I hear, and sometimes see, Bewick’s along the greenbelt from Esther Simplot to Les Bois racetrack. The ones I only encounter in winter are the Pacific Wrens.
BTW, got to see a red fox today along the boundary between the greenbelt and Veterans Park. Way cool.
Tom McCabe, Boise
Nick Miller
Boise
On Feb 2, 2024, at 10:17 AM, siminovac <nmiller@…> wrote:
I just walked through Julia Davis park in Boise and heard a Bewick’s wren singing. It was on the north side of the river across from the traffic circle at the SW corner of the zoo. I heard it, thought it was a Bewick’s, Merlin agreed, and when I got to my office I listened to some recordings. I did not see the bird. I was surprised, would not expect one in town.Nick Miller
Boise
As many of you know, my daily routine is to try to find as many bird species as I can on my daily bike ride. Since I like round numbers, 30 is always my goal. But as I get higher into the 30’s, I start wanting to go to 40.
So yesterday and today, I reached 40 birds for the first time in a while. Yesterday’s highlight was an immature Snow Goose in a flock of CAGO’s. Of course, the flock of 5 Wild Turkeys at 24th and Bella in the North End, was way
cool also. 😉 The Snow Goose was the 40th bird for the day, and it gave me a little jolt of adrenaline.
Today’s ride was a little more difficult, since I couldn’t imagine I could do it twice in 2 days. So, when I got back to Veteran’s Pond with 38 birds counted, imagine my reaction when I saw a pair of Bald Eagles perched together in a tree
between the 2 ponds! I hadn’t seen one in a few weeks, so 2 was a real treat. The California Gull at Esther Simplot Park saved me from the ignominy of 39 birds. And I didn’t even get rained on!
Tom McCabe, Boise