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7 Nov Southwestern Idaho Birders Association, 11/14/2009, 9:00 am [] 7 Nov SV: starlings ["Eddie Chapman" ] 6 Nov Valley County Compiler ["Lew & Connie Ulrey" ] 6 Nov RE: starlings ["Lew & Connie Ulrey" ] 6 Nov Re:Huge cloud of birds, 250K, Nampa ["Becky Smith" ] 06 Nov Boise County Addition ["spencerw100" ] 06 Nov Indian Creek, Black's Creek, Boise River ["Tom" ] 5 Nov starlings [2 Attachments] [Denise Hughes ] 5 Nov Huge cloud of birds, 250K, Nampa [Denise Hughes ] 05 Nov Canyon County Christmas Bird Count ["LynnD" ] 05 Nov Just Smile !! ["myblogger" ] 3 Nov RE: Biking the Boise River-again ["Lew & Connie Ulrey" ] 04 Nov Biking the Boise River-again ["Tom" ] 3 Nov Hummer recapture [Denise Hughes ] 03 Nov Camas NWR ["Bill" ] 2 Nov Canyon Co. 2009 Bird List ["Cheryl Huizinga" ] 2 Nov Craters of the Moon CBC ["Mike Munts" ] 2 Nov Trumpeters from Blackfoot Ind Res [Steve Bouffard ] 2 Nov Bogus Basin Road [Danette Henderson ] 2 Nov Idaho Falls Christmas Count ["Kit Struthers" ] 02 Nov CBC dates? ["spencerw100" ] 2 Nov Rexburg CBC [Darren Clark ] 02 Nov Idaho Birder: Steve Bouffard ["rkmorten" ] 02 Nov White-throated Sparrow ["missingmagpies" ] 1 Nov Malheur County [Denise Hughes ] 1 Nov ABA looking to partner on camps [Denise Hughes ] 02 Nov Surf Scoter ["anatidae7" ] 1 Nov snow buntings [Jack Oar ] 01 Nov Surf Scoters & possible Gyr - Mountain View Res/Blue Creek area (Owyhee Co) ["carlislejay" ] 01 Nov Dry Lake ["Darrell Marks" ] 1 Nov File - IBLE Guidelines.txt [] 31 Oct Deer Flat NWR birds [Denise Hughes ] 31 Oct Deer Flat NWR birds ["Jim & Bev Holcomb" ] 31 Oct Steller's Jays ["Cheryl Huizinga" ] 31 Oct Falls Creek Campground [Theresa Mathis ] 31 Oct Snake River Idaho Falls Area ["Steve" ] 30 Oct Gray-crowned Rosy-Finches [1 Attachment] [Darren Clark ] 28 Oct Dry Lakes So. of Nampa ["Cheryl Huizinga" ] 28 Oct Seaplex Website [Elise Faike ] 28 Oct Quinn Pond ["ajestadt" ] 27 Oct Re: Discovered: a second breeding season for five migratory songbirds ["Mike Munts" ] 28 Oct Re: Discovered: a second breeding season for five migratory songbirds ["sheeptramp" ] 27 Oct Discovered: a second breeding season for five migratory songbirds [Denise Hughes ] 27 Oct FW: SF Snake R bald eagle [2 Attachments] ["Bud Alford" ] 27 Oct Boise River ["Tom" ] 26 Oct Idaho Birder: Jim Holcomb ["rkmorten" ] 26 Oct Re: River Birds ["Steve" ] 25 Oct River Birds ["anatidae7" ] 25 Oct Re: another late bluebird ["missingmagpies" ] 25 Oct Biking the Boise River ["Tom" ] 25 Oct Plastics [Elise Faike ] 25 Oct Kootenai and Benwah County Big Year Update ["Shirley Sturts" ] 25 Oct Kootenai and Benwah County Big Year Update ["Shirley Sturts" ] 25 Oct Fw: new way of seeing plastic [Steve Bouffard ] 24 Oct Re: new way of seeing plastic [Richard and Ann Rusnak ] 24 Oct Christmas Bird Counts [Denise Hughes ] 24 Oct another late bluebird ["Mike Munts" ] 24 Oct new way of seeing plastic ["monty.thomson" ] 24 Oct hummingbird near robie creek ["monty.thomson" ] 24 Oct Idaho Falls Area birding ["Steve" ] 23 Oct Re: Anna's Hummingbird in WY ["Cheryl Huizinga" ] 22 Oct Re: Birding North of I.F. and some Craters stuff ["Mike Munts" ] 22 Oct Birding North of I.F. ["cameronkathleena" ] 22 Oct Snow Geese at Black's Creek Reservoir ["llloydf" ] 22 Oct Camas NWR [] 20 Oct Camas County Update [Betty ] 20 Oct Anna's Hummingbird in WY ["susanpatla" ] 19 Oct Additions to Owyhee Co. Big Year List 2009 ["Jim & Bev Holcomb" ] 19 Oct Idaho Birders: Mike Munts ["rkmorten" ] 18 Oct pelicans and grebes [Denise Hughes ] 16 Oct Lessor Goldfinches in Idaho Falls ["climb_on2002" ] 14 Oct little kelly canyon [Theresa Mathis ] 14 Oct Majestic Feathers Blog ["cameronkathleena" ] 14 Oct Birding In Costa Rica Presentation I. F. Audubon Meeting ["cameronkathleena" ] 13 Oct BB Plover, Cackling Geese near Duck Valley [2 Attachments] [Heidi Ware ] 13 Oct Re: "Eastern" Bluejay ["spencerw100" ] Subject: Southwestern Idaho Birders Association, 11/14/2009, 9:00 am From: ible AT yahoogroups.com Date: 7 Nov 2009 16:04:42 -0000 Reminder from: ible Yahoo! Group http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ible/cal Southwestern Idaho Birders Association Saturday November 14, 2009 9:00 am - 12:00 pm (The next reminder for this event will be sent in 3 days, 23 hours, 56 minutes.) Location: Wilson Springs Ponds, Nampa Notes: Meet at 9AM at the parking lot for the ponds located on So Powerline Rd in Nampa, just south of the Idaho Fish & Game headquarters. Two to three hours on a pathed path. Wear walking shoes. Trip leader, Cheryl Huizinga All Rights Reserved Copyright © 2009 Yahoo! Inc. http://www.yahoo.com Privacy Policy: http://privacy.yahoo.com/privacy/us Terms of Service: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/ Subject: SV: starlings From: "Eddie Chapman" <echapman AT online.no> Date: Sat, 7 Nov 2009 08:29:41 +0100 Hallo all, Check out this Starling flock in England. http://gimundo.com/videos/view/a-stunning-flock-of-starlings/ Regards, Eddie Chapman, Voss, Norway. Blog: http://www.surfbirds.com/blog/Norway/ Subject: Valley County Compiler From: "Lew & Connie Ulrey" <lulrey AT cableone.net> Date: Fri, 6 Nov 2009 22:40:16 -0700 Hello everyone, As of about two months ago we no longer have a Big Year List Compiler for Valley County. If anyone would like to take over that job, please let me know. The job is not difficult or extremely time consuming, and it is interesting and instructional. Several other counties no longer have compilers or never have had compilers. At www.idahobirds.net under "facts and figures" all the counties of Idaho are listed along with the name of the compiler for each county, or the word "open" if there currently is no compiler. I feel that Valley County is especially important to have covered because it is so heavily birded. However, it would be great to have all the counties covered. If anyone has a desire to compile for any of the "open" counties I would be glad to hear from you. Lew Ulrey Boise lulrey AT cableone.net Subject: RE: starlings From: "Lew & Connie Ulrey" <lulrey AT cableone.net> Date: Fri, 6 Nov 2009 21:04:03 -0700 Today at 11:00 AM at 15th and Washington Streets, an intersection I walk through every day, there were what I would estimate to be 200 starlings. Usually it is a big starling day at the location if there are six or eight birds. About two hours earlier at this location I saw a Peregrine Falcon. Maybe the starlings were just celebrating the falcon's departure. Lew Ulrey Boise From: ible AT yahoogroups.com [mailto:ible AT yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Denise Hughes Sent: Thursday, November 05, 2009 7:51 PM To: Ible; SIBA Subject: [IBLE] starlings [2 Attachments] [Attachment(s) from Denise Hughes included below] I had to go check out the report about the starlings so after work I found myself on Can-ada Road. I don't know if there are really 250K starlings at this spot but that number is probably close to the mark. the birds started arriving about 10 minutes after 5 p.m. I left about 5:50 p.m. and the birds were still arriving. The birds covered the driveway between the gate and building, all of the trees and anything else they could land on. I saw a few house finches in the spruce trees but I could not find any other species but starlings in the large flock. Denise Hughes Caldwell, ID idahobirder AT hotmail.com There is nothing in which the birds differ more from man than the way in which they can build and yet leave a landscape as it was before. - Robert Lynd Subject: Re:Huge cloud of birds, 250K, Nampa From: "Becky Smith" <bsmando AT qwest.net> Date: Fri, 6 Nov 2009 18:04:15 -0700 Just got back from the flock - Unbelievable ! First in a lifetime for me. Best access is to sit at the gate to the LPG storage facility off of Can-Ada Rd. Agree, about "A Bunch" O Birds. Have no idea how many, but like 10X as many as I have ever seen in my life in one place. Stand out and look to the South West, birds come in just over your head. This would depend on the direction of the wind of course. On a scale of 1 => 10 ... 