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18 Jun Spring Valley American Avocet [Terry Gray ] 18 Jun Spring Valley American Avocet ["Terry Gray" ] 18 Jun Black-throated Sparrow on road to Lucky Peak [Jason Talbot ] 16 Jun FW: BSU study ["Larry Arnold" ] 16 Jun Nemesis Birds ["Larry Arnold" ] 16 Jun Re: Mountain Quail E of Slate Cr area, Idaho County [Charles Swift ] 16 Jun Fuller Park (Meridian) ["triciahowerton" ] 16 Jun Re: Mountain Quail E of Slate Cr area, Idaho County [] 16 Jun FW: Teresa Eardley [Teresa Eardley ] 15 Jun Re: Thinking about Harry [Cliff and Lisa Weisse ] 15 Jun RE: Mountain Quail E of Slate Cr area, Idaho County ["Terry Gray" ] 15 Jun Re: Mountain Quail E of Slate Cr area, Idaho County [Denise Hughes ] 15 Jun Re: Mountain Quail E of Slate Cr area, Idaho County [Charles Swift ] 14 Jun Mountain Quail E of Slate Cr area, Idaho County [Jay Carlisle ] 14 Jun Thinking about Harry [Denise Hughes ] 14 Jun Re: Re: [swiba] More Thoughts on Harry [Louie Quintana ] 14 Jun Re: [swiba] More Thoughts on Harry [Jonathan Barnett ] 14 Jun More Thoughts on Harry ["Cheryl Huizinga" ] 14 Jun Bay Breasted Warbler near Malheur NWR [Denise Hughes ] 14 Jun With Profound Sadness ["lcarrigan_55" ] 14 Jun Sending Condolences [Louie Quintana ] 14 Jun video of a bald eagle swimming ["ejnorris AT sbcglobal.net" ] 13 Jun Re: The passing of Harry Krueger [Louie Quintana ] 13 Jun Re. The passing of Harry Krueger ["thewomcom" ] 13 Jun White Faced Ibis in Payette County ["tdtealbirder" ] 13 Jun Re: The passing of Harry Krueger [Jay Carlisle ] 13 Jun Re: Re: young hooded oriole in Twin Falls [MaDW ] 13 Jun Re: The passing of Harry Krueger ["Tom McCabe" ] 13 Jun RE: The passing of Harry Krueger ["Ulrey" ] 13 Jun more random synapses ["Larry Arnold" ] 13 Jun Ovenbird & Black-backed E of Bonners [Jay Carlisle ] 13 Jun Re: The passing of Harry Krueger [Kathleen Cameron ] 13 Jun The passing of Harry Krueger [Louie Quintana ] 13 Jun Re: young hooded oriole in Twin Falls ["Scott Tuthill" ] 13 Jun Re: alpha codes [Robert Mortensen ] 13 Jun Re: alpha codes [Denise Hughes ] 13 Jun Re: alpha codes [1 Attachment] [Robert Mortensen ] 13 Jun alpha codes ["Larry Arnold" ] 12 Jun Re: young hooded oriole in Twin Falls [Darren Clark ] 12 Jun Re: young hooded oriole in Twin Falls [Darren Clark ] 12 Jun young hooded oriole in Twin Falls ["monty.thomson" ] 11 Jun Veery [1 Attachment] [Bob Kiernan ] 11 Jun Killdeer [1 Attachment] [Jo Rita Knopf ] 11 Jun Fwd: IBLE Favor [2 Attachments] [Stephany Erwin ] 10 Jun White head w.p. [1 Attachment] [Bob Kiernan ] 10 Jun Avimore bird walk June 8 [Art Robertson ] 10 Jun Photo [1 Attachment] [Bob Kiernan ] 10 Jun Re: Highland Valley Road to Lucky Peak (Ada) [Jay Carlisle ] 9 Jun Highland Valley Road to Lucky Peak (Ada) ["Larry Arnold" ] 9 Jun Veery and Red-eyed Vireo [Tad Blank ] 9 Jun Yesterday and todays Birds of Note [Terry Gray ] 9 Jun Yesterday and todays Birds of Note ["Terry Gray" ] 8 Jun Avimor Bird Walk Report [Robert Mortensen ] 8 Jun Recently in Ada and Boise Counties ["Larry Arnold" ] 8 Jun Owyhee Co. Owyhee Bluebird Trail with Al Larson ["Cheryl Huizinga" ] 7 Jun WHWO and Veery [Denise Hughes ] 6 Jun White-headed Woodpecker(s) and Swainson's Thrushes near Idaho City [Stoddard Davenport ] 6 Jun New eBird Hot Spots Created in May ["Ulrey" ] 6 Jun Phillips Farm County Park - norht of Mowcow Birds this am. [Terry Gray ] 6 Jun Phillips Farm County Park - norht of Mowcow Birds this am. ["Terry Gray" ] 6 Jun Red-eyed Vireo in Boise County ["David Lawrence" ] 6 Jun RE: Ponderosa SP (Valley Co.) Barred Owls [1 Attachment] ["David Lawrence" ] 6 Jun Ponderosa SP (Valley Co.) Barred Owls [Charles Swift ] 5 Jun Re: Boise Co. Veery [Denise Hughes ] 5 Jun Boise Co. Veery [Ronald Rowland ] 5 Jun Juniper Rest Idaho-Utah border [Robert Mortensen ] 5 Jun Avimor Bird Walk - Saturday, June 8th, 8am [Robert Mortensen ] 5 Jun Payette county ["Peggy Williams" ] 5 Jun UI Arboretum - Cordilleran Flycatcher [] 5 Jun UI Arboretum - Cordilleran Flycatcher [] 4 Jun Re: White - Headed woodpecker [Jason Talbot ] 4 Jun Probable Black-and-White Warbler at Camas [Tad Blank ] 04 Jun Harriman State Park [Cliff and Lisa Weisse ] 4 Jun RE: White - Headed woodpecker ["David Lawrence" ] 4 Jun Re: Bobolinks near Driggs [Ronald Rowland ] 4 Jun Re: Northern Cardinal refound... sort of [Jay Carlisle ] Subject: Spring Valley American Avocet From: Terry Gray <clgtlg AT moscow.com> Date: Tue, 18 Jun 2013 19:00:25 -0700 Hi Birders, About noon today I observed two pair of American Avocet at Spring Valley Reservoir. Strange that this species is listed as a M4p. They breed and nest about 60 miles north west of Moscow in Whitman County and yet we do not apparently see them in north Idaho except for Migration. eBird and the Idaho Rare Bird committee needs to update their data!!! http://www.flickr.com/photos/terryandchristine/9079379487/ Good Birding! Terry Gray 890 Stefany Ln Moscow ID 83843 (208)301-4316 http://www.flickr.com/photos/terryandchristine/ _______________________________________________ Inland-nw-birders mailing list Inland-nw-birders AT uidaho.edu https://lists.uidaho.edu/mailman/listinfo/inland-nw-birders Subject: Spring Valley American Avocet From: "Terry Gray" <clgtlg AT moscow.com> Date: Tue, 18 Jun 2013 19:00:25 -0700 Hi Birders, About noon today I observed two pair of American Avocet at Spring Valley Reservoir. Strange that this species is listed as a M4p. They breed and nest about 60 miles north west of Moscow in Whitman County and yet we do not apparently see them in north Idaho except for Migration. eBird and the Idaho Rare Bird committee needs to update their data!!! http://www.flickr.com/photos/terryandchristine/9079379487/ Good Birding! Terry Gray 890 Stefany Ln Moscow ID 83843 (208)301-4316 http://www.flickr.com/photos/terryandchristine/ ------------------------------------ To Post a message, send it to: ible AT yahoogroups.com To Unsubscribe, send a blank message to: ible-unsubscribe AT yahoogroups.com To view archived messages go to: http://www.yahoogroups.com/group/ible To view the IBLE Photos archive go to: http://photos.groups.yahoo.com/group/ible/lst Subject: Black-throated Sparrow on road to Lucky Peak From: Jason Talbot <jason.talbot1 AT yahoo.com> Date: Tue, 18 Jun 2013 16:51:24 -0700 (PDT) I saw a Black-throated Sparrow on Shaw Mountain Rd on the way to IBO at Lucky Peak this morning (above Boise). As you come to the first road closure and turn right, you'll go about .3 miles further where there is a hiking trail sign on the left side of the road. This area just a little north of the sign had a Black-throated Sparrow, Blue-gray Gnatcatcher, Brewer's Sparrows, Lark Sparrows and a Sage Thrasher on a short little walk. It was very birdy. I also saw 2 Tree Swallows and a wren using the nesting boxes closer to the top. I also saw a Say's Phoebe along the way. http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S14452649   I found some unexpected and several FOY birds on top. I hiked from IBO to the north along the road until I came to private property which included some bushwacking on the way back. Highlights included a Hairy Woodpecker, 2 Cassin's Vireos (one on it's nest), 1 Cassin's Finch, 1 Mountain Chickadee, 1 MacGillivray's Warbler, 2 Nashville Warbler, a few Tanagers and 2 Prairie Falcons. http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S14452570   I also stopped at Foote Park first thing. Nothing unusual except for 1 Lesser Goldfinch.   Many nice surprises! If you go - go in the morning. The birding really slows down in the afternoon.   Jason Talbot Eagle Subject: FW: BSU study From: "Larry Arnold" <larnold47 AT cableone.net> Date: Sun, 16 Jun 2013 18:06:06 -0600 From a birding acquaintance in NM. Larry Arnold, Boise http://www.abcbirds.org/newsandreports/releases/130513.html Subject: Nemesis Birds From: "Larry Arnold" <larnold47 AT cableone.net> Date: Sun, 16 Jun 2013 17:53:44 -0600 Jay's Mountain quails started this thread in my head, i.e., nemesis birds. I'm still looking for Short-eared owl and Bushtit in Ada County, among many others. I dipped on both of these again yesterday on my drive to Swan Falls, but found a few goodies: Common goldeneye 27 (eBird high count), Scaup species 1 (flat-headed female that looked more like a Greater, hmmm), Great egret 1, Burrowing owl 1, Prairie falcon 3, Eastern kingbird 4, Loggerhead shrike 2, and 100s of swallows - Violet-green, Cliff, and Barn. I learned that the MUSEUM is open at Swan Falls Dam (no tour guide required), Sat 10-4, thru Labor Day, and that birding from the dam and the other side of the Snake River offer quite a different perspective of the landscape there. Today for Father's Day, Missy got me a couple of Ada County year birds near the top of Shaw Mountain Rd (aka Rocky Canyon Rd)... Lewis's woodpecker 1, and Clark's nutcracker 3. The latter were NOT on my radar screen! We've had a lot of crazy birds find their way into our garage(s) over the years, but yesterday's were toppermost... baby and mama Wood duck! Both frantically seeking freedom, but no sweat, all the doors were wide open so it wasn't like herding cats out of there. ;-) Larry Arnold, Boise Subject: Re: Mountain Quail E of Slate Cr area, Idaho County From: Charles Swift <chaetura AT gmail.com> Date: Sun, 16 Jun 2013 15:50:11 -0700 The recent Mountain Quail records in Nez Perce Co. are from Craig Mountain and are showing up correctly in eBird (the eBird map needs to be zoomed in or have "Show Points Sooner" checked to see the specific locations). Charles Swift Graduate Student in Environmental Science University of Idaho Moscow, Idaho 46°43′54″ N, 116°59′50″ W email: chaetura AT gmail.com On Sun, Jun 16, 2013 at 10:29 AM, wrote: > ** > > > They could be released captive birds. We have someone in CDA who raises > them and has released them at least once on Tubbs Hill - a wooded park in > CDA city limits that is surrounded by CDA Lake on three sides. > > Shirley Sturts > Coeur d’Alene (CDA) > > *From:* Terry Gray > *Sent:* Saturday, June 15, 2013 1:58 PM > *To:* 'Denise Hughes' ; 'Jay Carlisle' > *Cc:* 'IBLE' > *Subject:* RE: [IBLE] Mountain Quail E of Slate Cr area, Idaho County > > > > Hi Denise and All,**** > > **** > > I believe the report was from someplace on Craig Mountain south of > Lewiston but the eBird map shows the sighting in Lewiston. This sighting > has been confirmed in eBird. Highly unlikely that they were seen in > Lewiston. Need better information put into eBird on this sighting. What > is there probably can not happen unless it is an escapee from some project > to re-introduce them. I understand that the birds introduced on Craig > Mountain and those also introduced both sites from California birds failed > to take???