Bird list for Arco, Idaho (and a walk in Craters of the Moon National Monument). Twenty-eight birds. Different habitat. Different birds: Turkey vulture Northern harrier Swainson’s hawk American kestrel Rock pigeon Eurasian collared dove Mourning dove Common nighthawk Rufous hummingbird Northern flicker Dusky flycatcher Clark’s nutcracker Common raven Violet green swallow Rock wren Blue gray gnatcatcher Mountain bluebird American robin Sage thrasher European starling Spotted towhee Chipping sparrow Brewer’s sparrow Lazuli bunting Western meadowlark Brewer’s blackbird Cassin’s finch House sparrow
Arco, Idaho
And 2,155 miles since Port Aransas.
Arco, Idaho
Mountain View RV Park and Restaurant. Friendly people. Widely spaced grassy sites. Trees. Birds. Full hookups.
Free mini-golf. Free horseshoes.
Baby robins.
Goats.
Volcanic National Monument full of hiking
trails nearby.
Onsite restaurant for dinner. Free pancakes and eggs breakfast for RV Park guests. What’s not to like? Mountain View RV Park and Restaurant in Arco, Idaho. This place is a treasure.
Rough weather in Colorado
Living in the motorhome, we’re one level closer to what is going on around us. If it rains or the wind blows, we know it right away. Didn’t see this weather coming one night in Colorado. It was after dark when it hit. Here is a video, not for the picture, but for the sound. This is what the storm sounded like on our roof. Marble size hail.
Trees down. Branches stripped bare. Windows blown out. Flooding. 50,000 people without power. Our roof got pounded hard, but nothing got blown out.
Springville, Utah
Didn’t look very birdy at first. Still doesn’t. Final tally: 13 birds. Got another year-bird, though. The California Gull. Great blue heron Swainson’s hawk Killdeer Black necked stilt California gull Mourning dove Barn swallow American robin European starling Common grackle Great tailed grackle House finch House sparrow