9.5 + PF ------------------------------------ To Post a message, send it to: ible AT yahoogroups.com To Unsubscribe, send a blank message to: ible-unsubscribe AT yahoogroups.com To view archived messages go to: http://www.yahoogroups.com/group/ible To view the IBLE Photos archive go to: http://photos.groups.yahoo.com/group/ible/lstYahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ible/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ible/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: ible-digest AT yahoogroups.com ible-fullfeatured AT yahoogroups.com <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: ible-unsubscribe AT yahoogroups.com <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/ Subject: Boise County Addition From: "spencerw100" <spencerw100 AT yahoo.com> Date: Fri, 06 Nov 2009 21:58:17 -0000 It's been a long time since I've had any free time to do some birding, but I was able to take advantage of a couple hours on Wednesday (11/4). While out and about I was able to locatea few good birds and a new bird for the county list. November 4: 167. Lesser Scaup-seen in Garden Valley That's all for now. Spencer Walters Garden Valley, Boise County Subject: Indian Creek, Black's Creek, Boise River From: "Tom" <tmccabe9 AT cableone.net> Date: Fri, 06 Nov 2009 21:13:44 -0000 On Wednesday I went to Indian Creek and found a total of 4 ducks (2 Buffleheads, 1 Common Goldeneye and 1 Pintail-all females) plus a GBH and a Harrier. Other than a flyby by a flock of House Finches that was it. Black's Creek was better only in the sense that there were more individual birds, but fewer species (Widgeon, Mallard, Coot and Bufflehead.) Actually there were more individual birds on the pond at the "Flying Wye," where I-184 meets I-84, than there were at the 2 reservoirs combined. There were also a lot more birds on the Boise River, including a Red-tail, and yesterday there was a gorgeous Cooper's Hawk where the new Simplot Park is supposed to be developed. Tom McCabe, Boise Subject: starlings [2 Attachments] From: Denise Hughes <idahobirder AT hotmail.com> Date: Thu, 5 Nov 2009 19:50:58 -0700 I had to go check out the report about the starlings so after work I found myself on Can-ada Road. I don't know if there are really 250K starlings at this spot but that number is probably close to the mark. the birds started arriving about 10 minutes after 5 p.m. I left about 5:50 p.m. and the birds were still arriving. The birds covered the driveway between the gate and building, all of the trees and anything else they could land on. I saw a few house finches in the spruce trees but I could not find any other species but starlings in the large flock. Denise Hughes Caldwell, ID idahobirder AT hotmail.com There is nothing in which the birds differ more from man than the way in which they can build and yet leave a landscape as it was before. - Robert Lynd Subject: Huge cloud of birds, 250K, Nampa From: Denise Hughes <idahobirder AT hotmail.com> Date: Thu, 5 Nov 2009 13:26:59 -0700 From: Martha Beller [mailto:mbell AT clearwire.net] Sent: Monday, November 02, 2009 7:52 AM To: backerman1 AT aol.com Hello; I thought you might be interested in this, there are at least 250,000++ starlings/blackbirds converging on a tree farm every night next to where I live. They sometimes land in the pastures around and take off in a black cloud. They come in from all directions, long streams of birds. They are arriving around 5:30pm every night. The tree farm is located on Can-Ada Road, on the property west of the Intermountain Gas storage tank, which is between Ustick and McMillan. This is an incredible sight, that all these birds coming from all over the valley come to this one area to sleep. I'm assuming that they are coming together in preparation to migrate, so I don't know how long this will be going on. Thanks, Martha Beller Subject: Canyon County Christmas Bird Count From: "LynnD" <sofabird AT clearwire.net> Date: Thu, 05 Nov 2009 19:38:24 -0000 The reigns for the Canyon County CBC has been passed on to Lynn Davenport and will be held on Saturday, December 19th. We'll meet at the Deer Flat NWR Headquarters that morning. More details will follow. I can be reached at 208-468-0292 or by Email at Bigbirder AT clearwire.net. PS. Dry Lake is drying up. Tuesday night at 5:30 p.m. there were NO birds at all there. Last night, Wednesday, there were 3 Great Blue Herons, 7 Killdeer and 3 Least Sandpipers. Nothing else. There's very little water left and it will probably be gone soon. Subject: Just Smile !! From: "myblogger" <aymanmo60 AT yahoo.com> Date: Thu, 05 Nov 2009 14:35:54 -0000 THE EDUCATION ONLINE INVITE YOU..!! ***************************************************** For Five Minutes To Explore the site in just 3 steps: First Step:****** Click the Link Below To Open the Site * Second Step: Choose from the list the best education offer Third Step:******* Compare offers and smile ..!! ******* EDUCATION ONLINE http://1-degree-online-psychology-degree.blogspot.com/ ***************************************************** Best and Deep Regards, EDUCATION ONLINE editor Subject: RE: Biking the Boise River-again From: "Lew & Connie Ulrey" <lulrey AT cableone.net> Date: Tue, 3 Nov 2009 21:18:04 -0700 Last Friday I went to Quinn's Pond and was delighted to find the Common Loon. It is either a juvenile or an adult in non-breeding plumage. The predominate color of the bird was brown. The field guides I consulted showed the birds being gray. Do those books just have their colors not just right? Also present on Friday was the Double-crested Cormorant. It definitely did not like having the loon around. The cormorant would lunge at the loon until it move sufficiently far away. Lew Ulrey From: ible AT yahoogroups.com [mailto:ible AT yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Tom Sent: Tuesday, November 03, 2009 9:01 PM To: ible AT yahoogroups.com Subject: [IBLE] Biking the Boise River-again The Common Loon continues on Quinn's Pond, along with several Western Grebes. Yesterday there were several Buffleheads as well. Downriver, near the Lake River subdivision, some bikers were stopped with binoculars out. When we stopped we were treated to close looks at a Sharp-shinned Hawk. Near the Lander St. STP we saw a male and female Hooded Merganser. On Veteran's Pond ther was a DC Cormorant, the first we've seen in several days. Tom McCabe, Boise Subject: Biking the Boise River-again From: "Tom" <tmccabe9 AT cableone.net> Date: Wed, 04 Nov 2009 04:00:55 -0000 The Common Loon continues on Quinn's Pond, along with several Western Grebes. Yesterday there were several Buffleheads as well. Downriver, near the Lake River subdivision, some bikers were stopped with binoculars out. When we stopped we were treated to close looks at a Sharp-shinned Hawk. Near the Lander St. STP we saw a male and female Hooded Merganser. On Veteran's Pond ther was a DC Cormorant, the first we've seen in several days. Tom McCabe, Boise Subject: Hummer recapture From: Denise Hughes <idahobirder AT hotmail.com> Date: Tue, 3 Nov 2009 17:00:47 -0700 I thought this was interesting... Denise Hughes Caldwell, ID idahobirder AT hotmail.com There is nothing in which the birds differ more from man than the way in which they can build and yet leave a landscape as it was before. - Robert Lynd From Southeast Arizona Bird Observatory's newsletter. Hummingbird banded on the San Pedro River recaptured in Montana 27-Jul-09 11:50 | Sheri Williamson (administrator) A male Black-chinned Hummingbird banded as a juvenile ("hatch-year") on the San Pedro Riparian National Conservation Area on September 9, 2000 was recaptured and released in the Bitterroot Valley of southwestern Montana on July 26, 2009. Hummingbird banders Ned and Gigi Batchelder report that the bird appeared to be in excellent health and drank heartily when offered sugar water before release. This encounter represents the longest distance between encounters (approximately 1035 miles) for any hummingbird in SABO's 14 seasons of banding and confirms that Black-chinned Hummingbirds on the San Pedro River include migrants from distant populations as well as members of the local breeding population. The bird is also the second oldest individual in this study and possibly the oldest male Black-chinned Hummingbird documented so far. Subject: Camas NWR From: "Bill" <rubybreleigh AT yahoo.com> Date: Tue, 03 Nov 2009 23:47:08 -0000 Saturday afternoon I visited Camas NWR and the water is still flowing into the ponds and flooding the fields. There were about 200 sandhill cranes, 75 Trumpeter Swans, hundreds of Canada geese and other waterfowl. I also saw 14 Northern Harriers, hundreds of blackbirds, flickers, Hairy Woodpecker, Red-tailed hawk and Praire Falcon. With water in the canals and ponds, it is rich with birds. Subject: Canyon Co. 2009 Bird List From: "Cheryl Huizinga" <bchuizinga AT cableone.net> Date: Mon, 2 Nov 2009 20:08:56 -0700 Hi Birders, Here's the latest additions to the Canyon Co. Bird Count for 2009. Creeping slowly to 200 which would be a nice number! If you have any additons to the list, let me know! Thanks! Cheryl Huizinga Caldwell bchuizinga AT cableone.net 190. Anna's Hummingbird - 10/2 -Nampa - Andy Crabtree 191. Lewis's Woodpecker - 9/9 - Deer Flat NWR -Jay Carlisle 192. Red-necked Grebe - 10/18 - Lake Lowell Orchard St. Inlet - Denise Hughes 193. Eared Grebe - 10/19 - Lake Lowell Lower Dam - Cheryl Huizinga 194. Dunlin - 10/27 - Dry Lakes - Lynn Davenport 195. Broad-tailed Hummingbird - 8/10 - Ferdinand Farms, So.of Nampa - Lynn Davenport 196. Solitary Sandpiper - 10/30 - Dry Lakes - Darrell Marks 197. Steller's Jay - 10/31 - So. of Caldwell - Cheryl Huizinga Subject: Craters of the Moon CBC From: "Mike Munts" <mmunts AT atcnet.net> Date: Mon, 2 Nov 2009 18:22:51 -0700 The Craters CBC is set for Friday the 18th. Mike Munts Craters of the Moon michael_munts AT nps.gov 527-1353 Subject: Trumpeters from Blackfoot Ind Res From: Steve Bouffard <sh_bouffard AT yahoo.com> Date: Mon, 2 Nov 2009 14:31:46 -0800 (PST) I have been asked to relay to Idaho Birders to be on the lookout for trumpeter swans bearing red and white collars.  