Approximately quarter mile up trailhead singing from top of tree. Observed
for 15 minutes, was still singing away as we continued on. Half hour ago.
Danette Henderson
Boise

Birders, a few days ago Missy and I hiked out to the Northern Gannet colony on Isla Bonaventure, located at E end of Gaspe Peninsula, Quebec. 200,000 nesting seabirds are here, about 75% of them are gannets… brief video here:

What an experience!!! =)
Larry, Boise

—– Forwarded Message —–
From: “Missy Arnold”
To: larnold47@cableone.net
Sent: Tuesday, June 5, 2018 1:06:57 PM
Subject: Gannets

Sent from my iPhone

I had to squeeze my ride in between appointments so I was moving rather
quickly today..UNTIL I heard some crazy sounds coming from the brush on the
peninsula between the pond outlet and the river. A woman passing by with her
dog asked what the crazy sounds were, and I admitted ignorance, but there
was something familiar as well. When Susan caught up with me, she spotted
movement in the Russian Olive on the end of the peninsula. Finally I saw the
tell-tale long tail and I remembered where I’d heard the sounds before:
Great-tailed Grackle. This may be the first time I’ve seen one in Idaho,
definitely a first for Boise.

We watched the bird for a short time and then continued our ride. On the way
back we didn’t hear any strange sounds and could not locate the bird again.
But what a treat while it lasted. Which is what I love about birding-you
never know what’s going to show up.

Tom McCabe, Boise

My weekly survey report…from Teton County.
Summer seems to have arrived…Susan

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From: ebird-checklist@cornell.edu
Sent: Monday, June 4, 2018 4:30 PM
To: susan_patla@hotmail.com
Subject: eBird Report – Packsaddle Estates, Jun 4, 2018

Packsaddle Estates, Teton, Idaho, US
Jun 4, 2018 7:30 AM – 9:00 AM
Protocol: Traveling
1.9 mile(s)
Comments: Walked loop from house down to road intersection above the creek and back on the upper road. Serviceberries mostly done with blooming but bitterbrush in full bloom. Warm, breezy, clear morning. Heavy foliage now on aspens and shrubs. Where are the corvids? And mountain bluebirds? Few sparrows also.
32 species

Northern Harrier (Circus hudsonius) 1 male flew over from north above Packsaddle Creek
Red-tailed Hawk (Buteo jamaicensis) 1 bird calling from nest area bottom of hill
Mourning Dove (Zenaida macroura) 2
Black-chinned Hummingbird (Archilochus alexandri) 1 Andy photographed this bird at his feeder on Saturday and I saw it last night at our feeder so added to this list. Purple throat, white collar, bill long and slightly decurved.
Broad-tailed Hummingbird (Selasphorus platycercus) 5
Calliope Hummingbird (Selasphorus calliope) 4
Northern Flicker (Red-shafted) (Colaptes auratus [cafer Group]) 1
Western Wood-Pewee (Contopus sordidulus) 1 calling from creek riparian zone
Hammond’s Flycatcher (Empidonax hammondii) 1 clearly heard the twittering aggressive call
Dusky Flycatcher (Empidonax oberholseri) 4 singing from tops of trees and bushes
Warbling Vireo (Vireo gilvus) 6 all singing
Tree Swallow (Tachycineta bicolor) 2
Violet-green Swallow (Tachycineta thalassina) 4 this species has increased in the neighborhood the past 2 years
Black-capped Chickadee (Poecile atricapillus) 1 only heard one call; they are in their silent nesting mode I suspect
House Wren (Troglodytes aedon) 4 singing
Ruby-crowned Kinglet (Regulus calendula) 4 singing
Townsend’s Solitaire (Myadestes townsendi) 1
American Robin (Turdus migratorius) 11 sure this is a minimum count
Gray Catbird (Dumetella carolinensis) 1
MacGillivray’s Warbler (Geothlypis tolmiei) 3
Yellow Warbler (Setophaga petechia) 5 singing
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Setophaga coronata) 4 3 singing, one foraging along buck rail fence sage open area
Chipping Sparrow (Spizella passerina) 5 two separate pairs, one heard singing
Brewer’s Sparrow (Spizella breweri) 1 one singing partial song
Green-tailed Towhee (Pipilo chlorurus) 10 singing often from top of shrub
Western Tanager (Piranga ludoviciana) 3
Black-headed Grosbeak (Pheucticus melanocephalus) 4 singing, one immature at my feeder
Bullock’s Oriole (Icterus bullockii) 1 chatter call
Brown-headed Cowbird (Molothrus ater) 2 males singing
Evening Grosbeak (Coccothraustes vespertinus) 2
Cassin’s Finch (Haemorhous cassinii) 10 minimal count for sure
Pine Siskin (Spinus pinus) 15 likely more

View this checklist online at https://eur04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Febird.org%2Fview%2Fchecklist%2FS46297780&data=02%7C01%7C%7Ccfdfcfa87dd84d84f25c08d5ca3889f7%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C636637266531893797&sdata=5tzAY3hAcvLOZuEejEkYTVSD6R87zNFZnVgC8afhXkU%3D&reserved=0

This report was generated automatically by eBird v3 (https://eur04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Febird.org&data=02%7C01%7C%7Ccfdfcfa87dd84d84f25c08d5ca3889f7%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C636637266531893797&sdata=VwfZgt7BEfyciM8mux6g6UqGD9QASkkwVOZvekS75pk%3D&reserved=0)

Yesterday, 2 June, Kirk Geisler and I saw a Red-necked Grebe on the East side of Mud Lake (near Terreton in Jefferson County). We first spotted him only about 60 or 70 yards off of the East bank of the lake.

Sincerely,
Michael D. Hunter
mhunter@domtec.com
phone 435-830-2285

Yesterday (2 June), while Kirk Geisler and I were looking for the Chestnut-sided Warbler at Camas (which we did not find), we were surprised and thrilled to find a Black and White Warbler instead. It was in the row of Russian Olives that run East-West, out to the West of the Camas NWR Headquarters in Hamer, Idaho.

Sincerely,
Michael D. Hunter
mhunter@domtec.com
phone 435-830-2285

Howdy,
While conducting a Birdathon for PVAS we found a Summer Tanager along the straight-away east of the headquarters at Camas NWR. It was in the cottonwoods above the canal about half way down the road. There were also many Western Tanagers and Western Kingbirds in the trees. We also found a pair of Blue-winged Teal in the canal south of the headquarters, as well as in the sewage ponds south of Roberts. Altogether we saw 104 species in a wonderful, but long day.
Good Birding!
Chuck Trost

Always forward, never straight…

This AM had a pr of E Kingbirds appear, fly-catching from lilac bushes. Best bird, though, was a Gray Catbird. Heard its distinctive call before locating the bird visually.

And for Ruth Shea, the Trumpeter Swan pr is nesting at Swan Lk in IP.

Brian Carrigan
Blackfoot

Ceredig Roberts found them two days ago at Bonneville Point. Details for finding them https://ebird.org/view/checklist/S46206963
Good Luck!
Jason