Daily Postcard: Exciting news! For the third year in a row, Hooded Warblers have been confirmed nesting on the Santa Fe National Forest in Los Alamos County. This image shows the male Hooded Warbler. This year’s site is again along the Upper Water Canyon Trail, only 250 feet away from last year’s nest. In 2024 they nested about 1.3 miles away in Los Alamos Canyon. These three records are the only confirmed nesting records ever found in New Mexico. Friday morning, both adults were spotted carrying food into a dense area of small oaks and wild rose. Eventually their nest was located, with the female sitting tight on it. She probably has very young nestlings in there. The nearest nesting population is in eastern Texas, about 700 miles away. Photo by Michael Smith
The female Hooded Warbler gathering food for her young Friday along the Upper Water Canyon Trail. Photo by Michael Smith
The female Hooded Warbler sitting on the nest Friday along the Upper Water Canyon Trail. Photo by Michael Smith