They are part of a reintroduction program on the Blackfoot Indian Reservation in Montana.  They have recently left the reservation.  If you see red & white collared trumpeters please contact Greg or Bill.    Greg_Neudecker AT fws.gov Bill.Long AT wgf.state.wy.us   Steve Bouffard 2219 Colorado Ave Boise, ID 83706 sh_bouffard AT yahoo.com Subject: Bogus Basin Road From: Danette Henderson <danette444 AT gmail.com> Date: Mon, 2 Nov 2009 12:31:18 -0700 Hi My daughter and I returned late last night from a 6 week stay on the East Coast. The first thing we did this morning was head to the foothills to see what birds were around. I was so happy to see a Northern Shrike sitting in the sun on a rock about 7 miles up Bogus Basin Road. About this time last year I saw a bird for several days in a row perched in a tree. I had no idea what it was. I took the only binoculars we had at the time to try and get a better look. I went and got a guide book, even went to my first Golden Eagle Audubon meeting to ask someone what I was seeing. That experience has evolved into a family full of passionate birders, meeting lots of really wonderful birders, and visiting lots of places we likely would never have visited. I wonder if that bird this morning was the same one who sparked my interest a year ago. Happy birding, Danette Henderson Boise Subject: Idaho Falls Christmas Count From: "Kit Struthers" <kit619 AT ida.net> Date: Mon, 2 Nov 2009 10:29:07 -0700 The Idaho Falls Christmas Bird Count will be held on Saturday, December 19. Compiler: Mark Delwiche, 525-9414, mark_delwiche AT q.com Kit Kit Struthers, Idaho Falls, ID kit619 AT ida.net Subject: CBC dates? From: "spencerw100" <spencerw100 AT yahoo.com> Date: Mon, 02 Nov 2009 16:42:51 -0000 Could someone please post the dates for Idaho's CBCs? I've been looking on www.idahobirds.net as well as here, but haven't seen many definite dates as of yet. Thanks for any help you can give. Spencer Walters Garden Valley, Boise County Subject: Rexburg CBC From: Darren Clark <riversilt AT hotmail.com> Date: Mon, 2 Nov 2009 09:23:01 -0700 The Rexburg CBC is going to be held later than usual this year. We are going to hold it on Saturday, January 2. Anybody that is interested in helping out is welcome. Contact me for more information. I check my campus email address more frequently than this one. It is: clarkd AT byui.edu Thanks, Darren Clark Rexburg, ID riversilt AT hotmail.com _________________________________________________________________ Hotmail: Trusted email with Microsoft's powerful SPAM protection. http://clk.atdmt.com/GBL/go/177141664/direct/01/ http://clk.atdmt.com/GBL/go/177141664/direct/01/ Subject: Idaho Birder: Steve Bouffard From: "rkmorten" <robert.mortensen AT suncorid.com> Date: Mon, 02 Nov 2009 13:59:07 -0000 Today's Idaho Birder Profile features Steve Bouffard. Check it out at http://avimor.blogspot.com. Next week, Cheryl Huizinga. Did you miss an early Idaho Birder Profile? I've created a logo-link in the right hand column in the shape of Idaho. Click on that logo and scroll through all of the Idaho Birder profiles to date. Check back during the week for more birding product and book reviews, birding laughs, and my own birding adventures. Please feel free to comment and enlighten me. Happy Birding! Robert Mortensen http://avimor.blogspot.com Subject: White-throated Sparrow From: "missingmagpies" <jlhull AT spro.net> Date: Mon, 02 Nov 2009 07:22:01 -0000 Just a little FYI. On Friday and Saturday (didn't check Sunday), I saw a White-throated Sparrow, tan-striped morph, hanging out under the bird feeder in my yard in west Boise. He was with a group of juncos and house sparrows. (My feeder project is turning out to not only be a source of entertainment for my indoor cats, but a chance for me to practice my bird ID skills!) Jody Hull Boise Subject: Malheur County From: Denise Hughes <idahobirder AT hotmail.com> Date: Sun, 1 Nov 2009 21:35:20 -0700 Lettie Percifield and I spent the day in Malheur County today. We birded west of Vale starting at Little Valley to Juntura to Belulah Reservoir. It was a beautiful day to be out. The road to the reservoir has lots of junipers and the trees are covered with berries. We found Western Bluebirds, Townsends Solitaires, Cedar Waxwings, and Robins devouring the berries. At Chukar Park (a BLM campground) the bluebirds and solitaires were in and out of the holes that are in the rock face at one end of the campground. We wondered if the birds roosted in some of the holes. The reservoir had decent water; there were several hundred waterfowl in the water and along the shore including Canada Geese, Bufflehead, Wigeons, Mallards, Common Mergansers, etc. There were lots of raptors in the area, Harriers, Red tails, Kestrels, and Rough legged Hawks. On the way home, we spotted an Osprey sitting above the Malheur River near Little Valley. Denise Hughes Caldwell, ID idahobirder AT hotmail.com There is nothing in which the birds differ more from man than the way in which they can build and yet leave a landscape as it was before. - Robert Lynd Subject: ABA looking to partner on camps From: Denise Hughes <idahobirder AT hotmail.com> Date: Sun, 1 Nov 2009 19:34:40 -0700 I thought this might be of interest to some of the educators in the area. Denise Hughes Caldwell, ID idahobirder AT hotmail.com There is nothing in which the birds differ more from man than the way in which they can build and yet leave a landscape as it was before. - Robert Lynd From: Ashley Dayer [mailto:aad86 AT cornell.edu] Sent: Sunday, November 01, 2009 7:11 PM To: birdedlist AT flyingwild.org Subject: [birdedlist] ABA looking to partner on camps A message from the American Birding Association…. Dear Bird Educators, The American Birding Association (www.aba.org) is interested in partnering with some excellent youth education birding camps in the summer 2010. The ABA would like to support residential, overnight summer camps that focus on birding, bird conservation, and/or ornithology and serve youth aged 13-18. In exchange for co-branding, the ABA will offer scholarships to campers and promote the camps through their website, Winging It newsletter, Birding magazine, and social media (e.g., Twitter, Facebook). If you are interested in such a partnership, please send your responses to the questions below to outreach AT ABA.org The ABA will consider partnership ideas through November 15. We look forward to partnering with you! Chip Clouse 1) Describe your camp and its purpose. Include a link to your website or information that describes your camp (e.g., a brochure). 2) Where is your camp located? 3) Who does your camp serve? 4) How does your camp promote birding, bird conservation, and/or careers in ornithology? 5) How would your camp benefit from this partnership? 