Lewis’s Woodpecker at Lucky Peak Discovery Unit off Hwy #21. Hanging out by restrooms. Warbling Vireo and several Bullock’s Orioles and Western Kingbirds

Another visit by the Blue Jay this morning. And, White-crowned Sparrows have replaced juncos around the place. A surprise was an adult Harris’ Sparrow to the feeder.

House Wrens, Am Goldfinches, Am Robins, BC Chickadees, Red-naped Sapsuckers, House Finches & N Flickers are all busy with song & nesting prep. The Red-winged Blackbirds have their territories established & are just waiting for the females to arrive. As of yet: no warblers, vireos, orioles, BH Grosbeaks nor hummers.

Brian Carrigan
Blackfoot

Thank you Brian… more and more interesting! is it claiming Idaho residency and has it paid taxes on time? 😉

LA

From: “lcarrigan_55@yahoo.com [ible]”
To: “IBLE”
Sent: Thursday, May 2, 2019 5:58:28 PM
Subject: [IBLE] Blue Jay

Yesterday on May 1, first visitor in the AM was…the Blue Jay. The start of month #7, so has been present for at least one day of 8 different months. When I first saw the jay, figured it would be good for a handful of sightings. Proved me wrong!

Brian Carrigan
Blackfoot

Yesterday on May 1, first visitor in the AM was…the Blue Jay. The start of month #7, so has been present for at least one day of 8 different months. When I first saw the jay, figured it would be good for a handful of sightings. Proved me wrong!

Brian Carrigan
Blackfoot

Black Chinned and Broad tailed showed up today. The Chickadees and Siskens are insistent that sunflower seed feeder should go back up vs the hummer feeder, trying to eat from hummer feeder. Too bad. They have a really big feeder supply out back.

Bill Moore
Hoot Owl
Inkom

as one of my birding buddies says, unreal!!!

see “behavior” in wiki link

Larry

—–Original Message—–
From: National Birding Hotline Cooperative (Chat Line) [mailto:BIRDCHAT@LISTSERV.KSU.EDU] On Behalf Of Paulo Boute
Sent: Wednesday, May 01, 2019 11:52 AM
To: BIRDCHAT@LISTSERV.KSU.EDU
Subject: [BIRDCHAT] White-winged chough – Wikipedia

What a surprise!

This bird can kidnap!

See:

[ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White-winged_chough | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White-winged_chough ]

Paulo Boute.

Obter o Outlook para Android

Looking tru old email. I knew you accepted the sapzucker that was sucking
sap but not the northern hawk owl

Whimbrel found tonight on the City of Boise’s 20 Mile South Farm (gated & unfortunately NO PUBLIC ACCESS and was nowhere near the edge) by IBO field biologists Steve Dougill & Gretel Care. Was first seen with a pair of curlews then in a flock of gulls.

Jay

Sent from my iPhone

It felt like July 4 th when the firecracker went off. I speak fondly of Sir Rufous, AKA male Rufous Hummingbird. =) In our five yrs here, we’ve never had a Rufous in this yard until late July or early August. In fact, we’ve never had an adult male Rufous in this yard, period. So today when our male Black-chinned got chased off the humfeeder by Sir Rufous, it was like being back on the Western Slope of Colorado, IN FALL , when Rufous migrated through, as in southbound .

Our brains got all twisted up over this, but our mouths are still smiling! And did I mention that we were in the yard transplanting humplant seedlings (salvia cultivars) when this cosmic event occurred? Ha!!

Oh Be Joyful, Happy Dance Day!!

Larry and Missy

There is a Golden-crowned Sparrow this morning in the University of Idaho arboretum near the largest pond. It’s hanging out with a small White-crowned flock. I have photos.

Greg Lambeth

Sent from Greg Lambeth’s iPhone.