Blacks Creek Bird Reserve
Idaho · Rocky Mountains
About This Location
Blacks Creek Bird Reserve is a productive birding destination in Idaho, with 251 species recorded on eBird. This river/riparian habitat attracts Snow Goose, Canada Goose, and Trumpeter Swan among many others. Elevation changes create diverse habitats, from riparian valleys to alpine meadows, supporting a wide range of species.
Location
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Notable Species
Live Bird Data
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Notable Sightings
Rare or unusual species spotted nearby in the last 14 days
Black-backed Woodpecker
Picoides arcticus
Yellow-breasted Chat
Icteria virens
Fox Sparrow (Slate-colored)
Passerella iliaca
Lesser Yellowlegs
Tringa flavipes
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
Corthylio calendula
Least Flycatcher
Empidonax minimus
Snow Goose
Anser caerulescens
Calliope Hummingbird
Selasphorus calliope
Common Loon
Gavia immer
Red-eyed Vireo
Vireo olivaceus
Violet-green Swallow
Tachycineta thalassina
Western Flycatcher
Empidonax difficilis
Recent Observations
Species reported at this location in the last 14 days
Canada Goose
Mallard
Redhead
Eurasian Collared-Dove
Mourning Dove
American Coot
American Avocet
Killdeer
Franklin's Gull
Ring-billed Gull
California Gull
Pied-billed Grebe
Western Grebe
White-faced Ibis
Great Blue Heron
American White Pelican
Horned Lark
Bank Swallow
Western Meadowlark
Bullock's Oriole
Birding Tips
- 1
Walk along the water slowly, scanning overhanging branches for kingfishers and warblers.
- 2
Check sandbars and gravel bars for shorebirds and terns.
- 3
Acclimate to altitude before hiking to high-elevation birding spots.