Heidi, same idea when we had OVEN at our place in GJ 2012, already a hotspot because of our LAGO in 2007

didn’t enjoy being a hotspot for the universe of listers, kind of creepy ~~~~~~~~~~~

From: “Heidi Ware”
To: “Kim Liebich”
Cc: “Carl Lundblad” , “IBLE” , “Larry Arnold”
Sent: Wednesday, November 20, 2019 8:03:20 PM
Subject: Re: [IBLE] Please use stakeout hotspot for eBirding the Boise Brant

If Carl really wants one, I’m okay with that for the Ovenbird but would prefer not, since hotspots show up any time someone browses the hotspot map….. I don’t mind birders coming for the ovenbird but don’t necessarily want people stopping by our house randomly until the end of time 🙂

I think the difference here is private property or not

On Wed, Nov 20, 2019, 7:03 PM Kim Liebich [ mailto:birdkimliebich@gmail.com | birdkimliebich@gmail.com ] [ible] < [ mailto:ible-noreply@yahoogroups.com | ible-noreply@yahoogroups.com ] > wrote:

Seems like there should be a “stakeout spot” for the Ovenbird?
=)kim, boise

On Nov 20, 2019, at 11:24 AM, Carl Lundblad [ mailto:carl.lundblad@gmail.com | carl.lundblad@gmail.com ] [ible] < [ mailto:ible-noreply@yahoogroups.com | ible-noreply@yahoogroups.com ] > wrote:

There is now what eBird calls a “Stakeout Hotspot” for this bird and this location. If you observe the Brant at ITD headquarters, please use the eBird hotspot called “stakeout Brant 2019 Boise (ITD Headquarters)”. If you used a hotspot called “Idaho Transportation Department Headquarters” between yesterday afternoon and this morning, you’ll find that the location has been renamed, and you don’t need to do anything. If you previously entered the bird from a personal location, please consider changing the location of your checklist to this new hotspot to keep the map clean and tidy, and to help others figure out when the bird was last seen. If you observe the Brant at some other location in Boise, then it’s best to use either a personal location or other hotspot(s) (if appropriate). For now, most or all observations have been from ITD headquarters.
Thanks to everyone for reporting this bird and good luck to those who are going to see it.

Carl Lundblad
ebird Hotspot Editor for Idaho
Moscow, Idaho

Yes, I hesitated to create one in that case because: 1) I never anticipated
the bird to stick around for more than a day or two, 2) I was just too busy
to think hard about it, and 3) I was hesitant to create a hot spot for a
private home and especially without input from the owners/residents (and I
hadn’t talked to them about it due to #s 1 and 2). I’m guessing that bird
is likely to move on as the weather changes in the next week, but we will
see.

Carl Lundblad
Moscow, ID

On Wed, Nov 20, 2019 at 6:55 PM LARRY ARNOLD wrote:

>
> oh boy can of worms……….
>
> maybe i should sleep on this 😉
>
> ja, i sleep on this
>
> not sure what all kim is thinking but guessing we agree
>
>
> =)
>
>
>
> ——————————
> *From: *”Kim Liebich birdkimliebich@gmail.com [ible]” ible-noreply@yahoogroups.com>
> *To: *”Carl Lundblad”
> *Cc: *”IBLE”
> *Sent: *Wednesday, November 20, 2019 7:03:42 PM
> *Subject: *Re: [IBLE] Please use stakeout hotspot for eBirding the Boise
> Brant
>
>
>
> Seems like there should be a “stakeout spot” for the Ovenbird?
> =)kim, boise
>
> On Nov 20, 2019, at 11:24 AM, Carl Lundblad carl.lundblad@gmail.com
> [ible] wrote:
>
>
> There is now what eBird calls a “Stakeout Hotspot” for this bird and this
> location. If you observe the Brant at ITD headquarters, please use the
> eBird hotspot called “stakeout Brant 2019 Boise (ITD Headquarters)”. If you
> used a hotspot called “Idaho Transportation Department Headquarters”
> between yesterday afternoon and this morning, you’ll find that the location
> has been renamed, and you don’t need to do anything. If you previously
> entered the bird from a personal location, please consider changing the
> location of your checklist to this new hotspot to keep the map clean and
> tidy, and to help others figure out when the bird was last seen. If you
> observe the Brant at some other location in Boise, then it’s best to use
> either a personal location or other hotspot(s) (if appropriate). For now,
> most or all observations have been from ITD headquarters.
>
> Thanks to everyone for reporting this bird and good luck to those who are
> going to see it.
>
> Carl Lundblad
> ebird Hotspot Editor for Idaho
> Moscow, Idaho
>
>
>
>
>