**** > > **** > > Terry**** > > **** > > *From:* ible AT yahoogroups.com [mailto:ible AT yahoogroups.com] *On Behalf Of *Denise > Hughes > *Sent:* Saturday, June 15, 2013 11:15 AM > *To:* Jay Carlisle > *Cc:* IBLE > *Subject:* Re: [IBLE] Mountain Quail E of Slate Cr area, Idaho County**** > > **** > > **** > > I think I've seen some reports from the White Bird hill area this year. I > haven't saved them but the area was Nez Perce ????. I looked on the ebird > map and didn't see the sightings.**** > > **** > > Btw, the map shows that I posted a sighting of Mtn Quail in January 2007 > in Gem county. That is definitely an error, should have been CA Quail. > But that checklist is not in my 'manage observation link'. Would anyone > happen to know why I can't access this checklist. > > Denise Hughes**** > > Sent from my iPhone**** > > > On Jun 14, 2013, at 10:05 PM, Jay Carlisle wrote:* > *** > > Greetings IBLE**** > > **** > > I now need to find a new Idaho "nemesis bird" to replace Mountain Quail, > as this species had been my #1 nemesis for over a decade (*I think I'd > spent most of 5+ days in search over the years*) and I finally saw it > today! The bad news is that the area is very difficult to access but the > general area might provide an area to explore for this species. > Specifically, the birds (*a pair*) were in the uppermost headwaters of > John Day Creek so maybe the John Day Creek Rd (*if publicly accessible, > haven't tried it*) would be worth exploring? On Google, the road appears > to end about a mile from our sighting area - BUT goes through PRIVATE LAND > - and since it goes up the draw, it should traverse quail habitat.**** > > **** > > I just submitted an eBird checklist entitled, "headwaters of John Day > Cr". The area can be reached via the Nut Basin Rd (NF-441) out of "Slate > Creek" from Hwy 95 between Riggins and White Bird. Go 9 miles up this road > (*lots of mushroom-picker traffic so careful on the corners*) and turn > right onto an unsigned road (*GoogleMaps shows it as NF-9303*) ... then > decide if you want to descend (*on foot*) the > 1 km into the draws to > where the quail were seen. Heidi & I camped along that road last night and > our whole hike this morning took us over 3.5 hrs and we only paused for 15 > minutes - the rest was hiking (*& some of it as fast as I could possibly > go because I had an appt in Boise this afternoon!*). The area is very > steep and it burned last year which makes it that much more slippery. My > technician, Jeff - who first detected a male during surveys last week, was > careful to warn me about how "gnarly" the terrain is (*was he worried I > wouldn't be able to "hack it"?* :) Thus, aware of how many people are > going eBird crazy (*which is awesome!!*) and that some are watching their > eBird "needs alerts" and chasing what others report, for safety reasons I'm > reluctant to send birders out there that aren't up for a very challenging > hike (*even for the young & fit people I hire!*).* ***** > > **** > > Has anyone else been searching for Mountain Quail recently (*last couple > of years*)? Any success? I remember a sighting near White Bird several > years ago and have heard of birds up the Rapid River drainage SW of Riggins > ... any other recent locations?* ***** > > **** > > Other birds up the Nut Basin Rd, especially once it enters the burned > area, included many woodpeckers (*1 each of Three-toed and White-headed, > 2 Black-backed, Hairy, flicker, and a Williamson's Sapsucker*), > bluebirds, and a variety of Neotropical migrants. Also, a Red-eyed Vireo > was singing it's heart out around 630pm at the beginning of the Nut Basin > Rd (*in Slate Creek*).**** > > **** > > Cheers,**** > > **** > > Jay**** > > **** > > > Subject: Fuller Park (Meridian) From: "triciahowerton" <songandraptorbirder AT yahoo.com> Date: Sun, 16 Jun 2013 19:22:11 -0000 This Morning (Meridian) Had a nice walk through Fuller Park today. It has a nice treeline and canal, plus a pond if you haven't ever been there. I went clockwise around the ballpark area and pond. Wish I had brought my camera today because the colors of the birds were sparkling nice today. I first stopped at a far corner of the park to watch some Brewer's Blackbirds. One displayed for me letting me see his sparkling purple head, and sheen green along his back. As I journeys forward found a couple quail in the trees and in the canal area with the Brewer's. Also spotted a Brown headed blackbird (BHBB?). I heard a yellow warbler singing in the trees. I sat down quietly and played my call a couple times. He came out singing and very pretty yellow, I think he had a little burnt orange color on his head. As I walk a bit further in some of the white wildflowers in the middle sat a Song Sparrow singin g happily as he threw his head back. Such proud little singers. As I got closer to the pond there were several RWBB as well. Northern Rough Wing Swallows (many), only saw one Barn Swallow. Next I saw this beautiful thing happen. At first I thought it was a new bird with a long fluffy tail and small body. Up into the tree it went, and realized it was a House Sparrow. Both the male and female were making a nest. The male dropped his long piece of dried grass and came back down to pick it up again. In the pond the Canada Geese, and yes some Cackling Geese too, the young ones were starting to get there colors still with some fuzz. A couple times the whole flock started swooshing in the water for lift off, and just couldn't take flight just yet. Ha. My final viewing I thought was fun was watching a couple Brewer's BB. The mom had one chick foraging with her, and the dad one had a chick foraging with him. It was cute watching the rather juvenile going "eek eek eek" and they flapped their wings following the parent bird around for food. :) Tricia Howerton. ------------------------------------ To Post a message, send it to: ible AT yahoogroups.com To Unsubscribe, send a blank message to: ible-unsubscribe AT yahoogroups.com To view archived messages go to: http://www.yahoogroups.com/group/ible To view the IBLE Photos archive go to: http://photos.groups.yahoo.com/group/ible/lst Subject: Re: Mountain Quail E of Slate Cr area, Idaho County From: <shirley.sturts AT gmail.com> Date: Sun, 16 Jun 2013 10:29:26 -0700 They could be released captive birds. We have someone in CDA who raises them and has released them at least once on Tubbs Hill - a wooded park in CDA city limits that is surrounded by CDA Lake on three sides. Shirley Sturts Coeur d’Alene (CDA) From: Terry Gray Sent: Saturday, June 15, 2013 1:58 PM To: 'Denise Hughes' ; 'Jay Carlisle' Cc: 'IBLE' Subject: RE: [IBLE] Mountain Quail E of Slate Cr area, Idaho County Hi Denise and All, I believe the report was from someplace on Craig Mountain south of Lewiston but the eBird map shows the sighting in Lewiston. This sighting has been confirmed in eBird. Highly unlikely that they were seen in Lewiston. Need better information put into eBird on this sighting. What is there probably can not happen unless it is an escapee from some project to re-introduce them. I understand that the birds introduced on Craig Mountain and those also introduced both sites from California birds failed to take??? Terry From: ible AT yahoogroups.com [mailto:ible AT yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Denise Hughes Sent: Saturday, June 15, 2013 11:15 AM To: Jay Carlisle Cc: IBLE Subject: Re: [IBLE] Mountain Quail E of Slate Cr area, Idaho County I think I've seen some reports from the White Bird hill area this year. I haven't saved them but the area was Nez Perce ????. I looked on the ebird map and didn't see the sightings. Btw, the map shows that I posted a sighting of Mtn Quail in January 2007 in Gem county. That is definitely an error, should have been CA Quail. But that checklist is not in my 'manage observation link'. Would anyone happen to know why I can't access this checklist. Denise Hughes Sent from my iPhone On Jun 14, 2013, at 10:05 PM, Jay Carlisle wrote: Greetings IBLE I now need to find a new Idaho "nemesis bird" to replace Mountain Quail, as this species had been my #1 nemesis for over a decade (I think I'd spent most of 5+ days in search over the years) and I finally saw it today! The bad news is that the area is very difficult to access but the general area might provide an area to explore for this species. Specifically, the birds (a pair) were in the uppermost headwaters of John Day Creek so maybe the John Day Creek Rd (if publicly accessible, haven't tried it) would be worth exploring? On Google, the road appears to end about a mile from our sighting area - BUT goes through PRIVATE LAND - and since it goes up the draw, it should traverse quail habitat. I just submitted an eBird checklist entitled, "headwaters of John Day Cr". The area can be reached via the Nut Basin Rd (NF-441) out of "Slate Creek" from Hwy 95 between Riggins and White Bird. Go 9 miles up this road (lots of mushroom-picker traffic so careful on the corners) and turn right onto an unsigned road (GoogleMaps shows it as NF-9303) ... then decide if you want to descend (on foot) the > 1 km into the draws to where the quail were seen. Heidi & I camped along that road last night and our whole hike this morning took us over 3.5 hrs and we only paused for 15 minutes - the rest was hiking (& some of it as fast as I could possibly go because I had an appt in Boise this afternoon!). The area is very steep and it burned last year