Have had a singleton female Calliope at the feeder two days in a row. Bulk
of hummers seem to be rufous – juveniles – fighting with the two families
of resident black-chinned. It gets fierce.
Relieved to see a pair of red-tail hawks – adult dark morph and juvie – as
well as a juvie Swainson hawk a few days ago. AND a bonus kestrel clutch
in our nesting box – this is the second time in two years we’ve had
multiple clutches.
Never seen this before – a night hawk soaring in the air with a kestrel –
at 10 a.m. Just two of them, a pas de deux at 3000 ft.
Susan Patla sent me a msg earlier that she had imm Rufous Hummingbirds at her feeder in Teton Basin yest. Sure enough, just had a couple of juvenile Rufous Hummingbirds arrive to my feeder. One juv male thinks the feeder is his alone & makes war on a juv Broad-tailed trying to come in.
Definitely, 2 wks earlier than last yr. And, juvenile Rufous were the last Hummers to come through last fall.
Every day is different. You’re lucky to see the Calliopes. I have
occasional Black-chinned females or immatures. Black-capped Chickadees and
Red-breasted Nuthatches have been vocal as they move about the trees and
shrubs. Fun times.
Diann Stone Boise Depot Bench
On Thu, Aug 15, 2019, 6:37 AM lcarrigan_55@yahoo.com [ible] <
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> Just a quick note. Big change at feeder here at daybreak this AM. Equal
> numbers of juv Calliope & juv & female Broad-tailed Hummingbirds. 4-5 each.
> Not a single Black-chinned in sight. And no adult Black-chinneds in 3 days.
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> Brian Carrigan
> Blackfoot
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A group of us did not find the Purple Martins at Lake Cleveland. We did not
scour the area as intensely as we could have, but for over an hour we did
not see any flying martins or hear any Martin-like calls.
Just keeping the birding community informed.
Good birding!
Austin Young
Pocatello
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Twin Falls, ID
austinyoung224@gmail.com
Fall migration is fascinating & bittersweet. It depicts a change in the seasons to my favorite fly-fishing time of the year…fall. But, also represents the time when you realize the flush of our most colorful birds pushing through won’t return for another 6-7 months.
For the past 10 days, I’ve had Black-chinned & Calliope &, yesterday, Broad-tailed Hummers draining the nectar feeder every 2 days. Bill Moore has quite aptly pointed out to me that amt of nectar represented probably 80 individual hummingbirds draining the feeder. This AM, I’ve seen only a couple of Broad-tailed & Black-chinneds.
Plus, it seems like all have pushed through about 2 weeks early, esp the Rufous that came through a few wks ago. Maybe another bunch will arrive, but, as the majority have been juveniles, makes me wonder how many more are left in the Rockies?
One of the researchers at Deer Flat National Wildlife Refuge is looking for 2 volunteers to help with grebe surveys. If you are interested please contact me by phone or email and I’ll pass along the rest of the information.
Today my family and I hiked up to Sawtooth Lake in the Sawtooth Wilderness of central Idaho with two target birds in mind: Spruce Grouse & Black Rosy-Finch. Unfortunately, I missed both of these targets but a few other interesting birds were present to make up for them: PEREGRINE FALCON, WILLIAMSON’S & RED-NAPED SAPSUCKERS, many BROWN CREEPERS, & both KINGLETS. I also had three finch species including RED CROSSBILL & CASSIN’S FINCH at Galena Summit. Overall, decent numbers & average diversity of birds for a hike in mainly montane forest habitat.
Good birding,
Henry Griffin
Ketchum ID
(Chicago IL)
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Just a quick note. Big change at feeder here at daybreak this AM. Equal numbers of juv Calliope & juv & female Broad-tailed Hummingbirds. 4-5 each. Not a single Black-chinned in sight. And no adult Black-chinneds in 3 days.
Past 2 days have seen the arrival of more juvenile Calliope Hummingbirds. Both males & females & not an adult in the bunch. Black-chinned juveniles are outnumbering the Calliope & it’s always a toss up as to whether they’ll peacefully take up opposite sides of the feeder or do battle! I did have a single juvenile Broad-tailed come in about dinner time.
Lazuli Bunting juveniles are still present with at least 25 around & an add’l 5 adult males. Also, a few more Chipping Sparrows have arrived. There are noticeably fewer BH Grosbeaks around. Only filling my seeds every 2 days, instead of 2-3 times/day.
Brian Carrigan
Blackfoot
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