Market Lake - 7-18-06

This morning we met at the Museum and picked up our papers for the day.  We started the drive to Market Lake and had to find things along the road, like a plastic bag on a fence, or a giant Coke can.  We found almost everything on the list. 

When we got to Market lake, we drove around and saw tons of birds.  We then went on a hike through sand.  I didn't have much fun on the hike since it was through loose sand and my knee's hurt. 

We then did a GPS project and saw a muskrat (No picture, couldn't get the camera ready fast enough). 

We had lunch and then went on a walk and saw a big owl.  I tried to get a picture but the camera turned off and couldn't get it turned on fast enough.  We picked up different kind of weed seeds and learned how they spread around (Wind, water, eating, hitching a ride).

We then drove around more and looked at more birds and then went back to Idaho Falls.

I enjoyed the class and learned a lot.

 

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Sign at Market Lake

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Muskrat nest

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Coots

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Coots

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Duck

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Red Winged Blackbird

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3 baby coots

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Yellow flowers

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2 hawks fighting\dating?

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Sand hill Cranes

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Sign

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Sign

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Ibis flying

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Rabbit Brush

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Lake

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Ant hill

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Sign

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GPS assignment

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Bladder weed thing?

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Pheasant on road

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Pheasant on road

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Greeb

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Greeb

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Greeb

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Greeb

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Greeb

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Yellow Headed BlackBird on the rushes

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Tern on a pole

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Mallard with young

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Geese

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Geese

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Geese

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Geese

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Sign

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Magpie nest

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Siberian Peas

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Siberian Peas

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Siberian Peas

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On our hike

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Nests

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Siberian Pea Pod Seeds

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Big ant hill

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Big ant hill closeup

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Nest 3' off ground

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Blue dragonfly

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Trying to take a picture of the owl

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Spider

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Spider

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Grasshopper

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Greeb w\ young

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Greeb w\ young

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Greeb w\ young

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Egret in flight

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Canal going North

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Canal going South

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Amy going to the outhouse.  She said it smelled good inside :)

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Blurry cows

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Cows

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Turkey at house

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Turkey at house w\young

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