The Brandt just left the ITD lawns. It flew towards Quinn Ponds
Denise Hughes
Caldwell, Idaho
[IBLE] New yard bird
Just had 1st ever Eastern Blue jay here in Last Chance. I had just come back in the house from adding suet to the feeders looked out and bird was on the lawn. Will he watching feeders closely now.
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[IBLE] Re: Brant – yes again [2 Attachments]
RL just called to say Brant was present again this morning at 0820 on front lawn of ITD on State St……….. per Paul Plante
From: “LARRY ARNOLD larnold47@cableone.net [ible]”
To: “Tom McCabe”
Cc: “Sandra Zarate” , “IBLE”
Sent: Tuesday, November 19, 2019 8:38:10 AM
Subject: Re: [IBLE] 3 Brant photos [3 Attachments]
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nah……. conniptions were short-lived because Missy and I found the Brant hanging in / grazing / with troops of CANG on the grassy grounds of Idaho Transp Dept, just after talking on phone with you yesterday afternoon, yeehah
BTW that’s a word – conniptions – I haven’t thought about or heard in years……..
NICE FIND, toppermost bird Mr. Tom & Mrs. Zarate, sincere thx for your discussions, eh?
LA
From: “‘Tom McCabe’ tmccabe9@cableone.net [ible]”
To: “Sandra Zarate” , “IBLE”
Sent: Monday, November 18, 2019 4:26:37 PM
Subject: RE: [IBLE] 3 Brant photos
This bird was in the back pond of Esther Simplot when I was on my way home… I was looking for the recent White-fronted Goose when I saw this dark, almost black, goose. When Sandra sent me her first photo, I immediately realized that we were talking about the same bird. And I can honestly say that I have NEVER seen a Brant along the Boise River in all my biking adventures. Way cool. (Unfortunately, the bird took off upriver while I was watching it.)
Tom McCabe, Boise
BTW, Larry Arnold is currently going through conniptions because he missed this bird. Somehow I think I know where he’ll be hanging out tomorrow. 😉
From: ible@yahoogroups.com [mailto:ible@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Sandra Zarate sanzar5@icloud.com [ible]
Sent: Monday, November 18, 2019 3:43 PM
To: ible@yahoogroups.com
Cc: Mom
Subject: [IBLE] 3 Brant photos [3 Attachments]
[ [ https://mail2.cableone.net/mail#TopText | Attachment(s) ] from Sandra Zarate included below]
Hi fellow birders,
I don’t often post but this morning from 11/18/19 aprx 8:30-11:30am a Brant was on the grassy field at ITD 3311 W. State St. Boise. We saw it on the field Behind the main building between the bridge design building and the sign shop building. At the back of the grassy field is an empty field with 2 small gravel piles on the edge. This is close to the Simplot white water area. Here r a few photos of the Brant. If I have misidentified it please let me know. It was/is with a flock of Canada geese. They did fly at about 11:30am but may be back tomorrow? Thx to my husband’s coworker Tony and also Tom M.
Sandra Zarate Boise
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Re: [IBLE] 3 Brant photos [3 Attachments]
nah……. conniptions were short-lived because Missy and I found the Brant hanging in / grazing / with troops of CANG on the grassy grounds of Idaho Transp Dept, just after talking on phone with you yesterday afternoon, yeehah
BTW that’s a word – conniptions – I haven’t thought about or heard in years……..
NICE FIND, toppermost bird Mr. Tom & Mrs. Zarate, sincere thx for your discussions, eh?
LA
From: “‘Tom McCabe’ tmccabe9@cableone.net [ible]”
To: “Sandra Zarate”
Sent: Monday, November 18, 2019 4:26:37 PM
Subject: RE: [IBLE] 3 Brant photos
This bird was in the back pond of Esther Simplot when I was on my way home… I was looking for the recent White-fronted Goose when I saw this dark, almost black, goose. When Sandra sent me her first photo, I immediately realized that we were talking about the same bird. And I can honestly say that I have NEVER seen a Brant along the Boise River in all my biking adventures. Way cool. (Unfortunately, the bird took off upriver while I was watching it.)
