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Lake lowell
Robert Kiernan
10:15 this a.m.did outlet canal first ring bill gull killdeer no sparrows drove to pavement on fence line sparrows & house finch lower dam..few spots open water 4 comm. Golden eyes. water pipet back to canal bang # 2 dunlins kestrel pipet. Kingfisher yellow rump .birds move around pays to recheck areas
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Re: late Ospreys
this happened a few years ago, with Jason's maybe the latest sightings of both 2016 and 2017 ? e.g., https://ebird.org/checklist/S33249819 and BTW what a great list, JT, esp considering time of year !! Missy and I kept looking AND kept dipping, argh
From: "Ken Miracle via groups.io" <chukar28@...> To: "IBLE" <IBLE@groups.io> Sent: Sunday, December 6, 2020 10:46:54 AM Subject: Re: [IBLE] Another great day on the Greenbelt I took these on the Bethine Church River Trail 12-1-20. Reported to E bird and had to add them to the list since it was this late.
Ken Miracle
chukar28@... 208-570-2780 "Not that we are sufficient in ourselves to claim anything as coming from us, but our sufficiency is from God" 2COR 3:5
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Re: a few thoughts about the potential Field Sparrow sighting in SE Idaho - and reporting of rare birds
Melody and Michael Asher and McBride
All - I think I am the only person to get a really good view of the Field Sparrow at Curlew National Grasslands other than the folks that saw it first on Nov 29...I can tell you that it is definitely worth a trip as the bird is/was there. I took good notes and was within 12 feet (Kathy wrote 12-15 feet in ebird because that is what I said when she was putting in the report but later I looked at my notes it was 12 feet). We are talking a good look. I put a rare bird report in at IBRC the next day after asking Cliff that night if he wanted another report on the same bird/s and he said yes. Please take a look at my report and you will see I compared it to other species. I could have compared it to other sparrows that are not common here (rufous-winged or rufous-crowned??? which are rare and do not match the bird either) but it looked exactly like the gray adult field sparrow in Sibley's. I have no doubt about what I saw. Sorry that we did not think (immediately) of letting everyone know...we were busy trying to get another good look and a photo. I am sorry that I did not take a photo but the camera was in the backseat & it is not generally the first thing I do...I watch the bird. We tried really hard to get a photo. The bird/s were not near the road again & I don't think it would do any good to chase through the sagebrush so we waited. We did try to get the word out on IBLE a couple hours into our time there...sorry it was not soon enough for everyone. Melody Asher (Twin Falls)
On Sat, Dec 5, 2020 at 2:29 PM Larry Arnold <larnold47@...> wrote:
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Re: Another great day on the Greenbelt
Ken Miracle
I took these on the Bethine Church River Trail 12-1-20. Reported to E bird and had to add them to the list since it was this late.
Ken Miracle
chukar28@... 208-570-2780 "Not that we are sufficient in ourselves to claim anything as coming from us, but our sufficiency is from God" 2COR 3:5
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Re: Another great day on the Greenbelt
John Shortis
Good sightings Tom! Yesterday to my surprise I saw an Osprey perched in a tree near the SE 2.8 marker. Anyone else seen an Osprey so late in the year? John Shortis
On Saturday, December 5, 2020, 09:55:33 PM MST, Larry Arnold <larnold47@...> wrote:
Tom, thx for calling, dude !! I got on your sapsucker just before it flushed across the river by someone who got too close LA From: "Tom McCabe" <tmccabe9@...> To: "IBLE" <IBLE@groups.io> Sent: Saturday, December 5, 2020 3:06:03 PM Subject: [IBLE] Another great day on the Greenbelt I knew I would have a good day when I spotted a MERLIN at 23rd & Brumback St., long before I got to the river. Then I proceeded to find the usual suspects, until I found a RED-NAPED SAPSUCKER, in some pine trees at the Willow Lane athletic complex. These trees are on the southwest corner of the only soccer field there, right along the greenbelt. These trees played host to RNSA a few years ago. Some of the other pines along the soccer field still have the line of holes from a prior visit. I then found my f.o.s. BARROW’S GOLDENEYE further downriver, almost to Silver Lake. He was consorting with several of his COMMON brethren. Then, on the way back, I happened to notice a clump of gray up in a tree and discovered a WESTERN SCREECH OWL sitting on a branch about 20 feet up, soaking up the rays. This is the second day in a row that I’ve found more than 40 species on my bike ride, but the Red-naped Sapsucker really made my day. Plus, this week I surpassed 4,000 miles for the 9th year in a row. But, hey, who’s counting? Tom McCabe, Boise
