That does look like a Jaeger! Cool!

I will see if I can make it up there tomorrow to look for it.

Thank you for the information! 😀
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Aidan Lorenz
Caldwell

Hello Birders!

I was at Fort Boise WMA near Parma yesterday, and I heard this peculiar call that I could not identify right off – and still haven’t done so. You can listen to it at the bottom of this checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S94051216

The call/song in question has three or four down-slurred notes, and is at a pace of about two notes per second. When I was hearing it in the field, it reminded me of a Northern Cardinal, but that would be supremely odd! 😀

Thank you for your help in this puzzle!
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Aidan Lorenz
Caldwell

Bill length (about the same as the head length) would say Lesser Yellowlegs. Lesser Yellowlegs also migrate earlier than Greater, so are more likely now, though both are certainly possible.

I’m still not too great with shorebird ID, but this looks like either a Greater or Lesser Yellowlegs to me. I’m leaning more towards Greater, since you said it was a larger bird. 😀

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Aidan Lorenz
Caldwell

You saved me a chase.  😊