I saw a single Rosy Finch this morning in the huge Evening Grosbeak flock.

By the way, I’m running a sale on Evening Grosbeaks, minimum order 30. I can’t guarantee delivery, but I’ll put in a word for you.

Bill Moore
Hoot Owl
Inkom

Missy and I are still seeing an injured Snow Goose at the first dredge pond
on the S side of our local greenbelt (SW 7.3), about 1.7 miles west of
Glenwood, right wing is limp, and it can’t fly? More and more thistle
monsters (siskins and goldfinches) are swarming our five thistle feeders,
but we’re not yet seeing any redpolls or Lawrence’s Goldfinches. 😉

?? What are folks across Idaho paying for thistle seed? Best price we’re
seeing is at D&B on Tuesdays (discounted 10% for seniors), $31.49 for 25 lb
bag, so $1.26 per lb.

We’ve been finding 35-45 sp along our local stretch of Boise River
Greenbelt, i.e., between Glenwood (SW 5.6 ) and Eagle Road (SW 10.0), most
typically including 13 sp of waterfowl, CA Quail, PB Grebe, GB Heron, 5-6 sp
of diurnal raptor, gull sp on the wing to/from our local landfill, 3 sp of
dove/pigeon, kingfisher, 2 sp of woodpecker, 3 sp of corvid, 4-5 sp total of
chickadee, nuthatch, creeper, and kinglet, starling of course, Bohemian and
Cedar Waxwing, 2-3 sp of sparrow, 1-2 sp of blackbird, 4 sp of finch, and
House Sparrow.

?? Has anyone been seeing any cormorants, osprey, or uncommon shorebird,
owl, corvid, sparrow, or finch sp along the greenbelt or elsewhere in the
Boise area, but haven’t been entering them in eBird? Thanks in advance.

Happy New Year and Good eBirding,

Larry and Missy

IBLE listers, anyone in need of a longer road trip? Ha!

Larry

From: L Markoff [mailto:canyoneagle@comcast.net]
Sent: Friday, December 29, 2017 8:07 AM
To: ‘Larry Arnold’; canyoneagle@comcast.net
Subject: Mistle Thrush still in New Brunswick, Canada

Keep an eye on your Mountain Ash and maybe you will get a Mistle Thrush!
😉 Seriously, that birdie is a long way from Africa where it normally
winters. I hope it makes it.

—–Original Message—–
From: National Birding Hotline Cooperative (Chat Line)
[mailto:BIRDCHAT@LISTSERV.KSU.EDU] On Behalf Of Dave DeReamus
Sent: Friday, December 29, 2017 5:47 AM
To: BIRDCHAT@LISTSERV.KSU.EDU
Subject: [BIRDCHAT] Mistle Thrush still in New Brunswick, Canada

I finally got a chance to go see the Mistle Thrush that has been in New
Brunswick, Canada since December 9th. If interested, a short story and
photos are on my blog at:

http://becard.blogspot.com/2017/12/mistle-thrush-in-new-brunswick-canada.htm
l

Good birding,

Dave DeReamus

Palmer Township, PA

becard -at- rcn.com

Blog: http://becard.blogspot.com

Eastern PA Birding: http://users.rcn.com/becard/home.html

Google Photo Albums:
https://get.google.com/albumarchive/109457857807399603170?source=pwa

I had a huge flock of Juncos show up yesterday in my yard, with a mix of some Am Goldfinches, and at least 3 Common Redpolls I was able to count before the flock took off again.
It was fun seeing the Redpolls again – been a few winters it seems – albeit it was much too short of a viewing, and I didn’t get a chance to take any photos.
Happy Birding in 2018! Jonathan, Horseshoe Bend

Sent from Mail for Windows 10

The cold weather has reduced the open water in the wetland along W Siphon
Rd (west of Chubbuck) to a small pond. But it’s value to feeding and
resting waterfowl is still evident. There were 77 Trumpeter Swans there
Sunday, as well as 246 Ring-necked Ducks, 69 American Wigeon and 82
Gadwall. Other waterfowl present in single digits included Mallard,
Green-winged Teal, Northern Pintail, Redhead, and Bufflehead. The
ringnecks were actively diving and seemed to be successfully exploiting
some good submerged aquatic vegetation for food. The Gadwall and Wigeon
were quick to try to steal any of this vegetation immediately as the
ringnecks resurfaced. They also stayed in the company of the swans as they
paddled their huge feet up and down, causing the water to upwell and bring
pieces of vegetation, seeds, invertebrates, etc to the surface. My fingers
were freezing but it was fascinating to watch!

