Southeast Idaho Bird Watching Guide

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Bear Lake Bear Lake National Wildlife Refuge Elk Valley Marsh Alexander Reservior Hooper Springs Hilda Thompson Wetlands Project Formation Springs China Hat Blackfoot River Wildlife Managment Area Diamond Creek Blackfoot Reservior Route Grays Lake National Wildlife Refuge Grace Fish Hatchery Oneida Narrows Reservoir Glendale Reservoir Downata Hot Springs Marsh Swan Lake Marsh Oxford Slough Area Twin Lakes Reservoir Weston Reservoir Curlew National Grass Lands Black Pines Daniel's Reservoir Hawkin's Reservoir Upper Portneuf River Whiskey Mike's Robber's Roost Scout Mountain Cherry Springs Nature Area Pocatello Greenware Minidoka National Wildlife Area Massacre Rock State Park Big Canyon to Knox Canyon Route American Falls Fish Hatchery American Falls Dam Sportsman Park (Aberdeen) Sterling Wildlife Management Area Springfield Ponds The Bottoms Snake River at Blackfoot Wolverine Canyon Route Tex Creek Wildlife Management Area Craters of the Moon National Monument Southfork of the Snake River Palisades Reservoir

Site Location Name Directions Seasons  Species Comments
wint sprg sum fall song
birds		 birds
prey		 shore
birds		 marine
birds		 upland
birds		 Marsh
birds		 water
foul		 Sandhill
Cranes
1 Bear Lake
www.bearlake.org		 24 miles S of Montpelier,
US 89		   ● ● ● forest, farmland, wetlands; marsh, Canada Geese
2 Bear Lake Natl
Wildlife Refuge		 Entrance 2 miles E of Paris on local rd   ● ● ●   wetlands; nesting Canada Geese
3 Elk Valley Marsh 22 ml N of Montpelier, US 89, Forest Roads 111 & 147   ● ● ●         High elevation marsh,  Forest Grouse
4 Alexander Reservoir 2 miles W of Soda Springs, US 30 ● ● ● ●         wetlands; Trumpeter Swans in winter
5 Hooper Springs 1 mile N of Soda Springs on 3rd East ● ●   ●             Farmland; Trumpeter Swans in winter
6 Hilda Thompson
Wetlands Project		 4 miles N of Hooper Springs Park in Soda Springs on Govt Dam Rd ● ● ● ● Sagebrush steppe; Trumpeter Swans
7 Formation Springs 3 miles NW of Soda Springs, SH 34& Trail Canyon Rd ● ● ● ●               Unusual geology
8 China Hat 10 miles N of Soda Springs, SH 34   ●   ●         Farmland, sagebrush steppe, birds of prey
9 Blackfoot River
Wildlife Mgmt Area		 25 miles NE of Soda Springs, SH 34& Blackfoot River Rd   ● ● ●     high elevation, conifers, riparian, aspens
10 Diamond Creek 35 miles NE of Soda Springs, SH 34, Blackfoot River Rd, & Diamond Creek   ● ● ●       Forested creek bottom, watch for Forest Grouse
11 Blackfoot Reservoir Route Start at Henry 17 miles N of Soda Springs on SH 34   ● ● ●     wetland, shrub steppe; cranes in fall, Sage Grouse
12 Grays Lake Natl Wildlife Refuge 39 miles N of Soda Springs on SH 34   ● ● ●       wetlands; nesting Sandhill Cranes & Trumpeter Swans
13 Grace Fish
Hatchery		 6 miles SE of Grace to signed turn off then 2 miles   ● ●             sagebrush Steppe & juniper, riparian, Pheasant, turkey
14 Oneida Narrows Reservoir 15 miles NE of Preston on SH 36   ● ● ●         wetland & juniper; Trumpeter Swan in winter, Wild Turkey, Eagle, Osprey
15 Glendale Reservoir 3 miles NE of Preston on Hwy 36 ● ● ● ●       Camping, Restrooms
16 Downata 3 1/2 miles SE of Downey on Hwy 91   ● ● ●   Pelicans, ponds & wetland