which makes it that much more slippery. My technician, Jeff - who first detected a male during surveys last week, was careful to warn me about how "gnarly" the terrain is (was he worried I wouldn't be able to "hack it"? :) Thus, aware of how many people are going eBird crazy (which is awesome!!) and that some are watching their eBird "needs alerts" and chasing what others report, for safety reasons I'm reluctant to send birders out there that aren't up for a very challenging hike (even for the young & fit people I hire!). Has anyone else been searching for Mountain Quail recently (last couple of years)? Any success? I remember a sighting near White Bird several years ago and have heard of birds up the Rapid River drainage SW of Riggins ... any other recent locations? Other birds up the Nut Basin Rd, especially once it enters the burned area, included many woodpeckers (1 each of Three-toed and White-headed, 2 Black-backed, Hairy, flicker, and a Williamson's Sapsucker), bluebirds, and a variety of Neotropical migrants. Also, a Red-eyed Vireo was singing it's heart out around 630pm at the beginning of the Nut Basin Rd (in Slate Creek). Cheers, Jay Subject: FW: Teresa Eardley From: Teresa Eardley <te.homes4u AT yahoo.com> Date: Sun, 16 Jun 2013 08:45:46 -0700 (PDT) http://adwokatwarszawa.eu/og/kxjlyb/eknk/wtxsqf/alnw/ypdi.html Teresa Eardley pizek/div> Subject: Re: Thinking about Harry From: Cliff and Lisa Weisse <cliffandlisa AT octobersetters.com> Date: Sat, 15 Jun 2013 21:07:39 -0600 I just want to take a moment to thank everyone who posted their thoughts, stories, and memories of Harry. I always enjoyed birding with him and always learned something and your stories brought back fond memories of time shared with him. It's nice to hear that he had the same impact on the rest of you that he had on me. He may be gone but he'll never be forgotten. We miss him. -- Cliff and Lisa Weisse Island Park, Idaho cliffandlisa AT octobersetters.com ------------------------------------ To Post a message, send it to: ible AT yahoogroups.com To Unsubscribe, send a blank message to: ible-unsubscribe AT yahoogroups.com To view archived messages go to: http://www.yahoogroups.com/group/ible To view the IBLE Photos archive go to: http://photos.groups.yahoo.com/group/ible/lst Subject: RE: Mountain Quail E of Slate Cr area, Idaho County From: "Terry Gray" <clgtlg AT moscow.com> Date: Sat, 15 Jun 2013 13:58:18 -0700 Hi Denise and All, I believe the report was from someplace on Craig Mountain south of Lewiston but the eBird map shows the sighting in Lewiston. This sighting has been confirmed in eBird. Highly unlikely that they were seen in Lewiston. Need better information put into eBird on this sighting. What is there probably can not happen unless it is an escapee from some project to re-introduce them. I understand that the birds introduced on Craig Mountain and those also introduced both sites from California birds failed to take??? Terry From: ible AT yahoogroups.com [mailto:ible AT yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Denise Hughes Sent: Saturday, June 15, 2013 11:15 AM To: Jay Carlisle Cc: IBLE Subject: Re: [IBLE] Mountain Quail E of Slate Cr area, Idaho County I think I've seen some reports from the White Bird hill area this year. I haven't saved them but the area was Nez Perce ????. I looked on the ebird map and didn't see the sightings. Btw, the map shows that I posted a sighting of Mtn Quail in January 2007 in Gem county. That is definitely an error, should have been CA Quail. But that checklist is not in my 'manage observation link'. Would anyone happen to know why I can't access this checklist. Denise Hughes Sent from my iPhone On Jun 14, 2013, at 10:05 PM, Jay Carlisle wrote: Greetings IBLE I now need to find a new Idaho "nemesis bird" to replace Mountain Quail, as this species had been my #1 nemesis for over a decade (I think I'd spent most of 5+ days in search over the years) and I finally saw it today! The bad news is that the area is very difficult to access but the general area might provide an area to explore for this species. Specifically, the birds (a pair) were in the uppermost headwaters of John Day Creek so maybe the John Day Creek Rd (if publicly accessible, haven't tried it) would be worth exploring? On Google, the road appears to end about a mile from our sighting area - BUT goes through PRIVATE LAND - and since it goes up the draw, it should traverse quail habitat. I just submitted an eBird checklist entitled, "headwaters of John Day Cr". The area can be reached via the Nut Basin Rd (NF-441) out of "Slate Creek" from Hwy 95 between Riggins and White Bird. Go 9 miles up this road (lots of mushroom-picker traffic so careful on the corners) and turn right onto an unsigned road (GoogleMaps shows it as NF-9303) ... then decide if you want to descend (on foot) the > 1 km into the draws to where the quail were seen. Heidi & I camped along that road last night and our whole hike this morning took us over 3.5 hrs and we only paused for 15 minutes - the rest was hiking (& some of it as fast as I could possibly go because I had an appt in Boise this afternoon!). The area is very steep and it burned last year which makes it that much more slippery. My technician, Jeff - who first detected a male during surveys last week, was careful to warn me about how "gnarly" the terrain is (was he worried I wouldn't be able to "hack it"? :) Thus, aware of how many people are going eBird crazy (which is awesome!!) and that some are watching their eBird "needs alerts" and chasing what others report, for safety reasons I'm reluctant to send birders out there that aren't up for a very challenging hike (even for the young & fit people I hire!). Has anyone else been searching for Mountain Quail recently (last couple of years)? Any success? I remember a sighting near White Bird several years ago and have heard of birds up the Rapid River drainage SW of Riggins ... any other recent locations? Other birds up the Nut Basin Rd, especially once it enters the burned area, included many woodpeckers (1 each of Three-toed and White-headed, 2 Black-backed, Hairy, flicker, and a Williamson's Sapsucker), bluebirds, and a variety of Neotropical migrants. Also, a Red-eyed Vireo was singing it's heart out around 630pm at the beginning of the Nut Basin Rd (in Slate Creek). Cheers, Jay Subject: Re: Mountain Quail E of Slate Cr area, Idaho County From: Denise Hughes <deniseh449 AT gmail.com> Date: Sat, 15 Jun 2013 12:14:37 -0600 I think I've seen some reports from the White Bird hill area this year. I haven't saved them but the area was Nez Perce ????. I looked on the ebird map and didn't see the sightings. Btw, the map shows that I posted a sighting of Mtn Quail in January 2007 in Gem county. That is definitely an error, should have been CA Quail. But that checklist is not in my 'manage observation link'. Would anyone happen to know why I can't access this checklist. Denise Hughes Sent from my iPhone On Jun 14, 2013, at 10:05 PM, Jay Carlisle wrote: > > > Greetings IBLE > > I now need to find a new Idaho "nemesis bird" to replace Mountain Quail, as this species had been my #1 nemesis for over a decade (I think I'd spent most of 5+ days in search over the years) and I finally saw it today! The bad news is that the area is very difficult to access but the general area might provide an area to explore for this species. Specifically, the birds (a pair) were in the uppermost headwaters of John Day Creek so maybe the John Day Creek Rd (if publicly accessible, haven't tried it) would be worth exploring? On Google, the road appears to end about a mile from our sighting area - BUT goes through PRIVATE LAND - and since it goes up the draw, it should traverse quail habitat. > > I just submitted an eBird checklist entitled, "headwaters of John Day Cr". The area can be reached via the Nut Basin Rd (NF-441) out of "Slate Creek" from Hwy 95 between Riggins and White Bird. Go 9 miles up this road (lots of mushroom-picker traffic so careful on the corners) and turn right onto an unsigned road (GoogleMaps shows it as NF-9303) ... then decide if you want to descend (on foot) the > 1 km into the draws to where the quail were seen. Heidi & I camped along that road last night and our whole hike this morning took us over 3.5 hrs and we only paused for 15 minutes - the rest was hiking (& some of it as fast as I could possibly go because I had an appt in Boise this afternoon!). The area is very steep and it burned last year which makes it that much more slippery. My technician, Jeff - who first detected a male during surveys last week, was careful to warn me about how "gnarly" the terrain is (was he worried I wouldn't be able to "hack it"? :) Thus, aware of how many people are going eBird crazy (which is awesome!!) and that some are watching their eBird "needs alerts" and chasing what others report, for safety reasons I'm reluctant to send birders out there that aren't up for a very challenging hike (even for the young & fit people I hire!). > > Has anyone else been searching for Mountain Quail recently (last couple of years)? Any success? I remember a sighting near White Bird several years ago and have heard of birds up the Rapid River drainage SW of Riggins ... any other recent locations? > > Other birds up the Nut Basin Rd, especially once it enters the burned area, included many woodpeckers (1 each of Three-toed and White-headed, 2 Black-backed, Hairy, flicker, and a Williamson's Sapsucker), bluebirds, and a variety of Neotropical migrants. Also, a Red-eyed Vireo was singing it's heart out around 630pm at the beginning of the Nut Basin Rd (in Slate Creek). > > Cheers, > > Jay > > > Subject: Re: Mountain Quail E of Slate Cr area, Idaho County From: Charles Swift <chaetura AT gmail.com> Date: Sat, 15 Jun 2013 08:30:15 -0700 Jay - There are several recent records from the Salmon R. drainage upstream of Riggins including a sighting way up in the South Fork of the Salmon R. (Some of these are in the IDFG database which is unfortunately not publicly accessible but I presume someone at IDFG could provide this