Yesterday evening I spotted a Junco of the season in my backyard of North Meridian.

Ruthann Greene

many interesting subjects, events, opportunities, and publications listed herein…….

Cheryl, thx for reporting your hums and blooms…. =)

Larry

From: “Bird Studies Canada/Études d’Oiseaux Canada”
To: “Larry Arnold”
Sent: Thursday, September 26, 2019 11:31:44 AM
Subject: Your September Bird Research and Conservation News

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Common Loon Photo: Phil Barley

Fall is Migration Time for Loons and Lake Users Alike

Our thanks to those who participated in this year’s Canadian Lakes Loon Survey. As we say good-bye to summer and our loons for now, we reflect on the nesting season and how loons are faring. [ https://bbox.blackbaudhosting.com/WebForms/service/page.redir?target=https%3a%2f%2fwww.birdscanada.org%2fnews%2ffall-is-migration-time-for-loons-and-lake-users-alike&srcid=15764826&srctid=1&erid=1179091082&trid=d90714d6-3350-4767-8e1a-8aa234b998f7 | Check out our season summary ] .

Neonics Harm the Birds AND the Bees

Results of a new study add to growing evidence that neonicotinoids harm more than just bees. White-crowned Sparrows exposed to a small dose of an insecticide lost weight and delayed migration longer than birds who were not exposed. [ https://bbox.blackbaudhosting.com/WebForms/service/page.redir?target=https%3a%2f%2fwww.birdscanada.org%2fnews%2fneonics-harm-the-birds-and-the-bees&srcid=15764826&srctid=1&erid=1179091082&trid=d90714d6-3350-4767-8e1a-8aa234b998f7 | Learn more ] .

White-crowned Sparrow Photo: Margaret Eng

Celebrating our Newest “Young Ornithologists”

Each summer, Bird Studies Canada and Long Point Bird Observatory host the Doug Tarry Young Ornithologists’ Workshop for youth aged 13-17. This year’s six keen learners practiced bird banding, sketching, and more! [ https://bbox.blackbaudhosting.com/WebForms/service/page.redir?target=https%3a%2f%2fwww.birdscanada.org%2fnews%2fcelebrating-our-newest-young-ornithologists&srcid=15764826&srctid=1&erid=1179091082&trid=d90714d6-3350-4767-8e1a-8aa234b998f7 | Read about them and their enriching experiences ] .

Photo: Long Point Bird Observatory

Cute but Cryptic: The American Woodcock

Did you know that the American Woodcock, often seen in forests and meadows, belongs to the shorebird family? This species has many unique characteristics, and committed Citizen Scientists in Ontario spend a spring evening each year listening for its calls. [ https://bbox.blackbaudhosting.com/WebForms/service/page.redir?target=https%3a%2f%2fwww.birdscanada.org%2fnews%2fcute-but-cryptic-the-american-woodcock&srcid=15764826&srctid=1&erid=1179091082&trid=d90714d6-3350-4767-8e1a-8aa234b998f7 | Learn something new about woodcocks ] .

American Woodcock chick Photo: Andrew Tyerman

Volunteers and Plovers Persist Through Soggy Season

Conservation volunteers and Piping Plover families faced challenges in the Great Lakes region this year, but there were also victories to celebrate. Our thanks and congratulations to all who contributed to this year’s successes. [ https://bbox.blackbaudhosting.com/WebForms/service/page.redir?target=https%3a%2f%2fwww.birdscanada.org%2fnews%2fvolunteers-and-plovers-persist-through-soggy-season&srcid=15764826&srctid=1&erid=1179091082&trid=d90714d6-3350-4767-8e1a-8aa234b998f7 | Learn more in a nesting season summary ] .

Piping Plover Photo: Plover Lovers

Rare Gem of Ontario Forests Gets a Boost

New funding for our Ontario Forest Birds at Risk program will support work to conserve a federally Endangered species and its habitat. The Cerulean Warbler breeds in mature deciduous trees, and landowners within its range are key conservation collaborators. [ https://bbox.blackbaudhosting.com/WebForms/service/page.redir?target=https%3a%2f%2fwww.birdscanada.org%2fnews%2frare-gem-of-ontario-forests-gets-a-boost&srcid=15764826&srctid=1&erid=1179091082&trid=d90714d6-3350-4767-8e1a-8aa234b998f7 | See more details ] .

Cathy McCrae Photo: Gail McNeil

THANK YOU for Supporting the 2019 Birdathon!

