Had a Fox Sparrow on the irrigation ditch by Borah Park, Boise, this morning. It was west of the park in the yard across from the blue dumpster near Bishop Kelly High School. We had one winter over la

Hi fellow bird lovers, I thought this probably should be circulated widely to the birding community so folks are aware of what to look for and how to be safe when/if collecting dead birds. If anyone s

Because I had a VA appointment early this afternoon, I had to get biking early today, even though it was pouring. Plus, a DE Junco showed up in my yard for the first time in days. That definitely whet

Idaho birders, Announcing an Oregon Birding opportunity. Judy, jmeredit@... East Cascades Audubon is pleased to announce that registration opens Saturday April 9 at 8 am PDT for the 10th Dean Hale Woo

Came across a small flock of this bird at Hyatt Hidden Lakes this morning. Looks like a Townsend’s Solitaire to me, but my track record for guessing isn’t great. Thanks for your help. Tom Soniville --

The Washington Ornithological Society is pleased to announce that our annual conference will be in held in the Spokane Valley, June 9 - 12. Its focus will be ‘Shrub-steppe to Meadows to Peaks’. On-lin

The folks on Notus Road are starting to flood their pastures. If you see shorebirds when birding the area please post your findings to IBLE. No shorebirds today but killdeer. Denise Hughes Caldwell, I

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FYI, Brian Sturges reports the Bewick's Swan was still present yesterday. -------- Forwarded Message -------- Subject: Bewick's still present this afternoon Date: Thu, 24 Mar 2022 21:43:16 -0600 (MDT)

Tundra Swans are definitely heading north! Last night, fell asleep to literally thousands calling while flying overhead under the full moon for a couple of hours. Today, stopped counting at a thousand

Note of interest to those. Like me who did not know about this across from parma rural fire station in a week or two they see up to 100 or so turkey's in the field to the right of the house IMG_6333 W

Kathleen Cameron just asked me to report that she and Poo Wright-Pulliam have a Bewick's Tundra Swan on a pond near Carey. The pond is on highway 26 south of Carey where Payne Rd. connects with HWY 26

We are heading to Albuquerque, NM toward the end of March for a short vacation. Does anyone have a couple first-hand suggestions for good birding spots? I won’t have a ton of time, but hope to sneak a

Has orange bands on body but white under tail a form marsh hawk ??

We have two finch socks (Boise Bench) that have historically been popular with lesser goldfinches and we've had 30-40 at times in the winters. Siskins have visited some years but not every year and th

Traveled to 4 corners of u.s & states in between have never seen more then 10 sand __ cranes in a bunch I stopped at 100 bushes in way Ken pollard was about 100 ft. Further he counted 150 first of lif

Yesterday, had a female Cassin's Finch at the feeders. Male Red-winged Blackbirds have been here about 10 days. And, just now, heard a Kildeer calling in flight. The Canada Geese are busy with flights

Possible white throat has gray bill la cks yellow lores.?

For those not on eBird or Facebook, yesterday afternoon Carter picked out what looks good for a male Common Teal - Eurasian version of Green-winged - in Caldwell off exit 26. Seen with a group of Gree

Oh the lovely sound of Sandhill Cranes flying over my backyard just now. Is there any better sound than that? Kerry Boise’s North End