Monthly Archives: June 2020

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Bird ID help

On June 7th I spotted this bird at Kootenai Wildlife Refuge auto tour route. When I got home I listened to the calls on ibird pro and deduced it to be an Alder Flycatcher but it is not listed as being in the area. I went back up today to get a sound recording and briefly may have seen the bird but no call before it flew. KWR was very busy and windy so gave up the search. Can anyone help me with what it is.
Thanks, Linda
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Re: Common Nighthawk

We, too, have lost our nighthawk population in eastern Emmett.  What were 50 in the evening skies of summer is now 1. They used to sleep during the day in our vineyard rows!  The problem must have commenced when West Nile arrived and mosquito abatement districts sprang up.  Even with our no spray designation, the nighttime insect life is quiet.  Our western kingbird and says phoebe numbers stay steady,  maybe even larger than 20 years ago, but they are mostly daytime feeders.

Someone else mentioned more Bewicks wrens, which we’ve seen, along with extra YB chats.  And I can’t walk 20 ft without seeing a Eurasian collared dove… crikey.
Liz Medes
Gem County
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Common Nighthawk

When we first moved to Boise in 1978, you could go out on any summer evening and hear numerous C. Nighthawks. Sadly, that is no longer the case. But yesterday I heard my FOY CONI, and this evening, as I was opening a window to put in the fan, I heard one again. I’m sure they are more common where we don’t try to kill every mosquito, etc., but I have to admit I got a little jolt of pleasure hearing them last night and tonight (around 10:20). I hope I get to hear them all summer, and not just to boost my daily list. 😉

Tom McCabe, Boise