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2 Sep Re: American Goldfinch ["J. Harry Krueger" ] 2 Sep Crane Creek Res. and C. Ben Ross Res. ["Cheryl Huizinga" ] 1 Sep American Goldfinch [Gary Hendriksen ] 1 Sep LT Jaeger [Steve Bouffard ] 1 Sep Some good jaeger information... ["J. Harry Krueger" ] 1 Sep File - IBLE Guidelines.txt [] 31 Aug RE: spam [Michael Wiegand ] 31 Aug Long-tailed Jaeger ["Lew & Connie Ulrey" ] 31 Aug spam ["Art" ] 31 Aug Rough-legged Hawk ["lcarrigan_55" ] 30 Aug Re: LT Jaeger 4:30 ["J. Harry Krueger" ] 30 Aug RE: LT Jaeger 4:30 ["David Lawrence" ] 30 Aug LT Jaeger 4:30 [Danette Henderson ] 30 Aug Juvenile LT Jaeger at Blacks Creek--still there ["jonb48" ] 30 Aug Some thoughts/observations re: Blacks Cr. Res. Long-tailed Jaeger ["J. Harry Krueger" ] 30 Aug Re: RE: [IBLE] Juvenile Jaeger at Black's Creek [] 30 Aug Re: RE: [IBLE] Juvenile Jaeger at Black's Creek [Charles Swift ] 30 Aug SWIBA trip to Mt View lake reservoir Aug 2010 ["Art" ] 30 Aug Juvenile Jaeger at Black's Creek [] 30 Aug RE: Juvenile Jaeger at Black's Creek [Denise Hughes ] 30 Aug Re: Juvenile Jaeger at Black's Creek ["jhkrueger AT gmail.com" ] 29 Aug Re: Juvenile Jaeger at Black's Creek [3 Attachments] [Jay Carlisle ] 29 Aug Long-tailed Jaeger at Black's Creek Reservoir ["David Lawrence" ] 29 Aug Juvenile Jaeger at Black's Creek ["Cheryl Huizinga" ] 29 Aug Valley Co. ["Robert Mortensen" ] 29 Aug SIBa Field Trip to Mtn. View Res and Blue Creek ["Cheryl Huizinga" ] 29 Aug Indian Creek/Black's Creek Saturday [Danette Henderson ] 28 Aug RE: Off Topic - Hiking ["David Lawrence" ] 25 Aug Rufous Hummingbird ["Lew & Connie Ulrey" ] 25 Aug Kootenai County Big Year ["Shirley Sturts" ] 24 Aug 2010 Ada County Big Year List ["Lew & Connie Ulrey" ] 24 Aug Off Topic - Hiking ["David Lawrence" ] 24 Aug Eurasian Collared-Dove ["robertmortensen AT cableone.net" ] 24 Aug Re: New Meadows (Adams Co.) E. Collared-Doves, 7/3/10 ["Sheri Foote" ] 24 Aug Southwestern Idaho Birders Assn., 8/28/2010, 12:00 am [] 23 Aug Northern Bobwhite at Deer Flat NWR ["Cheryl Huizinga" ] 23 Aug Dark-eyed Junco - Ada Co. ["Robert Mortensen" ] 23 Aug Re: New Meadows (Adams Co.) E. Collared-Doves, 7/3/10 [Charles Swift ] 23 Aug Re: New Meadows (Adams Co.) E. Collared-Doves, 7/3/10 [Charles Swift ] 23 Aug Fall migration ["Steve" ] 22 Aug 21 species shorebird day ...Owyhee and Ada Counties ["J. Harry Krueger" ] 22 Aug Malheur Reservoir [Denise Hughes ] 22 Aug RE: New Meadows (Adams Co.) E. Collared-Doves, 7/3/10 [Denise Hughes ] 22 Aug Re: Early Fall Migrant? [Jay Carlisle ] 22 Aug Early Fall Migrant? ["lcarrigan_55" ] 22 Aug New Meadows (Adams Co.) E. Collared-Doves, 7/3/10 [Charles Swift ] 22 Aug Re: Yard Goldfinch [Cliff and Lisa Weisse ] 21 Aug Fawn Zebra Finch--Escaped, presumably? ["iddanceaway" ] 21 Aug the sign said Pearl 9 [Michael Wiegand ] 20 Aug Fall birding photo competition! ["Robert Mortensen" ] 19 Aug New eBird Hot Spots in July ["Lew & Connie Ulrey" ] 18 Aug Re: Tennessee Warbler netted at IBO [2 Attachments] [Jay Carlisle ] 18 Aug American Redstart at Foote Park ["Cheryl Huizinga" ] 18 Aug Shorebird counts and nesting distribution [Gyorgy Szimuly/WorldWaders ] 17 Aug Tennessee Warbler netted at IBO [] 16 Aug shorebirds (Indian Cr & Mountain Home) [Jay Carlisle ] 16 Aug Valley County [3 Attachments] [Denise Hughes ] 16 Aug More on Bats ["Russ Manwaring" ] 16 Aug Canyon Co. Bird List for 2010 ["Cheryl Huizinga" ] 16 Aug Magpie takes bat ["Russ Manwaring" ] 14 Aug DC Cormorant Juvenile ["Art" ] 12 Aug Re: Hawk ID request ["JLMoore3" ] 11 Aug Bobwhite - Ada County [Danette Henderson ] 11 Aug Washington County 2010 BY List [] 10 Aug RE: Hawk ID request ["Terry Gray" ] 11 Aug Hawk ID request ["JLMoore3" ] 7 Aug Valley County birds [Denise Hughes ] 7 Aug owls and kestrels [Denise Hughes ] 07 Aug IBRC Update [Cliff and Lisa Weisse ] 6 Aug Fwd: Stilt Sandpiper in Hansen [Charles Swift ] 4 Aug Pine Grosbeaks ["Kit Struthers" ] 1 Aug File - IBLE Guidelines.txt [] 31 Jul Re: Sexing Birds ["monty.thomson" ] 29 Jul 210 in 2010: eBird Idaho - the final results! ["Robert Mortensen" ] 27 Jul AOU Checklist changes 101 ["J. Harry Krueger" ] 27 Jul AOU 51st Supplement changes ["J. Harry Krueger" ] Subject: Re: American Goldfinch From: "J. Harry Krueger" <jhkrueger AT gmail.com> Date: Thu, 2 Sep 2010 06:54:52 -0600 Gary, Willow Goldfinch and American Goldfinch are the same bird, although the latter is the official name given this species by the American Ornithologists Union, and therefore found in all our present field guides. The this goldfinch was especially made popular in the Pacific Northwest when Washington adopted this species as its state bird under the designation of "Willow Goldfinch." J. Harry Krueger Boise On Wed, Sep 1, 2010 at 9:07 PM, Gary Hendriksen wrote: > > > Is an American Gold Finch and Willow Gold Finch one and the same? > > Thank You > Gary > > Subject: Crane Creek Res. and C. Ben Ross Res. From: "Cheryl Huizinga" <bchuizinga AT cableone.net> Date: Thu, 2 Sep 2010 06:43:10 -0600 Hi Birders, Spent yesterday looking for shorebirds in Washington Co. and then in Adams Co. Went into the East Access of Crane Creek - Fred Zeillemaker gave us great directions - and there were lots of shorebirds there. The water has receded quite a bit from my last trip there several weeks ago and the birds were easier to see and find and the drying mud was easier to walk on even though it got "squishy" if we got too close to the water. I know we missed some species and numbers because of the constant moving of the flocks onto distant away mudflats - (a flyover of a Prairie Falcon really made them move out!), but we know we saw 10 species there: Semipalmated Plover -3 Killdeer Sanderling - 20 Semipalmated Sandpiper Western Sandpiper Least Sandpiper Baird's Sandpiper - 8 Stilt Sandpiper - 1 Long-billed Dowitcher - 4 We then drove over to C. Ben Ross Res. in Adams Co. and added Lesser Yellowlegs along with more Spotted, Westerns and Leasts, but the mud here was a lot less. We drove through an old orchard/riparian area on Indian Valley Rd. just before the turn off toward Ben Ross Res. and it was loaded with migrating Tanagers and other species feeding on apples, pears, crabapples, plums and lots of hawthorn berries. Fun to see. Hoping to get back to Crane Creek again in a couple of weeks. It was worth the drive! Cheryl Huizinga Caldwell bchuizinga AT cableone.net Subject: American Goldfinch From: Gary Hendriksen <Garymh123 AT hotmail.com> Date: Wed, 1 Sep 2010 21:07:15 -0600 Is an American Gold Finch and Willow Gold Finch one and the same? Thank You Gary Subject: LT Jaeger From: Steve Bouffard <sh_bouffard AT yahoo.com> Date: Wed, 1 Sep 2010 18:30:30 -0700 (PDT) The jaeger was present this morning at 9:15.  I hiked out to the point on the east side of the reservoir and was rewarded by two fly bys at 20-30 yards.  Then I got good looks at close range through the scope as it foraged in the uplands on the northeast side of the reservoir.  It looked like it was eating grasshoppers, which were abundant. Steve Bouffard 2219 S. Colorado Ave Boise, ID 83706 sh_bouffard AT yahoo.com Subject: Some good jaeger information... From: "J. Harry Krueger" <jhkrueger AT gmail.com> Date: Wed, 1 Sep 2010 10:19:04 -0600 The day after the Long-tailed Jaeger was found, Dan Casey, a member of the Montana Bird Records Committee and a mod on the Montana board sent the following to me, also thinking that it was headed to IBLE. For reasons not clear, it never appeared on the IBLE board. This is good information, well worth considering: Harry, et al: It's nice to read and see the documentation of this jaeger. All too often, in my opinion, jaegers are identified to species without suitable documentation. Anyone who has perused the internet can see numerous examples of disagreement regarding the identity of even well-photographed jaegers. It looks like the Idaho Records Committee might have a relatively easy go of it this time. But regarding your additional comments, I would caution anyone who generalizes about which jaeger species is most expected at inland locations. My own personal bias is that most get reported as Parasitics, if only because that is the mid-sized (or "average") bird and because of preconceived notions that it is the most likely species. Tony Leukering did a nice summary of 56 jaeger records submitted and (re-)reviewed by the Colorado RBC, and among those clearly identifiable and accepted to species, the totals ran Pomarine 14; Parasitic 6; Long-tailed 7. His is an enlightening summary and cautionary tale: http://www.cfo-link.org/downloads/CBRC_Reports/07_jaegers_in_co_april03.pdf I would urge all Idaho observers to treat each jaeger they encounter with an open mind, and of course be willing to accept that many will by necessity have to be recorded as ""jaeger, sp." Have fun out there. If only they were all seen at 10m, on the ground. Dan Casey Somers, MT Montana Bird Records Committee Subject: File - IBLE Guidelines.txt From: ible AT yahoogroups.com Date: 1 Sep 2010 08:32:11 -0000 We function in an unmoderated mode, and generally everything is pleasant and courteous. We have no official charter or list of rules, but do try to operate under the following general guidelines. 1) All messages are to be signed by the poster, using his/her real name. Along with the name, it is considered good practice to also show your e-mail address, and city from which you post. 2) Messages reporting sightings, should also provide at least minimal information as to where the sighting took place, i.e., State, County, City/Town. Major birding destinations such as Deer Flat NWR, Minidoka NWR, American Falls Reservoir, etc. may be adequate in some situations. However, if the sighting is expected to generate interest sufficient to have other birders travel to view the bird, more detailed directions should be provided, or the name and contact info for someone willing to supply such directions on request. 3) Messages concerning caged birds, feral cats, etc. are strongly discouraged. 4) Messages conveying derogatory statements about any other person, a person's occupation or motives are strictly forbidden, and will be cause for one's membership to be suspended or even terminated for severe or repeated offenses. 