alamogordo, NM, if the edge of Albuquerque. We might even get to even you make your reservations by November 10th. Suites release a few finches back to the wild! and reservations after November 10th are not included *The rosy-finch research is volunteer-run and depends in this special rate. Call 575-434-4200 and tell them on the generous donations of people like you to keep you are reserving a room as part of Festival of the it going. There will be a donation basket on-site, for Cranes. Room registration and payment will be your those interested in contributing to current and future responsibility. Limit 24. research. Tour starts at 7:30 a.m. at Valle de Oro NWR. Transportation from Valle de Oro will be provided and lunch is included. Bring plenty of snacks, water, warm clothes (layers), boots, etc. Limit 24.

Sponsored by White Sands National Monument Intensive A two-day special event 3:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Sunday 6:00 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. Monday W P

Sunday 24 SU-wsi $290 White Sands National Monument Located in the southeast corner of New Mexico, near the town of Alamogordo, White Sands National Monument is a unique natural treasure and spectacular destination for photographers of all skill levels. White Sands National Monument is 275 square miles of white gypsum that time and wind have shaped into a wide array of dunes. These dunes provide wonderful studies in light, shadow, shape, and detail. Join professional photographers, Don Toothaker and Mark Buckler to explore the wonders of the dunes. The sweeping views from the dunes are breathtaking in every direction. The dunes are also wonderful locations for exploring macro photography. Learn color techniques and the power of monochrome. Each day will be full of opportunity as we explore the dunes and vegetation amid the stunning light of White Sands National Monument. Come prepared with your camera, any lenses you wish to carry, a tripod, extra batteries, plenty of memory cards, and flashlight with red light option. We start by meeting in the White Sands National Monument parking lot. After

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Where Can We Eat?

Most of the motels serve breakfast, but if you’re up with the birds, you’ll also be able to find breakfast at the refuge Wednesday through Saturday. Green’s Kitchen and Catering and Breakfast Burritos N More will be in the Wildlife Zone area (see map on page 71) Wednesday through Saturday, serving the public with hot coffee, breakfast, lunch, and snacks!

In San Antonio, there’s the Buckhorn Tavern and the Owl Bar, both world-renowned for their green chile cheese- burgers, and the San Antonio Crane Cafe featuring New Mexican food. See map on page 73.

On Friday and Saturday, stop by San Antonio Elementary School for breakfast and lunch from 7:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Dinner specials will be served from 12:30 p.m. 7:00 p.m. On Sunday, breakfast and lunch will be served from 7:30 a.m. Until 2:00 p.m. See ad on page 45 for additional shopping options while you are there.

If you need a sack lunch to take on a tour, ask at your favorite restaurant, order from Anne at the San Antonio General Store, 575-835-4594, or talk to Julie at Green’s Kitchen And Catering at Bosque del Apache, 575-418-

1291. What Can we Eat?

You can enjoy the Annual Friends Dinner on Thursday evening and the BRANT Keynote Social on Friday evening, both at the Bodega Burger Co. & Lounge in Socorro. Annual Friends Dinner will have a presentation from Gina Dello Russo, in addition to the dinner. Please see the ad on page 38 for more information. BRANT Keynote Social with David La Puma will include a southwestern tapas appetizer bar and keynote presentation; see ad on page 49.

For a sampling of what is available in town, visit the Friends booth in the Expo Tent or Festival Registration Desk in the refuge visitor center for ideas and to get directions to restaurants and the many other activities. See the Socorro map on page 73.

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Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge faces many challenges today: • A shrinking water supply from theRio Grande and increasing threat of drought • Problematic and inconsistent federal funding • Cuts to our national and state's general education funds, resulting in more strain on Bosque del Apache's environmental education programs

All of this comes as refuge staffcontinue the arduous and ongoing work of maintaining habitat for the wildlife who call Bosque del Apache home. Friends like you provide funding for refuge projects, such as: • Management of wetlands and wildlife food sources • Water use efficiency Sig o :Vhitener • Educational programs, to promote environmental and conservation awareness • Annual public events, including Festival of the Cranes • Facilities maintenance and more efficient resource usage • Publications, like this Habitat! brochure and our quarterly newsletter, Bosque Watch • Expansion of the refugeVisitor Center and refugeacreage

John Olson

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Join theYOU Friends are as vital we sustain to sha andping protect the future this magnificentof oasis, nowBos andque for del future Apache! generations. Your membership dollars help ensure the health of this ecosystem, which wildlife have relied upon for centuries.

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REGISTRATION FORM - 32nd Annual Festival of the Cranes 2019 P.O. Box 340, San Antonio, NM 87832 Phone 575-835-2077 Name: Phone (cell if possible)

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FRIENDS 32ND ANNUAL DINNER Guest Friends of Bosque del Apache Choose one dinner: #1 #2 #3 #4 • Pecan Chicken • Bourbon Braised Short Rib Join Friends as we help sustain and • Chile Relleno Duo protect this magnificent oasis, now and for future generations. Dessert choice: Chocolate Cake Your membership helps ensure the health of this Cheese Cake special habitat, which wildlife have relied upon for centuries. See page 38 for full menu descriptions.

Friends Membership Please join the Friends of Bosque del Apache by including your member- ship dues with your registration: Snow Goose (Individual) $25 All Totals Previous Page Northern Harrier (Family) $50 Sandhill Crane (Family) $120 Membership Peregrine Falcon (Family) $250 Golden Eagle (Society) $1000 Donations Business Sponsor $500

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 Have you tried our online registration? It is easy, convenient and fast. Have you noticed that you can register earlier if you register online? It’s true: online registration for members starts September 3rd, a full day and a half prior to the start of this form being processed. We are improving the registration process to make your planning and visit more enjoyable. Online registration also prevents you from signing up for events that have time conflicts or that become full prior to this form being processed. We encourage you to register online - 97% of attendees already do it! Register at www.festivalofthecranes.com. Give it a try -- all you need is an email address. We can help if you are having online difficulties -- just give us a call at 575-835-2077, Monday through Thursday 9:00 a.m. to noon (MDT), starting September 3rd, 2018 if you are a member. Become a Friends member before you register -- it’s easy and provides early Festival registration. Non-member Festival registration starts September 4th, 2019.

 Your receipt and schedule will be emailed to you or sent to the address you provide on this form. You will not need tickets--your name will be on the event session list if you register online before November 10, 2019 or if this mail-in form is postmarked on or before November 2, 2019.

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