Hi all, There is a PURPLE MARTIN at CJ Strike Reservoir at the Bruneau Arm Narrows. It is feeding along the shore with 2 Barn Swallows. I will attach a poor photo. I have not seen it for a while, but

Hi all! A Hatch-Year Female Black-throated Blue Warbler was banded this morning at Lucky Peak. The bird has lingered in the area, but is rather uncooperative. If anyone is interested in chasing please

Hi everyone! First off, great finds both Austin and Kathy! Any reports (positive or negative) this morning or throughout the day for both this bird and the phalarope would be greatly appreciated! Hopi

Thank you all for your congratulations, I really appreciate it. It truly was a wonderful experience. Carter Strope

Greetings IBLE, I hope you all had a wonderful New Year. With 2020 finally in the rear view, I wanted to take a moment to look back on my year of birding and give some well overdue thanks to a number

Hi all,, I refound the bird this evening at 17:25. I once again had distant and brief views but the lighting was better. I got good looks this and am definitely comfortable calling this a Brant. The b

Hey all, I just wanted to add some thoughts on the possible whereabouts of the bird. While I do think this bird could be on it's way out, I'm not convinced. It disappeared for a while the first day an

Hey everybody, I am unsure if anyone has looked for the bird today yet but I'll let people know here when I do. I am getting lots of requests for updates so if anyone is considering looking today or a

Bird is still present as of 13:48 -Carter

Hi all! I have refound the Common Crane today in Fairfield! For those interested in chasing I will post a pin. Please be very mindful of private land and only view the bird from public roads. Also ple

I went and looked this afternoon and got good looks of the same 2 plovers in flight. They are Black-bellied based on having light rumps and dark axillary coverts/wingpits. There were also Dunlin, Dowi

Hi Jay and other IBLE members, Cheryl Huzinga, Bob Kiernan, and I were there earlier this afternoon and observed only a single Second Cycle Lesser Black-backed Gull. There were much lower gull numbers

Hey Robert and others, I am at Dry Lakes now and there are also 3 American Golden Plovers here now as well as a Black-bellied Plover. Gull numbers are way down. -Carter Strope

Awesome find Denise! I've yet to see partial albinism in a Red-tailed Hawk. Carter Strole

Hey all, these birds have been known for a little while now. Not my find. Cool birds though. -Carter Strope

Hi all, I just had a Broad-winged Hawk fly over my house here in Blaine County. It may be time that a few start trickling through. -Carter Strope

I think Sow Goose. Head isn't round enough and it has a grin patch. -C