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Re: Another great day on the Greenbelt
Tom, thx for calling, dude !! I got on your sapsucker just before it flushed across the river by someone who got too close LA
From: "Tom McCabe" <tmccabe9@...> To: "IBLE" <IBLE@groups.io> Sent: Saturday, December 5, 2020 3:06:03 PM Subject: [IBLE] Another great day on the Greenbelt I knew I would have a good day when I spotted a MERLIN at 23rd & Brumback St., long before I got to the river. Then I proceeded to find the usual suspects, until I found a RED-NAPED SAPSUCKER, in some pine trees at the Willow Lane athletic complex. These trees are on the southwest corner of the only soccer field there, right along the greenbelt. These trees played host to RNSA a few years ago. Some of the other pines along the soccer field still have the line of holes from a prior visit. I then found my f.o.s. BARROW’S GOLDENEYE further downriver, almost to Silver Lake. He was consorting with several of his COMMON brethren. Then, on the way back, I happened to notice a clump of gray up in a tree and discovered a WESTERN SCREECH OWL sitting on a branch about 20 feet up, soaking up the rays. This is the second day in a row that I’ve found more than 40 species on my bike ride, but the Red-naped Sapsucker really made my day. Plus, this week I surpassed 4,000 miles for the 9th year in a row. But, hey, who’s counting? Tom McCabe, Boise
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Re: Another great day on the Greenbelt
ja baby !!! thx for your phone call Tom, I got on your sapsucker just before it was flushed by other peoples, flew S across the river, but it will be back, eh? =) ~~~ yay BAGO =)
From: "Jay Carlisle via groups.io" <carlislejay@...> To: "IBLE" <IBLE@groups.io> Sent: Saturday, December 5, 2020 3:31:07 PM Subject: Re: [IBLE] Another great day on the Greenbelt
Nice finds! Let’s hope the sapsucker lingers til the CBC (Dec 27 :-) \uD83E\uDD1E Jay
On Saturday, December 5, 2020, 3:02 PM, bike4birds <tmccabe9@...> wrote:
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Lake lowell 10:am
Robert Kiernan
Outlet canal 2 dunlins ring bill gull killdeer yellow rump. White crown Robin
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Re: Another great day on the Greenbelt
David Whitacre
Well, it's unlikely the Merlin will get the Sapsucker before the CBC, but fingers crossed anyway!
On Sat, Dec 5, 2020 at 3:02 PM bike4birds <tmccabe9@...> wrote:
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Re: Another great day on the Greenbelt
Jay Carlisle
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On Saturday, December 5, 2020, 3:02 PM, bike4birds <tmccabe9@...> wrote:
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Another great day on the Greenbelt
bike4birds
I knew I would have a good day when I spotted a MERLIN at 23rd & Brumback St., long before I got to the river. Then I proceeded to find the usual suspects, until I found a RED-NAPED SAPSUCKER, in some pine trees at the Willow Lane athletic complex. These trees are on the southwest corner of the only soccer field there, right along the greenbelt. These trees played host to RNSA a few years ago. Some of the other pines along the soccer field still have the line of holes from a prior visit. I then found my f.o.s. BARROW’S GOLDENEYE further downriver, almost to Silver Lake. He was consorting with several of his COMMON brethren. Then, on the way back, I happened to notice a clump of gray up in a tree and discovered a WESTERN SCREECH OWL sitting on a branch about 20 feet up, soaking up the rays. This is the second day in a row that I’ve found more than 40 species on my bike ride, but the Red-naped Sapsucker really made my day. Plus, this week I surpassed 4,000 miles for the 9th year in a row. But, hey, who’s counting? Tom McCabe, Boise
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Re: a few thoughts about the potential Field Sparrow sighting in SE Idaho - and reporting of rare birds
