Subject: FWD: [BIRDWEST] South Idaho Bird Alert May 26, 1998
Date: May 26 21:41:59 1998
From: Deb Beutler - dbeutler at wsunix.wsu.edu


This is the South Idaho Bird Alert, brought to you by the Idaho Museum of
Natural History.
This alert was updated on Monday, May 26th.

Highlights for this week include a NORTHERN MOCKINGBIRD on the east
side of Twin Falls, a CORDILLERAN and HAMMONDS FLYCATCHERS, as well as a
NORTHERN PYGMY OWL at Justice Park on Scout Mountain south of Pocatello.

A NORTHERN MOCKINGBIRD has been seen several times on Grandview
Avenue on the east side of Twin Falls. It flies between a white house on
the east side and a yellow house on the west side of Grandview, about a half
mile south of Poleline Avenue, or a half mile north of Falls Avenue.

Yesterday a calling LEAST FLYCATCHER was seen and heard in the first
grove of trees as you enter Camas NWR, which is about three miles north of
Hamer, off of I-15. Also present were many WARBLING VIREOS and WILSON'S
WARBLERS, as well as a good assortment of other migrants. A pair of
BURROWING OWLS can be seen on the east side of I-15 by the overpass near
mile post 145, about 3 miles north of Sage Junction.

A BLACK SWIFT was spotted Sunday evening flying over a small pond by
West Meadow Road, which os in the Northridge Subdivision about two miles
north of Hailey. You can learn more about it by calling Brian Sturges at
208-578-0219.

Both CORDILLERAN and a HAMMOND'S FLYCATHERS were heard Sunday
evening on the Crestline Trail, which is at Justice PArk on Scout Mountain,
about 15 miles south of Pocatello on the East Fork of Mink Creek. This
trail takes off from the top of the picnic area to the right at the entrance
to the campground at the end of the East Fork Road. At about 9:00 pm a
NORTHERN PYGMY OWL began calling from this trail. We expect FLAMMULATED
OWLS to begin calling in this vicinity in the near future also.

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