South Idaho RBA
March 20, 2000
Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2000 18:31:14 -0700
Reply-To: Diana Gettinger <gettinger@WORLDNET.ATT.NET>
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From: Diana Gettinger <gettinger@WORLDNET.ATT.NET>
Subject: [BIRDWEST] SE Idaho Bird Alert for 3/20/00
To: BIRDWEST@LISTSERV.ARIZONA.EDU
>This is the southeast Idaho bird report brought to you by the Idaho
>Museum of Natural History. This alert was updated on Monday March
>20th. Birds noted for this week are as follows:
>
>Snow Geese
>Tundra Swans
>Eurasian Wigeon
>American White Pelicans
>Sandhill Cranes
>Burrowing Owl
>American Tree Sparrows
>Golden-crowned Sparrow
>White-throated Sparrow
>Lesser Goldfinch
>Cassin's Finch
>
>There is a huge flock of about 50,000 Snow Geese resting on the east
>side of Mud Lake WMA and foraging in fields to the east. There are also
>several flocks of Tundra Swans and at least 6 juvenile Bald Eagles in
>the area. Several Sandhill Cranes were calling and flying in the area.
>A colony of about 30 Great Blue Herons are on nests along the southeast
>edge of the lake. To get there drive west on US 33 about 7 miles from
>Sage Junction, which is about 20 miles north of Idaho Falls on I-15.
>Follow the signs to the north for about 4 miles out to the lake. Just
>after entering the Wildlife Management Area, take a dirt road to the
>left and walk up to the dike along the eastern edge for a good view of
>the geese. This is near B-1 on the Idaho DeLorme atlas.
>A single Burrowing Owl was seen on the east side of I-15 near the
>underpass about two miles north of Sage Junction. You can also get to
>this area from the frontage road to Hamer that runs parallel east of the
>freeway.
>At Camas NWR a male Eurasian Wigeon was spotted last Saturday with a
>small flock of American Wigeons. To find it drive out on the dike road
>south from the headquarters to a "T", take a right along the dike to a
>small cabin, then left along another dike road. The wigeon was in some
>open water at a sharp bend in this road. There were also 20 White
>Pelicans and many American Tree Sparrows on the refuge. An adult Mute
>Swan was spotted last week in with several Tundra and Trumpeter Swans on
>Sandhole Lake, which is on the southeast side of the refuge. To get to
>this refuge get off I-15 at Hamer, drive 3 miles north on the frontage
>road, then cross over the freeway and follow the signs for about two
>miles west to the headquarters.
> At the Fish and Game fish hatchery on the north side of the Snake River
>across from American Falls there are still an adult White-throated
>Sparrow and a juvenile Golden-crowned Sparrow visiting the bird feeders
>near station 10 on the nature trail through the Russian olives. A
>single Lesser Goldfinch is in a large flock of American Goldfinches at
>the feeder too. To get there drive across the dam, take an immediate
>left, then left again and follow the signs down to the hatchery. The
>nature trail is on the east side of the hatchery. All three mergansers
>and both goldeneyes are on the Snake River out from the hatchery.
> Finally, a Cassin's Finch was singing in Douglas firs on Scout Mountain
>yesterday. This area is about 12 miles south of Pocatello on the East
>fork of Mink Creek Road.
> For further information or to report a bird sighting you can call Chuck
>
>Trost at 236-3337, or you can call him at home at 233-4538.
>
>
>
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