Kathleen Cameron just asked me to report that she and Poo Wright-Pulliam have a Bewick’s Tundra Swan on a pond near Carey. The pond is on highway 26 south of Carey where Payne Rd. connects with HWY 26. She sent a photo and it’s a cool looking bird with a lot of yellow on the bill.

Cliff

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Cliff and Lisa Weisse
Island Park, Idaho
cliffandlisa@octobersetters.com

250+ seen Saturday near Cascade on mostly frozen coves of Cascade reservoir, at Stonebreaker Rd and Sugarloaf campground boat dock area. Very boisterously calling and interacting 

Wish I could have taken a photo. Only have the camera on my phone. Tried taking a photo of some groups flying over in daylight, today. But, can’t begin to make out what I was actually seeing. 

Brian

Tundra Swans are definitely heading north! Last night, fell asleep to literally thousands calling while flying overhead under the full moon for a couple of hours. Today, stopped counting at a thousand. Groups of from 50 to 300 still flying over. 

Others: WB Nuthatch wintered over on place & is still around. Townsend’s Solitaires, which have wintered on place, now find selves competing with Robins, now arriving, & going for juniper berries. Bald Eagles & GH Owls are nesting. 

Brian Carrigan
Blackfoot