Re: Dickcissel in Payette County

Wow … I guess we were to high birding with Terry yesterday at the Mores Mountain Trail 🙂

On Jul 8, 2023, at 4:11 PM, Denise Hughes <deniseh449@…> wrote:


Terry Rich found a Dickcissel this morning.  He thinks there might be a second bird about 50 yards past this bird.  

There is a dickcissel on Big Willow Road.  My Ebird checklist is at the spot where the bird is being seen.  

The bird is actively singing from the top of sunflowers.  It’s about 50-60 feet or so from the road.  

Denise Hughes
Caldwell, Idaho
Any day might be a special one-you  just had to go outside and see if it was.—-Kenn Kaufman

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Ken Miracle
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Re: Dickcissel in Payette County

Great find, Terry Rich! Nice photo, Denise.

Want to point out to folks that when setting location on this road for ebird checklists, it comes up Bluf Rd, which it isn’t.  Street signage is clearly marked Big Willow Rd, running from its intersection with Bluff Rd east to Sucker Creek Rd.  
I don’t know of a solution for that mapping problem but following the pin will find the location where the bird is actively singing and possibly nesting; playback I would think should be discouraged.
Liz Medes
Gem County

Dickcissel in Payette County

Terry Rich found a Dickcissel this morning. He thinks there might be a second bird about 50 yards past this bird.

There is a dickcissel on Big Willow Road. My Ebird checklist is at the spot where the bird is being seen.

The bird is actively singing from the top of sunflowers. It’s about 50-60 feet or so from the road.

Denise Hughes
Caldwell, Idaho
Any day might be a special one-you just had to go outside and see if it was.—-Kenn Kaufman