Late-summer migrants are steadily passing through, and stopping to check out my crabapple tree and the berries on my honeysuckle bushes.
This morning, I had the nice surprise of a new little warbler foraging in my rock garden: Orange-crowned Warbler Bumping my yard list up to #75.
Everyone have a great Fall season – only 12 days away! Jonathan, HSB
Sent from Mail
I took advantage of the unsettled weather and spent most of Sunday seeking
migrants in north-central Idaho. Active landbird migration is often
difficult to observe in this area (except for at the UI Arboretum), but
Sunday was a major exception. Every stop was practically dripping with
expected migrant songbirds, as well as with light rain. The best stop was
the UI Arboretum in Moscow, where I had the CHESTNUT-SIDED WARBLER,
AMERICAN REDSTART, and many additional migrants as previously reported and
detailed in eBird: https://ebird.org/view/checklist/S59610273. 2
Red-necked Phalaropes were at the Genesee Sewage Lagoon. Next, I birded
the IDFG Wildlife Habitat Area in Lewiston Orchards which produced a late
EASTERN KINGBIRD plus a good crop of migrant flycatchers, vireos, warblers,
and sparrows. Mann Lake had a nice selection of the expected shorebirds, a
few other waterbirds, but again the main action was with migrant songbirds
in the vegetation including warblers, sparrows, and another late-ish
EASTERN KINGBIRD. Spalding Site (Nez Perce National Historic Park) was the
slowest stop of the day, but a couple hundred Violet-Green Swallows were
streaming overhead and down the Clearwater River. An early COMMON LOON was
in the Port of Lewiston and the shrubs there also had migrants. Hell’s
Gate SP had a few small flocks of migrants including a late YELLOW-BREASTED
CHAT and a nice LEWIS’S WOODPECKER which appears to be a first for that
well-birded site. Finally, I returned to Moscow and the UI Arboretum
around 6:15PM, searched for half an hour and was about to give up when I
heard the smacking somewhat junco-like calls of the Chestnut-sided
Warbler. I briefly observed it in the Prospector Elms northeast of the
upper pond, and then it flew into the spruces directly north of the pond,
where it chipped for another minute and then apparently went to bed, and I
headed home. A great day to be out observing migrants, which I wished
would never end.
Monday, I birded the UI Arboretum for an hour after work and observed my
second GRAY FLYCATCHER for north Idaho along with still a good crop of
common western migrants.
Good Birding,
Carl Lundblad
Moscow, Idaho
I’d appreciate any feedback from a checklist that I submitted for White-tailed Ptarmigan. I have no experience with this species but am convinced I ran across a couple in the Selkirks last week by sound only and after some research (I didn’t see them). See checklist for details https://ebird.org/view/checklist/S59523613
This link contains photos from the trip https://www.flickr.com/photos/120225686@N06/albums/72157710771356201
One phenomenon I experienced were thousands of moths everywhere. They were all over my tent, in the truck, everywhere we went in the Priest Lake area and up the valley toward the Canadian border. I’d never seen anything like it. I guess with that many moths, the Grizzlies make an effort to eat them assuming they’re the same kind. The following video shows what I mean (seen on the water) https://www.flickr.com/photos/120225686@N06/48708176838/in/album-72157710771356201/
My coworker and I did several hikes in the Selkirks, hiked to Upper Priest Falls and canoed to Upper Priest Lake. Very cool country up north!
Jason TalbotEagle, ID
(and other hum fun stuff)
Here is Missy’s hummingbird report for this morning, since she’s not on IBLE and because she witnessed a Rufus dive display, both seen and heard. The s ound she heard is included herein, along with Black-chinned: [ https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2011/09/dive-bombing-hummingbirds-let-their-feathers-do-talking | https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2011/09/dive-bombing-hummingbirds-let-their-feathers-do-talking ]
She also reports we might have more Rufous than Black-chins right now, which is a *first* for our little patch of a yard in west Boise. Total number she reported was 10 hums +/-
And with a little more research she found a link explaining who Anna was, namesake of one of our other hums… an infrequent wintering wizard hereabouts:
[ https://www.vancourier.com/community/who-was-anna-vancouver-s-official-bird-has-royal-pedigree-1.20074675 | https://www.vancourier.com/community/who-was-anna-vancouver-s-official-bird-has-royal-pedigree-1.20074675 ]
We’re loving these cooler temperatures, and with them a few different birds… =)
Good boid’n,
Larry
Looking at Merlin, the photos seem more consistent with a female
rose-breasted grosbeak, although bill color is hard to tell. Could it
possibly be a hybrid between rose-breasted and black-headed?
