Yesterday, found a group of over 700 Bohemian Waxwings along the aspen trees near the Sun Valley Music Pavilion. Also, a Peregrine Falcon south of Hailey.
Back home today and best birds were a group of 15, quite vocal, Trumpeter Swans in a fly-over. Also, 3 Red-tailed Hawks, one Harlan’s & a Rough-legged Hawk.
Brian Carrigan
Blackfoot
Cove off of orchard N.pintail
It took 2 hours and lots of walking, but I eventually relocated the
continuing PALM WARBLER at Mann Lake, east of Lewiston on Saturday
morning. It was on the outer edge of the willows and other dense
vegetation that rings the lake a couple hundred meters beyond the end of
the model airplane area (traveling clockwise around the lake), near and
beyond the row of Junipers. It was not very cooperative during this
encounter, but it called many times from the thicket and allowed me a
glimpse as it flew away. Full list, details, and exact coordinates of
where it was seen are on eBird:
http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist/S41871496
The Palm Warbler has been present at this location since I found it on
Thanksgiving day (at least). Other uncommon birds included a continuing
American Tree Sparrow and a small flock of Common Redpolls in one of the
Birch groves.
Good Birding,
Carl Lundblad
Moscow, ID
Lake Lowell lower dam out of nampa .this aft. Some open water with plenty
of c.geese they were out a ways from shore zooming my camera out to 1200mm
I saw some ducks mixed in several comm.golden eyes a few comm.mergan. a
couple of a.widgeons
Always nice to see fellow birders. 😉
Tom
From: ible@yahoogroups.com [mailto:ible@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Kathy Lopez lopezkathy80@yahoo.com [ible]
Sent: Friday, January 12, 2018 6:43 PM
To: ible@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [IBLE] Eurasian Wigeon
Hi Tom McCabe,
I looked for that Eurasian Wigeon for a good 45 minutes at Ann Morrison Park. No luck this time but I know it’s there somewhere.
Nice running into you!
Kathy Lopez
Nampa
Hi Tom McCabe,
I looked for that Eurasian Wigeon for a good 45 minutes at Ann Morrison Park. No luck this time but I know it’s there somewhere.
Nice running into you!
Kathy Lopez
Nampa
Howdy,
Today there was a Spotted Towhee at the feeder by the river. Other birds present were BCCH, MOCH, AMGO, HOFI, RBNU, DEJU & RBME on the river.
The reservoir is opening up, at least near the dam.
Good Birding!
Chuck Trost
Always forward, never straight…
Cove off of orchard ave.plenty of open water many c.geese tons of mallards
several comm.mergans.lots of ring necks about 8 hood.mergans.this was about
4:30 today
Very cool sighting, Kit. I had 2 different juvenile Red-breasted Grosbeaks visiting my feeders this past Sept into Oct. Plus, the usual Black-headed Grosbeaks which nest on our place.
Now, with your sighting, makes me wonder if Rose-breasteds are establishing & nesting in SE Idaho? Time & further observations will tell. I noted the two that visited my feeders were not shy about it & became fairly regular visitors. So, I would expect your recent sighting to be repeated in the days to come. Mine exclusively hit the black-oil sunflower seeds.
Brian Carrigan
Blackfoot
Sorry, when I sent this out earlier I didn’t include the location. It was in my back yard in Idaho Falls.
Kit
Kit Struthers
kit619@centurylink.net
Idaho Falls ID
From: “Kit Struthers kit619@centurylink.net [ible]”
To: “IBLE”
Cc: “Cliff Weisse”
Subject: [IBLE] Rose-breasted Grosbeak?
I was surprised late this morning when I looked out the kitchen window and saw what I think was an immature Rose-breasted Grosbeak. It was definitely a grosbeak! Deciding between Rose-breasted Grosbeak and Black-headed Grosbeak was my only problem–realizing that neither one should be here now.
The first thing that caught my eye was that it was a larger bird than the House Finches nearby. Large, heavy bill, brown back and wings with wingbars, strong face pattern, and then what made me decide it’s more likely a Rose-breasted than Black-headed was the pale buffy wash underlying the streaks on the upper breast.
It first appeared in the mountain ash, moving around from branch to branch and then flying to the mud room roof. I hurried to get my camera, but, of course, it disappeared while I was out of the room and didn’t come back.
Kit Struthers
kit619@centurylink.net