I watched an American Kestrel catch prey yesterday along Old Highway 30, Elmore County. Here are pics of the raptor eating atop a utility pole and another shot of the gird after its meal.
Alan Gregory
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Re: Great gray owl is still at Montour
Ken,
Thanks for the pictures, I had not known about the wing patches from other pictures I looked at.
Tom
Re: Great gray owl is still at Montour
With that much white on the wings and tail at this time of year I would think it is an immature Bald Eagle. There is a good side by side in the air here.
On Jan 6, 2021, at 10:04 AM, Tom & Susan Soniville <tomnsueid@…> wrote:
Thanks to some kind guidance from an IBLEer, we were able to see the Great Gray yesterday. It was a great treat. If you are out that way, don’t miss all the other raptors in the area. We saw a Kestrel, a Sharp-Shinned hawk, multiple Red Tails, at least one Harrier, and what I believe is an immature Golden Eagle. A Harrier and the eagle were involved in some aerial jousting. I would appreciate any feedback on whether this is a Golden or a Bald. We also saw an adult Bald between Sweet and Ola.Combine that with great weather and some kind people and was a wonderful day.Tom SonivilleWest Bench BoiseFrom: IBLE@groups.io <IBLE@groups.io> On Behalf Of Ken Miracle via groups.io
Sent: Monday, January 04, 2021 8:01 AM
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Subject: Re: [IBLE] Great gray owl is still at Montour🙂 a number of us were there Saturday afternoon and did not find it … how dare those birds have wings and move around and hide from us.…and was still there yesterday (Sunday) PM.John ShortisOn Friday, January 1, 2021, 06:48:29 PM MST, Louisa Evers <elouisa603@…> wrote:At least one great gray remains in the vicinity of the Montour Road-Main Street intersection<LE4_2309.jpg>
—Louisa Evers<LE4_2309.jpg>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
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Tom Soniville
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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
Re: Great gray owl is still at Montour
Thanks to some kind guidance from an IBLEer, we were able to see the Great Gray yesterday. It was a great treat. If you are out that way, don’t miss all the other raptors in the area. We saw
a Kestrel, a Sharp-Shinned hawk, multiple Red Tails, at least one Harrier, and what I believe is an immature Golden Eagle. A Harrier and the eagle were involved in some aerial jousting. I would appreciate any feedback on whether this is a Golden or a Bald.
We also saw an adult Bald between Sweet and Ola.
Combine that with great weather and some kind people and was a wonderful day.
Tom Soniville
West Bench Boise
Re: Northern Mockingbird, Eagle Island State Park, Ada Co.
I found the NOMO today that was previously seen by others. It was late afternoon ~4:45pm, and it was located in the Russian Olive trees west of the old slaughter house.
Cheers,
Marty Marzinelli
speaking of GGOW……
here’s a nice shot….
https://macaulaylibrary.org/asset/291832011?__hstc=60209138.fe812f3673abff1bbc9f8a5cb5f8e991.1609174112835.1609733640326.1609786779721.21&__hssc=60209138.2.1609786779721&__hsfp=1332846724
and GGOW’s location (attached) is about as cryptic as I could come up with, i.e., somewhere between Golden Eagle and Amazonian Royal Flycatcher….?
this chart is loaded with “phylo” information, but I had to stare at it for awhile before enlightenment 😉
Larry
Re: Great gray owl is still at Montour
🙂 a number of us were there Saturday afternoon and did not find it … how dare those birds have wings and move around and hide from us.
On Jan 4, 2021, at 7:41 AM, John Shortis via groups.io <john_shortis@…> wrote:
…and was still there yesterday (Sunday) PM.John ShortisOn Friday, January 1, 2021, 06:48:29 PM MST, Louisa Evers <elouisa603@…> wrote:At least one great gray remains in the vicinity of the Montour Road-Main Street intersection<LE4_2309.jpg>—
Louisa Evers<LE4_2309.jpg>
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
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
Re: Great gray owl is still at Montour
…and was still there yesterday (Sunday) PM.
John Shortis
Re: Accipiters
It’s the same at my house. The usual crowd, however this winter I’ve spied a Song Sparrow in the mix on three separate occasions. Also, for the first time ever, I have as many as 8 goldfinches hitting my thistle feeder.
Re: Accipiters
Seeing accipiters is always a thrill for me. Thanks for your report that I can enjoy almost as much as seeing them myself. Well, not really we but thanks for posting.
Diann Stone. Boise Depot Bench