5) It is permissible to post digital images to the list, but not more than 1 or 2 at a time and not in excess of 150K total. More extensive collections should be posted to the "Photos" section of the IBLE website. Contact the listowner, if you need more details. Again, enjoy your membership on IBLE, and we look forward to reading your contributions to the group. Cliff Weisse, owner/moderator cliffandlisa AT octobersetters.com Island Park, ID Jane Westervelt, owner/moderator jwestervelt AT live.com Moscow, ID Subject: RE: spam From: Michael Wiegand <onwingsof_Pearl AT Hotmail.com> Date: Tue, 31 Aug 2010 22:17:29 -0600 sorry IBLE and others... my daily Virus scanner (AVG) says I'm clean but obviously something has happened with my Microsoft (Hotmail) account...I will not post anymore until this is resolved! Michael Wiegand Pearl, Idaho 208-859-3643-c 208-286-0506-h www.habiscapes.com "the truth is out there!" To: ible AT yahoogroups.com From: artrob99 AT cableone.net Date: Tue, 31 Aug 2010 17:25:34 +0000 Subject: [IBLE] spam it looks like Michaels email has been hacked my email program rejected the attempt to forward his alleged message from Yahoo Art Subject: Long-tailed Jaeger From: "Lew & Connie Ulrey" <lulrey AT cableone.net> Date: Tue, 31 Aug 2010 20:28:41 -0600 Hello everyone, This morning I went to Blacks Creek Reservoir, where I met Bob Kiernan of Nampa, and Coleen Sweeney. We were all hoping to see the jaeger that Jay Carlisle reported there yesterday. We were not disappointed! Bob and I spent part of our time trying to get his rig unstuck from the dry sand. My little truck was not up to the task, but Bob's son-in-law came with a bigger rig and got the job done. So, beware there are vehicular hazards there. Lew Ulrey Boise lulrey AT cableone.net Subject: spam From: "Art" <artrob99 AT cableone.net> Date: Tue, 31 Aug 2010 17:25:34 -0000 it looks like Michaels email has been hacked my email program rejected the attempt to forward his alleged message from Yahoo Art Subject: Rough-legged Hawk From: "lcarrigan_55" <lcarrigan_55 AT yahoo.com> Date: Tue, 31 Aug 2010 01:44:40 -0000 Not nearly so exciting as a LT Jaeger, but I just had great looks at a Rough-legged Hawk working over my pasture and neighbor's new cut wheat crop. We did have a front come through last night with a noticeable change in temperature and fresh snow on nearby mountain tops, but this is my earliest date for arrival of a Rough-legged. Brian Carrigan Blackfoot Subject: Re: LT Jaeger 4:30 From: "J. Harry Krueger" <jhkrueger AT gmail.com> Date: Mon, 30 Aug 2010 18:16:58 -0600 In reference to Dave's post, although it says nothing about the potential "survival chances" of this present bird, note that this present individual is a dark phase *Long-tailed Jaeger*, while at least the 2004 bird was light phased (I didn't see the 2000 individual). If any of you are interested in some definitive close-ups of the 2004 juvenile from Blacks Creek Reservoir, you should check out the Long-tailed Jaeger folder in the photo section of IBLE. J. Harry Krueger Boise On Mon, Aug 30, 2010 at 5:46 PM, David Lawrence wrote: > > > The pictures that Jay posted yesterday, reminded me very much of the > Long-tailed Jaeger that was found in early Sept. 2000 at Lake Lowell and the > one at Black’s Creek Res. in late Aug. 2004. They are very much out of and > away from their normal environment. It seems that they are not healthy. > They allow very close approach and in the case of the other 2 mentioned, > they ultimately died. > > > > Dave Lawrence > > > ------------------------------ > > *From:* ible AT yahoogroups.com [mailto:ible AT yahoogroups.com] *On Behalf Of *Danette > Henderson > *Sent:* Monday, August 30, 2010 5:35 PM > *To:* ible AT yahoogroups.com > *Subject:* [IBLE] LT Jaeger 4:30 > > > > > > Hi all, > > Matthew just called and said the Jaeger is still in the same spot at > Black's Creek. > > Danette Henderson > > Boise, ID > > > Subject: RE: LT Jaeger 4:30 From: "David Lawrence" <lawde13 AT cableone.net> Date: Mon, 30 Aug 2010 17:46:50 -0600 The pictures that Jay posted yesterday, reminded me very much of the Long-tailed Jaeger that was found in early Sept. 2000 at Lake Lowell and the one at Black's Creek Res. in late Aug. 2004. They are very much out of and away from their normal environment. It seems that they are not healthy. They allow very close approach and in the case of the other 2 mentioned, they ultimately died. Dave Lawrence _____ From: ible AT yahoogroups.com [mailto:ible AT yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Danette Henderson Sent: Monday, August 30, 2010 5:35 PM To: ible AT yahoogroups.com Subject: [IBLE] LT Jaeger 4:30 Hi all, Matthew just called and said the Jaeger is still in the same spot at Black's Creek. Danette Henderson Boise, ID Subject: LT Jaeger 4:30 From: Danette Henderson <danette444 AT gmail.com> Date: Mon, 30 Aug 2010 17:34:57 -0600 Hi all, Matthew just called and said the Jaeger is still in the same spot at Black's Creek. Danette Henderson Boise, ID Subject: Juvenile LT Jaeger at Blacks Creek--still there From: "jonb48" <jbattalio AT hotmail.com> Date: Mon, 30 Aug 2010 23:00:42 -0000 Still there from 3-3:30 pm this afternoon. I stopped by on my way home from work this afternoon. It was still at the back of the reservoir, NE end. I also walked across the field to observe it more closely. It was walking around on the muddy part of the shoreline, then sitting on a drier portion of the ground, and later walking around the vegetation, catching grasshoppers as they jumped into the air on its approach. Easily approachable. John Battalio Boise Subject: Some thoughts/observations re: Blacks Cr. Res. Long-tailed Jaeger From: "J. Harry Krueger" <jhkrueger AT gmail.com> Date: Mon, 30 Aug 2010 14:18:47 -0600 I had some time to observe the juvenile, dark-phase *Long-tailed Jaeger* at Blacks Creek Reservoir this morning (actually longer than my appt. schedule allowed!). I arrived just before 9 AM and Danette and Iris Henderson were already viewing the bird off the northeast shoreline. One can now walk around to that point from the shoreline closest to the road, which is what I too did. Therefore, if looking for this bird, be sure to also look in the weedy areas away from the water and shore. As has been noted, the bird allows a fairly close approach... and if you have a scope, "feather by feather" study is a great reality! During my time there it was actively feeding on unidentified arthropods in the dry, weedy area(s) away from the shoreline and water (no terns or gulls were present). It appeared active and alert, quite different from the fairly lethargic Long-tailed Jaeger I saw there in 2004 (and eventually "collected" after its demise and gave to the Peregrine Fund collection). On their Arctic breeding grounds they regularly also feed on arthropods, rodents (lemmings)... and even berries! It is in migration and at sea that they are more likely in engage in kleptoparasitism, as mentioned by Charles Swift. There are five Stercorarius species (skuas and jaegers) possible in North America, with the three jaegers being the only rare inland vagrants aways from their northern breeding grounds. Strangely, Pomarine Jaeger is the rarest of the three inland, with Parasitic Jaeger the most "common," while off-shore, Long-tailed Jaeger is definitely the least encountered. This is probably due to the fact that Long-tailed Jaeger generally migrates farther away from land and is therefore less likely to be encountered, even on pelagic birding trips. While all three jaeger species occur in an often bewildering variety of plumage variations (and can sometimes be frustratingly difficult to id in flight), all non-adults are seen in light and dark color phases, with the dark being least common. Long-tailed Jaeger is the only one of the three which does not carry its dark phase, when present, over into its full adult plumage. On juvenile Long-tailed Jaegers, the light edged two outer primaries (as is quite evident in this bird when in flight... this species does sometimes hover also) are very reliable "tells" as to species identification. While inland migrating Long-tailed Jaegers don't have an encouraging survival rate, it will be interesting to see whether this bird 1. stays around for a few days, and if so 2. continues to feed and survives to continue its wayward migration. J. Harry Krueger Boise Subject: Re: RE: [IBLE] Juvenile Jaeger at Black's Creek From: rowlandrl AT aol.com Date: Mon, 30 Aug 2010 15:20:00 EDT "ible" & Charles, RL here. Last evening, the Jaeger seemed to be well fed. It was clean looking, alert, walking everywhere & feeding on, but not chasing, grasshoppers it was picking up out of the weeds & off the mud. You could get within about 30-40ft. easily but not really any closer. Only time it would use its wings was in keeping balance while climbing some small dirt mound or slope. Occasionally it would take a short swim but not bathe in the water. And, no, there were no terns or much in the way of any birds on the reservoir. There were one each, Clark's & Eared Grebes, Semipalmated Plover, couple Mallards, several Killdeer. I can only assume the mudders doings chased any other water birds out. There were eight vehicles worth of them when I arrived & they left shortly thereafter. The tree & grassy areas were full of various sparrows, Horned Larks, some Mourning Doves, etc. Good Birding. RL (208) 336-9808 In a message dated 8/30/2010 12:17:43 P.M. Mountain Daylight Time, chaetura AT gmail.com writes: Better get over and see this bird soon! If it's like other recent LT Jaeger records in sw Idaho it will have trouble finding food and eventually starve. As kleptoparisites I presume LT Jaegers need tern-sized birds to steal from - any terns on Black's Creek at present? Has anybody noticed this bird foraging? If it's just loafing on the shoreline like in Jay's photos it's probably going to be removed from the jaeger gene pool. Charles. On Mon, Aug 30, 2010 at 8:53 AM, Denise Hughes <_idahobirder AT hotmail.com_ (mailto:idahobirder AT hotmail.com) > wrote: Please post any sightings of the jaeger. I have to go to Pasco today and will be gone for a couple of days but I'd like to see the bird if it remains in the area. Thanks in advance. Denise Hughes Caldwell, ID _idahobirder AT hotmail.com_ (mailto:idahobirder AT hotmail.com) It is our collective and individual responsibility to preserve and tend to the environment in which we all live....Dali Lama ____________________________________ To: _bchuizinga AT cableone.net_ (mailto:bchuizinga AT cableone.net) ; _ible AT yahoogroups.com_ (mailto:ible AT yahoogroups.com) ; _swiba AT yahoogroups.com_ (mailto:swiba AT yahoogroups.com) From: _carlislejay AT yahoo.com_ (mailto:carlislejay AT yahoo.com) Date: Sun, 29 Aug 2010 19:59:31 -0700 Subject: Re: [IBLE] Juvenile Jaeger at Black's Creek [3 Attachments] [_Attachment(s)_ (http://co114w.col114.mail.live.com/mail/RteFrame.html?v=15.3.2523.0810&pf=pf#TopText) from Jay Carlisle included below] Hi Folks (dinner/internet AT Perkins before heading back to Lucky Peak :) As Dave's e-mail just indicated, we got closer looks and realized it's a juvenile, dark Long-tailed Jaeger (see 3 attached pics). Key field marks: cold, gray color without rusty edges; two distinct pale primary shafts; and smallish bill. RL was there when we (Heidi - who spotted the bird, Jack, & I) left and Cheryl, Tom McCabe, & Jesse DeVoe (IBO field assistant) were just arriving. Good luck! Jay ____________________________________ From: Cheryl Huizinga <_bchuizinga AT cableone.net_ (mailto:bchuizinga AT cableone.net) > To: _ible AT yahoogroups.com_ (mailto:ible AT yahoogroups.com) ; SWIBA <_swiba AT yahoogroups.com_ (mailto:swiba AT yahoogroups.com) > Sent: Sun, August 29, 2010 6:51:16 PM Subject: [IBLE] Juvenile Jaeger at Black's Creek Hi Birders, Jay just called with a sighting of a juvenile dark-morph jaeger at Black's Creek. He thinks it might be a Parasitic but wasn't sure. He and Heidi were trying to get better looks at it when he called. He said to try the north end of the area where some mudders had been. Hope it sticks around