Down at their Hoback Nation feeder, Ron, Jen and Kai Gessler have numerous evening grosbeak, green-tailed towhee, hairy woodpeckers, the usual chickadees, house finches and siskins. A pair of western
ibis, a pair of
killdeer and several
blue-winged and green-winged teal. A northern harrier dived on the teal but did not make a catch. A burst of
swallows: tree, barn and violet green on the wing over water. Deb also heard
curlews.
chorus frogs are calling vigorously. In Buffalo Valley superb evening concerts of chorus frogs,
snipe winnowing and
Canada geese providing commentary.
Fifty seems to be the magic number of species at the South Park Wildlife Habitat Management Area this week. Tim Griffith explored the area four times and hit either 50 or 51 species each time. The highlight was finding a large flock of 89
hooded mergansers as well as two
cinnamon teals this week.
KO Strohbehn took an evening drive along Antelope Flats heading toward Kelly and saw two lovely lady
moose standing close to the road on the west; a huge herd of
elk in the field south of Kelly Warm Springs (200-300) and 10
bison on a distant berm on the west side of Gros Ventre Road.
Franz Camenzind always enjoys the two to three weeks around Earth Day, knowing that itâs the season when our
wolf and
Canada goose pair is nesting along Flat Creek while the
mallards are paired and patiently waiting for warmer weather. Arenât we all. The creek has also been providing fish for
elk migration from the refuge has begun and that elk have started to leave the refuge area.
On April 7 Doug and Donna Niemi saw
elk migrating near the Gros Ventre roundabout. The line seemed to be a mile long, single file. The elk stopped and gathered at the Gros Ventre River and seemed to âdiscussâ whether to ford the water. Eventually one brave elk went across and the rest followed, again single file.
Kay Modi was biking through the southern section of Jackson, near South Park Loop and Flat Creek, and was thrilled to see a pair of
osprey return to the football field light tower and just an hour later to witness an ospreyâs dive into Flat Creek to pull out a fish. The Wetland Society ponds on Boyles Hill Road had 27
elk migration from the refuge has begun and that elk have started to leave the refuge area.
On April 7 Doug and Donna Niemi saw
elk migrating near the Gros Ventre roundabout. The line seemed to be a mile long, single file. The elk stopped and gathered at the Gros Ventre River and seemed to âdiscussâ whether to ford the water. Eventually one brave elk went across and the rest followed, again single file.
Kay Modi was biking through the southern section of Jackson, near South Park Loop and Flat Creek, and was thrilled to see a pair of
osprey return to the football field light tower and just an hour later to witness an ospreyâs dive into Flat Creek to pull out a fish. The Wetland Society ponds on Boyles Hill Road had 27