Today, at Esther Simplot Park, we had a flyover by an Osprey. He didn’t hang
around, just flew by heading generally toward downtown (?). He was low
enough that binos were unnecessary.

Today was also another 5 raptor day: Osprey (ESP), Merlin ( 1 at ESP/ 1 at
52d St.), RT Hawk(Les Bois race track), Cooper’s Hawk (Lander St.) and
Sharp-shinned Hawk (19th & Eastman). There was another accipiter on the GC
side of the river by ESP, but he was an immature high up in a tree and he
could have been either a small Cooper’s or a large Sharp-shinned.

Final tally was 37 birds in 14 miles, but I’m hoping the Great Horned Owl
comes to visit again.

Tom McCabe, Boise