Back at birding today. Last I saw Red-breasted Grosbeak was Wed. Today, a flush of migrants coming through: Wilson’s Warblers, White-crowned Sparrows, Chipping & Brewer’s Sparrows, Ruby-crowned Kinglets, Red-breasted Nuthatch, House Wrens and, best bird this AM, a very cooperative Gray Catbird. Still watching for a Townsend’s Warbler.
Brian Carrigan
Blackfoot
Saw the bird this morning, about halfway between the little wooden trail gate and where the trail goes under bushy trees, just beyond the narrowest part of the canyon. At least one mile from the Trailhead. The bird was foraging in rabbit brush, moving fairly quickly, accompanied by it’s descending buzzing calls. Otherwise fairly quiet there, several juvenile White-crowned Sparrow moving through, also a few Spotted Towhees, and I had a nice view of a juvenile Golden Eagle.
Birding is good!John Shortis
There were probably 100 or more Swainson’s Hawks circling over and perched on the ground In a farm field where a tractor was working along 35th West south of 17th South a few minutes ago.
Kit
Kit Struthers
Idaho Falls, ID
kit619@centurylink.net
In case folks haven’t seen this yet…
Pls note that there are three IBRC-accepted records in Idaho: 1990, 2001, 2013
So, this one’s like nine years too early for our 4th record already. 😉
Larry, Boise
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I saw one black-chinned hummingbird ( female out immature) being chased
away from my feeders by one female Rufous today east of Idaho Falls. One
Say’s Phoebe hanging around my yard. And I think I had a Wilson’s warbler.
The RB Grosbeak returned for about 5 min again this afternoon & I did take some quite pixelated photos of the imm male RB Grosbeak. If interested, reply & I’ll send. These are far from quality but enough to make out the field markings.
Also today have seen: 1 RB Nuthatch, 1 Brown Creeper, 1 MacGillivray’s Warbler, 1 Wilson’s Warbler & 1 juv Black-chinned Hummingbird. Also a handful of juv Chipping Sparrows about. Am Goldfinches & W Wood-Pewees still about.
Brian Carrigan
Blackfoot
Sorry, I provided the same link. Here is the correct one:
http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist/S38999599
On Mon, Sep 4, 2017 at 12:38 PM, Carl Lundblad
wrote:
> This morning I had a fall-plumaged BLACKPOLL WARBLER in the University of
> Idaho Arboretum in Moscow. From the upper kiosk, follow the trail due
> south 100+ meters to a trio of (labeled) Prospector Elm trees on the west
> side of the trail. The Blackpoll spent most of its time skulking and
> usually motionless inside of the lilac bushes just southwest of the 3
> elms. The bird’s “favorite” lilac is inconspicuously labeled “Maiden’s
> Blue Lilac”. It was extraordinarily difficult to see. I once stayed on it
> for up to 10-15 seconds, foraging in the very bottom on that lilac bush.
> Otherwise, I had a few other 1-2 second glimpses over the course of 90+
> minutes. Eventually, it flew up in to the upper canopy of the one the
> Prospector Elms (it would call when it would occasionally move), and again
> disappeared into the leaves.
>
> Unfortunately I could never get on it long enough to obtain photos, but
> more details are in the eBird checklist:
> http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist/S38998735
>
> A PACIFIC WREN was in the same lilac, at one point, and was my first for
> the Arboretum or anywhere in Moscow-proper. Otherwise, good numbers of
> migrants including Wilson’s (10+), MacGillivray’s (5+), and Orange-crowned
> Warbler, Hammond’s Flycatcher, Gray Catbird, White-crowned Sparrow, Etc.
