No Scarecrows Here...
Before becoming a national wildlife reserve, Bosque del Apache was farm land. The original irrigation channels are still maintained and provide water to fields of grain or corn for the benefit of migrating birds.
In the dry season, much of what little water there is, is diverted into select ponds to support year-round, resident birds. Later in the year, as the fields are planted, water will again run through this and other sluices. By the time the Sandhill Cranes return in late October, there will be plenty of food to sustain them and other migratory birds through the winter and on to their Spring migration.
No Scarecrows Here...
Before becoming a national wildlife reserve, Bosque del Apache was farm land. The original irrigation channels are still maintained and provide water to fields of grain or corn for the benefit of migrating birds.
In the dry season, much of what little water there is, is diverted into select ponds to support year-round, resident birds. Later in the year, as the fields are planted, water will again run through this and other sluices. By the time the Sandhill Cranes return in late October, there will be plenty of food to sustain them and other migratory birds through the winter and on to their Spring migration.