The change in the weather (northwesterly winds and a low cloud deck)
brought lots of migrants to the University of Idaho Arboretum and Botanical
Gardens this morning. The highlight was a lovely WHITE-THROATED SPARROW
(photos and full list in my eBird checklist:
http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist/S39175269).

Other migrants included:
Red-naped Sapsucker 1
Hammond’s Flycatcher 1
Warbling Vireo 2+
Ruby-crowned Kinglet 7
Hermit Thrush 1-2
Orange-crowned Warbler 6+
MacGillivray’s Warbler 2
Audubon’s Yellow-rumped Warbler 29
Townsend’s Warbler 1
Wilson’s Warbler 11+
White-crowned Sparrow >60
Lincoln’s Sparrow 6 (seems like there are everywhere this fall)
Western Tanager 3

There were also an unusual number of Red-breasted Nuthatches (8-10)
corroborating reports of a widespread irruption throughout many western
states.

Good Birding,

Carl Lundblad
Moscow, ID