Yesterday June 17, on my weekly bird survey of the Packsaddle Subdivision in the foothills of the Big Hole Mountains in the NW corner of Teton Valley, I observed a flicker with distinctly yellow under the wings and and tail. It had a black patch on the chest, a red crescent on the nape and a red mustache. Also the Spotted Towhee is still around singing away, a rare sighting here in the valley. Complete list below. Susan Patla, Tetonia
Packsaddle Estates, Teton, Idaho, US
Jun 17, 2017 8:05 AM – 10:05 AM
Protocol: Traveling
1.5 mile(s)
Comments: Walked the upper road above our house down to Packsaddle Creek and returned on the middle road. Breezy, overcast day. 56 deg at end of walk.
37 species (+1 other taxa)
Red-tailed Hawk (Buteo jamaicensis) 1
Mourning Dove (Zenaida macroura) 1 calling
Broad-tailed Hummingbird (Selasphorus platycercus) 6
Calliope Hummingbird (Selasphorus calliope) 3 males still displaying
Northern Flicker (Colaptes auratus) 1 Hybrid Yellow-shafted/Red-shafted male. Had yellow underwings and tail, red-crescent on nape and red mustache. Could not get a good photo.
Northern Flicker (Red-shafted) (Colaptes auratus [cafer Group]) 2
American Kestrel (Falco sparverius) 1
Western Wood-Pewee (Contopus sordidulus) 1
Dusky Flycatcher (Empidonax oberholseri) 4 all singing
Warbling Vireo (Vireo gilvus) 8 all singing; scattered throughout the area
Common Raven (Corvus corax) 2
Tree Swallow (Tachycineta bicolor) 2
Mountain Chickadee (Poecile gambeli) 1
Red-breasted Nuthatch (Sitta canadensis) 3
House Wren (Troglodytes aedon) 6
Ruby-crowned Kinglet (Regulus calendula) 2
Mountain Bluebird (Sialia currucoides) X did not see on my walk but they are in neighborhood
Swainson’s Thrush (Catharus ustulatus) 2
American Robin (Turdus migratorius) 10
Gray Catbird (Dumetella carolinensis) 2
Cedar Waxwing (Bombycilla cedrorum) 1
MacGillivray’s Warbler (Geothlypis tolmiei) 2
Yellow Warbler (Setophaga petechia) 3
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Audubon’s) (Setophaga coronata auduboni) 4
Chipping Sparrow (Spizella passerina) 1
Brewer’s Sparrow (Spizella breweri) 1
Dark-eyed Junco (Junco hyemalis) 2
White-crowned Sparrow (Zonotrichia leucophrys) 1
Vesper Sparrow (Pooecetes gramineus) 1
Green-tailed Towhee (Pipilo chlorurus) 5
Spotted Towhee (Pipilo maculatus) 1 Have seen this individual bird for over a month in the same location. Have photos and recording of sound.
Western Tanager (Piranga ludoviciana) 1
Black-headed Grosbeak (Pheucticus melanocephalus) 3
Brown-headed Cowbird (Molothrus ater) 4
Bullock’s Oriole (Icterus bullockii) 1
Cassin’s Finch (Haemorhous cassinii) 3
Pine Siskin (Spinus pinus) 6
Evening Grosbeak (Coccothraustes vespertinus) 1
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