Thanks for reporting, Brian!

Here in west Boise, our lingering BC hummer finally departed (ten days ago), as have our Ospreys. FOS duckage, RC Kinglets, WC sparrows, and juncos are on the rise in our hood.

Missy and our daughter Katey are finally home from Paris, and I’ve returned from a Fall Color Drive through Stanley, Sunny Valley, Ketchum, Hailey and Bellevue, like wowzers!!! B est birds included Canada Jays near Stanley and one each RN Grebe and Surf Scoter on Redfish Lake. The Sawtooths and White Clouds were my favorite backpacking areas during college years, eh? =)
Moments ago I put one of my Colorado birding buds on the plane homeward.

Birding, onward, onward, and onward……
Larry

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From: “lcarrigan_55@yahoo.com [ible]”
To: ible@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Saturday, October 13, 2018 11:27:12 AM
Subject: [IBLE] Townsend’s Solitaire

My first winter resident Townsend’s Solitaire of the year, showed up this AM. Always enjoyable to see. But, also means, my fall migrants are essentially done. Compared to past fall migrations, the one word that would describe this year’s is…sparse. In fact, for my immediate area, disturbingly so. Will see what next year brings.

As I missed about 10 days from the area, was hoping I had just been absent for the main push. But, a fellow birder, who lives a couple miles from me, also in Snake River Riparian habitat, noted the same decrease in fall migrant numbers this season.

Brian Carrigan
Blackfoot