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[IBLE] from Santa Barbara, with birds =)

from a coastal correspondent ……..
“even after 20 years it is still an interesting and nicely chatty list. Nifty!”

LA

From: main@sbcobirding.groups.io [mailto:main@sbcobirding.groups.io] On Behalf Of Jamie Chavez
Sent: Thursday, July 25, 2019 6:42 PM
To: Sbcobirding
Subject: [sbcobirding] 20 Year Anniversary Today

Happy Anniversary sbcobirders! I had a message pop up today reminding me that 20 years ago this very day this group was created. I think I owe thanks to Mike Stiles of slocobirding who at the time had an active listserve through Cal Poly in SLO, and I remember asking Mike if I could post messages about Santa Maria area birds to the group and he said (politely), “I think I would rather keep this group focused on SLO county birds.” BAM! sbcobirding was born. In those early days it was hosted through eGroups, eventually swallowed up by Yahoo, later ignored by Yahoo so we moved to Groups.io. In all that time the number of subscribers has grown. I think there were only a few county groups way back when but eventually nearly all 58 counties in California had a discussion group or regional group that birders could report birds to. It was a sign of the times. The phone-in BirdBox was starting to disappear and email discussion groups were a means to get information out to a wide audience fairly quickly. While eBird has taken over the way birders obtain information today it does not support real discussion. This is why I feel email groups still serve a purpose. A group like this is only as good as its members and the topics being discussed so thanks go to all of you for your participation all these years, sharing your sightings and generating some really meaningful discussion about birding in this wonderful county.

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Jamie Chavez
Santa Maria, CA

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Jamie Chavez
Santa Maria, CA

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Re: [IBLE] Boise

i love it

wish we could have back the trumpet vine we had in Albuquerque, covering the back of our house =)

meanwhile,

hummer activity here in W Boise is in crescendo, just Black-chins so far, but we know others are coming

we saw 100s of hums of 4 sp this morning near Twin Falls…… toppermost place in Idaho…. we counted 45 humfeeders of significant size, not unlike ROUS’s (rodents of unusual size, Princess Bride)
our estimate was 70% BC, 15% BT, 10% RU, 5% CA, males of all but RU

just had to say this…..

LA

From: “hughoriordan@yahoo.com [ible]”
To: “IBLE”
Sent: Thursday, July 25, 2019 5:36:34 PM
Subject: [IBLE] Boise

Black chinned hummingbird enjoying my trumpet vine. The flowers are bigger than the bird

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[IBLE] Osprey & Rufous

Headed down to the Snake for a bit of fly-fishing. I didn’t have any takes but watched an Osprey hit mid-stream about 100 yds below me & then leave the water, flying right by me with an 18″ brown trout in its talons. Good to see some luck was happening.

Back at the house, refilled the nectar feeder & within 5 minutes of setting it back out had a female Rufous & a female Black-chinned taking turns at it. Didn’t see any male Rufous today, but had one come in yesterday AM. Thanks for all the responses. Appears fall Rufous migration is underway.

Brian Carrigan
Blackfoot

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[IBLE] Re: Calliope

hey Bill, don’t you have calliope around as breeders? your area seems so similar to a known breeding area / colony / “dispersed lek” / whatever…not very far away from you..
i’m dropping the “lek” bomb on IBLE because of a paper Chuck Trost put me onto… =)
here are a couple links…..

[ https://www.semanticscholar.org/paper/Time-Budgets-of-Male-Calliope-Hummingbirds-on-a-Lek-Thompson-Reidy/74023071dd4a2e82ef2badb698ec310ad4267c0a | https://www.semanticscholar.org/paper/Time-Budgets-of-Male-Calliope-Hummingbirds-on-a-Lek-Thompson-Reidy/74023071dd4a2e82ef2badb698ec310ad4267c0a ]

[ https://complete.bioone.org/journals/The-Wilson-Journal-of-Ornithology/volume-126/issue-1/13-139.1/Time-Budgets-of-Male-Calliope-Hummingbirds-on-a-Dispersed-Lek/10.1676/13-139.1.short | https://complete.bioone.org/journals/The-Wilson-Journal-of-Ornithology/volume-126/issue-1/13-139.1/Time-Budgets-of-Male-Calliope-Hummingbirds-on-a-Dispersed-Lek/10.1676/13-139.1.short ]

just for fun, until more southbound hums arrive
I think of their fall migration peak as the first two weeks of August +/- for SW Idaho in general, but based specifically on activity and sugar water consumption at Brockman’s (South Hills), and there are highly localized variables, and i’m guessing the hum banders likely have this tightened down…..

