Greetings IBLER’s, Just throwing this out there, as I am waiting to be accepted on a FB pigeon racers page. Here’s the ask, does anyone have contact of local pigeon owner/racers club? My neighborhood Coopers hawk, killed a banded pigeon in my yard this morning. I thought I’d make an attempt to contact the owner or a local pigeon aficionado. Cheers and Happy Binos to you all! Rich Rusnak, Boise
Thanks, yes the one I did started near 26 then went south. It is fun. Jeff told me I have done the most surveys in Idaho as I did do 4 routes each month for 10 years or so. Now I do 2 mostly because of too much traffic over here. Cheers to
you.
Did you survey the area south of Highway 26? I had similar results across the river by Homedale. The reason I ask is that I did that route about 10 years ago as a fill in. I really loved the route.
I’ve put a hold on filling my platform feeder. There’s a Sharp-shinned Hawk, & occasionally 2, that has taken up residence at my feeder. As evidenced by feather piles, the hawk has been taking a junco about every 3-4 days & perches nearby for hours at a time. The only birds that will brave the platform feeder are BC Chickadees, while the Sharpie is around. The hawk is only doing what it’s designed to, but I don’t have to regularly supply its meals. The Sharpie needs to expand its territory. And, have my feeder simply become a stop along its wanderings, not its primary meal source. I’ll restart feeding in a couple of weeks.
Along the river, I was pleasantly surprised to see a Bald Eagle flyby with nesting material in its talons. I know their last nest blew down in an early Fall windstorm.
Brian Carrigan
Blackfoot
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