Nice find, Tom!

They’re now added to our database for the Boise Greenbelt. =)

Interesting they are also being reported in unexpected places in both OR and
CA.

And when Missy and I chased the Great Crested Flycatcher at Camas NWR, we
encountered a Clark’s near HQ, a seemingly crazy place for one of those
beasties!?

Maybe this is their year to wander? Motivated by extensive fires in their
habitat?

Larry

From: ible@yahoogroups.com [mailto:ible@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of ‘Tom
McCabe’ tmccabe9@cableone.net [ible]
Sent: Monday, October 2, 2017 11:00 PM
To: ible@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [IBLE] Clark’s Nutcrackers

Just a quick heads up to those in the Boise area. This morning, on my
regular bike ride, I encountered 2 Clark’s Nutcrackers in the vicinity of
Veteran’s Pond (VP). I was biking to the downstream end of Esther Simplot
Park (ESP), where it butts up against VP. The first one flew out of some
trees between VP and the river and flew off over the back pond of ESP. I
started down the dirt road along the side of VP, hoping to get another look,
when a second one called out and then flew over in the same direction. Susan
and I got great looks at the birds in flight.

I went back later in the day, on the return leg of my ride, but I couldn’t
find either bird. But I also couldn’t find many of the other birds that had
been in the vicinity earlier (including at least 2 Barn Swallows).

Needless to say I intend an early ride to the same location tomorrow.

Tom McCabe, Boise