Very different here also from 2 weeks ago (record setting day for
varieties) . Today – Violet green swallows, cassin’s finches, blackheaded
grosbeaks, warblers, flycatchers all gone! Very few remaining hummingbirds.
spotted a few mountain chickadees, house wrens, red breasted nuthatches and
juncos.
vern
Started to do a shorebird survey for the World Shorebird count but will
return this pm and do the whole thing to be thorough. I didn’t have time
to get to all the birds in the distance, with 1 or more flocks of peeps
etc. Did see:
1 Black-necked Stilt
3 American Avocets
4 LB Dowitchers
1 Semipalmated Plover
6 Greater Yellowlegs
7 Lesser Yellowlegs
many Killdeer
40 or more White-faced Ibis, will try to get closer this pm to scan
faces and eyes.
Also enjoyed
5 American White Pelicans
60 + Franklin’s Gulls – and I’ll scan carefully this pm as a few reports
of Sabine’s Gulls have come from Oregon today
Lots of Ring-bills, 5+ California Gulls
etc.
Sunflowers have ripening seeds with Savannah Sparrows and blackbirds
feasting on them.
Judy Meredith, temporarily in Boise, jmeredit@bendnet.com
Guess it was good I stopped yesterday at Market from what others are saying about the lack of migrants today.
West Windrow, Jefferson, Idaho, US
Sep 1, 2017 1:20 PM – 2:40 PM
Protocol: Traveling
0.5 mile(s)
Comments: Hiked the trail from south to north and back again. Was very quiet at first on this hot day but birds started to forage.
7 species (+1 other taxa)
Swainson’s Hawk (Buteo swainsoni) 1 roosting near north end
Mourning Dove (Zenaida macroura) 1
Empidonax sp. (Empidonax sp.) 1 Two different flycatchers seen but silent; one was likely Dusky
Black-billed Magpie (Pica hudsonia) 2
Nashville Warbler (Oreothlypis ruficapilla) 1 Clear view of this bird: complete white eye ring, gray head, nape only slightly contrasted to head with gray tones, underside yellow except for small white area right at base of legs. Undertail coverts brighter yellow than chest and rest of underside. Actively foraging in shrubs next to trail about 5-7 feet high. I played the call note and bird flew up to top of shrub and responded with a short song phrase. Sounded similar to the call note and song in I Bird Pro for western birds.
Townsend’s Warbler (Setophaga townsendi) 1 Likely more than one bird but I just saw one at a time in the middle and south portion of the windrow so I may have been pushing it. Very good looks: Yellow face and chest with dark eye patch, 2 white wing bars, greenish nape, black streaks on side of chest and flanks.White outer tail feathers. Actively foraging in windrow.
Wilson’s Warbler (Cardellina pusilla) 10 Many Wilson’s throughout the windrow, some with much more obvious black caps than others. Probably undercounted this species.
Dark-eyed Junco (Junco hyemalis) 2 Pink-sided
View this checklist online at http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist/S38958132
No sighting today of the Flycatcher. The number of Warblers is also much smaller than yesterday
Denise Hughes
Caldwell, Idaho
Big Change from yesterday. Haven’t seen a single Warbler this AM. Appears yesterday was a big push that’s quieted today. Not even getting the Black-headed Grosbeaks to the feeder this AM. With the brightening moon & clear nights, there must have been a mass exodus. I am seeing: W Wood-Pewees, Dusky Flycatchers, Am Goldfinches, Red-breasted Nuthatches & Song Sparrows.
Brian Carrigan
Blackfoot
Looking for Caracara to pass thru? Maybe some other “storm birds?” Maybe a
stretch? What about a Great Crested Flycatcher? 😉
LA
—–Original Message—–
From: National Birding Hotline Cooperative (West)
[mailto:BIRDWEST@LISTSERV.KSU.EDU] On Behalf Of Terry Korolyk
Sent: Thursday, August 31, 2017 9:37 PM
To: BIRDWEST@LISTSERV.KSU.EDU
Subject: [BIRDWEST] August 31 Calgary Bird Alert
RBA
*Alberta(Canada)
*Calgary, Alberta
*August 31, 2017
*ABCA1708.31
Birds mentioned: Common Loon, Greater White-fronted Geese, Turkey Vulture,
Broad-winged Hawk, CRESTED CARACARA, Peregrine Falcon, Semipalmated Plover,
Upland Sandpiper, Hudsonian Godwit, Western Sandpiper, WHITE-RUMPED
SANDPIPER, Red-necked Phalarope, Herring Gull, THAYER’S GULL, Ruby-throated
Hummingbird, Rufous Hummingbird, Pileated Woodpecker, Dusky Flycatcher,
Cassin’s Vireo, Nashville Warbler, CHESTNUT-SIDED WARBLER, Townsend’s
Warbler, BLACK-THROATED GREEN WARBLER, BAY-BREASTED WARBLER, BLACKBURNIAN
WARBLER, LARK SPARROW.
