Hi Denise,
So they’re no longer allowing birders to drive in? Do you know why that changed?
I haven’t gone because I wasn’t sure of the status.
Thanks,
Kathy Lopez
Nampa
Dry Lakes area
I just want to remind folks that there are no trespassing signs posted at Dry Lakes for both the irrigation pond and large flat area to the east of the pond. It is almost impossible to see the irrigation pond from the public road due to the corn field that is between the road and pond. But the large area has the amount of water right now and shorebirds are present. That whole area can be viewed from the public road though a scope is necessary to get a good look at the birds farthest from the road.
Please stay on the public roads only when birding the area. The no trespassing signs are quite visible
Denise Hughes
Caldwell, Idaho
Re: Hall ofmirrors
My thoughts are similar, too, Bill. If this is a yearly event, would the tanagers be protected under the Migratory Bird Treaty Act, which is either being gutted now or soon to be? Or how about grant money for some wannabe young rockstar UofI environmental architect/engineer to design a rehab?
I’ve seen photos of UV glass coatings that are not visible from the inside, but act as a deterrent on the outside, applied to new installs. Why not as a retrofit?
Liz
Emmett
Re: Hall ofmirrors
Under this Administration’s interpretation of incidental take under the Migratory Bird Treaty Act, there is nothing to prosecute since there is no such thing as incidental take, only deliberate take.
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Louisa Evers
Re: Hall ofmirrors
Any chance of trying to get a Probono environmental lawyer firm to go after them for illegal take under Migratory Bird Treaty? Anyone know of something like that that has worked elsewhere? Expect Fish and Game would be under the desk on this one.
Bill Moore
Re: Hall ofmirrors
My friend who rehabs wildlife says it’s been going on for a long time. As I indicated previously, it didn’t really hit me until I saw the dead WETA’s in the Outdoor Idaho episode. Having someone tell you about something doesn’t provoke the same reaction as seeing it yourself.
Tom
Re: Hall ofmirrors
When I saw them on the ground when going into the HOM building early in the mornings over a few years would have been between 15 and 30 years ago. I was not a birder in those years and have a terrible memory for numbers so do not have specific dates. Just a memory of a number of dead birds laying around all at once.
On Jul 23, 2020, at 7:49 PM, Elizabeth Medes <liz.medes@…> wrote:
So I found this recent article. If it’s just this year, is this a climate change issue?
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: Hall ofmirrors
So I found this recent article. If it’s just this year, is this a climate change issue?
Juvenile Hummingbirds
Most frequent hummingbird visitors to feeder now are adult female & juvenile Rufous. And, adult female & juvenile Black-chinned. No adult males of either for a week. Rufous definitely “rule”, keeping others away.
Brian Carrigan
Blackfoot
Grasshopper and Black-throated Sparrows
Parked at the Archery Range lot and hiked up Ridgecrest Trail (20) to Buck Tail Trail (20A) to Shane’s Loop at Military Reserve Park this morning to find the Grasshopper Sparrows reported yesterday by Dondi Black. At the intersection of Buck Tail Trail and Shane’s Loop, I started the loop clockwise and very soon heard and photographed a Black-throated Sparrow!! Start listening for Grasshopper Sparrows soon after the trail intersects with Bear’s Ears Trail. I saw at least 4 in the next mile (about 2.5 from my start). In my eBird checklist I have given more details. There was a survey group out that closed Shane’s Loop after several bikers and hikers were already on it but you just need to let the bikes go by as they are timing their runs. Workers congregate at the intersection of Buck Tail and Shane’s Loop Trails—8+ people in green vests.