Hi Birders, Thanks to Brian Cooper for checking his records and coming up with three more species for the Canyon Co. 2009 Count. Happy Birding out There! ...
Cheryl Huizinga
bchuizinga@...
Nov 13, 2009 4:21 pm
17835
We made a family trip yesterday afternoon up to CJ Strike and Bruneau Sand Dunes. I was hoping to see scooters and loons, but no luck there. There were huge...
Hi Everyone, This morning I birded from 8:00 a.m. to 9:30. Started out at the UI Dairy Ponds where I observed many Mallards and approximately 20 Lesser Canada...
Right on schedule (they usually turn up about mid-November) I located a flock of about 50 Gray-crowned Rosy-finches at the Caves area of Craters of the Moon...
For those of you not near Boise (whichI am not) and unable to wittness the 250K flock of starlings, this U-Tube segment is a hint of what it probably looked...
In case other folks are interested in my answer to Stephany. Yes they do. They are however, difficult to spot much of the winter. Numbers fluctuate greatly...
Hello everyone, Denise Hughes is now the Valley County compiler for the Big Year List Project. It was good of her to step to take this job after Denise ...
Hello everyone, This afternoon while I was making observations for the first reporting day of the 2009-2010 Project Feeder Watch season I was excited to find a...
I photographed this bird in late May or early June 1994 near the Paradise Visitor's Center at Mt Rainier in Washington. I've been told it is a Sooty Grouse, a...
Dave, Your bird is a male Sooty Grouse. The sooty gray color is not seen on the Ptarmigan. The ptarmigan is more brown in the summer and would not be a uniform...
The following birds were reported by Jay Carlisle on Nov 7th at Cascade Lake 133. Cattle Egret 134. Pacific Loon 135. White-winged Scoter and the birds...
Hi Everyone, This morning I left Moscow early since the roads were extremely icy from a snow storm that left up to a couple inches of snow in places. I drove ...
This is about the time I expect to hear about Rosy Finch sightings at Discovery Park near Boise. Al Larson 160 Daggett Creek Road Boise, ID 83716 E-mail...
Hi Birders, 17 hearty birders braved a chilly, but sunny Saturday morning to bird Wilson Spring Ponds in Nampa for the SIBA November Field Trip. Jim Holcomb...
Cheryl Huizinga
bchuizinga@...
Nov 15, 2009 2:14 pm
17849
I recently updated the Field Trips page on the Idahobirds web site. If you're looking for something to do check it out. ...
I've now received CBC dates for all but 6 counts. Thanks a million to all who responded. I'm still missing dates for the following CBCs: Bonner's Ferry ...
The recent snow and cold has pushed a few winter seasonal arrivals into my area over the past few days. Numerous Tundra Swans have been pushing through since...
I saw a ROUGH-LEGGED HAWK this morning between Notus and Greenleaf, hovering over a pasture NE of the intersection of Notus Rd and Redtop Rd. Its winter....
Hi, After not getting to go on either the Audubon or SIBA outings yesterday, Matthew, Iris and I headed out for a bit of birding at the Birds of Prey NCA ...
Hi Everyone, Today after yesterdays snow I had 18 House Finch coming to my feeder most of the day. I had only been having between 3 and 5 birds daily. Also I...
Hi All - This morning I found a lone Common Redpoll during a brisk walk around UI Parker Farm on the east side of Moscow. It was feeding on the catkins of ...
This week's Idaho Birder Profile features Lew Ulrey of Boise! Stay tuned to the Avimor Birding Blog <http://avimor.blogspot.com> for upcoming profiles of Heidi...
Hi Birders, Started Project Feeder Watch yesterday AM. Great fun to have an Anna's Hummingbird and a Steller's Jay on the same morning in the middle of...
Cheryl Huizinga
bchuizinga@...
Nov 16, 2009 4:19 pm
17858
Hi Everyone, Today- another trip to Sandpoint. I checked for loons along Sunnyside Road but only found on Common Loon. The lake had swells up to 3 feet with...
It's time again for the Thanksgiving Bird Count. Below is information about the count. Procedures for Count: Select a circular area on the ground (may include...
In my not so humble opinion the best down to earth bird life descriptions can be found distributed from Hilton Ponds...sign up for their free periodic...
Hi everyone, This morning I mainly birded the west side of the University Campus and also the UI Dairy and Sheep Farms. Near the Beef Buildings I observed a...
It was bright and sunny this afternoon, so I decided to stop by Lucky Peak State Park after work to see if the rosy-finches had returned to the cliffs across...
I located a White-winged Scoter along with nine Barrow's Goldeneye on the Snake River In Idaho Falls next to Snake River Landing just out from the pier. Other...
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