Every once in a great while I will get juncos that actually go up to the
feeder. It is kind of strange to see them there but not unheard of. I even
have a picture of one.

Marya Moosman
Driggs

Tom,

Thanks for sharing your observations. You get much higher numbers at your
location. A couple others also have Juncos at tray feeders which seem to
serve them well.

Diann Stone

On Oct 21, 2017 10:04 PM, “Tom McCabe” wrote:

> Diann:
>
> I agree that DEJU’s don’t normally use feeders, but mine are using my tray
> feeder all the time. I’m not sure they use the tube, but I’ll be watching.
> (I think they may be evolving.)
>
> I have at least a half dozen RBNU’s at any given time. And they can be
> really noisy! And when the Lesser Goldfinches are here, they are here in
> numbers(12?).
>
> Tom
>
>
>
> *From:* ible@yahoogroups.com [mailto:ible@yahoogroups.com] *On Behalf Of *Diann
> Stone dstoneak2id@gmail.com [ible]
> *Sent:* Saturday, October 21, 2017 4:17 PM
> *To:* IBLE
> *Subject:* [IBLE] Backyard observations as astonished
>
>
>
>
>
> I was astonished to see two Dark-eyed Juncos using a tube feeder in my
> yard today! Have others seen that behavior? Maybe the other birds weren’t
> knocking enough seeds to the ground where Juncos normally feed. At the
> feeder also were two Red-breastfed Nuthatches, a pale Lesser Goldfinch, and
> House Finches. An American Robin alighted on the birdbath.
>
>
>
> On 10/18 I was delightfully surprised by a Mountain Chickadee flying from
> evergreen to evergreen. It made a couple quick stops at the tube feeder as
> it made its way around the yard perimeter. It was 9/19/15 that I noted
> previously seeing a Mountain Chickadee in my yard. The same day 10/18 as I
> walked along the driveway to the front, a Cooper’s Hawk burst out of a low
> shrub to fly with something small in its talons across the street into a
> tall evergreen. I had been wondering if the family group was still around.
> Got my answer.
>
>
>
> So please tell me, who has seen Juncos at feeders?
>
>
>
> Diann Stone
>
> Boise Depot Bench
>
>
>

From: “‘Tom McCabe’ tmccabe9@cableone.net [ible]”
To: ‘Diann Stone’ ; ‘IBLE’
Sent: Saturday, October 21, 2017 10:04 PM
Subject: RE: [IBLE] Backyard observations as astonished

I have a small feeder like the one below and have seen juncos in it.

  Diann:I agree that DEJU’s don’t normally use feeders, but mine are using my tray feeder all the time. I’m not sure they use the tube, but I’ll be watching. (I think they may be evolving.) I have at least a half dozen RBNU’s at any given time. And they can be really noisy! And when the Lesser Goldfinches are here, they are here in numbers(12?).Tom  From: ible@yahoogroups.com [mailto:ible@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Diann Stone dstoneak2id@gmail.com [ible]
Sent: Saturday, October 21, 2017 4:17 PM
To: IBLE
Subject: [IBLE] Backyard observations as astonished    I was astonished to see two Dark-eyed Juncos using a tube feeder in my yard today! Have others seen that behavior? Maybe the other birds weren’t knocking enough seeds to the ground where Juncos normally feed. At the feeder also were two Red-breastfed Nuthatches, a pale Lesser Goldfinch, and House Finches. An American Robin alighted on the birdbath.   On 10/18 I was delightfully surprised by a Mountain Chickadee flying from evergreen to evergreen. It made a couple quick stops at the tube feeder as it made its way around the yard perimeter. It was 9/19/15 that I noted previously seeing a Mountain Chickadee in my yard. The same day 10/18 as I walked along the driveway to the front, a Cooper’s Hawk burst out of a low shrub to fly with something small in its talons across the street into a tall evergreen. I had been wondering if the family group was still around. 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Diann:

I agree that DEJU’s don’t normally use feeders, but mine are using my tray feeder all the time. I’m not sure they use the tube, but I’ll be watching. (I think they may be evolving.)

I have at least a half dozen RBNU’s at any given time. And they can be really noisy! And when the Lesser Goldfinches are here, they are here in numbers(12?).

Tom

From: ible@yahoogroups.com [mailto:ible@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Diann Stone dstoneak2id@gmail.com [ible]
Sent: Saturday, October 21, 2017 4:17 PM
To: IBLE
Subject: [IBLE] Backyard observations as astonished

I was astonished to see two Dark-eyed Juncos using a tube feeder in my yard today! Have others seen that behavior? Maybe the other birds weren’t knocking enough seeds to the ground where Juncos normally feed. At the feeder also were two Red-breastfed Nuthatches, a pale Lesser Goldfinch, and House Finches. An American Robin alighted on the birdbath.

On 10/18 I was delightfully surprised by a Mountain Chickadee flying from evergreen to evergreen. It made a couple quick stops at the tube feeder as it made its way around the yard perimeter. It was 9/19/15 that I noted previously seeing a Mountain Chickadee in my yard. The same day 10/18 as I walked along the driveway to the front, a Cooper’s Hawk burst out of a low shrub to fly with something small in its talons across the street into a tall evergreen. I had been wondering if the family group was still around. Got my answer.

So please tell me, who has seen Juncos at feeders?

Diann Stone

Boise Depot Bench

I was astonished to see two Dark-eyed Juncos using a tube feeder in my yard
today! Have others seen that behavior? Maybe the other birds weren’t
knocking enough seeds to the ground where Juncos normally feed. At the
feeder also were two Red-breastfed Nuthatches, a pale Lesser Goldfinch, and
House Finches. An American Robin alighted on the birdbath.

