Still present and singing at 9 pm.
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<DSCN1978.jpg>
Ken Miracle
chukar28@…
208-570-2780
“Not that we are sufficient in ourselves to claim anything as coming from us, but our sufficiency is from God” 2COR 3:5
chukar28@…
208-570-2780
“Not that we are sufficient in ourselves to claim anything as coming from us, but our sufficiency is from God” 2COR 3:5
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
Re: Dickcissel in Payette County
I forgot the checklist
Denise Hughes
Caldwell, Idaho
Any day might be a special one-you just had to go outside and see if it was.—-Kenn Kaufman
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
Western Flycatcher Re-lumped
The 2023 supplement to the AOS checklist includes the re-lumping of Pacific Slope and Cordilleran Flycatchers into Western Flycatcher. This “species” pair has long presented an impossible ID challenge so this news is very welcome. You can read more about it here:
https://www.aba.org/aos-checklist-supplement-redux-v-2023/
https://www.aba.org/aos-checklist-supplement-redux-v-2023/
Cliff
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Cliff and Lisa Weisse
Island Park, Idaho
cliffandlisa@…
More Rufous Hummingbirds
The push southward of Rufous Hummingbirds continues. Today, has been adult males & females at about 3:1 Rufous to Black-chinneds. Definitely, a change at my immediate location for July. But, I’ll take it!
Only other birds of note were a few Solitary Sandpipers along the Snake River, seen while I was fly-fishing this morning. Since the trout were laughing at me, settled for another cool sighting. A mink working through ever nook & cranny along the opposite bank. I know, no feathers, but it was still neat to see!
Brian Carrigan
Blackfoot
Re: Northern Bobwhite
That’s so interesting! I had never even heard of them before this and a domestic bird hadn’t crossed my mind! But now that I know, they won’t fool me again the next time they pop up somewhere!
-Yvonne Motherwell
#worldsokayestbirder
Meridian, ID
Re: Northern Bobwhite
My wife and I also saw a pair of Coturnix Quail on June 27 at the parking lot near the outhouse at the Corrals trailhead on Bogus Basin road. They were making very “non-Idaho bird” calls, and allowed us to get within 3-4 feet of them, deep in the grass. No
doubt in my mind that’s what they were.
doubt in my mind that’s what they were.
Mike Koob
Intermountain West Shorebird Survey: Fall is Coming! Help Count and Conserve Shorebirds
Howdy birders
Some of you are already involved in this effort but some sites are in need of survey coverage during the August survey window. Especially if people plan to bird any of these sites anyway, this is a great way to contribute to an important regional project.
See below for details and feel free to pass this on to any shorebird-savvy birders.
Thanks!!
Jay
———- Forwarded message ———
From: Malmquist, Max <Max.Malmquist@…>
Date: Fri, Jun 30, 2023 at 6:21 PM
Subject: IMWSS: Fall is Coming! Help Us Count and Conserve Shorebirds in the Intermountain West
To:
Cc: Blake Barbaree <bbarbaree@…>
From: Malmquist, Max <Max.Malmquist@…>
Date: Fri, Jun 30, 2023 at 6:21 PM
Subject: IMWSS: Fall is Coming! Help Us Count and Conserve Shorebirds in the Intermountain West
To:
Cc: Blake Barbaree <bbarbaree@…>
Dear Shorebirders,
August is just around the corner, and the Intermountain West Shorebird Surveys are gearing up for fall migration! Last April –with your help – over ~300 volunteers
and biologists surveyed more than 179 sites in 11 western states. Please consider helping us advance wetland and water conservation across the west by
signing up
for fall (August) surveys here
Key Dates
Monday, August 7th, 4:00-5:30 p.m. –
IMWSS Training Webinar and Protocol Refresher
August 9th-22nd – Fall Migration Window – Get out and Count Shorebirds!
All new, returning volunteers and biologists – please take a few minutes to
fill out this form
to sign up for fall surveys. Ideally returning surveyors will survey the same site(s) that they surveyed in the spring. If you have questions about your site or a new site, please contact
max.malmquist@… and
bbarbaree@…
Preliminary Survey Totals Below – see attached for shorebird totals by site.
|
Season |
AZ |
CA |
CO |
ID |
MT |
NM |
NV |
OR |
UT |
WA |
WY |
Sites |
|
Fall 2022 |
2 |
21 |
0 |
15 |
0 |
3 |
38 |
10 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
93 |
|
Spring 2023 |
8 |
33 |
8 |
13 |
17 |
9 |
46 |
18 |
4 |
13 |
10 |
179 |
|
Shorebirds |
Total |
|||||||||||
|
Fall 2022 |
456 |
93,154 |
0 |
1,832 |
0 |
469 |
21,356 |
31,490 |
217,902 |
0 |
0 |
366,659 |
|
Spring 2023 |
504 |
25,388 |
417 |
396 |
2,514 |
940 |
4,191 |
3,971 |
84,664 |
380 |
678 |
124,043 |
What is the Intermountain West Shorebird Survey?
Migratory shorebirds are key indicators of environmental health. They can tell us about the health of an individual ecosystem and the broader wetland networks
upon which they rely.
Wetlands and saline lakes of the Intermountain West are oases for migrating shorebirds each spring and fall. Much has changed since the last comprehensive shorebird
survey of the region in 1989-1995, and this program is replicating that census so we can better manage shorebirds today and into the future.
The goals of the Intermountain West Shorebird Survey aim to sustain shorebird populations by empowering and inspiring stakeholders to take actions that conserve
wetlands and water. The surveys will:
- Document shorebird populations at sites using synchronous surveys at 200+ sites during spring and fall migrations for at least 3 years.
- Compare shorebird populations today to those from 1989-1995 and identify factors that influence shorebird distributions.
- Communicate scientific results to participants and conservation stakeholders including land and water managers and policy makers.
Ideal shorebird surveyors:
- Have a passion for birds and time outdoors,
- Can commit to one survey day in the spring and one survey day in the fall, and allow some flexibility for scheduling around bad weather,
- Will be safety conscience and cooperate with field partners,
- Can collect high quality data in the field,
- Can identify shorebirds in breeding and non-breeding plumage.
Please pass this information along to anyone who might be interested in participating!
Questions?
Reach out to:
Max Malmquist
Project Coordinator, Saline Lakes Program
(801)-554-8574
National Audubon Society
231 West 800 South, Ste. E
Salt Lake City, UT 84101