Henry,

Your bird reports from Sun Valley are such fun to read. This one especially
conveys your excitement and enthusiasm for birding while hiking the trails.
That is quite a varied list of birds. Thanks for posting it.

Diann Stone. Boise Depot Bench

On Thu, Aug 22, 2019, 4:07 PM Henry Griffin trumpetswan@comcast.net [ible] < ible-noreply@yahoogroups.com> wrote:

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> Today, my last day in Idaho this year, I hiked down Mt Baldy in Ketchum
> ID. I had two obvious highlights. First, was an absolute fallout of migrant
> passerines along the Bald Mountain Hiking Trail uphill from the Traverse
> Trail (the upper-elevation section). Highlights included multiple
> NASHVILLE, ORANGE-CROWNED, WILSON’S, MACGILLIVRAY’S, over 40 Y-RUMPED, & 26
> (!) TOWNSEND’S WARBLERS. BROWN CREEPERS were prolific. DUSKY & HAMMOND’S
> FLYCATCHERS were present and common species such as nuthatches and
> chickadees numbered in the dozens, possibly up to a hundred individuals of
> a few species. It was INCREDIBLE — birds were just dripping off the trees!
> Secondly, near the lowest heavily-wooded switchback on the Warm Springs
> Bike Trail much closer to the base of the mountain, I had my best looks
> ever of a BLACK-BACKED WOODPECKER. I spent 45 minutes photographing the
> beauty. So if you are in the area, get up on Mt. Baldy! Today was truly one
> of those birding days to remember.
> -Henry
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> Henry Griffin
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