oh boy can of worms……….

maybe i should sleep on this 😉

ja, i sleep on this

not sure what all kim is thinking but guessing we agree

=)

From: “Kim Liebich birdkimliebich@gmail.com [ible]”
To: “Carl Lundblad”
Cc: “IBLE”
Sent: Wednesday, November 20, 2019 7:03:42 PM
Subject: Re: [IBLE] Please use stakeout hotspot for eBirding the Boise Brant

Seems like there should be a “stakeout spot” for the Ovenbird?
=)kim, boise

On Nov 20, 2019, at 11:24 AM, Carl Lundblad [ mailto:carl.lundblad@gmail.com | carl.lundblad@gmail.com ] [ible] wrote:

There is now what eBird calls a “Stakeout Hotspot” for this bird and this location. If you observe the Brant at ITD headquarters, please use the eBird hotspot called “stakeout Brant 2019 Boise (ITD Headquarters)”. If you used a hotspot called “Idaho Transportation Department Headquarters” between yesterday afternoon and this morning, you’ll find that the location has been renamed, and you don’t need to do anything. If you previously entered the bird from a personal location, please consider changing the location of your checklist to this new hotspot to keep the map clean and tidy, and to help others figure out when the bird was last seen. If you observe the Brant at some other location in Boise, then it’s best to use either a personal location or other hotspot(s) (if appropriate). For now, most or all observations have been from ITD headquarters.

Thanks to everyone for reporting this bird and good luck to those who are going to see it.

Carl Lundblad
ebird Hotspot Editor for Idaho
Moscow, Idaho

Any time you see a Bald Eagle it’s a special day! It’s nice to know the
Ovenbird is still there. You’re lucky to have seen it.

Diann Stone Boise

On Wed, Nov 20, 2019, 7:02 PM Kim Liebich birdkimliebich@gmail.com [ible] wrote:

>
>
> I imagine an awesome sight, Jonathan!
> I reported one to eBird today…flying East on the Boise River. I was also
> surprised and pleased to see such a beauty. =)
> AND I logged to new birds to eBird also… the famed Ovenbird and a cute
> little Brant. Feeling good.
>
> East Boise, Kim Liebich
>
> On Nov 20, 2019, at 4:42 PM, Jonathan Barnett jrb4jc@hotmail.com [ible] ible-noreply@yahoogroups.com> wrote:
>
>
> I just had 3 Bald Eagles soaring around my property for a few minutes –
> what a surprise! So majestic… Jonathan in Horseshoe Bend
>
>
>
> Sent from Mail for
> Windows 10
>
>
>
>
>
>

Seems like there should be a “stakeout spot” for the Ovenbird?
=)kim, boise

On Nov 20, 2019, at 11:24 AM, Carl Lundblad carl.lundblad@gmail.com [ible] wrote:

There is now what eBird calls a “Stakeout Hotspot” for this bird and this location. If you observe the Brant at ITD headquarters, please use the eBird hotspot called “stakeout Brant 2019 Boise (ITD Headquarters)”. If you used a hotspot called “Idaho Transportation Department Headquarters” between yesterday afternoon and this morning, you’ll find that the location has been renamed, and you don’t need to do anything. If you previously entered the bird from a personal location, please consider changing the location of your checklist to this new hotspot to keep the map clean and tidy, and to help others figure out when the bird was last seen. If you observe the Brant at some other location in Boise, then it’s best to use either a personal location or other hotspot(s) (if appropriate). For now, most or all observations have been from ITD headquarters.