for more to see it! Cheryl Huizinga _bchuizinga AT cableone.net_ (mailto:bchuizinga AT cableone.net) Caldwell, ID Attachment(s) from Jay Carlisle 3 of 3 Photo(s) (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ible/attachments/folder/1795035759/item/1436101642/view) _LTJA 2.jpg_ (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ible/attachments/folder/1795035759/item/1436101642/view) (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ible/attachments/folde r/1795035759/item/1169627108/view) _LTJA 8-29-10.jpg_ (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ible/attachments/folder/1795035759/item/1169627108/view) (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ible/attachments/folder/1795035759/item/71734245/view) _LTJA laying down.jpg_ (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ible/attachments/folder/1795035759/item/71734245/view) -- Charles E. Swift Moscow, Idaho, USA (north-central Idaho, 80 miles SE of Spokane, WA) 46°43′54″ N, 116°59′50″ W email: _chaetura AT gmail.com_ (mailto:chaetura AT gmail.com) skype: charles.swift voice: 208-991-2473 Subject: Re: RE: [IBLE] Juvenile Jaeger at Black's Creek From: Charles Swift <chaetura AT gmail.com> Date: Mon, 30 Aug 2010 11:16:09 -0700 Better get over and see this bird soon! If it's like other recent LT Jaeger records in sw Idaho it will have trouble finding food and eventually starve. As kleptoparisites I presume LT Jaegers need tern-sized birds to steal from - any terns on Black's Creek at present? Has anybody noticed this bird foraging? If it's just loafing on the shoreline like in Jay's photos it's probably going to be removed from the jaeger gene pool. Charles. On Mon, Aug 30, 2010 at 8:53 AM, Denise Hughes wrote: > > > Please post any sightings of the jaeger. I have to go to Pasco today and > will be gone for a couple of days but I'd like to see the bird if it remains > in the area. Thanks in advance. > Denise Hughes > Caldwell, ID > idahobirder AT hotmail.com > > > > > > > > It is our collective and individual responsibility to preserve and tend to > the environment in which we all live....Dali Lama > > > > > > ------------------------------ > To: bchuizinga AT cableone.net; ible AT yahoogroups.com; swiba AT yahoogroups.com > From: carlislejay AT yahoo.com > Date: Sun, 29 Aug 2010 19:59:31 -0700 > Subject: Re: [IBLE] Juvenile Jaeger at Black's Creek [3 Attachments] > > > [Attachment(s)from Jay Carlisle included below] > > Hi Folks (dinner/internet AT Perkins before heading back to Lucky Peak :) > > As Dave's e-mail just indicated, we got closer looks and realized it's a > juvenile, dark Long-tailed Jaeger (see 3 attached pics). Key field marks: > cold, gray color without rusty edges; two distinct pale primary shafts; and > smallish bill. > > RL was there when we (Heidi - who spotted the bird, Jack, & I) left and > Cheryl, Tom McCabe, & Jesse DeVoe (IBO field assistant) were just arriving. > > Good luck! > > Jay > > ------------------------------ > *From:* Cheryl Huizinga > *To:* ible AT yahoogroups.com; SWIBA > *Sent:* Sun, August 29, 2010 6:51:16 PM > *Subject:* [IBLE] Juvenile Jaeger at Black's Creek > > > Hi Birders, Jay just called with a sighting of a juvenile dark-morph > jaeger at Black's Creek. He thinks it might be a Parasitic but wasn't > sure. He and Heidi were trying to get better looks at it when he called. > He said to try the north end of the area where some mudders had been. > Hope it sticks around for more to see it! > Cheryl Huizinga > bchuizinga AT cableone.net > Caldwell, ID > > > Attachment(s) from Jay Carlisle > > 3 of 3 Photo(s) > [image: LTJA 2.jpg] > LTJA 2.jpg > [image: LTJA 8-29-10.jpg] > LTJA 8-29-10.jpg > [image: LTJA laying down.jpg] > LTJA laying down.jpg > > > -- Charles E. Swift Moscow, Idaho, USA (north-central Idaho, 80 miles SE of Spokane, WA) 46°43′54″ N, 116°59′50″ W email: chaetura AT gmail.com skype: charles.swift voice: 208-991-2473 Subject: SWIBA trip to Mt View lake reservoir Aug 2010 From: "Art" <artrob99 AT cableone.net> Date: Mon, 30 Aug 2010 17:31:41 -0000 Hi all for a short selection of bird pics from trip ;last weekend go to "Photos" on the IBLE site then find folder Art SWIBA Mt View 2010 the "Art" puts it near the front alphabetically or follow the URL below http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ible/photos/album/812793203/pic/list Art Robertson NW Boise Subject: Juvenile Jaeger at Black's Creek From: bobperata AT yahoo.com Date: Mon, 30 Aug 2010 17:14:13 +0000 Still there AT 1105 am 8/30/10 Bob Perata Boise, I'd bobperata AT yahoo.com Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry Subject: RE: Juvenile Jaeger at Black's Creek From: Denise Hughes <idahobirder AT hotmail.com> Date: Mon, 30 Aug 2010 09:53:57 -0600 Please post any sightings of the jaeger. I have to go to Pasco today and will be gone for a couple of days but I'd like to see the bird if it remains in the area. Thanks in advance. Denise Hughes Caldwell, ID idahobirder AT hotmail.com It is our collective and individual responsibility to preserve and tend to the environment in which we all live....Dali Lama To: bchuizinga AT cableone.net; ible AT yahoogroups.com; swiba AT yahoogroups.com From: carlislejay AT yahoo.com Date: Sun, 29 Aug 2010 19:59:31 -0700 Subject: Re: [IBLE] Juvenile Jaeger at Black's Creek [3 Attachments] [Attachment(s) from Jay Carlisle included below] Hi Folks (dinner/internet AT Perkins before heading back to Lucky Peak :) As Dave's e-mail just indicated, we got closer looks and realized it's a juvenile, dark Long-tailed Jaeger (see 3 attached pics). Key field marks: cold, gray color without rusty edges; two distinct pale primary shafts; and smallish bill. RL was there when we (Heidi - who spotted the bird, Jack, & I) left and Cheryl, Tom McCabe, & Jesse DeVoe (IBO field assistant) were just arriving. Good luck! Jay From: Cheryl Huizinga To: ible AT yahoogroups.com; SWIBA Sent: Sun, August 29, 2010 6:51:16 PM Subject: [IBLE] Juvenile Jaeger at Black's Creek Hi Birders, Jay just called with a sighting of a juvenile dark-morph jaeger at Black's Creek. He thinks it might be a Parasitic but wasn't sure. He and Heidi were trying to get better looks at it when he called. He said to try the north end of the area where some mudders had been. Hope it sticks around for more to see it! Cheryl Huizinga bchuizinga AT cableone.net Caldwell, ID Attachment(s) from Jay Carlisle 3 of 3 Photo(s) LTJA 2.jpg LTJA 8-29-10.jpg LTJA laying down.jpg Subject: Re: Juvenile Jaeger at Black's Creek From: "jhkrueger AT gmail.com" <jhkrueger@gmail.com> Date: Mon, 30 Aug 2010 15:52:14 +0000 As of 9:50 this AM, the LONG-TAILED JAEGER is still present at Blacks Creek Reservoir. More later. J.Harry Krueger Boise ---------- Sent from the Verizon network using Mobile Email ------Original Message------ From: Jay Carlisle To: "Cheryl Huizinga" ,,"SWIBA" Date: Sun, Aug 29, 7:59 PM -0700 Subject: Re: [IBLE] Juvenile Jaeger at Black's Creek [3 Attachments] Hi Folks (dinner/internet AT Perkins before heading back to Lucky Peak :) As Dave's e-mail just indicated, we got closer looks and realized it's a juvenile, dark Long-tailed Jaeger (see 3 attached pics).  Key field marks: cold, gray color without rusty edges; two distinct pale primary shafts; and smallish bill. RL was there when we (Heidi - who spotted the bird, Jack, & I) left and Cheryl, Tom McCabe, & Jesse DeVoe (IBO field assistant) were just arriving. Good luck! Jay ________________________________ From: Cheryl Huizinga To: ible AT yahoogroups.com; SWIBA Sent: Sun, August 29, 2010 6:51:16 PM Subject: [IBLE] Juvenile Jaeger at Black's Creek   Hi Birders,  Jay just called with a sighting of a juvenile dark-morph jaeger at Black's Creek.  He thinks it might be a Parasitic but wasn't sure.  He and Heidi were trying to get better looks at it when he called.  He said to try the north end of the area where some mudders had been. Hope it sticks around for more to see it! Cheryl Huizinga bchuizinga AT cableone.net Caldwell, ID Subject: Re: Juvenile Jaeger at Black's Creek [3 Attachments] From: Jay Carlisle <carlislejay AT yahoo.com> Date: Sun, 29 Aug 2010 19:59:31 -0700 (PDT) Hi Folks (dinner/internet AT Perkins before heading back to Lucky Peak :) As Dave's e-mail just indicated, we got closer looks and realized it's a juvenile, dark Long-tailed Jaeger (see 3 attached pics).  Key field marks: cold, gray color without rusty edges; two distinct pale primary shafts; and smallish bill. RL was there when we (Heidi - who spotted the bird, Jack, & I) left and Cheryl, Tom McCabe, & Jesse DeVoe (IBO field assistant) were just arriving. Good luck! Jay ________________________________ From: Cheryl Huizinga To: ible AT yahoogroups.com; SWIBA Sent: Sun, August 29, 2010 6:51:16 PM Subject: [IBLE] Juvenile Jaeger at Black's Creek   Hi Birders,  Jay just called with a sighting of a juvenile dark-morph jaeger at Black's Creek.  He thinks it might be a Parasitic but wasn't sure.  He and Heidi were trying to get better looks at it when he called.  He said to try the north end of the area where some mudders had been. Hope it sticks around for more to see it! Cheryl Huizinga bchuizinga AT cableone.net Caldwell, ID Subject: Long-tailed Jaeger at Black's Creek Reservoir From: "David Lawrence" <lawde13 AT cableone.net> Date: Sun, 29 Aug 2010 19:07:37 -0600 Jay Carlisle just called to report this find. He says they have been watching it for about 20 minutes. Dave Lawrence Subject: Juvenile Jaeger at Black's Creek From: "Cheryl Huizinga" <bchuizinga AT cableone.net> Date: Sun, 29 Aug 2010 18:51:16 -0600 Hi Birders, Jay just called with a sighting of a juvenile dark-morph jaeger at Black's Creek. He thinks it might be a Parasitic but wasn't sure. He and Heidi were trying to get better looks at it when he called. He said to try the north end of the area where some mudders had been. Hope it sticks around for more to see it! Cheryl Huizinga bchuizinga AT cableone.net Caldwell, ID Subject: Valley Co. From: "Robert Mortensen" <robertmortensen AT cableone.net> Date: Sun, 29 Aug 2010 18:23:36 -0600 Just returned from a long weekend in Valley County. My family stayed with fellow birder Jason Talbot and his family at their cabin in Round Valley. We made side trips to Cascade, Herrick, and Tripod Reservoirs. The birding was really good, especially adding a couple lifers, some state birds, and some first of year birds. For Jason, who has become reactivated in birding since he lapsed as a young boy, he added loads of life birds which was really fun to witness. A pair of Pileated Woodpeckers right in woods surrounding Round Valley were a first for me. As well as a few Least Flycatchers. Saturday night Jason and I thoroughly enjoyed a good long look at a Varied Thrush which perched nicely in a pine at eye level about 20 yards away. What a beautiful bird! We also had three Solitary Sandpipers at Herrick Reservoir. We saw about 60 species in all. Robert Mortensen www.IdahoBirdingBlog.com (208) 608-5186 home (208) 921-1202 mobile Subject: SIBa Field Trip to Mtn. View Res and Blue Creek From: "Cheryl Huizinga" <bchuizinga AT cableone.net> Date: Sun, 29 Aug 2010 15:42:44 -0600 Hi Birders, The SIBA Field Trip to Mountain View Res. and