Spring Birding in the Camas Prairie

Ann, Emily, and I decided to put together an impromptu birding trip to see what birds were taking advantage of the beautiful Camas Prairie Marsh. We just so happened to plan our trip perfectly and the Camassia was in full bloom! It was one of the most beautiful days I have experienced yet. We also beat my birding record (which was 33 from the Big Day on May 14th). We saw 42 different species and a ton of species I haven’t seen in Idaho yet! Check out our list below and some of my favorite pictures. And if you are interested in learning more about any of these species or want to see some great photos visit http://www.audubon.org/bird-guide.

1. Northern Harrier
2. Canada goose
3. Yellow-headed blackbird
4. Collard dove
5. Magpie
6. Short-eared owl
7. Raven
8. Meadowlark
9. Mallard
10. Cinnamon teal
11. Red-winged blackbird
12. Wilson’s Phalarope
13. Lesser scaup
14. White fronted ibis
15. Curlew
16. Willet
17. Snipe (just by sound)
18. American Avocet
19. Northern pintail
20. Sandhill crane
21. Violet green swallow
22. European starling
23. Coot
24. Trumpeter swan
25. Western kingbird
26. Eastern kingbird
27. Black-necked Stilt
28. Northern shoveler
29. Pied-billed greeb
30. Tree swallow
31. American robin
32. Gull
33. Sparrow (house?)
34. Horned lark
35. Barn swallow
36. Cliff swallow
37. Morning dove
38. Swainsons hawk
39. Red-tailed hawk
40. Brewers blackbird
41. Killdeer
42. Kestrel

Wild Spring

Emily and I have been SO busy with youth programs this spring! So instead of telling you all about them (because who has time for that?) I am going to share a few of my favorite photos. This will have to do until I have some extra time to tell you more about all the cool programs we are running 🙂