Tom and Bev, this would be my take as well……… canyon section of the greenbelt

Boy oh boy do I have raven stories

Mostly CO but some ID too

Eyiyi!

From: ible@yahoogroups.com [mailto:ible@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of ‘Tom McCabe’ tmccabe9@cableone.net [ible]
Sent: Sunday, June 25, 2017 4:22 PM
To: btaylor_317@yahoo.com; ible@yahoogroups.com
Subject: RE: [IBLE] Raven Sightings – BSU area

Beverly:

I don’t claim to know the whole county, but I do know that the only place I encountered a C. Raven on my bike ride to Lucky Peak the other day was at Discovery State Park. And I’ve previously encountered Ravens along the black cliffs along Highway 21.

Tom McCabe, Boise

From: ible@yahoogroups.com [mailto:ible@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of btaylor_317@yahoo.com [ible]
Sent: Sunday, June 25, 2017 11:14 AM
To: ible@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [IBLE] Raven Sightings – BSU area

Ruth Melichar received a raven fledge several weeks ago, brought in by a BSU employee. It was found outside, in a corner of a building. It was disoriented, unable to fly, and physically weak at intake. There were no raven parents around. We are not aware of any raven nests in the BSU area. Has anyone seen ravens in that locality? I’m wondering how it would have made it to that location, other than by a human’s “help.”

Thanks.

Beverly

Larry,

Go to any IBRC page on Idaho Birds, like this one
https://idahobirds.net/idahobrc/

Type in Alder Flycatcher underneath where it says “Search Rare Bird
Reports”, and then click on the search button. Links to pages for the
two reports will come up.

Lisa

On 06/26/2017 02:07 PM, ‘Larry Arnold’ larnold47@cableone.net [ible] wrote:
>
> “Fascinating” might be a more appropriate word?
>
> Cliff’s May 2006
>
> Darren’s 2014, see here
>
> https://www.google.com/search?q=alder+flycatcher+in+idaho+2014&tbm=isch&imgil=47FVDy9NXTbFxM%253A%253BbdDCgPMH1syLmM%253Bhttp%25253A%25252F%25252Ffieldguide.mt.gov%25252F%25253Felcode%2525253DABPAE33030&source=iu&pf=m&fir=47FVDy9NXTbFxM%253A%252CbdDCgPMH1syLmM%252C_&usg=__lobzXRj7Qyip2JA082a25u0Wk6k%3D&biw=1680&bih=920&ved=0ahUKEwjO2cOfpdzUAhUSy2MKHT-ZDsoQyjcILQ&ei=m2ZRWY6gOZKWjwO_srrQDA#imgrc=47FVDy9NXTbFxM:
>
> I know I saw Darren’s entry to IBRC, but just now could not refind it
> other than by using Google
>
> Need search engine fix to find IBRC submittals that are not accepted,
> should be an engine that gets us there, what am I not understanding?
> Thanks all
>
> The only reason I knew about Cliff’s is that he emailed me directly…
>
> Did Marty ever have an Alder Fly?
>
> Sorry for my lack of patience, pls thank Missy for her patience, I
> just don’t have any, waaaaaaa
>
> LA
>
> *From:*Larry Arnold [mailto:larnold47@cableone.net]
> *Sent:* Monday, June 26, 2017 1:09 PM
> *To:* ‘Jay Carlisle’
> *Cc:* ible@yahoogroups.com
> *Subject:* RE: [IBLE] from Inland NW listserv: Probable Alder
> Flycatcher in Coolin (Priest Lake)
>
> Interesting…….. previous reports of this sp by Darren and Cliff are
> believable to me, and maybe IBRC should revisit their
> submittals?NOTEthat Trost had visited Darren’s bird (notes in his binder)
>
> Big picture is that they have been happening in other western states,
> last 10-20 yrs
>
> Pls, let’s pay more attention and be open minded, folks, ja?
>
> Not impossible I say………
>
> Crazy I’ve been discussing this sp with Cliff last day or so, and
> Darren how’d you feel about yours?
>
> LA
>
> *From:*ible@yahoogroups.com
> [mailto:ible@yahoogroups.com] *On Behalf
> Of *Jay Carlisle carlislejay@yahoo.com
> [ible]
> *Sent:* Sunday, June 25, 2017 8:19 AM
> *To:* ible@yahoogroups.com
> *Subject:* [IBLE] from Inland NW listserv: Probable Alder Flycatcher
> in Coolin (Priest Lake)
>
> Paul Sieracki just shared this on Facebook too … wish it wasn’t 8+
> hours away ? Jay
>
>
> Date: Sat Jun 24 2017 19:16 pm
> From: gandrbond AT gmail.com
>
> “This morning near our cabin at Coolin on Priest Lake, we encountered
> what almost certainly is an Alder Flycatcher. The call matched the
> call on our recording of Alder Flycatcher and could easily be
> differentiated from the Willow Flycatchers calling nearby. We then
> played the Alder Flycatcher call and the bird immediately flew right
> at us and lit on a branch so I could photograph it. The bird has a
> definite thin eye ring, definitely more of an eye ring than I have
> ever seen on a Willow Flycatcher and I am convinced it is an Alder
> Flycatcher. We walk this road every day I this is the first time we
> have heard this bird. On this 3/4 mile road this spring we have now
> identified 6 Empids, which includes a Least Flycatcher that has been
> calling daily for the last week. As best I can tell there are no
> records of Alder Flycatcher for the state of Idaho. Bob Bond”
>
>

