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Field Notes

Field Notes

ibis, a pair of killdeer and several blue-winged and green-winged teal. A northern harrier dived on the teal but did not make a catch. A burst of swallows: tree, barn and violet green on the wing over water. Deb also heard curlews. chorus frogs are calling vigorously. In Buffalo Valley superb evening concerts of chorus frogs, snipe winnowing and Canada geese providing commentary. Fifty seems to be the magic number of species at the South Park Wildlife Habitat Management Area this week. Tim Griffith explored the area four times and hit either 50 or 51 species each time. The highlight was finding a large flock of 89

Field Notes

turkey vulture soared low, repeatedly. On April 9, Diane Birdsall, while on top of Horse Creek Mesa, found three prairie falcons. It was so windy that they would launch from the cliffs and then be swept away. A crow was attempting to drive them off, but they kept returning. In the woods below, a flock of robins (best estimate, 50) were feeding on last year’s dried berries. Also, there were two northern flickers and four mule deer. On April 10, Tim Griffith did a loop from the National Elk Refuge up to the northern areas of the park and found 41 species, mostly waterfowl. The most interesting was watching three

Field notes, April 14

elk migration from the refuge has begun and that elk have started to leave the refuge area. On April 7 Doug and Donna Niemi saw elk migrating near the Gros Ventre roundabout. The line seemed to be a mile long, single file. The elk stopped and gathered at the Gros Ventre River and seemed to “discuss” whether to ford the water. Eventually one brave elk went across and the rest followed, again single file. Kay Modi was biking through the southern section of Jackson, near South Park Loop and Flat Creek, and was thrilled to see a pair of osprey return to the football field light tower and just an hour later to witness an osprey’s dive into Flat Creek to pull out a fish. The Wetland Society ponds on Boyles Hill Road had 27

Field notes

elk migration from the refuge has begun and that elk have started to leave the refuge area. On April 7 Doug and Donna Niemi saw elk migrating near the Gros Ventre roundabout. The line seemed to be a mile long, single file. The elk stopped and gathered at the Gros Ventre River and seemed to “discuss” whether to ford the water. Eventually one brave elk went across and the rest followed, again single file. Kay Modi was biking through the southern section of Jackson, near South Park Loop and Flat Creek, and was thrilled to see a pair of osprey return to the football field light tower and just an hour later to witness an osprey’s dive into Flat Creek to pull out a fish. The Wetland Society ponds on Boyles Hill Road had 27

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