Today, at Esther Simplot Park, we had a flyover by an Osprey. He didn’t hang
around, just flew by heading generally toward downtown (?). He was low
enough that binos were unnecessary.

Today was also another 5 raptor day: Osprey (ESP), Merlin ( 1 at ESP/ 1 at
52d St.), RT Hawk(Les Bois race track), Cooper’s Hawk (Lander St.) and
Sharp-shinned Hawk (19th & Eastman). There was another accipiter on the GC
side of the river by ESP, but he was an immature high up in a tree and he
could have been either a small Cooper’s or a large Sharp-shinned.

Final tally was 37 birds in 14 miles, but I’m hoping the Great Horned Owl
comes to visit again.

Tom McCabe, Boise

There are 2 Black Scoters near the island below the bridge. The long-tailed Duck is upstream near north edge diving a lot.

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On Tuesday, November 21, 2017, 12:37 PM, Jason Talbot jason.talbot1@yahoo.com [ible] wrote:

 
There is also a Long-tailed Duck at the same location. Near the bridge but just upstream. Found by Charlotte Eberlein. The Scoter is also present.

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Hey folks, currently looking at a first-winter Black Scoter just off of highway 30 bridge near hagerman.
I attached a google maps picture of location and decent digiscoped image.

Austin YoungTwin Falls

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There is also a Long-tailed Duck at the same location. Near the bridge but just upstream. Found by Charlotte Eberlein. The Scoter is also present.

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Hey folks, currently looking at a first-winter Black Scoter just off of highway 30 bridge near hagerman.
I attached a google maps picture of location and decent digiscoped image.

Austin YoungTwin Falls

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This morning I looked out the window for some calling chickadees (wondering if they might be scolding an owl in the juniper or ??) and was surprised to notice a MacGillvray’s Warbler working the small shrubs right next to my street.  It was finding some insects so it stayed long enough for me to get a poor digi-binocular pic 🙂
Here’s to hoping it migrates … or survives all winter and shows up on our Christmas Bird Count!

Jay