My obsession with birding from the back of a bike resulted in finding 42 species on a 12-mile ride today. Highlights included lots of different ducks at the various greenbelt ponds, 4 different species of swallows, my first C. Quail in
ages, and a pair of Wild Turkeys at the junction where the ditch that runs along Veterans meets up with Crane Creek. Also. the Common Loon at Veterans persists, although I only (sadly) saw one.
My birding day got even better when we walked out for our evening walk and immediately heard a WS Owl. Later, on 20th St., we saw one swooping down onto a lawn and then rising up to feed a demanding youngster perched in a tree.
What a great way to end the day.
Tom McCabe, Boise