This afternoon there was a Great Egret foraging in a pond on the Teton
River at Hog Hollow Bridge.  I’ve only seen a hand full of Great Egrets
up here. There have also been quite a few Solitary Sandpipers around
here lately, including a couple today in the same area as the egret, and
a single Northern Waterthrush. this morning, also on the Teton River.

Cliff

—
Cliff and Lisa Weisse
Island Park, Idaho
cliffandlisa@octobersetters.com

Excellent report, Henry:
Sounds like it’s shaping up to be a great fall Warbler migration. When reports like yours start appearing, the birds usually show at my place within 3-4 days.

Did see a bit more activity at the nectar with 2 Black-chinneds, 1 Rufous & 1 Calliope today. But, certainly not draining the feeder as fast as the past 3 wks. Just took a walk around the place & found numerous imm Chipping Sparrows. The young Lazulis are still here & cleaning up on grasshoppers. Also, for the flyfishers out there, evening hopper patterns on the Snake have been deadly for rainbows!

Saw a new one. An adult female Lazuli Bunting working hard to keep her juv BH Cowbird fed! And Black-headed Grosbeaks, mainly juveniles, are cleaning up on my sunflower seeds. Also, am now finding imm Cedar Waxwings with their family groups.

Brian Carrigan
Blackfoot

Henry, it just occurred to me ( slow synapses here ) that we had tasted a bit of fallout this year at Henry’s Lake in E Idaho…..

[ https://ebird.org/view/checklist/S57577386 | https://ebird.org/view/checklist/S57577386 ]

these moments are dazzling! =)

L

From: “Henry Griffin trumpetswan@comcast.net [ible]”
To: “IBLE”
Sent: Thursday, August 22, 2019 4:07:10 PM
Subject: [IBLE] Bald Mountain, Sun Valley

Today, my last day in Idaho this year, I hiked down Mt Baldy in Ketchum ID. I had two obvious highlights. First, was an absolute fallout of migrant passerines along the Bald Mountain Hiking Trail uphill from the Traverse Trail (the upper-elevation section). Highlights included multiple NASHVILLE, ORANGE-CROWNED, WILSON’S, MACGILLIVRAY’S, over 40 Y-RUMPED, & 26 (!) TOWNSEND’S WARBLERS. BROWN CREEPERS were prolific. DUSKY & HAMMOND’S FLYCATCHERS were present and common species such as nuthatches and chickadees numbered in the dozens, possibly up to a hundred individuals of a few species. It was INCREDIBLE — birds were just dripping off the trees! Secondly, near the lowest heavily-wooded switchback on the Warm Springs Bike Trail much closer to the base of the mountain, I had my best looks ever of a BLACK-BACKED WOODPECKER. I spent 45 minutes photographing the beauty. So if you are in the area, get up on Mt. Baldy! Today was truly one of those birding days to remember.
-Henry

Henry Griffin
▫️◾️◽️▪️

Henry, thank you – again – for your enthusiastic reporting from on high !!
reading about this fallout gives me goosebumps… =)

I always *always* enjoy your notes, and I’m looking forward to hearing from you again next year, eh? oui?

Larry

From: “Henry Griffin trumpetswan@comcast.net [ible]”
To: “IBLE”
Sent: Thursday, August 22, 2019 4:07:10 PM
Subject: [IBLE] Bald Mountain, Sun Valley

Today, my last day in Idaho this year, I hiked down Mt Baldy in Ketchum ID. I had two obvious highlights. First, was an absolute fallout of migrant passerines along the Bald Mountain Hiking Trail uphill from the Traverse Trail (the upper-elevation section). Highlights included multiple NASHVILLE, ORANGE-CROWNED, WILSON’S, MACGILLIVRAY’S, over 40 Y-RUMPED, & 26 (!) TOWNSEND’S WARBLERS. BROWN CREEPERS were prolific. DUSKY & HAMMOND’S FLYCATCHERS were present and common species such as nuthatches and chickadees numbered in the dozens, possibly up to a hundred individuals of a few species. It was INCREDIBLE — birds were just dripping off the trees! Secondly, near the lowest heavily-wooded switchback on the Warm Springs Bike Trail much closer to the base of the mountain, I had my best looks ever of a BLACK-BACKED WOODPECKER. I spent 45 minutes photographing the beauty. So if you are in the area, get up on Mt. Baldy! Today was truly one of those birding days to remember.
-Henry

Henry Griffin
▫️◾️◽️▪️

Henry,

Your bird reports from Sun Valley are such fun to read. This one especially
conveys your excitement and enthusiasm for birding while hiking the trails.
That is quite a varied list of birds. Thanks for posting it.