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

“Fascinating” might be a more appropriate word?

Cliff’s May 2006

Darren’s 2014, see here

https://www.google.com/search?q=alder+flycatcher+in+idaho+2014 &tbm=isch&imgil=47FVDy9NXTbFxM%253A%253BbdDCgPMH1syLmM%253Bhttp%25253A%25252F%25252Ffieldguide.mt.gov%25252F%25253Felcode%2525253DABPAE33030&source=iu&pf=m&fir=47FVDy9NXTbFxM%253A%252CbdDCgPMH1syLmM%252C_&usg=__lobzXRj7Qyip2JA082a25u0Wk6k%3D&biw=1680&bih=920&ved=0ahUKEwjO2cOfpdzUAhUSy2MKHT-ZDsoQyjcILQ&ei=m2ZRWY6gOZKWjwO_srrQDA#imgrc=47FVDy9NXTbFxM:

I know I saw Darren’s entry to IBRC, but just now could not refind it other than by using Google

Need search engine fix to find IBRC submittals that are not accepted, should be an engine that gets us there, what am I not understanding? Thanks all

The only reason I knew about Cliff’s is that he emailed me directly…

Did Marty ever have an Alder Fly?

Sorry for my lack of patience, pls thank Missy for her patience, I just don’t have any, waaaaaaa

LA

From: Larry Arnold [ mailto:larnold47@cableone.net]
Sent: Monday, June 26, 2017 1:09 PM
To: ‘Jay Carlisle’
Cc: ible@yahoogroups.com
Subject: RE: [IBLE] from Inland NW listserv: Probable Alder Flycatcher in Coolin (Priest Lake)

Interesting…….. previous reports of this sp by Darren and Cliff are believable to me, and maybe IBRC should revisit their submittals? NOTE that Trost had visited Darren’s bird (notes in his binder)

Big picture is that they have been happening in other western states, last 10-20 yrs

Pls, let’s pay more attention and be open minded, folks, ja?

Not impossible I say………

Crazy I’ve been discussing this sp with Cliff last day or so, and Darren how’d you feel about yours?

LA

From: ible@yahoogroups.com [ mailto:ible@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Jay Carlisle carlislejay@yahoo.com [ible]
Sent: Sunday, June 25, 2017 8:19 AM
To: ible@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [IBLE] from Inland NW listserv: Probable Alder Flycatcher in Coolin (Priest Lake)

Paul Sieracki just shared this on Facebook too … wish it wasn’t 8+ hours away ? Jay

Date: Sat Jun 24 2017 19:16 pm
From: gandrbond AT gmail.com

“This morning near our cabin at Coolin on Priest Lake, we encountered what almost certainly is an Alder Flycatcher. The call matched the call on our recording of Alder Flycatcher and could easily be differentiated from the Willow Flycatchers calling nearby. We then played the Alder Flycatcher call and the bird immediately flew right at us and lit on a branch so I could photograph it. The bird has a definite thin eye ring, definitely more of an eye ring than I have ever seen on a Willow Flycatcher and I am convinced it is an Alder Flycatcher. We walk this road every day I this is the first time we have heard this bird. On this 3/4 mile road this spring we have now identified 6 Empids, which includes a Least Flycatcher that has been calling daily for the last week. As best I can tell there are no records of Alder Flycatcher for the state of Idaho.