6) How would the ABA gain more exposure from this partnership? (Please address specific places the ABA might be listed as a partner and their reach). Ashley Dayer Chair, Bird Education Alliance for Conservation Chair, Partners in Flight Education & Communications Working Group PhD Student, Cornell University Cell (541) 324-0281 aad86 AT cornell.edu Subject: Surf Scoter From: "anatidae7" <harlequin_duck AT hotmail.com> Date: Mon, 02 Nov 2009 01:55:00 -0000 This evening I went out the Gem Lake once again in hopes of finding something odd. I saw the following: Ring-billed Gull Western Grebe Eared Grebe Horned Grebe Mallard Lesser Scaup Red-breasted Merganser American Coot I also located a single Surf Scoter. It flushed when a boat came passed and headed towards the Highway bridge. I stayed for another hour and a half hoping it would come back, but it never did. While observing it, the duck was always alone and didn't seem to want to be around other birds. I'll try to get some pictures(although not great) posted in my White-winged Scoter folder on here in a while. Thanks, Jacob Briggs Idaho Falls harlequin_duck AT hotmail.com Subject: snow buntings From: Jack Oar <jackoar AT atcnet.net> Date: Sun, 1 Nov 2009 12:07:08 -0700 A group of about twenty snow buntings were observed thursday on the Little Lost River Road in extreme Northern Butte Co. in a location where they are usually observed each winter. Jack Oar Howe, Idaho Subject: Surf Scoters & possible Gyr - Mountain View Res/Blue Creek area (Owyhee Co) From: "carlislejay" <carlislejay AT yahoo.com> Date: Sun, 01 Nov 2009 17:15:58 -0000 Sorry for the slightly late post ... long day yesterday! Heidi & I raced to CJ Strike Reservoir, then down to Mountain View Reservoir and the Blue Creek area (just NW of the dam AT Mountain View), and back to CJ Strike yesterday. We'll post something more complete to eBird later (& maybe our blog) but I wanted to let folks know that we found 2 immature Surf Scoters on Mountain View Reservoir (this is W of milepost 3 on hwy 51 in Owyhee County) - both were visible from the dam. Lots of other waterfowl there as well as a few Common Loons. We continued over the dam to the Blue Creek area in search of shorebirds (very few - Dunlin, Pectoral, and Gr Yellowlegs were all we could ID) and found AMAZING numbers of waterfowl. We estimated 800+ Tundra Swans and a similar number of Canada Geese. As we were getting ready to leave, we watched a big falcon stoop on some ducks and then go land on the far shore. In flight, it was very big (we'd seen 2 Prairie Falcons earlier) and I thought I caught a tint of light gray on the back and wide-based wings but I could never see the underwings to be sure it wasn't a big female Prairie. As I tried to get the scope on it, it disappeared. We both agreed it could very well have been a Gyrfalcon based on size alone ... we just couldn't be 100% sure b/c of the distance. Worth keeping an eye out for if anyone goes to bird this rich area. Happy birding! Jay (Boise, ID) Subject: Dry Lake From: "Darrell Marks" <dlmarks AT nnu.edu> Date: Sun, 01 Nov 2009 08:22:06 -0700 I visited Dry Lake Friday 10/30/09 the last hour before sunset. The irrigation lake on the west side is about half mud flat and half shallow water. It was very "birdy" with several hundred mallards, a few Northern Pintail, Gadwall,and American Wigeon. The Dunlins, Killdeer and Bonaparte's Gulls were there also. Unexpected were a pair of Lesser Yellowlegs and three Solitary Sandpipers. Darrell Marks, Nampa Subject: File - IBLE Guidelines.txt From: ible AT yahoogroups.com Date: 1 Nov 2009 07:43:55 -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. Jane Westervelt, owner/moderator jwesterv AT uidaho.edu Moscow, ID Cliff Weisse, owner/moderator cliffandlisa AT octobersetters.com Island Park, ID Subject: Deer Flat NWR birds From: Denise Hughes <idahobirder AT hotmail.com> Date: Sat, 31 Oct 2009 19:44:07 -0600 This morning at the slough (cove) on Orchard there was a single Double crested Cormorant and two Horned or Eared Grebes. The grebes were along the far side in the shrubs and I didn't get a close look at them. Lots of mallards and a single Gadwall also. Denise Hughes Caldwell, ID idahobirder AT hotmail.com There is nothing in which the birds differ more from man than the way in which they can build and yet leave a landscape as it was before. - Robert Lynd To: swiba AT yahoogroups.com; ible AT yahoogroups.com From: jnbholcomb AT earthlink.net Date: Sat, 31 Oct 2009 18:33:51 -0600 Subject: [IBLE] Deer Flat NWR birds With Saturday's (10/31) pleasant weather, I just had to see what was on Lake Lowell at the Deer Flat NWR. Hoped to find loons and red-necked grebes, but no luck. There was a pleasant assortment of birds on the lake, however. Most numerous were Western Grebes as they were everywhere, likely moving through on migration. A couple of Snow Geese came into the lower embankment area with a large flock of Canada Geese. A mixed flock, male and female Red-breasted Mergansers, six in all, were diving in front of the lower embankment. In the lake slough on Orchard Ave. a flock of 7 Hooded Mergansers were found along the west edge, and a few male Wood Ducks could be seen on the water in the dense wooded section. Dunlins (7) and Bonaparte's Gulls (3) were still at Dry Lakes south of Nampa on Friday, 10/30). Jim Holcomb Nampa Subject: Deer Flat NWR birds From: "Jim & Bev Holcomb" <jnbholcomb AT earthlink.net> Date: Sat, 31 Oct 2009 18:33:51 -0600 With Saturday's (10/31) pleasant weather, I just had to see what was on Lake Lowell at the Deer Flat NWR. Hoped to find loons and red-necked grebes, but no luck. There was a pleasant assortment of birds on the lake, however. Most numerous were Western Grebes as they were everywhere, likely moving through on migration. A couple of Snow Geese came into the lower embankment area with a large flock of Canada Geese. A mixed flock, male and female Red-breasted Mergansers, six in all, were diving in front of the lower embankment. In the lake slough on Orchard Ave. a flock of 7 Hooded Mergansers were found along the west edge, and a few male Wood Ducks could be seen on the water in the dense wooded section. Dunlins (7) and Bonaparte's Gulls (3) were still at Dry Lakes south of Nampa on Friday, 10/30). Jim Holcomb Nampa Subject: Steller's Jays From: "Cheryl Huizinga" <bchuizinga AT cableone.net> Date: Sat, 31 Oct 2009 17:32:34 -0600 Hi Birders, There were two Steller's Jays in the neighborhood today. Heard them before seeing them but made themselves very visible before flying off. We live South of Caldwell. Happy Birding and Happy Halloween! Cheryl Huizinga Subject: Falls Creek Campground From: Theresa Mathis <biogirltjm AT yahoo.com> Date: Sat, 31 Oct 2009 15:56:50 -0700 (PDT) I birded Falls Creek campground this afternoon - last year about this time we found evening grosbeaks there but no such luck this year.  The birding was incredibly slow and uneventful except for a late warbling vireo.    The following birds were also seen:   black-billed magpie common raven American robin cedar waxwings Townsend's solitaires black-capped chickadees northern flicker   Additionally saw 2 chipmunks and 2 white-tailed deer.   Theresa Mathis Idaho Falls, ID Subject: Snake River Idaho Falls Area From: "Steve" <tntbutters AT cableone.net> Date: Sat, 31 Oct 2009 16:32:58 -0000 Yesterday I birded from ~ 2 miles North of Idaho Falls to Woodville along the Snake River and the most common waterfowl besides Mallards were Lesser Scaup and Ring-necked Ducks. The first Common Goldeneye (four)were just above where the Railroad track cross West River Road. There were Western Greebe at almost every location that I checked. I also found 2 Pied-billed Grebe and one Horned Grebe (downtown by Keefer's Island). No sign of the Red-necked Grebe at Gem Lake though, it could still be around. Other notables were 4 Bald Eagles at the new Sunnyside Bridge and 24 Tundra Swans behind the Waste Sewage Plant. Two were "Bewicks". I am note sure whether they are still around as they later flew overhead while I was downstream. Steve Butterworth Idaho Falls Subject: Gray-crowned Rosy-Finches [1 Attachment] From: Darren Clark <riversilt AT hotmail.com> Date: Fri, 30 Oct 2009 23:58:25 -0600 I took a drive west of Rexburg (Madison County) into the Burton area. I was hoping to see my first of season Rough-legged Hawk, Northern Shrike, and Tree Sparrow. I didn't get the hawk or the shrike, but did manage to find a few American Tree Sparrows. The biggest surprise was a group of 19 Gray-crowned Rosy-Finches picking at weeds and gravel on a dirt road. The road was only a mile or two from the Menan Buttes (where I see Rosy-Finches most winters), but it was still a bit of a surprise. I'm guessing the little bit of snow we had moved them in. Other birds of interest were several dozen Trumpeter and Tundra Swans as well as an adult dark-morph Harlan's Hawk. I'm attaching a picture of some of the Rosy-Finches. Darren Clark Rexburg, ID riversilt AT hotmail.com _________________________________________________________________ Windows 7: Simplify your PC. Learn more. http://www.microsoft.com/Windows/windows-7/default.aspx?ocid=PID24727::T:WLMTAGL:ON:WL:en-US:WWL_WIN_evergreen1:102009 Subject: Dry Lakes So. of Nampa From: "Cheryl Huizinga" <bchuizinga AT cableone.net> Date: Wed, 28 Oct 2009 15:34:59 -0600 Hi Birders, When Lynn Davenport called me yesterday afternoon with a report of Dunlins and Bonaparte's Gulls at Dry Lakes, I decided to brave the chilling wind and head out there this AM. Found 6 Dunlin on the big pond mudflats with 2 Killdeer and several American Pipits. There