Jay, Cliff, Your comments are very much in keeping with other state records committees for a first state record that I've witnessed, e.g., NM, AZ, TX, CO It's very useful to see this discussion on IBLE because I have low confidence that eBirders in general visit the IBLE page very often regarding rare bird reports, and this includes me, oops ;-) And I'll cast another vote in favor of posting "negative" reports - on all platforms - if and when they occur !! Larry
From: "Cliff and Lisa Weisse" <cliffandlisa@...> To: "IBLE" <IBLE@groups.io> Sent: Saturday, December 5, 2020 2:00:33 PM Subject: Re: [IBLE] a few thoughts about the potential Field Sparrow sighting in SE Idaho - and reporting of rare birds Jay, Thanks for posting this and I agree with your suggestions completely. I would also stress that we need decent photos if at all possible. That goes for all rarities but especially for something as rare as Field Sparrow (this may be a good year for them but eBird shows very few records west of the species' regular range). So if anyone sees it/them again please make getting photos a priority. Also I should point out that I see the rare bird reports as
they're submitted and maybe should have tried to get the word out
on this one. By way of defense I have to admit I gave the original
report zero possibility of being accurate based on the details
provided and the fact that there were 3 individuals reported,
which by itself seems so unlikely that it cast doubt on the
observation for me. But I'll try to get future reports like this
posted to IBLE/Inland NW just in case. Cliff On 12/5/20 1:04 PM, Jay Carlisle via
groups.io wrote:
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Cliff and Lisa Weisse
Island Park, Idaho
cliffandlisa@...
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Re: a few thoughts about the potential Field Sparrow sighting in SE Idaho - and reporting of rare birds
Cliff Weisse
Jay, Thanks for posting this and I agree with your suggestions completely. I would also stress that we need decent photos if at all possible. That goes for all rarities but especially for something as rare as Field Sparrow (this may be a good year for them but eBird shows very few records west of the species' regular range). So if anyone sees it/them again please make getting photos a priority. Also I should point out that I see the rare bird reports as
they're submitted and maybe should have tried to get the word out
on this one. By way of defense I have to admit I gave the original
report zero possibility of being accurate based on the details
provided and the fact that there were 3 individuals reported,
which by itself seems so unlikely that it cast doubt on the
observation for me. But I'll try to get future reports like this
posted to IBLE/Inland NW just in case. Cliff On 12/5/20 1:04 PM, Jay Carlisle via
groups.io wrote:
-- Cliff and Lisa Weisse Island Park, Idaho cliffandlisa@...
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a few thoughts about the potential Field Sparrow sighting in SE Idaho - and reporting of rare birds
Jay Carlisle
Hi Folks As I've watched with hope for updates via eBird, IBLE, and Facebook, I've had numerous people ask me if the documentation/notes provided so far are convincing ... or would be likely to be accepted by the Idaho Bird Records Committee. This would be a first state record and, while standards are high for any report of a review species, more/better documentation is definitely required for a potential first record - ideally including audio and/or pics. In their absence, a thorough description that considers all species that might be confused is necessary, and of course it'd be nice to have the sighting corroborated by multiple observers. A part of me is surprised more people haven't made the effort to see this bird (or maybe some have gone & tried but not shared their effort publicly?) but, as a "bystander" with a low likelihood of a chase that far (new kiddo that doesn't like 30-min roads trips, let alone 3.5+ hours each way :-) but who can still dream of seeing a long-sought-after state bird, here are a few observations:
Probably missing a thought or 2 but, in short, I think this possibility warrants more birding attention and I hope someone is able to get conclusive documentation! In closing, I might mention a few general thoughts re: sharing information about rare bird sightings that I think would help inspire confidence but also help other birders have a chance to look for a species sooner. I don't intend to "pick on" the folks that have reported Field Sparrow(s) - I know I've been guilty of not following some of my advice listed here (!) and this has happened with other rarities over the years, I just thought it might be worth a reminder and possibly a discussion.