Tom McCabe, Boise
BTW, Larry Arnold is currently going through conniptions because he missed this bird. Somehow I think I know where he’ll be hanging out tomorrow. 😉
From: ible@yahoogroups.com [mailto:ible@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Sandra Zarate sanzar5@icloud.com [ible]
Sent: Monday, November 18, 2019 3:43 PM
To: ible@yahoogroups.com
Cc: Mom
Subject: [IBLE] 3 Brant photos [3 Attachments]
[ [ https://mail2.cableone.net/mail#TopText | Attachment(s) ] from Sandra Zarate included below]
Hi fellow birders,
I don’t often post but this morning from 11/18/19 aprx 8:30-11:30am a Brant was on the grassy field at ITD 3311 W. State St. Boise. We saw it on the field Behind the main building between the bridge design building and the sign shop building. At the back of the grassy field is an empty field with 2 small gravel piles on the edge. This is close to the Simplot white water area. Here r a few photos of the Brant. If I have misidentified it please let me know. It was/is with a flock of Canada geese. They did fly at about 11:30am but may be back tomorrow? Thx to my husband’s coworker Tony and also Tom M.
Sandra Zarate Boise
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RE: [IBLE] 3 Brant photos
This bird was in the back pond of Esther Simplot when I was on my way home. I was looking for the recent White-fronted Goose when I saw this dark, almost black, goose. When Sandra sent me her first photo, I immediately realized that we were talking about the same bird. And I can honestly say that I have NEVER seen a Brant along the Boise River in all my biking adventures. Way cool. (Unfortunately, the bird took off upriver while I was watching it..)
Tom McCabe, Boise
BTW, Larry Arnold is currently going through conniptions because he missed this bird. Somehow I think I know where he’ll be hanging out tomorrow. 😉
From: ible@yahoogroups.com [mailto:ible@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Sandra Zarate sanzar5@icloud.com [ible]
Sent: Monday, November 18, 2019 3:43 PM
To: ible@yahoogroups.com
Cc: Mom
Subject: [IBLE] 3 Brant photos [3 Attachments]
[Attachment(s) from Sandra Zarate included below]
Hi fellow birders,
I don’t often post but this morning from 11/18/19 aprx 8:30-11:30am a Brant was on the grassy field at ITD 3311 W. State St. Boise. We saw it on the field Behind the main building between the bridge design building and the sign shop building. At the back of the grassy field is an empty field with 2 small gravel piles on the edge. This is close to the Simplot white water area. Here r a few photos of the Brant. If I have misidentified it please let me know. It was/is with a flock of Canada geese. They did fly at about 11:30am but may be back tomorrow? Thx to my husband’s coworker Tony and also Tom M.
Sandra Zarate Boise
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Thanks for the updates and spot!
On Nov 18, 2019, at 4:26 PM, Jason Talbot jason.talbot1@yahoo.com [ible] wrote:
It’s on the grass with the Canada Geese at the entrance off State Street. 33rd South
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> On Nov 18, 2019, at 3:43 PM, Sandra Zarate sanzar5@icloud.com [ible] wrote:
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> I don’t often post but this morning from 11/18/19 aprx 8:30-11:30am a Brant was on the grassy field at ITD 3311 W. State St. Boise. We saw it on the field Behind the main building between the bridge design building and the sign shop building. At the back of the grassy field is an empty field with 2 small gravel piles on the edge. This is close to the Simplot white water area. Here r a few photos of the Brant. If I have misidentified it please let me know. It was/is with a flock of Canada geese. They did fly at about 11:30am but may be back tomorrow? Thx to my husband’s coworker Tony and also Tom M.
