Hey Jon,

That’s really cool. Stands to reason there are other sites in the area
but it’s always nice when someone finds them. Thanks for sharing…

Cliff

On 07/27/2018 09:06 AM, JC jcurd1959@yahoo.com [ible] wrote:
>
> For those not able to access the Facebook ID rare birds & discussions
> group, here is a copy & paste from a few minutes ago:
>
>
> Sorry for the late post, but I had no internet during my nights
> camping and wanted to include some photos on one of the checklists as
> well.
>
> I finally was able to make the trip to n. Idaho in search of the
> ALFl(s), realizing that it had been well over 2 weeks since the last
> report. I was hoping to be there at first light, when the odds of a
> bird still calling this late in the nesting season might be best, but
> that didn’t end of happening due to other birding. I did check the
> stake-out location on Tuesday late afternoon and saw/heard no
> “Traill’s” type flycatchers in the vicinity. It was extremely warm
> (90’s) and not much bird activity that late in day and that hot. I
> returned, much later than planned, the following morning (still very
> hot) and did hear the “pip” call from one of 2 birds that flew into a
> green tamarack tree together, which is very distinctive from the soft
> “whit” call of the WIFL, which I heard many times during the trip. The
> bird was right alongside the road, pretty much at the exact pin
> location from Jay/Heidi and Janet Phillips. I was able to observe the
> bird before it disappeared, never to be heard/seen again by me. I
> never did get a visual on the second bird, but it appeared to be the
> same species, at least size/shape/flight pattern wise when it flew
> into the tree. The link to the eBird checklist is:
> https://ebird.org/view/checklist/S47475030
>
> Also, I am quite positive of hearing an alder flycatcher while driving
> the West Side Road, perhaps 13 miles south of the stake-out site,
> along a very dusty dirt road section. I heard a lot of willow
> flycatchers on the 3 day trip, all with the usual “fitz-bew” sneezy
> call and this one was quite distinctive with the burry “free beer”
> call. That eBird checklist can be found at:
> https://ebird.org/view/checklist/S47474574
> I was unable to relocate the calling bird after pulling over and,
> wouldn’t you know, 2 other vehicles pulled by in opposite directions
> at the exact time/location as the calling bird (what were the odds! I
> only passed a couple rigs in ~8 miles on this section of road), and
> they left a very large dust cloud. I did see a couple of Traill’s type
> flycatchers later, about 40 yards or so from the calling location and
> right below where I parked. I included them on the checklist; they
> never vocalized at all, and unless someone has some real insights, I
> will leave them as “empidnox sp.” on the checklist. The checklist pin
> is exact, if someone else happens to be in the area anytime soon. The
> calling bird was just below the road, in a brushy area. The area above
> the road was heavily timbered with a mix of tree species and sizes. I
> would appreciate any thoughts on the photos. I realize that without
> vocalization it would probably not be 100% certain either way. It was
> unfortunate I couldn’t get better documentation to confirm this bird.
> I’ll try and post this on IBLE as well, although I seem to have
> difficulty posting there for some reason. Thanks! Jon
>
>
> Jon Curd
> Boise, ID
>

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Cliff and Lisa Weisse
Island Park, Idaho
cliffandlisa@octobersetters.com