Here is the latest South Idaho RBA I have received.

South Idaho Bird Alert
October 25, 1998

This is the South Idaho Bird Alert, brought to you by the Idaho Museum
of Natural History. This alert was updated on Sunday, October 25th.
Sorry about the lack of reports recently. It was due to technical
problems with our e-mail.
Highlights for this week include 2 GREAT-TAILED GRACKLES just below
American Falls Dam, and well over 200 BONAPARTE'S GULLS feeding on the Snake
River and roosting on the reservoir. There were several BROWN CREEPERS and a
WILSON'S WARBLER in the American Falls cemetery Sunday.
Two male GREAT-TAILED GRACKLES were seen Sunday from the small park at the
end of Falls Avenue in American Falls. To get there take Falls Avenue to the
north at the Circle-K store on the west side of town, and keep going into
the parking lot that overlooks the river. There were many CEDAR WAXWINGS and
a TOWNSEND'S SOLITAIRE in the junipers in the small park.
At least 200 BONAPARTE'S GULLS were seen Sunday below American Falls,
coming up river at about 3:00 pm. They apparently feed on the Snake River
and roost out on the reservoir. There was no sign of a SABINE'S GULL with
them. At least seven COMMON LOONS were seen Sunday between Willow Bay Marina
and the Seagull Bay along the south side of American Falls Reservoir, but
the PACIFIC LOON has not been seen there since last week. A winter plumage
PACIFIC LOON was observed about five days ago on the Snake River at the Cold
Water Exit off I-86, which is Exit 21, about 15 miles west of American
Falls.
At least four BROWN CREEPERS, 2 MOUNTAIN CHICKADEES, and a WILSON'S
WARBLER were seen Sunday in the American Falls cemetery, which is off of
McKinley Road on the west side of town. To get there take Falls Avenue at
the Circle-K store and turn left onto McKinley. On the river below the
cemetery there were about 8 BARROW'S GOLDENEYES, but the large number of
diving ducks have not arrived yet.
For further information, to report a bird sighting, or to reach Chuck
Trost, you can call 208-236-3337 and leave a message at the sound of the
beep. Or you can call Chuck at home at 208-233-4538.

Deborah K. Beutler
Dept. Zoology
Washington State University
Pullman, Whitman Co., WA

dbeutler at wsunix.wsu.edu