This afternoon I was in the Henry’s Lake Mountains and had some
interesting sightings. In addition to a flock of Rosy Finches, a Golden
Eagle and a lone Dusky Grouse I saw a large accipiter fly over. I
figured it was a Gos since that’s all I’ve seen up here this late in the
year so I got my binocs on it. It was an adult Northern Goshawk, always
a treat. As I watched it began to speed up and fold its wings back in a
steep glide. It probably covered 300 yards before diving into a patch of
Douglas Firs, made two very fast laps around a large Doug Fir, then
chased a Dusky Grouse that flushed from the tree. An amazing sight even
though it didn’t catch the grouse.

Cliff

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