Yes, there have been a lot of Great Egrets out around Lake Lowell recently! I keep hoping to see a Snowy mixed in with them, but so far have not seen one. 🙁
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Aidan Lorenz
Caldwell
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Aidan Lorenz
Caldwell
Lower dam
Was out there a few days ago 12 of these guys there far end
Re: Moving to WA
Over the years I have truly enjoyed your enthusiasm and joy for birding. It seems we cross paths occasionally and I am always amazed at your ability to identify so many birds by calls and quick glimpses. Hope your back has healed completely from the surgery and that you are capable of doing all the things you desire. You will be missed ! Best of luck in your new home!
Re: Moving to WA
Janet,
Go to the Ridgefield NWR website, find the Friends of Ridgefield NWR link.
They will connect you with a birder who is familiar with the Refuge.
Cathy Eells
Deer Flat NWR Volunteer Nampa, ID
Friends of Deer Flat Refuge
Moving to WA
We are moving to Ridgefield WA which is on the east border of the Ridgefield NWR. Anybody have a birder friend in that area. It’s just 15 miles north of Portland, OR. We close in early September.
Re: RS Hawk and WW Crossbill
Thank you for the info! It is nice to hear about RSHA near the Treasure Valley. 😀
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Aidan Lorenz
Caldwell
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Aidan Lorenz
Caldwell
RS Hawk and WW Crossbill
Morning birders,
For those interested, late yesterday morning my birding group and I encountered a Red-shouldered Hawk at Grayback Gulch Campground and it was calling and flying towards Idaho City which is a few miles to the north.
We also had a pair of White-winged Crossbills a little north and east, past Mores Creek Summit at Whoop Em Up Campground. I haven’t heard of them being expected, so I thought it notable!
Sharing this for public info and anyone interested in these sightings.
Good birding,
Austin
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Austin Young
younaust@…
Undergraduate Student
Ecology and Conservation Biology Club President
Idaho State University
Pocatello, Idaho
younaust@…
Undergraduate Student
Ecology and Conservation Biology Club President
Idaho State University
Pocatello, Idaho
Out of Area: Lamoille Canyon Road Closed ; Snowcock Avalanche
Kamilia Canyon Road in the Ruby Mountains, where you go to see Himalayan Snowcock, has been closed as of Sunday by multiple avalanches. This happened while we were in the air, on our way west.
We were told that the decision had not yet been made on reopening the road, and that if they decide to go ahead, it will be at least several months’ work to clear the road, perhaps even a year.
Sorry that this is for a site outside Idaho, where we just were, but I don’t subscribe to the Nevada Listserv, and this species would be relevant to many folks in Idaho This was quite a bummer for a trip that was two years in the planning, but
Scott Spangenberg
Amherst, NH
Odd spellings, unusual grammar, and bizarre word substitutions are all creations of software of random quality, and not the ham-fingered soul who wrote this
Re: I.D.HAWK
I would agree – dark Swainson’s based on the head/beak shape.
Larry Ridenhour
Boise
Re: I.D.HAWK
Looks like a dark Swainson’s.
On 8/1/21 9:08 PM, Robert Kiernan
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Odds are this should be a red tail ???
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