Forgive my ramble but I hope these thoughts are helpful - thanks and happy holidays & rapidly-approaching CBC season! Jay
On Tuesday, December 1, 2020, 3:26:17 PM MST, Cliff Weisse <cliffandlisa@...> wrote:
FWIW, this report came in to IBRC on November 29 and it's for 3
individuals. Normally I don't publish reports until a number has
been issued but this one somehow got published so it's accessible
by anyone at: Cliff On 12/1/20 3:03 PM, Patricia Weber
wrote:
Passing on information from Kathy Eklund: 12.1.2020 Similar to an
ATSP with white eye ring, gray head with rufous head stripes,
orange bill & no chest spot.. runs along the ground and flys
low between sagebrush.
Found .1 mile south of the cattle guard entrance
to the campground. Curlew Campground near Stone, Idaho. She
had seen the pending Idaho Rare Bird report by a Rebecca Jones
posted a couple of days ago.
-- Cliff and Lisa Weisse Island Park, Idaho cliffandlisa@...
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Re: Harris's Sparrow
Jay Carlisle
Nick Would be great to keep an eye on this bird as we approach the Boise Christmas Bird Count on Dec 27. I'm aware of yours plus 2 others seen in the last week within the CBC circle - but might be tough to find each one on count day :-) Thanks, Jay
On Monday, November 30, 2020, 2:57:08 PM MST, Nick Miller via groups.io <siminovac@...> wrote:
Thanks; it's still around.
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Re: Field Sparrow sighting
Cliff Weisse
FWIW, this report came in to IBRC on November 29 and it's for 3
individuals. Normally I don't publish reports until a number has
been issued but this one somehow got published so it's accessible
by anyone at: Cliff On 12/1/20 3:03 PM, Patricia Weber
wrote:
Passing on information from Kathy Eklund: 12.1.2020 Similar to an ATSP with white eye ring, gray head with rufous head stripes, orange bill & no chest spot.. runs along the ground and flys low between sagebrush. -- Cliff and Lisa Weisse Island Park, Idaho cliffandlisa@...
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Field Sparrow sighting
Patricia Weber
Passing on information from Kathy Eklund: 12.1.2020 Similar to an ATSP with white eye ring, gray head with rufous head stripes, orange bill & no chest spot.. runs along the ground and flys low between sagebrush.
Found .1 mile south of the cattle guard entrance to the campground. Curlew Campground near Stone, Idaho. She had seen the pending Idaho Rare Bird report by a Rebecca Jones posted a couple of days ago.
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Bird
Robert Kiernan
Not a good picture I doubt its white throat the only bird on sibley's app.with non gray beaks CROSS white throat & junco
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Re: Harris's Sparrow
Nick Miller
Thanks; it's still around.
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Re: Fw: [eBird Alert] Cochise County Rare Bird Alert <daily>
rattlesnake4873
This year a common crane was seen in January at Bosque del Apache in NM, in N Cal in late July/August, near Fairfield, ID last seen November 20 and then one appears near Wilcox, AZ on November 27. With a travel distance of 100 to 200 miles per day, depending on thermals and glide ratios, it could easily cover the almost 1100 mile to Wilcox in seven days. I believe all these sightings are the same individual. Can't wait for northbound migration. Dean Jones Sent from my Verizon, Samsung Galaxy Tablet
-------- Original message -------- From: Larry Arnold <larnold47@...> Date: 11/29/20 1:39 PM (GMT-07:00) To: IBLE <IBLE@groups.io> Cc: garyhworthington <garyhworthington@...> Subject: Re: [IBLE] Fw: [eBird Alert] Cochise County Rare Bird Alert <daily> what a truckload of rarities !! and what are chances this is NOT the "Idaho Common Crane" ?? I checked eBird map spots of this sp in N America and saw only two recent ones, "red balloons" I also did the math to see that the crane plus avocet reports comprise 43% of all those eBird "rarity" reports (ePorts ;-) listed below Missy and I have seen a few crazy good birds at that little lake near Willcox =) Thx for forwarding this Bob !! Larry From: "bob perata via groups.io" <bobperata@...> To: "IBLE" <ible@groups.io> Sent: Sunday, November 29, 2020 10:34:29 AM Subject: [IBLE] Fw: [eBird Alert] Cochise County Rare Bird Alert <daily>
Common Crane in Cochise County, AZ BOB Huachuca City, AZ
Boise, Idaho Begin forwarded message:
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