Subject: [BIRDWEST] South Idaho Bird Alert
Date: May 7 14:03:33 1998
From: Deb Beutler - dbeutler at wsunix.wsu.edu


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>Subject: [BIRDWEST] South Idaho Bird Alert
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>This is the South Idaho Bird Alert, brought to you by the Idaho Museum of
Natural History. This alert was updated on Monday, May 4th.
>
>Highlights for this week include a DUNLIN and WILSON'S PHALAROPES at Johnson
>Pond on Vanderford Rd east of Aberdeen. AMERICAN BITTERNS are calling at
>Bear Lake NWR near Montpelier. BLUE-GRAY GNATCATCHERS, LESSER GOLDFINCHES
>and a PLUMBIOUS VIREO are present up Kinney Creek south of Pocatello.
>
>Yesterday a breeding DUNLIN was seen feeding with LONG-BILLED DOWITCHERS on
>Johnson's Pond, which is northeast of Aberdeen. It was with several WILSON'S
>PHALAROPES, page 29 of the Idaho DeLorme Atlas. To get there take Fingal
Road to
>the east off of Idaho 39 about a mile north of Aberdeen. Drive a mile on
Fingal, then
>turn left on Butte Round Road for another mile, then turn east onto
Vanderford Road.
>The pond is on the right a little over a mile down Vanderford. A small
flock of
>SANDERLINGS were found yesterday further east, where Vanderford ends on the
north
>shore of American Falls Reservior. Several other shorebirds, including
AMERICAN AVOCETS, and MARBLED GODWITS have been present on the northeastern
end of
>American Falls Reservior. This is near B-6 on the Idaho Atlas. To get
there take
>Stecklein Road south off of Idaho 39 about three miles east of Springfield.
Turn west on
>River Road and follow it for about two miles until you see mudflats through
the bushes
>on the left. There are also both CASPIAN and FORSTER'S TERNS as well as
>BLUE-WINGED TEAL and GREAT EGRETS in this area.
>
>Several AMERICAN BITTERNS were heard and seen at Bear Lake NWR this past
>weekend. This is near C-5 on page 23 of the Idaho Atlas. To get there
drive west out
>of Montpelier on US 89, then turn south on Airport Road before crossing the
Bear Lake
>Outlet, and follow the signs out onto the marsh.
>
>On the juniper of Kinney Creek there are several BLUE-GRAY GNATCATCHERS and a
>PLUMBIOUS VIREOS(a.k.a. Solitary Vireo) singing on Saturday. Also, a LESSER
>GOLDFINCH was seen near the entrance last Thursday. Kinney Creek is the first
>valley on the left after crossing the cattle guard at the entrance onto
Caribou National
>Forest land on Mink Creek Road, about 10 miles south of Pocatello. YELLOW
>WARBLERS and FOX SPARROWS are singing in Cherry Springs, about a half mile
>further up Mink Creek.
>
>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.
>
>For further information, to report a bird sighting, or to reach Chuck
Trost, call (208) 236-3337 or at home at 233-4538. Have a good day birding.
>
>

Deb Beutler
Department of Zoology
P.O. Box 644236
Washington State University
Pullman (Whitman Co.), WA 99164-4236
dbeutler at wsunix.wsu.edu