Double Crested Cormorant at Bear River Refuge
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6/2/22 My favorite refuge pt 1 Barn swallow Killdeer Great blue heron American avocet Great egret Mallard Great blue heron Clark’s grebe American white pelican Sunset with cows Birds American avocets Brewer’s blackbirds Red winged blackbirds Yellow headed blackbirds American coots Double crested cormorants Brown headed cowbirds Long billed curlews Mourning doves Ruddy ducks Snowy … More Bear River Refuge in the Evening – June 2022
5/30/22 Back roads near Pocatello, trying to avoid the rain Young horse Young great horned owl Yellow warbler Garden creek I presume Young bank swallows Birds Yellow headed blackbirds Red winged blackbirds Brewer’s blackbirds Mountain bluebird Brown headed cowbirds Rock doves Mourning doves Eurasian collared doves House finches Northern flickers Common grackle Rose headed grosbeak … More Garden Creek Road – May 2022
5/29/22 Another trip of rain and rocks So many wonderful volcanic rocks Clark’s nutcracker More awesome lava rocks Indian paintbrush By Shanna Dwarf buckwheat by Shanna Vista by Shanna Birds Red winged blackbirds Brewer’s blackbirds Mountain bluebirds American crows Rock doves Eurasian collared doves Mourning doves Red tailed hawks Killdeer Horned lark Black billed magpies … More Craters of the Moon – May 2022
5/28/22 Just a few more birds The Snake River and cliffs of Massacre Rocks Barn swallows A view Lark sparrow Black headed grosbeak A bridge with cliff swallows & their nests Birds Prairie falcon Gray flycatcher American goldfinches Swainson’s hawks Western kingbird Bullocks orioles American white pelicans Brewer’s sparrows Northern rough winged swallows Cliff swallows … More Massacre Rocks – May 2022
5/28/22 Rain and rocks So many cool rocks The big head Rain washed rocks Cows And more rocks Rocks with what I thought was a human on top Actually it’s a very damp Golden eagle And still more rocks and a muddy road Only other bird willing to pose: Western meadowlark Birds Yellow headed blackbirds … More City of Rocks – May 2022
5/28/22 Questing for Cassia Crossbills Melinda and I prepared for this birding adventure by listening to bird calls for expected birds and practicing the whole birding by ear thing. We’ve been doing this for several years now and are getting better. She’s so much better at it than I am and I think it has … More Albion/Pomerelle – May 2022
5/25/2022 Birding at Chesterfield Reservoir I have never seen this before. A long billed curlew standing in the sprinklers. Do you think this is intentional or does she think she’s stuck in the rain? Sandhill crane with mate on the nest in the grass. Only the head of the mate is visible Mostly brown headed … More Birding Chesterfield Reservoir – May
5/23/2022 Birding at Mud Lake with Melinda and Cheryl Cinnamon teal with a speedy Cliff swallow Western grebe Clark’s grebe Great blue heron Red breasted merganser female Lesser scaup with female lesser scaup Redheads Blue winged teals A view with coots Muskrat Cat… when I first saw this patch of fluff I was certain it … More Birding Mud Lake – May
5/22/2022 Birding Mctucker Ponds with Melinda We saw so 48 bird species it was astonishing. Most of the birds were of the small and flighty variety which is why I have so few photos. Western tanager Western kingbird Domestic ducks Cedar waxwings Mallard Birds Brewer’s blackbirds Red winged blackbirds Yellow headed blackbirds Gray catbird Black … More Birding McTucker Ponds – May