Thank you to the participants, sponsors, and prize donors who made the 2019 Great Canadian Birdathon a success! Your contributions are supporting bird conservation across Canada. [ https://bbox.blackbaudhosting.com/WebForms/service/page.redir?target=https%3a%2f%2fwww.birdscanada.org%2fnews%2fthank-you-for-supporting-the-2019-birdathon&srcid=15764826&srctid=1&erid=1179091082&trid=d90714d6-3350-4767-8e1a-8aa234b998f7 | Find out how, and see who won this year’s Birdathon prizes ] .

Events & Opportunities

Now – 4 October 2019. If you sign up or renew to participate in the upcoming Project FeederWatch season by 4 October, you will receive a bonus gift with your FeederWatch kit: a beautifully-illustrated poster of Common Backyard Hawks and Falcons of North America. By [ https://bbox.blackbaudhosting.com/WebForms/service/page.redir?target=https%3a%2f%2fbirdscanada.org%2fsupport%2findex.jsp%3ftargetpg%3djoinpfw&srcid=15764826&srctid=1&erid=1179091082&trid=d90714d6-3350-4767-8e1a-8aa234b998f7 | joining Project FeederWatch ] , you can enjoy watching birds from November to April, learn more about them, and contribute valuable data for the study of bird populations.

27 – 29 September 2019. Hamilton, ON. If you’re attending the Friday or Saturday evening events of the [ https://bbox.blackbaudhosting..com/WebForms/service/page.redir?target=http%3a%2f%2fwww.ofo.ca%2fofo-docs%2f2019ConventionFlyer.pdf&srcid=15764826&srctid=1&erid=1179091082&trid=d90714d6-3350-4767-8e1a-8aa234b998f7 | Ontario Field Ornithologists Annual Convention ] , stop by the Bird Studies Canada display to visit Megan Hiebert (Ontario SwiftWatch Coordinator), Andrés Jiménez (Ontario Urban Program Coordinator), or Amanda Bichel (Ontario Important Birds and Biodiversity Area Coordinator).

28 September 2019. Port Rowan, ON. Bird Studies Canada members are invited to join us for our Annual Members’ Meeting from 2-4 p.m. Guest speaker Liz Purves, Ontario Director, will share a presentation entitled “SwiftWatch – Engaging Volunteer Citizen Scientists for Chimney Swifts.” RSVP to Rosie Kirton: [ https://bbox.blackbaudhosting.com/WebForms/service/page.redir?target=rkirton%40birdscanada.org&srcid=15764826&srctid=1&erid=1179091082&trid=d90714d6-3350-4767-8e1a-8aa234b998f7 | rkirton@birdscanada.org ] .

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Check out [ https://bbox.blackbaudhosting.com/WebForms/service/page.redir?target=https%3a%2f%2fwww.birdscanada.org%2fnews%2fbicknells-thrush-state-of-canadas-birds-were-focal-points-at-recent-meeting&srcid=15764826&srctid=1&erid=1179091082&trid=d90714d6-3350-4767-8e1a-8aa234b998f7 | highlights from the recent Meeting of the Society of Canadian Ornithologists ] in Québec City, shared by participating Bird Studies Canada staff.

Latest Research Publications

Brown, D.J., Donner, D.M., Ribic, C.A., et al. 2019. [ https://bbox.blackbaudhosting.com/WebForms/service/page.redir?target=https%3a%2f%2fdoi.org%2f10.1002%2fece3.5547&srcid=15764826&srctid=1&erid=1179091082&trid=d90714d6-3350-4767-8e1a-8aa234b998f7 | Influence of climate change and postdelisting management on long‐term population viability of the conservation‐reliant Kirtland’s Warbler ] . Ecology and Evolution .

Eng., M.L., Stutchbury, B.J.M., and Morrissey, C.A. 2019. [ https://bbox.blackbaudhosting.com/WebForms/service/page.redir?target=https%3a%2f%2fdoi.org%2f10.1126%2fscience.aaw9419&srcid=15764826&srctid=1&erid=1179091082&trid=d90714d6-3350-4767-8e1a-8aa234b998f7 | A neonicotinoid insecticide reduces fueling and delays migration in songbirds ] . Science .

