I appreciated Colleen’s willingness to share her knowledge and enthusiasm with others. She was an Idaho gem!
Diann Stone
Boise Depot Bench
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Re: Colleen Sweeney
Colleen Sweeney, it’s fair to say, was a legendary local birder. She will be missed!
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Jim Lyons
Boise
Jim Lyons
Boise
Re: Colleen Sweeney
I always looked forward to running into her when I biked west of Glenwood on the greenbelt. She always had tips on both birds and other critters (racoons, etc.). She always knew where the best nests were,
especially one particular Cooper’s Hawk nest. I hadn’t seen her in a while, but I never knew where she lived so I couldn’t go looking. I’m sad. She was a delight.
Tom
Re: Colleen Sweeney
She helped me pick out my first pair of binoculars at Cabelas. Always helpful in the field.
Re: Colleen Sweeney
May her spirit soar with the eagles!
Dean
Dean Jones
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Colleen Sweeney
Some of you may remember Colleen. She passed away last September. She was a long time birder in Idaho. I saw a few life birds because of her.
Denise Hughes
Re: Pine Siskins
My situation is just like yours, Tom. Just two or three this year at a time over the past week. None last year.
Re: Pine Siskins
Speaking for Gem County, we’ve been seeing large groups, 100 or more, primarily of pine siskins with mixed finches all along JAG, Sandhollow, and Van Deusen Rds. They’re also at our feeders but so far only in pairs.
Liz Medes
Re: Pine Siskins
Reporting in from nearby, Tom, I had a flock of 40 observed from my backyard on 12/30, too early for the 2024 WInter Bird Challenge, but had 8 on 1//2/24. These are eBIrdable observations but my listening/detection BirdNET-Pi device has logged at least one flyover most days since early November (this is unvetted and occasionally LEGO’s give a call that gets a PISI false positive) with a surge between dates I mentioned. So interesting to get a 24×7 read on our neighborhood birdlife. Pine Siskin sharing the stage with Pine Grosbeak this year!
Back to my visual observations, that was a sunny afternoon when I had the 40 in what I will call (homage to Linda) a mini-murmuration!
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Jim Lyons
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Jim Lyons
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