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Wintering Wildlife Scoreboard Class

Start
12/21/2017
12:00 AM
End
03/21/2018
12:00 PM
Location
Harris Ranch and surrounding Foothills

Registration is closed

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Class Schedule: December 21, 2017- March 21, 2018

MULE DEER

Over 7,000 mule deer winter in the Boise River Wildlife Management Area, adjacent to Harris Ranch development. View this 4-minute video on deer migration in Wyoming; the deer in the Boise Foothills migrate similar distances from their summer range.

Long-Billed Curlew

The long-billed

curlew is the largest sandpiper in North America. Adults have a very long bill curved downwards, a long neck and a small head; the female has a much longer bill than the male. Read more.

HTTPS://IDFG.IDAHO.GOV/OLD-WEB/DOCS/WILDLIFEEXPRESS/2015DEC.PDF

Pronghorn

The pronghorn is the fastest land mammal in the Western Hemisphere -
it can run 35 mph

for 4 miles; 42 mph for 1 mile; and 55 mph for half a mile! It is often cited as the second-fastest land animal, second only to the cheetah.

Amphibians

At Harris Ranch, amphibians can likely be found along or near the Boise River, the artificial trout spawning stream, in wetland areas, and along or near canals. Although generally associated with wet areas, some amphibian species can range quite a distance from a given water source. For those species the much of the total Harris Ranch property may be important habitat.

Elk

Elk seem to prefer mountainous country with mixed open, Image result for idfg raccoon images

grassy meadows, marshy meadows, river flats, aspen

parkland, as well as coniferous forests, brushy clearcuts,

forest edges, and shrub steppe. Some populations live

year-round in sagebrush desert, using grass-shrub for

feeding and tall shrub or pole timber for resting in spring.

Great Blue Heron

Great blue herons (Ardea herodias) can be found on freshwater

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and brackish marshes, along lakes, rivers, bays, lagoons,
ocean beaches, fields, and meadows. In Idaho, the species follows major watercourses. Herons build their nests in trees, sometimes in shrubs, and rarely on the ground. They nests in colonies (or rookeries). Colony size can vary from few pairs to hundreds of pairs; a colony may be displaced by Bald Eagles.

https://idfg.idaho.gov/media/wildlife-express

All photos: Courtesy of Idaho Department of Fish & Game

Wildlife Sightings

12/21/17

3/21/18

Harris Ranch Wildlife Mitigation Association

PO Box 1949

Boise, ID 83701

(208) 515-7413

Karie@hrwmawildlife.org