Thanks to everyone for reporting this bird and good luck to those who are going to see it.

Carl Lundblad
ebird Hotspot Editor for Idaho
Moscow, Idaho

I imagine an awesome sight, Jonathan!
I reported one to eBird today…flying East on the Boise River. I was also surprised and pleased to see such a beauty. =)
AND I logged to new birds to eBird also… the famed Ovenbird and a cute little Brant. Feeling good.

East Boise, Kim Liebich

On Nov 20, 2019, at 4:42 PM, Jonathan Barnett jrb4jc@hotmail.com [ible] wrote:

I just had 3 Bald Eagles soaring around my property for a few minutes – what a surprise! So majestic… Jonathan in Horseshoe Bend

Sent from Mail for Windows 10

I just had 3 Bald Eagles soaring around my property for a few minutes – what a surprise! So majestic… Jonathan in Horseshoe Bend

Sent from Mail for Windows 10

I haven’t seen a Blue Jay yet this fall but I’ve had them in Island Park
a handful of times over the years. They seem to loosely associate with
Steller’s Jay and I’ve even heard one with a group of Clark’s
Nutcrackers. I’ve had them at feeders but also just randomly out in
coniferous forest. I’ll keep my ears open…

Cliff

On 11/20/19 10:50 AM, Diann Stone dstoneak2id@gmail.com [ible] wrote:
> When I lived in the hills above Anchorage, AK the Steller’s Jays loved
> unsalted peanuts in the shells. I would lay peanuts on the deck
> railing and watch the jays come for them. A Steller’s Jay would choose
> a peanut to test supposedly for weight, set it down if not acceptable
> and try another. Quite often certain jays would test and choose up to
> three peanuts at a time held crosswise in the beak, then fly off to
> cache them somewhere and return for more. It was most entertaining to
> observe their behaviors in this choice of peanuts. The younger jays
> would just grab the first convenient peanut and go. I do miss the
> almost daily visits of those Steller’s Jay’s.
>
> Diann Stone  Boise
>
> On Wed, Nov 20, 2019, 10:34 AM ‘Dave & Brenda Pace’ dbpace@q.com
> [ible] > wrote:
>
> We have had 3 Blue Jays and 3 Steller’s Jays feeding in our yard
> for about a month now.  Haven’t ever seen them here either. Saw a
> couple Steller’s Jays up at the Box Canyon campground in Island
> Park this summer which was fun.  Interesting to see how the two
> species interact.  They seem to be together often.  The blue jays
> work over the hanging feeders gobbling up black oil sunflower
> seeds whole then flying off.  I am assuming they are caching them
> near by as they come back fairly quickly for another crop full.  I
> suppose this bodes well for having them spend the winter, they
> seem to have stored enough already for a month or two.  After
> storing a few rounds they get a seed and move up to a perch and
> crack it open just like a chickadee, then back for another.  The
> Steller’s Jays stay on the ground under the feeders.  None of them
> seem to understand what the whole peanuts I leave out are all
> about.  They don’t last long as the magpies sure know what they are.
> Does anyone have any suggestions on their favorite feeder foods. 
> The black oil seems to work well just wondering what else they
> might enjoy.  Fun seeing them.
> Dave Pace
> Idaho Falls
> *From:* mailto:ible-noreply@yahoogroups.com
> *Sent:* Tuesday, November 19, 2019 9:39 PM
> *To:* ible@yahoogroups.com
> *Subject:* [IBLE] Blue Jays
>
> I have been seeing Blue Jays in my neighborhood now for at least a
> month and today I was taking pictures of one in my yard when it
> was joined by another and then another until I had six feeding in
> my front yard with others calling from the back yard. I looked
> that way only to see a Steller’s on my roof when it was joined by
> another and then another until there were four which joined the
> six Blue Jays in the front yard but not feeding with them.  I
> continued hearing other Blue Jays calling from behind my house. 
> It was pretty amazing.
>
>
> Steve Butterworth
>
> Idaho Falls
>
>

