One week, 33 bird species! This week’s Snake River float trips were (as usual) a great one. But what was unusual were some amazingly close Bald Eagle sightings as well as a Red-naped Sapsucker interaction on a nearby bank. It’s exciting to once again see the Spotted Sandpipers finding gravel bars to explore while the Yellow Warblers have probably reached their peak on the river. The Pelican sightings are already getting a bit more scarce, so if you’re looking for an excuse to join us on a float trip now is the perfect time to do it!
Here’s a run down of all the birds and wildlife we were lucky enough to see on the Snake River this week:
- American Goldfinch 5
- American Robin 23
- American White Pelican 7
- Bald Eagle 9
- Bank Swallow 9
- Barrow’s Goldeneye 5
- Belted Kingfisher 1
- Black-billed Magpie 15
- Black-capped Chickadee 1
- Brewer’s Blackbird 2
- Brown-headed Cowbird 2
- Canada Goose 53
- Cedar Waxwing 8
- Cliff Swallow 20
- Common Merganser 13
- European Starling 1
- Great Blue Heron 3
- House Wren 1
- Killdeer 2
- Mallard 6
- Mountain Bluebird 5
- Mourning Dove 2
- Northern Flicker 9
- Osprey 1
- Pine Siskin 3
- Red-naped Sapsucker 2
- Red-winged Blackbird 1
- Song Sparrow 21
- Spotted Sandpiper 62
- Tree Swallow 20
- Western Wood-Pewee 9
- Yellow Warbler 79
- Yellow-rumped Warbler 2
- Yellow-bellied Marmot 1