—
Louisa Evers
elouisa603@gmail.com
I consider the jury to still be out, but I guess we are probably leaning
Black-headed on my Grosbeak. I’m not sure I’ve seen a Black-headed with
such heavy dense and uniform streaking all the way across the breast and
down onto the belly, and it’s hard to find online photos that quite match
it, in those respects. However, some are close, Neil Paprocki obtained
additional photos that show some buffiness on the nape, and the bill may
not be quite as pink as I thought in the field. Any additional input is
welcome from those knowledgeable about the finer points of identifying
immature Pheucticus Grosbeaks.
Good Birding,
Carl Lundblad
Moscow, ID
On Fri, Sep 6, 2019 at 12:02 PM Carl Lundblad
wrote:
> It was quite a great morning in the University of Idaho Arboretum and
> Botanical Gardens. In fact, it was probably the best day I’ve had in there
> (eBird says I’ve birded in there 118 times in nearly 6 years) with minor
> fallout conditions (or major fallout conditions, by local standards). The
> best birds were a fall or immature female-type ROSE-BREASTED GROSBEAK in
> the Oak Grove along the east central edge and a CLAY-COLORED SPARROW
> feeding with other sparrows and finches in the field and hedgerow west of
> the parking lot. As far as I know, the grosbeak is a first record for
> Latah County (but please correct me if you know otherwise). Other notables
> included 2+ Olive-sided Flycatchers, 2 Solitary Sandpipers, a Barn Owl, a
> Mountain X Black-capped Chickadee, a late-ish Lazuli Bunting, and lots of
> warblers (by local standards). Full list and rarity photos are in eBird:
> https://ebird.org/view/checklist/S59555590.
>
> Good Birding!
>
> Carl Lundblad
> Moscow, Idaho
>
It was quite a great morning in the University of Idaho Arboretum and
Botanical Gardens. In fact, it was probably the best day I’ve had in there
(eBird says I’ve birded in there 118 times in nearly 6 years) with minor
fallout conditions (or major fallout conditions, by local standards). The
best birds were a fall or immature female-type ROSE-BREASTED GROSBEAK in
the Oak Grove along the east central edge and a CLAY-COLORED SPARROW
feeding with other sparrows and finches in the field and hedgerow west of
the parking lot. As far as I know, the grosbeak is a first record for
Latah County (but please correct me if you know otherwise). Other notables
included 2+ Olive-sided Flycatchers, 2 Solitary Sandpipers, a Barn Owl, a
Mountain X Black-capped Chickadee, a late-ish Lazuli Bunting, and lots of
warblers (by local standards). Full list and rarity photos are in eBird:
https://ebird.org/view/checklist/S59555590.
Good Birding!
Carl Lundblad
Moscow, Idaho
The IBRC members are exceptional! Thanks to the four new members who will
make trustworthy decisions about Idaho birds.
On Wed, Sep 4, 2019, 8:53 AM Cliff and Lisa Weisse
cliffandlisa@octobersetters.com [ible] wrote:
>
>
> All,
>
> These updates have been scarce the past couple years but I think they’ll
> become more regular again. We’re now fully transitioned over to the new
> web site and it seems to be working very well. We also welcomed four new
> members to IBRC; Steve Butterworth, Jon Isacoff, Carl Lundblad, and
> Heidi Ware-Carlisle. We very much appreciate their help.