Steven F. Kahl
Deputy Project Leader
Southeast Idaho National Wildlife Refuge Complex
4425 Burley Dr., Ste. A
Chubbuck, ID 83202
P (208) 237-6615 ext 112
F (208) 237-8213

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It was a 3 raptor treat on Christmas Eve afternoon on the Boise Depot
Bench. My neighbor and I were in the driveway discussing snow removal and a
lower number of squirrels lately. Soon we noticed wingbeats and saw a
Cooper’s Hawk overhead. A second one moved from one cedar tree to another
starting a series of loud screams. The first hawk had flown away. The sound
and actions of the one in the trees prompted me to think it was trying to
scold an owl. Sure enough, my neighbor and I walked down his driveway and
spotted a light colored Great Horned Owl perched in a pine. Mark has found
several pellets on top of his garage roof, a squirrel leg bone on the
driveway, and now the owl. We’re wondering if it is the same owl with one
good eye that hunted squirrels in their yard last winter. I’ll be on owl
watch.

Diann Stone Depot Bench, Boise

Hope I didn’t scare you all off, just wanted to let you know what happened on my end.
Stay warm.

Bob Perata
Boise

> On Dec 24, 2017, at 4:58 PM, Bob Perata wrote:
>
> Hi, as soon as Jason sent a message warning my IBLE took a double off/on.
> I went into Spam and found a Jason Talbot e mail that started w/Beware and a Larry Arnold e mail that started w/NW Cal Bird. I did not open these e mails that were in spam and immediately erased all messages in spam.
>
> I am several thousand miles from Boise and I thought this was very odd.
>
> Stay warm
>
> Bob Perata
> Boise/sometimes
>
>
> Bob,
>
>
>
>
>
>
>> On Dec 24, 2017, at 1:00 PM, Jordan Ragsdale salmanazar@gmail.com [ible] wrote:
>>
>> Thanks Larry, he’s a beaut! And very cooperative.
>>
>> -Jordan
>>
>>> On Dec 24, 2017 9:24 AM, “‘Larry Arnold’ larnold47@cableone.net [ible]” wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Does anyone? have inclination/ambition to come photo-document this cool looking duck that’s been here since Dec 20th (same arrival date as last year!)??
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> https://images.search.yahoo.com/yhs/search?p=photos+of+mallard+cross+pintail&fr=yhs-pty-pty_news&hspart=pty&hsimp=yhs-pty_news&imgurl=http%3A%2F%2Ffarm5.staticflickr.com%2F4027%2F4260475005_e00cc9c105_z.jpg#id=4&iurl=http%3A%2F%2F1.bp.blogspot.com%2F-jZtocAJY2OM%2FU7RrQTVSyVI%2FAAAAAAAAAEM%2FJKVjZkyPmRI%2Fs1600%2Fmallard-pintail.jpg&action=click
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> It’s in a wee bit of open water across street from our home at 6290 Garrett St, in west Boise / Garden City, map-spotted here:
>>>
>>> https://www.google.com/maps/place/43%C2%B039’46.4%22N+116%C2%B017’46.1%22W/@43.6628871,-116.2961425,13z/data=!4m5!3m4!1s0x0:0x0!8m2!3d43.6628871!4d-116.2961425
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> If you come for photos, pls try not to spook this mixed flock of mallards, wigeons, wood ducks, can geese, and a coot. Our neighbor Bob is trying for photos, but has only his cell phone…
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Yesterday we had c. 100 bohemian with 20 cedar waxwings at our fruiting trees, all three sp of thistle monsters and we’re presently looking for a fourth (as in redpolls) at birch catkins in our hood.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Larry and Missy
>>>
>>> 208-297-2189
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>> <2017_1224_10553400-1843x1382.jpg>

Hi, as soon as Jason sent a message warning my IBLE took a double off/on.
I went into Spam and found a Jason Talbot e mail that started w/Beware and a Larry Arnold e mail that started w/NW Cal Bird. I did not open these e mails that were in spam and immediately erased all messages in spam.

I am several thousand miles from Boise and I thought this was very odd.

