The mallard duck is an unlikely visitor to the hills, but it is a regular visitor
along the Galisteo River, especially at the Highway Department pond near the SR-14
bridge. It is also easily recognized on the wing in echelon formation during migration.
Eats insects, roots and tender parts of fresh water plants.
- Greater White-fronted Goose, recorded December 24, 1997
- Canada Goose
- Green-winged Teal
- Blue-winged Teal
- one Cinnamon Teal, recorded February 23, 1998
- Gadwall
- two female Buffleheads, recorded March 21, 1998.
IN OTHER NEIGHBORHOODS
Sighted at the Leonora Curtin Wetland Preserve (a lush, well-watered
preserve 3 miles [4.8 kilometers] north of Cerro Bonanza, near La Ciénega.)
This website is maintained by the Cerrillos
Hills Park Coalition
and is dedicated to the creation, enhancement and stewardship
of an historical, recreational, and cultural open space in
the
Cerrillos Hills, Santa Fe County, New Mexico, USA