Blue Creek on Saturday, August 28, didn't have the number of shorebirds as Harry reported last week. We saw a total of 13 species of shorebirds. The 11 species at Blue Creek, which is just beyond Mountain View Reservoir on the Duck Valley Indian Res. in southern Owyhee Co. were: Killdeer, 1 Black-necked Stilt, American Avocets, 7 Greater Yellowlegs, 1 Willet, Spotted Sandpiper, 3 Long-billed Curlew, 60 Marbled Godwit,10 Least Sandpipers, Wilson's Snipe and 100 or so Wilson's Phalaropes. There were several large flocks of peeps flying around probably because of the wind and a couple of flyovers of a Prairie Falcon. We couldn't always see where they landed and if we could see where they landed, we couldn't access that area. A bit frustrating! The water is still a bit high with some mudflats showing, but it should only get better. A calm day with no flyovers of a Prairie Falcon might make a better show of shorebirds! A stop at Jack's Creek gave us two more shorebird species - Western Sandpiper and a Semipalmated Plover. Still had a great day with 10 birders and 80 species of birds. Happy Birding Out There! Cheryl Huizinga SIBA Field Trip Leader Subject: Indian Creek/Black's Creek Saturday From: Danette Henderson <danette444 AT gmail.com> Date: Sun, 29 Aug 2010 07:05:11 -0600 Hi all, Yesterday I was disappointed to miss the SIBA field-trip to Mountain View Reservoir due to morning commitments. Instead we got away late afternoon for a quick run to Indian Creek & Black's Creek. We got there about 4 pm, not much action. I haven't been to IC for a long time and was surprised by the water-level, it is very low and a pretty small mudflat area. Favorite birds were a single Red-necked Phalarope spinning around and the six Herons standing in a perfectly straight line. The wind was really picking up when we got to Black's Creek making it hard too see what might have been there, we did a quick scan and saw nothing but a few mallards. Location: Indian Creek Reservoir Observation date: 8/28/10 Number of species: 13 Mallard 5 Great Blue Heron 6 Northern Harrier 1 Black-necked Stilt 1 American Avocet 26 Semipalmated Sandpiper 1 Red-necked Phalarope 1 Ring-billed Gull 1 Mourning Dove 2 Common Raven 2 Vesper Sparrow 2 Lincoln's Sparrow 1 Western Meadowlark 1 This report was generated automatically by eBird v2(http://ebird.org) Subject: RE: Off Topic - Hiking From: "David Lawrence" <lawde13 AT cableone.net> Date: Sat, 28 Aug 2010 17:16:01 -0600 Thanks to those who responded, I decided to tackle it solo. Left the trailhead at 5:45 and made the summit at 12:15. Made it to chicken out ridge and was about to turn around and come back, then I met a group of 3 from Idaho Falls, they encouraged me and let me tag along with them. Made the summit, great hike!! On a bird related note, and as Heidi Ware said, great looks at Black Rosy-Finches Dave Lawrence _____ From: David Lawrence [mailto:lawde13 AT cableone.net] Sent: Tuesday, August 24, 2010 6:07 PM To: 'ible AT yahoogroups.com' Subject: Off Topic - Hiking I apologize for the off-topic post, although I would hope to see some birds on a hike like this. Anyway, I've been planning a hike up Mt. Borah this weekend for about 4 months now. I started with about 10 potential hiking partners. They have slowly dwindled away, with the last one backing out today. I'm told this is not a hike to do solo. So my question is, does anybody on this list want to do the hike or know of anybody that is already planning to hike Borah this weekend and would be willing to take on an additional person in their party. Either Friday or Saturday would work for me. Outside possibility that Sunday could work as well. Please respond off list. Dave Lawrence lawde13 AT cableone.net Nampa, ID 83651 Subject: Rufous Hummingbird From: "Lew & Connie Ulrey" <lulrey AT cableone.net> Date: Wed, 25 Aug 2010 16:21:33 -0600 Hello everyone, I just saw my first Rufous Hummingbird at my feeder since May. Lots of them came through in May and in many years there have been many in August. I guess this year they have just taken a different route south. Lew Ulrey Boise lulrey AT cableone.net Subject: Kootenai County Big Year From: "Shirley Sturts" <shirley.sturts AT gmail.com> Date: Wed, 25 Aug 2010 10:19:32 -0700 181 Willow Flycatcher June 1 Medimont Lisa Hardy 182 American Bittern June 29 Schlepp Ranch Lisa Hardy 183 Prairie Falcon June 3 Armstrong Hill, CDA Ed and Kris Buchler 184 Band Swallow June 13 between Medimont and Rose Lake - Jonathan Isacoff 185 Great Gray Owl Late June English Point Trails Deb Bell 186 Caspian Tern June 29 Schlepp Ranch - Lisa Hardy Shirley Sturts shirley.sturts AT gmail.com Coeur d'Alene, ID Subject: 2010 Ada County Big Year List From: "Lew & Connie Ulrey" <lulrey AT cableone.net> Date: Tue, 24 Aug 2010 21:11:57 -0600 Hello everyone, Here are the most recent additions to the Ada County Big Year List: 227 Dusky Grouse 7/22 IBO Robert Miller 228 Clark's Nutcracker 7/22 IBO Robert Miller 229 White-breasted Nuthatch 7/22 IBO Robert Miller 230 Pectoral Sandpiper 8/9 Indian Creek Reservoir John Battalio 231 American Redstart 8/19 Foote Park Cheryl Huizinga 232 Tennessee Warbler 8/17 IBO Jay Carlisle Lew Ulrey Boise lulrey AT cableone.net Subject: Off Topic - Hiking From: "David Lawrence" <lawde13 AT cableone.net> Date: Tue, 24 Aug 2010 18:07:02 -0600 I apologize for the off-topic post, although I would hope to see some birds on a hike like this. Anyway, I've been planning a hike up Mt. Borah this weekend for about 4 months now. I started with about 10 potential hiking partners. They have slowly dwindled away, with the last one backing out today. I'm told this is not a hike to do solo. So my question is, does anybody on this list want to do the hike or know of anybody that is already planning to hike Borah this weekend and would be willing to take on an additional person in their party. Either Friday or Saturday would work for me. Outside possibility that Sunday could work as well. Please respond off list. Dave Lawrence lawde13 AT cableone.net Nampa, ID 83651 Subject: Eurasian Collared-Dove From: "robertmortensen AT cableone.net" <robertmortensen@cableone.net> Date: Tue, 24 Aug 2010 06:50:58 -0700 I just posted some animated eBird maps showing Collared-Dove expansion in Idaho at www.IdahoBirdingBlog.com. Interesting and amazing! Happy Birding! - Robert Mortensen ---- Msg sent via CableONE.net MyMail - http://www.cableone.net Subject: Re: New Meadows (Adams Co.) E. Collared-Doves, 7/3/10 From: "Sheri Foote" <featherchaser AT frontiernet.net> Date: Tue, 24 Aug 2010 07:28:57 -0600 (Mountain Daylight Time) Charles: We have had a pair of collared doves hanging around our place here in Garden Valley (Boise County) for the past month and a half. There have been a few more sighted in other places in Boise County also. Sheri Foote Garden Valley -------Original Message------- From: Charles Swift Date: 8/22/2010 10:56:05 AM To: Ible AT Yahoogroups.Com Subject: [IBLE] New Meadows (Adams Co.) E. Collared-Doves, 7/3/10 Hi All - Over the 4th of July weekend I found 3 E. Collared-Doves in the town of New Meadows near the sewage ponds. I was wondering if anyone else has had E. Collared-Doves in Valley or Adams County (or Gem & Washington Cos. for that matter). They are definitely increasing in north-central and northern Idaho but there haven't been many reports from this central Idaho so far (no doubt partly due to minimal coverage). I also wanted to mention that I found a sewage pond complex (2 large ponds) north of New Meadows along Hot Spings Rd. that looks like it could have great birding potential. It is associated w/ the Meadowcreek Golf Course/subdivision and right next to the road. There wasn't much there which is not surprising considering the date although a female C. Goldeneye was interesting (they nest in the McCall area). I also heard from someone in McCall that the meadows along L. Payette R. have Tundra Swans and Snow Geese in the spring. There have also been Sandhill Cranes in this area in recent years that are presumably breeding in the area (I had one near Zims Hot Springs on 7/3). thanks, Charles. -- Charles E. Swift Moscow, Idaho, USA (north-central Idaho, 80 miles SE of Spokane, WA) 46°43′54″ N, 116°59′50″ W email: chaetura AT gmail.com skype: charles.swift voice: 208-991-2473 __________ Information from ESET NOD32 Antivirus, version of virus signature database 5386 (20100822) __________ The message was checked by ESET NOD32 Antivirus. http://www.eset.com Subject: Southwestern Idaho Birders Assn., 8/28/2010, 12:00 am From: ible AT yahoogroups.com Date: 24 Aug 2010 06:47:06 -0000 Reminder from: ible Yahoo! Group http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ible/cal Southwestern Idaho Birders Assn. Saturday August 28, 2010 All Day Location: Mountain View Reservoir Notes: Mt View reservoir is on Hwy 51 near the Nevada border. It will be hot and buggy but the shore birds should be in abundance. Meet at the Walter's Ferry Bridge on Hwy 45 at 7AM. Bring lunch, water, sunscreen, chair and more water. This is an all day trip led by Cheryl Huizinga. 459-4116 All Rights Reserved Copyright © 2010 Yahoo! Inc. http://www.yahoo.com Privacy Policy: http://privacy.yahoo.com/privacy/us Terms of Service: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/ Subject: Northern Bobwhite at Deer Flat NWR From: "Cheryl Huizinga" <bchuizinga AT cableone.net> Date: Mon, 23 Aug 2010 22:33:09 -0600 Hi Birders, This morning while walking the Schaffer Access East at Deer Flat NWR, I heard a Northern Bobwhite. The call stopped me in my tracks as I haven't heard one in Idaho in years. It called from thick brush so didn't have a chance of seeing it. Later walking back from the mudflats (two Semipalmated Plovers today!) I stopped at the same spot and heard it again but closer. Then I saw two close to the road. On down the path about 25 yds. I heard another one calling and then saw two more. I know this is not a "countable" bird but it was really fun to hear and then see the birds. Happy Birding! Cheryl Huizinga Caldwell bchuizinga AT cableone.net Subject: Dark-eyed Junco - Ada Co. From: "Robert Mortensen" <robertmortensen AT cableone.net> Date: Mon, 23 Aug 2010 21:12:08 -0600 I had a Dark-eyed Junco in my backyard this evening in north Ada County in the foothills. According to my eBird records, the earliest I had seen them here at Avimor in Fall was the last week of September. It may have been just a random appearance and I'll be sure to keep track if they continue. I have seen juncos several times up in the mountains this summer, but they certainly are not normal summer visitors on the floor of the Treasure Valley. I see Jay and the crew have been banding Juncos since July up at the IBO. Lazuli Buntings, Yellow Warblers, Bullock's Orioles, and Black-headed Grosbeaks are fewer and further between now, but still present. Even the Robins have thinned out in the last week. We still have Western Kingbirds, Says Phoebes, and Common Nighthawks. Loads of Cedar Waxwings, Brewer's Blackbirds (gorging on grasshoppers), Rock Wrens and Red-winged Blackbirds are still around. Bank Swallows left a week and half ago, but Barn Swallows are still regular. It is really enjoyable to