Nearest Town: Stanley
Site Size: 1,600 acres
Directions: On ID 75, S of Stanley at mp 185, turn W onto paved FR 214 (signed for Redfish Lake); 2 mi to Redfish Lake Visitor Center; lodge, trails, lake, campgrounds in close proximity.
Description: Redfish Lake is the largest lake in the Upper Salmon Basin and serves as an important stop-over for migrating waterbirds. Conifer forests surrounding the lake contain suitably large, mature green trees and snags to support the only known osprey nesting colony in east-central Idaho. The Redfish Lake Peregrine Falcon territory is one of the highest (in elevation) and most productive in Idaho. Summer residents include Ruby-crowned Kinglet, Hermit Thrush, Cassin’s Finch, Yellow-rumped, Townsend’s, Wilson’s, and Yellow Warblers, and White-crowned and Lincoln’s Sparrows. It is possible to see 8 different woodpecker species among the mixed conifer, riparian-willow, and wet meadow habitats surrounding Redfish Lake, including Williamson’s Sapsucker, American Three-toed, Pileated, and Black-backed Woodpeckers.
More Information:
USFS (208) 774-3000
Stanley Chamber of Commerce 1-800-878-7950
Select a species from the list to view other sites on the Idaho Birding Trail Sites this species may be observed.
Finches and alliesHawks and EaglesKinglets and GnatcatcherSparrows and alliesThrushesWood WarblersWoodpeckersLegend
| Season | Abundance | Region |
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| R - Resident | 1 - Abundant, easily found | s - Statewide |
| M - Migrant | 2 - Common, but sometimes difficult to find | e - Southeast |
| W - Winter | 3 - Uncommon or local | w - Southwest |
| S - Summer | 4 - Rare or very local | c - Central |
| 5 - Casual, 3-10 accepted records | p - Panhandle (North) |
| 6 - Accidental, 1-2 accepted records | |
| 7 - Experimental | |
| (B) - Documented breeding evidence | (End) - Threatened or Endangered | | (b) - Circumstantial breeding evidence | (Int.) - Introduced species |
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