>
> Good Birding,
>
> Carl Lundblad
> Moscow, ID
>
>
This morning I had a fall-plumaged BLACKPOLL WARBLER in the University of
Idaho Arboretum in Moscow. From the upper kiosk, follow the trail due
south 100+ meters to a trio of (labeled) Prospector Elm trees on the west
side of the trail. The Blackpoll spent most of its time skulking and
usually motionless inside of the lilac bushes just southwest of the 3
elms. The bird’s “favorite” lilac is inconspicuously labeled “Maiden’s
Blue Lilac”. It was extraordinarily difficult to see. I once stayed on it
for up to 10-15 seconds, foraging in the very bottom on that lilac bush.
Otherwise, I had a few other 1-2 second glimpses over the course of 90+
minutes. Eventually, it flew up in to the upper canopy of the one the
Prospector Elms (it would call when it would occasionally move), and again
disappeared into the leaves.
Unfortunately I could never get on it long enough to obtain photos, but
more details are in the eBird checklist:
http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist/S38998735
A PACIFIC WREN was in the same lilac, at one point, and was my first for
the Arboretum or anywhere in Moscow-proper. Otherwise, good numbers of
migrants including Wilson’s (10+), MacGillivray’s (5+), and Orange-crowned
Warbler, Hammond’s Flycatcher, Gray Catbird, White-crowned Sparrow, Etc.
Good Birding,
Carl Lundblad
Moscow, ID
Horsehoe Bridge river access, Teton, Idaho, US
Sep 3, 2017 9:40 AM – 10:25 AM
Protocol: Traveling
0.3 mile(s)
Comments: parked at river access and walked back along road to west: willows, hawthorne, sloughs, migrant survey
24 species
Susan Patla, Teton Valley
Canada Goose (Branta canadensis) 17 flew over high; going to east
Gadwall (Mareca strepera) 17 feeding in small ditch slough
American Wigeon (Mareca americana) 10
Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos) 20 4 in river; many on slough north of road
Ring-necked Duck (Aythya collaris) X
Osprey (Pandion haliaetus) 1
Red-tailed Hawk (Buteo jamaicensis) 1
Sora (Porzana carolina) 1 heard calling from slough south of road
American Coot (Fulica americana) 8 on large slough north of road
Sandhill Crane (Antigone canadensis) X heard calling in distance
Killdeer (Charadrius vociferus) 1
Black-billed Magpie (Pica hudsonia) 10
Common Raven (Corvus corax) 1
Tree Swallow (Tachycineta bicolor) 2
Black-capped Chickadee (Poecile atricapillus) 6
American Robin (Turdus migratorius) 2
Cedar Waxwing (Bombycilla cedrorum) 1
Yellow Warbler (Setophaga petechia) 2 singing
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Setophaga coronata) 3 feeding in willows
Wilson’s Warbler (Cardellina pusilla) 1
White-crowned Sparrow (Zonotrichia leucophrys) 1 immature
Lincoln’s Sparrow (Melospiza lincolnii) 1 one sang once from meadows north of road
Brewer’s Blackbird (Euphagus cyanocephalus) 6
American Goldfinch (Spinus tristis) 3
Activity around the place has really quieted down. I haven’t seen a Black-headed Grosbeak at the feeder in 2 days. So, I was surprised to see a Grosbeak just 30 min ago at the sunflower seed feeder. I’m hoping it returns, it fed for about 5 min & I got all the field markings: an immature male Rose-breasted Grosbeak. It had a bold, striped head with black wings & strong white patches in the wings. White rump but breast was heavily streaked with a rosy-red breast, with streaks through the red, whitish below the red and light brownish streaked flanks. On the Cornell website, there is a photo identified as an immature male that is almost the same as the one I saw. But, mine had more red in the breast than their photo, otherwise almost identical.
I’ll keep a watch and see if it reappears. It flew up into a cottonwood but could not relocate. I quickly refilled my feeders. I’ll post again if I see it, if it makes a regular appearance & if folks want to see it. Certainly, gives pause as to being immature. Also, makes the 2nd Rose-breasted as fall migration has started. Definitely, a different bird than the adult male previously reported.
Brian Carrigan
Blackfoot