observe the seasonal comings and goings of my feathered friends (and to have records to look back on and compare). Robert Mortensen www.IdahoBirdingBlog.com Subject: Re: New Meadows (Adams Co.) E. Collared-Doves, 7/3/10 From: Charles Swift <chaetura AT gmail.com> Date: Mon, 23 Aug 2010 10:37:47 -0700 In my earlier message I mentioned "Little Payette R.", or course there is no such river, what I meant was the Little Salmon River that flows north through New Meadows and into the Salmon R. at Riggins. Charles. On Mon, Aug 23, 2010 at 8:16 AM, Charles Swift wrote: > Thanks Denise - I am not surprised but couldn't remember seeing reports > from this area (especially Valley County). I see now that there are some > reports on eBird from Valley co. - should have checked there before asking! > > Charles. > > 2010/8/22 Denise Hughes > > >> >> Last weekend, I saw Eurasian Collared Doves in McCall, Council and >> Cambridge. I had assumed they have already moved into central Idaho so I >> didn't report them. >> >> Denise Hughes >> Caldwell, ID >> idahobirder AT hotmail.com >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> It is our collective and individual responsibility to preserve and tend to >> the environment in which we all live....Dali Lama >> >> >> >> >> >> ------------------------------ >> To: ible AT yahoogroups.com >> From: chaetura AT gmail.com >> Date: Sun, 22 Aug 2010 09:55:56 -0700 >> Subject: [IBLE] New Meadows (Adams Co.) E. Collared-Doves, 7/3/10 >> >> >> >> >> Hi All - >> >> Over the 4th of July weekend I found 3 E. Collared-Doves in the town of >> New Meadows near the sewage ponds. I was wondering if anyone else has had E. >> Collared-Doves in Valley or Adams County (or Gem & Washington Cos. for that >> matter). They are definitely increasing in north-central and northern Idaho >> but there haven't been many reports from this central Idaho so far (no doubt >> partly due to minimal coverage). >> >> I also wanted to mention that I found a sewage pond complex (2 large >> ponds) north of New Meadows along Hot Spings Rd. that looks like it could >> have great birding potential. It is associated w/ the Meadowcreek Golf >> Course/subdivision and right next to the road. There wasn't much there which >> is not surprising considering the date although a female C. Goldeneye was >> interesting (they nest in the McCall area). I also heard from someone in >> McCall that the meadows along L. Payette R. have Tundra Swans and Snow Geese >> in the spring. There have also been Sandhill Cranes in this area in recent >> years that are presumably breeding in the area (I had one near Zims Hot >> Springs on 7/3). >> >> thanks, Charles. >> >> -- >> Charles E. Swift >> Moscow, Idaho, USA >> (north-central Idaho, 80 miles SE of Spokane, WA) >> 46°43′54″ N, 116°59′50″ W >> email: chaetura AT gmail.com >> skype: charles.swift >> voice: 208-991-2473 >> >> >> >> >> > > > > -- > Charles E. Swift > Moscow, Idaho, USA > (north-central Idaho, 80 miles SE of Spokane, WA) > 46°43′54″ N, 116°59′50″ W > email: chaetura AT gmail.com > skype: charles.swift > voice: 208-991-2473 > > -- Charles E. Swift Moscow, Idaho, USA (north-central Idaho, 80 miles SE of Spokane, WA) 46°43′54″ N, 116°59′50″ W email: chaetura AT gmail.com skype: charles.swift voice: 208-991-2473 Subject: Re: New Meadows (Adams Co.) E. Collared-Doves, 7/3/10 From: Charles Swift <chaetura AT gmail.com> Date: Mon, 23 Aug 2010 08:16:10 -0700 Thanks Denise - I am not surprised but couldn't remember seeing reports from this area (especially Valley County). I see now that there are some reports on eBird from Valley co. - should have checked there before asking! Charles. 2010/8/22 Denise Hughes > > > Last weekend, I saw Eurasian Collared Doves in McCall, Council and > Cambridge. I had assumed they have already moved into central Idaho so I > didn't report them. > > Denise Hughes > Caldwell, ID > idahobirder AT hotmail.com > > > > > > > > It is our collective and individual responsibility to preserve and tend to > the environment in which we all live....Dali Lama > > > > > > ------------------------------ > To: ible AT yahoogroups.com > From: chaetura AT gmail.com > Date: Sun, 22 Aug 2010 09:55:56 -0700 > Subject: [IBLE] New Meadows (Adams Co.) E. Collared-Doves, 7/3/10 > > > > > Hi All - > > Over the 4th of July weekend I found 3 E. Collared-Doves in the town of New > Meadows near the sewage ponds. I was wondering if anyone else has had E. > Collared-Doves in Valley or Adams County (or Gem & Washington Cos. for that > matter). They are definitely increasing in north-central and northern Idaho > but there haven't been many reports from this central Idaho so far (no doubt > partly due to minimal coverage). > > I also wanted to mention that I found a sewage pond complex (2 large ponds) > north of New Meadows along Hot Spings Rd. that looks like it could have > great birding potential. It is associated w/ the Meadowcreek Golf > Course/subdivision and right next to the road. There wasn't much there which > is not surprising considering the date although a female C. Goldeneye was > interesting (they nest in the McCall area). I also heard from someone in > McCall that the meadows along L. Payette R. have Tundra Swans and Snow Geese > in the spring. There have also been Sandhill Cranes in this area in recent > years that are presumably breeding in the area (I had one near Zims Hot > Springs on 7/3). > > thanks, Charles. > > -- > Charles E. Swift > Moscow, Idaho, USA > (north-central Idaho, 80 miles SE of Spokane, WA) > 46°43′54″ N, 116°59′50″ W > email: chaetura AT gmail.com > skype: charles.swift > voice: 208-991-2473 > > > > > -- Charles E. Swift Moscow, Idaho, USA (north-central Idaho, 80 miles SE of Spokane, WA) 46°43′54″ N, 116°59′50″ W email: chaetura AT gmail.com skype: charles.swift voice: 208-991-2473 Subject: Fall migration From: "Steve" <tntbutters AT cableone.net> Date: Mon, 23 Aug 2010 05:17:48 -0000 Brian's note of early migrants was also experienced by me yesterday. I was birding south of Shelley along the Blackfoot Canal Easement and I had four Western Tangers, Two Lazuli Buntings, Four Bullocks Orioles, numerous Yellow and Wilson's warblers with a few MacGillivray's. The surprise was a Northern Waterthrush and California Quail which must of been escapees from somewhere but they seemed to be doing fine and this area could hold them pretty well if they get established there. This is a great area to bird. Steve Butterworth Idaho Falls Subject: 21 species shorebird day ...Owyhee and Ada Counties From: "J. Harry Krueger" <jhkrueger AT gmail.com> Date: Sun, 22 Aug 2010 22:53:07 -0600 Yesterday (8/21) my son Josh and I began the day on the Duck Valley Indian Reservation, Owyhee County checking the area around Mountain View Reservoir, later moving on to a quick stop at Jacks Creek, C.J. Strike Reservoir WMA (Owyhee Co.), and ending in later afternoon at Indian Creek Reservoir, Ada County. We were able to find a few good (uncommon), though definitely none entirely unexpected, birds. At Mountain View (Blue Creek) we had to "work" fairly hard to find the shorebirds there. The water level was a bit higher than I've seen it at comparable times in previous years... and the number of free roaming cattle around the area has definitely increased. The most productive spots were along the northeast shore, necessitating driving over non-road/track cattle grazing ground (a 4-wheel drive definitely helps)... and walking along some still quite muddy shoreline. A scope was an absolute necessity for most bird id. The best finds on the Duck Valley Reservation were a lone *American Golden-Plover* (adult, probably female... the second time I've discovered one here) and a single *Short-billed Dowitcher* (juvenile). I also tallied two (first-of-year) *Pectoral Sandpiper*. Total shorebird species here were 19, with only Semipalmated Plover and Long-billed Curlew found elsewhere. * * *Species seen* (MV - Mountain View; JC - Jack's Creek; IC - Indian Creek): American Golden-Plover... MV Semipalmated Plover... JC Killdeer...MV, JC, IC Black-necked Stilt...MV, IC American Avocet... MV, JC, IC Greater Yellowlegs... MV, IC Lesser Yellowlegs... MV, JC, IC Willet... MV Spotted Sandpiper... MV, IC Long-billed Curlew... IC Marbled Godwit... MV Semipalmated Sandpiper... MV, IC Western Sandpiper... MV, JC, IC Least Sandpiper... MV, JC, IC Baird's Sandpiper... MV, JC, IC Pectoral Sandpiper... MV Short-billed Dowitcher... MV Long-billed Dowitcher... MV Wilson's Snipe... MV Wilson's Phalarope... MV Red-necked Phalarope... MV Also of note were a pair of *Bonaparte's Gull* at Jacks Creek, with numerous Ring-billed Gull, California Gull, as well as a few Franklin's Gull and one adult Herring Gull. J. Harry Krueger Boise Subject: Malheur Reservoir From: Denise Hughes <idahobirder AT hotmail.com> Date: Sun, 22 Aug 2010 20:35:24 -0600 I spent some time at Malheur Reservoir today. There were a few hundred ducks at the far end of the reservoir along with two very large flocks of shorebirds (500+ birds). I wasn't able to get down to the far end of the reservoir but this might be a good stop if you want to look for shorebirds. I was able to id Western and Least Sandpipers, Curlews, and Phalaropes. Willow Creek Road gave up 2 Golden Eagles, 40+ Chukars and lots of Kestrels, Harriers and Swaison's Hawks. Denise Hughes Caldwell, ID idahobirder AT hotmail.com It is our collective and individual responsibility to preserve and tend to the environment in which we all live....Dali Lama Subject: RE: New Meadows (Adams Co.) E. Collared-Doves, 7/3/10 From: Denise Hughes <idahobirder AT hotmail.com> Date: Sun, 22 Aug 2010 18:44:29 -0600 Last weekend, I saw Eurasian Collared Doves in McCall, Council and Cambridge. I had assumed they have already moved into central Idaho so I didn't report them. Denise Hughes Caldwell, ID idahobirder AT hotmail.com It is our collective and individual responsibility to preserve and tend to the environment in which we all live....Dali Lama To: ible AT yahoogroups.com From: chaetura AT gmail.com Date: Sun, 22 Aug 2010 09:55:56 -0700 Subject: [IBLE] New Meadows (Adams Co.) E. Collared-Doves, 7/3/10 Hi All - Over the 4th of July weekend I found 3 E. Collared-Doves in the town of New Meadows near the sewage ponds. I was wondering if anyone else has had E. Collared-Doves in Valley or Adams County (or Gem & Washington Cos. for that matter). They are definitely increasing in north-central and northern Idaho but there haven't been many reports from this central Idaho so far (no doubt partly due to minimal coverage). I also wanted to mention that I found a sewage pond complex (2 large ponds) north of New Meadows along Hot Spings Rd. that looks like it could have great birding potential. It is associated w/ the Meadowcreek Golf Course/subdivision and right next to the road. There wasn't much there which is not surprising considering the date although a female C. Goldeneye was interesting (they nest in the McCall area). I also heard from someone in McCall that the meadows along L. Payette R. have Tundra Swans and Snow Geese in the spring. There have also been Sandhill Cranes in this area in recent years that are presumably breeding in the area (I had one near Zims Hot Springs on 7/3). thanks, Charles. -- Charles E. Swift Moscow, Idaho, USA (north-central Idaho, 80 miles SE of Spokane, WA) 46$B!k(B43$B!l(B54$B!m(B N, 116$B!k(B59$B!l(B50$B!m(B W email: chaetura AT gmail.com skype: charles.swift voice: 208-991-2473 Subject: Re: Early Fall Migrant? From: Jay Carlisle <carlislejay AT yahoo.com> Date: Sun, 22 Aug 2010 15:52:56 -0700 (PDT) Brian & others Believe it or not, this is actually a relatively late fall date for adult tanagers.  