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Southwestern Guesthouses on 265 Acres
near Silver City, New Mexico
overlooking Bear Creek and the Gila Wilderness
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Tag Archives: birdwatching

WINTER & SPRING BIRDING IN THE GILA COUNTRY

April 24, 2014

WINTER AND SPRING BIRDS AT CASITAS DE GILA GUESTHOUSES Along Bear Creek, at the Edge of the Gila Wilderness in Southwest New Mexico THE GILA NATIONAL FOREST – EXTREME DIVERSITY IN BIRD HABITAT The Gila National Forest is vast — … Continue reading →

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A BRIGHT GREEN NEW MEXICO OASIS

June 20, 2013

 BEAR CREEK IN JUNE: A BRIGHT GREEN OASIS IN A HIGH-DESERT LANDSCAPE WAITING FOR THE RAINS TO COME MAY AND JUNE: DRYING TIME IN THE HIGH DESERT SOUTHWEST It is late into the “waiting for the rain time” again here … Continue reading →

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Waiting for the Rains Time

June 24, 2011

It’s the “Waiting for the Rains Time” in the Southwest. After a mostly-dry and colder-than-usual La Niña Winter, and a cool and even drier Spring, the entire Southwest is exceptionally dry, and every living thing — humans, animals, birds, and … Continue reading →

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1,000 POUND BIRDS

February 18, 2011

Becky’s contribution to Michael’s Gila Nature Blog Ever since we began letting our two horses, Yaqui and Saino, graze on the 30 acres immediately surrounding the Casitas, we’ve had a problem with the bird seed. Each Casita has a bird … Continue reading →

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CASITAS DE GILA
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575-535-4455
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Michael & Becky O'Connor, Owners
50 Casita Flats Rd • PO Box 325
Gila, New Mexico 88038

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