I spotted my first Rufous Hummingbird this morning up Military Reserve on Cottonwood Creek. Gorgeous view of a male resting on a bare branch of an old willow. 3 species there so far this spring: Rufous, Black-chinned, and Calliope, as well as the usual Yellow-breasted Chats, Lazuli Buntings, Willow, Western and Dusky Flycatchers and Black-headed Grosbeaks. Life is good.
Only have a voice memo and crummy digi-bino pics but just had a singing male Tennessee Warbler in our yard in Boise … and while outside trying to document it, had a singing male Black-throated Gray come by (didn’t track it but it came from S so may have kept moving towards canal). Haven’t heard it for the last 15 minutes but people are welcome to try for it – in area near junction of Bitteroot & Lawrence.
43°36’00.1″N 116°16’44.8″W · 410 Bitteroot Dr, Boise, ID 83709
Does anybody on IBLE have a photo or details about the
Black-chinned x Calliope Hummingbird hybrid being reported on
eBird rare bird alert at Camas NWR Hdqtrs? Just curious.
