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 In This Issue
2. The Night Sky
It takes time to understand Natural History.
2. Time in Night Above the Percha 
 by Chuck Barrett
Chuck Barrett is, among many other things, an excellent amateur astronomer and for years provided the Black Range Website with a series of blogs about the night sky in the Black Range. But he did more than observe, he correlated the time it took for the light of the objects he viewed to reach earth with what was happening on earth at the time the light left the stars in question. A unique perspective that added to our perception of time and how it is an integral part of natural history. Chuck’s first novel, Slugger, An Odle Agency Mystery, is available at this link. His latest novel, Let the Midnight Special, Road Tales From Death Row and Other Stories, is available at this link.
5. The Status of the Pyrrhuloxia in New Mexico By John P. Hubbard
Dr. John Hubbard received his PhD In Zoology from the University of Michigan in 1967. He now holds or has held positions with the Smithsonian Institution and the Museum of Southwestern Biology at the University of New Mexico. He has published extensively on zoological topics with an emphasis on the southwest of the United States.
7. Habitat by Harley Shaw
In this article, Harley Shaw shares his perspective on habitat, its importance, and the dangers that human misuse of the planet pose. A graduate of the University of Arizona and the University of Idaho, Harley Shaw spent his professional career with the Arizona Department of Game and Fish. His primary research topics included Wild Turkey and Mountain Lion, although Desert Big Horn Sheep and other species were thrown in for good measure. He is the author of several books, including Soul Among Lions and Twelve Hundred Miles by Horse and Burro. Shaw is the associate editor of this magazine.
14. White-throated Sparrow Songs
15. William R. Chapline, Jr.
Before Chapline had gained a world-wide reputation as an expert on the grazing of animals, he was collecting
plants in the Black Range during 1914-1916.
 

16. Speciation: American Crow/Northern Oriole/Mexican Duck
17. Walks in the Black Range/New Road Video/Plants+ of the Black Range
The Black Range website announces the first volume of the second edition of “Walks In the Black Range”; the second volume of “Plants+ of the Black Range”; and a new road video, this up Tierra Blanca Road, for access to several trails.
18. Scrub-Jay
19. Followups on Previous Articles on Coatis and Porcupines
20. Tree of Life - Flowering Plants
20. More Night Sky
21. The OTHER Pandemic....Rabbit Hemorrhagic Disease (RHD) by Kathleen Blair
25. Antlions
25. Aldo Leopold - His Legacy, Part 4
 by Steve Morgan
In this article, Steve Morgan continues his series on the life of Aldo Leopold. Steve is a naturalist, educator, and landscape architect focused on retaining and recreating natural habitat. He has called the wilds of the Southwest his home for 44 years. He has done extensive research on Aldo Leopold and performs as Leopold at a variety of venues.
26. Heating Costs To Be Reduced
27. Trailing With Toasty
The Black Range Website has added to its collection of videos about the personalities of the Black Range. “Trailing With Toasty”, which features Harley Shaw, was published on September 1. It may be viewed at this link. Another video featuring Harley, “Dogs and Lions”, is also part of the collection which may be viewed at Videos of the Black Range.
28. Ciénega Trail - City of Rocks State Park
A walk through the natural history of a vanishing landscape.
37. The Fate of Ciénegas
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