Some Birds and Critters Seen

Around Sawtooth City

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Pronghorn Antelope

Loon

Western Tanager

Nuthatch

Red Winged Blackbird

American Marten

One is in residence under a deck off Ski-Doo Lane. This guy is sometimes called a Pine Marten which is actually the european version.

Starling

Starlings

Hairy Woodpecker

Grouse

Related to the Ptarmigan.

Robin

Magpie

Common Redpoll

Fox

Bluebird

Raven

Lazuli Bunting

Beaver

Look for them all over. For example at the inlet of Alturas Lake or up Smiley Creek.

Bald Eagle

Steller's Jay

Mr. Beaver's Dam Near Alturas

Mallard Duck

Mr. Beaver's Lodge Near Alturas

Mountain Goat

Clark's Nutcracker

Snow Geese

Migrating flocks seen over Alturas Lake in early November.

Blue Jay

These are slowly moving west and one was seen off Ski Doo Lane.

Chipmunk

All over the place.

Gray Jay

Ermine or Stoat

Tundra Swan

Otters on Alturas Lake

Otters

Flocks of tundra swans overnight giving an addled cacophony of commentary near the shores of Alturas Lake in early November.