Jackson Hole Area Birding Info
Here are suggestions to help you find and identify birds in the Jackson Hole area and southeast Idaho.
Find Places to Go
Also, if you go to https://raynes.info/books/ you can download PDF versions of two local guidebooks that are long out of print but still mostly accurate:
"Birds of Grand Teton National Park and the Surrounding Area" by Bert Raynes
"Finding the Birds of Jackson Hole: A Bird Finding Guide" by Bert Raynes and Darwin Wile.
Learn What's Been Seen Recently
Check out the local Field Notes column that appears weekly in the Jackson Hole News & Guide. Find the column in the current online issue by going to the JH News & Guide home page, then the Valley section, then scrolling through the list of columns and clicking on Field Notes.
Check a Local or Regional Bird List
Download the searchable Birds of Jackson Hole checklist, compiled by Bert and Meg Raynes, to learn about the abundance, seasons, and breeding status of 341 species of birds reported in Jackson Hole.
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Other checklists include:
Birds of Yellowstone, updated 2021, by the Yellowstone National Park Bird Program.
Wyoming State Bird List (searchable), by the Wyoming Game and Fish Department.
Atlas of Birds, Mammals, Amphibians and Reptiles in Wyoming (searchable), by the Wyoming Game and Fish Department.
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Contact Local Birders
While we are not aware of any independent bird guides offering outings for hire in the Jackson Hole area, and we don't do field trips, there are many wildlife watching tour companies offering field trips lead by expert guides.
The primary activity of the Jackson Hole Bird & Nature Club is giving monthly adult education programs on birds and other wildlife, presented by nationally known experts and knowledgeable locals. Our programs free and everyone is welcome to attend. They are are hosted by our partner, Teton County Library, and held in conjunction with Teton Plants, the local chapter of the Wyoming Native Plant Society. The programmatic focus of Teton Plants includes habitats, insects, and general ecology as well as plants.
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Jackson Hole Bird & Nature programs are live and in person at Teton County Library, 125 Virginian Lane in Jackson, from April through November, inclusive. For the winter months of December through March, our programs switch to Zoom only. Subscribe to our e-newsletter to receive Zoom invitations. All programs throughout the year are on the 2nd Tuesday of each month, starting at 6:00 pm and wrapping up by 7:30 pm. Check out our upcoming programs on our Home page.
We also sponsor the annual Christmas Bird Count, which has been going on in Jackson Hole since 1970. See the most recent Christmas Bird Count results on our News page.​