Larry

From: “Bill Moore hootowlbill@gmail.com [ible]”
To: “TOM and SUSAN SONIVILLE”
Cc: “IBLE”
Sent: Tuesday, July 23, 2019 5:53:31 PM
Subject: Re: [IBLE] RE: Rufous
[ https://complete.bioone.org/journals/The-Wilson-Journal-of-Ornithology/volume-126/issue-1/13-139.1/Time-Budgets-of-Male-Calliope-Hummingbirds-on-a-Dispersed-Lek/10.1676/13-139.1.short | https://complete.bioone.org/journals/The-Wilson-Journal-of-Ornithology/volume-126/issue-1/13-139.1/Time-Budgets-of-Male-Calliope-Hummingbirds-on-a-Dispersed-Lek/10.1676/13-139.1.short ]

I still have all four species. Really, calliope seem most aggressive but get a pass because they are tiny.

Bill Moore
Hot Hoot Owl Rd
Inkom

On Jul 23, 2019, at 11:25 AM, TOM and SUSAN SONIVILLE [ mailto:tomnsueid@msn.com | tomnsueid@msn.com ] [ible] < [ mailto:ible-noreply@yahoogroups.com | ible-noreply@yahoogroups.com ] > wrote:

So far, we are seeing more Black Chinned hummers that usual. Thanks to the cool, wet weather, our flowers have exploded, and I think they like the “buffet” we are offering. We rarely see a male Rufous here. Maybe once every 2-3 years. Is anyone getting Calliopes?

Tom Soniville

Boise, North End

From: [ mailto:ible@yahoogroups.com | ible@yahoogroups.com ] < [ mailto:ible@yahoogroups.com | ible@yahoogroups.com ] > On Behalf Of Patty GAILEY [ mailto:triadcorgis@msn.com | triadcorgis@msn.com ] [ible]
Sent: Tuesday, July 23, 2019 8:24 AM
To: FlyLady Yahoo < [ mailto:ible@yahoogroups.com | ible@yahoogroups.com ] >
Subject: [IBLE] Rufous

We have had a male Rufous here, sporadically, since the 10th. Two females showed up over the weekend. Far fewer black-chinned than usual for this time of year.

Patty Gailey

Blackfoot

(East of town, near the Blackfoot River)

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[IBLE] Fwd: Calliope

2ND TRY
cableone is having problems with yahoo, aol, and other addresses

From: “Larry Arnold”
To: “Bill Moore”
Cc: “IBLE”
Sent: Tuesday, July 23, 2019 6:59:40 PM
Subject: Re: Calliope

hey Bill, don’t you have calliope around as breeders? your area seems so similar to a known breeding area / colony / “dispersed lek” / whatever…not very far away from you..
i’m dropping the “lek” bomb on IBLE because of a paper Chuck Trost put me onto… =)
here are a couple links…..

[ https://www.semanticscholar.org/paper/Time-Budgets-of-Male-Calliope-Hummingbirds-on-a-Lek-Thompson-Reidy/74023071dd4a2e82ef2badb698ec310ad4267c0a | https://www.semanticscholar.org/paper/Time-Budgets-of-Male-Calliope-Hummingbirds-on-a-Lek-Thompson-Reidy/74023071dd4a2e82ef2badb698ec310ad4267c0a ]

