Looks good to me, the horizontal white stripe and the creamy edging around the green on the head showing well enough in at least 2 of the photos.
Great find!
John Shortis
Re: Common (Eurasian Green-winged) Teal in Caldwell
Lynda, the teal was in the canal on Friday and Saturday.
Denise Hughes
Caldwell, Idaho
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Re: Common (Eurasian Green-winged) Teal in Caldwell
Hi Louis,
I mapped the coordinates. Was it on the stream or the gravel pit?
Thanks,
Lynda Ackert
Eagle, ID
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Re: Common (Eurasian Green-winged) Teal in Caldwell
Linda Wentz and I believe we found the Common teal this morning. I posted 5 photos in eBird and in Idaho Rare Bird Sightings and Discussion Facebook page taken at great distance. Not great photos but hopefully adds to the evidence that this bird is indeed a common (Eurasian green-winged) teal: https://ebird.org/checklist/S104295570
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Louisa Evers
Common (Eurasian Green-winged) Teal in Caldwell
For those not on eBird or Facebook, yesterday afternoon Carter picked out what looks good for a male Common Teal – Eurasian version of Green-winged – in Caldwell off exit 26. Seen with a group of Green-winged in the canal off Green Rd … we were able to locate it today & here’s our eBird checklist for location details (will add distant digiscope pics soon): eBird Checklist – 5 Mar 2022 – 22241 Green Road, Caldwell, Idaho, US (43.694, -116.697) – 8 species (+2 other taxa)
Re: Sandhills
I heard them while working in my backyard in Eagle this afternoon. Love it!
Lynda Ackert
Eagle, ID
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Re: Sandhills
We had them circling over the house the other night and it’s such a sight to see and hear. In the big orchestra of birds, would they be percussion or a woodwind?
Big crowd of them at Little Rock in western Gem County today.
Liz Medes
Emmett Idaho
Sandhills
Oh the lovely sound of Sandhill Cranes flying over my backyard just now. Is there any better sound than that?
Kerry
Boise’s North End
Re: Lew Ulrey
BTW, the obituary says he played “Taps” at the race track. If he did, it would probably bring everybody down, since Taps is played at military funerals (and brings me to tears every time I hear it). When I talked to Lew about his playing
at the track, he was playing the usual “First Call.”
Just thought I’d offer a correction.
Tom
Re: Lew Ulrey
Very sorry to hear, my condolences to his family.
I only met him 3-4 times and I was struck by his warmth and friendliness.
John Shortis