information.) Some of these are difficult to access locations but would it be great to mount some kind of search if possible in future. Jethro Runco has also found several Craig Mountain this spring that may or may not be remnants of the introduction there. This all suggests that Mountain Quail is persisting in this area and has a larger range than was previously known. Do you have the results of the IDFG surveys conducted for MOQU several years ago? Charles. Charles Swift Graduate Student in Environmental Science University of Idaho Moscow, Idaho 46°43′54″ N, 116°59′50″ W email: chaetura AT gmail.com On Fri, Jun 14, 2013 at 9:05 PM, Jay Carlisle wrote: > ** > > > Greetings IBLE > > I now need to find a new Idaho "nemesis bird" to replace Mountain Quail, > as this species had been my #1 nemesis for over a decade (I think I'd > spent most of 5+ days in search over the years) and I finally saw it > today! The bad news is that the area is very difficult to access but the > general area might provide an area to explore for this species. > Specifically, the birds (a pair) were in the uppermost headwaters of John > Day Creek so maybe the John Day Creek Rd (if publicly accessible, haven't > tried it) would be worth exploring? On Google, the road appears to end > about a mile from our sighting area - BUT goes through PRIVATE LAND - and > since it goes up the draw, it should traverse quail habitat. > > I just submitted an eBird checklist entitled, "headwaters of John Day > Cr". The area can be reached via the Nut Basin Rd (NF-441) out of "Slate > Creek" from Hwy 95 between Riggins and White Bird. Go 9 miles up this road > (lots of mushroom-picker traffic so careful on the corners) and turn > right onto an unsigned road (GoogleMaps shows it as NF-9303) ... then > decide if you want to descend (on foot) the > 1 km into the draws to > where the quail were seen. Heidi & I camped along that road last night and > our whole hike this morning took us over 3.5 hrs and we only paused for 15 > minutes - the rest was hiking (& some of it as fast as I could possibly > go because I had an appt in Boise this afternoon!). The area is very > steep and it burned last year which makes it that much more slippery. My > technician, Jeff - who first detected a male during surveys last week, was > careful to warn me about how "gnarly" the terrain is (was he worried I > wouldn't be able to "hack it"? :) Thus, aware of how many people are > going eBird crazy (which is awesome!!) and that some are watching their > eBird "needs alerts" and chasing what others report, for safety reasons I'm > reluctant to send birders out there that aren't up for a very challenging > hike (even for the young & fit people I hire!). > > Has anyone else been searching for Mountain Quail recently (last couple > of years)? Any success? I remember a sighting near White Bird several > years ago and have heard of birds up the Rapid River drainage SW of Riggins > ... any other recent locations? > > Other birds up the Nut Basin Rd, especially once it enters the burned > area, included many woodpeckers (1 each of Three-toed and White-headed, 2 > Black-backed, Hairy, flicker, and a Williamson's Sapsucker), bluebirds, > and a variety of Neotropical migrants. Also, a Red-eyed Vireo was singing > it's heart out around 630pm at the beginning of the Nut Basin Rd (in > Slate Creek). > > Cheers, > > Jay > > > Subject: Mountain Quail E of Slate Cr area, Idaho County From: Jay Carlisle <carlislejay AT yahoo.com> Date: Fri, 14 Jun 2013 21:05:17 -0700 (PDT) Greetings IBLE I now need to find a new Idaho "nemesis bird" to replace Mountain Quail, as this species had been my #1 nemesis for over a decade (I think I'd spent most of 5+ days in search over the years) and I finally saw it today!  The bad news is that the area is very difficult to access but the general area might provide an area to explore for this species.  Specifically, the birds (a pair) were in the uppermost headwaters of John Day Creek so maybe the John Day Creek Rd (if publicly accessible, haven't tried it) would be worth exploring?  On Google, the road appears to end about a mile from our sighting area - BUT goes through PRIVATE LAND - and since it goes up the draw, it should traverse quail habitat. I just submitted an eBird checklist entitled, "headwaters of John Day Cr".  The area can be reached via the Nut Basin Rd (NF-441) out of "Slate Creek" from Hwy 95 between Riggins and White Bird.  Go 9 miles up this road (lots of mushroom-picker traffic so careful on the corners) and turn right onto an unsigned road (GoogleMaps shows it as NF-9303) ... then decide if you want to descend (on foot) the > 1 km into the draws to where the quail were seen.  Heidi & I camped along that road last night and our whole hike this morning took us over 3.5 hrs and we only paused for 15 minutes - the rest was hiking (& some of it as fast as I could possibly go because I had an appt in Boise this afternoon!).  The area is very steep and it burned last year which makes it that much more slippery.  My technician, Jeff - who first detected a male during surveys last week, was careful to warn me about how "gnarly" the terrain is (was he worried I wouldn't be able to "hack it"? :)  Thus, aware of how many people are going eBird crazy (which is awesome!!) and that some are watching their eBird "needs alerts" and chasing what others report, for safety reasons I'm reluctant to send birders out there that aren't up for a very challenging hike (even for the young & fit people I hire!). Has anyone else been searching for Mountain Quail recently (last couple of years)?  Any success?  I remember a sighting near White Bird several years ago and have heard of birds up the Rapid River drainage SW of Riggins ... any other recent locations?  Other birds up the Nut Basin Rd, especially once it enters the burned area, included many woodpeckers (1 each of Three-toed and White-headed, 2 Black-backed, Hairy, flicker, and a Williamson's Sapsucker), bluebirds, and a variety of Neotropical migrants.  Also, a Red-eyed Vireo was singing it's heart out around 630pm at the beginning of the Nut Basin Rd (in Slate Creek). Cheers, Jay Subject: Thinking about Harry From: Denise Hughes <deniseh449 AT gmail.com> Date: Fri, 14 Jun 2013 16:14:51 -0600 Like so many of you, I was shocked and sadden to read Louie's message about Harry's death. It seems like I had just received an email from him. The last time I saw Harry was last year when he and I drove to eastern Idaho to look for the Red-headed Woodpecker near Carey. During the long drive both to and from the ranch where the woodpecker was located we discussed bird identification, birding spots, our families and our jobs. When we cut south to Kamimah Road to look for Lark Buntings he didn't say a word when I got us lost. :-) Harry's death will leave a void in the Idaho birding world. He was always willing to share his knowledge with those of us who were and still are learning about birds. Fly free Harry. You will be missed. -- Denise Hughes Caldwell, Idaho Subject: Re: Re: [swiba] More Thoughts on Harry From: Louie Quintana <quintana.louie AT gmail.com> Date: Fri, 14 Jun 2013 14:52:21 -0700 I'm reminded of something about birding with Harry. I learned very quickly to not bird standing beside him but to bird standing BEHIND him, just off to his side, in order to better follow his line of sight with my binocs. Then when he would spot something and point, I was in a better position to pick up sight of the bird myself. What a way to experience the joy of discovery in birding! It's a great technique to use in order to make the most of a learning experience when someone is willing to teach you, which was Harry's natural disposition. I was always glad to be one step behind Harry; I an thankful that his keen eyes, combined with his well-trained ear and that well positioned step behind him is a substantial part of who I am today as a birder and as a person. Louie Quintana quintana.louie AT gmail.com Those That Hear Not The Music Think The Dancers Mad Including el camino de mil millas comienza por el primer paso. El Jun 14, 2013, a las 1:38 PM, Jonathan Barnett escribiĂł: > Well said, Cheryl (and everyone else). It's so great to see what a caring community that has developed here amongst birders. Harry was indeed a special man and friend. I hope he truly knew how much he was cared for by all of us, to Cheryl's wonderful point. I feel more proud to be a part if this group than ever. :). I wish we could have had this years ago when my dad was still alive (he got me started birding in 1975). Blessings to all...Jon Barnett > > Sent from my iPhone > > On Jun 14, 2013, at 2:24 PM, "Cheryl Huizinga" wrote: > >> >> Hi Birders, >> Many touching notes on Harry, Too bad we don’t think to say some of these things before someone’s passing. >> I greatly admired Harry even though his thoughts were way beyond what I could think. Rather frustrated me at times when I couldn’t even begin to figure out what he was talking about with subspecies and such. But...I learned from those! When he was doing his Big Year in 2004, I saved most of his emails to ible in a folder and still have them there today. When he would say he got such and such a bird at such and such place, I kept those thinking maybe I could go to that place and see that bird someday. I even checked out his Northern Idaho birds that he got that year before heading off on my No. Idaho trip this past week. And got to a couple of those spots! >> I will always take a special pride (even though I really didn’t have much to do with it) that Harry got to add a rare bird to that Big Year List in my back yard – the Broad-billed Hummingbird – #251. >> I, along with so many others, gleaned a lot of knowledge from Harry – a true Birder in every sense of the word. I will miss him and his comments on rare bird sightings and out-of-season birds. He was out of the mainstream here lately but you knew he was paying attention to ible and Idaho Birders Facebook when a comment was needed. He did several programs for SIBA on bird identification and he was the