This is a certainly a great find, and indeed rare.

I don’t think it’s a first for the State of Idaho however. In May of 2014 several persons, including myself, saw and heard an Alder Flycatcher at the Camas National Wildlife Refuge in Jefferson County (about 30 miles North of Idaho Falls). It was there for several days. I saw and heard it on the 24th of that month. I didn’t file a rare bird sighting, assuming others who had found it before me had done so.

Michael D. Hunter

Rigby, Idaho

+1-435-830-2285

From: ible@yahoogroups.com [mailto:ible@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Charles Swift chaetura@gmail.com [ible]
Sent: 16 June, 2018 9:34 AM
To: inland birders; IBLE
Subject: [IBLE] Boundary County (ID) Alder Flycatcher update

Still present as of Friday (6/15), for more information and precise location see eBird checklists:

https://ebird.org/view/checklist/S46514564

https://ebird.org/view/checklist/S46573727

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Charles Swift

Moscow, Idaho

chaetura@gmail.com