Winter Exploring & Sale at the Randall Davey Audubon Center
Migrants and Residents are Here to View-Winter Hours Change

Santa Fe, NM – Every Saturday Audubon offers FREE guided bird walks at 8:30 a.m. The cold weather moved in many winter birds to the feeders and grounds, while resident visitors enjoy the bounty of bird seed and warmed water in the garden. Wild Birds Unlimited provided a heated bird bath, along with additional feeders to complement their monthly donation of bird seed at the Center. When the snow falls and the temperatures drop this is a needed support for the birds that over-winter or pass through the Santa Fe River canyon and in the Audubon gardens. Bring your binoculars or use ours to view these birds. (Due to ice and snow conditions, these have been cancelled until March 7, 2009.)

Audubon’s Annual Holiday Sale is Saturday, December 13, and everything is 20% off. Come help support Audubon’s education and conservation mission and purchase great gifts such as books, field guides, jewelry, t-shirts, hats, children’s toys, games, cards, calendars and other great wildlife-oriented gifts. Your purchase goes directly towards supporting birds and their habitats.

Gates at the Center are open between 8:00 – 5:00 p.m., and the store is regularly staffed by volunteers from 10:00 am. – 4:00 p.m. During the holidays the Center will be CLOSED December 24, 25, and 31st, and on January 1st. The Nature Store and Center will be closed on those days to give staff and volunteers a holiday break; visitors can always park outside the gates and come in to hike.

Tours of the historic Davey Home are given by trained docents every Friday afternoon at 2:00 p.m. Come visit the historic home and art studio of Randall Davey—considered one of the most important adobes and a “jewel of Santa Fe,” this historic old adobe home is filled with Davey’s art, amazing antique furniture and furnishings. Call ahead to make reserve a place, and to make sure tours are running if the weather is inclement.

Now in its second century, Audubon connects people with birds, nature and the environment that supports us all. Our national network of community-based nature centers, chapters, scientific, education, and advocacy programs engages millions of people from all walks of life in conservation action to protect and restore the natural world. The Randall Davey Audubon Center is celebrating its 25th year of providing educational and conservation activities in Santa Fe.

The RANDALL DAVEY AUDUBON CENTER is located at 1800 Upper Canyon Road, bordering the Santa Fe National Forest at the end of Upper Canyon Road in Santa Fe. Here you’ll find an environmental education classroom, nature store, hiking trails, the offices of Audubon New Mexico, and the historic home and studio of Santa Fe artist Randall Davey (1887 – 1964). The Center is open daily from 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM.

For more information on birding and conservation in New Mexico visit: nm.audubon.org or call (505) 983-4609.

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