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Northern Shrike

12° when got up at 6AM. Had warmed to 16° when started my AM walk to the river. Overcast, fog in distance & the snow making one of favorite sounds…whoomph-whoomph…with each boot step. Down along the river found groups of Trumpeter Swans bankside. A Bald Eagle perched up in an old cottonwood snag watching for trout in a deep pool. And, best bird of the AM, perched at the very tip top of the same eagle tree, was a Northern Shrike. 

Back at house, was just in time to watch the resident Sharp-shinned Hawk scatter the BC Chickadees, House Finches & DE Juncos from the feeder. The hawk missed this time, but last week found it at edge of backyard feasting on a hapless junco.

Brian Carrigan
Blackfoot 

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Golden Eagle’s Winter Bird Challenge

Hi everyone,
As you may or may not know, in January Golden Eagle Audubon has a Winter Bird Challenge.  It is open to anyone in the state and the area of coverage is the entire state.  The goal is to get folks out birding and kicking off their year list.  We have five categories:
  1. Most number of bird species
  2. Most photographs
  3. Most recordings
  4. Weekend Warrior
  5. Backyard
Weekend Warrior is aimed at those who work and can’t bird everyday. Instead, you submit lists from 10 days during the month, your choice of days. You can submit multiple lists on the days you bird.
Backyard is for those that would prefer not to get out in the cold, or at least not very far into the cold this year. You count the number of birds seen from your backyard, apartment, or whatever. This year we will also allow you to select a park or similar area if you believe you don’t have good birding from your backyard or lack a backyard. However, once you select a park or similar area, you cannot change to another area during the challenge.
We will have a Zoom meeting on December 18 to go over the challenge and answer questions, and then two Zoom socials during the month. For those in the Treasure Valley, we will have 4 field trips and an end of challenge pizza party where we will announce the winners in each category..
If you would like to participate, please register on Golden Eagle’s website at: https://www.goldeneagleaudubon.org/winter-bird-challenge.

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Louisa Evers
Take care of the birds and you take care of the world
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Re: Garden Valley CBC needs birders

Margie has a bone density scan that day so I will be grounded 🙂

On Dec 3, 2023, at 7:03 PM, Louisa Evers <elouisa603@…> wrote:


I am the organizer and compiler of the Garden Valley CBC and could use more birders to help out.  The count is Wednesday, December 20. Most of the area can be done by driving but there is at least one Zone that could use some additional help that involves hiking, possibly in snow. We will initially meet at Wild Bill’s in Crouch and end the day by 3 pm at the Garden Valley Library. If you are interested and would like more information, please email me at elouisa603@….

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Louisa Evers
Take care of the birds and you take care of the world

Ken Miracle
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208-570-2780
“Not that we are sufficient in ourselves to claim anything as coming from us, but our sufficiency is from God” 2COR 3:5

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Garden Valley CBC needs birders

I am the organizer and compiler of the Garden Valley CBC and could use more birders to help out.  The count is Wednesday, December 20. Most of the area can be done by driving but there is at least one Zone that could use some additional help that involves hiking, possibly in snow. We will initially meet at Wild Bill’s in Crouch and end the day by 3 pm at the Garden Valley Library. If you are interested and would like more information, please email me at elouisa603@….

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Louisa Evers
Take care of the birds and you take care of the world

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