17 Swan Lake Marsh 17 miles NW of Preston on SH 91   ● ● ●         wetlands
18 Oxford Slough Area 1 mile N of Oxford on County Rd D-1   ● ● ●     wetland
19 Twin Lakes 4 miles W SH 91 Twin Lakes Rd   ● ●             wetlands;  Loons in spring
20 Weston Reservoir 13 miles E of I-15 Weston Exit SH 36   ● ●               farmland
21 Curlew National Grasslands 25 miles SW of Malad, SH 38 to Holbrook then S   ● ● ●           juniper, shrub steppe,  Sharp-tailed Grouse
22 Black Pines 5 miles N of ID/UT border on I-8, W on Black Pine   ● ● ●           Juniper; only place in Idaho for Scott's Oriole
23 Daniels Reservoir 15 miles W of Malad on West Daniels Rd   ● ●           Farmland
24 Hawkins Reservoir 10 Miles W of Virginia on Virginia Rd   ● ● ●         juniper, wetland, Pinion Jays & Sharp-tailed Grouse
25 Upper Portneuf River Chesterfield Reservoir   ● ● ●       Farmland; Sharp-tail Grouse, Sage Grouse
26 Whiskey Mikes 9 Miles N of Lava Hot Springs on Old US 30 ● ● ● ●           riparian
27 Robbers Roost 14 miles S of Pocatello, Old Hwy 91   ● ● ●           Sagebrush steppe
28 Scout Mountain 18 miles S of Pocatello,
I-15 &Mink Creek Rd		 ● ● ● ●           coniferous & deciduous forests, Forest Grouse
29 Cherry Springs
Nature Area		 10 miles S of Pocatello,
I-15 &Mink Creek Rd		 ● ● ● ●           Juniper & deciduous forest;  Forest Grouse
30 Pocatello Greenway Edson Fichter Nature Area ● ● ● ●           Riparian forest
31 Minidoka Natl
Wildlife Area		 12 miles NE of Rupert, SH 24 ● ● ● ●   wetland, shrub steppe; eagles in winter,
32 Massacre Rocks
State Park		 10 miles W of American Falls, I-86 ● ● ● ●   nature trails, bird list, juniper, river, Eagle, Osprey
33 Big Canyon to Knox Canyon Rt. I-86 Exit 52 S on Arbon Valley Hwy26 miles, W on Knox Canyon Rd   ● ● ●   Mixed conifer & deciduous forests, Forest Grouse
34 American Falls
Fish Hatchery		 1 mile W of A.F., SH 39, Lamb Weston, Fish Hatchery Rd ● ● ● ●   Riparian, Russian Olive with nature/bird trails
35 American Falls Dam 1 mile W of A.F., SH 39, Lamb Weston, Fish Hatchery Rd ● ● ● ●   wetlands
36 Sportsman Park (Aberdeen) 3 miles E of Aberdeen, E Boat Dock Rd ● ● ● ●   open water; mudflats, Eagles
37 Sterling Wildlife Mgmt. Area 2 miles E of Aberdeen, SH 39 ● ● ● ● marsh
38 Springfield Ponds Springfield Lake,  SH39,
N Shoreline		 ● ● ● ●     ponds & wetlands
39 The Bottoms 20 miles SW of Blackfoot, SH 39 ● ● ● ●     marsh, mud flats, deciduous forest, Turkey, Pheasant
40 Snake River at Blackfoot Put in at diversion dam S
of Blackfoot, take out at Tilden Bridge Boat Ramp		   ● ● ●     Riparian, farmland
41 Wolverine Canyon Route N of Blackfoot on SH 91 9 miles, Right on Wolverine   ● ● ●           Conifer & sagebrush steppe, Forest Grouse
42 Tex Creek Wildlife Mgmt. Area 20 miles SE of Idaho Falls, US 26   ● ●               Deciduous forest & grassland
43 Craters of the Moon National Monument 18 miles SW of Arco, US 93   ● ● ●             Sagebrush Steppe & juniper
44 Southfork of Snake River US 26 between Swan Valley, ID & Palisades Dam ● ● ● ●           Mixed forest, farmland; nesting bald eagles, trumpeter swans
45 Palisades Reservoir US 26 between Palisades Dam &Alpine, WY   ● ● ●         wetland, mixed forest