Monthly Archives: October 2024

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Re: Lake lowell

I left about 3:15 .. yes they are breaking hard on the dam … a couple of common loons and the usual coots, grebes 

On Oct 30, 2024, at 3:34 PM, Robert Kiernan via groups.io <photobirder@…> wrote:


Any one out there any white caps

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

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YBLO – do not think we refound it afterall

Hi IBLERs,

Hoping to prevent people from trying to hurry to see the YBLO. When looking at photos on the computer and zoomed in I think we were looking at a COLO. I think our confusion came from seeing a for-sure COLO on the far (west end) dam and when we found a second loon at the east end the sun had come out causing a beautiful golden hue on everything. This loon we thought was YBLO definitely had a lighter head and bill appeared yellow through scope and binos. I think this golden-glow fooled us in our excitement for such a great bird. Maybe the other 2 parties that were there have pictures that make the ID more clear and there was a YBLO. For now, I would say what we saw were 2 COLO in very different lighting.
This is one of those humbling/learning experiences for me. 
Sorry if I made anyone brave the I84 traffic.
Danette Henderson
Boise
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Re: Gray Partridge


We had a first today. A Mountain Chickadee dropped into our backyard for a quick bite and a sip at the bird bath. In 22 years in Boise, we have never had a Mountain Chickadee
come into our yards. Great treat. Also, we had hawk sightings for seven days straight in the yard. All sharp shinned, one was banded. Our dearth of birds has ended and when the hawks aren’t hanging around we can empty seven feeders in a day. The front coming
in this afternoon really pushed the birds to the seed.