Thanks, Larry. I’ve never actually seen that photo displayed on eBird.
Heidi Ware saw it on March 9 and Mary Rumple a few days before that, so I’m
guessing it’s rotating? Would be fun to see it there for myself!

Marya

The Snake River below our home is quickly showing signs of spring runoff. And with it, some bird signs of spring. Today, saw my first White Pelicans of the season and White-crowned Sparrows. DE Juncos, American Robins and Song Sparrows are all singing. Watched a Townsend’s Solitaire gorging itself on Rocky Mountain Juniper berries.

The Bald Eagle pair that has successfully nested near our place for the past 5 years, is nesting now. As are Great Horned Owls. Others to report from this past week: 2 pr of Hooded Mergansers on the river, numerous Mallards & Canada Geese prs, sev Belted Kingfishers, Green-winged Teal & a DC Cormorant. Flyovers of Tundra Swans are heard nightly about 10 PM.

Brian Carrigan
Blackfoot

tagging onto Cliff’s note below because my email is presently flaky (in similar fashion to RL’s???

*** logging into eBird just now i see a great photo of a male Calliope that is credited to Marya, nice !!

still no swallows on our west end section of the Boise greenbelt, but plenty of new waterfowl species are passing thru (drake pintail this morning), as are occasional sandhill cranes. =)
strangest/rarest observation this morning was NO KINGFISHERS were heard or seen, hmmmmmmm

Larry

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From: “Cliff and Lisa Weisse cliffandlisa@octobersetters.com [ible]”
To: “IBLE”
Sent: Saturday, March 24, 2018 9:18:46 AM
Subject: [IBLE] Early Swainson’s Hawk Reminder

The annual spate of early Swainson’s Hawk reports has begun in Idaho. As
yet there are no validated interior records in eBird north of Las Vegas.
They are showing up in southern AZ and NM and in the TX panhandle but
this is still exceptionally early for Idaho. Migration timing in this
species is very consistent so even a couple days early is very rare. If
you think you see a Swainson’s Hawk please do your best to grab a photo.
They are distinctive so even a crummy photo can be very useful. Keep
your eyes peeled…

Cliff

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

The annual spate of early Swainson’s Hawk reports has begun in Idaho. As
yet there are no validated interior records in eBird north of Las Vegas.
They are showing up in southern AZ and NM and in the TX panhandle but
this is still exceptionally early for Idaho. Migration timing in this
species is very consistent so even a couple days early is very rare. If
you think you see a Swainson’s Hawk please do your best to grab a photo.
They are distinctive so even a crummy photo can be very useful. Keep
your eyes peeled…

Cliff

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

Howdy,
Austin’s LTDU was still present this afternoon below the dam on the Snake River. It was on the south side, with Common and Barrow’s Goldeneyes and Red-breasted Mergansers. While filling the feeders in the nature trail at the trout farm I flushed a Barn Owl.
Good Birding!
Chuck Trost

Always forward, never straight…

Hello,

There is currently a Long-tailed Duck right blew Americans falls Reservoir
Dam!

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

A few photos from my tx.trip. the kite it was low clouds that day. cliff
let me know if these look okay if so I can send you more of birds of idaho

Had more Mtn Bluebirds show up today – 7 total – and caught 44 Goldfinches in a photo, all in one tree/bush…see pic.
Also saw one of the Redpolls again, in the same tree later. Fyi…Jonathan, HSB

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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