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Egrets
Robert Kiernan
To Aidan Lorenz with water level so low veg.higher the egret looked smaller I was wishing for a snowy
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Re: Moving to WA
Janet Phillips
Thank you for your kind words!!
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Re: Moving to WA
Janet Phillips
Thank you for the information. I will do that!!
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Lower dam
Robert Kiernan
8AM lots of w.grebe 3 w.peep 1spotted peep 2 pelicans 5 wood ducks 3 great egrets. Finally got one walking on water
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Re: Lower dam
Yes, there have been a lot of Great Egrets out around Lake Lowell recently! I keep hoping to see a Snowy mixed in with them, but so far have not seen one. :-(
-- Aidan Lorenz Caldwell
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Lower dam
Robert Kiernan
Was out there a few days ago 12 of these guys there far end
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Re: Moving to WA
Pablo Cruz
Over the years I have truly enjoyed your enthusiasm and joy for birding. It seems we cross paths occasionally and I am always amazed at your ability to identify so many birds by calls and quick glimpses. Hope your back has healed completely from the surgery and that you are capable of doing all the things you desire. You will be missed ! Best of luck in your new home!
On Tuesday, August 17, 2021, 06:16:24 PM MDT, Janet Phillips <janet.misty11@...> wrote:
We are moving to Ridgefield WA which is on the east border of the Ridgefield NWR. Anybody have a birder friend in that area. It’s just 15 miles north of Portland, OR. We close in early September.
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Re: Moving to WA
Cathy Eells
Janet, Go to the Ridgefield NWR website, find the Friends of Ridgefield NWR link. They will connect you with a birder who is familiar with the Refuge. Cathy Eells Deer Flat NWR Volunteer Nampa, ID Friends of Deer Flat Refuge
On Tue, Aug 17, 2021 at 6:16 PM Janet Phillips <janet.misty11@...> wrote: We are moving to Ridgefield WA which is on the east border of the Ridgefield NWR. Anybody have a birder friend in that area. It’s just 15 miles north of Portland, OR. We close in early September.
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Moving to WA
Janet Phillips
We are moving to Ridgefield WA which is on the east border of the Ridgefield NWR. Anybody have a birder friend in that area. It’s just 15 miles north of Portland, OR. We close in early September.
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Re: RS Hawk and WW Crossbill
Thank you for the info! It is nice to hear about RSHA near the Treasure Valley. :-D
-- Aidan Lorenz Caldwell
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RS Hawk and WW Crossbill
Austin Young
Morning birders,
For those interested, late yesterday morning my birding group and I encountered a Red-shouldered Hawk at Grayback Gulch Campground and it was calling and flying towards Idaho City which is a few miles to the north. We also had a pair of White-winged Crossbills a little north and east, past Mores Creek Summit at Whoop Em Up Campground. I haven’t heard of them being expected, so I thought it notable! Sharing this for public info and anyone interested in these sightings. Good birding, Austin -- Austin Young younaust@... Undergraduate Student Ecology and Conservation Biology Club President Idaho State University Pocatello, Idaho
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Out of Area: Lamoille Canyon Road Closed ; Snowcock Avalanche
Scott Spangenberg
Kamilia Canyon Road in the Ruby Mountains, where you go to see Himalayan Snowcock, has been closed as of Sunday by multiple avalanches. This happened while we were in the air, on our way west.
We were told that the decision had not yet been made on reopening the road, and that if they decide to go ahead, it will be at least several months’ work to clear the road, perhaps even a year. Sorry that this is for a site outside Idaho, where we just were, but I don’t subscribe to the Nevada Listserv, and this species would be relevant to many folks in Idaho This was quite a bummer for a trip that was two years in the planning, but Scott Spangenberg Amherst, NH Odd spellings, unusual grammar, and bizarre word substitutions are all creations of software of random quality, and not the ham-fingered soul who wrote this
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Re: I.D.HAWK
Larry Ridenhour
I would agree - dark Swainson’s based on the head/beak shape.
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On Aug 2, 2021, at 7:14 AM, Cliff Weisse <cliffandlisa@...> wrote:
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Re: I.D.HAWK
Cliff Weisse
Looks like a dark Swainson's. On 8/1/21 9:08 PM, Robert Kiernan
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-- Cliff and Lisa Weisse Island Park, Idaho cliffandlisa@...
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I.D.HAWK
Robert Kiernan
Odds are this should be a red tail ???
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Dry lake
Robert Kiernan
A MISNOMER TODAY lots of birds got there. cheryl Louisa RL Wsaid lots of birds enjoyed red phalaropes & semi palm peeps left to check out nearby ponds ponds Dearborn spotted piper several w.kind birds photo 3 together on wire while sitting there seen 2 more then 5 w.peep landed near onto rim rd.pond full no mud flats for shore birds but got this photo of c.teal went back to dry lake canal just w.of dry lake eared grebe R.L. still there said new birds while I was gone L.yell leg. dowitchers and willet . Thanks earth mother for the rain & plethora of birds
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Backyard birding
bike4birds
Given our current “heat dome,” birding along the Boise River has slowed down somewhat. But, amazingly, my backyard has gotten more active. While I realize I am catering (literally) to the little feather balls, I’m still amazed. I won’t bore you with my list for the yard for the year, but just in the last 2 days I’ve had mobs of Lesser and American Goldfinches, House Finches, House Sparrows, Mourning Doves, and BC Hummers. But I’ve also had appearances by Song Sparrows, RB Nuthatches, and BC Chickadees. Then today we had a visit by a Cooper’s hawk (obviously attracted by all the little guys) and then a Lazuli Bunting. While I realize these are not earth-shaking observations, try to remember that I live in a city that is currently frying. Anyway, I just wanted to share my good fortune. The LABU, in particular, is not a bird that regularly visits my house. Tom McCabe, Boise
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IBRC Update
Cliff Weisse
Here's a list of the latest records IBRC has completed voting on.
