Another great week floating the Snake River! Below you will find the checklists for the June 2nd Snake River wildlife float trip and camp totals. We had 40 species of birds and 3 species of mammals and 1 species of snake on the river and 30 species of birds in the camp. A very good day, even with high water.
Cassie and Len did a FABULOUS job getting us into eddies and anchoring so we could scope out the eagle nests. Sad part of the day is hearing that one of the moose we saw close to the put-in area was later hit by a truck after being chased out of the woods by on-lookers! We should also consider the snake a fatality since it was fighting with a Common Raven as the bird was flying away with it. Thanks everyone for your assistance and your enthusiasm!
JHWF Snake River Count, Teton, Wyoming, US
Jun 2, 2019 7:15 AM – 9:30 AM
Protocol: Traveling
8.0 mile(s)
Comments: Weekly float trip down the Snake River from Wilson bridge to Jackson Hole Vintage Adventures camp.
40 species
Canada Goose 17
Gadwall 3
Mallard 14
Common Merganser 18
Broad-tailed Hummingbird 2
Sandhill Crane 1
Killdeer 11
Spotted Sandpiper 70
American White Pelican 30
Great Blue Heron 1
Turkey Vulture 5
Bald Eagle 6
Red-tailed Hawk 3
Northern Flicker 1
Willow Flycatcher 1
Dusky Flycatcher 2
Warbling Vireo 1
Black-billed Magpie 6
American Crow 2
Common Raven 6
Northern Rough-winged Swallow 8
Tree Swallow 19
Violet-green Swallow 3
Bank Swallow 43
Barn Swallow 2
Cliff Swallow 155
House Wren 3
Ruby-crowned Kinglet 1
Mountain Bluebird 1
American Robin 14
Cedar Waxwing 20
Song Sparrow 14
Bullock’s Oriole 2
Red-winged Blackbird 1
Brown-headed Cowbird 4
Brewer’s Blackbird 4
Yellow Warbler 34
Yellow-rumped Warbler 2
Western Tanager 2
Black-headed Grosbeak 3
Elk 1
Yellow-bellied Marmot 6
Moose 2 (one later hit by truck)
Wandering Garter Snake? 1
Jackson Hole Vintage Adventure Camp, Teton, Wyoming, US
Jun 2, 2019 9:30 AM – 10:30 AM
Protocol: Traveling
1.2 mile(s)
31 species
Canada Goose 2
Mallard 2
Ring-necked Duck 2
Barrow’s Goldeneye 1
Broad-tailed Hummingbird 1
Spotted Sandpiper 2
Cooper’s Hawk 1
Northern Flicker 2
Western Wood-Pewee 4
Least Flycatcher 2
Dusky Flycatcher 2
Warbling Vireo 1
Black-billed Magpie 1
Common Raven 3
Tree Swallow 8
Black-capped Chickadee 2
House Wren 2
Ruby-crowned Kinglet 1
American Robin 4
Cedar Waxwing 12
Pine Siskin 1
American Goldfinch 3
White-crowned Sparrow 1
Song Sparrow 2
Green-tailed Towhee 1
Bullock’s Oriole 1
Brown-headed Cowbird 2
Yellow Warbler 10
Yellow-rumped Warbler 6
Western Tanager 1
Black-headed Grosbeak 1