I had a similar result here in the North End of Boise. No visitors except for one UFO, cleaned the feeders, and today had a Calliope. Happy, happy.
Tom McCabe, Boise
Monthly Archives: May 2023
Re: Forster’s Tern
I am glad Louisa got to this first. I would have forgot to mention the slippery and sticky.
Two times I wear my “muck” boots there when it has been raining a lot and when the water is receding and leaving a lot of fresh mud around the lake.
On May 5, 2023, at 9:12 PM, Louisa Evers <elouisa603@…> wrote:
The mud can be quite bad. The soils there have a lot of clay in them so can become quite slippery and sticky. I suggest staying on the high ground until things dry out. A lot depends on how much rain we actually get.On Fri, May 5, 2023 at 10:16 Virginia Rivers <riverscapes@…> wrote:A general question to IBLE members about Black’s Creek Reservoir. How bad is the mud after a week or so of rain, as is predicted for our area?I’m somewhat of a ‘newbie’ to this area, so looking for info to help plan my photo days there.Thank you,Virginia🌿🌿🌿On Tue, May 2, 2023 at 8:55 PM John Shortis via groups.io <john_shortis=yahoo.com@groups.io> wrote:Hi birders everyone,Today, Amy Bechtel & I observed a Forster’s Tern swimming at Black’s Creek Reservoir, way over to the left of the entrance in the widest part of the now quite extensive lake. The bird was not feeding, just sitting there on the water.My question is, I wonder if this swimming habit is particular to this species. Having observed Common & Arctic Terns (or Comic Tens as the British often refer to them collectively), on & off over the last 60 years or so, I have never seen either of these species swimming. Always actively feeding & plunge diving into the water as you would expect from terns.Can anyone confirm if this is indeed peculiar to the Forster’s Tern? Is it merely their way of resting having completed their migration?Fun birding,John Shortis.—
Ken Miracle
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“Not that we are sufficient in ourselves to claim anything as coming from us, but our sufficiency is from God” 2COR 3:5
chukar28@…
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“Not that we are sufficient in ourselves to claim anything as coming from us, but our sufficiency is from God” 2COR 3:5
Re: Forster’s Tern
The mud can be quite bad. The soils there have a lot of clay in them so can become quite slippery and sticky. I suggest staying on the high ground until things dry out. A lot depends on how much rain we actually get.
Black-chinneds
Put out the nectar feeder last WK. No visitors. Cleaned out & refilled this AM. Just had my first-of-yr male black-chinned hummingbird come into the feeder this afternoon.
Brian Carrigan
Blackfoot
Re: Forster’s Tern
A general question to IBLE members about Black’s Creek Reservoir. How bad is the mud after a week or so of rain, as is predicted for our area?
I’m somewhat of a ‘newbie’ to this area, so looking for info to help plan my photo days there.
Thank you,
Virginia
🌿🌿🌿
Murphy ‘s law
I did not take my camera today it was not acting right we drove past Owyhee dam to.mcormac state camp gr.isaw 2 says phoebe w.king brds.on nest.2 Robin’s & 2lesser gold finches that I needed for .my photo list
Montour WMA Closures
Just an FYI, there are closures (for wildlife production) of the marshes and other areas in Montour WMA annually from 2/1 to 7/31. This includes those areas accessible by the RR tracks and Park St., among others. The closed areas are posted but sometimes the signs are obscured by shrubs etc. Copy the url below to download the map pdf.
https://idfg.idaho.gov/d7/wma/montour
Also, wild turkey season is on until 5/25 in the open areas. Orange vests advised.
COYE are singing there tonight, and L Wentz had a nice find yesterday of a RNSA in the campground.
Liz Medes
Emmett ID
Re: Western King Bird ? take 2 lol at Deer Flat office
Yes, those are Western Kingbirds. I saw three there myself on Monday flying around and calling.
Cheryl
Book
I just read kenn Kaufman’s book Kingbird hiway for the second time enjoyed it more because I have been to many of the same areas look same birds he did a big year most by hitch hiking mine driving several years if any one wants I will loan it let me know
Forster’s Tern
Hi birders everyone,
Today, Amy Bechtel & I observed a Forster’s Tern swimming at Black’s Creek Reservoir, way over to the left of the entrance in the widest part of the now quite extensive lake. The bird was not feeding, just sitting there on the water.
My question is, I wonder if this swimming habit is particular to this species. Having observed Common & Arctic Terns (or Comic Tens as the British often refer to them collectively), on & off over the last 60 years or so, I have never seen either of these species swimming. Always actively feeding & plunge diving into the water as you would expect from terns.
Can anyone confirm if this is indeed peculiar to the Forster’s Tern? Is it merely their way of resting having completed their migration?
Fun birding,
John Shortis.