After the push of late afternoon thunderstorms, a female Black-headed Grosbeak showed at the sunflower seed feeder. And, about 15 minutes ago, nearing dusk a male Rufous Hummingbird started hitting the nectar feeder. Even with clouds and no sun, its throat was flashing red-orange iridescence. Also have a male Red-naped Sapsucker that shredded an area of bark & made a series of fresh sap holes in a Rocky Mountain Juniper just outside one of our windows. He now visits several times a day.

Brian Carrigan
Blackfoot

Hello,

This morning about 0800 I found a Whimbrel in grassy fields on an organic
dairy south of Twin Falls (seen from 2700 E approx. at 42.3969, -114.5160).
Pictures are posted in Idaho bird sightings and discuss on Facebook page,
which is really where the identification was clinched (thank you all who
commented!!).

I can email pictures if anyone not on FB wants to see them 🙂

Good birding,

Austin Young
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Austin Young
Twin Falls, ID
austinyoung224@gmail.com

My FOY male Black-chinned Hummingbird just showed at the feeder. Thanks to Susan & Bill for their posts. I’ve had my Hummer feeder up for about 10 days. And after it fed, I changed the nectar, so more can arrive anytime now. Still waiting for Orioles & a few W Tanagers to push through.

Brian Carrigan
Blackfoot

Sunday in Teton Valley after a few days of cold rain

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Subject: eBird Report – Packsaddle road north, May 13, 2018

Packsaddle road north, Teton, Idaho, US
May 13, 2018 9:15 AM – 11:15 AM
Protocol: Traveling
4.0 mile(s)
Comments: hiked from house down to creek and up Kays Hill, return in a loop back to house, 45 deg, sunny but clouds moving in; was below 32 deg yesterday; swallows disappeared and overall quiet outside of dawn chorus of robins
32 species

Turkey Vulture (Cathartes aura) 1
Northern Harrier (Circus hudsonius) 1 flew over Packsaddle Creek drainage to north
Mourning Dove (Zenaida macroura) 1
Broad-tailed Hummingbird (Selasphorus platycercus) 3
Calliope Hummingbird (Selasphorus calliope) 2
Red-naped Sapsucker (Sphyrapicus nuchalis) 1
Northern Flicker (Colaptes auratus) 2
Steller’s Jay (Cyanocitta stelleri) 1
Black-billed Magpie (Pica hudsonia) 2
Clark’s Nutcracker (Nucifraga columbiana) 2
Common Raven (Corvus corax) 1
Black-capped Chickadee (Poecile atricapillus) 2
Mountain Chickadee (Poecile gambeli) 2
Red-breasted Nuthatch (Sitta canadensis) 1
House Wren (Troglodytes aedon) 2
Ruby-crowned Kinglet (Regulus calendula) 3
American Robin (Turdus migratorius) 8
Orange-crowned Warbler (Oreothlypis celata) 1 FOY in aspens
Yellow Warbler (Setophaga petechia) 1
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Setophaga coronata) 3
Chipping Sparrow (Spizella passerina) 1
Dark-eyed Junco (Junco hyemalis) 2
Vesper Sparrow (Pooecetes gramineus) 3
Green-tailed Towhee (Pipilo chlorurus) 2
Black-headed Grosbeak (Pheucticus melanocephalus) 1 at neighbor’s feeder
Bullock’s Oriole (Icterus bullockii) 2 pair at hummingbird feeder
Brown-headed Cowbird (Molothrus ater) 2
Evening Grosbeak (Coccothraustes vespertinus) 4
Cassin’s Finch (Haemorhous cassinii) 10
Pine Siskin (Spinus pinus) 2
American Goldfinch (Spinus tristis) 1 first seen in neighborhood
House Sparrow (Passer domesticus) 1 at barn

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After all the rain yesterday, a new arrival appeared today: sev male Black-headed Grosbeaks. Also, Pine Siskins, Cassin’s Finches & American Goldfinches have been hitting both thistle & sunflower seeds all day. Both Yellow Warblers & House Wrens are establishing territories. Found a male Wilson’s Warbler working through willows. Still no Orioles or Hummers, yet.

Brian Carrigan
Blackfoot

I posted on IBL Facebook about the Bobwhite that has been roaming around 6th St. and O’Farrell here in Boise. I heard him calling while I was gardening in my backyard and only went searching for him because of Tom’s post about having heard one in Hulls Gulch. Well, he is alive and well as you can see from below! He stopped long enough to eat a few sunflower seeds in my backyard and then hopped into the next yard. Haven’t heard him in an hour or so.

Late today was very rainy and flocks of Cassin’s Finch and Pine Siskin hit the seed feeder hard.

FOY was a female Black Headed Grosbeak.

Have both a Calliope and Broad-tailed Hummingbird battling over the feeder late also.

Clark’s Nutcrackers continue to forage on suet. They usually do not hang out this long in the spring.

It is a very green valley this evening.

Susan Patla

Hi Tom,

I have no knowledge of Northern Bobwhite at Hull’s Gulch but I suspect
they are possible just about anywhere in the state and at any time of
year. They are released regularly by dog trainers and “hunt” clubs. We
have had them overwinter on several occasions in Island Park with 3-4
feet of snow on the ground. If there are feeders around they can make it
through the winter. Despite making it through the long winter they did
not fair so well once our neighborhood Cooper’s Hawk arrived. Whatever
the case they are not established as breeders anywhere in Idaho and
should be treated as escaped/introduced birds.

Cliff

> Subject: [IBLE] Hulls Gulch and beyond
> Date: Thu, 10 May 2018 20:39:45 -0600
> From: ‘Tom McCabe’ tmccabe9@cableone.net [ible]
>
> Reply-To: Tom McCabe
> To: ible@yahoogroups.com
>
>
>
> Hulls Gulch continues to be my favorite place to bird. I found 5 FOY
> birds there today (Western Tanager, Bullock’s Oriole, Warbling Vireo,
> Bewick’s Wren -thanks to Mary Rumple-and Swainson’s Hawk) and found
> lots of my earlier FOY birds like the BG Gnatcatchers, BH Grosbeak, W.
> Kingbird, W. Meadowlark, etc. I left HG with 39 species and finished
> with 55 in 21 miles of biking. During my ride I tallied 8 raptors:
> W.S. Owl, RT Hawk. GH Owl, A. Kestrel, Sharp-shinned Hawk, Swainson’s
> Hawk, Cooper’s Hawk and Osprey. Not bad for an old fart. 😉
>
> Tom McCabe, Boise
>
> BTW, I heard what sounded like a Northern Bobwhite several times in
> HG. In addition, a couple of people stopped me and asked if there were
> N. Bobwhite in HG because they kept hearing the rather distinctive
> call. Has anybody seen or heard them there? I didn’t count the bird
> because it is so far outside its territory.
>
>

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Cliff and Lisa Weisse
Island Park, Idaho
cliffandlisa@octobersetters.com

Here on the east side of Teton Valley, opposite of Susan, I also have
Bullock’s Orioles. They showed up on May 8.

On May 12 I had two Broad-tailed Hummingbirds at my feeders, which
surprised me because usually the Calliopes show up first.

I also had one Black-headed Grosbeak show up on May 12.

Still have lots of Evening Grosbeaks, Cassin’s Finches and Pine Siskins at
my feeders and a few American Goldfinches.

Marya Moosman
Driggs

Saw my FOY Bullocks Oriole at my house today (May 11th) just east of Idaho
Falls. Also had 6 Western Kingbirds cavorting in my yard. And killdeer.