quintessential teacher – always clear, patient yet added a touch of humor to make his subject so interesting and easy to understand. >> And so I say along with what so many have all ready said – Soar On, Harry! You leave a Big Void in Idaho Birding. >> Cheryl Huizinga > > Subject: Re: [swiba] More Thoughts on Harry From: Jonathan Barnett <jrb4jc AT hotmail.com> Date: Fri, 14 Jun 2013 14:38:47 -0600 Well said, Cheryl (and everyone else). It's so great to see what a caring community that has developed here amongst birders. Harry was indeed a special man and friend. I hope he truly knew how much he was cared for by all of us, to Cheryl's wonderful point. I feel more proud to be a part if this group than ever. :). I wish we could have had this years ago when my dad was still alive (he got me started birding in 1975). Blessings to all...Jon Barnett Sent from my iPhone On Jun 14, 2013, at 2:24 PM, "Cheryl Huizinga" wrote: > Hi Birders, > Many touching notes on Harry, Too bad we don’t think to say some of these things before someone’s passing. > I greatly admired Harry even though his thoughts were way beyond what I could think. Rather frustrated me at times when I couldn’t even begin to figure out what he was talking about with subspecies and such. But...I learned from those! When he was doing his Big Year in 2004, I saved most of his emails to ible in a folder and still have them there today. When he would say he got such and such a bird at such and such place, I kept those thinking maybe I could go to that place and see that bird someday. I even checked out his Northern Idaho birds that he got that year before heading off on my No. Idaho trip this past week. And got to a couple of those spots! > I will always take a special pride (even though I really didn’t have much to do with it) that Harry got to add a rare bird to that Big Year List in my back yard – the Broad-billed Hummingbird – #251. > I, along with so many others, gleaned a lot of knowledge from Harry – a true Birder in every sense of the word. I will miss him and his comments on rare bird sightings and out-of-season birds. He was out of the mainstream here lately but you knew he was paying attention to ible and Idaho Birders Facebook when a comment was needed. He did several programs for SIBA on bird identification and he was the quintessential teacher – always clear, patient yet added a touch of humor to make his subject so interesting and easy to understand. > And so I say along with what so many have all ready said – Soar On, Harry! You leave a Big Void in Idaho Birding. > Cheryl Huizinga > Subject: More Thoughts on Harry From: "Cheryl Huizinga" <bchuizinga AT cableone.net> Date: Fri, 14 Jun 2013 14:24:09 -0600 Hi Birders, Many touching notes on Harry, Too bad we don’t think to say some of these things before someone’s passing. I greatly admired Harry even though his thoughts were way beyond what I could think. Rather frustrated me at times when I couldn’t even begin to figure out what he was talking about with subspecies and such. But...I learned from those! When he was doing his Big Year in 2004, I saved most of his emails to ible in a folder and still have them there today. When he would say he got such and such a bird at such and such place, I kept those thinking maybe I could go to that place and see that bird someday. I even checked out his Northern Idaho birds that he got that year before heading off on my No. Idaho trip this past week. And got to a couple of those spots! I will always take a special pride (even though I really didn’t have much to do with it) that Harry got to add a rare bird to that Big Year List in my back yard – the Broad-billed Hummingbird – #251. I, along with so many others, gleaned a lot of knowledge from Harry – a true Birder in every sense of the word. I will miss him and his comments on rare bird sightings and out-of-season birds. He was out of the mainstream here lately but you knew he was paying attention to ible and Idaho Birders Facebook when a comment was needed. He did several programs for SIBA on bird identification and he was the quintessential teacher – always clear, patient yet added a touch of humor to make his subject so interesting and easy to understand. And so I say along with what so many have all ready said – Soar On, Harry! You leave a Big Void in Idaho Birding. Cheryl Huizinga Subject: Bay Breasted Warbler near Malheur NWR From: Denise Hughes <deniseh449 AT gmail.com> Date: Fri, 14 Jun 2013 08:23:43 -0600 From OBOL Alan Contreras 7:59 AM (17 minutes ago) to OBOL Adrian Hinkle reports singing male Bay -breasted Warbler at Fields oasis Friday morn. Alan Contreras Eugene, Oregon -- Denise Hughes Caldwell, Idaho Subject: With Profound Sadness From: "lcarrigan_55" <lcarrigan_55 AT yahoo.com> Date: Fri, 14 Jun 2013 12:30:29 -0000 I was unable to catch up on IBLE messages until late last evening. So, it was with great sadness and a sense of loss that I read of the passing of our friend, mentor, fellow birder & "IBLER", Harry Krueger. Our last contact with one another was this spring when he emailed re: the race of White-crowned Sparrows I was observing on this side of the state. Typical Harry, obtaining the absolute specifics about a bird sighting. And who among us will ever look at a group of dark geese the same, after Harry's education re: Canada & Cackling Geese? He strived to help us all not just "see" a bird but to "observe" a bird. You will be missed, Harry Krueger. Brian Carrigan Blackfoot ------------------------------------ To Post a message, send it to: ible AT yahoogroups.com To Unsubscribe, send a blank message to: ible-unsubscribe AT yahoogroups.com To view archived messages go to: http://www.yahoogroups.com/group/ible To view the IBLE Photos archive go to: http://photos.groups.yahoo.com/group/ible/lst Subject: Sending Condolences From: Louie Quintana <quintana.louie AT gmail.com> Date: Fri, 14 Jun 2013 04:37:39 -0700 Hey, folks - For those interested in sending condolences to the family of Harry Krueger, here is the address: Krueger Family 831 S. Wild Phlox Pl. Boise, ID, 83709 Funeral arrangements are being handled by Cloverdale Funeral Home, and will also be announced in the Idaho Statesman. Louie Quintana quintana.louie AT gmail.com Those That Hear Not The Music Think The Dancers Mad Including el camino de mil millas comienza por el primer paso. ------------------------------------ To Post a message, send it to: ible AT yahoogroups.com To Unsubscribe, send a blank message to: ible-unsubscribe AT yahoogroups.com To view archived messages go to: http://www.yahoogroups.com/group/ible To view the IBLE Photos archive go to: http://photos.groups.yahoo.com/group/ible/lst Subject: video of a bald eagle swimming From: "ejnorris AT sbcglobal.net" <ejnorris@sbcglobal.net> Date: Fri, 14 Jun 2013 06:19:31 -0000 Hi Birders, I know this is a forum for birding in Idaho, I live in Idaho Falls, but I had to pass on this observation. I've been working in Haines, Alaska (in southeast) for the past week and will be here another few days. I watched a bald eagle plunge into the Lynn Canal talons first and nab a salmon so large the eagle couldn't take off from the water with it. It was afternoon and the tide was coming in and the eagle used its wings to swim in with the current and land the fish on the rocky beach. The eagle swam for over 15 minutes and covered an estimated quarter mile of distance. It really was an amazing sight. I've never seen anything like it and I've talked with long time Alaskans who likely have never seen anything like it. I posted a video of the bald eagle swimming and a video of it landing the fish. So, this isn't about birding in Idaho, but I had to share :) http://www.flickr.com/photos/10322296 AT N07/9020830467/ -Beth Norris Idaho Falls ejnorris AT sbcglobal.net ------------------------------------ To Post a message, send it to: ible AT yahoogroups.com To Unsubscribe, send a blank message to: ible-unsubscribe AT yahoogroups.com To view archived messages go to: http://www.yahoogroups.com/group/ible To view the IBLE Photos archive go to: http://photos.groups.yahoo.com/group/ible/lst Subject: Re: The passing of Harry Krueger From: Louie Quintana <quintana.louie AT gmail.com> Date: Thu, 13 Jun 2013 16:57:06 -0700 My specific time with Harry began with a group sponsored trip to Blue Lakes. I leaned over and asked someone, "Who's that guy?" They replied, "That's Harry Krueger." ...."Oh." That entire day, wherever he went, I followed, sinking ankle deep in the mire of that swampy lake bottom, determined to stay close and learn. After being driven bonkers by his posts regarding subspecies identification of Canada/Cackling Goose in the Boise parks, and not being able to get it on my own, I got up the courage and emailed him, asking to join him sometime in order to learn from him. A fateful Sunday afternoon of birding together in Julia Davis Park was the beginning of a cherished friendship. He was an incredibly patient teacher and mentor. His attention to detail and what seemed like an encyclopedic mind for birding always amazed me. He could study a group of birds for what seemed like forever, long after I had lost my focus, and often find the gem that I had missed. His relentless study of migratory bird patterns of Southwest Idaho was impressive and helpful to me. He was a self-motivated student in the best sense. I agree with Tom McCabe; while I retain a fraction of what he taught me, his vast knowledge base now only remains with those who were fortunate to bird alongside him. I wish we had it catalogued somewhere, for the benefit of all. Lastly, his wry sense of humor was a joy. I could always evoke his easy smile through the expression of my goofy brain. I had the great fortune of being formed by many amazing Treasure Valley birders. Harry took that knowledge, along with my passion, and honed me into the birder that I am today through his patient and kind mentorship. I will be forever thankful, and yet I have so much to learn... I will always be thankful for the many countless hours that I spent at his side, birding and sharing