Bob Bond”

Interesting…….. previous reports by Darren and Cliff are believable to me, and IBRC should maybe reconsider them?

Big picture is that they have been happening in other western states, last 10-20 yrs

Pls, let’s pay more attention and be open minded, folks, ja?

Not impossible I say………

Crazy I’ve been discussing this sp with Cliff last day or so, and Darren how’d you feel about yours?

LA

From: ible@yahoogroups.com [mailto:ible@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Jay Carlisle carlislejay@yahoo.com [ible]
Sent: Sunday, June 25, 2017 8:19 AM
To: ible@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [IBLE] from Inland NW listserv: Probable Alder Flycatcher in Coolin (Priest Lake)

Paul Sieracki just shared this on Facebook too … wish it wasn’t 8+ hours away ? Jay

Date: Sat Jun 24 2017 19:16 pm
From: gandrbond AT gmail.com

“This morning near our cabin at Coolin on Priest Lake, we encountered what almost certainly is an Alder Flycatcher. The call matched the call on our recording of Alder Flycatcher and could easily be differentiated from the Willow Flycatchers calling nearby. We then played the Alder Flycatcher call and the bird immediately flew right at us and lit on a branch so I could photograph it. The bird has a definite thin eye ring, definitely more of an eye ring than I have ever seen on a Willow Flycatcher and I am convinced it is an Alder Flycatcher. We walk this road every day I this is the first time we have heard this bird. On this 3/4 mile road this spring we have now identified 6 Empids, which includes a Least Flycatcher that has been calling daily for the last week. As best I can tell there are no records of Alder Flycatcher for the state of Idaho.

Bob Bond”

Message I received from Dave Lawrence:
Good Morning, For the past 10 years or so, I have been the primary administrator for the Flickr group “Birds of Idaho”. Now that I am no longer active in the Idaho birding community, I would like to find someone else to assume that role. I am no longer a member of IBLE, Idaho Birding on FB, etc. So, I’m wondering if you could post a message that the Flickr group “Birds of Idaho” is looking for a new administrator. Any interested individual can contact me at: lawde13@gmail.com”

Let Dave know if you are interested.
Thanks, Cheryl

Cheryl Huizinga
Caldwell, Idaho

We moved to our location along the Snake River in 1988, the year of the Yellowstone fires. That particular summer, we had 3 hummingbird feeders going full blast, filling all 3 every other day. The hummers were primarily Broad-tailed and Rufous (with a handful of Calliopes) and the battles at the feeders were epic, mid-air chest-to-chest crashes and face-offs. We would see as many as 6 to 8 hummers at each feeder, starting at daybreak and continuing until sunset, everyday. In the years since, we’ve never had those numbers again, and I relate that particular summer to the fires. Since 1988, our main hummingbird visitor has been the Broad-tailed with some spectacular and loud tail-feather whistling, mating flight displays by the males. But in numbers that require the need for only a single feeder and filling about every 3 days.

Two summers ago, we noted a change. The arrival of Black-chinned Hummingbirds. And just the briefest passage through of an occasional Rufous and Broad-tailed. Now, I have both male & female Black-chinneds visiting the solitary feeder, with one female quite consistent. I suspect it’s the one I observed collecting spider webs a few weeks back. Just an interesting shift in hummer species during the past 30 years.

Brian Carrigan
Blackfoot

Beverly:

I don’t claim to know the whole county, but I do know that the only place I encountered a C. Raven on my bike ride to Lucky Peak the other day was at Discovery State Park. And I’ve previously encountered Ravens along the black cliffs along Highway 21.

Tom McCabe, Boise

From: ible@yahoogroups.com [mailto:ible@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of btaylor_317@yahoo.com [ible]
Sent: Sunday, June 25, 2017 11:14 AM
To: ible@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [IBLE] Raven Sightings – BSU area

Ruth Melichar received a raven fledge several weeks ago, brought in by a BSU employee. It was found outside, in a corner of a building. It was disoriented, unable to fly, and physically weak at intake. There were no raven parents around. We are not aware of any raven nests in the BSU area. Has anyone seen ravens in that locality? I’m wondering how it would have made it to that location, other than by a human’s “help.”

Thanks.