Cliff Accepted in first round: Flammulated Owl 38-B-2020 Bullock's Oriole 65-B-2020 Broad-winged Hawk 48-B-2020 Blackpoll Warbler 71-B-2020 Magnolia Warbler 70-B-2020 Black-throated Green Warbler 69-B-2020 Common Grackle 5-B-2021 Tennessee Warbler 3-B-2021 Western Tanager 1-B-2021 Alder Flycatcher 61-B-2020 Broad-winged Hawk 42-B-2020 Dusky Flycatcher 72-B-2020 Yellow-billed Loon 73-B-2020 Rusty Blackbird 66-B-2020 Rusty Blackbird 68-B-2020 Glaucous Gull 26-B-2021 Short-billed Dowitcher 25-B-2021 California Scrub-Jay 23-B-2021 Snowy Plover 21-B-2021 Northern Mockingbird 20-B-2021 Ferruginous Hawk 19-B-2021 Rusty Blackbird 16-B-2021 Fox Sparrow 14-B-2021 Purple Finch 12-B-2021 Clay-colored Sparrow 13-B-2021 Northern Mockingbird 11-B-2021 Black Scoter 75-B-2020 Not Accepted in first round: Purple Finch 74-B-2020 Field Sparrow 3-A-2020 Accepted in second round: California Scrub-Jay 16-B-2019 (5-2) Clay-colored Sparrow 74-B-2015 (6-1) Eastern Bluebird 4-A-2015 (6-1) Greater Yellowlegs 9-B-2021 (5-2) Not Accepted in second round: Clay-colored Sparrow 36-B-2020 (0-7) Red-breasted Sapsucker 6-B-2020 (0-7) Dunlin 10-B-2021 (0-7) Greater Yellowlegs 8-B-2021 (0-7) Dunlin 6-B-2021 (1-6) Rose-breasted Grosbeak 64-B-2020 (2-5) Yellow Rail 40-B-2020 (1-6) Not Accepted in third round: Red-breasted Sapsucker 11-B-2016 (4-3) I've been asked a few times about the meaning of the alpha-numeric codes shown after the species name in the list of reviewed records I send out in these updates. All records are in this format: Species name, Record Number, (Vote). Species name is self explanatory. The record number is in 3 parts separated by hyphens. The first part is the number of the record within a given year. The second part is a letter, either A or B, which designates whether the report is for a species with previous Idaho records (B), or if the report is for a species not yet documented in Idaho (A). The third part is the year in which the report was submitted. The numbers in parenthesis are the final vote arrived at by IBRC for the record, with the first number for "accept" votes, the second for "not accept" votes. First round votes must be unanimous to be decisive so any record Accepted/Not Accepted in first round is necessarily 7-0 or 0-7. Here's an example: Lincoln's Sparrow 11-B-13 (7-0) In this case the species is Lincoln's Sparrow. The record number, 11-B-13, shows that this is the 11th report submitted to IBRC during the year, the "B" shows that there are previous records for Lincoln's Sparrow, "13" is the year, 2013. The numbers in parenthesis, (7-0), are the final vote on the record. 7 votes to Accept, 0 votes for Not Accept. Accepted in first round: Bewick's Wren 15-B-13 Accepted in second round: Lincoln's Sparrow 11-B-13 (7-0) -Report rarities to the Idaho Bird Records Committee via the online form at: https://ibrc.idahobirds.net/node/add/rare_bird_reports -Helpful tips for preparing your report can be found in this article: https://ibrc.idahobirds.net/how-to-document -Don't forget to check the Review List before taking the time to prepare a report: https://ibrc.idahobirds.net/review-species -You can contact the Secretary via email at this address: secretary@... -As always you can email any Committee member with questions. Addresses can be found here: https://ibrc.idahobirds.net/ -- Cliff and Lisa Weisse Island Park, Idaho cliffandlisa@...
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Re: Red Phalarope reported yesterday from Twin Falls Co (S of Hansen)
Bob Davis
Thanks for the update.
On Jul 26, 2021, at 12:56, Melody and Michael Asher and McBride <mndmx2@...> wrote:
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Re: Red Phalarope reported yesterday from Twin Falls Co (S of Hansen)
Melody and Michael Asher and McBride
Several local birders have spent the morning at South Hansen Ponds (which is private property & you should have permission to bird there) & we did not relocate the red phalarope. signed - 4 forlorn birders :( Melody Asher Twin Falls County
On Mon, Jul 26, 2021, 07:54 Bob Davis <rhdavis@...> wrote:
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