Mt. Baldy Again

Sun Valley, ID

Tuesday 15 August 2017

Catching up on my last three Idaho posts!

On Saturday, I hiked part of the way up Mt. Baldy in Sun Valley in search of the Black-backed Woodpecker. I successfully heard one calling but never managed to lay eyes on it as I have done before at that location!

Male WESTERN TANAGER:

GREEN-TAILED TOWHEE:

OLIVE-SIDED FLYCATCHER:

ORANGE-CROWNED WARBLER:

Beautiful views from the mountains:

DUSKY FLYCATCHER:

Caterpillar:

TOWNSEND'S SOLITAIRE:

A great day! The full list is attached below.

Good birding,
Henry (world life list: 931 Species)

1. Red-tailed Hawk
2. Hairy Woodpecker
3. BLACK-BACKED WOODPECKER
4. Pileated Woodpecker
5. Olive-sided Flycatcher
6. Western Wood-Pewee
7. Hammond's Flycatcher
8. Dusky Flycatcher
9. Cordilleran Flycatcher
10. Cassin's Vireo
11. Clark's Nutcracker
12. Black-billed Magpie
13. Common Raven
14. Violet-green Swallow
15. Black-capped Chickadee
16. Mountain Chickadee
17. Red-breasted Nuthatch
18. Brown Creeper
19. House Wren
20. Mountain Bluebird
21. Townsend's Solitaire
22. Hermit Thrush
23. American Robin
24. Cedar Waxwing
25. Yellow-rumped Warbler
26. Orange-crowned Warbler
27. TOWNSEND'S WARBLER
28. Green-tailed Towhee
29. Chipping Sparrow
30. Dark-eyed Junco
31. Western Tanager
32. Lazuli Bunting
33. Cassin's Finch
34. Pine Siskin
35. American Goldfinch