Another off site patrol that the volunteers make is to Ute Mountain. There we check the pump (solar operated) that keeps water in a pond for the wild life in the area. We also check for domestic animals that are not allowed into this area. We have seen many antelope.
We also observed fresh snow on the mountains on May 14.
At the end of the road you can look down into the gorge
Going to the Ute Mountain site, we drive through Costilla (near the Colorado line). This is a very old town and manyhouses are adobe brick. Some are still in good repair and used but many have been allowed to deteriorate.
However the church on the square is well maintained and services are held every Sunday for the local residents.
On the road out to the pump station there is another intresting church with a scale model next to it.
We have made many trips out to Ute Mountain and seen many antelope. However we had never seen any birds in the bird house near a water pump. In June we observed several grey breasted jays.
As well as an antelope coming to the wild life pond to drink.
We observed him for some time until a porcupine came over the rise and the antelope ran away.
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