>
> Here’s the latest batch of records we’ve completed voting on:
>
> Accepted in first round:
> Swamp Sparrow 51-B-2018
> Alder Flycatcher 1-A-2018
> Louisiana Waterthrush 2-A-2018
> Summer Tanager 10-B-2017
> Band-tailed Pigeon 6-B-2017
> Red-headed Woodpecker 14-B-2017
> Chestnut-sided Warbler 28-B-2016
> Purple Finch 4-B-2017
> Swamp Sparrow 60-B-2017
> Yellow-billed Cuckoo 21-B-2017
> Snowy Plover 9-B-2017
> Red Knot 7-B-2017
> Green Heron 28-B-2017
> Purple Finch 50-B-2017
> Pomarine Jaeger 48-B-2017
> Brown Thrasher 45-B-2017
> Brant 42-B-2017
> Palm Warbler 39-B-2017
> Blackpoll Warbler 41-B-2017
> Blackpoll Warbler 36-B-2017
> Ruddy Turnstone 38-B-2017
> Hermit Warbler 33-B-2017
> Least Flycatcher 35-B-2017
> Short-billed Dowitcher 26-B-2017
> Blue Grosbeak 24-B-2017
> White-winged Scoter 22-B-2017
> Gyrfalcon 20-B-2017
> Short-billed Dowitcher 23-B-2017
> White-winged Dove 13-B-2017
> Scissor-tailed Flycatcher 19-B-2017
> Band-tailed Pigeon 18-B-2017
> Hermit Warbler 16-B-2017
> Purple Finch 12-B-2018
> Snowy Owl 11-B-2018
> Dunlin 6-B-2018
> Cinnamon Teal 8-B-2018
> Least Sandpiper 7-B-2018
> Winter Wren 5-B-2018
> LeConte’s Sparrow 58-B-2017
> Golden-crowned Sparrow 4-B-2018
> Purple Finch 3-B-2018
> Northern Parula 59-B-2017
> Hoary Redpoll 1-B-2018
> American Pipit 62-B-2017
> Savannah Sparrow 61-B-2017
> Black Scoter 57-B-2017
> Clay-colored Sparrow 53-B-2017
>
> Not accepted in first round:
> Red-breasted Sapsucker 45-B-2016
> Rose-ringed Parakeet 40-B-2017
> Gray Flycatcher 17-B-2017
> Sharp-tailed Grouse 10-B-2018
>
> Accepted in second round:
> Red-naped Sapsucker 42-B-2016 (6-1)
> Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 17-B-2016 (6-1)
> Tree Swallow 1-B-2017
>
> Not Accepted in second round:
> Red-breasted Sapsucker 2-B-2016 (2-5)
>
> Not Accepted in third round:
> Ancient Murrelet 25-B-2016 (3-4)
>
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>
> I’ve been asked a few times about the meaning of the alpha-numeric codes
> shown after the species name in the list of reviewed records I send out
> in these updates. All records are in this format:
> Species name, Record Number, (Vote).
> Species name is self explanatory.
> The record number is in 3 parts separated by hyphens. The first part is
> the number of the record within a given year. The second part is a
> letter, either A or B, which designates whether the report is for a
> species with previous Idaho records (B), or if the report is for a
> species not yet documented in Idaho (A). The third part is the year in
> which the report was submitted.
> The numbers in parenthesis are the final vote arrived at by IBRC for the
> record, with the first number for “accept” votes, the second for “not
> accept” votes. First round votes must be unanimous to be decisive so
> any record Accepted/Not Accepted in first round is necessarily 7-0 or 0-7..
>
> Here’s an example:
> Lincoln’s Sparrow 11-B-13 (7-0)
> In this case the species is Lincoln’s Sparrow.
> The record number, 11-B-13, shows that this is the 11th report submitted
> to IBRC during the year, the “B” shows that there are previous records
> for Lincoln’s Sparrow, “13” is the year, 2013.
> The numbers in parenthesis, (7-0), are the final vote on the record. 7
> votes to Accept, 0 votes for Not Accept.
>
> Accepted in first round:
> Bewick’s Wren 15-B-13
>
> Accepted in second round:
> Lincoln’s Sparrow 11-B-13 (7-0)
>
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>
> -Report rarities to the Idaho Bird Records Committee via the online form
> at:
> https://ibrc.idahobirds.net/node/add/rare_bird_reports
> -Helpful tips for preparing your report can be found in this article:
> https://ibrc.idahobirds.net/how-to-document
> -Don’t forget to check the Review List before taking the time to prepare
> a report:
> https://ibrc.idahobirds.net/review-species
> -You can contact the Secretary via email at this address:
> secretary@idahobirds.net
> -As always you can email any Committee member with questions. Addresses
> can be found here:
> https://ibrc.idahobirds.net/
>
> —
> Cliff and Lisa Weisse
> Island Park, Idaho
> cliffandlisa@octobersetters.com
>
>
>
Sincere thanks Cliff, Lisa, Shirley and others who’ve juiced up / added spice to / the new improved IBRC web page…
it’s been fun to roam around in there…….. =)
Welcome to the new voting members, eh?!!
Larry
W. Boise
From: “Cliff and Lisa Weisse cliffandlisa@octobersetters.com [ible]”
To: “IBLE”
Sent: Wednesday, September 4, 2019 8:09:54 AM
Subject: [IBLE] IBRC Update
All,
These updates have been scarce the past couple years but I think they’ll
become more regular again. We’re now fully transitioned over to the new
web site and it seems to be working very well. We also welcomed four new
members to IBRC; Steve Butterworth, Jon Isacoff, Carl Lundblad, and
Heidi Ware-Carlisle. We very much appreciate their help.
