Continuing to bird: Camas, Mud Lake, & Market Lake 11/23/21 Trumpeter swans and Mallards Rough legged hawk Autumn at the wetlands Great blue heron Seed heads Another rough legged hawk Black billed magpie Tetons in the distance Canada geese on a frozen pond Menan buttes in the distance
10/19/21 Camas Refuge & Market Lake Sadly they were burning out invasive plants and doing maintenance at Camas so the refuge loops were closed. A pond full of Canada geese near Market Lake Ruddy ducks And a supersized donkey
9/5/21 Market Lake Derilict house The first cormorant Morning clarity Another double crested cormorant And still another cormorant Losing count of the number of cormorants
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
8/14/20 Market Lake, a short evening visit Juvenile Great horned owl Sunflowers Red tailed hawk Double crested cormorant Wilson’s snipe Wildflowers Great blue heron resting/sunning his wings Great blue heron Eastern kingbird
March 1, 2020 I took the morning to go north and investigate the birding potential at Market Lake. Sadly it is still iced over. I noticed birds on my way there, and stopped in Blackfoot on the way back to check out a field of geese and swans. A lovely morning of driving and birding. … More Market Lake – March 2020
I was in Idaho Falls for work reasons so I was able to take a drive up to Market Lake in the early evening. The roads were dry until I got to the preserve then there was a lot of snow. I did not go all the way to the shelter belt since I was … More Market Lake – January 2020
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
Thursday, May 30, 2019 Melinda and I woke up really early, Cheryl joined us and we headed North for birding at 7:00 a.m. We saw so many birds!! 75 species identified both by sight and by sound. Melinda and I practiced with bird calls on the drive, paying special attention to the warblers and other … More Market Lake & Camas NWR
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
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