Yellowstone Part 1: Starting at Madison Junction to Norris, to the Falls and just beyond to a great picnic area by the Yellowstone River. Saturday 9/7/19 Shanna suggested the route and the rest of us said heck yes. It’s been a long time since I spent any time out by the Upper & Lower Falls … More Yellowstone – Sept 2019 pt1
Monday 9/2/19 Once upon a time I took a college course that followed the trail of Chief Joseph on horseback. This was a long time ago and on that ride we stayed the night near a set of Native American ovens. I’ve always wanted to go back so when I had a free weekend I … More Birch Creek Charcoal Kilns – Sept 2019
Pocatello to Lava to Chesterfield Reservoir and back Friday 8/30/19 Late summer colors are stunning Good thing the scenery is great because the birds were unwilling to pose. There were large flocks of mixed yellow headed and red winged blackbirds. The flocks would break down into clusters of each species. At first glance I thought … More Chester Field Reservoir – Aug 2019
Wednesday August 14, 2019 Not a lot of birds, but lovely end of summer colors. — Jenny Yellow headed blackbirds Female ducks Duck Shorebird White faced ibis Birds House sparrows EC doves BB Mapgies Red tailed hawks Gray partridges Red winged blackbirds Yellow headed blackbirds Green winged teals American coots Pied billed grebe Western meadowlark … More Camas Refuge – Aug 2019
Saturday August 17, 2019 Nanette drove to Pocatello with Sydney to visit her new grandson. Most of their time was spent with the cute grandbaby, but we did steal away on a Saturday afternoon with Shanna to the Zoo. Our local zoo focuses on native species and is evolving into a great little zoo https://zooidaho.org/. … More Pocatello Zoo
Saturday August 10, 2019 Melinda and I decided to leave Pocatello early and bird the Bear River refuge in the morning, shop in the afternoon, and bird out by Saltair in the evening. It was a fabulous day. The next morning Melinda caught a plane back to Texas. — Jenny 1000’s of Bank Swallows were … More Bear River Refuge – Aug 2019
Monday August 5, 2019 I’ve been trying a few evening birding adventures so this week Melinda and I headed out for Market Lake. She’s only here for a few days so we’re maximizing our birding. I was surprised by the number of Double crested cormorants. They were even flying in large v formations across the … More Market Lake – Aug 2019
Sunday August 4, 2019 Our first stop was the butterfly haven, but that blogpost has not yet been written. I am still trying to identify the butterflies. Melinda and I proceeded to bird the area known as McTucker Ponds. We were not expecting to see very many birds on this hot August afternoon, but we … More McTucker Ponds – Aug 2019
I began reading Rosemary Mosco’s Bird and Moon comics several years ago and was delighted when she published a book: Birding Is My Favorite Video Game: Cartoons about the Natural World from Bird and Moon by Rosemary Mosco Andrews McMeel Publishing (April 17, 2018) ISBN: 978-1-4494-8912-0 From the back of the book: Birding is My … More Review: Birding is My Favorite Video Game
Friday August 2, 2019 Melinda and I got to bird Antelope Island State Park on Friday evening. First we checked out the Great blue heron rookery at Gower Ponds. The rookery not only included a few herons but a couple of Double crested cormorants. When we got to Antelope Island it was only a couple … More Antelope Island – Aug 2019
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