Fun Idaho Summer Birding at Avimor

It was great birding this morning at Avimor along Spring Valley Creek! I had another Avimor official record first: a pair of MacGillivray's Warblers.


Another bird of great interest to me was group of Warbling Vireos. I doesn't matter how many times I see them, but I am amazed every time I see the Spotted Towhee, Great Horned Owl, and Downy Woodpecker. I was also surprised to have the four juvenile Western Tanagers and several juvenile Lazuli Buntings. The Black-headed Grosbeaks weren't afraid of me at all this morning as they fed on plants within a few feet of me.

Here is the full eBird report of what I saw this morning:

California Quail 17
Swainson's Hawk 1
Killdeer 1
Mourning Dove 1
Great Horned Owl 1
Black-chinned Hummingbird 1
Downy Woodpecker 1
Western Wood-Pewee 3
Warbling Vireo 3
Barn Swallow 6
Gray Catbird 2
European Starling 7
Cedar Waxwing 5
Yellow Warbler 3
MacGillivray's Warbler 2
Western Tanager 4
Spotted Towhee 1
Song Sparrow 7
Black-headed Grosbeak 2
Lazuli Bunting 6
Western Meadowlark 1
Bullock's Oriole 2
House Finch 5
American Goldfinch 13