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Monthly Archives: September 2020
Re: E bird
It means an in identified duck species. So means species.
Re: E bird
E bird
What does it mean when in black letters the word duck with”sp”next to it mean
Re: Buff-breasted Sandpiper
The silo is at American Falls Reservoir.
Denise Hughes
Caldwell, Idaho
Buff-breasted Sandpiper
It is currently near the silo, associating with Killdeer.
Denise Hughes
Caldwell, Idaho
Buff-breasted Sandpiper at American Falls
Darren Clark found a Buff-breasted Sandpiper at American Falls reservoir this morning. It is 1/4 mile upstream from the silo on the south/east side (near the dam).
Lisa
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Cliff and Lisa Weisse
Island Park, Idaho
@cliffweisse
Black-bellied Plovers and Sanderlings
Both are being seen now at the Deer Flat lower dam.
Denise Hughes
Caldwell, Idaho
Dry Lakes shorebirds and possible Arctic Tern at Lake Lowell (Canyon Co.)
Today, Heidi & I visited 2 Canyon Co spots. Dry Lakes (eBird Checklist – 7 Sep 2020 – Dry Lakes Area (view only from public roads-NO TRESPASSING) – 21 species (+4 other taxa))
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has some GREAT-looking mudflats – nothing rare but we found almost 150 individuals of 8 shorebird species plus over 700 gulls loafing. I know this has been mentioned earlier in the season but definitely worth checking all month as shorebird migration continues.
We then made a stop at the lower damn at Lake Lowell. At first no terns were in view but then a group of 12 smaller terns appeared & fed along the middle of the damn – ~50-200+ yards out – for 20+ minutes before heading back N towards the NW corner (no great viewing spots there). The wind was already getting nutty so scoping wasn’t possible, nor getting a pic, but most that we could see well were Common Terns and 1 struck me as a possible Arctic. I was able to pick it out multiple times due to it’s small/short beak and I also saw the narrow trailing edge to the underside of the outer primaries and the darker carpal bar on the upper wing. I just could never see enough of it to be sure. Hopefully they’re still putting on a show tomorrow (cooler weather & less wind)!
Jay
Re: I.d.
Definitely an Empidonax and it may be a Hammond’s but it’s a juvenile still growing it tail (& maybe wings too) which makes it hard to tell for sure between Dusky & Hammond’s.
Jay