Although the Emmett treatment plant is under re-construction there were a few birds of interest. 30+ Ruddy Ducks also noted a bunch at Sawyers Pond 50+ DC...
I saw a Spotted Sandpiper along Farmway Road between Caldwell and the Simplot process plant and a Barn Swallow near a canal on Lonkey Road today. Denise Hughes...
Visited Wilson Ponds this evening(monday) between 6:00 and 7:30 pm. There were Yellow- rumped Warblers over the entire area and I saw one Orange-crowned...
Hi. I have these wonderful white birch trees in my back yard that serve as roosts for both local and migrating birds. Anybody want to hazard a guess what...
Hi Birders, We still have at least one Black-chinned Hummer at our feeders. This morning there was a new Yard Bird hanging around our compost bin - a Rock...
Cheryl Huizinga
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Oct 2, 2007 10:14 pm
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Have interviewed two people here in Lost River who up close and personal, viewed without doubt a Phainopepla. Barb Fullmer is a long- time birder and watched...
There are no acceptable sightings of Phainopepla for Idaho. Did anyone take a picture of this bird? It should be noted that this species is a post breeding...
Thanks Cheryl! ...at least one Black-chinned hummer in east Boise as well...the same locale that hosted an Annas last Winter...we'll keep you posted! Michael...
This morning I checked the west end of IP Res hoping for a jaeger (MT and UT have had several recently). I struck out. Still lots of Ring-billed Gulls, some...
My guess is that it is a Yellow-rumped Warbler (Female or Juvenile). If you look closely you can see the hint of yellow under the chin and on the side. Brad...
Only a handful of Yellow-rumped Warblers are straggling through ahead of tonight's predicted storms. Winter residents are increasing in number with higher...
A Steller's Jay has arrived here at Fort Running Bear. The short glimpse we had of it; it did not appear to have white streaks over the eyes.Also there are...
#192 Red Phalarope (on IBRC " Review List") from photographs taken by Jonathan Brenneke September 15 near Cataldo, this appears to be a Red Phalarope and I'm...
Louise has always been mystified about why mechanical things break down. Well it worked yesterday, why not today? I have been watching the yard birds and the...
Reminder from: ible Yahoo! Group http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ible/cal Southwestern Idaho Birders Association Thursday October 11, 2007 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm (The...
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Oct 5, 2007 12:58 am
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This evening an old "rare" friend returned to my feeders. A female Purple Finch came into my feeders. Of course, I doubt it's the same one from several years...
Sorry, meant to say: dark brown throat stripe (not throat patch) on the Purple Finch. I'll keep watching to see if the bird will stick around for a bit and...
It's time again for the Open House at the Peregrine Fund's World Center for Birds of Prey in Boise where I volunteer. This Sun., Oct. 7, 9 - 5. Free admission....
Haven't seen the Purple Finch yet this AM, but the snowy weather brought in a large flock of American Pipits (over 100) into my neighbor's mowed alfalfa field....
The female Purple Finch has made several brief appearances, so far, today. The highlight has been a Brown Creeper working its way up a cottonwood trunk near...
Hi Everyone, Six of us birded Mann Lake this morning and the following bird species were observed: Location: Mann Lake Observation date: 10/6/07 Number...
September 30: 172. Western Grebe-seen on the main fork of the Payette River between Banks and Horseshoe Bend by Sheri Foote. October 2: 173. Great Egret-seen...
I found this sparrow west on Parma on Apple Valley Road. It was in an area with lots of russian olive trees. I heard white-crown sparrows and black-capped...
My backyard has been filled with pine siskins for the last 3 weeks.........they've eaten 20 lbs of thistle in a couple of weeks.........I've had evening...
Harry, I just check the custer county big year list. Is the list up to date at: http://idahobirds.net/reports/idaho/counties/2007countycumulative.html If so I...
Wish I had the number of Pine Siskins Stephany has on the other side of the state. But, similarly, good numbers of birds are showing up on the eastern side of...
This seems to have been a very good fall or accipiters and today was no exception. I saw no fewer than three Sharpshins, probably four, and a Cooper's Hawk on...
Harry Krueger just called and reported 11 Surf Scoters, 1 White-winged Scoter and one Pacific Loon on Lake Pend Orielle in Sand Point about 1 hour ago...