life's journey. And I am sad that the time is past that with a simple phone call an adventure can be had - "Let's go see what we can discover today...." Rest well, Harry. And as you so willingly taught me, your memory will live on in those around me who allow me to teach them the wonders of birding, and so much more. Louie Quintana quintana.louie AT gmail.com Those That Hear Not The Music Think The Dancers Mad Including el camino de mil millas comienza por el primer paso. El Jun 13, 2013, a las 10:14 AM, Louie Quintana escribiĂł: > Howdy, IBLE folks... > > I have the saddest of news that I wish weren't true, and I feel that it's important enough to share with all to enjoy this group and cherish Idaho birding. > > Harry Krueger, who is well known to most of this group, passed away from a heart attack in bed on this last Saturday, June 8, 2013. > > His family is planning to bury him in Cloverdale Cemetery in Boise, and is most likely going to have the memorial service after Fathers Day, but plans are still in the works. > > Harry certainly has been a prominent birder and an excellent source of birding and life knowledge for many. He taught us, encouraged us, challenged us to strive for excellence as birders and as human beings. And for those of you who knew him well, Harry the self-proclaimed President of the Idaho Curmudgeons Society (as he facetiously called himself, tongue-in-cheek), will be sorely missed by family, friends, and the entire birding family community. > > On a very personal note, I will miss my friend. He often told me the story of his first bird i.d. as a young high school man in Southern California, the Acorn Woodpecker. That was the beginning of his wonderful birding life, and made it possible for us to eventually become friends. As I bird the San Francisco Bay Area hills where I now live, and observe these birds and their antics, I will remember my friend. > > > Louie Quintana > quintana.louie AT gmail.com > > Those That Hear Not The Music > Think The Dancers Mad > > Including el camino de mil millas > comienza por el primer paso. Subject: Re. The passing of Harry Krueger From: "thewomcom" <thewomcom AT yahoo.com> Date: Thu, 13 Jun 2013 23:09:46 -0000 This is Ryan Anderson. During my short time of being a birder, I was fortunate enough to have just one memory of Harry just two weeks ago. Finding a Northern Cardinal at Military Reserve park was my highlight in birding thus far, and being able to speak briefly with Harry who originally found it just an hour before I did, made it that much more legendary. I wish I could have gotten to know him more, he seemed like an incredible, kind man. He has left a trail that inspires and edifies the soul. This is why we watch birds. My sincerest and warmest condolences to his family. Ryan Anderson ------------------------------------ To Post a message, send it to: ible AT yahoogroups.com To Unsubscribe, send a blank message to: ible-unsubscribe AT yahoogroups.com To view archived messages go to: http://www.yahoogroups.com/group/ible To view the IBLE Photos archive go to: http://photos.groups.yahoo.com/group/ible/lst Subject: White Faced Ibis in Payette County From: "tdtealbirder" <tdteal AT gmail.com> Date: Thu, 13 Jun 2013 22:11:06 -0000 I have spotted ever since Sunday June 9th, 10 - 15 White Faced Ibis along HWY 52 in a flooded field after Fort Wilson Park headed out of Payette. I also saw 8 Common Nighthawks on Little Willow Rd on June 11. Just a tiny little info and Sorry to hear about Harry. ------------------------------------ To Post a message, send it to: ible AT yahoogroups.com To Unsubscribe, send a blank message to: ible-unsubscribe AT yahoogroups.com To view archived messages go to: http://www.yahoogroups.com/group/ible To view the IBLE Photos archive go to: http://photos.groups.yahoo.com/group/ible/lst Subject: Re: The passing of Harry Krueger From: Jay Carlisle <carlislejay AT yahoo.com> Date: Thu, 13 Jun 2013 14:49:58 -0600 Thanks Louie for sharing the news & thanks to others for the touching memories of Harry, his birding skills & passion, and what he was able to teach many of us. Like Tom, I believe I met Harry during (or just before) his very successful big year & I enjoyed many birding days as well as information exchanges over the years and I am saddened/shocked he's no longer with us. Probably my favorite memory of Harry was a day he and his son Skylar spent with me up at Lucky Peak many years ago - seeing Harry's joy at Skylar's excitement for raptors & other migrating birds was fun to witness! Soar on Harry :) Jay On Jun 13, 2013, at 2:20 PM, "Tom McCabe" wrote: > Earlier today I was going to respond to Larry Arnold's quip about whether profanity is prosecuted in Idaho, but then I saw Louie's posting about Harry, and I suddenly didn't feel in the joking mood. > > I first met Harry when he was doing his "Big Year," and I kept seeing his postings from Hubbard Reservoir, and I'd never heard of the place. So I found the place and couldn't figure out how he could see all those little sandpipers and identify them, until I saw him there with a scope. Wow, who knew that people used scopes to see birds far away! (Obviously I hadn't thought of it.) > > Anyway, Harry and I got to do some birding together, and he was a great mentor. He taught me patience, along with lots of his knowledge about identification. The year after I finished chemo, Harry suggested that we do a "Big Day." We started later than he wanted to, because I was still a little puny, but we ended up putting 450 miles on my car, while seeing 123 species. Nowhere near a record, but an amazing day for me. When I called it a big day, Harry said it was a pretty good day. > > Then later, it was Harry that posted a link to the folks in California who were doing "Green" Big Days, and that sent me off on another tangent (that I haven't yet recovered from) and biking and birding became inextricably intertwined in my life. > > The last time I saw Harry, we were both trying to find the Eastern Phoebe in KA Park. When I found out that Harry hadn't found the bird, I didn't feel so bad that I had missed it as well. > > I will miss Harry. He showed me so many birding places around the area, and he knew so much about birds. It's a shame that all that accumulated knowledge and wisdom couldn't have been memorialized in some way to pass it along to other birders who never met him. But some part of the deceased always stays behind in the form of the memories of those that remain. I know that I, for one, will hold onto my memories of Harry. And I may even toast him this evening when I have a beer. Right now, though, I'm going to go out and go birding in Harry's memory. Tom McCabe, Boise > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Louie Quintana > To: IBLE > Sent: Thursday, June 13, 2013 11:14 AM > Subject: [IBLE] The passing of Harry Krueger > > > Howdy, IBLE folks... > > I have the saddest of news that I wish weren't true, and I feel that it's important enough to share with all to enjoy this group and cherish Idaho birding. > > Harry Krueger, who is well known to most of this group, passed away from a heart attack in bed on this last Saturday, June 8, 2013. > > His family is planning to bury him in Cloverdale Cemetery in Boise, and is most likely going to have the memorial service after Fathers Day, but plans are still in the works. > > Harry certainly has been a prominent birder and an excellent source of birding and life knowledge for many. He taught us, encouraged us, challenged us to strive for excellence as birders and as human beings. And for those of you who knew him well, Harry the self-proclaimed President of the Idaho Curmudgeons Society (as he facetiously called himself, tongue-in-cheek), will be sorely missed by family, friends, and the entire birding family community. > > On a very personal note, I will miss my friend. He often told me the story of his first bird i.d. as a young high school man in Southern California, the Acorn Woodpecker. That was the beginning of his wonderful birding life, and made it possible for us to eventually become friends. As I bird the San Francisco Bay Area hills where I now live, and observe these birds and their antics, I will remember my friend. > > Louie Quintana > quintana.louie AT gmail.com > > Those That Hear Not The Music > Think The Dancers Mad > > Including el camino de mil millas > comienza por el primer paso. > > Subject: Re: Re: young hooded oriole in Twin Falls From: MaDW <climb_on2002 AT yahoo.com> Date: Thu, 13 Jun 2013 14:23:06 -0600 We saw a first year Bullocks Oriole near Freeman park here in Idaho Falls, fitting that description on June 5th. We both thought it was a Hooded Oriole juvenile at first. The beak and wing bars were a bit wrong though, till we looked at a photo of the juveniles of each speçies. MaDWhitham On Jun 13, 2013, at 8:02 AM, "Scott Tuthill" wrote: > Just sent a separate note to Monty suggesting this might be a first year male Bullock's Oriole. I had a bird just like this at my feeder here in Boise for several weeks. For instance see the description in Sibley. Not all field guys mention a first year plumage. > > Scott > > --- In ible AT yahoogroups.com, "monty.thomson" wrote: > > > > am visiting a friend in Twin and watching the birds coming to the feeders right outside the window. there is a small feeder attached to the window by a suction cup hook. while watching, a slender bird that was mostly yellow with a black throat patch landed on the hook. we both watched it for the 15-20 seconds that it remained perched. i was sure that i had not seen this bird before. i checked my guides and showed my friend the picture to confirm we both saw the same thing. she agreed that the picture i was showing her was the bird we saw. this is a lifer for us both. > > > > monty thomson > > currently on monroe st. > > twin falls > > > > Subject: Re: The passing of Harry Krueger From: "Tom McCabe" <tmccabe9 AT cableone.net> Date: Thu, 13 Jun 2013 14:20:48 -0600 Earlier today I was going to respond to Larry Arnold's quip about whether profanity is prosecuted in Idaho, but then