Daily Archives: December 2, 2019

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Yes

On Dec 2, 2019, at 7:35 PM, Elizabeth Medes wrote:



Mary Rumple,

I’m seeing many others check in, and I think it takes a reply to know they’re on board.  Hope you get this.  Please reply “Yes” in your subject line.
Liz Medes
Emmett ID

On Mon, Dec 2, 2019 at 5:12 PM Mary Rumple via Groups.Io yahoo.com@groups.io> wrote:

Hi everyone, just sending a test message to see if it goes through.
I have not been able to send, or reply on Messages in Ible for quite some time now. But I’ve been able to view people‘s posts which was sometimes frustrating when I was mentioned and such and could not reply. So needless to say I’m excited about the new group and thankful to all who made it happen.
Looking forward to being better connected. Thanks again, Mary Rumple

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Re: continuing Ovenbird in Boise

Yes, thank you Cliff etc!  I never could log in successfully to Yahoo Groups, but I’m all set up now in this new scenario!  And thank you Jay & Heidi for hosting such a wonderful bird, keeping it fed, and keeping everyone in the loop. 
I was so very happy that it didn’t go away before I finally saw it on my 3rd attempt.  Happy Holidays everyone!  Best, Jonathan, Horseshoe Bend

 

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New IBLE

Hi everyone, just sending a test message to see if it goes through.
I have not been able to send, or reply on Messages in Ible for quite some time now. But I’ve been able to view people‘s posts which was sometimes frustrating when I was mentioned and such and could not reply. So needless to say I’m excited about the new group and thankful to all who made it happen.
Looking forward to being better connected. Thanks again, Mary Rumple
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continuing Ovenbird in Boise

Echoing thoughts of others, thanks very much Cliff & others for rescuing IBLE 🙂  Despite double-checking my Yahoo! settings, I haven’t had access for many months so I’m glad to be connected again!
The Ovenbird that Heidi first noticed on Halloween continues to visit our yard on a daily basis (I think we’ve missed seeing it on a few days in Nov but mostly on days with little effort looking out the window).  With the wet snow/wintry conditions, I was starting to worry a bit today but at 2pm sharp it was feeding on mealworms in the “normal spot” under the rosemary bush near the front door.  If you’ve yet to see this bird & want to, you’re welcome to try – you can check eBird (i.e., ebird.org/map/ovenbi1?neg=true&env.minX=&env.minY=&env.maxX=&env.maxY=&zh=false&gp=false&ev=Z&mr=on&bmo=11&emo=12&yr=cur) for location info but I suggest parking near the fire hydrant & street sign at the corner of Bitteroot and Lawrence and viewing from your car towards the cinder blocks that separate the lawn from where the rosemary and other small shrubs are.  If any neighbors (or our friendly mailman 🙂 look at you funny or talk with you, please do let them know you’re there with our permission.  Hard to predict when it’ll appear – seemingly random and at all hours of the day – but most often we’ve noticed it in the first hour after sunrise and in the ~345-445pm time frame.  Sometimes it comes solo, other times with a small horde of juncos.  If your high range hearing is still in good shape, keep your window down and listen for a high-pitched and sweet “seep” note that we’ve heard on many occasions.
And, if you haven’t already, please eBird your sightings!
Thanks,
Jay
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Lost message

I sent the following message last night, but apparently events overtook me and we are now on a NEW IBLE. Anyway, here’s my message from yesterday:

 

While I have adopted the self-preservation attitude that I should not bike on icy surfaces, I was lured out of the house this morning by the fact that nothing was falling out of the sky. My reward was 39 species in less than 9 miles, including a Bald Eagle at Esther Simplot, a Great Horned Owl at Veterans, several C. Ravens, and then a “cloud” of C. Waxwings, A. Robins, L. Goldfinches, Pine Siskins, DE Juncos, and a lone Downy near Silver Lake. But it was right about that point that something did start to fall out of the sky, and it was snowing heavily by the time I got home.

The nice thing was that the Bald Eagle hung around Esther Simplot long enough that going both directions I was able to share it with a bunch of people, all of whom had the appropriate “Wow!” response. That always makes me feel good.

BTW, a few DC Cormorants continue, despite the weather. And a bunch of ducks have returned to hang out in the winter wonderland that is the greenbelt.

Tom McCabe, Boise