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Hotline: City of Calgary and Nature Calgary Bird Alert
Number: 403-300-1067
To report: 403-300-1067
Coverage: southern Alberta
Compiler: Terry Korolyk
Transcriber: Terry Korolyk
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Welcome to the City of Calgary and Nature Calgary Bird Alert. This Bird
Alert was recorded on Thursday, August 31………………There has been a
second sighting of the Fort McMurray CRESTED CARACARA. The bird, which is
Alberta’s 2nd. record of the species, was first seen on July 27, then, on
August 7, Ben Evans saw the bird posting it on the Fort McMurray E-bird
list………A Gull which strongly resembled a 1st. year THAYER’S GULL was
photographed at High Prairie on Sunday, August 27. The bird was photographed
by Hazel Neuman; this would be early for a Fall migrant Gull in
Alberta……………………Fall Songbird migration is receiving very
intensive coverage this year. Recent sightings included a male Nashville
Warbler seen at Mallard Point in east Fish Creek PP on Wednesday, August 30.
There have been 2 reports each of CHESTNUT-SIDED WARBLER, BLACK-THROATED
GREEN WARBLER, and BLACKBURNIAN WARBLER. One BLACKBURNIAN WARBLER drew many
observers to Mallard Point over a 3-day span. Celine Pollard photographed an
immature BAY-BREASTED WARBLER at Confederation Park in northwest Calgary
Wednesday August 30. Canada and Black-and-White Warblers are being
well-reported this year in the Calgary area. A juvenile Dusky Flycatcher was
reported in Confederation Park on August 19, and, the same day a Cassin’s
Vireo was seen at Mallard Point. Dan Parliament saw 4 Townsend’s Warblers on
August 21 at Confederation Park. A Rufous Hummingbird was slightly east of
its normal range at Mallard Point on August 21 when seen by Andrew Hart,
while, a Ruby-throated Hummingbird was a nice find at Nightingale north of
Strathmore on August 25. Andrew Slater discovered a LARK SPARROW in the
Burnsmead area of east FCPP on August 25; the bird was subsequently seen by
others…………………….Rob Worona reported 9 Greater White-fronted
Geese at the Marsland Basin near Namaka Lake south of Strathmore on August
19, while a shorebird that may have been a WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPER was
photographed by Ron Kube on 84 Street in northeast Calgary, also, on August
19. Andrew Slater watched 500 Red-necked Phalaropes at Weed Lake at Langdon
on August 20……….Paul Vink reported a Broad-winged Hawk at Griffith
Woods in southwest Calgary on August 18…………….Trevor Churchill
reported a Herring Gull at Carburn Park in Calgary on August 20, then, that
bird, or another, was reported further south on the Bow River at Lafarge
Meadows on August 22 where Rose Painter saw it……Dan Arndt saw a lone
Hudsonian Godwit at Weed Lake on Tuesday, August 29, and the bird was seen
there again by a Nature Calgary Field Trip on Thursday, August 31.Roger
Hildebrand saw 5 there on August 22.The Field Trip also saw a Peregrine
Falcon there, while, Dan also saw a small shorebird there that may have
been a Western Sandpiper……Dean Hester reported a Turkey Vulture at an
unusual downtown Calgary locale on August 23; the bird was at Prince’s
Island Park…….Blake Weis saw an Upland Sandpiper at Glenbow Ranch Park
east of Cochrane on August 22……….8 Semipalmated Plovers were at
Highway 24 and Highway 560 north of Cheadle on August 20……..A Common
Loon was out on the prairie near Hanna on Friday, August 25 where Paulette
Murray saw it………..A Pileated Woodpecker was very unusual at the urban
location Confederation Park where Dan Arndt saw it on Saturday, August
26…………………………………………………………….The
next scheduled update of the Bird Alert is September
14……………………………………..Thank you from the City of
Calgary and Nature Calgary Bird
Alert……………………………………………………………..
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Subject: [obol] Swallowtail Gull yes
From: Chuck Gates
Sent: Friday, September 1, 2017, 4:59 PM
To: obol
CC:
We just saw the Swallowtail Gull at 24233 Richmond Beach Dr NW, Edmonds US-WA (47.7799,-122.3934)
The bird is on the pier just below the metal building. It’s almost impossible to see from the road you may have to walk along the beach and get to the pier. We’ve been told the property is closed to the public. There are two rows of birds and the Gull is in the lower row. Look toward the north end of the building by the green shed.
Sent from my iPhone
Pat Weber and I, Darren,Larry and Missy Arnold and several others got great looks at GCFL this morning. Showed up at 10 am along Redstart lane where seen before. Tricky to see bird if hiding in foliage but out in open it’s a slam dunk.
Cheryl
Cheryl Huizinga
Caldwell, Idaho
Heidi just texted me that she & the IBO team just captured/banded this immature Clay-colored at https://ibo.boisestate.edu/boiseriver/ (location/directions on this webpage). A great start to the fall season!
Jay
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Hi Susan, I don’t know how to respond to just you on IBLE. I tried it with
someone else the other day and they never saw it. So everyone might see
this reply! Sorry, everyone. It would be nice to know how to respond to
individual messages.
My route: I started from my house on Stateline and went south across the
road that heads into Darby Canyon where I saw the Clay-colored Sparrow,
then down to the highway and west on 6000 south to find the Bobolinks.
Headed North on 4500 W. and at 4750 S. there is a road that leads to a
river access. I curves slightly to the left and there’s a pond on the left
side that had all those ducks in it. I had a hard time figuring out what
they all were! I don’t really know how many were Cinnamon Teal and how many
were Green-winged Teal, I just made a guess. After that I just headed to
Bates and ended at Woods Creek Fen. Fun day!