5/9/24 I picked up Melinda at the Idaho Falls airport, we ran a couple of errands then headed for McTucker Ponds out past Pingree. One of the very full ponds Western grebe Black necked stilts Baby puffball aka Killdeer Blown cattails
Bullock’s oriole American goldfinch Not a lot of photos but plenty of birds. We started using the song recognition function on Merlin to help us with identifying what we hear. This is not a lure but an identification tool.
Common loon Western grebe White crowned sparrow Great egret American white pelicans
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
Early morning at McTucker Ponds ID. 2/18/22 One of the many bald eagles Shiny sticks Rough legged hawk Red tailed hawk Cedar waxwing American robin
11/1/2021 Visiting the Ponds Loggerhead shrike Ring necked ducks Common loon Belted kingfisher #1 Belted kingfisher #2 (photographed through the railings on the bridge) Snake River
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
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