Here are a few birds to watch out for:
Kathryn Albertson Park: RL told me about these. Varied Thrush, Hermit Thrush, Screech Owl, Evening Grosbeak & Bohemian Waxwing.
Ann Morrison Park: Female Eurasian Wigeon found by RL. photo – http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist/S41072620Merlin, Bohemian Waxwing. 
Boise River Greenbelt at Lake Harbor: Osprey, Northern Shovelers (harder to come by lately)
Dry Creek Cemetery: Red-naped Sapsucker – row of trees along road just south of main office.
IBO River Study site: American Dipper, 2 Bewick’s Wrens, 2 Wilson’s Snipe
Morris Hill Cemetery – Red-naped Sapsucker – reported today by Matt Dunn and Ann Swanson
Larry Arnold had a Ross’s Goose in the Garden City greenbelt area. Was this in the CBC boundary Larry?

Out of Boise CBC:
A couple Common Redpoll are hanging out at the Twisted Springs Trailhead near the feeder at Avimor. I’d also walk around the park (ball field). There are a few Bewick’s Wrens as well that are usually singing. I found one a week ago and Jon Curd just saw 2 recently. http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist/S40943442
Walk around the main pond and by the buildings at Eagle Island State Park for Evening Grosbeaks and Bohemian Waxwing
I’m seeing lots of Bohemian Waxing in several places, especially in the Eagle area.
Good birding!
Jason

Hello All,

Ann Swanson helped me find the Red-Naped Sapsucker at Morris Hill today, at lunchtime. It was seen in a large spruce on the border between sections A & B towards the north end of the cemetery (near her previous sighting in November) but took off to the east shortly after the sighting. I checked the pines on the east side but couldn’t relocate it. Surely it’ll be around this winter for more to see. Perhaps it’s cousin the Red-breasted will return, too.
Anyway, thanks Ann for putting me on to the bird, and I hope this helps out this year’s CBC!

Good Birding,
Matt Dunn
Boise

I Photographed some the other day .some were white morph juveniles some
blue morph juveniles. dark geese lake Lowell

On Dec 13, 2017 9:47 AM, “Denise Hughes deniseh449@gmail.com [ible]” < ible-noreply@yahoogroups.com> wrote:

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> [Attachment(s) <#m_1172200841067238316_TopText> from Denise Hughes
> included below]
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> There are some very dark Snow Geese at the Deer Flat NWR lower dam this
> morning.
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> Denise Hughes
> Caldwell, Idaho
>

RL Rowland called and asked if I’d let people know that there is a Varied Thrush and Western Screech Owl currently being seen at Kathryn Albertson Park near downtown Boise. Great birds for the first day of the Boise CBC week!
Jason

There are some very dark Snow Geese at the Deer Flat NWR lower dam this morning.

Denise Hughes
Caldwell, Idaho

I knew the day would be great when a Sharp-shinned Hawk visited our yard
first thing. And things only got better when I found a Cooper’s Hawk just a
few blocks south of State St. And of course the immature Bald Eagle that
flew by as I went under Main St. kept things going. But he seemed to want to
make sure I saw him, so he came around and perched on a large pine tree next
to the Fairview Ave. bridge. (Later I saw an adult as well.)

And while an A. Kestrel isn’t rare, they’ve become harder to find, so when I
saw one by the trestle it was also a treat. Then, on the edge of Ann
Morrison Park, while Susan and I were watching a perched Great Blue Heron, 2
Red-tailed Hawks came and landed in a fir tree up the hill from the heron. A
five raptor day and frost bite hadn’t set in yet!

But the crème de la crème was an Osprey up in a tree, eating a fish, just
east of 50th St. on the Garden City side. A six raptor day and I was only
partially frozen. 😉

Then, while writing down my day list from memory, a Brown Creeper climbed
(crept?) up our backyard maple, and I had a 40 bird day. Too bad count week
doesn’t start until tomorrow.