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

There is now what eBird calls a “Stakeout Hotspot” for this bird and this
location. If you observe the Brant at ITD headquarters, please use the
eBird hotspot called “stakeout Brant 2019 Boise (ITD Headquarters)”. If you
used a hotspot called “Idaho Transportation Department Headquarters”
between yesterday afternoon and this morning, you’ll find that the location
has been renamed, and you don’t need to do anything. If you previously
entered the bird from a personal location, please consider changing the
location of your checklist to this new hotspot to keep the map clean and
tidy, and to help others figure out when the bird was last seen. If you
observe the Brant at some other location in Boise, then it’s best to use
either a personal location or other hotspot(s) (if appropriate). For now,
most or all observations have been from ITD headquarters.

Thanks to everyone for reporting this bird and good luck to those who are
going to see it.

Carl Lundblad
ebird Hotspot Editor for Idaho
Moscow, Idaho

When I lived in the hills above Anchorage, AK the Steller’s Jays loved
unsalted peanuts in the shells. I would lay peanuts on the deck railing and
watch the jays come for them. A Steller’s Jay would choose a peanut to test
supposedly for weight, set it down if not acceptable and try another. Quite
often certain jays would test and choose up to three peanuts at a time held
crosswise in the beak, then fly off to cache them somewhere and return for
more. It was most entertaining to observe their behaviors in this choice of
peanuts. The younger jays would just grab the first convenient peanut and
go. I do miss the almost daily visits of those Steller’s Jay’s.

Diann Stone Boise

On Wed, Nov 20, 2019, 10:34 AM ‘Dave & Brenda Pace’ dbpace@q.com [ible] wrote:

>
>
> We have had 3 Blue Jays and 3 Steller’s Jays feeding in our yard for about
> a month now. Haven’t ever seen them here either. Saw a couple Steller’s
> Jays up at the Box Canyon campground in Island Park this summer which was
> fun. Interesting to see how the two species interact. They seem to be
> together often. The blue jays work over the hanging feeders gobbling up
> black oil sunflower seeds whole then flying off. I am assuming they are
> caching them near by as they come back fairly quickly for another crop
> full. I suppose this bodes well for having them spend the winter, they
> seem to have stored enough already for a month or two. After storing a few
> rounds they get a seed and move up to a perch and crack it open just like a
> chickadee, then back for another. The Steller’s Jays stay on the ground
> under the feeders. None of them seem to understand what the whole peanuts
> I leave out are all about. They don’t last long as the magpies sure know
> what they are.
>
> Does anyone have any suggestions on their favorite feeder foods. The
> black oil seems to work well just wondering what else they might enjoy.
> Fun seeing them.
>
> Dave Pace
> Idaho Falls
>
> *From:* mailto:ible-noreply@yahoogroups.com
> *Sent:* Tuesday, November 19, 2019 9:39 PM
> *To:* ible@yahoogroups.com
> *Subject:* [IBLE] Blue Jays
>
>
>
> I have been seeing Blue Jays in my neighborhood now for at least a month
> and today I was taking pictures of one in my yard when it was joined by
> another and then another until I had six feeding in my front yard with
> others calling from the back yard. I looked that way only to see a
> Steller’s on my roof when it was joined by another and then another until
> there were four which joined the six Blue Jays in the front yard but not
> feeding with them. I continued hearing other Blue Jays calling from behind
> my house. It was pretty amazing.
>
>
> Steve Butterworth
>
> Idaho Falls
>
>