Golden Field Guide (1966) in which I recorded sightings beginning 1971.

I often refer to The Birder’s Handbook by P. Ehrlich, D. Dobkin, and D.
Wheye

Beautiful Beachcombers Shorebirds by Arthur Morris for photography and text..

The Crisskwy ID Guide Raptors by Richard Crossley, J Liguori, B. Sullivan
for photography to help hone raptor ID immature to adult, perched and in
flight. A fabulous tool!

Diann Stone Boise Depot Bench

On Tue, Nov 13, 2018, 9:53 PM Diann Stone wrote:

> How about my Golden Field Guide Birds of North A
>
> On Sun, Nov 11, 2018, 2:59 PM lcarrigan_55@yahoo.com [ible] < > ible-noreply@yahoogroups.com> wrote:
>
>>
>>
>> Thanks for starting this thread, Larry. I’ve birded Belize on several
>> occasions & visited the Belize Zoo founded by Sharon Matola. Bruce Barcott
>> authored a non-fiction book about Sharon’s environmental attempt to
>> preserve the “Last Flight of the Scarlet Macaw”, the book’s title. I won’t
>> give the spoiler alert.
>>
>> Others are more field guide oriented: my grandmother’s “Audubon Guide All
>> Birds of East & Central North America” by Richard Pough 1953 ed, for
>> sentimental reasons. Although, it does have interesting info on Eskimo
>> Curlew, Ivory-billed WP & Kirtland’s Warbler. Also, a Christmas gift from
>> my parents the yr I got my BS in Wildlife Biology: the 2 vol “The Bird Life
>> of Texas” by Oberholser & illustrations by Louis Agassiz Fuertes. Packed
>> with great bird biology info from a time when field studies were, indeed,
>> hands-on.
>>
>> Not, a bird oriented book but I also enjoy books about the Rocky Mt
>> fur-trapper era. And an Idahoan, Vardis Fisher, who wrote the popular
>> “Mountain Man”, also wrote a now out-of-print book “Pemmican” about the
>> Canadian Rockies fur-trapper era when North West trappers were competing
>> with Hudson Bay trappers. A great read & can sometimes locate on secondary
>> market.
>>
>> Brian Carrigan
>> Blackfoot
>>
>>
>

How about my Golden Field Guide Birds of North A

On Sun, Nov 11, 2018, 2:59 PM lcarrigan_55@yahoo.com [ible] < ible-noreply@yahoogroups.com> wrote:

>
>
> Thanks for starting this thread, Larry. I’ve birded Belize on several
> occasions & visited the Belize Zoo founded by Sharon Matola. Bruce Barcott
> authored a non-fiction book about Sharon’s environmental attempt to
> preserve the “Last Flight of the Scarlet Macaw”, the book’s title. I won’t
> give the spoiler alert.
>
> Others are more field guide oriented: my grandmother’s “Audubon Guide All
> Birds of East & Central North America” by Richard Pough 1953 ed, for
> sentimental reasons. Although, it does have interesting info on Eskimo
> Curlew, Ivory-billed WP & Kirtland’s Warbler. Also, a Christmas gift from
> my parents the yr I got my BS in Wildlife Biology: the 2 vol “The Bird Life
> of Texas” by Oberholser & illustrations by Louis Agassiz Fuertes. Packed
> with great bird biology info from a time when field studies were, indeed,
> hands-on.
>
> Not, a bird oriented book but I also enjoy books about the Rocky Mt
> fur-trapper era. And an Idahoan, Vardis Fisher, who wrote the popular
> “Mountain Man”, also wrote a now out-of-print book “Pemmican” about the
> Canadian Rockies fur-trapper era when North West trappers were competing
> with Hudson Bay trappers. A great read & can sometimes locate on secondary
> market.
>
> Brian Carrigan
> Blackfoot
>
>

Lower dam 5 eared grebe. Outlet canal a dunlin

Spent a beautiful, clear, calm morning yesterday up on Scout Mountain
before the road is closed for the season. At about 8:45 it was fully
daylight, but the woods were still in the shadow of the mountain so I
thought I’d try to whistle up a northern pygmy owl. Mountain chickadees
and red-breasted nuthatches were immediately responsive and a pygmy owl owl
soon called back. The bird list was reflective of the bounty of Douglas
fir cones up on the mountain. It was difficult to count all the
red-breasted nuthatches as I was almost never out of earshot of at least 2
calling, often times it was 4 calling and sometimes 6! A few black-capped
chickadees were among the many mountains. I encountered many flocks of
pine siskins and red crossbills and a few Cassin’s finches. Clark’s
nutcrackers were in full voice and were frequently found flying overhead.
Three pine grosbeaks were a nice treat. After being all over the place
last winter, I have yet to encounter an evening grosbeak this season in
Bannock County. It was 11 degrees when I arrived, but a balmy 35 when I
left. See you in May, mountain.

Steven F. Kahl
Deputy Project Leader
Southeast Idaho National Wildlife Refuge Complex
4425 Burley Dr., Ste. A
Chubbuck, ID 83202
C (208) 252-0805
P (208) 237-6615 ext 112
F (208) 237-8213

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