Tom McCabe, Boise

Just a quick reminder as we head towards the first weekend of Christmas Bird Counts (CBCs) that any species observed within the count circle 3 days before or after count day – but not observed on count day – can still be counted as a “count week” species (in short, we know that species is in the count area at the right time, we just didn’t luck into it on count day).  Thus, if time allows, it’s definitely worth doing some pre-CBC scouting and/or some post-CBC birding.
As an example, among many others the Boise CBC (map link here: Christmas Bird Count Circles – Intermountain Bird Observatory) is this coming Saturday, Dec 16.  Thus, count week starts on Wednesday the 13th and ends on Tuesday the 19th.  A couple examples of count week species worth searching for Wed-Fri are the Red-naped Sapsucker (+ another call-only sapsucker heard by Jason) present recently at Dry Creek cemetery – since sapsuckers can be pretty sneaky & might be missed on count day – and a variety of gull species that frequent the landfills but each visit can produce a different mix.

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Happy birding!
Jay

Humbirders, just for fun…

I’ve seen a zillion hummers, have had one hit my feeders in the dark, have seen them with deformed/stretched 2x bills, have found them caught in spider webs (still hot and sassy) that I’ve set free, found an adult male Rufous, cussing, in the grass too full of sugar-water to fly (that one was an easy rescue), but I have yet to find one in torpor. Her photo opens sideways on my monitor, but you get the idea…

Hummers Rock!!!

Larry

From: obol-bounce@freelists.org [mailto:obol-bounce@freelists.org] On Behalf Of Zia Fukuda
Sent: Monday, December 11, 2017 7:49 AM
To: obol@freelists.org
Subject: [obol] Anna’s hummingbird visits for the night!

I’ve never seen a sleeping hummingbird… but last night when my husband was coming in from locking the chickens up, he noticed this small fluff ball attached to a jasmine vine that had crept over our patio, about 4 feet off the ground.

The hummingbird started out right- side up, and we figured he was in torpor and went inside to do a little research. Evidently they wind up upside down when they’re sleeping (which this guy obviously did) and are so dead to the world that you could pick them up (which we did not attempt) but thought we could take a few photos. He was still there just before 7 this morning, but is now fighting with at least one other guy over breakfast.

Cheers,

Zia Fukuda

The observation was originally entered on the checklist as
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker by mistake. That’s what triggered the Alert
from eBird. The observer has now changed the entry to Red-naped
Sapsucker but it was originally entered as Yellow-bellied. Not sure if
the comment about looking for YBSA was on the checklist but the filters
don’t take comments into account. Anyone can enter any species in a
checklist and trigger an Alert. If the alert doesn’t include CONFIRMED
(like the Snow Goose on the same alert as the YB Sapsucker – I’ll copy
it in below) after the species name and count the record hasn’t been
reviewed yet. All kinds of data entry errors occur and sometimes a user
just makes a mistaken identification. This is something to keep in mind
when using eBird Alerts. The idea is to get the word out promptly to
facilitate chasing of rarities but that necessarily means these errors
will be sent out as alerts before they have been reviewed. It’s a trade
off for getting the info quickly. Hope this helps clear up the confusion.

Cliff

Snow Goose (Anser caerulescens) (1) CONFIRMED
– Reported Dec 10, 2017 13:50 by Mike Scott
– University of Idaho Sheep Farm, Latah, Idaho
– Map:http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&q=46.7406547,-117.0186853&ll=46.7406547,-117.0186853
– Checklist:http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist/S41018688
– Media: 2 Photos
– Comments: “Single bird in very large flock of Canada . White plumage, bill color ,size and shape distinctive. Continuing bird for the area.”