In the linked article, we found that adults passing Lucky Peak migrate in fall almost a month prior to young birds - this is because adults in this region don't generally wait around on the breeding grounds to replace their flight feathers and instead jet south pretty soon after breeding: http://www.idahobirdobservatory.org/publications/moltstrategies.pdf (and I observed a similar pattern at Camas NWR).  My sense is that due to their delayed arrival this spring (crummy weather for migration mid-May to early June across the West), some adults that were able to breed successfully (but later than usual) are heading south a little late .... Fun time of year!! Jay ________________________________ From: lcarrigan_55 To: ible AT yahoogroups.com Sent: Sun, August 22, 2010 12:09:46 PM Subject: [IBLE] Early Fall Migrant?   On a morning walk today, I saw a flash of yellow with black wings land in a cottonwood. It stopped and allowed me to have a great look at an adult male Western Tananger. This is my earliest fall (or latest summer?) date for a W. Tanager. I looked long and hard for a female or any young, however, found none---did not expect to find any young but would have been exciting! Not too long after the tanager, I found a male Lazuli Bunting, they have nested on the place before, but had not noted any this summer after our large spring push. Numerous Yellow Warblers with young everywhere. Brian Carrigan Blackfoot Subject: Early Fall Migrant? From: "lcarrigan_55" <lcarrigan_55 AT yahoo.com> Date: Sun, 22 Aug 2010 18:09:46 -0000 On a morning walk today, I saw a flash of yellow with black wings land in a cottonwood. It stopped and allowed me to have a great look at an adult male Western Tananger. This is my earliest fall (or latest summer?) date for a W. Tanager. I looked long and hard for a female or any young, however, found none---did not expect to find any young but would have been exciting! Not too long after the tanager, I found a male Lazuli Bunting, they have nested on the place before, but had not noted any this summer after our large spring push. Numerous Yellow Warblers with young everywhere. Brian Carrigan Blackfoot Subject: New Meadows (Adams Co.) E. Collared-Doves, 7/3/10 From: Charles Swift <chaetura AT gmail.com> Date: Sun, 22 Aug 2010 09:55:56 -0700 Hi All - Over the 4th of July weekend I found 3 E. Collared-Doves in the town of New Meadows near the sewage ponds. I was wondering if anyone else has had E. Collared-Doves in Valley or Adams County (or Gem & Washington Cos. for that matter). They are definitely increasing in north-central and northern Idaho but there haven't been many reports from this central Idaho so far (no doubt partly due to minimal coverage). I also wanted to mention that I found a sewage pond complex (2 large ponds) north of New Meadows along Hot Spings Rd. that looks like it could have great birding potential. It is associated w/ the Meadowcreek Golf Course/subdivision and right next to the road. There wasn't much there which is not surprising considering the date although a female C. Goldeneye was interesting (they nest in the McCall area). I also heard from someone in McCall that the meadows along L. Payette R. have Tundra Swans and Snow Geese in the spring. There have also been Sandhill Cranes in this area in recent years that are presumably breeding in the area (I had one near Zims Hot Springs on 7/3). thanks, Charles. -- Charles E. Swift Moscow, Idaho, USA (north-central Idaho, 80 miles SE of Spokane, WA) 46°43′54″ N, 116°59′50″ W email: chaetura AT gmail.com skype: charles.swift voice: 208-991-2473 Subject: Re: Yard Goldfinch From: Cliff and Lisa Weisse <cliffandlisa AT octobersetters.com> Date: Sun, 22 Aug 2010 08:46:46 -0600 Interesting bird. I would suggest that it's is an American Goldfinch. I think Lesser Goldfinch should have an even more extensive white patch in the primaries that extends longitudinally along the feather shafts. This bird shows more white in the primaries than expected in American Goldfinch but I wonder if it's because the bird is in molt and growing primary coverts, making more of the white bases of the primaries visible? Cliff Terry Gray wrote: > > [Attachment(s) <#TopText> from Terry Gray included below] > > Hi everyone, > > Today I had at least 10 Goldfinch working over my sunflowers in my garden. > I am attaching a photo of a goldfinch. Your assessment on is it an > American > or Lesser Goldfinch? > > Thanks! > > Terry Gray > 890 Stefany Ln > Moscow ID 83843 > (208)882-1585 > http://www.flickr.com/photos/terryandchristine/ > > -- Cliff and Lisa Weisse Island Park, Idaho cliffandlisa AT octobersetters.com Subject: Fawn Zebra Finch--Escaped, presumably? From: "iddanceaway" <iddanceaway AT hotmail.com> Date: Sat, 21 Aug 2010 23:26:52 -0000 There's a lone fawn zebra finch beeping from our crabapple tree. Presumably the only way s/he would be here is due to an escape? Just checking. Would like to get the poor thing in if it normally lives inside. Everything I can find says that's the story, but I thought I'd check with all of you. Any info appreciated! Thanks-- Kelly Norris West Boise Bench Subject: the sign said Pearl 9 From: Michael Wiegand <onwingsof_Pearl AT Hotmail.com> Date: Sat, 21 Aug 2010 16:34:16 -0600 so this little, female black-chinned hummingbird turned right off HWY-16 and headed on down to the banding party in Pearl, Idaho last weekend! In case you hadn't heard, we captured an out of state bird last Saturday morning (14th)... about 8am Fred Bassett was processing the early arrivals when he calmly stated "Michael, we have a bird that is already banded and it isn't one of mine"! I asked if he could tell by the banding numbers where it might have come from and he said he couldn't right off but was fairly confident it wasn't from Idaho...Fred was right! ...after a week's worth of research Fred was able to confirm that this little hummingbird was banded last October in Slidell, Louisiana (see google link below ) and had summered in Idaho...but the story gets better (hence the subject line)...it appears this is a very educated hummingbird that can read signs because in doing my own google map searching I come to find out that Slidell is just 5 miles from the Pearl River in Louisiana and the Pearl River Wildlife Management Area...so obviously she thought she was headed home when she saw the sign off HWY-16 ! For your bearings, Slidell is about 30 miles northeast of New Orleans and 1739 miles from Pearl, Idaho! what amazing creatures these hummingbirds are! http://maps.google.com/maps?q=slidell,+LA&ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=Slidell,+St+Tammany,+Louisiana&gl=us&ei=VDRwTO_dMpDSsAP304DKCw&ved=0CB8Q8gEwAA&ll=30.275194,-89.781174&spn=0.929807,1.755066&z=9&pw=2 Michael Wiegand Pearl, Idaho 208-859-3643-c 208-286-0506-h www.habiscapes.com "the truth is out there!" Subject: Fall birding photo competition! From: "Robert Mortensen" <robertmortensen AT cableone.net> Date: Fri, 20 Aug 2010 13:35:04 -0600 The Idaho Birding Blog will be hosting another round of the birding photo competition with the grand prize sponsored by Idaho Camera. Please check out the photo competition page to see May's submissions, results, and judges comments. This page also includes the rules for this round (there have been some slight changes). The deadline for photo submissions will be the Friday after Thanksgiving. You can submit two photos taken in Idaho in last 12 months. I invite you all to get out there across scenic Idaho and get some great bird photos!!! Robert Mortensen www.IdahoBirdingBlog.com P.S. If you are interested in donating a prize for runners-up and getting a little publicity for your business or organization, please contact me. Subject: New eBird Hot Spots in July From: "Lew & Connie Ulrey" <lulrey AT cableone.net> Date: Thu, 19 Aug 2010 15:42:37 -0600 Hello everyone, Here is the list of new eBird Hot Spots that got set up in July for southern Idaho: Boise County Bogus Basin Grayback Gulch Campground Hot Springs Campground Mores Mountain Trail Caribou County Trail Canyon Archery Range Cassia County Black Pine Mountains-Black Pine Canyon Black Pine Mountains-Green Canyon Sublett Mountains-Mill Canyon Sublett Mountains-Spring Canyon Custer County Knapp Lakes Fremont County Island Park Reservoir Windrow Gooding County Hagerman Rest Area Oneida County Arbon Valley Rd. at Woods Canyon Black Pine Rd. at Stone Hills Power County American Falls Dam & Visitor Center I see that several birders have personal eBird locations at this spot. It would be great if any of them that read this would consider merging their locations with the new Hot Spot. Twin Falls County Magic Mountain Ski Area Lew Ulrey Boise lulrey AT cableone.net Subject: Re: Tennessee Warbler netted at IBO [2 Attachments] From: Jay Carlisle <carlislejay AT yahoo.com> Date: Wed, 18 Aug 2010 20:54:19 -0700 (PDT) Thanks very much to RL for the post ...  Finally had a chance to download the few pics I took and here are two, including one next to an Orange-crowned Warbler (Tennessee on the left in that pic). Cheers, Jay ________________________________ From: "rowlandrl AT aol.com" To: ible AT yahoogroups.com Sent: Tue, August 17, 2010 2:38:24 PM Subject: [IBLE] Tennessee Warbler netted at IBO   "ible", RL here. Just got off the phone a few minutes ago with Jay Carlisle. He asked me to post that "this A.M. the IBO crew mist-netted an immature Tennessee Warbler up at Lucky Peak". They were unable to sex the bird but he did note that it was the earliest they'd ever gotten one. He also said to let folks know that warblers & flycatchers are moving in large numbers & that this week might be an optimal time to go to the IBO to see these birds, he recommends an early A.M. time & that it might still be possible to refind the warbler should it hang around a while longer. If you are unable or don't know how to get up to Lucky Peak during the week he said that GEAS is doing a field trip this coming Saturday; check the GEAS website AT "goldeneagleaudubon.org", link to the calendar for exact time & place to meet. Good Birding. RL Subject: American Redstart at Foote Park From: "Cheryl Huizinga" <bchuizinga AT cableone.net> Date: Wed, 18 Aug 2010 17:49:28 -0600 Hi Birders, I walked the path at Foote Park this morning and found a female American Redstart. A nice surprise. The rest of the bird species were as expected. Lots of adults and juvenile birds. Foote Park is in Ada Co. across the top of Lucky Peak Dam and across the river from Discovery Park. Happy Birding! Cheryl Huizinga Caldwell Subject: Shorebird counts and nesting distribution From: Gyorgy Szimuly/WorldWaders <gyorgy.szimuly AT worldwaders.org> Date: Wed, 18 Aug 2010 04:24:52 +0200 