This morning I had at least 55 birds in my tree at one time – a mix of Lesser Goldfinches, American Goldfinches, and 2 Common Redpolls. 3 Pine Siskins were around also. Attached is one pic. It bounced back on me with 2 pics. Spring has sprung! Yesterday on the 1st day of Spring, I had my first Mountain Bluebirds show up (counted 4 total), and 2 American Robins.
Birdily yours…Jonathan, Horseshoe Bend
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Amy Bechtel and I watched a single male, actively feeding at the surface since river too shallow for diving. At times it almost upended like a Mallard. The bird was about 400 yards west of the big grove of locust trees at the western entrance to the park where the gravel greenbelt ends. It was by a place where there is a strong bend in the river, adjacent to a wide open weedy area, with several houses backing onto it.
Good birding!John Shortis
I finally got to see my first Osprey of the year today. As Susan and I
arrived at Esther Simplot, the bird was actively hunting the main pond. He
then found a nice prominent perch overlooking Veteran’s Pond and the river
and allowed everybody to admire him. I was pleased that a lot of people on
the greenbelt were aware of him.
Gee, I wonder what new delight will arrive tomorrow?
Tom McCabe, Boise
Howdy,
This afternoon I drove around AFR and found four large groups of Snow Geese.. One group of about 400 were in the N. E. Corner off Bower Road. Another group of about 1000 were in fields just south of Aberdeen’s Sportsman’s Park. Big Hole was still frozen, but the mouth was open. Another group of about 4000 were south of Hwy 39, about three miles east of Am. Falls. Finally a group of about 2500 were in a field north of I-86, just west of the Rainbow Beach exit, on the Fort Hall Reservation. Many groups of Red-breasted Mergansers and Common Goldeneyes are in the open water.
Good Birding!
Chuck Trost
Always forward, never straight…
Are you feeling OK? They don’t know something we don’t know, do they? 😉
From: ible@yahoogroups.com [mailto:ible@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Jason Talbot jason.talbot1@yahoo.com [ible]
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Subject: [IBLE] Turkey Vultures -Eagle
There are 40 Turkey Vultures roosting in the trees along hwy 55 in Eagle between Floating Feather and Beacon Light. They were all circling my house a little bit ago.
Jason
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There are 40 Turkey Vultures roosting in the trees along hwy 55 in Eagle between Floating Feather and Beacon Light. They were all circling my house a little bit ago.
Jason
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> On Mar 17, 2018, at 10:00 AM, Jonathan Barnett jrb4jc@hotmail.com [ible]
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> This last week, I was in Rosarito Beach, Mexico for a work event. Yesterday morning, I was exercising – it was a beautiful sunny morning – and a Say’s Phoebe flew up in front of me and perched on a plant. This morning, I am home in Horseshoe Bend, Idaho – and it is snowing big flakes – and a Say’s Phoebe is singing his little heart out in the eaves of my house. The contrast over all those miles with the same bird two mornings in a row provided a special experience with this wonderful little bird, who has been my most faithful companion here, year after year, all year round, nesting & roosting under my porch.
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This last week, I was in Rosarito Beach, Mexico for a work event. Yesterday morning, I was exercising – it was a beautiful sunny morning – and a Say’s Phoebe flew up in front of me and perched on a plant. This morning, I am home in Horseshoe Bend, Idaho – and it is snowing big flakes – and a Say’s Phoebe is singing his little heart out in the eaves of my house. The contrast over all those miles with the same bird two mornings in a row provided a special experience with this wonderful little bird, who has been my most faithful companion here, year after year, all year round, nesting & roosting under my porch.
Thought I would share… Happy St Patrick’s Day everyone, and stay safe in this snow…Jonathan Barnett
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On eBird, I see that Osprey is back, e.g.,
https://ebird.org/view/checklist/S43680765
https://ebird.org/view/checklist/S43703280
—– Original Message —–
From: “LARRY ARNOLD”
To: “Cliff and Lisa Weisse”
Cc: “IBLE”
Sent: Saturday, March 17, 2018 6:04:43 AM
Subject: Re: [IBLE] Island Park Arrival
Wow, different universe over here at c. 2600 ft, we’ve been waking up to 30-40F in our hood, no snow or ice for days/weeks, all open water along the Boise River Greenbelt, trail is dry and great for biking, many birds across the phylo are quacking/hooting/singing like there’s no tomorrow , often with a beak full of nesting material, slow-dancing the dance, walking the walk, talking the talk………
Patiently waiting for a push of shorebirds, eh?
Larry, W Boise
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From: “Cliff and Lisa Weisse cliffandlisa@octobersetters.com [ible]” < ible-noreply@yahoogroups.com >
To: “IBLE” < IBLE@yahoogroups.com >
Sent: Friday, March 16 , 2018 5:15:29 PM
Subject: [IBLE] Island Park Arrival
We’ve had a few Pine Grosbeaks in the neighborhood for a while now and
they make a call that sounds a little like a Robin, at least to my ear.
Hearing what I thought was a robin this morning I assumed it was a
grosbeak but then it started singing – definitely a robin. It’s a bit
early up here as the snow is still pushing 3 feet deep in the yard. We
also heard a flock of crossbills fly over, the second this week, and
some Trumpeter Swans flew over headed north a few nights ago. Spring is
still a ways off but it’s nice to see some different birds showing up.
Cliff
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Cliff and Lisa Weisse
Island Park, Idaho
cliffandlisa@octobersetters.com
Wow, different universe over here at c. 2600 ft, we’ve been waking up to 30-40F in our hood, no snow or ice for days/weeks, all open water along the Boise River Greenbelt, trail is dry and great for biking, many birds across the phylo are quacking/hooting/singing like there’s no tomorrow, often with a beak full of nesting material, slow-dancing the dance, walking the walk, talking the talk………
Patiently waiting for a push of shorebirds, eh?
Larry, W Boise
—– Original Message —–
From: “Cliff and Lisa Weisse cliffandlisa@octobersetters.com [ible]”
To: “IBLE”
Sent: Friday, March 16, 2018 5:15:29 PM
Subject: [IBLE] Island Park Arrival
We’ve had a few Pine Grosbeaks in the neighborhood for a while now and
they make a call that sounds a little like a Robin, at least to my ear.
Hearing what I thought was a robin this morning I assumed it was a
grosbeak but then it started singing – definitely a robin. It’s a bit
early up here as the snow is still pushing 3 feet deep in the yard. We
also heard a flock of crossbills fly over, the second this week, and
some Trumpeter Swans flew over headed north a few nights ago. Spring is
still a ways off but it’s nice to see some different birds showing up.
Cliff
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Cliff and Lisa Weisse
Island Park, Idaho
cliffandlisa@octobersetters.com