In line with FOY sightings, yesterday I spotted a W. Meadowlark at Beeches corner on my way home from town. Also saw some kind of seagull while I was in town. And the RW Blackbirds have been here for over a week, even though most of eastern Idaho is still heavily snowed over.
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Re: Couple of fun ones today
In keeping with first of year sightings, Osprey have made their return to the Boise River Greenbelt. Plus, yesterday, in the middle of a wet ride, I found a W. Meadowlark at Esther Simplot Park. I think it was too snowy in the foothills
for him. Also, Say’s Phoebes are now more common, and I’ve been hearing (but have not seen) Sandhill Cranes flying over. Ain’t Spring grand?
Tom McCabe, Boise
Couple of fun ones today
My first turkey vulture sighting for this yr, 5 in a group soaring from east to west overhead. Have also spent the past decade restoring a sagebrush grassland on our Snake River property. Getting rid of the cheat grass (not easy btw!), expanding the native bunchgrass, as well as, the native sagebrush & rabbitbush already on the place. It paid off today! New bird #181 for our property: a Sagebrush Sparrow! Beautiful bird with all field markings. Actually listed as breeding per “Idaho Bird Distribution” in spite of what eBird may think…rolls eyes.
Brian Carrigan
Blackfoot
Brian Carrigan
Blackfoot
Re: Graylag
My bad lake lowell west.of nampa
Re: Hairy woodpecker
The brown wing tips are a result of worn/faded primaries. The
inner black primaries are more recently molted so they contrast
with the old worn feathers.
Cliff
On 3/24/23 12:47PM, ftcrase via
groups.io wrote:
groups.io wrote:
The brown on this subspecies is on the wingtips, not the tail.
-- Cliff and Lisa Weisse Island Park, Idaho cliffandlisa@...
Re: Graylag
Lower Dam at Lake Lowell
Re: Graylag
Where is this? There’s no location information.
Graylag
Yesterday 4:45 graylag with 2 snows lower dam about 100 yards from boat launch on steps
Re: Hairy woodpecker
The brown on this subspecies is on the wingtips, not the tail.
Re: Hairy woodpecker
Sibley’s field guide mentions that birds from southeast Arizona have brownish backs. Maybe it’s a subspecies hybrid.
Denise Hughes
Caldwell, Idaho
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