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Re: Steller’s Jay, Again
I have a single stellar jay coming about every afternoon around 2 here in Idaho Falls. Last time I had stellar jays, I had two blue jays. The Blue Jays would hang on the feeder and drop peanuts, the stellar jays were essentially ground cleanup crew. It’s been 5 years since I have had both.
Bryan
Re: Steller’s Jay, Again
I had a Stellers Jay for a couple hours last week. It worked the mostly picked over crabapple and avoided sunflower seed feeder. I heard there were some on Pocatello Creek Rd high up. Magpies and Downy have figured out how to hang off feeder to get seed. Two really cute squirrels hanging out in garage wood pile and Pyrenees and cat haven’t figured out how to get them, or not really trying.
Bill Moore
Hoot Owl
Inkom
Re: Steller’s Jay, Again
Brian,
We have 5ish Steller’s Jays hanging out this winter in Idaho Falls. Had a group a couple years back and they came back this year. They REALLY like it when I put small peanuts in a tube feeder and they like our black oil sunflowers as well. Wonderful bird to have visiting.
Dave Pace
Idaho Falls
Steller’s Jay, Again
Another (or maybe same one seen in Nov???) Steller’s Jay this AM in backyard. Haven’t seen it come into the sunflower seed feeder. Both observations have been around Rocky Mtn Junipers & Colo Blue Spruce trees. Definitely, a rarity for our elevation along the Snake.
Brian Carrigan
Blackfoot
Re: Reading Reports
Whoopie!
Reading Reports
Just a heads up, fellow birders. I’ve been following reports from Canada & appears WW & Red Crossbills, as well as, Common Redpolls are on the move. Have noticed excellent cone crops in area conifers this year. Haven’t seen any winter finches myself this season, but definitely keeping my eyes peeled.
Brian Carrigan
Blackfoot
Re: 2024 Nampa CBC
Thank you for organizing this!!
2024 Nampa CBC
Tentative results for the count include
101 birds for count day and
2 birds for count week.
Two bird species were new to the count this year, Western Bluebird and Chestnut-backed Chickadee.
We had 52 participants out in the field and watching feeders. A Blue Jay has been visiting one feeder for several weeks and a feeder watcher in Nampa has had an Anna’s Hummingbird that has showed up for several weeks except for count day. So it’s a count week bird. A single Greater Yellowlegs was found on Pond Road.
I haven’t had a chance to start looking at the checklists but tentative counts for Snow Geese (30,000+), Canada Geese (10,000+), and (23,000+) Starlings. American Kestrel numbers seem to be high with more than 250 individuals.
Cheryl and I want to thank everyone for supporting our Christmas count, whether you were in the field or helping to feed the participants.
Denise Hughes
Eurasian Wigeon in Meridian
Hi, all,
There’s a Eurasian Wigeon at Kleiner’s Park in the smaller pond. A lone male was seen with a group of American Wigeons at 3:30 & is still here. I have photos of the bird & can send them to the group when I’m at home later tonight if anyone would be interested.
Happy Birding & Merry Christmas to you all!
Kristin Araki