Rosenberg, K.V., Dokter, A.M., Blancher, P.J., et al. 2019. [ https://bbox.blackbaudhosting.com/WebForms/service/page.redir?target=https%3a%2f%2fdoi..org%2f10.1126%2fscience.aaw1313&srcid=15764826&srctid=1&erid=1179091082&trid=d90714d6-3350-4767-8e1a-8aa234b998f7 | Decline of the North American avifauna ] . Science . (You can read further about this article on the [ https://bbox.blackbaudhosting.com/WebForms/service/page.redir?target=https%3a%2f%2fwww.birdscanada.org%2fnews%2fthree-billion-birds-have-disappeared-but-we-can-bring-them-back&srcid=15764826&srctid=1&erid=1179091082&trid=d90714d6-3350-4767-8e1a-8aa234b998f7 | Bird Studies Canada blog ] ..)

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P.O. Box/B.P. 160, Port Rowan, ON N0E 1M0

Nice report Larry. We still have 3 black-chins and 1 Rufous Hummer coming to feeder and the many blooming salvias and agastache. Keep looking for an Anna’s to join them.
Evening Grosbeaks have stopped by to feed on striped sunflower seeds we grew in garden and a flock of Pine Siskins have been coming into bird baths the last few days. The local Sharp-shins and Cooper’s hawks are keeping everybody on their toes.
Cooler weather will soon bring in juncos and sparrows to yard but have already seen a lot of those during Deer Flat NWR walks. Fall migration could bring rarities and I keep my eyes/ears open!

Cheryl Huizinga
Caldwell, Idaho

> On Sep 26, 2019, at 8:13 AM, LARRY ARNOLD larnold47@cableone.net [ible] wrote:
>
>
> q-u-a-c-k !!! ducks across the street are fed (quacked corn), magpies are fed (peanuts in shell), finches are fed ( BOSS, i.e., black oil sunflower seed )…cassin’s, house, lesser gold, american gold,,, and squirrels, quail and sparrows (song, junco, house, and a potential lincoln’s) do a great job on the ground as cleanup crew
>
> we still have a juvie black-chinned hum coming to our salvia and agastache, both still at peak bloom.
> but we haven’t seen a hum at our feeder for c. two weeks or so
> our LOD for BCHU was 03 Oct one year (here)
> one year in W Colorado we had a BCHU remain until mid-December, almost made our CBC
>
> Larry
>
>
>

q-u-a-c-k !!! ducks across the street are fed (quacked corn), magpies are fed (peanuts in shell), finches are fed ( BOSS, i.e., black oil sunflower seed )…cassin’s, house, lesser gold, american gold,,, and squirrels, quail and sparrows (song, junco, house, and a potential lincoln’s) do a great job on the ground as cleanup crew

we still have a juvie black-chinned hum coming to our salvia and agastache, both still at peak bloom.
but we haven’t seen a hum at our feeder for c. two weeks or so
our LOD for BCHU was 03 Oct one year (here)
one year in W Colorado we had a BCHU remain until mid-December, almost made our CBC

Larry

Quite familiar with both vultures from my TX birding days & agree with Carl that the photos show a juvenile Turkey Vulture. For the same reasons he outlined so well. Refer to Sibley’s for details & comparison. Great photos of the bird with good field markings!

Locally, I’ve just seen small groups of Ruby-crowned Kinglets & Wilson’s Warblers coming through. I do have sev Red-breasted Nuthatches hitting my seeds. Otherwise, quiet around the place.

Brian Carrigan
Blackfoot

The feathered nape, lack of strongly two-toned bill, less-wrinkly
facial/head skin, and brownish tones to the plumage all suggest this is a
juvenile Turkey Vulture. I’m not holding my breath for an Idaho Black
Vulture record an time soon, but September would probably be the time…..

Good Birding,

Carl Lundblad
Moscow, ID

On Wed, Sep 25, 2019 at 8:17 PM LARRY ARNOLD wrote:

>
> i looked and passed it off as a HY TUVU kind of looking at that bill and
> face (vs. Sibley illustrations), and photos don’t show tail / wing lengths,
> which are kind of important, eh?
> also because there are no accepted entries in eBird, but I probably should
> have checked IBRC web site..?
> guessing it’s still unconfirmed ?
> i was going to discuss it with Carl Lundblad, but apparently forgot to..
> maybe now is good 😉
>
> ——————————
> *From: *”Denise Hughes deniseh449@gmail.com [ible]” < > ible-noreply@yahoogroups.com>
> *To: *”IBLE”
> *Sent: *Wednesday, September 25, 2019 6:39:16 PM
> *Subject: *[IBLE] Black Vulture at City of Rocks
>
>
>
> What do you think about this sighting?
>
> https://ebird.org/view/checklist/S60032971
>
> Denise Hughes
> Caldwell, Idaho
>
>
>
>

What do you think about this sighting?

https://ebird.org/view/checklist/S60032971

Denise Hughes
Caldwell, Idaho

I came home from the grocery store a few minutes ago and saw a medium-sized
dark bird flycatching from a perch on a Russian olive on my ditch bank. I
ran to the car for my binoculars and found, as expected, that it was a
Lewis’s Woodpecker-first time in my yard. Then I ran back inside for my
camera and was pleased to get several decent shots.

