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> On May 4, 2019, at 2:17 PM, LARRY ARNOLD wrote:
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> my humble guess is that your sighting is “rare” because of a lack of observers thereabouts….?
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> my eBird bar chart for the sp in southwest Idaho (seven counties) illustrate “peak spring migration” as the last week of April and first week of May……. i.e., broadest bar is now
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> data !!! =)
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> NICE FIND RICH !!!
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> Larry
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> From: “Richard Rusnak rarusnak62@gmail.com [ible]”
> To: “IBLE”
> Sent: Saturday, May 4, 2019 1:58:14 PM
> Subject: [IBLE] Semi palmated plover
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> Sugarloaf campground, birding trail , seen and photographed today at mud flats at the old road bed that goes into Cascade reservoir. I was submitted eBird list, rated “rare@, let me know if you need more details
> Rich Rusnak m, cheers
> Sent from my iPhone
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my humble guess is that your sighting is “rare” because of a lack of observers thereabouts….?

my eBird bar chart for the sp in southwest Idaho (seven counties) illustrate “peak spring migration” as the last week of April and first week of May……. i.e., broadest bar is now

data !!! =)

NICE FIND RICH !!!

Larry

From: “Richard Rusnak rarusnak62@gmail.com [ible]”
To: “IBLE”
Sent: Saturday, May 4, 2019 1:58:14 PM
Subject: [IBLE] Semi palmated plover

Sugarloaf campground, birding trail , seen and photographed today at mud flats at the old road bed that goes into Cascade reservoir. I was submitted eBird list, rated “rare@, let me know if you need more details
Rich Rusnak m, cheers
Sent from my iPhone

Sugarloaf campground, birding trail , seen and photographed today at mud flats at the old road bed that goes into Cascade reservoir. I was submitted eBird list, rated “rare@, let me know if you need more details
Rich Rusnak m, cheers
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Hummer peoples,

We’ve fed hummingbirds for nearly 35 years, although I refer to it as playing Kubikschach ( 3D chess ) with them 😉 We’ve fed these Lilliputians annually except for the few years we lived in Europe (UK and GE), mostly in states where we’ve lived and/or visited, however briefly: AK, OR, CA, AZ, NM, TX, FL, NV, UT, CO, and ID since 2012.

Every year brings surprises, but nothing as crazy as this year has in west Boise! So far, every arriving hummer (species and gender) has been a record early date for our yard, or a first record seasonal sighting, e.g., we’ve never entertained Rufous (RU) or Calliope (CA) in spring!! Our only expected summer resident and breeder has been Black-chinned (BC), and we’re still looking for this year’s first fBC. Please refer to chart below, wherein I hope these notes are apparent and not ambiguous.

This morning, both male and female CA were using our feeders often, and at 0943 hrs a male was displaying to a female in one of our small trees, e.g., dives, hovers, and buzzing or “shuttle-displays.” (ref: BNA species account, Calder and Calder, 1994)

What’s next? It shouldn’t surprise us, eh?

Larry

HUMMINGBIRD SPRING ARRIVAL DATES

WEST BOISE 83714

m or f refers to gender

NH – not home for obs

NA – no spring obs, not expected

year

mBC

fBC

mRU

fRU

mCA

fCA

BT

AN

2013

1-May

NH

NA

NA

2014

2-May

27-May

”

”

2015

29-Apr

18-May

”

”

2016

3-May

NH

”

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2017

3-May

16-May

”

”

2018

28-Apr

11-May

”

”

2019

25-Apr

30-Apr

2-May

2-May

4-May

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nice finds Janet !!

maybe we were there too early this morning? ( which i never thought to be possible! who’s ever heard of such a thing? too early! ha )
we heard plenty of orioles and kingbirds and wobblers and such but missed the others….. must return soon!

Larry and Missy

From: “Janet Phillips janet.misty11@gmail.com [ible]”
To: “IBLE”
Sent: Friday, May 3, 2019 12:37:26 PM
Subject: [IBLE] Lewis’s Woodpecker

Lewis’s Woodpecker at Lucky Peak Discovery Unit off Hwy #21. Hanging out by restrooms. Warbling Vireo and several Bullock’s Orioles and Western Kingbirds

Craig Johnson Re: White Winged Scoter at Meadow Creek Pond. Question: Is the pond accessible without getting into trespassing issues? Paul Plante run4ity@ yahoo.com

Lewis’s Woodpecker at Lucky Peak Discovery Unit off Hwy #21. Hanging out by restrooms. Warbling Vireo and several Bullock’s Orioles and Western Kingbirds

Another visit by the Blue Jay this morning. And, White-crowned Sparrows have replaced juncos around the place. A surprise was an adult Harris’ Sparrow to the feeder.

House Wrens, Am Goldfinches, Am Robins, BC Chickadees, Red-naped Sapsuckers, House Finches & N Flickers are all busy with song & nesting prep. The Red-winged Blackbirds have their territories established & are just waiting for the females to arrive. As of yet: no warblers, vireos, orioles, BH Grosbeaks nor hummers.

Brian Carrigan
Blackfoot

Thank you Brian… more and more interesting! is it claiming Idaho residency and has it paid taxes on time? 😉

LA

From: “lcarrigan_55@yahoo.com [ible]”
To: “IBLE”
Sent: Thursday, May 2, 2019 5:58:28 PM
Subject: [IBLE] Blue Jay

Yesterday on May 1, first visitor in the AM was…the Blue Jay. The start of month #7, so has been present for at least one day of 8 different months. When I first saw the jay, figured it would be good for a handful of sightings. Proved me wrong!

Brian Carrigan
Blackfoot

Yesterday on May 1, first visitor in the AM was…the Blue Jay. The start of month #7, so has been present for at least one day of 8 different months. When I first saw the jay, figured it would be good for a handful of sightings. Proved me wrong!

Brian Carrigan
Blackfoot