I know someone. I’ll reach out to him and ask him if I can give you his contact information.
Denise Hughes
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Notifying Racing Pigeon club
Greetings IBLER’s, Just throwing this out there, as I am waiting to be accepted on a FB pigeon racers page.
Here’s the ask, does anyone have contact of local pigeon owner/racers club?
My neighborhood Coopers hawk, killed a banded pigeon in my yard this morning.
I thought I’d make an attempt to contact the owner or a local pigeon aficionado.
Cheers and Happy Binos to you all!
Rich Rusnak, Boise
Here’s the ask, does anyone have contact of local pigeon owner/racers club?
My neighborhood Coopers hawk, killed a banded pigeon in my yard this morning.
I thought I’d make an attempt to contact the owner or a local pigeon aficionado.
Cheers and Happy Binos to you all!
Rich Rusnak, Boise
Re: Ontario WRS, in Malheur county
Traffic is terrible on all my routes except Drewsey which is almost all on back roads. My favorite. I can even get out and walk safely. Be safe, Judy
Re: Ontario WRS, in Malheur county
Thanks, yes the one I did started near 26 then went south. It is fun. Jeff told me I have done the most surveys in Idaho as I did do 4 routes each month for 10 years or so. Now I do 2 mostly because of too much traffic over here. Cheers to
you.
you.
Gar
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Re: Ontario WRS, in Malheur county
The routes is basically north of Ontario, both east and west of 201, ag fields and small farms. None of it goes on or across hwy 26.
I did one called Vale as a fill in years ago and it may have gone close to 26. Always fun to see what is out in winter. Cheers, Judy
Re: Ontario WRS, in Malheur county
Did you survey the area south of Highway 26? I had similar results across the river by Homedale. The reason I ask is that I did that route about 10 years ago as a fill in. I really loved the route.
Gar Lorain, Boise, ID
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Ontario WRS, in Malheur county
I know this Winter Raptor Survey is in Oregon but I can see Idaho from many stops along the route, so perhaps some have an interest. Judy, jmeredit@…
Another count done for the month. Drove 87.1 miles on the route, 9 hours, 151 raptors. Light on diversity.
75 Red-tailed Hawks
60 American Kestrels
11 Northern Harriers
3 Prairie Falcon
2 unidentified raptors, highway too busy to ID
No eagles, accipiters, owls. Small Horned Lark flocks, 3 large Western Meadowlark flocks (25 to 50).
good birding, Judy, Jmeredit@…
A Hold on Platform Feeder
I’ve put a hold on filling my platform feeder. There’s a Sharp-shinned Hawk, & occasionally 2, that has taken up residence at my feeder. As evidenced by feather piles, the hawk has been taking a junco about every 3-4 days & perches nearby for hours at a time. The only birds that will brave the platform feeder are BC Chickadees, while the Sharpie is around. The hawk is only doing what it’s designed to, but I don’t have to regularly supply its meals. The Sharpie needs to expand its territory. And, have my feeder simply become a stop along its wanderings, not its primary meal source. I’ll restart feeding in a couple of weeks.
Along the river, I was pleasantly surprised to see a Bald Eagle flyby with nesting material in its talons. I know their last nest blew down in an early Fall windstorm.
Brian Carrigan
Blackfoot
Tundras & Trumpeters
Well, except for a light skiff of snow which melted rapidly, the winter storms tracked north & south of us. Leaving us with only scattered clouds, rapidly moving east, & mainly sunshine with blue skies. Swans appear to be taking advantage of the blue skies this AM.
For the past hour, have counted well over a thousand Tundra Swans in 100+ large, V-shaped groups flying south & calling high overhead. And, about 75 Trumpeters in groups of 10-15 birds, which stay local, heading to their feeding grounds. In the yard, RB Nuthatches, BC Chickadees, DE Juncos & House Finches are hitting the sunflower seeds. All the while, 2 least chipmunks are busy gathering scattered seeds beneath the platform feeder.
Brian Carrigan
Blackfoot
Tundra Swans
First group of Tundra Swans I’ve heard this Fall was last night about 10 PM. Stepped out on back deck to see if a raccoon family was feeding under the platform feeder. Have a mom with 2 kits that comes in to feed on bird-scattered sunflower seeds. And, they were feeding away.
Turned to go back in house & heard the distinctive calls of Tundra Swans headed South. Came right overhead. Good-sized group by their calls. Couldn’t make them out, by sight, in the dark with overcast. But, a great night time sound! Should get more & more, over the next week or so.
Brian Carrigan
Blackfoot