On 10/18 I was delightfully surprised by a Mountain Chickadee flying from
evergreen to evergreen. It made a couple quick stops at the tube feeder as
it made its way around the yard perimeter. It was 9/19/15 that I noted
previously seeing a Mountain Chickadee in my yard. The same day 10/18 as I
walked along the driveway to the front, a Cooper’s Hawk burst out of a low
shrub to fly with something small in its talons across the street into a
tall evergreen. I had been wondering if the family group was still around.
Got my answer.

So please tell me, who has seen Juncos at feeders?

Diann Stone
Boise Depot Bench

Ellen and I also checked from the dam to Jack’s Creek and back with no luck. Should’ve jumped on it yesterday afternoon!

Stoddard Davenport
Boise

Sent from my Verizon, Samsung Galaxy smartphone

——– Original message ——–
From: “Jay Carlisle carlislejay@yahoo.com [ible]”
Date: 10/21/17 2:12 PM (GMT-07:00)
To: ible@yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: [IBLE] Pomarine jaeger at CJ Strike.

5 of us just leaving (2pm) & no luck either. Tried from dam to Jacks Cr & back.

Highlights were a juvenile Red-necked Grebe just above the dam (~130-145pm) which made for a “grebe slam” (all 6 grebe species 🙂 & 4 Surf Scoters floating together above the narrows.

Jay

Sent from my iPhone

On Oct 21, 2017, at 1:07 PM, Kathy Lopez kathylopez80@yahoo.com [ible] > wrote:

I went looking for the Jaeger this morning. Nothing much beyond coots and a few mergansers. I spent time looking from the dam down to Bruneau Narrows. Only a few gulls flying around.

Kathy Lopez

On Oct 20, 2017 6:56 PM, “Cheryl Huizinga bchuizinga@cableone.net [ible]” > wrote:

After Vern’s earlier post Denise, Bryce, RL, Jason and I hot footed it to CJ Strike. Vern was still on the jaeger.

The bird was first seen and the Cove. It flew several times towards the dam.. The last sighting of it was about halfway between the Cove and Black Sands on Cove Rec Road

Cheryl Huizinga
Caldwell, Idaho

5 of us just leaving (2pm) & no luck either. Tried from dam to Jacks Cr & back.

Highlights were a juvenile Red-necked Grebe just above the dam (~130-145pm) which made for a “grebe slam” (all 6 grebe species 🙂 & 4 Surf Scoters floating together above the narrows.

Jay

Sent from my iPhone

> On Oct 21, 2017, at 1:07 PM, Kathy Lopez kathylopez80@yahoo.com [ible] wrote:
>
> I went looking for the Jaeger this morning. Nothing much beyond coots and a few mergansers. I spent time looking from the dam down to Bruneau Narrows. Only a few gulls flying around.
>
> Kathy Lopez
>
> On Oct 20, 2017 6:56 PM, “Cheryl Huizinga bchuizinga@cableone.net [ible]” wrote:
>
> After Vern’s earlier post Denise, Bryce, RL, Jason and I hot footed it to CJ Strike. Vern was still on the jaeger.
>
> The bird was first seen and the Cove. It flew several times towards the dam. The last sighting of it was about halfway between the Cove and Black Sands on Cove Rec Road
>
> Cheryl Huizinga
> Caldwell, Idaho
>
>

Exceptional sighting! Thanks for posting and sharing the excitement.

Diann Stone
Boise Depot Bench

On Oct 20, 2017 6:56 PM, “Cheryl Huizinga bchuizinga@cableone.net [ible]” < ible-noreply@yahoogroups.com> wrote:

>
>
> After Vern’s earlier post Denise, Bryce, RL, Jason and I hot footed it to
> CJ Strike. Vern was still on the jaeger.
>
> The bird was first seen and the Cove. It flew several times towards the
> dam. The last sighting of it was about halfway between the Cove and Black
> Sands on Cove Rec Road
>
> Cheryl Huizinga
> Caldwell, Idaho
>
>

Riding my bike in the rain usually produces more birds than normal, and
today was no exception. My first real treat, bird # 8, was my FOS Townsend’s
Solitaire, near 23rd and Heron. He was promptly chased off by a Robin, a
bird that has been elusive of late. My next treat was a Cooper’s Hawk, bird
#10, near 28th and Stewart. Unlike so many Cooper’s Hawks that skulk, this
one was up on the top of a light pole, in plain view. Needless to say, there
weren’t very many other birds in evidence.

After a few more birds in Esther Simplot Park, I encountered an Ulrey. Now
this is not a countable bird, as many of you know. This particular one, a
Lew I believe, was dressed for the weather and burdened with all kinds of
extraneous cameras and other gear. Apparently some researcher banded this
critter and then released him with a camera to track his travels. I gave him
directions to where I saw the Greater Scaups the other day, but they were
one day wonders so he may not have found them.

By the time I got to Ann Morrison, I had 25 birds, thanks to the Great Blue
Heron standing in the canal tunnel under Americana. BC Chickadees and RC
Kinglets were hanging out along the river, and then a few more ducks at the
duck pond and I had 30 birds. Then I headed back downriver toward Les Bois
and Remington St., with on and off rain. Most of the time it was just me
and the rain and the birds, very few people on the greenbelt. By the time I
left Les Bois I had 35 birds and I was feeling pretty good, but there were
still some possibilities.

At 25th and Brumback, I heard the sweet sibilant sound of Cedar Waxwings.
When I stopped to locate them, a small flock flew out of a tree above me.
Bird #36. A wonderful way to end a rainy ride.

Tom McCabe, Boise