Very late to the party but I’ll just quickly say that most of the reason we went out to Blacks Creek too look for the potential Pacific Golden – present 9-10 days ago – is because people like Cliff (IBLE) & Carter (on Facebook, has been seeing lots of Pacific in Hawaii) helped suggest this bird could be a Pacific in the first place! Thus, I was already pretty convinced it was Pacific, and some of the photos from earlier in the day on May 1 show the fieldmarks really well (i.e.,
ebird.org/checklist/S231624819 & ebird.org/checklist/S231731944 but others too), so hearing the call was the icing on the cake for me.Thanks Cliff for sharing the detail behind this challenging ID!
Jay
On Saturday, May 3, 2025 at 07:04:44 PM MDT, Louisa Evers via groups.io <elouisa603@…> wrote:
Jay Carlisle confirmed the bird as a Pacific based on the call.
Louisa Evers
Take care of the birds and you take care of the world
Island Park is a little behind but I’ve been hearing Cassin’s
Finches, Ruby-crowned Kinglets and Yellow-rumped Warblers for the
past few days. The finches have probably been here for a while but
I only started hearing them recently. Tree Swallows have also
arrived and are claiming nest cavities. It’s hot up here and feels
like summer but we still have more arrivals to come.
Cliff
On 5/10/25 02:26PM, Bill Moore via
groups.io wrote:
We’ve got more migrants showing up. Calliope and
Broad Tailed hummers arrived, joining the BC. Numbers are
increasing and they’re working feeder now, not just a high speed
fly by. BG swallows showed yesterday and I just saw a Lazuli. GB
Heron down in stream. Kestrel working the back, now if they’d
just use house I put up.
Bill Moore
Hoot Owl
Inkom
On May 9, 2025, at 6:49 PM, lcarrigan_55
via groups.io <carriganbw@…> wrote:
There’s been a Spring push of birds through our place
today. Cassin’s Finches, Chipping Sparrows, Pine Siskins
& White-crowned Sparrows have all come through. At least
one Black-headed Grosbeak has arrived, as well as, a couple
of Red-naped Sapsuckers. No Black-chinned Hummingbirds, as
of yet.
I have 2 Wild Turkey hens coming in which feed on
scattered sunflower seeds from the platform feeder. And, as
soon as they show, a few hen Ring-necked Pheasants appear,
too. Both Tree & Violet-green Swallows are overhead.
Brian Carrigan
Blackfoot
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Island Park, Idaho
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We’ve got more migrants showing up. Calliope and Broad Tailed hummers arrived, joining the BC. Numbers are increasing and they’re working feeder now, not just a high speed fly by. BG swallows showed yesterday and I just saw a Lazuli. GB Heron down in stream. Kestrel working the back, now if they’d just use house I put up.
Bill Moore
Hoot Owl
Inkom
Thanks, Brian…fun to hear about the Snake River side of Blackfoot. We’ve also had new arrivals south of Blackfoot by the Blackfoot River. YH Blackbirds 12-15 at a time come to the platform feeder every morning. Other newbies include Pine Siskin, Cassin’s Finch, White-crowned Sparrow, Lazuli Bunting, Bullock’s Oriole, Evening Grosbeak, Black-headed Grosbeak, Yellow Rumped Warbler, House Wren, Killdeer. Evening Grosbeaks stayed all summer last year for the first time. We’ll see what this year brings. Eight California Quail come to clean up under the feeders every evening. Hummer feeders are out but no takers yet.
Patty Gailey
South of Blackfoot
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