Diann:

I agree that DEJU’s don’t normally use feeders, but mine are using my tray feeder all the time. I’m not sure they use the tube, but I’ll be watching. (I think they may be evolving.)

I have at least a half dozen RBNU’s at any given time. And they can be really noisy! And when the Lesser Goldfinches are here, they are here in numbers(12?).

Tom

From: ible@yahoogroups.com [mailto:ible@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Diann Stone dstoneak2id@gmail.com [ible]
Sent: Saturday, October 21, 2017 4:17 PM
To: IBLE
Subject: [IBLE] Backyard observations as astonished

I was astonished to see two Dark-eyed Juncos using a tube feeder in my yard today! Have others seen that behavior? Maybe the other birds weren’t knocking enough seeds to the ground where Juncos normally feed. At the feeder also were two Red-breastfed Nuthatches, a pale Lesser Goldfinch, and House Finches. An American Robin alighted on the birdbath.

On 10/18 I was delightfully surprised by a Mountain Chickadee flying from evergreen to evergreen. It made a couple quick stops at the tube feeder as it made its way around the yard perimeter. It was 9/19/15 that I noted previously seeing a Mountain Chickadee in my yard. The same day 10/18 as I walked along the driveway to the front, a Cooper’s Hawk burst out of a low shrub to fly with something small in its talons across the street into a tall evergreen. I had been wondering if the family group was still around. Got my answer.

So please tell me, who has seen Juncos at feeders?

Diann Stone

Boise Depot Bench

I was astonished to see two Dark-eyed Juncos using a tube feeder in my yard
today! Have others seen that behavior? Maybe the other birds weren’t
knocking enough seeds to the ground where Juncos normally feed. At the
feeder also were two Red-breastfed Nuthatches, a pale Lesser Goldfinch, and
House Finches. An American Robin alighted on the birdbath.

On 10/18 I was delightfully surprised by a Mountain Chickadee flying from
evergreen to evergreen. It made a couple quick stops at the tube feeder as
it made its way around the yard perimeter. It was 9/19/15 that I noted
previously seeing a Mountain Chickadee in my yard. The same day 10/18 as I
walked along the driveway to the front, a Cooper’s Hawk burst out of a low
shrub to fly with something small in its talons across the street into a
tall evergreen. I had been wondering if the family group was still around.
Got my answer.

So please tell me, who has seen Juncos at feeders?

Diann Stone
Boise Depot Bench

Ellen and I also checked from the dam to Jack’s Creek and back with no luck. Should’ve jumped on it yesterday afternoon!

Stoddard Davenport
Boise

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From: “Jay Carlisle carlislejay@yahoo.com [ible]”
Date: 10/21/17 2:12 PM (GMT-07:00)
To: ible@yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: [IBLE] Pomarine jaeger at CJ Strike.

5 of us just leaving (2pm) & no luck either. Tried from dam to Jacks Cr & back.

Highlights were a juvenile Red-necked Grebe just above the dam (~130-145pm) which made for a “grebe slam” (all 6 grebe species 🙂 & 4 Surf Scoters floating together above the narrows.

Jay

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On Oct 21, 2017, at 1:07 PM, Kathy Lopez kathylopez80@yahoo.com [ible] > wrote:

I went looking for the Jaeger this morning. Nothing much beyond coots and a few mergansers. I spent time looking from the dam down to Bruneau Narrows. Only a few gulls flying around.

Kathy Lopez

On Oct 20, 2017 6:56 PM, “Cheryl Huizinga bchuizinga@cableone.net [ible]” > wrote:

After Vern’s earlier post Denise, Bryce, RL, Jason and I hot footed it to CJ Strike. Vern was still on the jaeger.

The bird was first seen and the Cove. It flew several times towards the dam.. The last sighting of it was about halfway between the Cove and Black Sands on Cove Rec Road

Cheryl Huizinga
Caldwell, Idaho

5 of us just leaving (2pm) & no luck either. Tried from dam to Jacks Cr & back.

Highlights were a juvenile Red-necked Grebe just above the dam (~130-145pm) which made for a “grebe slam” (all 6 grebe species 🙂 & 4 Surf Scoters floating together above the narrows.

Jay

Sent from my iPhone

> On Oct 21, 2017, at 1:07 PM, Kathy Lopez kathylopez80@yahoo.com [ible] wrote:
>
> I went looking for the Jaeger this morning. Nothing much beyond coots and a few mergansers. I spent time looking from the dam down to Bruneau Narrows. Only a few gulls flying around.
>
> Kathy Lopez
>
> On Oct 20, 2017 6:56 PM, “Cheryl Huizinga bchuizinga@cableone.net [ible]” wrote:
>
> After Vern’s earlier post Denise, Bryce, RL, Jason and I hot footed it to CJ Strike. Vern was still on the jaeger.
>
> The bird was first seen and the Cove. It flew several times towards the dam. The last sighting of it was about halfway between the Cove and Black Sands on Cove Rec Road
>
> Cheryl Huizinga
> Caldwell, Idaho
>
>