Birds of Prey Snake River Sanctuary: Along Idaho's Snake River, Raptors Have a Place of Their Own

Each spring, as cheatgrass and ground squirrels emerge from the thawing desert soil, more than one thousand birds prey congregate in the sheltered canyonland along a severnty-five mile stretch of the Snake River in southwestern Idaho. The Snake River Birds of Prey Natural Area, less than an hour's drive from the city of Boise, provides a valuable and unique nesting area for birds of prey. Here, golden eagles, prairie falcons, red-tailed hawks and ten other species of raptors find suitable nesting sites in the crevices of towering volcanic cliffs.