Well, so far, my best winter bird has been Steller’s Jay. It doesn’t visit my feeder. Based on some other’s posts, I’ve even tried peanuts & the other birds just seem to scatter them for the fox squirrels to gather. But, does like a windrow of Rocky Mtn Junipers I planted years ago. Maybe going after juniper berries??? It’s quite vocal, when present & one has been here since Nov. Today, kept me entertained while I shoveled snow from decks & drives.
Brian Carrigan
Blackfoot
I lived where I could see the river in Last Chance and skied at
Harriman regularly for ten years and I can’t recall ever seeing a
pelican during winter. I have a record for one in Ashton in 2010
but nothing up here in Island Park. Pretty cool find – maybe a
result of the very mild winter?
Cliff
On 1/13/25 09:09PM, Scott MacButch
wrote:
Spotted one American White Pelican while skiing along the
Henrys Fork today (January 13). It was near park headquarters
and with bunch of Trumpeter Swans. Temperature was 17F and the
Pelican was pressing its beak into the feathers on his back a
lot to stay warm I imagine. Just wondering how common it is to
have a Pelican up there this time of year?
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Cliff and Lisa Weisse
Island Park, Idaho
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