On 12/10/2017 11:29 PM, Peggy Wyman peggywyman@gmail.com [ible] wrote:
> If you click on the “Checklist” for this eBird listing, it lists the
> bird as a Red-naped Sapsucker.  His comment says he was looking for a
> yellow-bellied Sapsucker. I don’t understand why eBird sent an alert
> about a Yellow-bellied???
>
> On Dec 10, 2017 7:51 PM, > wrote:
>
> Yahoo! Groups
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> Digest #6097
> 1a
> FW: YB Sapsucker ??
> <#m_2230344797713619330_m_8838055232400766419_1a> by “Larry
> Arnold” larrybarnold1967
> 1b
> Re: FW: YB Sapsucker ??
> <#m_2230344797713619330_m_8838055232400766419_1b> by “Jay
> Carlisle” carlislejay
> 1c
> Re: FW: YB Sapsucker ??
> <#m_2230344797713619330_m_8838055232400766419_1c> by “Larry
> Arnold” larrybarnold1967
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> Messages
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> 1a
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> FW: YB Sapsucker ??
>
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>
> Sun Dec 10, 2017 2:51 pm (PST) . Posted by:
>
>
> “Larry Arnold” larrybarnold1967
>
>
>
>
> Birders,
> How is this a “continued sighting?” Are there other photos and
> discussion on Facebook? Has RNSA or a hybrid been discussed and
> ruled out?
> Sincere thanks! =)
> Larry
>
> —–Original Message—–
> From: ebird-alert@cornell.edu
> [mailto:ebird-alert@cornell.edu ]
> Sent: Sunday, December 10, 2017 3:13 PM
> To: larnold47@cableone.net
> Subject: [eBird Alert] Needs Alert for Ada County
>
> *** Species Summary:
>
> – Yellow-bellied Sapsucker (1 report)
>
> ———————————————
> Thank you for subscribing to the Needs Alert for Ada
> County.The report below shows observations of species you have not
> seen in Ada County, based on your eBird observations. View or
> unsubscribe to this alert at
> http://ebird.org/ebird/alert/summary?sid=SN34462
>
> NOTE: all sightings are UNCONFIRMED unless indicated
>
> Yellow-bellied Sapsucker (Sphyrapicus varius) (1)
> – Reported Dec 10, 2017 13:15 by Mike Gindling
> – Dry Creek Cemetery, Ada, Idaho
> – Map:
> http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&q=43.6924837,-116.3042307&ll=43.6924837,-116.3042307
>
> – Checklist: http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist/S41015014
>
> – Media: 1 Photo
> – Comments: “Foraging on the pines to the South of the office.
> Continued sighting”
>
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> Re: FW: YB Sapsucker ??
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>
> Sun Dec 10, 2017 2:55 pm (PST) . Posted by:
>
>
> “Jay Carlisle” carlislejay
>
>
>
> Presumably a recording/naming error? Looks like the same adult
> male Red-naped that several of us saw yesterday.
> Jay
>
> Sent from Yahoo Mail for iPhone
>
> On Sunday, December 10, 2017, 3:51 PM, ‘Larry Arnold’
> larnold47@cableone.net [ible]
> > wrote:
>
>
>
> Birders,
> How is this a “continued sighting?” Are there other photos and
> discussion on Facebook? Has RNSA or a hybrid been discussed and
> ruled out?
> Sincere thanks! =)
> Larry
>
> —–Original Message—–
> From: ebird-alert@cornell.edu
> [mailto:ebird-alert@cornell.edu ]
> Sent: Sunday, December 10, 2017 3:13 PM
> To: larnold47@cableone.net
> Subject: [eBird Alert] Needs Alert for Ada County
>
> *** Species Summary:
>
> – Yellow-bellied Sapsucker (1 report)
>
> ———————————————
> Thank you for subscribing to the Needs Alert for Ada
> County.The report below shows observations of species you have not
> seen in Ada County, based on your eBird observations. View or
> unsubscribe to this alert at
> http://ebird.org/ebird/alert/summary?sid=SN34462
>
> NOTE: all sightings are UNCONFIRMED unless indicated
>
> Yellow-bellied Sapsucker (Sphyrapicus varius) (1)
> – Reported Dec 10, 2017 13:15 by Mike Gindling
> – Dry Creek Cemetery, Ada, Idaho
> – Map:
> http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&q=43.6924837,-116.3042307
> ≪=43.6924837,-116.3042307
> – Checklist: http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist/S41015014
>
> – Media: 1 Photo
> – Comments: “Foraging on the pines to the South of the office.
> Continued sighting”
>
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> Sun Dec 10, 2017 2:57 pm (PST) . Posted by:
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> Presumably a recording/naming error? Looks like the same adult
> male Red-naped that several of us saw yesterday.
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> Jay
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> On Sunday, December 10, 2017, 3:51 PM, ‘Larry Arnold’
> larnold47@cableone.net [ible]
> > wrote:
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> Birders,
> How is this a “continued sighting?” Are there other photos and
> discussion on Facebook? Has RNSA or a hybrid been discussed and
> ruled out?
> Sincere thanks! =)
> Larry
>
> —–Original Message—–
> From: ebird-alert@cornell.edu
> [mailto:ebird-alert@cornell.edu ]
> Sent: Sunday, December 10, 2017 3:13 PM
> To: larnold47@cableone.net
> Subject: [eBird Alert] Needs Alert for Ada County
>
> *** Species Summary:
>
> – Yellow-bellied Sapsucker (1 report)
>
> ———————————————
> Thank you for subscribing to the Needs Alert for Ada
> County.The report below shows observations of species you have not
> seen in Ada County, based on your eBird observations. View or
> unsubscribe to this alert at
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> NOTE: all sightings are UNCONFIRMED unless indicated
>
> Yellow-bellied Sapsucker (Sphyrapicus varius) (1)
> – Reported Dec 10, 2017 13:15 by Mike Gindling
> – Dry Creek Cemetery, Ada, Idaho
> – Map:
> http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&q=43.6924837,-116.3042307
> ≪=43.6924837,-116.3042307
> – Checklist: http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist/S41015014
>
> – Media: 1 Photo
> – Comments: “Foraging on the pines to the South of the office.
> Continued sighting”
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Thank you, Jonathan.