were 2 Bonaparte's Gulls hanging out with Ring-billed Gulls. The birds were sliding on some of the the thin ice covering the shallow areas. On the pond across from the Lake Lowell Lower Dam boat parking lot were numerous Wood Ducks and 4 female Hooded Mergansers with Cormorants and Black-crowned Night Herons. A cold but nice morning. Cheryl Huizinga Caldwell, ID bchuizinga AT cableone.net Subject: Seaplex Website From: Elise Faike <faikeatp AT yahoo.com> Date: Wed, 28 Oct 2009 13:37:05 -0700 (PDT) Hi Iblers,   Looks like the link to the scientists studying the sea plastics problem didn't translate in my last post, so please try this website address:   http://seaplexscience.com/   Elise Subject: Quinn Pond From: "ajestadt" <ajestadt AT cableone.net> Date: Wed, 28 Oct 2009 20:25:24 -0000 I stopped by Quinn Pond today and saw a Common Loon, 4-5 Western Grebes, 6 Lesser Scaups. One Ruddy Duck was hanging out with the Scaups. Also saw a Pied-billed Grebe, Coots and gulls. Anne Jestadt Boise Subject: Re: Discovered: a second breeding season for five migratory songbirds From: "Mike Munts" <mmunts AT atcnet.net> Date: Tue, 27 Oct 2009 22:55:12 -0600 The post did not mention it but the article referred to can be found at http://cs.birdersworld.com/brdcs/blogs/field_of_view/2009/10/26/researchers-discover-a-second-breeding-season-for-five-migratory-songbirds.aspx Pretty fascinating stuff considering 3 of the 5 species discussed also breed in in Idaho. Mike Arco ----- Original Message ----- From: Denise Hughes To: Ible ; SIBA Sent: Tuesday, October 27, 2009 12:06 PM Subject: [IBLE] Discovered: a second breeding season for five migratory songbirds The following message was posted on BirdChat. Denise Hughes Caldwell, ID idahobirder AT hotmail.com There is nothing in which the birds differ more from man than the way in which they can build and yet leave a landscape as it was before. - Robert Lynd > >> From: Chuck Hagner > >> Subject: [BIRDCHAT] Discovered: a second breeding season for five > migratory songbirds > >> To: BIRDCHAT AT LISTSERV.ARIZONA.EDU > >> Date: Monday, October 26, 2009, 1:12 PM > >> Hi everyone-- > >> Biologists studying songbirds that breed in North America > >> and then migrate to Mexico have discovered something totally > >> unheard of in the New World -- a second breeding season. > >> Five species -- Yellow-billed Cuckoo, Orchard Oriole, > >> Hooded Oriole, Yellow-breasted Chat, and Cassin's Vireo -- > >> breed primarily in the United States and Canada. Then they > >> squeeze in a second breeding season during a stopover in > >> western Mexico on their southward migration. > >> A paper describing the discovery has been published i n the > >> online edition of the Proceedings of the National Academy of > >> Sciences. Only the abstract is available to nonmembers, but > >> Associate Editor Matt Mendenhall has written a detailed > >> summary for our blog: > >> Researchers discover a second breeding season for five > >> migratory songbirds Birder's World Field of View http://is.gd/4CUFH > >> Chuck Hagner > >> Editor, Birder's World Magazine > >> Twitter: AT CH_BirdersWorld > >> www.BirdersWorld.com > >> > >> BirdChat Guidelines: http://www.ksu.edu/audubon/chatguidelines.html > >> Archives: http://listserv.arizona.edu/archives/birdchat.html Subject: Re: Discovered: a second breeding season for five migratory songbirds From: "sheeptramp" <susanlindstedt AT peoplepc.com> Date: Wed, 28 Oct 2009 01:15:08 -0000 Holy F*^k!! --- In ible AT yahoogroups.com, Denise Hughes wrote: > > > The following message was posted on BirdChat. > > Denise Hughes > Caldwell, ID > idahobirder AT ... > > > There is nothing in which the birds differ more from man than the way > in which they can build and yet leave a landscape as it was before. > - Robert Lynd > > > > >> From: Chuck Hagner > > >> Subject: [BIRDCHAT] Discovered: a second breeding season for five > > migratory songbirds > > >> To: BIRDCHAT AT ... > > >> Date: Monday, October 26, 2009, 1:12 PM > > >> Hi everyone-- > > > >> Biologists studying songbirds that breed in North America > > >> and then migrate to Mexico have discovered something totally > > >> unheard of in the New World -- a second breeding season. > > > >> Five species -- Yellow-billed Cuckoo, Orchard Oriole, > > >> Hooded Oriole, Yellow-breasted Chat, and Cassin's Vireo -- > > >> breed primarily in the United States and Canada. Then they > > >> squeeze in a second breeding season during a stopover in > > >> western Mexico on their southward migration. > > > >> A paper describing the discovery has been published in the > > >> online edition of the Proceedings of the National Academy of > > >> Sciences. Only the abstract is available to nonmembers, but > > >> Associate Editor Matt Mendenhall has written a detailed > > >> summary for our blog: > > > > >> Researchers discover a second breeding season for five > > >> migratory songbirds Birder's World Field of View http://is.gd/4CUFH > > > >> Chuck Hagner > > >> Editor, Birder's World Magazine > > >> Twitter: AT CH_BirdersWorld > > >> www.BirdersWorld.com > > >> > > >> BirdChat Guidelines: http://www.ksu.edu/audubon/chatguidelines.html > > >> Archives: http://listserv.arizona.edu/archives/birdchat.html > Subject: Discovered: a second breeding season for five migratory songbirds From: Denise Hughes <idahobirder AT hotmail.com> Date: Tue, 27 Oct 2009 12:06:41 -0600 The following message was posted on BirdChat. Denise Hughes Caldwell, ID idahobirder AT hotmail.com There is nothing in which the birds differ more from man than the way in which they can build and yet leave a landscape as it was before. - Robert Lynd > >> From: Chuck Hagner > >> Subject: [BIRDCHAT] Discovered: a second breeding season for five > migratory songbirds > >> To: BIRDCHAT AT LISTSERV.ARIZONA.EDU > >> Date: Monday, October 26, 2009, 1:12 PM > >> Hi everyone-- > >> Biologists studying songbirds that breed in North America > >> and then migrate to Mexico have discovered something totally > >> unheard of in the New World -- a second breeding season. > >> Five species -- Yellow-billed Cuckoo, Orchard Oriole, > >> Hooded Oriole, Yellow-breasted Chat, and Cassin's Vireo -- > >> breed primarily in the United States and Canada. Then they > >> squeeze in a second breeding season during a stopover in > >> western Mexico on their southward migration. > >> A paper describing the discovery has been published in the > >> online edition of the Proceedings of the National Academy of > >> Sciences. Only the abstract is available to nonmembers, but > >> Associate Editor Matt Mendenhall has written a detailed > >> summary for our blog: > >> Researchers discover a second breeding season for five > >> migratory songbirds Birder's World Field of View http://is.gd/4CUFH > >> Chuck Hagner > >> Editor, Birder's World Magazine > >> Twitter: AT CH_BirdersWorld > >> www.BirdersWorld.com > >> > >> BirdChat Guidelines: http://www.ksu.edu/audubon/chatguidelines.html > >> Archives: http://listserv.arizona.edu/archives/birdchat.html Subject: FW: SF Snake R bald eagle [2 Attachments] From: "Bud Alford" <budalf AT toast.net> Date: Tue, 27 Oct 2009 09:53:46 -0600 Floated down SF Snake River Friday in Swan Valley & met an adult bald eagle up close, and "caught" his picture as I drifted under. Love the eyes. I think he was more concerned about me floating through his fishing hole. Bud Alford, Idaho Falls Subject: Boise River From: "Tom" <tmccabe9 AT cableone.net> Date: Tue, 27 Oct 2009 02:32:55 -0000 We managed to get our bike ride completed before the weather turned sour and we were rewarded with an OSPREY just downstream from Main St. I think this is the latest I've seen one on the river. Quinns Pond had Buffleheads again, as well as Western Grebes, and there was a Hooded Merganser across from Joe's Crab Shack. Tom McCabe, Boise Subject: Idaho Birder: Jim Holcomb From: "rkmorten" <robert.mortensen AT suncorid.com> Date: Mon, 26 Oct 2009 13:13:20 -0000 Today's Idaho Birder profile features Jim Holcomb of Nampa. Read all about him at the Avimor Birding Blog . Happy Birding! Robert Mortensen Subject: Re: River Birds From: "Steve" <tntbutters AT cableone.net> Date: Mon, 26 Oct 2009 03:07:55 -0000 I also was at Gem lake only this would be a late post from Saturday and there were indeed 4 Horned grebes along with the one Red-necked Grebe, Western Grebes and one Eared grebe. In addition I also found Redheads, and a couple of Ruddy Ducks to add to Jake"s findings. Steve Butterworth Idaho Falls --- In ible AT yahoogroups.com, "anatidae7" wrote: > > Today I did a little wandering around the Snake River here in IF. I first went to Gem Lake, and saw the following: > > Western Grebe > Eared Grebe > Red-necked Grebe > Bufflehead > Canada Goose > Mallard > Lesser Scaup > Common Loon > Ring-billed Gull > > I also believe there was at least one Horned grebe in the area, but while trying to get a better look at it, a boat came whizzing by and I lost it. All of the different Grebes seemed to stick in small groups of their own kind but would occasionally float close to eachother. Also, I checked out there last night and had a pair of Canvasbacks. > > Down by the Greenbelt and the Falls, I located: > > Tundra Swan > Ring-necked Duck > Lesser Scaup > Bufflehead > Mallard > Ring-billed Gull > Canada Goose > > > It was nice to get out see some birds. > > I'll hopefully get the Bonneville List caught up this week. Thanks to all who have reported sightings, and feel free to report any others. > > Jacob Briggs > Idaho Falls > harlequin_duck AT ... > Subject: River Birds From: "anatidae7" <harlequin_duck AT hotmail.com> Date: Sun, 25 Oct 2009 23:51:03 -0000 Today I did a little wandering around the Snake River here in IF. I first went to Gem Lake, and saw the following: Western Grebe Eared Grebe Red-necked Grebe Bufflehead Canada Goose Mallard Lesser Scaup Common Loon Ring-billed Gull I also believe there was at least one Horned grebe in the area, but while trying to get a better look at it, a boat came whizzing by and I lost it. All of the different Grebes seemed to stick in small groups of their own kind but would occasionally float close to eachother. Also, I checked out there last night and had a pair of Canvasbacks. Down by the Greenbelt and the Falls, I located: Tundra Swan Ring-necked Duck Lesser Scaup Bufflehead Mallard Ring-billed Gull Canada Goose It was nice to get out see some birds. I'll hopefully get the Bonneville List caught up this week. Thanks to all who have reported sightings, and feel free to report any others. Jacob Briggs Idaho Falls harlequin_duck AT hotmail.com Subject: Re: another late bluebird From: "missingmagpies" <jlhull AT spro.net> Date: Sun, 25 Oct 2009 22:43:54 -0000 I saw a Mountain Bluebird on the drive up to Lucky Peak yesterday. It was on a fence near a bluebird box in a saddle, about 3/4 way up. Jody --- In ible AT yahoogroups.com, "Mike Munts" wrote: > > Yesterday afternoon I had at least two Mountain Bluebirds near the campground at Craters of the Moon. This is a new record for the last date recorded at Craters. > > Mike Munts > Arco > Subject: Biking the Boise River From: "Tom" <tmccabe9 AT cableone.net> Date: Sun, 25 Oct 2009 19:59:50 -0000 Our daily bike rides became very un-birdy for a while, but things have picked up in the last week. We've seen Hooded Mergansers in 3 different places from just downstream of the Main St. Bridge to just upstream of the Broadway Bridge. Western Grebes have been present every day either in the river or on Quinns/Clocktower Pond. Wood Ducks are showing up again and a small raft of Buffleheads were on the pond the other day with the grebes. Cedar Waxwings have been hanging out near Veterans Memorial Parkway. We've also seen our first Merlin of the Fall, a very dark bird, with a light band at the tip of the tail, and there was a doe hanging out in the brushy side channel near the Lander St. STP. Now we're just waiting for the Bald Eagles to return. Let's hope construction of the "Water Park" doesn't scare them away, but I'm not optimistic. Tom McCabe, Boise Subject: Plastics From: Elise Faike <faikeatp AT yahoo.com> Date: Sun, 25 Oct 2009 12:23:33 -0700 (PDT) Hi Iblers,   This is from my sister who lives in San Francisco. Garbage from inland continental areas can make it out to the oceans and become part of the plastics problem. There are scientists attempting to figure out what to do about it. This is why we are so diligent in recycling around here. Check out this article.   Great Pacific Garbage Patch Subject: Kootenai and Benwah County Big Year Update From: "Shirley Sturts" <shirley.sturts AT gmail.com> Date: Sun, 25 Oct 2009 11:00:01 -0700 Benewah County #:121 Belted Kingfisher - St. Maries - Donni Moen Kootenai County #:187 Surf Scoter (3) Hayden Lake - Oct. 16 - Lisa Hardy and later on Oct. 22 - Dour Ware - still there as of Oct. 24 CDA Audubon field trip #: 188 Red-throated Loon (1) Hayden Lake - Oct. 16 - Lisa Hardy and again Oct. 22 Doug Ward (RBR and field notes submitted by Lisa and Doug to the Idaho Bird Records Committee) #189 Peregrine Falcon - Schlepp Farm (Rose Lake area) - Oct. 24 - Lisa Hardy Shirley Sturts Coeur d'Alene, ID Subject: Kootenai and Benwah County Big Year Update From: "Shirley Sturts" <shirley.sturts AT gmail.com> Date: Sun, 25 Oct 2009 11:00:01 -0700 Benewah County #:121 Belted Kingfisher - St. Maries - Donni Moen Kootenai County #:187 Surf Scoter (3) Hayden Lake - Oct. 16 - Lisa Hardy and later on Oct. 22 - Dour Ware - still there as of Oct. 24 CDA Audubon field trip #: 188 Red-throated Loon (1) Hayden Lake - Oct. 16 - Lisa Hardy and again Oct. 22 Doug Ward (RBR and field notes submitted by Lisa and Doug to the Idaho Bird Records Committee) #189 Peregrine Falcon - Schlepp Farm (Rose Lake area) - Oct. 24 - Lisa Hardy Shirley Sturts Coeur d'Alene, ID _______________________________________________ Inland-nw-birders mailing list Inland-nw-birders AT uidaho.edu https://www.lists.uidaho.edu/mailman/listinfo/inland-nw-birders Subject: Fw: new way of seeing plastic From: Steve Bouffard <sh_bouffard AT yahoo.com> Date: Sun, 25 Oct 2009 10:12:08 -0700 (PDT) I visited Midway last holiday season to count albatross nests and have several similar pictures.  I also have pictures of huge mounds of plastic and glass garbage that has floated onto the islands.  The adults evolved thinking anything that floats and is small enough to eat, is food.  If they can swallow it, they feed it to their young.  The adults can regurgitate.  The regurgitation reflex develops later in the young.  Once their digestive tract becomes impacted they die, by the hundreds.  The refuge staff estimated that the adults import some 5 tons of small plastic items to the islands every year as they feed their young.  It is not possible to walk 5-6 feet in any direction on the islands without encountering one or more cigarette lighters.  They also estimated another 10-20 tons of larger plastic & glass items float into the islands every year. I have given several talks on my experience and always leave the message to use alternatives other than plastic, to recycle what plastic you must use, and do not litter.  By littering, you could be responsible for killing sea birds, turtles, and mammals for the next 500+ years - that's a terrible legacy to leave behind!   PS: We're talking lots of birds on Midway.  In 2008-09 season we counted over 500.000 albatross nests - and that's not counting the other 15-16 pelagic species that nest there. Steve Bouffard 2219 Colorado Ave Boise, ID 83706 sh_bouffard AT yahoo.com --- On Sat, 10/24/09, monty.thomson wrote: From: monty.thomson Subject: [IBLE] new way of seeing plastic To: ible AT yahoogroups.com Date: Saturday, October 24, 2009, 6:00 PM   we all need to do something about this. caution, some images are graphic. http://www.chrisjor dan.com/current_ set2.php? id=11 Subject: Re: new way of seeing plastic From: Richard and Ann Rusnak <rarusnak62 AT gmail.com> Date: Sat, 24 Oct 2009 21:22:16 -0600 Greetings IBLE, This is just the tip of the iceberg. Please read the essay by SUSAN CASEY, "PLASIC OCEAN" which can be found in "The Best American Science and Nature Writing 2007" or from magazine Best Life. The photos are a staggering "macro" symptom of the ocean's infestation. *Every piece of plastic ever made still exists.* So, the more insideous symptom of the "undecayable" plastics molecule is in its ability to remain virtually unaltered down to a molecular level. *IE. around the world microscopic pieces of intact plastics can now be found in the digestive tacts of zooplankton.