Diann Stone. Boise Depot Bench

On Thu, Aug 22, 2019, 4:07 PM Henry Griffin trumpetswan@comcast.net [ible] < ible-noreply@yahoogroups.com> wrote:

>
>
> Today, my last day in Idaho this year, I hiked down Mt Baldy in Ketchum
> ID. I had two obvious highlights. First, was an absolute fallout of migrant
> passerines along the Bald Mountain Hiking Trail uphill from the Traverse
> Trail (the upper-elevation section). Highlights included multiple
> NASHVILLE, ORANGE-CROWNED, WILSON’S, MACGILLIVRAY’S, over 40 Y-RUMPED, & 26
> (!) TOWNSEND’S WARBLERS. BROWN CREEPERS were prolific. DUSKY & HAMMOND’S
> FLYCATCHERS were present and common species such as nuthatches and
> chickadees numbered in the dozens, possibly up to a hundred individuals of
> a few species. It was INCREDIBLE — birds were just dripping off the trees!
> Secondly, near the lowest heavily-wooded switchback on the Warm Springs
> Bike Trail much closer to the base of the mountain, I had my best looks
> ever of a BLACK-BACKED WOODPECKER. I spent 45 minutes photographing the
> beauty. So if you are in the area, get up on Mt. Baldy! Today was truly one
> of those birding days to remember.
> -Henry
>
> Henry Griffin
> ▫️◾️◽️▪️
>
>

Today, my last day in Idaho this year, I hiked down Mt Baldy in Ketchum ID. I had two obvious highlights. First, was an absolute fallout of migrant passerines along the Bald Mountain Hiking Trail uphill from the Traverse Trail (the upper-elevation section). Highlights included multiple NASHVILLE, ORANGE-CROWNED, WILSON’S, MACGILLIVRAY’S, over 40 Y-RUMPED, & 26 (!) TOWNSEND’S WARBLERS. BROWN CREEPERS were prolific. DUSKY & HAMMOND’S FLYCATCHERS were present and common species such as nuthatches and chickadees numbered in the dozens, possibly up to a hundred individuals of a few species. It was INCREDIBLE — birds were just dripping off the trees! Secondly, near the lowest heavily-wooded switchback on the Warm Springs Bike Trail much closer to the base of the mountain, I had my best looks ever of a BLACK-BACKED WOODPECKER. I spent 45 minutes photographing the beauty. So if you are in the area, get up on Mt. Baldy! Today was truly one of those birding days to remember.
-Henry

Henry Griffin
▫️◾️◽️▪️

yeah…. this bit of weather has shifted our hums around a bit….. still quite a few black-chins and at least one rufous this morning cussing out all the others
our numbers might be about 30% of max, and from prior history we expect both BC and RU for another 3-4-5 weeks
this morning felt “fallish”…… =)
Larry
W Boise

From: “Diann Stone dstoneak2id@gmail.com [ible]”
To: “lcarrigan_55”
Cc: “IBLE”
Sent: Thursday, August 22, 2019 2:11:07 PM
Subject: Re: [IBLE] Fall Hummingbirds Closing?

Two young Black-chinned were in my back yard this morning, bug catching, sipping from salvia, and using feeder. Hiking the lower Foothills trails a little later, I saw a hummer in flight but couldn’t identify it.

Diann Stone Boise Depot Bench

On Thu, Aug 22, 2019, 12:29 PM [ mailto:lcarrigan_55@yahoo.com | lcarrigan_55@yahoo.com ] [ible] < [ mailto:ible-noreply@yahoogroups.com | ible-noreply@yahoogroups.com ] > wrote:

First real cool front of season moving in now. And, yesterday AM, noted a change in hummingbird feeder activity. In past 48 hr have only seen a 3 oz drop in nectar. Very sporadic early AM visits yest & today by 2 immature Black-chinneds only. So, looks like bulk of fall hummingbird migration may be done? Might give my feeder another week for stragglers.

Brian Carrigan
Blackfoot

Two young Black-chinned were in my back yard this morning, bug catching,
sipping from salvia, and using feeder. Hiking the lower Foothills trails a
little later, I saw a hummer in flight but couldn’t identify it.

Diann Stone Boise Depot Bench

On Thu, Aug 22, 2019, 12:29 PM lcarrigan_55@yahoo.com [ible] < ible-noreply@yahoogroups.com> wrote:

>
>
> First real cool front of season moving in now. And, yesterday AM, noted a
> change in hummingbird feeder activity. In past 48 hr have only seen a 3 oz
> drop in nectar. Very sporadic early AM visits yest & today by 2 immature
> Black-chinneds only. So, looks like bulk of fall hummingbird migration may
> be done? Might give my feeder another week for stragglers.
>
> Brian Carrigan
> Blackfoot
>
>

First real cool front of season moving in now. And, yesterday AM, noted a change in hummingbird feeder activity. In past 48 hr have only seen a 3 oz drop in nectar. Very sporadic early AM visits yest & today by 2 immature Black-chinneds only. So, looks like bulk of fall hummingbird migration may be done? Might give my feeder another week for stragglers.

Brian Carrigan
Blackfoot