Since yesterday, have been hearing & seeing sandhill cranes coming over. Not in huge numbers but fairly regular, singles & doubles. Noticed something else. Didn't hit me until just a bit ago. No contr

Still have a Blue Jay coming in for sunflower seeds. And between Am Goldfinches & Pine Siskins, filling the thistle feeder at least once &, sometimes, twice a day. Have had as many as 7 Bald Eagles al

Had my first-of-year formation of about 60 Snow Geese flyover this AM. The big groups of Trumpeter Swans that had been roosting on the Snake have dwindled to, last night, maybe 10 birds. There's been

For the past 2 wks my daily AM & evening ritual has been to count the Trumpeter Swans coming in to roost & then take off every AM from the Snake, below home. Most I've counted has been 165, avg 150. I

Very cool, Kit! I haven't seen Pinyons in years. Brian Carrigan Blackfoot

Love 2 sounds as winter moves into spring: calls of Sandhill Cranes & Trumpeter Swans. Haven't heard not seen Sandhills on this side of state, yet. But, seeing this report from Tom, will start looking

Took a walk along Snake River this holiday Mon AM to see Trumpeter Swans which have been roosting on river and bank at night. Got a couple of great photos & counted approx 150 swans, in groups ranging

Yesterday, I walked out to fill my feeders & birds scattered everywhere, with warning calls from BC Chickadees sounding an alarm. Usually, the Chickadees give a softer more musical call, essentially s

Unfortunately, Robert, I haven't found any sustained W Canada winter finch irruption sites. Found one once but can't locate anymore. Primarily, I check & rely on the reports by Ron Pittaway. Can see h

I read Robt Kiernan's post about most probably no winter finch irruption this season. I follow sev Canadian sites for winter finch irruptions & all agree, not much chance this year. At my feeders, per

Still have one Mt Chickadee coming into feeder, at least one Blue Jay is still present & Pine Siskins have shown at the thistle feeder. They're feeding alongside the Am Goldfinches. Others: House Finc

Kept my feeders full thru a WK of back-to-back winter storms & Blue Jays still coming in. A new arrival since snow & wind of Fri, is a Mt Chickadee. Occasionally, get one or two during heavy snow wint

3 Blue Jays still coming into feeders. Otherwise, no unusual feeder visitors. N Goshawk moved out of area before Christmas. Great Horned Owls are vocal at night & should be nesting soon. Also, wanted

Fascinating Blue Jay reports still coming in. My 3 continue hitting the feeder daily. I read T Watkins' report from Last Chance earlier today & just read the others. A couple of weeks ago, I saw a Blu

Thanks for both your viewpoints, Carl & Larry. Will be interesting to see if any of the current Blue Jays overwinter from this year into next. Just refilled the feeder for afternoon & all 3 appeared w

Since sunrise this morning, I've been watching 3 Blue Jays coming in to feed on both whole corn kernels & black-oil sunflower seeds. Oftentimes, with all 3 present at once. Given the reports this fall

Yesterday, 2 Blue Jays showed up, back at my feeders. Same as before? New ones? Don't know but good to see. No Steller's. I've only found one at my location, years ago. Brian Carrigan Blackfoot

Some random birding notes from past few days. Best bird at home was an immature Northern Shrike that I saw Fri, when I went down to river to fly-fish. Yest, headed up to cabin & filled tank at Dave's

Finally, saw 2 Blue Jays feeding at same time just a bit ago. One likes to feed on the platform feeder & the other one prefers feeding on the ground, beneath the feeder. Will be interesting to see if

Thanks to Cliff & Jane for planning to continue the IBLE group. That's good news. I believe in my post yest that I was off on my date, looks like new content will not be able to be posted after Mon Oc