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It’s on the grass with the Canada Geese at the entrance off State Street. 33rd South
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> On Nov 18, 2019, at 3:43 PM, Sandra Zarate sanzar5@icloud.com [ible] wrote:
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> Hi fellow birders,
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> I don’t often post but this morning from 11/18/19 aprx 8:30-11:30am a Brant was on the grassy field at ITD 3311 W. State St. Boise. We saw it on the field Behind the main building between the bridge design building and the sign shop building. At the back of the grassy field is an empty field with 2 small gravel piles on the edge. This is close to the Simplot white water area. Here r a few photos of the Brant. If I have misidentified it please let me know. It was/is with a flock of Canada geese. They did fly at about 11:30am but may be back tomorrow? Thx to my husband’s coworker Tony and also Tom M.
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It’s currently here
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> On Nov 18, 2019, at 3:43 PM, Sandra Zarate sanzar5@icloud.com [ible] wrote:
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> Hi fellow birders,
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> I don’t often post but this morning from 11/18/19 aprx 8:30-11:30am a Brant was on the grassy field at ITD 3311 W. State St. Boise. We saw it on the field Behind the main building between the bridge design building and the sign shop building. At the back of the grassy field is an empty field with 2 small gravel piles on the edge. This is close to the Simplot white water area. Here r a few photos of the Brant. If I have misidentified it please let me know. It was/is with a flock of Canada geese. They did fly at about 11:30am but may be back tomorrow? Thx to my husband’s coworker Tony and also Tom M.
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[IBLE] 3 Brant photos [3 Attachments]
Hi fellow birders,
I don’t often post but this morning from 11/18/19 aprx 8:30-11:30am a Brant was on the grassy field at ITD 3311 W. State St. Boise. We saw it on the field Behind the main building between the bridge design building and the sign shop building. At the back of the grassy field is an empty field with 2 small gravel piles on the edge. This is close to the Simplot white water area. Here r a few photos of the Brant. If I have misidentified it please let me know. It was/is with a flock of Canada geese. They did fly at about 11:30am but may be back tomorrow? Thx to my husband’s coworker Tony and also Tom M.
Sandra Zarate Boise
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Re: [IBLE] Re: Late Report: YELLOW-BILLED LOON at Lake Chatcolet, Benewah County
sapsuckers on the brain, as in brain-drain? i love it =)
great bird Carl !!!
i’ve done that twice with YBLO, once in CO and once here in ID…. not expecting them so not looking very carefully…. other birders have to tell me that’s what i’m looking at, not a strange looking COLO
so should i give up and go back to my alternate hobbies, e.g., bowling.loud? golf.frustration? ancestry.com.black.hole ??? 😉
Larry
From: “Carl Lundblad carl.lundblad@gmail.com [ible]”
To: “IBLE”
Sent: Sunday, November 17, 2019 2:55:14 PM
Subject: [IBLE] Re: Late Report: YELLOW-BILLED LOON at Lake Chatcolet, Benewah County
Apologies for the obvious typo (“yellow-bellied loon”??) in the text of my last post. I must have sapsuckers on the brain today!
Carl Lundblad
Moscow, ID
On Sun, Nov 17, 2019 at 12:01 PM Carl Lundblad < [ mailto:carl.lundblad@gmail.com | carl.lundblad@gmail.com ] > wrote:
To make a long story short, I photographed a YELLOW-BELLIED LOON near Rocky Point on Lake Chatcolet (Heyburn State Park in Benewah County) on November 2. I almost blew if off as a pale-billed look-alike Common Loon, but upon critically re-evaluating my photos in the past week I realized it was in fact a Yellow-billed (photos in eBird: [ https://ebird.org/checklist/S61120883 | https://ebird.org/checklist/S61120883 ] ). I’ll be submitting my documentation to the IBRC.
Dave Griffin and I were back up there yesterday (Nov. 16) morning and saw one likely-continuing PACIFIC LOON and only 2-3 Common Loons. The whole area was pretty quiet.
Good Birding,
Carl Lundblad
Moscow, Idaho