Yesterday, 2 Blue Jays showed up, back at my feeders. Same as before? New ones? Don’t know but good to see. No Steller’s. I’ve only found one at my location, years ago.

Brian Carrigan
Blackfoot

We’ve had four Blue Jays visiting the feeders and generally just hanging out for about three weeks. Once in a while a fifth joins them. In the last week, we’ve had 2-3 Steller’s…occasional at first, but now regulars. A surprise invasion was staged by a covey of fifteen California Quail last Thursday. They have been back every day since then to clean up under the platform feeder. Also, new to the yard, a RB Nuthatch has put us on frequent rounds.

Patty Gailey
Blackfoot

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We also had at least 1 Blue Jay in this same neighborhood most of last winter.

Sincerely,
Michael D. Hunter
mhunter@domtec.com
phone +1-435-830-2285

> On Nov 12, 2019, at 4:06 PM, ‘Mike Hunter’ mhunter@domtec.com [ible] wrote:
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hey Bill, check this out, an accepted eBird entry for Ogden UT, [ https://ebird.org/checklist/S22678679 | https://ebird.org/checklist/S22678679 ]
and another for Lander WY, [ https://ebird.org/checklist/S10430468 | https://ebird.org/checklist/S10430468 ]

would you also accept a smoothly billed ani ?? or a groovy billed ani? 😉

Larry

From: “Bill Moore hootowlbill@gmail.com [ible]”
To: “Mike Hunter”
Cc: “Tim Reynolds” , “IBLE”
Sent: Tuesday, November 12, 2019 5:42:52 PM
Subject: Greedy Birding Re: [IBLE] Blue Jay east of Rigby

In addition to usuals, I have red breasted nuthatches, several mountain chickadees (I think they breed here) and a few (mercifully) Evening Grosbeaks, but in the past after several Blue Jays and a Rose Breasted GB one year, I want a Cardinal! Maps seem to say closest is over 500 miles away.

Bill Moore
Hoot Owl
Inkom

On Nov 12, 2019, at 4:06 PM, ‘Mike Hunter’ mhunter@domtec.com [ible] wrote:

BQ_BEGIN

Over the last month or so in the Cottonwood Hollow Subdivision in Labelle, about 2 miles Northeast of Rigby, several of my neighbors and I have been seeing Blue Jays. One neighbor saw 3 of them together at once. Also, we’ve been seeing an occasional Steller’s Jay.

Michael D. Hunter

+1-435-830-2285

From: ible@yahoogroups.com [mailto:ible@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of ‘Tim Reynolds’ t.doyle@q.com [ible]
Sent: 12 November, 2019 3:43 PM
To: ‘IBLE’
Subject: [IBLE] Blue Jay east of Rigby

A Blue Jay was seen in our yard 3.3 miles east of Rigby, Idaho yesterday morning. In >25 years, this is the first sighting here.

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In addition to usuals, I have red breasted nuthatches, several mountain chickadees (I think they breed here) and a few (mercifully) Evening Grosbeaks, but in the past after several Blue Jays and a Rose Breasted GB one year, I want a Cardinal! Maps seem to say closest is over 500 miles away.

Bill Moore
Hoot Owl
Inkom

> On Nov 12, 2019, at 4:06 PM, ‘Mike Hunter’ mhunter@domtec.com [ible] wrote:
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> Over the last month or so in the Cottonwood Hollow Subdivision in Labelle, about 2 miles Northeast of Rigby, several of my neighbors and I have been seeing Blue Jays. One neighbor saw 3 of them together at once. Also, we’ve been seeing an occasional Steller’s Jay.
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Over the last month or so in the Cottonwood Hollow Subdivision in Labelle, about 2 miles Northeast of Rigby, several of my neighbors and I have been seeing Blue Jays. One neighbor saw 3 of them together at once. Also, we’ve been seeing an occasional Steller’s Jay.

Michael D. Hunter

+1-435-830-2285

From: ible@yahoogroups.com [mailto:ible@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of ‘Tim Reynolds’ t.doyle@q.com [ible]
Sent: 12 November, 2019 3:43 PM
To: ‘IBLE’
Subject: [IBLE] Blue Jay east of Rigby

A Blue Jay was seen in our yard 3.3 miles east of Rigby, Idaho yesterday morning. In >25 years, this is the first sighting here.

A Blue Jay was seen in our yard 3.3 miles east of Rigby, Idaho yesterday morning. In >25 years, this is the first sighting here.

speaking of BLJA all over Idaho this season…..

Blue Jay (Cyanocitta cristata) (1)

– Reported Nov 11, 2019 08:52 by mario balitbit

– Fortuna – Blue Jay stakeout (2019), Humboldt, California

– Map: [ http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&q=40.605598,-124.156613&ll=40.605598,-124.156613 | http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&q=40.605598,-124.156613&ll=40.605598,-124.156613 ]

– Checklist: [ https://ebird.org/view/checklist/S61365146 | https://ebird.org/view/checklist/S61365146 ]

– Media: 4 Photos

– Comments: “Continuing at 1398 9th st. Exn (9th and Christian Ridge rd./ 40.603935,-124.157321). There are several feeders around the neighborhood which the BLJA appears to be visiting. First heard up at Neil Palmer’s house who was also the original finder of this bird. It would give a distinct “jeer” call which made it easy to locate when it moved into the dense foliage or into neighbor’s yards. No obvious features or behavior that indicate possible captive rearing/escapee.”

LA

not sure Jay and Heidi want this on IBLE, I’ll take a chance they’re ok with it……
as they say, pls stay in your vehicles, best for both you and the bird,
eh?

Larry

—– Forwarded Message —–
From: ebird-checklist@cornell.edu
To: “Larry Arnold”
Sent: Tuesday, November 12, 2019 1:03:03 PM
Subject: eBird Report – Bitterroot House, Nov 12, 2019

Bitterroot House, Ada, Idaho, US
Nov 12, 2019 10:55 AM – 11:25 AM
Protocol: Stationary
Checklist Comments: 43 pc/c
Mary Rumple was there too, in fact got us on the bird at front door rosemary, etc
mealworms, eh?

3 species (we were focused on OVEN)

House Sparrow 10
Dark-eyed Junco 10
Ovenbird 1 took 25 min or so? we lost track of time =)
sitting in car parked at driveway entrance
thank you Mary !! looked like you were grabbing pix whilst we were making happy faces at you
woohoo ~~~~~~~~~~

thank you Jay & Heidi for continued ebird entries !!

View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S61397494

This report was generated automatically by eBird v3 (https://ebird.org/home)

In honor of Veteran’s Day, a Greater White-fronted Goose showed up at the
upriver end of Veteran’s Pond. I was cruising by on my bike when I thought
it strange that a female Mallard would be hanging out with a bunch of Canada
Geese. When I got closer I realized it was definitely not a Mallard. This is
the first time I’ve spotted one in “my” stretch of the Boise River and
Greenbelt in years. The pond was full of Canadas today, as well as Gadwalls,
C. Mergansers, C. Goldeneye, H. Mergansers and A. Wigeons. And right after
seeing the GW Goose, I had a double flyover of a RT Hawk and a Belted
Kingfisher. (I love Fall along the river!)

Tom McCabe, Boise