* Which is working its way back up the food web to us, the apex predators. I hope you get something from this amazing story. Sorry for the rant, Happy Birding. Rich Rusnak, Nampa On Sat, Oct 24, 2009 at 12:00 PM, monty.thomson wrote: > > > we all need to do something about this. > caution, some images are graphic. > http://www.chrisjordan.com/current_set2.php?id=11 > > > Subject: Christmas Bird Counts From: Denise Hughes <idahobirder AT hotmail.com> Date: Sat, 24 Oct 2009 16:54:08 -0600 I know the southwest bird count dates have been set but I don't remember what the dates are. Can someone please send me the dates for the local CBCs. Thanks. Denise Hughes Caldwell, ID idahobirder AT hotmail.com There is nothing in which the birds differ more from man than the way in which they can build and yet leave a landscape as it was before. - Robert Lynd Subject: another late bluebird From: "Mike Munts" <mmunts AT atcnet.net> Date: Sat, 24 Oct 2009 14:45:28 -0600 Yesterday afternoon I had at least two Mountain Bluebirds near the campground at Craters of the Moon. This is a new record for the last date recorded at Craters. Mike Munts Arco Subject: new way of seeing plastic From: "monty.thomson" <monty.thomson AT yahoo.com> Date: Sat, 24 Oct 2009 18:00:31 -0000 we all need to do something about this. caution, some images are graphic. http://www.chrisjordan.com/current_set2.php?id=11 Subject: hummingbird near robie creek From: "monty.thomson" <monty.thomson AT yahoo.com> Date: Sat, 24 Oct 2009 17:58:04 -0000 got a call at the store today from dave perez. he reported that he had a hummer still visiting his feeder and was kind enough to allow me to share his name and general location. he lives on Hummingbird Haven road (no kidding). which is located adjacent to robie creek. he did not say what kind of hummer it was. Subject: Idaho Falls Area birding From: "Steve" <tntbutters AT cableone.net> Date: Sat, 24 Oct 2009 05:47:50 -0000 After seeing that Mike Munts had found his first Rough-legged Hawk of the year this week I went out West of Idaho Falls to do the same. Just West of Idaho Falls by Noise Park I found a Juvenile Golden Eagle and a number of Harriers and Red-Tailed hawk. I proceded down Croft Road Heading North finding more Red-tails one Praire Falcon, a few Kestrels but still no Rough-legged. At the end of Croft Road turning West until that road ends I headed north again finding flocks of American Pipets, and a Ferruginous Hawk. I continued North to Mud lake finding more Harriers and Red-tails. I then proceded East to I-15 and turned back South to head to Idaho Falls and just off the Freeway next to Market Lake was a Rough-legged Hawk flying overhead. It took a while and a few miles but success was the reward. Steve Butterworth Idaho Falls Subject: Re: Anna's Hummingbird in WY From: "Cheryl Huizinga" <bchuizinga AT cableone.net> Date: Fri, 23 Oct 2009 14:11:10 -0600 We still have an immature female Anna's Hummingbird coming to our feeder So. of Caldwell, ID. It hasn't been giving me very long looks, but there's no doubt now about it being an Anna's. Bronzey green back with some green on the flanks. Tail is just slightly longer than the wing tips with a very slight down-curve to the bill. It's been coming in very regularly for over two weeks now. I'm keeping the feeder out overnight since it hasn't been freezing at night. I figure it will head out south when it feels the time is right. Until then I'll continue with the feeder. Cheryl Huizinga Caldwell, ID ----- Original Message ----- From: susanpatla To: ible AT yahoogroups.com Sent: Monday, October 19, 2009 10:46 PM Subject: [IBLE] Anna's Hummingbird in WY Tonight I observed an Anna's Hummingbird at a feeder south of Jackson, WY. It has been around for about a month it turns out. Showed up in immature plumage but it is a male and is now developing full red crown and head. Question for you all: should the home owner keep feeding this bird or not? I advised her to take the bird feeder in at night so it does not get too cold but am not sure what the best strategy would be to keep the bird alive. It appeared to be in excellent condition. All the local hummers had departed by mid September. I would appreciate any feedback on this matter. Thanks, Susan Teton County WY Subject: Re: Birding North of I.F. and some Craters stuff From: "Mike Munts" <mmunts AT atcnet.net> Date: Thu, 22 Oct 2009 18:18:28 -0600 I was just thinking the same thing about the blackbirds. I also saw a Yellow-headed at Carey WMA yesterday. Also, had my first Rough-legged Hawk of the season at Craters of the Moon today. Also the Clark's Nutcrackers are starting to sing. Most birders are familiar with their call which is given year-round but few with the song. If you have nutcrackers in the area listen for a serious of notes that are often described as a metallic chirp. In experience they will only do it for a few weeks in early winter as they are establishing pair bonds for the upcoming breeding season. Which is mid-winter. Mike Munts Arco ----- Original Message ----- From: cameronkathleena To: ible AT yahoogroups.com Sent: Thursday, October 22, 2009 4:42 PM Subject: [IBLE] Birding North of I.F. Last Friday morning I went birding north of Idaho Falls with Kit Struthers and we both thought that it might be of interest to others that in Fremont Co. we saw one male Yellow-headed Blackbird by the Roberts slough and we also saw four Sandhill Cranes near there soaring over-head. We both thought that it was a bit late to be seeing either of these species. From this same spot we saw nine Trumpeter Swans headed south. We had a very enjoyable outing and at Market Lake in the northwest tree line we saw two Great Horned Owls, a Hermit Thrush, some Yellow-rumped Warblers, White-crowned Sparrows, Juncos, and Ruby-crowned Kinglets (lots of them), Northern Flickers, and many Magpies. There is a Trumpeter Swan at Market Lake with a Green Collar #RO5 and it has been verified that it was banded at Harriman. On the 15th on my drive over to I.F. I saw about fifteen Trumpeter Swans on Carey Lake. Kathleen Cameron Bellevue, ID Subject: Birding North of I.F. From: "cameronkathleena" <magicfeathers AT cox.net> Date: Thu, 22 Oct 2009 22:42:13 -0000 Last Friday morning I went birding north of Idaho Falls with Kit Struthers and we both thought that it might be of interest to others that in Fremont Co. we saw one male Yellow-headed Blackbird by the Roberts slough and we also saw four Sandhill Cranes near there soaring over-head. We both thought that it was a bit late to be seeing either of these species. From this same spot we saw nine Trumpeter Swans headed south. We had a very enjoyable outing and at Market Lake in the northwest tree line we saw two Great Horned Owls, a Hermit Thrush, some Yellow-rumped Warblers, White-crowned Sparrows, Juncos, and Ruby-crowned Kinglets (lots of them), Northern Flickers, and many Magpies. There is a Trumpeter Swan at Market Lake with a Green Collar #RO5 and it has been verified that it was banded at Harriman. On the 15th on my drive over to I.F. I saw about fifteen Trumpeter Swans on Carey Lake. Kathleen Cameron Bellevue, ID Subject: Snow Geese at Black's Creek Reservoir From: "llloydf" <llloydf AT yahoo.com> Date: Thu, 22 Oct 2009 16:52:09 -0000 This morning at Black's Creek reservoir in SW Idaho, we found 1 adult and 3 juvenile Snow Geese. A Northern Harrier flyby spooked up a number of shorebirds, but ID was impossible with binoculars. Leanne Lloyd-Fairey Boise Subject: Camas NWR From: LindaMilam1 AT aol.com Date: Thu, 22 Oct 2009 11:34:22 EDT I made a quick trip to Camas NWR yesterday morning, circling the Big Pond for about an hour. Though the sun was burning through the clouds in IF, it was misty at Camas. The pond is full of ducks: 1000's of Mallards and a few others including some northern pintails, my favorites, and a few common goldeneyes. Also at least a 1000 Canada Geese and a hundred or more sandhill cranes. There were a few late yellow-headed blackbirds, as well as a few red-tailed hawks and rough-legged hawks. As I came back to the entrance road after circling the pond, there were 3 dozen snow geese, including about a dozen immatures. (Camas NWR is about 40 miles from Idaho Falls. Take I-15 north of IF about 30 miles, take the Hamer exit and follow the signs. There is an office though the staff are often in the field.) (On a recent visit to Kauai, I visited the Kilauea NWR and bought one of the new Blue Goose Passports....I may regret this! All of the NWRs are listed, by state, and the various refuges have ink stamps that can be entered.....much like the National Parks Passports. I counted up the refuges I have already visited, 107, and guess I am about to start all over again! Silly? Yes. Fun? Yes. Good excuse to go back? As if I needed one!) Subject: Camas County Update From: Betty <bettyplusbob AT gmail.com> Date: Tue, 20 Oct 2009 12:31:19 -0600 49. Trumpeter swan, Oct 16, Spring Creek Reservoir, Bob & Betty Davenport 50. American Wigeon, Oct 16, Spring Creek Reservoir, Bob & Betty Davenport 51. Ring-necked Duck, Oct 16, Spring Creek Reservoir, Bob & Betty Davenport 52. Western Grebe, Oct 16, Spring Creek Reservoir, Bob & Betty Davenport -- Can't Never Could Do Anything. http://photobucket.com/albums/f218/1950Betty/ Betty, Bob Davenport & Kato Meridian, ID Subject: Anna's Hummingbird in WY From: "susanpatla" <susan_patla AT hotmail.com> Date: Tue, 20 Oct 2009 