Here’s the latest batch of records we’ve completed voting on:
Accepted in first round:
Swamp Sparrow 51-B-2018
Alder Flycatcher 1-A-2018
Louisiana Waterthrush 2-A-2018
Summer Tanager 10-B-2017
Band-tailed Pigeon 6-B-2017
Red-headed Woodpecker 14-B-2017
Chestnut-sided Warbler 28-B-2016
Purple Finch 4-B-2017
Swamp Sparrow 60-B-2017
Yellow-billed Cuckoo 21-B-2017
Snowy Plover 9-B-2017
Red Knot 7-B-2017
Green Heron 28-B-2017
Purple Finch 50-B-2017
Pomarine Jaeger 48-B-2017
Brown Thrasher 45-B-2017
Brant 42-B-2017
Palm Warbler 39-B-2017
Blackpoll Warbler 41-B-2017
Blackpoll Warbler 36-B-2017
Ruddy Turnstone 38-B-2017
Hermit Warbler 33-B-2017
Least Flycatcher 35-B-2017
Short-billed Dowitcher 26-B-2017
Blue Grosbeak 24-B-2017
White-winged Scoter 22-B-2017
Gyrfalcon 20-B-2017
Short-billed Dowitcher 23-B-2017
White-winged Dove 13-B-2017
Scissor-tailed Flycatcher 19-B-2017
Band-tailed Pigeon 18-B-2017
Hermit Warbler 16-B-2017
Purple Finch 12-B-2018
Snowy Owl 11-B-2018
Dunlin 6-B-2018
Cinnamon Teal 8-B-2018
Least Sandpiper 7-B-2018
Winter Wren 5-B-2018
LeConte’s Sparrow 58-B-2017
Golden-crowned Sparrow 4-B-2018
Purple Finch 3-B-2018
Northern Parula 59-B-2017
Hoary Redpoll 1-B-2018
American Pipit 62-B-2017
Savannah Sparrow 61-B-2017
Black Scoter 57-B-2017
Clay-colored Sparrow 53-B-2017
Not accepted in first round:
Red-breasted Sapsucker 45-B-2016
Rose-ringed Parakeet 40-B-2017
Gray Flycatcher 17-B-2017
Sharp-tailed Grouse 10-B-2018
Accepted in second round:
Red-naped Sapsucker 42-B-2016 (6-1)
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 17-B-2016 (6-1)
Tree Swallow 1-B-2017
Not Accepted in second round:
Red-breasted Sapsucker 2-B-2016 (2-5)
Not Accepted in third round:
Ancient Murrelet 25-B-2016 (3-4)
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
I’ve been asked a few times about the meaning of the alpha-numeric codes
shown after the species name in the list of reviewed records I send out
in these updates. All records are in this format:
Species name, Record Number, (Vote).
Species name is self explanatory.
The record number is in 3 parts separated by hyphens. The first part is
the number of the record within a given year. The second part is a
letter, either A or B, which designates whether the report is for a
species with previous Idaho records (B), or if the report is for a
species not yet documented in Idaho (A). The third part is the year in
which the report was submitted.
The numbers in parenthesis are the final vote arrived at by IBRC for the
record, with the first number for “accept” votes, the second for “not
accept” votes. First round votes must be unanimous to be decisive so
any record Accepted/Not Accepted in first round is necessarily 7-0 or 0-7.
Here’s an example:
Lincoln’s Sparrow 11-B-13 (7-0)
In this case the species is Lincoln’s Sparrow.
The record number, 11-B-13, shows that this is the 11th report submitted
to IBRC during the year, the “B” shows that there are previous records
for Lincoln’s Sparrow, “13” is the year, 2013.
The numbers in parenthesis, (7-0), are the final vote on the record. 7
votes to Accept, 0 votes for Not Accept.
Accepted in first round:
Bewick’s Wren 15-B-13
Accepted in second round:
Lincoln’s Sparrow 11-B-13 (7-0)
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
-Report rarities to the Idaho Bird Records Committee via the online form at:
https://ibrc.idahobirds.net/node/add/rare_bird_reports
-Helpful tips for preparing your report can be found in this article:
https://ibrc.idahobirds.net/how-to-document
-Don’t forget to check the Review List before taking the time to prepare
a report:
https://ibrc.idahobirds.net/review-species
-You can contact the Secretary via email at this address:
secretary@idahobirds.net
-As always you can email any Committee member with questions. Addresses
can be found here:
https://ibrc.idahobirds.net/
—
Cliff and Lisa Weisse
Island Park, Idaho
cliffandlisa@octobersetters.com
All,
These updates have been scarce the past couple years but I think they’ll
become more regular again. We’re now fully transitioned over to the new
web site and it seems to be working very well. We also welcomed four new
members to IBRC; Steve Butterworth, Jon Isacoff, Carl Lundblad, and
Heidi Ware-Carlisle. We very much appreciate their help.
