The magpie fledglings were all on the ground this morning, hopping around. A parent called from a nearby tree, trying to get them to fly to them. They eventually were able to fly up to low branches on a tree.
Regret that I waited till after Memorial Day to head east to Idaho. In any event, finding lots of nesting birds.
A Bullock’s oriole feeding babies in nest. Their nest is like a sack hanging from a branch.
Downy woodpecker
Yellow warbler
Have seen a few grebe here. Think they may be Clark’s grebe rather than western grebe.
Every evening a pair of nighthawks circle around with rapid, flapping movements to catch insects in the air. They move so fast, it’s hard to get a good picture of them.
