Updated Sep 28
Pictured: Deer Flat Refuge · typical peak lookIdahowinter wildlife
When does migrating and wintering wildlife peak in Idaho?
Migrating and wintering wildlife usually peaks from September to March.
Updated Sep 28.
Places by state
Idaho
- Deer Flat RefugeStarts in 3 days
Local timing: Oct 1–Jan 31
Official reports
Dated and linked
- Sep 28Park ServiceApril to May for migrating songbirds and wildflowers; trails, swimming season, fall color in OctoberSource (opens U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Deer Flat National Wildlife Refuge: Visit Us in a new tab)
- Sep 28Park ServiceDuck numbers peak in mid-December on Lake Lowell; goose peak in mid-November; dawn and dusk feeding flightsSource (opens U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Deer Flat National Wildlife Refuge: Species (Seasons of Wildlife) in a new tab)
How do you track winter wildlife? Each place moves through 4 stages: Birds arriving, Numbers building, Peak numbers and Birds departing. Every stage we show comes from a dated report with its source, and every forecast lists its sources.