I was up at Sage Hen camp ground and spotted a Barrow's Goldeneye in the reservoir. Is this a fairly common bird? Ruthann

I still have some hanging out at my feeder in South Meridian as of 9/21. Ruthann Luggage? GPS? Comic books? Check out fitting gifts for grads at Yahoo! Search.

I was surprised to see two males at my feeder this morning. I thought red-wings migrated. Is this unusual or do some stay in the area like Robins. Ruthann South Meridian

I just saw a house finch in South Meridian that had a disease that destroyed it's eye. I have posted two photos in IBLE in an album called House Finch. I have read e-mails about the eye disease, but c

Today at the Boise Zoo I spotted what I believe to be a forked-tailed flycatcher. I don't know what other bird it could be because it was the size of a fly catcher and had a long forked tail. Are thes

More info on Flycatcher: Seen at the Boise Zoo near the Zebra. If you stand with the Zebra exhibit to your right and look back towards the way you came, I saw the flycatcher on the left flying from tr

Since I don't know how to attach photos, I created an album called "What Bird Is It?". The photos are not very good. You mostly have to go by shape of the bird and in a couple of the photos you can se

While at Dedication Point South of Kuna, we saw a flock of birds swooping back and forth from the canyon walls to the river and back. They were white or light underneath and dark on top. Looked black

Is there any way to stop this bird without hurting it? It is pecking out wood around an attic vent. We have to do something. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Ruthann

The peacock probably belongs to Cleo Swayne or her family. Her home is just below and off to the side of the gas station in Walter's Ferry. She has several peacocks. Audubon Society, on their trip to

This afternoon by my Southern Meridian home, I had my usual assortment of : Quail mixture of juncos house finiches English sparrows White crown sparrows and one spotted towhee that stayed for only a s

On Monday I saw a single male Varied Thrush hanging out with three Robins at the rest area just South of Riggins.

There have been two red-wing females at place in south Meridian for about a week and a half. Ruthann

Is it common for a Meadow Lark to hang out round feeders and eat from the ground. I've never seen one come to my feeder area before. Ruthann

I just saw one in my backyard in S. Meridian. Are these birds becoming more common in the Treasure Valley? Ruthann

Would you please help me by confirming the ID of the birds that I placed photos of on the IBLE website. They are labeled Osprey or Bald Eagle and the other is labeled Juvenile Flicker? The first bird

Thank you for taking the time to ID my birds and to educate me. My face is red because I didn't recognize the starling. We just don't have very many that visit our home during this time of the year. R

Several male red wing blackbirds showed up at my place in South Meridian this weekend. I also thought this was early. Ruthann Greene

I just have the males coming to my feeder. I, too, usually don't see the Red Wings until about mid February. Although I know they over winter in the area, I usually don't seeme them in December and Ja

Saw three yellow headed black birds and Americian Avocet at the pond at Pacific Press in Nampa this morning. Ruthann Greene