This AM at Jensen’s Grove in Blackfoot, there were 4 Common Loons, 2 within a few yards of boat launch, providing for great observation. No scoters nor rafts of ducks. At the Springfield Ponds, a few Trumpeter Swans, flights of Tundras overhead, numerous Pintails, Mallards, Gadwalls and Coots. Plus, some Buffleheads & Pied-billed Grebes are present.

At home, the Evening Grosbeaks are gone. I have seen a pr of Spotted Towhees coming in for spilled seeds. And Townsend’s Solitaires are arguing with Am Robins over Rocky Mountain Juniper trees, all heavy with berries.

Brian Carrigan
Blackfoot