I saw Louie's posting about Harry, and I suddenly didn't feel in the joking mood. I first met Harry when he was doing his "Big Year," and I kept seeing his postings from Hubbard Reservoir, and I'd never heard of the place. So I found the place and couldn't figure out how he could see all those little sandpipers and identify them, until I saw him there with a scope. Wow, who knew that people used scopes to see birds far away! (Obviously I hadn't thought of it.) Anyway, Harry and I got to do some birding together, and he was a great mentor. He taught me patience, along with lots of his knowledge about identification. The year after I finished chemo, Harry suggested that we do a "Big Day." We started later than he wanted to, because I was still a little puny, but we ended up putting 450 miles on my car, while seeing 123 species. Nowhere near a record, but an amazing day for me. When I called it a big day, Harry said it was a pretty good day. Then later, it was Harry that posted a link to the folks in California who were doing "Green" Big Days, and that sent me off on another tangent (that I haven't yet recovered from) and biking and birding became inextricably intertwined in my life. The last time I saw Harry, we were both trying to find the Eastern Phoebe in KA Park. When I found out that Harry hadn't found the bird, I didn't feel so bad that I had missed it as well. I will miss Harry. He showed me so many birding places around the area, and he knew so much about birds. It's a shame that all that accumulated knowledge and wisdom couldn't have been memorialized in some way to pass it along to other birders who never met him. But some part of the deceased always stays behind in the form of the memories of those that remain. I know that I, for one, will hold onto my memories of Harry. And I may even toast him this evening when I have a beer. Right now, though, I'm going to go out and go birding in Harry's memory. Tom McCabe, Boise ----- Original Message ----- From: Louie Quintana To: IBLE Sent: Thursday, June 13, 2013 11:14 AM Subject: [IBLE] The passing of Harry Krueger Howdy, IBLE folks... I have the saddest of news that I wish weren't true, and I feel that it's important enough to share with all to enjoy this group and cherish Idaho birding. Harry Krueger, who is well known to most of this group, passed away from a heart attack in bed on this last Saturday, June 8, 2013. His family is planning to bury him in Cloverdale Cemetery in Boise, and is most likely going to have the memorial service after Fathers Day, but plans are still in the works. Harry certainly has been a prominent birder and an excellent source of birding and life knowledge for many. He taught us, encouraged us, challenged us to strive for excellence as birders and as human beings. And for those of you who knew him well, Harry the self-proclaimed President of the Idaho Curmudgeons Society (as he facetiously called himself, tongue-in-cheek), will be sorely missed by family, friends, and the entire birding family community. On a very personal note, I will miss my friend. He often told me the story of his first bird i.d. as a young high school man in Southern California, the Acorn Woodpecker. That was the beginning of his wonderful birding life, and made it possible for us to eventually become friends. As I bird the San Francisco Bay Area hills where I now live, and observe these birds and their antics, I will remember my friend. Louie Quintana quintana.louie AT gmail.com Those That Hear Not The Music Think The Dancers Mad Including el camino de mil millas comienza por el primer paso. Subject: RE: The passing of Harry Krueger From: "Ulrey" <lulrey AT cableone.net> Date: Thu, 13 Jun 2013 14:08:58 -0600 I agree this is the saddest of all possible news. Harry taught me so much, and he was always so unassuming and never took on an air of superiority. I will miss him so much. I am sure I am not alone in having that feeling. Lew Ulrey Boise lulrey AT cableone.net From: ible AT yahoogroups.com [mailto:ible AT yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Louie Quintana Sent: Thursday, June 13, 2013 11:14 AM To: IBLE Subject: [IBLE] The passing of Harry Krueger Howdy, IBLE folks... I have the saddest of news that I wish weren't true, and I feel that it's important enough to share with all to enjoy this group and cherish Idaho birding. Harry Krueger, who is well known to most of this group, passed away from a heart attack in bed on this last Saturday, June 8, 2013. His family is planning to bury him in Cloverdale Cemetery in Boise, and is most likely going to have the memorial service after Fathers Day, but plans are still in the works. Harry certainly has been a prominent birder and an excellent source of birding and life knowledge for many. He taught us, encouraged us, challenged us to strive for excellence as birders and as human beings. And for those of you who knew him well, Harry the self-proclaimed President of the Idaho Curmudgeons Society (as he facetiously called himself, tongue-in-cheek), will be sorely missed by family, friends, and the entire birding family community. On a very personal note, I will miss my friend. He often told me the story of his first bird i.d. as a young high school man in Southern California, the Acorn Woodpecker. That was the beginning of his wonderful birding life, and made it possible for us to eventually become friends. As I bird the San Francisco Bay Area hills where I now live, and observe these birds and their antics, I will remember my friend. Louie Quintana quintana.louie AT gmail.com Those That Hear Not The Music Think The Dancers Mad Including el camino de mil millas comienza por el primer paso. Subject: more random synapses From: "Larry Arnold" <larnold47 AT cableone.net> Date: Thu, 13 Jun 2013 13:31:38 -0600 My cormorant count this morning at the rookery near the West Boise Waste Water Treatment Facility - I was fully prepared for this to hit the Ada County eBird filter but it didn't! I counted tree by tree, and added others flying around and on ponds, tallied 76, but know I didn't find all of them. ey yi yi Special (one time) request for eBird occurrence bar graph and range map - Mute swan is not shown to occur in Idaho and all I have are my own observations suggesting they are resident and breeding in a half-mile stretch of my frequent bike rides, e.g., I saw four adults and two juvies there this morning. But I am very curious as to when and where they occur elsewhere in Idaho because I can see this information for WA, OR, CA, UT, WY, and MT. Cliff or Lew, is there any way you could share this info with me? The challenge after spring migration? For me, it's sorting through all of the juvie begging calls I am hearing out there, whether of the fledged or unfledged. Some are entrancing, some are caustic, but I should protect the names of both parties, oui? ;-) Extremely Big Sigh, re: Harry Krueger. I never met him, but always looked forward to meeting him because we had conversed by email on several occasions, all things birds... Larry Arnold, Boise Subject: Ovenbird & Black-backed E of Bonners From: Jay Carlisle <carlislejay AT yahoo.com> Date: Thu, 13 Jun 2013 13:26:28 -0600 Howdy IBLE > > This AM on surveys near Leonia & the Boulder City mine site (E of Bonners Ferry along the Katka Rd), we found a singing Ovenbird & a calling/drumming Black-backed Woodpecker. Might not eBird until tmrw so figured I'd share this info now. > > Specifically, the Ovenbird was heard singing ~ 8am just W of the rd ~ 13.6 miles E on the Katka rd; this spot is ~ 0.25 miles N of the junction w/ NF-408. The Black-backed was S of this intersection by about 250m & about 75-100m E of the road. > > Coordinates for Ovenbird site: NAD83 zone 11 566943 5384453. > > On way back to Boise now ... > > Jay ------------------------------------ To Post a message, send it to: ible AT yahoogroups.com To Unsubscribe, send a blank message to: ible-unsubscribe AT yahoogroups.com To view archived messages go to: http://www.yahoogroups.com/group/ible To view the IBLE Photos archive go to: http://photos.groups.yahoo.com/group/ible/lst Subject: Re: The passing of Harry Krueger From: Kathleen Cameron <magicfeathers AT cox.net> Date: Thu, 13 Jun 2013 12:04:14 -0600 This is very sad news. He was such a inspiration and a great contributor to Idaho birding. Louie is there an address so that we can send cards to his family? Thank you for letting us all know about this and I am sorry that you have lost your friend and that many of our birding community have lost this good friend. Kathleen On Thu, Jun 13, 2013 at 11:14 AM, Louie Quintana wrote: > ** > > > Howdy, IBLE folks... > > I have the saddest of news that I wish weren't true, and I feel that it's > important enough to share with all to enjoy this group and cherish Idaho > birding. > > Harry Krueger, who is well known to most of this group, passed away from a > heart attack in bed on this last Saturday, June 8, 2013. > > His family is planning to bury him in Cloverdale Cemetery in Boise, and is > most likely going to have the memorial service after Fathers Day, but plans > are still in the works. > > Harry certainly has been a prominent birder and an excellent source of > birding and life knowledge for many. He taught us, encouraged us, > challenged us to strive for excellence as birders and as human beings. And > for those of you who knew him well, Harry the self-proclaimed President of > the Idaho Curmudgeons Society (as he facetiously called himself, > tongue-in-cheek), will be sorely missed by family, friends, and the entire > birding family community. > > On a very personal note, I will miss my friend. He often told me the story > of his first bird i.d. as a young high school man in Southern California, > the Acorn Woodpecker. That was the beginning of his wonderful birding life, > and made it possible for us to eventually become friends. As I bird the San > Francisco Bay Area hills where I now live, and observe these birds and > their antics, I will remember my friend. > > Louie Quintana > quintana.louie AT gmail.com > > Those That Hear