Dear Birders, Thanks to the kind moderators I had a chance to follow birding news and reporting from birders of Idaho. Me, as a completely outsider, in geographical meaning only, could get a nice picture of your activity and birds. Thanks for it. When I started to develop the WorldWaders database (http://www.worldwaders.org) for shorebirds, I dreamed to have so many active users and collaborators who help to grow this global initiative big. some of you have already joined and I am more than grateful for that. You made an excellent job. The journey is long but our supporters help to spread the word and help to include more and more sites and more and more species. Mapping shorebirds globally is a huge challenge but we are ready to face this task. It is clear now that every effort is worth. Here I make another try to encourage you, who spend endless hours in the field to share your shorebird records with us, with the WorldWaders database, both for nesting and non-breeding shorebirds. I know in the growing eBird era (which I am personally supporting and contributing) the community is divided but some might take a few minute by case to submit records. Please join us and help to make a better world for shorebirds. Thanks for listening (I really hope it is not considered as an advertising!). Our project detail can be read here: http://www.worldwaders.org/index.php?modul=ujmadar Kind regards, Gyorgy Szimuly (Szimi)/WorldWaders __________ Tata, Hungary Website: http://www.worldwaders.org Project enquiry: projects AT worldwaders.org Skype: worldwaders.org Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=118733871495865 Subject: Tennessee Warbler netted at IBO From: rowlandrl AT aol.com Date: Tue, 17 Aug 2010 16:38:24 EDT "ible", RL here. Just got off the phone a few minutes ago with Jay Carlisle. He asked me to post that "this A.M. the IBO crew mist-netted an immature Tennessee Warbler up at Lucky Peak". They were unable to sex the bird but he did note that it was the earliest they'd ever gotten one. He also said to let folks know that warblers & flycatchers are moving in large numbers & that this week might be an optimal time to go to the IBO to see these birds, he recommends an early A.M. time & that it might still be possible to refind the warbler should it hang around a while longer. If you are unable or don't know how to get up to Lucky Peak during the week he said that GEAS is doing a field trip this coming Saturday; check the GEAS website AT "goldeneagleaudubon.org", link to the calendar for exact time & place to meet. Good Birding. RL Subject: shorebirds (Indian Cr & Mountain Home) From: Jay Carlisle <carlislejay AT yahoo.com> Date: Mon, 16 Aug 2010 18:47:39 -0700 (PDT) Hi Folks In a rush to get back to Lucky Peak (songbird migration gathering steam and raptors start in 10 days) so I'll be brief ;-) Took the IBO migration crew out to Indian Creek & Mountain Home Reservoirs this afternoon ... very hot but pretty birdy: Killdeer ... both Am Avocet ... IC BN Stilt ... IC Gr Yellowlegs ... both L. Yellowlegs ... both Solitary Sandpiper ... MH Spotted Sandpiper ... both Western Sandpiper ... both Semipalmated Sandpiper ... both (3+ AT Indian Creek & 5+ AT Mountain Home) Least Sandpiper ... both Baird's Sandpiper ... IC (~10) RN Phalarope ... both LB Dowitcher ... IC (1 adult) More birds & more concentrated AT Indian Creek but both were well worth visiting.  At Indian Creek, we had all 4 'peep' species within ~ '15 fett of each other for great comparisons. Cheers, Jay Subject: Valley County [3 Attachments] From: Denise Hughes <idahobirder AT hotmail.com> Date: Mon, 16 Aug 2010 18:38:08 -0600 Cheryl Huizinga, Bobbie Cross and I had the opportunity to watch a female Spruce Grouse herd her 7 chicks along a forest road outside of Bergdorf. The grouse were eating whortle berries and finally stopped at an old log where they all took a dust bath. It was amazing to watch. When we arrived back in McCall, two Pileated Woodpeckers flew to a power pole next to us at a stop sign. Two of us did a mad dash out of the vehicle to get a good look at the birds; people in a couple of vehicles were glad we stopped so they could see the birds. Denise Hughes Caldwell, ID idahobirder AT hotmail.com It is our collective and individual responsibility to preserve and tend to the environment in which we all live....Dali Lama Subject: More on Bats From: "Russ Manwaring" <rmanwaring AT idahorcd.org> Date: Mon, 16 Aug 2010 15:35:34 -0600 I was a bit brief on the magpie bat post, maybe had something to do with the melting ice cream cone. The Donnelly area hosts one of the largest bat nurseries in Idaho. At the Tamarack Falls bridge they pack in between the concrete girders every year, females only, and raise their brood, although it is generally just one, I think. Anyway several years ago I watched a researcher mist net them to gather data. There were three species caught, as I remember. At the house we rented for the reunion the bats roosted in the attic, gaining access through very small cracks under the eaves. We had a huge bon fire going, it apparently attracted light minded insects which kept the bats circling us. The cabin owners told us they would be migrating south in about three weeks. On a few late night returns from Tamarack across the river bridge we would notice Great Horned Owls along the road or on the wood fishing bridge. They apparently were hunting bats too. Also saw a smaller owl, probably Pygmy, flying across the bridgeway. Hope you don't mind going bat-tie with me for this mostly off subject post. Russ Manwaring Emmett, ID Subject: Canyon Co. Bird List for 2010 From: "Cheryl Huizinga" <bchuizinga AT cableone.net> Date: Mon, 16 Aug 2010 14:28:45 -0600 Hi Birders, Here's the latest bird sightings for Canyon Co. in 2010. Dr Leon Powers has added several from his observations in his back yard. Jim Holcomb will be watching the east end of Lake Lowell for even more shorebirds since the lake is receding and more mud showing. Let me know of any other sightings! Thanks and Happy Birding Out There! Cheryl Huizinga Caldwell bchuizinga AT cableone.net 179.Northern Mockingbird - January 2 - Donald Lane, Nampa - Leon Powers 180. Lincoln's Sparrow - April 13 - Donald Lane, Nampa - Leon Powers 181. White-winged Dove - July 14 - Donald Lane, Nampa - Leon Powers 182. Wilson's Warbler - August 10 - Donald Lane, Nampa - Leon Powers 183. Semipalmated Plover - August 14 - Deer Flat NWR - Schaffer Access - Jim Holcomb 184. Semipalmated Sandpiper - August 14 - Deer Flat NWR - Schaffer Access - Jim Holcomb 185. Baird's Sandpiper - August 14 - Deer Flat NWR - Schaffer Access - Jim Holcomb 186. Olive-sided Flycatcher - August 16 - Deer Flat NWR -Schaffer Access - Cheryl Huizinga Subject: Magpie takes bat From: "Russ Manwaring" <rmanwaring AT idahorcd.org> Date: Mon, 16 Aug 2010 14:04:18 -0600 There were lots of bats around Donnelly where we had our reunion. A bat flying in the late afternoon sun is always suspect to me. A magpie saw it and gave chase driving it to the ground. Another joined in for the treat. I have never seen magpies actually take a flying bird or bat although I know they are great predators of nests and other young. Any similar experiences with magpies predators? Russ Manwaring Emmett, ID Subject: DC Cormorant Juvenile From: "Art" <artrob99 AT cableone.net> Date: Sat, 14 Aug 2010 22:47:56 -0000 Hi IBLERS It has been quiet birding on the Greenbelt in Eagle recently This morning at Merrill park in Eagle I spotted my first ever close up of a Juvenile DC Cormorant pic at this URL http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ible/photos/album/262470560/pic/list just click on the thumbnail Adults are seen regularly in this area there being a good size rookery near the Boise WTP a mile or so to the east- there were lots of hatchlings in nest this spring Adults are regularly seen in this very same tree Art Robertson NW Boise Subject: Re: Hawk ID request From: "JLMoore3" <jlmoore3rd AT yahoo.com> Date: Thu, 12 Aug 2010 22:30:01 -0000 Thanks for all of the responses regarding the ID request (Art Robertson, Terry Gray, Jane Westervelt, & Robert Miller)! The consensus is that it's an intermediate morph juvenile Swainson's. Now, if I could only afford the camera (Nikon 3s) & lens (800mm) that the friend used to take the pic I'd be a happy camper... He's the Director of Photography on the movie we're working on out in Middleton, and Nikon sent three 3s bodies & a dozen lenses on "spec". He took 230 pictures of this hawk, so I'm going to work on some of the best ones & upload them as samples. He's hoping to start selling copies of some of his best work from this recent trip to Middleton, which include other birds & some landscape work. John Moore Subject: Bobwhite - Ada County From: Danette Henderson <danette444 AT gmail.com> Date: Wed, 11 Aug 2010 21:33:30 -0600 Hi all, Tonight my sister called and said she had a Northern Bobwhite in her field on Pierce Park. We hurried over and got great looks and pictures of the male bird. The bird was not very concerned about us watching him. Do you think this was a wild bird? My sister has never heard them call so I doubt if he had been caged it was near her house. We would love to hear from any of you who have info on the status of N. Bobwhites in Idaho. Thanks and Happy Birding. Danette Henderson Boise, ID Subject: Washington County 2010 BY List From: xylemacres AT hughes.net Date: Wed, 11 Aug 2010 22:36:54 +0000 (GMT) Subject: RE: Hawk ID request From: "Terry Gray" <clgtlg AT moscow.com> Date: Tue, 10 Aug 2010 20:47:23 -0700 This bird looks like a juvenile Swainson's Hawk. Very nice photo! Terry Gray -----Original Message----- From: ible AT yahoogroups.com [mailto:ible AT yahoogroups.com]On Behalf Of JLMoore3 Sent: Tuesday, August 10, 2010 7:15 PM To: ible AT yahoogroups.com Subject: [IBLE] Hawk ID request Hello all, For some reason I'm having a difficult time with the ID on this hawk: IBLE Photos link. Maybe the problem is Perterson's Field Guide. I've been considering buying a Sibley's (might help?). I've been working on a film out in Middleton & have been hearing this hawk for a couple of weeks... I finally got a few pics from one of the cameramen on the shoot. TIA John Moore Subject: Hawk ID request From: "JLMoore3" <jlmoore3rd AT yahoo.com> Date: Wed, 11 Aug 2010 02:14:48 -0000 Hello all, For some reason I'm having a difficult time with the ID on this hawk: IBLE Photos link . Maybe the problem is Perterson's Field Guide. I've been considering buying a Sibley's (might help?). I've been working on a film out in Middleton & have been hearing this hawk for a couple of weeks... I finally got a few pics from one of the cameramen on the shoot. TIA John Moore Subject: Valley County birds From: Denise Hughes <idahobirder AT hotmail.com> Date: Sat, 7 Aug 2010 22:53:06 -0600 I've made additions and corrections to the Valley County list. It is up to date and I hope, correct. :-) 131 Green-winged Teal 6/13 Old State Hwy & Loomis - Donnelly Jon Kauffman 132 Ruddy Duck 6/22 Warm Lake Rd. & Hwy 55 Jed Hertz 133 American Avocet 7/11 Windsong Mark Johnston 134 Black- chinned hummingbird 7/9 McCall Cheryl Huizinga 135 Calliope Hummingbird 