5/20/21 The Camas Complex Birding what I like to call the Camas complex this includes the Market Lake Wildlife Management Area, the Camas National Wildlife Refuge, and the Mud Lake Wildlife Management Area. I left my house at 5:30 which meant I wasn’t there for sunrise but still in the morning hours. Sunrise is close … More Camas, Mud Lake, & Market Lake
May 15 & 16 2021 Spring at the refuge Yellow headed blackbird Sandhill cranes Barn swallows Snowy egret, Forster’s tern, White faced ibis Eared grebe Pied billed grebe Marsh wren Black crowned night heron Clark’s grebe Yellow headed blackbird Cinnamon teal Sleepy grebes Forster’s terns
May 15 & 16 2021 Spring at the refuge American white pelican Snowy egret Ring necked pheasant Great blue heron Spotted Sandpiper Great egret Black crowned night heron Ready to beat the competitors, Snowy egret Where the water is: Great egrets, Great blue herons, American white pelicans, White faced ibises, Snowy egrets, Black crowned night … More Spring at the Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge pt 1
4/17/21 Just a bit of Yellowstone But the Osprey is in Island Park The skinny but furry bison A Clark’s nutcracker! These birds are tough to photograph. They don’t like to pose. Snow Swans (too far away for me to identify, but considering the date I’d guess Tundra) Lovely day, clear crisp air and a … More Just a bit of Yellowstone
4/15/21 Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge It begins with a Sandhill crane Then a Long billed curlew The big surprise on this outing was this adorable Burrowing owl! Northern shoveler Not quite 4 and 20 blackbirds… Yellow headed blackbirds Yellowlegs Pied billed grebe Western grebes
4/3/21 Camas National Wildlife Refuge – April 2021 Tundra swan, Canada geese, Mallards, American wigeons, American coots, Redheads Trumpeter swan, Tundra swan, Canada geese, Mallards, American wigeons, American coots, Redheads Swan Mallards and wigeons The requisite Sandhill crane Redbreasted mergansers (this was a surprise) Porcupine Yellowheaded blackbirds Northern harrier
3/5/21 Bear River Refuge – March 2021 pt 2 Ring billed gulls on ice Bald eagle waiting Tundra swans and assorted ducks Tundra swans Oh so many, many swans Bufflehead
3/5/21 Bear River Refuge – March 2021 pt 1 Refuge morning Sandhill cranes Red winged blackbird Western meadowlark Cinnamon teal males chasing a lone female Cinnamon teals
2/5/21 Around Pocatello & Blackfoot Cold but clear and spring may be coming Gadwalls Tundra Swans Mule Deer
I have been very lucky to be able to go to Alaska on occasion. May 18, 2012 my Melinda and I visited our friend Arlene and she took us on a grand adventure, driving from Valdez to Anchorage. We saw so many amazing things but one of my favorites was of a Caribou which elicited … More Mining the Past: Caribou
