Seems the photo of wigeon did not load
Lake lowell nampa area
Lower dam 4:pm here I go with birds to me seem odd color for a wigeon also saw horn grebe common goldeneye beaver lodge had kingfishers & phoebe& a close look at ruddy swimming away seemed to be using its tail as a rudder mayhaps why called ruddy also on steps ca.gull
Re: Barred Owl in Boise (Ann Morrison park)
Barred seem to be popping up all over the city in the last couple of years. Last year at Heron Cove off Park Center, at Shakespeare and at Barber Park and I heard also Hulls Gulch. What do you think Jay are they breeding close by now or just more of them migrating in for the winter?
On Nov 24, 2020, at 6:01 PM, Jay Carlisle via groups.io <carlislejay@…> wrote:
I had a walking (& socially-distanced) meeting this afternoon in the park and while chatting back at the cars @ 459pm, I noticed a Barred Owl fly in and land on a pine over the fence separating the park (along Ann Morrison Park drive not far past the speed bump/dip) from apartments to the N.I snapped a “proof” pic from my cell phone – very zoomed in as we stayed far away.<IMG_5689.jpeg>We’re lucky to get some cool owls visit in winter – as usual, I’ll ask people to keep their distance so we can minimize disturbance. Even if the bird doesn’t exhibit obvious signs of stress, our presence can be & usually is stressful – especially if we get & stay close. In fact, studies have shown that the many passers-by (frisbee golf, etc.) are usually much less disturbing than a birdwatcher or photographer standing still with lenses trained on the bird.
Thanks! & hopefully this bird will linger for a while 🤞🤞<IMG_5689.jpeg>
Ken Miracle
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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
Barred Owl in Boise (Ann Morrison park)
I had a walking (& socially-distanced) meeting this afternoon in the park and while chatting back at the cars @ 459pm, I noticed a Barred Owl fly in and land on a pine over the fence separating the park (along Ann Morrison Park drive not far past the speed bump/dip) from apartments to the N.
I snapped a “proof” pic from my cell phone – very zoomed in as we stayed far away.
We’re lucky to get some cool owls visit in winter – as usual, I’ll ask people to keep their distance so we can minimize disturbance. Even if the bird doesn’t exhibit obvious signs of stress, our presence can be & usually is stressful – especially if we get & stay close. In fact, studies have shown that the many passers-by (frisbee golf, etc.) are usually much less disturbing than a birdwatcher or photographer standing still with lenses trained on the bird.
Thanks! & hopefully this bird will linger for a while 🤞🤞
Sparrow
I knew it was a immature sparrow the dark olive above the tail was puzzling looking at sibley’s app it looks like a 1st winter tiaga/interior west wh.crown
Re: Harris’s Sparrow
Nice! I grew up in that vicinity. Thank you for letting us know! Best, Jonathan, Horseshoe Bend
Harris’s Sparrow
I’ve had a juvenile Harris’s Sparrow in my backyard and along the canal that borders it today. It’s among a large flock of Juncos. From the corner of Wheeler and Alpine, walk north across the tracks and then scan along the canal. My yard has a large blue shed in back; the bird has been between my fence and the canal, off and on today.
Nick Miller
Depot Bench/Boise
Re: Odd color
Winter Raptor Survey Project
HI Everybody,
I have made postings to IBLE in the past regarding availability of raptor survey routes for the Winter Raptor Survey Project, a very extensive citizen science project sponsored by the East Cascades Audubon Society based in Bend, OR. This is our 17th survey season and we now have over 450 routes that are surveyed throughout OR, ID, WA, and a small part of northern CA and northeastern UT.
As a review, we ask that project volunteers commit to once a month surveys for December through February. These surveys can be done on a day that fits your monthly life schedule. You would need to have at least a pair of binoculars to view distant birds and if you have a spotting scope even better but not required. You should also have a good working ID knowledge of the more common species of raptors that frequent your area.
The following routes are still available if you have the desire to survey birds of prey for us this winter:
DeSmet – Tensed 72 miles
Churchill – Oakley 68 miles
Rupert North 69 miles
Rupert East – Minidoka 55 miles
Burley SW 54 miles
Burley SE 31 miles
Paul 65 miles
Minidoka NW 68 miles
American Falls SW 44 miles
American Falls – Rockland 78 miles
If you live near one of these areas and are interested in joining this project, please email me as soon as you can as this will be the last advertisement of these routes for this winter. I will be happy to hear from you and more than happy to get you prepared for the survey work that you will be doing :). This is a great way to get out during the doldrum winter months and do some raptor watching, hope to hear from you soon, thanks! 🙂
Jeff Fleischer
Project Coordinator
Winter Raptor Survey Project
East Cascades Audubon Society
Odd color
Kind of different for a white crown