Tom,
My sister and I were walking in the same area you describe and saw the Mountain Bluebird on a spent wooly mullein stalk by the empty canal. I was hoping you and Susan would see it!
Stephanie
Mountain Bluebird
I’m not sure how big a deal this is for everyone else, but my wife, Susan, found a Mountain Bluebird today. I think it may be my first of the year, not just of the season. The bird was at the south end of Veterans Park, where the greenbelt
path is separated from the park by a ditch with a wooden footbridge. We saw the bird on the way out on our (cold) ride, but I didn’t see it on the way back. It was perched on a large stalk of vegetation along the ditch and seemed tolerant of the people passing
by on the greenbelt path.
Lots of ducks have arrived, hopefully to stay. Gadwalls are suddenly common, Hooded Mergansers are daily, and Common Goldeneye have started to hang out at Silver Lake. Plus, I saw an Osprey in the last week, but he was a one hit wonder.
Re: back on line
Hey, RL, Good news!
I’m glad you’re back in business with a computer. They can be so very useful when they work properly, and so very frustrating when they don’t.
Diann Stone
“Those who dwell among the beauties and mysteries of the earth are never alone or weary of life.” Rachel Carson
Re: back on line
Glad you’re back online. Hate it that spammers and ransomware criminals are so widespread and seemingly operating with impunity. The ransomware f***ers are mostly operating from other countries so not much US law enforcement can do about that.
Re: back on line
Hi, RL.
This is Kerry, one of the new Wednesday morning birders. I DO have a great tech guy. He works for Riverstone International School but also does work outside the school. His email is: jbell@… He’s very knowledgeable. He also has a ‘home visit” guy who could come to your house if that would work.
Glad you’re back in business.
Hope this msg. doesn’t go to your spam folder!
Best,
Kerry
back on line
Hey all in “ible-land” RL here.
I am now back on-line after stupidly tripping into being “Trojaned”, a.k.a. Ransomware. I’ve gotten a newer, faster computer, with updated Windows and better security, a whole new operating system to get used to. Argh!!!
Fortunately, all passwords I use are entered manually each use so those people were not able to access anything pass my basic ISP screen. However, they did lock and encrypt my entire Desktop, very little was salvageable due to the encryption. Means I have to start all over from scratch. SIGH! If anyone here in Boise area knows of a good computer whiz I could hire…? This new 10 system is much more intricate and trickier than my old 7 system.
No virus was found by the folks who checked out my old computer and from whom I acquired this new one.
I want to especially thank Denise Hughes for passing on my message about my malware problem to all of you in “ible-land” in case I was infected. I did not want to pass anything nasty forward.
But, all is good now and I have a month’s worth, each, of emails to deal with and back checklists to enter in ebird.
Be careful out there and… Continued Good Birding. RL
I am now back on-line after stupidly tripping into being “Trojaned”, a.k.a. Ransomware. I’ve gotten a newer, faster computer, with updated Windows and better security, a whole new operating system to get used to. Argh!!!
Fortunately, all passwords I use are entered manually each use so those people were not able to access anything pass my basic ISP screen. However, they did lock and encrypt my entire Desktop, very little was salvageable due to the encryption. Means I have to start all over from scratch. SIGH! If anyone here in Boise area knows of a good computer whiz I could hire…? This new 10 system is much more intricate and trickier than my old 7 system.
No virus was found by the folks who checked out my old computer and from whom I acquired this new one.
I want to especially thank Denise Hughes for passing on my message about my malware problem to all of you in “ible-land” in case I was infected. I did not want to pass anything nasty forward.
But, all is good now and I have a month’s worth, each, of emails to deal with and back checklists to enter in ebird.
Be careful out there and… Continued Good Birding. RL
Re: IMPORTANT Re: [IBLE] Vermilion Flycatcher?
Thanks Cliff, Yup we are doing well. Appreciate the info. Snow kept us home, but if it sticks around we may still have a shot.
Best to you and Lisa.
Bob
Re: Wood peckers
One of my birding career highlights came when, with Scott Tuthill’s help, we found a tree full of them at Discovery Park (below Lucky Peak dam) to show my future in-laws, birders from the East, who were duly impressed!!! Spring migration.
Re: Wood peckers
Fruitland north of Council, Brownlee Road west of Cambridge are good lications. I saw one a few times in Donnelly (Valley County first for me) this summer.
Dean
Sent from my Verizon, Samsung Galaxy Tablet
Re: Wood peckers
It has been great to see the increasing range of Lewis’s in Idaho. My go to location still continues to be the South Fork of the Boise River but I have seen and photographed them in many more places now.
On Nov 7, 2022, at 11:32 PM, Robert Kiernan <photobirder@…> wrote:
Just for future reference Lewis pecks guaranteed location sinker creek area.main rd. Silver cityOn Mon, Nov 7, 2022, 10:35 PM Heidi Ware Carlisle <heidithebirdnerd@…> wrote:Fun fact: the Lewis’s Woodpecker footage is from Idaho! I connected with the filmmaker (Ann Prum) and she ended up getting tips on filming locations from Jeff Thompson, a birder in Salmon!HeidiOn Sun, Nov 6, 2022 at 4:33 PM Elizabeth Medes <liz.medes@…> wrote:This can be streamed online at PBS.com; may require an Idaho PTV passport subscription.Liz MedesOn Sun, Nov 6, 2022 at 8:27 AM Kevin Merrell <historysaver@…> wrote:A fine look at the “woodies”. Fun to hear Paul Giamatti narrate.Kevin Merrell`On Sat, Nov 5, 2022 at 11:17 PM Robert Kiernan <photobirder@…> wrote:Program PBS Sunday 8:pm i watched wed.very interesting especially about pilated ciao everyone
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
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