Your note ignited my curiosity to go snooping around in eBird, where I see
that the most siskins recorded in a single eBird entry in Idaho is of 385
birds, by Terry Gray on 24 Feb 2012. Knowing Terry, I’m guessing he
probably counted them on photos he took of that event? =)

His entry here: http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist/S10000562

Just for fun, I think the most siskins I’ve seen at one time was at Oregon
Dunes NRA two months ago, when a few hundred (best estimate) funneled down
from the sky into trees all around me, which set off a couple of Wrentits
into impressively loud, un-choreographed wailing! This in turn reminds me
of a time 15 yrs ago when several hundred Bohemian Waxwings had provided a
similar stage for a frenzied/neurotic Townsend’s Solitaire; I had no idea
that a solitaire was capable of all that cussing!

So many birding tales to tell… =)

Larry in west Boise, where it’s been surprisingly birdie at our feeders and
along our nearest stretch of Greenbelt, noting that Tom McCabe is finding a
more interesting mix of raptors along his usual stretch of Greenbelt just
east of us, eh?

From: ible@yahoogroups.com [
mailto:ible@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of
Jonathan Barnett jrb4jc@hotmail.com [ible]
Sent: Friday, December 8, 2017 9:45 AM
To: IBLE
Subject: [IBLE] Large mixed flock of birds this morning

There haven’t been many birds around for awhile, but this morning, a large
flock of Pine Siskins, American Goldfinches, and Dark-eyed Juncos descended
on my yard.

The predominant species was the one I would least expect – Pine siskins. I
counted over 30! I don’t believe I have ever seen that large of a siskin
flock in my lifetime.

Winter is coming. we still have snow on the ground up here in Horseshoe
Bend. Happy Holidays everyone! Jonathan Barnett