Interesting, re: the molting info, Bill. Earlier in the week, I was seeing some "scruffy" juveniles, mainly Black-chinned. Since Thu, all are bright & fresh looking. I haven't seen an adult of any, Bl

Seeing lots of juvenile hummingbirds. Have: Black-chinned, Rufous & Calliope. The only time they're semi-tolerant of one another is right at daybreak. They're at least civil, with a hummer perched at

Got a new breeding bird & an example of nest parasitism all in one setting, just a bit ago. Was watching my Hummer feeder & kept hearing a persistent "zzz zzz" call. Looked on the ground beneath seed

Yesterday, the first Calliope Hummingbird appeared at the feeder. Today, at least 2 more have come in. 1 adult female & a couple of juveniles are hitting the feeder regularly. The Black-chinneds are s

Personally, I've found that Doppler Radar isn't as useful in our region during the spring months. Spring migration seems more sporadic compared to fall migration, when birds tend to stage in larger gr

Great question, Robert. Short answer is, yes. But, in our region, west of Continental Divide, it can be very hit or miss. Unlike, coastal areas of TX or Eastern Flyway, where radar can pick up literal

At home along the Snake River, west of Blackfoot, mainly seeing Black-chinned Hummingbird visitors: adult male/female & juveniles. And, at least sev times a day, juvenile Rufous come in & sev appear t

Most frequent hummingbird visitors to feeder now are adult female & juvenile Rufous. And, adult female & juvenile Black-chinned. No adult males of either for a week. Rufous definitely "rule", keeping

Wish I could take credit for the photo appearing in the discussion. Posted by Anonymous. Beautiful photo, for sure, but not mine. Have seen comet about 10 times since first becoming readily visible. A

If interested, don't have to wake up in early AM hrs to see Comet Neowise now. It's visible best after 10:30 PM, about 2 fists above the horizon, below the Big Dipper in the NW sky. The comet will ris

I know a lot of folks are interested in most natural phenomena, so here's another use for your binocs. Comet Neowise is putting on the most spectacular North America comet show since Hale-Bopp. This c

Had an usual appearance by a female Cassin's Finch at the black-oil sunflower seed feeder today. Primarily see in the spring, as Cassin's migrate through to higher elevations. Have never had a summer

Well, with continuous bands of rain pushing through & releases from Palisades muddying up my fly-fishing prospect, have been reading & watching the hummingbird feeder. And, no doubt, southward Rufous

Just had an adult female Rufous Hummingbird come into the feeder. Since I've never seen any evidence of Rufous breeding at our river location it appears, as was pointed out by others when I reported t

Thanks Carl & Bill. I thought that might be the case but interestingly, our most numerous Rufous at our Snake River location & elevation west of Blackfoot has always been from Aug on for a few wks. I'

Just had a bright male Rufous Hummingbird with flashing gorget come into feeder, twice. Has happened before this time of yr, but not often. More of a fall migrant (late Aug/early Sept) for our river l

Hi Larry, Yeah, there's sev things I will not give exact locations of: any nesting hawk, owl or eagle. Morel mushroom & huckleberry locations. My fav deer & elk spots. And, best location I've found to

So, the other day my wife bought a potted citronella plant for our back deck. Our place is along the Snake River & a spring channel runs through the backyard. We get a few wks of mainly evening time m

Two foy arrivals today. An adult male Rose-breasted Grosbeak came into the feeder & cracked sunflower seeds for nearly 10 min. Haven't pulled my records yet, but first arrival of a Rose-breasted was 3

Have spent majority of this wkend birding, as recent snowmelt raised Snake level & clouded up some of my favorite fly-fishing spots. So, headed to Island Park on Thu & found: numerous Evening Grosbeak