We found at least one Hoary Redpoll on the east side of Pocatello in a flock of about 40 Common Redpolls. There could be more Hoarys in there, they were moving quite a bit and it was quite windy making identification and photographing difficult. Location is along Meadows Road off of Pocatello Creek Rd, in the trees along the creek as well as along the road edge in the gravel. The road is dirt and about 2 miles in length, birds were seen twice today, up towards road’s end and then down closer to the pavement. Also about 30+ Cedar Waxwings up there. -John
I recall walking and bicycling around Hailey and other areas in the Wood River Valley, Blaine County, in the spring of 2020 and hearing the calls of siskins coming from every mature Douglas-fir. Very cool experience.
I just saw a flock of approximately 200 Bohemian Waxwings here in Halfway OR. I assumed they were cedars but when I looked through my scope …what a thrill. A couple of cedars were mixed in. They are rare for this area according to Sibley’s.
For those of you in Boise who have been waiting for Pine Siskins to show up at your feeders, I can happily report that 6 of them showed up at mine this AM. My FOS.
Tom McCabe, Boise
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