Kit

Kit Struthers

Idaho Falls, ID

kit619@centurylink.net

As I got my bike out for my morning ride, I happened to look up. Above me
were about 30 Turkey Vultures, spiraling up on an updraft. They were
proceeding generally southeast from the North End.

My next surprise was a Western Grebe at Quinn’s Pond, followed by a pair of
Red-necked Grebes at Silver Lake. A flyover by some Red-tails at Remington
St. was not a surprise so much as a treat.

When I got back to Quinn’s Pond, I discovered that a pair of Ruddy Ducks had
joined the crowd, although they and the raft of A. Coots were outnumbered by
the SUP boarders. Final tally was 35 birds in 11 miles, an improvement over
recent rides.

On a separate note, I seem to have a flock of Cassin’s Finches, male and
female, enjoying the offerings in my back yard. I also have attracted the
attention of a Cooper’s Hawk that hangs out sometimes in our neighbor’s pine
tree. Our other neighbor has named it “Alice.” (In my younger days I
actually got to experience an Alice Cooper concert. Very different.)

Tom McCabe, Boise

I did some weekend birding in Latah, Nez Perce, Idaho, Lewis, and
Clearwater Counties in the southern Panhandle. It was notable for
featuring BOTH good weather and good birding, which are often mutually
exclusive during migration periods around here. Migrant songbirds (mostly
warblers and sparrows) were present at almost every location, and large
numbers of finches (Pine Siskins, Evening Grosbeaks) added some winter
flair. My first notable bird on Saturday was a GRAY FLYCATCHER working the
fence lines at the Genesee Sewage Lagoon (
https://ebird.org/view/checklist/S59979618). A late Violet-green Swallow
flew over, and 4 Long-billed Dowitchers were on the pond. Probably my best
stop was at Hell’s Gate State Park in Lewiston, which was packed with
migrants including as many as 150-200 warblers dominated by Audubon’s
Yellow-rumps, 5% Myrtle Yellow-rumps, Orange-crowned, Wilson’s, Townsend’s
Warblers, dozens of Ruby-crowned Kinglets, and ~100 Violet-green Swallows.
The best birds at Hell’s Gate were a COMMON TERN and another GRAY
FLYCATCHER, and the full list is on eBird:
https://ebird.org/view/checklist/S59985611 . These 2 Gray Flycatcher
records will be the first and second in eBird for Nez Perce County. Mann
Lake had 3 Red-necked Grebes (also 3 Westerns) and a similar crop of
shorebirds as reported by Keith the following day.

Saturday evening, my latest VAUX’S SWIFTS (~40) for Idaho came in to roost
at the Monastery of St. Gertrude near Cottonwood, and I was present when
they emerged and quickly dispersed around 7:50 the nest morning.
Otherwise, the Monastery was fairly quiet except for a couple of
Orange-crowned and Audubon’s Warblers, Chipping, Lincoln’s, and good
numbers of White-crowned Sparrows. 200+ American Pipits were all over the
dirt fields in the Tolo Lake area near Grangeville, and a careful perusal
might have revealed many times that number. Tolo Lake, itself, hosted one
each Horned and EARED GREBE, a BARN OWL, and a RED-NAPED SAPSUCKER. A
flock of swallows included my latest BANK SWALLOWS (4+) for Idaho and at
least one Violet-green. A nice Myrtle Yellow-rumped Warbler was at Pioneer
Park in Grangeville. Along the upper portion of “Old Whitebird Highway” I
observed my latest BLACK-HEADED GROSBEAK for Idaho and briefly observed
what appeared to be yet another Gray Flycatcher, which disappeared before I
could study it closely. I briefly birded the Salmon River south to Slate
Creek, but found not much going on down there, and I headed back north. A
migrant HERMIT THRUSH was nice to see at the Nezperce Cemetery, and a
kettle of 12 Turkey Vultures was over the Clearwater River above Orofino.

Good Birding,

Carl Lundblad
Moscow, Idaho