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>Date: Mon, 23 Mar 1998 20:48:19 -0700
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>Subject: [BIRDWEST] South Idaho RBA, March 23
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>RBA
>* South Idaho
>* Mar. 23, 1998
>* IDSO9803.23
>
>- birds mentioned
>
>
>Snow Geese
>Gyrfalcon
>Rosy Finches
>Ross's Geese
>Snow Buntings
>Blue Jay
>Greater White-Fronted Geese
>Cinnamon Teal
>Western Bluebirds
>Mountain Bluebirds
>
>
>- transcript
>
>Hotline: South Idaho Rare Bird Alert 208-236-3337
>To Report: Chuck Trost 208-236-3337
>Compiler: Diana Gettinger 208-378-9325
>
>
>This is the South Idaho Bird Alert, brought to you by the Idaho Museum
>of Natural History. This alert was updated on Monday, March 23rd.
>
>Highlights for this week include SANDHILL CRANES and TUNDRA SWANS at Swan
>Lake, south of Downey. A male EURASIAN WIGEON is at Seagull Bay, and two
>MEW GULLS plus an OLDSQUAW are below the dam at American Falls. Large
>flocks of NORTHERN PINTAILS are resting at Market Lake WMA, and SAGE
>SPARROWS are on territory near the town of Hamer.
>
>Several groups of SANDHILL CRANES and at least 80 TUNDRA SWANS are near
>Swan Lake, which is about 15 miles south of Downey, right beside US 91 on
the way
>to Preston. This is at about B-3 on page 22 of the Idaho DeLorme Atlas.
There are
>also many ducks on the lake, including newly arrived CINNAMON TEAL.
>
>A male EURASIAN WIGEON has been on the pond at the upper end of Seagull Bay,
>which is about 15 miles west of Pocatello off of I-86. There are also many
AMERICAN
>WIGEONS, plus REDHEADS, CANVASBACKS, LESSER SCAUP and other ducks on
>the pond. It is best to view the pond from the top of the hill before
driving down to it,
>as the ducks flush if you stop by the water.
>
>Two MEW GULLS, an adult and a first year bird were seen Friday below the dam at
>American Falls. The adult was sitting with several RING-BILLED GULLS on
the rocks
>by the spillway on the south side, and the juvenile was flying below the
cemetary.
>There is an OLDSQUAW on the Sanke River by the first light pole, near the upper
>end of the trout farm. It can best be seen from the overlook near the
landfill, just west
>of the cemetary, which is off McKinley Road on the west side of American Falls.
>
>Perhaps ten thousand NORTHERN PINTAILS have been resting on Market Lake
WMA, which
>is about 15 miles north of Idaho Falls. Just stop on I-15 about two miles
north of Roberts
>and look on the east side of the fence. You can also go out on the marsh
by getting off
>in Roberts, go east for two blocks, then north out of town. Bear right at
the fork and
>follow the signs out to the marsh. This is at about B-2 on page 40 of the
Idaho Atlas.
>We expect these flocks to remain in the area for several days. SAGE
SPARROWS are
>singing on terrotories east of I-15 between Sage Junction and the town of
Hamer. The
>best way to see them is to get off the freeway at Sage Junction, about 6
miles north of
>Roberts and take the frontage road on the east side for about two miles
north. There
>are also FERRUGINOUS HAWKS and possibly LOGGERHEAD SHRIKES in the area.
>
>Finally, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has been putting neck collars
on TRUMPETER SWANS
>in the area. If you see any marked birds please try to read the
alpha-numeric numbers on the
>collar and report it and the location to Steve Bouffard at (208) 237-6616
or e-mail at
>steve_bouffard at mail.fws.gov.
>
>

Deb Beutler
Department of Zoology
P.O. Box 644236
Washington State Univerisity
Pullman, Whitman Co., WA
dbeutler at wsunix.wsu.edu