Beverly

Ruth Melichar received a raven fledge several weeks ago, brought in by a BSU employee. It was found outside, in a corner of a building. It was disoriented, unable to fly, and physically weak at intake. There were no raven parents around. We are not aware of any raven nests in the BSU area. Has anyone seen ravens in that locality? I’m wondering how it would have made it to that location, other than by a human’s “help.”

Thanks.

Beverly

Paul Sieracki just shared this on Facebook too … wish it wasn’t 8+ hours away ? Jay

Date: Sat Jun 24 2017 19:16 pm
From: gandrbond AT gmail.com

“This morning near our cabin at Coolin on Priest Lake, we encountered what almost certainly is an Alder Flycatcher. The call matched the call on our recording of Alder Flycatcher and could easily be differentiated from the Willow Flycatchers calling nearby. We then played the Alder Flycatcher call and the bird immediately flew right at us and lit on a branch so I could photograph it. The bird has a definite thin eye ring, definitely more of an eye ring than I have ever seen on a Willow Flycatcher and I am convinced it is an Alder Flycatcher. We walk this road every day I this is the first time we have heard this bird. On this 3/4 mile road this spring we have now identified 6 Empids, which includes a Least Flycatcher that has been calling daily for the last week. As best I can tell there are no records of Alder Flycatcher for the state of Idaho.

Bob Bond”

Apparently this is not funny in Idaho, whoa Nellie, who knew?!!

From: Jason Beason [mailto:aeronautes.saxatalis@gmail.com]
Sent: Sunday, June 18, 2017 11:08 PM
To: Larry Arnold
Subject: Re: Avalanche!!!

I often get the hiccups after quickly drinking three beers!

On Sun, Jun 18, 2017 at 6:25 PM, Larry Arnold wrote:

Of birds…… =)

Missy and I are home from our trek north of the 45th parallel. The Panhandle is one of our favorite places in Idaho at this time of year, light enough to use optics from 0430 hrs to 2130 hrs, feels other-worldly. Our bird pile weighed in at 145 sp, of which 20 were year birds. Favorite birding places included Smith Creek Rd, West Side Rd, Snow Creek Rd to Roman Nose (all in Boundary County), Johnson Creek Rd from Clark Fork, Hoodoo Valley (Bonner County), Moose Meadows, East Fork Rd, Freezeout (Latah County), and Seven Devils Rd to Heaven’s Gate (Idaho County). Toppermost of many trip highlights were these:

Boundary and Bonner Counties – Passerines were out in force! Flycatchers, vireos, chickadees, nuthatches, thrushes, warblers, and northern finches. Congratulations to you thrushes (all 8 sp of you) for grabbing first place among the songsters! =)

Seven Devils in Idaho County – Speaking of avalanches, road closures due to snow slides are not always a bad thing, eh? The Seven Devils road to Heaven’s Gate was blocked about two miles below Windy Saddle, forcing us to hoof it upslope from there. We were rewarded with an extraordinarily scenic hike (on par with the Sawtooths), no wind, no people, no vehicles on the road, virtually no ambient noise, and *many* woodpeckers and corvids: Red-naped Sapsucker 1, Hairy Woodpecker 6, Three-toed Woodpecker 5, Pileated Woodpecker 1, Gray Jay 5 (about 150 m past mm 16), Steller’s Jay 3, and Clark’s Nutcracker 10+. The Gray Jays started dropping hard little pinecones on us! LOL. There was an Olive-sided Flycatcher / OSFL / with a speech impediment, singing in four syllables instead of the usual three, sounding kind of like a hiccup in the middle of its 3rd syllable. LOL again. I‘ve heard OSFL singing in January in E Venezuela that sounded more convincing than this guy. Mammals thereabouts (6800+ ft elevation) were also a treat, e.g., Snow-shoe Hares and Loud-mouth Pikas.

Placerville area in Valley County – Several nighthawks at dusk (our FOY), Flammulated Owl 1, Northern Saw-whet Owl 4, Veery 3, Swainson’s Thrush 2, and Killdeer 1 (1130 pm). I think we were inspired by birders like Stoddard who don’t know when to hit the sack. 😉

In celebration of Birthdays, Father’s Day, Feather Days…… this trek rivaled our first pelagic trip out of Seward AK in search of puffins, oystercatchers, kittiwakes, etc. (1994)

Larry and Missy

Boise

—

Jason Beason
Avian Field Technician

SWCA Environmental Consulting

Casper, Wyoming

Phone: 970-310-5117