Hi: I know this is fairly mundane in general, but in my yard there have been noticeably more birds and more species than in past winters. We have RB...
I've had a couple of BC Chickadees and a RB Nuthatch visiting my feeders along with the usual assortment of birds. Unfortunately, it seems that the House...
HI Idaho birders, Now that it's December, birders are reminded to pay special attention to the occurrence of species in their "Latilongs." December, January,...
The numbers of geese at Ann Morrison Park continue to increase, with approximately 1500 present today. If anyone wants to carefully study a large number of...
An excerpt from Minnesota Birding, newsletter of the Minnesota Ornithologist's Union, Nov/Dec 2004, p.13. "Owls and Voles -- Andy Jones "As winter approaches,...
"What we're looking at in this era is habitat loss due to intense economic use of the land," Mr. Butcher says. "Obviously, urban expansion is tremendously...
This morning my cat, looking out a window, alerted me to a brown creeper Certhia americana on the maple tree in the back yard. I watched through binoculars as...
Hi All - I just saw the report on northern owls from Minnesota on another listserv and formulated this response. I think this discussion applies to a very ...
Birded Wilson's Spring Ponds in south Nampa today, Thurs, Dec. 2, 9a-2p, and discovered a Varied Thrush. The single bird was located in one of the larger trees...
We would like to remind you of this upcoming event. Southwestern Idaho Birders Association monthy meeting Date: Thursday, December 9, 2004 Time: 7:00PM MST...
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I have had the privilege to do research on Great Grays in Idaho and would also add these comments. All three of these species are known to breed in Rocky...
SIBA is having a fieldtrip to Wilson Spring Ponds on Sunday, December 5th. Meet at 1:00 p.m. at the ponds located across from the fish hatchery in Nampa. If...
Howdy All, Yesterday, a friend and I were able to do some birding around Wilson's Spring Ponds and Lake Lowell. Highlights included: Brown Creeper-2 birds at...
I've been having pretty good activity at the feeders since it got colder last week. The highlight has been quite a few Pine Grosbeaks. Today we had a flock...
The three Blue Jays are still feeding sporadicly at station #5. The Pacific Loon was right off the feeding station in the river and as I was getting ready to...
I posted a couple photos of the orange male Pine Grosbeak at our feeder yesterday. It was here again this morning. www.octoberweb.com/birds/pigr Cliff Cliff...
Hello, Things were a little different at the feeder today. Most of the usuals, but a couple of different birds. Today's list: Northern Flicker-1 hybrid-Looked...
Spencer, Gotta couple of homes for your data if you are willing to spend a few more minutes a day entering it. Both Cornell Lab's Project Feederwatch and the...
HI IBLE, The immature male COSTA'S HUMMINGBIRD was still present through Friday afternoon at the site in Meridian (contact Harry Krueger or myself for viewing ...
Today I saw four (4) Mute Swans (2 adults, 2 first-winter juveniles) at Riley Creek Pond, Hagerman WMA, Gooding County. It is my understanding that this...
Date: Sat, 04 Dec 2004 20:20:47 -0800 From: Dumroese Family <dumroese@...> Subject: crossbills at the mall Greetings all: This afternoon at the Palouse...
Not to pick nits, but my past life as an transciptionist keeps rearing its ugly head. Tom, quail come in covies and geese come in gaggles. I know it's hard...
I checked the goose flocks in Ann Morrison Park this afternoon, although this time I did not make a count (only an estimation of about 800-1000 birds). It...
Because of the early sunset these days I don't get to bike the Greenbelt much unless it's a weekend. Yesterday was a cold but wonderful ride in which my wife...
Where did last week go, and I didn’t report on a few things. On one of those really cold days, it knew it was cold because the 1st thing I saw going to work...
In a nearby canyon in Pearl this afternoon I stirred up, in succesion, all three accipiter species in ascending order. First, an adult sharp-shinned hawk...
HI IBLE, The immature male Costa's Hummingbird in Meridian (Ada County) is still present and in fine health. In photographic comparison between those taken a...
Thanks to Steve Butterworth's directions and footprints, a friend and I found the Barred Owl in a tree in the thicket between the two bird feeders at the...