Saturday May 4, 2019 May the Fourth be with you! Star Wars Day birding. Osprey Yellow headed blackbird John and Bill grew up near the Chesterfield reservoir in Idaho. They went out there for a drive a year or so ago and came back telling me of how many birds and how cool it was. … More Birding at Chesterfield Reservoir
Friday April 19, 2018 I went to a library Unconference in Rexburg on Friday and decided to take the long birdy way home. I checked at some previously unbirded locations such as Beaver Dick Park and a nearby slough but came up with nothing but robins, magpies, and an occasional Western meadowlark. Next I checked … More Market Lake and Environs April 2019
American Robin February 10, 2019 The American robin a ubiquitous bird heralding spring but coming in a flock of 30 or more to my house. “The American robin is a migratory songbird of the true thrush genus and Turdidae, the wider thrush family. It is named after the European robin because of its reddish-orange breast, … More American Robins
November 10, 2018 I was in American Falls one evening and decided to drive by a few of my birding spots to see what I could find from my car. Gulls at one of the boat access points The cemetery sits on the cliffs above the Snake River. The edge is lined with trees and … More American Falls in the Evening
Saturday Sept 15, 2018 The quest: get a picture of Canada geese on the wing with pine trees in the photo. So I left my house at 6:00 a.m. (I missed my 5:00 departure because I really wanted to sleep) and headed for Island Park ID. The perfect location and since the geese are headed … More Island Park & Yellowstone
August 3, 2018 I just needed a time out so I took the afternoon off and went to the Tautphaus park Zoo (https://www.idahofallsidaho.gov/1230/Zoo) in Idaho Falls. There was a LOT of smoke in the air from the wildfires so I was unable to stay long. AND I found this pond of wild waterfowl with the … More Tautphaus Park Zoo
Monday May 21st Clearly, I need to rethink my plans. It would have been nice to sleep in after spending three days in Yellowstone, but no. In order to accommodate everyone’s schedules we were up and out of the house by 7:00 a.m. This time heading North to Roberts, Market Lake, and the Camas Wildlife … More Birding Market Lake & Camas NWR
I work as a librarian at Idaho State University. This spring I was in a position where I had to go to Meridian to cover library services there on a semi-regular basis. On one of my trips I stopped at two recommended birding spots just off I84 which is my freeway home. I wasn’t able … More Birding Spots along I84 near Boise
March 9 & 10 The College Rodeo in Twin Falls is always a treat. The community there really turns out for the event. It’s an indoor arena with bleacher seats but totally worth it. Between Slack on Saturday morning and the Performance that evening I went shopping at various thrift stores. I lucked into two … More College Rodeo – Twin Falls ID
On my way home from working in Meridian (near Boise) I stopped off in American Falls to see what I could see. There weren’t a large number of species, but there were some awesome birds. I wish I could have gotten the gleam in this magpie’s eye. This was my surprise bird, a Hooded merganser!?! … More Spring at American Falls
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