04:46:17 -0000 Tonight I observed an Anna's Hummingbird at a feeder south of Jackson, WY. It has been around for about a month it turns out. Showed up in immature plumage but it is a male and is now developing full red crown and head. Question for you all: should the home owner keep feeding this bird or not? I advised her to take the bird feeder in at night so it does not get too cold but am not sure what the best strategy would be to keep the bird alive. It appeared to be in excellent condition. All the local hummers had departed by mid September. I would appreciate any feedback on this matter. Thanks, Susan Teton County WY Subject: Additions to Owyhee Co. Big Year List 2009 From: "Jim & Bev Holcomb" <jnbholcomb AT earthlink.net> Date: Mon, 19 Oct 2009 21:27:19 -0600 More bird sightings for the Owyhee Co. Big Year list and many thanks to Larry Ridenhour for breaking out the Owyhee Co. birds from the Bruneau CBC and for Heidi's and Jay's reports on their Mtn. View Reservoir visits. The Owyhee County list is approaching 200! #188 Killdeer - 1/3 - Bruneau CBC #189 American Tree Sparrow - 1/3 - Bruneau CBC #190 Gray-crowned Rosy-Finch - 1/3 - Bruneau CBC #191 Great-tailed Grackle - 1/3 - Bruneau CBC #192 Wilson's Snipe - 5/15 - CJ Strike Reservoir - Harry Krueger & Louie Quintana #193 Greater Yellowlegs - 9/28 - Blue Creek - Jay Carlisle & Heidi Ware #194 Lesser Yellowlegs - 9/28 - Blue Creek - Jay Carlisle & Heidi Ware #195 Black-bellied Plover - 10/13 - Blue Creek near Mtn. View Reservoir. - Heidi Ware & Jay Carlisle #196 Sanderling - 10/13 - Blue Creek - Heidi Ware & Jay Carlisle #197 Dunlin - 10/13 - Blue Creek - Heidi Ware & Jay Carlisle #198 Peregrine Falcon - 10/13 - Blue Creek - Heidi Ware & Jay Carlisle #199 Horned Grebe - 10/16 - Mtn. View Reservoir - Cheryl Huizinga & Jim Holcomb Jim Holcomb Subject: Idaho Birders: Mike Munts From: "rkmorten" <robert.mortensen AT suncorid.com> Date: Mon, 19 Oct 2009 13:42:05 -0000 This week's Idaho Birder profile is on Mike Munts, known to most of us for his fantastic IBLE posts about bird sightings at Craters of the Moon. Learn more about Mike here: http://avimor.blogspot.com The next several weeks will bring wonderful interviews with more of Idaho's Birders including Jim Holcomb, Steve Bouffard, Cheryl Huizinga, and Lew Ulrey. Happy Birding! - Robert Subject: pelicans and grebes From: Denise Hughes <idahobirder AT hotmail.com> Date: Sun, 18 Oct 2009 18:45:46 -0600 this afternoon I found 11 White Pelicans at Lake Lowell. The birds were in the water near 10th Ave and Orchard in Caldwell. Further along on Orchard, 7 Red necked Grebes were eating and swimming at the small dam on Orchard. Denise Hughes Caldwell, ID idahobirder AT hotmail.com There is nothing in which the birds differ more from man than the way in which they can build and yet leave a landscape as it was before. - Robert Lynd Subject: Lessor Goldfinches in Idaho Falls From: "climb_on2002" <climb_on2002 AT yahoo.com> Date: Fri, 16 Oct 2009 17:41:59 -0000 Lessor Goldfinches at our feeder in Idaho Falls. They came back this past week. Four or five females and one male. Not as brite as they were this summer. MaDWhitham Share this album with anyone by sending them this public link: http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=2021627&id=1332753082&l=a6f121d407 Subject: little kelly canyon From: Theresa Mathis <biogirltjm AT yahoo.com> Date: Wed, 14 Oct 2009 15:12:11 -0700 (PDT) I birded Little Kelly Canyon, about 20 miles east of Idaho Falls, the other day.  Beautiful day but observed only a few species including: canyon wren - 1 (also heard another one trying to sing) rock wren - 3 American robin Townsend's solitaire (many - all trying to sing) golden-crowned kinglet - 1 ruby-crowned kinglet - several red-breasted nuthatch black-capped chickadee mountain chickadee northern flicker white-crowned sparrow dark-eyed junco American goldfinch Theresa Mathis Idaho Falls Subject: Majestic Feathers Blog From: "cameronkathleena" <magicfeathers AT cox.net> Date: Wed, 14 Oct 2009 14:52:09 -0000 Recently I started a blog and the address is www.majesticfeathers.blogspot.com I have four entries up and running and there are 3 videos so far. The most recent video features Poo Wright-Pulliam talking about Pink binoculars and Breast Cancer Awareness month. Yes pink binoculars!The other videos and stories are focused on Idaho birds and birding adventures. I hope that you will stop by and look at what I have done so far and become a follower of the Majestic Feathers blog. Thanks so much and good birding! Kathleen Bellevue, ID Subject: Birding In Costa Rica Presentation I. F. Audubon Meeting From: "cameronkathleena" <magicfeathers AT cox.net> Date: Wed, 14 Oct 2009 14:41:04 -0000 I will be presenting a multimedia program in Idaho Falls on Thursday night at the Audubon meeting about birding in Costa Rica and the fascinating connections that Idaho bird life has with this ecologically diverse Central American country. The Idaho Falls Audubon Chapter meets at the public library at 457 W. Broadway Street at 7:30 p.m. I hope that many eastern Idaho IBLE birders can come and enjoy the program. I will also be speaking at the Ketchum Community Library on November 17th, the Pocatello Audubon meeting on November 19 and at the Southwest Birders meeting on December 10, details TBA. I am noticing that some of our common winter resident birds have begun arriving here in the Wood River Valley. I had Juncos at my feeders starting on October the 11th and yesterday there was a beautiful Townsend's Solitaire perched on the railing of the front deck. What fun! Kathleen Cameron Bellevue, Idaho Subject: BB Plover, Cackling Geese near Duck Valley [2 Attachments] From: Heidi Ware <heidithebirdnerd AT yahoo.com> Date: Tue, 13 Oct 2009 16:58:35 -0700 (PDT) Hi IBLE :) Here's just a quick note about the trip Jay and I made to Mountain View Reservoir (the mudflats along Blue Creek just NW of Mountain View Reservoir on the Duck Valley Indian Reservation south of Riddle) yesterday afternoon Highlights included: Black-bellied Plover Cackling Geese (likely minima ss--see photos) Rough-legged Hawk Sanderlings Dunlin 65 Pectoral Sandpipers ~275 LB Dowitchers lots of ducks!   you can check out the eBird list below for the rest of the details, or our blog post http://heidiversusjay.blogspot.com/2009/10/blue-creek.html here ~Heidi Location:    Mountain View Res - Duck Valley Observation date:    10/12/09 Number of species:    40 Cackling Goose - Branta hutchinsii    2 Canada Goose - Branta canadensis    500 Tundra Swan - Cygnus columbianus    7 American Wigeon - Anas americana    10 Mallard - Anas platyrhynchos    50 Northern Shoveler - Anas clypeata    10 Northern Pintail - Anas acuta    5 Green-winged Teal - Anas crecca    10 Canvasback - Aythya valisineria    200 Common Merganser - Mergus merganser    6 Ruddy Duck - Oxyura jamaicensis    8 Western Grebe - Aechmophorus occidentalis    10 American White Pelican - Pelecanus erythrorhynchos    40 Double-crested Cormorant - Phalacrocorax auritus    12 Great Egret - Ardea alba    1 Snowy Egret - Egretta thula    1 White-faced Ibis - Plegadis chihi    2 Northern Harrier - Circus cyaneus    2 Rough-legged Hawk - Buteo lagopus    1 Peregrine Falcon - Falco peregrinus    1 Sandhill Crane - Grus canadensis    8 Black-bellied Plover - Pluvialis squatarola    1 Killdeer - Charadrius vociferus    22 American Avocet - Recurvirostra americana    12 Greater Yellowlegs - Tringa melanoleuca    4 Lesser Yellowlegs - Tringa flavipes    6 Sanderling - Calidris alba    5 Least Sandpiper - Calidris minutilla    5 Baird's Sandpiper - Calidris bairdii    1 Pectoral Sandpiper - Calidris melanotos    65 Dunlin - Calidris alpina    1 Long-billed Dowitcher - Limnodromus scolopaceus    275 Ring-billed Gull - Larus delawarensis    10 California Gull - Larus californicus    2 Mourning Dove - Zenaida macroura    1 Common Raven - Corvus corax    5 Horned Lark - Eremophila alpestris    1 European Starling - Sturnus vulgaris    1 American Pipit - Anthus rubescens    25 Savannah Sparrow - Passerculus sandwichensis    1 This report was generated automatically by eBird v2(http://ebird.org) Subject: Re: "Eastern" Bluejay From: "spencerw100" <spencerw100 AT yahoo.com> Date: Tue, 13 Oct 2009 20:16:05 -0000 Along with Ralph and Sheri's Blue Jay we seem to have another eastern visitor making its presence known. Linda Yearsley emailed me on October 8 and let me know that she has a male Rose-breasted Grosbeak that is hanging out at her feeders. She sent me a couple of pictures to confirm. This makes 166 for the Boise County list for 2009. Spencer Walters Garden Valley, Boise County