Yay for mental health and cranes. Beautiful image.
Liz Medes
Emmett
Category Archives: Listserv Posts
Re: spring is coming
Hi Ruth,
I agree that swans have been absent in the Springfield area all winter. I have been seeing two large groups in fields north of Siphon Rd., and another group north of Ballard Rd., West of Philbin Rd. I think that most of the reservoir is open now, and presume the swans head there at dusk. I’m glad you found some sanity in these troubled times.
Cheers,
Chuck
Always forward, never straight…
spring is coming
In an attempt to maintain what mental health remains, I spent the PM wandering around the NE corner of American Falls reservoir attempting to survey swans. Only found 20 trumpeters. I received a report last week of flocks field feeding on the east side of the reservoir near the mouth of the Portneuf but they seem to have moved out of the Springfield area. I figure that with the reservoir substantially frozen they have few roosting areas near the NE fields. They usually begin heading north out of eastern Idaho about this time.
But I did not get stuck anywhere, most road are quite solid, and I was rewarded with 3 Prairie Falcons perched on various telephone poles. One allowed me to park within 50 feet and when it eventually flew showed its nice dark axillars. A low flying male Marsh Hawk was the first ray of hope that spring is on the way. But the highlight was the pair of Sandhill Cranes that flew over me. The only 2 that I saw.. Food is abundant in the fields that were harvested last fall and are now snow free in much of the area. Overall birdlife was very sparse but the cranes made my day.
Re: Northern Mockingbird, Eagle Island State Park, Ada Co.
The NOMO seen previously in January/February was seen today around noon time. It was seen on the main road of the park in a rose bush at the exit intersection of the main paved parking lot.
Cheers,
Marty Marzinelli
Eagle
Re: Larry’s email
My apologies – Denise’s take, not Cheryl’s.
Jane
Larry’s email
All, it looks like Cliff beat me to it, but Larry’s posts have been set to moderated. I like Cheryl’s take – that his email has been hacked. 🙂
Jane
co-owner
Re: bird questions
Larry what the hell are you talking about
Re: bird questions
Larry, I’m assuming your email has been hacked. This doesn’t make sense.
Denise Hughes
Caldwell, Idaho
bird questions
from Cheryl Hussyzinga to me in presence of my Missy of 45 yrs “Larry did you dress yourself this morning?”
after careful consideration, my reply to her in front of Denise, whom we do fully respect, “Cheryl did you f*** yourself this morning? oh but you should have”
IBLE is ancient history and so now is eBird, and FB has the unrelenting pox
new birders are screwed beyond relief
sigh
so sad so sad so sad
Rosy-Finch
Rosy-Finches showed up today – 4-5 initially. They sure are a striking bird, not that the birds likely care.
Also Cassin’s Finch showed up a couple weeks ago with their red baseball caps. That’s two months earlier than last few years and earlier than I’ve ever had them.
Bill Moore
Hoot Owl Rd
Inkom