Subject: [BIRDWEST] South Idaho Bird Alert May 12. 1998
Date: May 13 12:45:05 1998
From: Deb Beutler - dbeutler at wsunix.wsu.edu


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>Subject: [BIRDWEST] South Idaho Bird Alert May 12. 1998
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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 11th.
>
> Highlights for this week include an ARTIC TERN near American Fall's
Willow Bay.
>AMERICAN BITERNS area calling at Bear Lake NWR near Montpe;ier and at Sand
Creek
>WMA near St. Anthony. GRAY and DUSKY FLYCATCHERS, LESSER GOLDFINCHES
>and a PLUMBIOUS VIREO are present up Kinney Creek south of Pocatello.
>
> Yesterday an adult ARTIC TERN was seen foraging over American Falls
Reservoir from
>the beach access area near the Willow Bay Marina, east of American Falls.
There were several FORSTER"S TERNS present also, but the solid gray mantle
and top of wings on the Arctic Tern looked quite different. In the willows
along the bike path there are many BULLOCK"S ORIOLES
>and a few WESTERN TANAGERS.
>
> Several AMERICAN BITTERNS were heard and seen at Bear Lake NWR last
>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. A bittern was also heard
calling near
>Pond #2 of the Sand Creek WMA, which is about 15 miles north of St.
Anthony. This is
>near A-4 on page 41 of the Idaho Atlas.
>
> On the juniper hillsides of Kinney Creek there are several GRAY
FLYCATCHERS
>and in the riparian creek side several DUSKY FLYCATCHERS are calling. A
>PLUMBIOUS VIREO (a.k.a. Solitary Vireo) was singing, and also a LESSER
>GOLDFINCH was seen near the entrance on Saturday. 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