Bird Watching
The Snake River Canyons Park has over 140 species of birds that use the park during different times of the year.
Walking the Nellis-Irwin Trail at Yingst Grade Road or exploring the overlooks around the Hansen Bridge to the east, you can see the many different habits the Park offers for the birds.
Raptors love the canyon walls that edge the Snake River. Ducks like the water in the river and in Vineyard Lake. Meadowlarks and goldfinches can be found on the grassy areas on the top, while robins like the waterfalls on the Nellis-Irwin Trail.
Birds in the Area:
Snake River Canyons Park Checklist
Based on eBird observations*
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Waterfowl
___Snow Goose
___Canada Goose
___Tundra Swan
___Wood Duck
___Blue-winged Teal
___Cinnamon Teal
___Northern Shoveler
___Gadwall
___American Wigeon
___Mallard
___Northern Pintail
___Green-winged Teal
___Redhead
___Ring-necked Duck
___Greater Scaup
___Lesser Scaup
___Bufflehead
___Common Goldeneye
___Barrow’s Goldeneye
___Hooded Merganser
___Common Merganser
___Ruddy Duck
Grouse, Quail, and Allies
___California Quail
___Ring-necked Pheasant
___Chukar
Pigeons and Doves
___Rock Pigeon
___Eurasian Collared-Dove
___Mourning Dove
Nightjars
___Common Nighthawk
Swifts
___White-throated Swift
Hummingbirds
___Black-chinned Hummingbird
___Broad-tailed Hummingbird
___Calliope Hummingbird
Rails, Gallinules, and Allies
___Virginia Rail
___Sora
___American Coot
Shorebirds
___Black-necked Stilt
___Killdeer
___Long-billed Curlew
___Wilson’s Snipe
___Spotted Sandpiper
Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers
___Franklin’s Gull
___Ring-billed Gull
___American Herring Gull
___California Gull
___Caspian Tern
___Forster’s Tern
Grebes
___Pied-billed Grebe
___Red-necked Grebe
___Western Grebe
___Clark’s Grebe
Cormorants and Anhingas
___Double-crested Cormorant
Herons, Ibis, and Allies
___Black-crowned Night Heron
___Great Egret
___Great Blue Heron
___White-Faced Ibis
Pelicans
___American White Pelican
Vultures, Hawks
___Turkey Vulture
___Osprey
___Golden Eagle
___Sharp-shinned Hawk
___Cooper’s Hawk
___Northern Harrier
___Bald Eagle
___Swainson’s Hawk
___Red-tailed Hawk
___Rough-legged Hawk
___Ferruginous Hawk
Owls
___Western Screech-Owl
___Great Horned Owl
___Burrowing Owl
___Barn Owl
Kingfishers
___Belted Kingfisher
Woodpeckers
___Downy Woodpecker
___Hairy Woodpecker
___Northern Flicker
___Red-naped Sapsucker
Falcons and Caracaras
___American Kestrel
___Merlin
___Peregrine Falcon
___Prairie Falcon
Tyrant Flycatchers: Pewees, Kingbirds
___Western Wood-Pewee
___Willow Flycatcher
___Dusky Flycatcher
___Say’s Phoebe
___Western Kingbird
___Eastern Kingbird
Vireos
___Warbling Vireo
Shrikes
___Loggerhead Shrike
Jays, Magpies, Crows, and Ravens
___Blue Jay
___Woodhouse’s Scrub-Jay
___Black-billed Magpie
___American Crow
___Common Raven
Tits, Chickadees, and Titmice
___Black-capped Chickadee
___Mountain Chickadee
___Brown Creeper
Larks
___Horned Lark
Martins and Swallows
___Bank Swallow
___Tree Swallow
___Violet-green Swallow
___Northern Rough-winged Swallow
___Barn Swallow
___Cliff Swallow
Long-tailed Tits and Bushtit
___Bushtit
Kinglets
___Ruby-crowned Kinglet
___Golden-crowned Kinglet
Nuthatches
___Red-breasted Nuthatch
Gnatcatchers
___Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
Wrens
___Rock Wren
___Canyon Wren
___Northern House Wren
___Pacific Wren
___Winter Wren
___Marsh Wren
Dippers
___American Dipper
Starlings and Mynas
___European Starling
Catbirds, Mockingbirds, and Thrashers
___Gray Catbird
___Sage Thrasher
Thrushes
___Mountain Bluebird
___Townsend’s Solitaire
___Swainson’s Solitaire
___Hermit Thrush
___American Robin
Waxwings
___Cedar Waxwing
Old World Sparrows
___House Sparrow
Wagtails and Pipits
___American Pipit
Finches, Euphonias, and Allies
___House Finch
___Cassin’s Finch
___Redpoll
___Red Crossbill
___Lesser Goldfinch
___American Goldfinch
___Pine Siskin
New World Sparrows
___Chipping Sparrow
___Brewer’s Sparrow
___Lark Sparrow
___American Tree Sparrow
___Dark-eyed Junco
___White-crowned Sparrow
___White-throated Sparrow
___Vesper Sparrow
___Savannah Sparrow
___Song Sparrow
___Lincoln’s Sparrow
___Green-tailed Towhee
___Spotted Towhee
Yellow-breasted Chat
___Yellow-breasted Chat
Blackbirds
___Yellow-headed Blackbird
___Western Meadowlark
___Bullock’s Oriole
___Red-winged Blackbird
___Brown-headed Cowbird
___Brewer’s Blackbird
Wood-Warblers
___Orange-crowned Warbler
___Nashville Warbler
___MacGillivray’s Warbler
___Common Yellowthroat
___Yellow Warbler
___Yellow-rumped Warbler
___Wilson’s Warbler
Cardinals, Grosbeaks, and Allies
___Western Tanager
___Black-headed Grosbeak
___Lazuli Bunting
Snake River Canyons Park is a 7,000 acre regional county park located in Jerome County along the northern rim of the Snake River.
*This field checklist was generated using eBird (ebird.org), a global database of bird sightings from birders like you. This list was compiled by park visitors and based on these ebird locations:
- Auger Falls Trail
Twin Falls, Idaho, US
ebird.org/hotspot/L884774
- Snake River Canyons Park
Jerome, Idaho, US
ebird.org/hotspot/L9413556
- Shoshone Falls Rim Trail
Twin Falls, Idaho, US
ebird.org/hotspot/L884955