Grateful for all of you and your sharing and stories. =)
Just had a Hermit Thrush visitor to the yard, excited to see him. And for not seeing any Red-breasted Nuthatches ALL spring I’ve had a family of 5 that have been here since September adding to the festivities. Love it! Enjoy your season.
=)kim liebich
Boise Idaho
On Nov 23, 2017, at 5:30 AM, ‘Larry Arnold’ larnold47@cableone.net [ible] wrote:
IBLE peoples,
Happy Thanksgiving, and Happy Pumpkin Pie Day!! =)
Gobble-Gobble
From: ible@yahoogroups.com [mailto:ible@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of ‘Larry Arnold’ larnold47@cableone.net [ible]
Sent: Wednesday, November 22, 2017 5:52 PM
To: ‘Tom McCabe’; ‘IBLE’
Subject: RE: [IBLE] Peregrine!!!!
Hi all, Missy and I confirmed Tom’s SNGO at ESP this afternoon, even before getting out of the car and glassing it, i.e., it’s an easy call. IMHO, the two recent eBird entries of ROGO at ESP are incorrect and should be flagged as unconfirmed because they are misleading. Thank you, Larry
From: ible@yahoogroups.com [mailto:ible@yahoogroups.com ] On Behalf Of ‘Tom McCabe’ tmccabe9@cableone.net [ible]
Sent: Wednesday, November 22, 2017 4:34 PM
To: ‘IBLE’
Subject: [IBLE] Peregrine!!!!
On the Garden City greenbelt, between 50th and 51st, I noticed a bunch of crows complaining about something. When I stopped, I noticed a bird that was obviously not a crow. Binos revealed an absolutely gorgeous Peregrine Falcon. He was sitting on a branch a short distance from the crows, seemingly unconcerned. He was turned slightly towards me, with sunshine lighting up his features. He was creamy colored on the front and his dark face pattern was in stark contrast. This is my first in quite some time.
Fortunately, Larry and Missy Arnold were in the area and they got to see him also. Our bonus was a Pacific Wren, my FOS, calling from the brush.
Tom McCabe, Boise
P.S. I’ve been advised that some folks are reporting a Ross’s Goose from Esther Simplot. I think they are confused by the fact that the Snow Goose that is present is smaller than the Canada Geese it hangs out with. But it is quite a bit larger than the Mallards in the vicinity, and Ross’s is much closer in size to Mallard than to Canada (see Sibley’s measurements) . Today the bird was conveniently walking around on the grass next to Whitewater Park Blvd., and it definitely has the bill of a Snow, and not the stubby bill of a Ross’s. It is definitely an immature, with lots of gray on its back and neck, and its bill is almost completely black, but I don’t think there’s any way it’s a Ross’s.