Hi All,
I recently spent a week in the Idaho panhandle region while attending the
2009 Evolution conference in Moscow, Idaho. I spent most time in the
Palouse Range around Moscow and the St. Joe and Coeur D'Alene National
Forests and wetlands surrounding Coeur D' Alene. I recorded 128 bird
species, including 14 life birds: Cinnemon Teal, Blue Grouse, Western
Grebe, Black-backed Woodpecker, Red-naped Sapsucker, Black-chinned
Hummingbird, Varied Thrush, Cordilleran and Dusky Flycatcher, American
Dipper, Cassin's Vireo, Western Bluebird, Pygmy Nuthatch, and Townsend's
Warbler. I also had extended and close-up views of a BLACK BEAR with two
cubs, MOOSE, ELK, SPOTTED SKUNK, and many other mammals, butterflies, and
odes. The sheer extent of the landscapes out there was quite overwhelming
and begging for a re-visit!

I am still busy processing the many photos I took during the trip, but a
number of pictures have been posted on my flickr site:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/frodejacobsen/. Enjoy!

Good birding!

Frode Jacobsen
Windsor Mill, Md 21244