NORTH MONTANA EAST CENTRAL

BOISE

SOUTHWEST SOUTHEAST 47

IDAHO BIRDING TRAIL 46 Southeast Region Overview Southeast Region 15 45 47 Pocatello • Idaho Falls EAST CENTRAL 28 43 22 Ashton 44 Henrys Lake Subloop 1 41 20 47 32 93 40 53 33 33 42 (208) 558-7301 Driggs 55 38 22 54 Arco 52 ebird.org/hotspot/L295755 20 26 39 2 Idaho Falls 51 50 35 36 ebird.org/hotspot/L2329462 26 26 ebird.org/hotspot/L4708559 15 49 34 37 39 Blackfoot

ebird.org/hotspot/L2264460 SOUTHWEST 10 11 30 G N I M O Y W ebird.org/hotspot/L1743120 9 29 34 8 86 25 6 26 14 Pocatello LAT/LONG: 44.6459166,-111.4054871 7 16 28 5 15 27 31 44.6119787,-111.4212799 24 3 Soda Springs

86 44.6500608,-111.4373697 34 30 32 Burley 12 Rockland 17 15 44.6697058,-111.417439 13 77 18 21 37 44.62077,-111.3736 84 22 23 33 Malad City 24 56 20 DIRECTIONS: From Macks Inn, on US 20 (mp 392.7), Almo 81 19 89 4 48 drive 5 mi N to bird meadows and sage flats; at mp NEVADA UTAH 398.2 zero odometer and turn L (W) onto Red Rocks Rd (FR 053); at mi 5 turn R (N); go 1.1 mi to boat ramp and overlook; backtrack to FR 053; R (W) on FR 053 2.5 mi to T intersection; R (N) on FR 055 2.9 mi to Bill Frome County Park; bird bay on S side of park; backtrack to FR 055 and continue N; bird area east of Cutthroat Landing; at ID 87 intersection, turn R (SE) and loop back to US 20 (5.1 mi); S on US 20 to mp 401 and entrance to Henrys Lake State Park; visit boat dock and trail behind campsite #29 to marsh area; backtrack to US 20 and continue S to mp 399; explore Meadow Creek Rd as it loops SE then connects with FR 059 and eventually back to US 20; go straight (W) on Sawtell Peak Rd (FR 024) to bird forest habitat.

American Pipit, Red-necked and Western Grebes, Lesser Scaup, Red-breasted Merganser, and Franklin’s Gull are commonly seen during spring and summer. Red-tailed, Ferruginous, and Swainson’s Hawks can be seen in mid-Aug. to mid-Sept. along US 20. Areas surrounding the lake may contain Sandhill Crane, Long-billed Curlew, Great Gray Owl, and White-crowned Sparrow during spring and summer. In sagebrush flats, look for flocks of Horned Lark during April and May. In the whitebark pine forest above the lake, look for Clark’s Nutcracker, White- breasted Nuthatch, Cassin’s Finch, Red Crossbill, and Evening and Pine Grosbeaks. Listen for breeding Boreal Owl during breeding season.

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