6/13 Rowland Pond Jon Kauffman 136 Least Flycatcher 5/30 Windsong Mark Johnston 137 Western Bluebird 5/23 Cascade Phil Wegener 138 Grasshopper sparrow 7/11 Windsong Mark Johnston 139 Cassin's Finch 5/15 High Valley Denise Hughes 140 Dusky Grouse 8/1 Summit Lake Campground Jonthan Stoke 141 American Three-toed Woodpecker 8/1 Summit Lake Campground Jonthan Stoke 142 Hermit Thrush 8/1 Summit Lake Campground Jonthan Stoke Denise Hughes Caldwell, ID idahobirder AT hotmail.com It is our collective and individual responsibility to preserve and tend to the environment in which we all live....Dali Lama Subject: owls and kestrels From: Denise Hughes <idahobirder AT hotmail.com> Date: Sat, 7 Aug 2010 20:13:29 -0600 Yesterday when I was in Homedale I drove past a sprinkler company that was advertising 'owl boxes' on the marquee along with sprinkler pipes. Several growers have asked me about putting up owl or kestrel boxes lately. This seems to be a new trend in farming. Denise Hughes Caldwell, ID idahobirder AT hotmail.com It is our collective and individual responsibility to preserve and tend to the environment in which we all live....Dali Lama Subject: IBRC Update From: Cliff and Lisa Weisse <cliffandlisa AT octobersetters.com> Date: Sat, 07 Aug 2010 18:05:56 -0600 Accepted in first round (7-0): Magnolia warbler 37-B-09 Glossy Ibis 25-B-10 Chipping Sparrow 62-B-09 Red Knot 40-B-10 Blue Grosbeak 41-B-10 Rose-breasted Grosbeak 28-B-10 Rose-breasted Grosbeak 30-B-10 Rose-breasted Grosbeak 31-B-10 Least Flycatcher 44-B-10 Least Flycatcher 45-B-10 Least Flycatcher 47-B-10 Least Flycatcher 48-B-10 Least Flycatcher 53-B-10 (8-0) Rose-breasted Grosbeak 46-B-10 Rose-breasted Grosbeak 55-B-10 Accepted in second round: Cinnamon Teal 71-B-09 (5-2) Anna's Hummingbird 22-B-10 (7-0) Rusty Blackbird 3-B-10 (6-1) Not Accepted in second round: Blue-headed Vireo 31-B-09 (2-5) Purple Finch 5-B-10 (0-7) Scarlet Tanager 47-B-09 (0-7) Accepted in Third Round: Broad-winged Hawk 81-B-06 (7-0) Long-tailed Duck 43-B-09 (5-2) (Hypothetical) Reddish Egret 4-A-93 (7-0) Blue Jay 50-B-09 (7-0) Not Accepted in third round: Blue-headed Vireo 53-B-09 (4-3) Arctic Tern 1-B-86 (2-5) >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> -Report rarities to the Idaho Bird Records Committee via the online form at: http://www.idahobirds.net/ibrc/rarebirdreportform.html or you can email your report to rarebirdreport AT idahobirds.net -Helpful tips for preparing your report can be found in this article: http://www.idahobirds.net/ibrc/documentation.html -Don't forget to check the Review List before taking the time to prepare a report: http://www.idahobirds.net/ibrc/reviewspecies.html -You can contact the Secretary via email at this address: secretary AT idahobirds.net -As always you can email any Committee member with questions. Addresses can be found here: http://www.idahobirds.net/ibrc/members.html -- Cliff and Lisa Weisse Island Park, Idaho cliffandlisa AT octobersetters.com Subject: Fwd: Stilt Sandpiper in Hansen From: Charles Swift <chaetura AT gmail.com> Date: Fri, 6 Aug 2010 22:19:53 -0700 Hi All - Forwarded from Charlie Wright who is studying "South Hills" Crossbills. May be of interest to area birders. thanks, Charles. ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Charlie Wright Date: Fri, Aug 6, 2010 at 8:37 PM Subject: Stilt Sandpiper in Hansen To: chaetura AT gmail.com Hey Charles, Still enjoying my summer in Idaho. I'm having e-mail issues with my Comcast e-mail address, so I wonder if you could forward this e-mail to IBLE for me? On my way between town and our work site in the South Hills, I've been swinging by an irrigation pond that Zeke Watkins told me about. I'm not really sure if there are access issues here, but I have yet to see anyone there to ask permission from. Figured I would shared some of the birds I've had in this apparently little-birded part of the state. Here is a Google Map showing the location: http://tinyurl.com/38s3rfm Birds have varied tremendously from day to day but there are always good things to look at. Today I had a molting adult Stilt Sandpiper in the west pond, along with a juvenile Willet, an adult and two juv. Semipalmated Sandpipers, a Marbled Godwit, a Lesser Yellowlegs, and the regulars. I don't have any kind of handle on how unusual any of these are, but I suspect shorebirds are hard to come by out here. On 7/30 I had a juvenile Baird's Sandpiper and on 7/26 I had an adult Semipalmated Plover. There have also been some good things in the South Hills. I had a small flock (3 or more) of Evening Grosbeaks at Porcupine Springs on 7/21, the first migrant Nashville Warbler on 8/2 on Deadline Ridge, and our largest flock of crossbills so far, 85+ in the Porcupine Springs area, on 7/28. These 85 were all South Hills Crossbills. These will all be entered into eBird, eventually... I've got a bit of a backlog going! Cheers, Charlie Wright currently in Twin Falls, ID -- empidonax.wrightii AT gmail.com -- Charles E. Swift Moscow, Idaho, USA (north-central Idaho, 80 miles SE of Spokane, WA) 46°43′54″ N, 116°59′50″ W email: chaetura AT gmail.com skype: charles.swift voice: 208-991-2473 Subject: Pine Grosbeaks From: "Kit Struthers" <kit619 AT ida.net> Date: Wed, 4 Aug 2010 13:31:25 -0600 A friend and I hiked a trail along Teton Creek, from the Teton Canyon road out of Driggs, yesterday. Best species of the day was a pair of Pine Grosbeaks. We also had an American Dipper hopping over the rocks in the creek, a Western Tanager, Chipping Sparrows, Pine Siskins, Yellow-rumped Warblers, and Swainson's Thrush (carrying food--probably back to a nest). Kit Kit Struthers, Idaho Falls, ID kit619 AT ida.net Subject: File - IBLE Guidelines.txt From: ible AT yahoogroups.com Date: 1 Aug 2010 09:12:37 -0000 We function in an unmoderated mode, and generally everything is pleasant and courteous. We have no official charter or list of rules, but do try to operate under the following general guidelines. 1) All messages are to be signed by the poster, using his/her real name. Along with the name, it is considered good practice to also show your e-mail address, and city from which you post. 2) Messages reporting sightings, should also provide at least minimal information as to where the sighting took place, i.e., State, County, City/Town. Major birding destinations such as Deer Flat NWR, Minidoka NWR, American Falls Reservoir, etc. may be adequate in some situations. However, if the sighting is expected to generate interest sufficient to have other birders travel to view the bird, more detailed directions should be provided, or the name and contact info for someone willing to supply such directions on request. 3) Messages concerning caged birds, feral cats, etc. are strongly discouraged. 4) Messages conveying derogatory statements about any other person, a person's occupation or motives are strictly forbidden, and will be cause for one's membership to be suspended or even terminated for severe or repeated offenses. 5) It is permissible to post digital images to the list, but not more than 1 or 2 at a time and not in excess of 150K total. More extensive collections should be posted to the "Photos" section of the IBLE website. Contact the listowner, if you need more details. Again, enjoy your membership on IBLE, and we look forward to reading your contributions to the group. Cliff Weisse, owner/moderator cliffandlisa AT octobersetters.com Island Park, ID Jane Westervelt, owner/moderator jwestervelt AT live.com Moscow, ID Subject: Re: Sexing Birds From: "monty.thomson" <monty.thomson AT yahoo.com> Date: Sat, 31 Jul 2010 16:56:23 -0000 hi Lew, I'll take a stab at this (backyarding comprises the majority of my birding experience). I am going to go with the latter rather than the former. I have noticed the same "ratio" in my yard and wondered the same thing. I have 3 active nest boxes (all sparrows) and 2 of the boxes are on their 3rd or 4th brood so I have plenty of young ones about. Some of the things I've noticed about fledgling sparrows is that the crown is slightly darker - producing more contrast in the colours around the face. The yellow on the gape is a little brighter than on adult birds. The wings appear a bit "stubbier" and for a few days they appear smaller especially when seen next to an adult. As for sexing them at this age, I have no idea. Young house finches sometimes have pinfeathers making the aging easy and, to me, also appear smaller and thinner than adults (again easier to see when next to an adult). The feathers appear less worn and the colour is richer than on adults. Again, no idea on sexing. Hope that helps. good birding and good luck, monty thomson 29th st. boise Hello everyone, Lately I have been trying to record the age and sex of birds I report on eBird. I am not sure I am reporting accurately the House Finches and House Sparrows I find. It seems that the females outnumber the males about four to one. Is that really the way things are? Or am I in fact mistaking as females some young birds of both sexes that do not yet have sexually distinctive plumage? Lew Ulrey Boise Subject: 210 in 2010: eBird Idaho - the final results! From: "Robert Mortensen" <robertmortensen AT cableone.net> Date: Thu, 29 Jul 2010 07:13:00 -0600 Today concludes the 210 in 2010: eBird Idaho competition! Check out the final results at www.IdahoBirdingBlog.com. If you'd like to continue to track who has seen the most species in Idaho this year and reported them to science, or who has submitted the most eBird checklists you can follow this link. Happy Birding! P.S. Get ready for round 2 of the birding photo competition in November!!! Robert Mortensen www.IdahoBirdingBlog.com Subject: AOU Checklist changes 101 From: "J. Harry Krueger" <jhkrueger AT gmail.com> Date: Tue, 27 Jul 2010 16:14:36 -0600 Here are two links which should make the AOU 51st Supplement to the Checklist easier to understand and more accessable: http://www.xenospiza.com/ ... by Michael Retter (draws attention to a necessary "correction" re: scoter) and for more in depth treatment: http://earbirding.com/blog/archives/2259 ... by Nathan Pieplow J. Harry Krueger Boise Subject: AOU 51st Supplement changes From: "J. Harry Krueger" <jhkrueger AT gmail.com> Date: Tue, 27 Jul 2010 12:49:13 -0600 The American Ornithologists Union has published its 51st Supplement... and there are some changes that can impact every one's life lists (if not another pointed reminder to be careful and take note of "differences" in species). The AOU website as of today does not have the changes from the latest edition of *The Auk* posted, but here are those that the majority of subscribers to this list might be interested in and if interested, a link to the full report: http://www.bioone.org/doi/abs/10.1525/auk.2010.127.3.726 (fee required to view) 1. Winter Wren has been split into *Pacific Wren* and *Winter Wren* 2. Whip-poor-will has been split into *Mexican Whip-poor-will* and * Whip-poor-will* 3. Black Scoter has been split into three species, only one of which (*American Black Scoter*) regularly occurs in North American More on this (and other changes in taxonomy), and potential effects on Idaho specifically, later. J. Harry Krueger Boise