[ https://complete.bioone.org/journals/The-Wilson-Journal-of-Ornithology/volume-126/issue-1/13-139.1/Time-Budgets-of-Male-Calliope-Hummingbirds-on-a-Dispersed-Lek/10.1676/13-139.1.short | https://complete.bioone.org/journals/The-Wilson-Journal-of-Ornithology/volume-126/issue-1/13-139.1/Time-Budgets-of-Male-Calliope-Hummingbirds-on-a-Dispersed-Lek/10.1676/13-139.1.short ]

just for fun, until more southbound hums arrive
I think of their fall migration peak as the first two weeks of August +/- for SW Idaho in general, but based specifically on activity and sugar water consumption at Brockman’s (South Hills), and there are highly localized variables, and i’m guessing the hum banders likely have this tightened down…..

Larry

From: “Bill Moore hootowlbill@gmail.com [ible]”
To: “TOM and SUSAN SONIVILLE”
Cc: “IBLE”
Sent: Tuesday, July 23, 2019 5:53:31 PM
Subject: Re: [IBLE] RE: Rufous
[ https://complete.bioone.org/journals/The-Wilson-Journal-of-Ornithology/volume-126/issue-1/13-139.1/Time-Budgets-of-Male-Calliope-Hummingbirds-on-a-Dispersed-Lek/10.1676/13-139.1.short | https://complete.bioone.org/journals/The-Wilson-Journal-of-Ornithology/volume-126/issue-1/13-139.1/Time-Budgets-of-Male-Calliope-Hummingbirds-on-a-Dispersed-Lek/10.1676/13-139.1.short ]

I still have all four species. Really, calliope seem most aggressive but get a pass because they are tiny.

Bill Moore
Hot Hoot Owl Rd
Inkom

On Jul 23, 2019, at 11:25 AM, TOM and SUSAN SONIVILLE [ mailto:tomnsueid@msn.com | tomnsueid@msn.com ] [ible] < [ mailto:ible-noreply@yahoogroups.com | ible-noreply@yahoogroups.com ] > wrote:

So far, we are seeing more Black Chinned hummers that usual. Thanks to the cool, wet weather, our flowers have exploded, and I think they like the “buffet” we are offering. We rarely see a male Rufous here. Maybe once every 2-3 years. Is anyone getting Calliopes?

Tom Soniville

Boise, North End

From: [ mailto:ible@yahoogroups.com | ible@yahoogroups.com ] < [ mailto:ible@yahoogroups.com | ible@yahoogroups.com ] > On Behalf Of Patty GAILEY [ mailto:triadcorgis@msn.com | triadcorgis@msn.com ] [ible]
Sent: Tuesday, July 23, 2019 8:24 AM
To: FlyLady Yahoo < [ mailto:ible@yahoogroups.com | ible@yahoogroups.com ] >
Subject: [IBLE] Rufous

We have had a male Rufous here, sporadically, since the 10th. Two females showed up over the weekend. Far fewer black-chinned than usual for this time of year.

Patty Gailey

Blackfoot

(East of town, near the Blackfoot River)

Sent from Windows Mail

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Re: [IBLE] RE: Rufous

I still have all four species. Really, calliope seem most aggressive but get a pass because they are tiny.

Bill Moore
Hot Hoot Owl Rd
Inkom

> On Jul 23, 2019, at 11:25 AM, TOM and SUSAN SONIVILLE tomnsueid@msn.com [ible] wrote:
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> So far, we are seeing more Black Chinned hummers that usual. Thanks to the cool, wet weather, our flowers have exploded, and I think they like the “buffet” we are offering. We rarely see a male Rufous here. Maybe once every 2-3 years. Is anyone getting Calliopes?
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> From: ible@yahoogroups.com On Behalf Of Patty GAILEY triadcorgis@msn.com [ible]
> Sent: Tuesday, July 23, 2019 8:24 AM
> To: FlyLady Yahoo
> Subject: [IBLE] Rufous
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> We have had a male Rufous here, sporadically, since the 10th. Two females showed up over the weekend. Far fewer black-chinned than usual for this time of year.
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> Patty Gailey
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> Blackfoot
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> (East of town, near the Blackfoot River)
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> Sent from Windows Mail
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