Hi birders, see link below.
John Shortis.
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Re: Yellow-rumpeds & Ruby-crowneds
Same scenario is playing out in Valley Co near Cascade, with the inclusion of golden crowned kinglets and N flickers.
Cheers Rich
Black back woodpecker
Seen at the below GPS coordinates on the “Freddy Stack Rock” trail about ¼ mile shy of reaching the actual boulder outcrop known as Stack Rock. The bird is very amenable to viewing and photography, better pics to be posted on eBird.
Cheers, happy trails !
Rich Rusnak, Boise
Yellow-rumpeds & Ruby-crowneds
For 3 days now, & esp today, it’s been non-stop action of YR Warblers, Ruby-crowned Kinglets &, yest, a single Townsend’s Warbler pushing through. Today, the “pip” calls from 30 – 40 ft up in the cottonwoods have been non-stop. Watching 8+ warblers at a time, many juv Yellow-rumpeds, working through, all headed South. A pleasant Fall migration!
Brian Carrigan
Blackfoot
Fall Warblers
A definite Fall “feel” past few days. Cottonwoods & willows along the Snake are starting to turn yellow & gold with some bright orange sumac. It was 41° this AM, dropping into 30s by Mon for lows. And, Fall Warblers are really pushing through today.
Have seen a couple beautiful male Townsend’s, sev Yellow-rumpeds &, most common, Wilson’s Warblers: males, females & juveniles. Handful of Gray Catbirds calling from the willows. Not the numerous waves of mixed flocks of 50-75 birds of past, but groups of 5-7 birds filtering through, often enough to keep the interest up.
Brian Carrigan
Blackfoot
Mixed Flock Fall Migrants
Just had a mixed flock of both juv & adult White-crowned Sparrows, Orange-crowned Warblers & at least one female Common Yellowthroat come through. Still hearing a handful of Gray Catbirds about.
Brian Carrigan
Blackfoot
Ibis
Pond of water corner of Bigfoot lynwood about 50 of them
Re: Sandpiper identification help
Looks like pectoral
Sandpiper identification help
I was birding Mann Lake near Lewiston yesterday and came across these shore birds. I am not strong in my shorebirds identification. The two were quite large compared to the surrounding shorebirds. The smokey conditions did not help. I returned this morning but there were only Baird’s Sandpipers and 2 Greater Yellowlegs. If anyone can help me with the identification of them it would be greatly appreciated.
Linda Lamb
Re: Chipping Soarrows
Sounds like the fall push of hummers is definitely following a path thru your direction, Bill. Ours simply never materialized this year. Sitting on back porch, now, enjoying a breeze, a new read & today, mainly, flocks of Chipping Sparrows pushing thru: 30 to 50+ in a flock, one after the other. BH Grosbeaks & Gray Catbirds are gone. Seeing patches of gold in our streamside willows & in narrow leaf cottonwoods & red leaves on the sumacs.
Brian Carrigan
Blackfoot