Greetings,

Yesterday and today on my weekend forays in the northwest section of Teton Valley, I observed a few new species of the year:

Ruby-crowned Kinglets heard at 3 sites near Packsaddle and Horsehoe Creek drainages. They were giving only partial, short songs.

Red-naped Sapsucker one male on an older aspen. Close to a drumming Downy Woodpecker.

Brewer’s Blackbird a few showed up in a yard near highway 33

Fox Sparrow heard two males singing along Horseshoe Creek

Swainson’s Hawk–saw my first one last weekend but a few more around today.

Gray-crowned Rosy-finch-all gone except for one I found in a forested stand.. Was surprised to see it there.

Interesting that Clark’s nutcrackers continue to hit the suet feeders in our neighborhood very hard this spring. High count of 6 and they are quite aggressive towards each other.

Also Steller’s Jays continue to feed regularly.

Cassin’s Finch–numbers continue to build at the feeders. They park on the sunflower seed tubes until flushed off by another finch.

And heard of one Great Gray Owl that is on a nest incubating. This is an old goshawk nest that I originally found back in the early 90s.

Happy Earth Day, Susan