Stay warm

Bob Perata
Boise/sometimes

Bob,

> On Dec 24, 2017, at 1:00 PM, Jordan Ragsdale salmanazar@gmail.com [ible] wrote:
>
> Thanks Larry, he’s a beaut! And very cooperative.
>
> -Jordan
>
>> On Dec 24, 2017 9:24 AM, “‘Larry Arnold’ larnold47@cableone.net [ible]” wrote:
>>
>>
>>
>> Does anyone? have inclination/ambition to come photo-document this cool looking duck that’s been here since Dec 20th (same arrival date as last year!)??
>>
>>
>>
>> https://images.search.yahoo.com/yhs/search?p=photos+of+mallard+cross+pintail&fr=yhs-pty-pty_news&hspart=pty&hsimp=yhs-pty_news&imgurl=http%3A%2F%2Ffarm5.staticflickr.com%2F4027%2F4260475005_e00cc9c105_z.jpg#id=4&iurl=http%3A%2F%2F1.bp.blogspot.com%2F-jZtocAJY2OM%2FU7RrQTVSyVI%2FAAAAAAAAAEM%2FJKVjZkyPmRI%2Fs1600%2Fmallard-pintail.jpg&action=click
>>
>>
>>
>> It’s in a wee bit of open water across street from our home at 6290 Garrett St, in west Boise / Garden City, map-spotted here:
>>
>> https://www.google.com/maps/place/43%C2%B039’46.4%22N+116%C2%B017’46.1%22W/@43.6628871,-116.2961425,13z/data=!4m5!3m4!1s0x0:0x0!8m2!3d43.6628871!4d-116.2961425
>>
>>
>>
>> If you come for photos, pls try not to spook this mixed flock of mallards, wigeons, wood ducks, can geese, and a coot. Our neighbor Bob is trying for photos, but has only his cell phone…
>>
>>
>>
>> Yesterday we had c. 100 bohemian with 20 cedar waxwings at our fruiting trees, all three sp of thistle monsters and we’re presently looking for a fourth (as in redpolls) at birch catkins in our hood.
>>
>>
>>
>> Larry and Missy
>>
>> 208-297-2189
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>
>
> <2017_1224_10553400-1843x1382.jpg>

I’ve heard from a couple of you that you’ve received an e-mail from me today. Don’t open it or click on the link!
If it doesn’t have to do with birding then it’s not from me. I’ve been hacked before and have received many such strange e-mails from several of you. I just delete them and notify the person. Just remember to change your passwords frequently. This seems to be a common occurrence with yahoo mail.
Jason

Thanks Larry, he’s a beaut! And very cooperative.

-Jordan

On Dec 24, 2017 9:24 AM, “‘Larry Arnold’ larnold47@cableone.net [ible]” < ible-noreply@yahoogroups.com> wrote:

>
>
>
>
> Does anyone? have inclination/ambition to come photo-document this cool
> looking duck that’s been here since Dec 20th (same arrival date as last
> year!)??
>
>
>
> https://images.search.yahoo.com/yhs/search?p=photos+of+
> mallard+cross+pintail&fr=yhs-pty-pty_news&hspart=pty&hsimp=
> yhs-pty_news&imgurl=http%3A%2F%2Ffarm5.staticflickr.com%
> 2F4027%2F4260475005_e00cc9c105_z.jpg#id=4&iurl=http%3A%2F%2F1.bp.blogspot.
> com%2F-jZtocAJY2OM%2FU7RrQTVSyVI%2FAAAAAAAAAEM%2FJKVjZkyPmRI%2Fs1600%
> 2Fmallard-pintail.jpg&action=click
>
>
>
> It’s in a wee bit of open water across street from our home at 6290
> Garrett St
> , in
> west Boise / Garden City, map-spotted here:
>
> https://www.google.com/maps/place/43%C2%B039’46.4%22N+116%
> C2%B017’46.1%22W/@43.6628871,-116.2961425,13z/data=!4m5!3m4!
> 1s0x0:0x0!8m2!3d43.6628871!4d-116.2961425
>
>
>
> If you come for photos, pls try not to spook this mixed flock of mallards,
> wigeons, wood ducks, can geese, and a coot. Our neighbor Bob is trying for
> photos, but has only his cell phone…
>
>
>
> Yesterday we had c. 100 bohemian with 20 cedar waxwings at our fruiting
> trees, all three sp of thistle monsters and we’re presently looking for a
> fourth (as in redpolls) at birch catkins in our hood.
>
>
>
> Larry and Missy
>
> 208-297-2189 <(208)%20297-2189>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>