Secretive harlequin ducks sometimes nest along the creek. In 1985 a lightning-caused forest fire burned most of the trees on the glacial moraine surrounding Taggart Lake. Insects feeding on the decaying trees attract woodpeckers. Calliope hummingbirds frequently perch in willows near the base of the moraine. Antelope Flats Kelly Road.
Large hayfields attract raptors that search the fields for abundant small rodents.
Look for American kestrels, prairie falcons, red-tailed hawks, Swainson's hawks and northern harriers. Check fence posts for western meadow-larks, western and eastern kingbirds and mountain bluebirds. Scan irrigated pastures for long-billed curlews and savannah sparrows. Bird life abounds due to riparian habitat. Yellow warblers glean insects from cottonwood trees and willow and silverberry shrubs lining the Snake River.