Patty:

If I send you my home address, could you send some of your hummers my way? I
would be happy to put my feeders back up for any one of your visitors. I’m
envious.

Tom McCabe, Boise

From: ible@yahoogroups.com [mailto:ible@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Patty
GAILEY triadcorgis@msn.com [ible]
Sent: Wednesday, October 16, 2019 10:45 PM
To: ible@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [IBLE] Re: Fall Hummingbirds Closing?

Brian, your hummers have evidently just changed neighborhoods. Here, by the
Blackfoot River, we’re struggling to keep four feeders filled! We have
Black-chinneds, Rufous, Calliope and Broad Tailed. Sitting on the deck in
the evening is amazing, but sometimes a lesson in trying not to duck the
zoomers. Black-headed Grosbeaks still here with youngsters in tow. Record
number of nesting House Wrens almost gone. Sadly, we don’t get your Lazuli
Buntings.just the occasional itinerant. Lots of warblers passing through,
but I’m not sharp enough to identify them this time of year!

Patty Gailey

East of Blackfoot

It’s quite interesting to read these reports of the birds you’re seeing in
other parts of the state. Sorry I have nothing if interest to share at this
time. A Northern Flicker (red-shafted) male did stop for some drinks at my
bird bath this afternoon.

Diann Stone Boise Depot Bench

On Wed, Oct 16, 2019, 10:44 PM Patty GAILEY triadcorgis@msn.com [ible] wrote:

>
>
> Brian, your hummers have evidently just changed neighborhoods. Here, by
> the Blackfoot River, we’re struggling to keep four feeders filled! We have
> Black-chinneds, Rufous, Calliope and Broad Tailed. Sitting on the deck in
> the evening is amazing, but sometimes a lesson in trying not to duck the
> zoomers. Black-headed Grosbeaks still here with youngsters in tow. Record
> number of nesting House Wrens almost gone. Sadly, we don’t get your Lazuli
> Buntings…just the occasional itinerant. Lots of warblers passing through,
> but I’m not sharp enough to identify them this time of year!
>
> Patty Gailey
>
> East of Blackfoot
>
>

Brian, your hummers have evidently just changed neighborhoods. Here, by the Blackfoot River, we’re struggling to keep four feeders filled! We have Black-chinneds, Rufous, Calliope and Broad Tailed. Sitting on the deck in the evening is amazing, but sometimes a lesson in trying not to duck the zoomers. Black-headed Grosbeaks still here with youngsters in tow. Record number of nesting House Wrens almost gone. Sadly, we don’t get your Lazuli Buntings…just the occasional itinerant. Lots of warblers passing through, but I’m not sharp enough to identify them this time of year!
Patty Gailey
East of Blackfoot

Wow, Patty! 4 Blue Jays at your feeder. Maybe mine joined up with yours. It was here for 3 days but haven’t seen since. Just did some evening birding & found: RB Nuthatch, one female Evening Grosbeak & a Spotted Towhee. Have around 30 DE Juncos & a few Townsend’s Solitaires.

So, when I got onto IBLE just now, I’m seeing a notice from Yahoo re: Groups. Sounds like Yahoo is decreasing the function of Groups, overall. Guess my question is, will IBLE continue or will it cease to exist?

Brian Carrigan
Blackfoot