On Feb 12, 2022, at 10:10 AM, Aidan Lorenz <natureguy9039@…> wrote:
A Northern Goshawk was seen fairly regularly last winter at Canyon Hill Cemetery in Caldwell. I don’t recall if one has been reported there this winter. 🙂 — Aidan Lorenz Caldwell
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
A Northern Goshawk was seen fairly regularly last winter at Canyon Hill Cemetery in Caldwell. I don’t recall if one has been reported there this winter. 🙂 — Aidan Lorenz Caldwell
“Finally, brothers, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable–if anything is excellent or praiseworthy–think about such things.” Phil. 4:8
Does anyone have any suggestions on where we might go to possibly find a goshawk in and around the Boise area? We’ve only been in Idaho since September and although I’ve seen a couple in my lifetime, they have been far and few between. It has been years since I’ve seen one and would love to see one again.
Bosque del Apache is great if you can budget most of a day to justify the 2.5-3 hour round trip. Closer to town, check out Valle del Oro NWR in Albuquerque’s south valley (https://ebird.org/hotspot/L1778306, ). I agree with the suggestion of the Rio Grande Nature Center (https://ebird.org/hotspot/L196306) and associated trail system, and any of the eBird hotspots in the Corrales area (e.g., https://ebird.org/hotspot/L1145419, https://ebird.org/hotspot/L628928) provide additional excellent birding on the floodplain. The road to Sandia Crest features many worthwhile stops sampling habitats from 5000 to over 10,000 feet, and a few Rosy-Finches might still be lingering at the Crest House (http://cnmas.newmexicoaudubon.org/conservation/the-rosy-finch-project/). You’ll be just a little early for most migrants, but a few early species should be arriving, and resident birds should be active and singing.
Good Birding!
Carl Lundblad
Corvallis, OR
formerly Moscow, ID
originally Albuquerque, NM
Home of Idaho Birding and the Idaho Bird Records Committee