Here’s the latest batch of records we’ve completed voting on:
Accepted in first round:
Swamp Sparrow 51-B-2018
Alder Flycatcher 1-A-2018
Louisiana Waterthrush 2-A-2018
Summer Tanager 10-B-2017
Band-tailed Pigeon 6-B-2017
Red-headed Woodpecker 14-B-2017
Chestnut-sided Warbler 28-B-2016
Purple Finch 4-B-2017
Swamp Sparrow 60-B-2017
Yellow-billed Cuckoo 21-B-2017
Snowy Plover 9-B-2017
Red Knot 7-B-2017
Green Heron 28-B-2017
Purple Finch 50-B-2017
Pomarine Jaeger 48-B-2017
Brown Thrasher 45-B-2017
Brant 42-B-2017
Palm Warbler 39-B-2017
Blackpoll Warbler 41-B-2017
Blackpoll Warbler 36-B-2017
Ruddy Turnstone 38-B-2017
Hermit Warbler 33-B-2017
Least Flycatcher 35-B-2017
Short-billed Dowitcher 26-B-2017
Blue Grosbeak 24-B-2017
White-winged Scoter 22-B-2017
Gyrfalcon 20-B-2017
Short-billed Dowitcher 23-B-2017
White-winged Dove 13-B-2017
Scissor-tailed Flycatcher 19-B-2017
Band-tailed Pigeon 18-B-2017
Hermit Warbler 16-B-2017
Purple Finch 12-B-2018
Snowy Owl 11-B-2018
Dunlin 6-B-2018
Cinnamon Teal 8-B-2018
Least Sandpiper 7-B-2018
Winter Wren 5-B-2018
LeConte’s Sparrow 58-B-2017
Golden-crowned Sparrow 4-B-2018
Purple Finch 3-B-2018
Northern Parula 59-B-2017
Hoary Redpoll 1-B-2018
American Pipit 62-B-2017
Savannah Sparrow 61-B-2017
Black Scoter 57-B-2017
Clay-colored Sparrow 53-B-2017
Not accepted in first round:
Red-breasted Sapsucker 45-B-2016
Rose-ringed Parakeet 40-B-2017
Gray Flycatcher 17-B-2017
Sharp-tailed Grouse 10-B-2018
Accepted in second round:
Red-naped Sapsucker 42-B-2016 (6-1)
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 17-B-2016 (6-1)
Tree Swallow 1-B-2017
Not Accepted in second round:
Red-breasted Sapsucker 2-B-2016 (2-5)
Not Accepted in third round:
Ancient Murrelet 25-B-2016 (3-4)
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
I’ve been asked a few times about the meaning of the alpha-numeric codes
shown after the species name in the list of reviewed records I send out
in these updates. All records are in this format:
Species name, Record Number, (Vote).
Species name is self explanatory.
The record number is in 3 parts separated by hyphens. The first part is
the number of the record within a given year. The second part is a
letter, either A or B, which designates whether the report is for a
species with previous Idaho records (B), or if the report is for a
species not yet documented in Idaho (A). The third part is the year in
which the report was submitted.
The numbers in parenthesis are the final vote arrived at by IBRC for the
record, with the first number for “accept” votes, the second for “not
accept” votes. First round votes must be unanimous to be decisive so
any record Accepted/Not Accepted in first round is necessarily 7-0 or 0-7.
Here’s an example:
Lincoln’s Sparrow 11-B-13 (7-0)
In this case the species is Lincoln’s Sparrow.
The record number, 11-B-13, shows that this is the 11th report submitted
to IBRC during the year, the “B” shows that there are previous records
for Lincoln’s Sparrow, “13” is the year, 2013.
The numbers in parenthesis, (7-0), are the final vote on the record. 7
votes to Accept, 0 votes for Not Accept.
Accepted in first round:
Bewick’s Wren 15-B-13
Accepted in second round:
Lincoln’s Sparrow 11-B-13 (7-0)
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
-Report rarities to the Idaho Bird Records Committee via the online form at:
https://ibrc.idahobirds.net/node/add/rare_bird_reports
-Helpful tips for preparing your report can be found in this article:
https://ibrc.idahobirds.net/how-to-document
-Don’t forget to check the Review List before taking the time to prepare
a report:
https://ibrc.idahobirds.net/review-species
-You can contact the Secretary via email at this address:
secretary@idahobirds.net
-As always you can email any Committee member with questions. Addresses
can be found here:
https://ibrc.idahobirds.net/
—
Cliff and Lisa Weisse
Island Park, Idaho
cliffandlisa@octobersetters.com