Name: Snake River Birds of Prey
Address: 5598 N Eagle Road, Boise, ID, 83713, US
Telephone: (208) 514-1634

Home to the Greatest Concentration of Nesting Birds of Prey in North America

The Snake River Birds of Prey National Conservation Area (NCA) was established by Congress in 1993 to preserve wildlife habitat and provide other compatible uses of the land. More than 700 pairs of raptors nest each spring along 81 miles of the Snake River Canyon. Cliffs tower to 700 feet above the Snake River, providing countless ledges, cracks and crevices for nesting raptors.

Photo Credit: Bob Wick

While the Snake River Birds of Prey National Conservation Area is open year-round, the best time to visit is mid-March through June. In March watch for eagle flight displays; in May for chick feeding; and the first week of June for fledging of the young.

Photo Credit: Antonia Hedrick, BLM

Types of nesters include:

Prairie Falcons
American Kestrel
Golden Eagle
Northern Harrier
Western Screech-owls

Red-tailed and ferruginous hawks
Rufous Hummingbirds
Rock and Canyon Wrens
Loggerhead Shrike

Photo Credit : Larry Ridenhour, BLM

The 485,000-acre Birds of Prey area encompasses these recreation sites:

Celebration Park Visitor Center

Idaho’s only archaeological park, with huge basalt melon gravel revealing petroglyphs 100 to 10,000 years old.
Cove Camping

36 campsites with gravel pads, cabanas, fire rings, community water spigots, outhouses, garbage service, boat ramp and docks, and an RV dumpsite.
Dedication Point Overlook

Overlook 400 feet above the Snake River and watch for raptors, sparrows, an so much more at the plateau.
Halverson Bar Trail System

A two-mile sandbar along the Snake River, two shallow lakes nestled below the rimrock and sand dunes, and miles of hiking trails.
Swan Falls Picnic Area

The oldest hydroelectric generating site on the Snake River, now operating as a museum for visitors.