Not The Music > Think The Dancers Mad > > Including el camino de mil millas > comienza por el primer paso. > > Subject: The passing of Harry Krueger From: Louie Quintana <quintana.louie AT gmail.com> Date: Thu, 13 Jun 2013 10:14:09 -0700 Howdy, IBLE folks... I have the saddest of news that I wish weren't true, and I feel that it's important enough to share with all to enjoy this group and cherish Idaho birding. Harry Krueger, who is well known to most of this group, passed away from a heart attack in bed on this last Saturday, June 8, 2013. His family is planning to bury him in Cloverdale Cemetery in Boise, and is most likely going to have the memorial service after Fathers Day, but plans are still in the works. Harry certainly has been a prominent birder and an excellent source of birding and life knowledge for many. He taught us, encouraged us, challenged us to strive for excellence as birders and as human beings. And for those of you who knew him well, Harry the self-proclaimed President of the Idaho Curmudgeons Society (as he facetiously called himself, tongue-in-cheek), will be sorely missed by family, friends, and the entire birding family community. On a very personal note, I will miss my friend. He often told me the story of his first bird i.d. as a young high school man in Southern California, the Acorn Woodpecker. That was the beginning of his wonderful birding life, and made it possible for us to eventually become friends. As I bird the San Francisco Bay Area hills where I now live, and observe these birds and their antics, I will remember my friend. Louie Quintana quintana.louie AT gmail.com Those That Hear Not The Music Think The Dancers Mad Including el camino de mil millas comienza por el primer paso. ------------------------------------ To Post a message, send it to: ible AT yahoogroups.com To Unsubscribe, send a blank message to: ible-unsubscribe AT yahoogroups.com To view archived messages go to: http://www.yahoogroups.com/group/ible To view the IBLE Photos archive go to: http://photos.groups.yahoo.com/group/ible/lst Subject: Re: young hooded oriole in Twin Falls From: "Scott Tuthill" <satuthill AT cableone.net> Date: Thu, 13 Jun 2013 14:02:25 -0000 Just sent a separate note to Monty suggesting this might be a first year male Bullock's Oriole. I had a bird just like this at my feeder here in Boise for several weeks. For instance see the description in Sibley. Not all field guys mention a first year plumage. Scott --- In ible AT yahoogroups.com, "monty.thomson" wrote: > > am visiting a friend in Twin and watching the birds coming to the feeders right outside the window. there is a small feeder attached to the window by a suction cup hook. while watching, a slender bird that was mostly yellow with a black throat patch landed on the hook. we both watched it for the 15-20 seconds that it remained perched. i was sure that i had not seen this bird before. i checked my guides and showed my friend the picture to confirm we both saw the same thing. she agreed that the picture i was showing her was the bird we saw. this is a lifer for us both. > > monty thomson > currently on monroe st. > twin falls > ------------------------------------ To Post a message, send it to: ible AT yahoogroups.com To Unsubscribe, send a blank message to: ible-unsubscribe AT yahoogroups.com To view archived messages go to: http://www.yahoogroups.com/group/ible To view the IBLE Photos archive go to: http://photos.groups.yahoo.com/group/ible/lst Subject: Re: alpha codes From: Robert Mortensen <birdingisfun AT gmail.com> Date: Thu, 13 Jun 2013 07:50:03 -0600 Bird Codes is the one developed by the Weber brothers behind the Nemesis Bird blog. It has been free at different times, but is usually only $0.99. This is for iOS only, so Android and other mobile app platforms will have to wait. On Thu, Jun 13, 2013 at 7:46 AM, Denise Hughes wrote: > ** > > > Nemesis bird has a great iPhone app for bird codes. When I downloaded it > the app was free. Not sure if it still is. > > Denise Hughes > Sent from my iPhone > > On Jun 13, 2013, at 7:32 AM, Robert Mortensen > wrote: > > Larry and IBLE'ers, > > I've become a big fan of the alpha codes, mostly due to using the BirdLog > app to submit eBird checklists. Learning and using those codes makes data > entry super fast. Learning them is not too difficult as they usually are > the first two letters of the two parts of the name of the bird, but some do > get kind of tricky as often more than one bird could have the same code > using the rule. Some codes don't follow that basic rule, for example CANG > for Canada Goose. > > As a courtesy to fellow birders in any communication medium, I recommend > that when one first mentions a bird, that we use the complete name first > and if you choose to use the four letter code, please do so in parentheses > after the name. From there you can use that alpha code as an abbreviation, > but at least everyone will already know what in the heck you're talking > about without having to look it up. > > Here's an example of how one might use bird codes in a IBLE or Facebook > post: > > *The other day I was able to get some nice digiscoped photos of a Gray > Catbird (GRCA), see the attached photo. The GRCA was singing atop an old > stump in Spring Valley Creek. Avimor is a great place to see GRCA's right > from the paved trail running parallel to Hwy 55, along the trail south of > the entrance to Avimor.* > > The use of alpha codes should be viewed as abbreviations and should not be > viewed as a secret code used only by elite birders. > > Speaking of looking it up...I use the Bird Codes app on my Apple devices. > Super slick! It was developed by a fellow bird blogger and his brother out > of Pennsylvania. > > Once you learn them you can have all kinds of fun referring to birds by > their four-letter codes while birding in the field with friends, for > example: "*There went a few MODO's *(pronounced *MOW-does*)* and a big > flock of CANG's *(pronounced *CAN-gees*)." > > The point is, using four letter codes is fine. Just don't be a DICK > (dickcissel) or an ASSP (Ashy Storm-Petrel) about it. > > > Happy Birding all! > > - Robert > > > On Thu, Jun 13, 2013 at 7:07 AM, Larry Arnold wrote: > >> ** >> >> >> Birders, **** >> >> ** ** >> >> I know the use of these things (aka banders’ codes) is prohibited on most >> listservs, like four-letter cuss words that are best not said in public. >> Hey Tom, are profanity laws actually enforced in Idaho? ;-)**** >> >> ** ** >> >> But for those of us who have done paid survey work, we learn them because >> we **have** to use them in the field. I also know that some of us have >> been slightly irritated when these codes randomly appear in posts on IBLE >> or wherever, but you can fight back (harhar) by looking them up. There are >> many places on the internet that list them, but my default source has been >> this one:**** >> >> ** ** >> >> http://www.birdpop.org/alphacodes.htm**** >> >> ** ** >> >> Once I got over my initial horror at seeing them, I’ve thought of these >> codes as another bit of information to learn about birds right along with >> phylogenetic ordering and groupings, structure, field marks, vocalizations, >> range, occurrence, habitat associations, yada yada yada..**** >> >> ** ** >> >> FWIW (ook, another four-letter word!), Larry Arnold, Boise**** >> >> ** ** >> >> ** ** >> >> For what it’s worth**** >> >> ** ** >> >> ** ** >> >> > > Subject: Re: alpha codes From: Denise Hughes <deniseh449 AT gmail.com> Date: Thu, 13 Jun 2013 07:46:27 -0600 Nemesis bird has a great iPhone app for bird codes. When I downloaded it the app was free. Not sure if it still is. Denise Hughes Sent from my iPhone On Jun 13, 2013, at 7:32 AM, Robert Mortensen wrote: > [Attachment(s) from Robert Mortensen included below] > > Larry and IBLE'ers, > > I've become a big fan of the alpha codes, mostly due to using the BirdLog app to submit eBird checklists. Learning and using those codes makes data entry super fast. Learning them is not too difficult as they usually are the first two letters of the two parts of the name of the bird, but some do get kind of tricky as often more than one bird could have the same code using the rule. Some codes don't follow that basic rule, for example CANG for Canada Goose. > > As a courtesy to fellow birders in any communication medium, I recommend that when one first mentions a bird, that we use the complete name first and if you choose to use the four letter code, please do so in parentheses after the name. From there you can use that alpha code as an abbreviation, but at least everyone will already know what in the heck you're talking about without having to look it up. > > Here's an example of how one might use bird codes in a IBLE or Facebook post: > > The other day I was able to get some nice digiscoped photos of a Gray Catbird (GRCA), see the attached photo. The GRCA was singing atop an old stump in Spring Valley Creek. Avimor is a great place to see GRCA's right from the paved trail running parallel to Hwy 55, along the trail south of the entrance to Avimor. > > The use of alpha codes should be viewed as abbreviations and should not be viewed as a secret code used only by elite birders. > > Speaking of looking it up...I use the Bird Codes app on my Apple devices. Super slick! It was developed by a fellow bird blogger and his brother out of Pennsylvania. > > Once you learn them you can have all kinds of fun referring to birds by their four-letter codes while birding in the field with friends, for example: "There went a few MODO's (pronounced MOW-does) and a big flock of CANG's (pronounced CAN-gees)." > > The point is, using four letter codes is fine. Just don't be a DICK (dickcissel) or an ASSP (Ashy Storm-Petrel) about it. > > > Happy Birding all! > > - Robert > > > On Thu, Jun 13, 2013 at 7:07 AM, Larry Arnold wrote: >> >> Birders, >> >> >> >> I know the use of these things (aka banders’ codes) is prohibited on most listservs, like four-letter cuss words that are best not said in public. Hey Tom, are profanity laws actually enforced in Idaho? ;-) >> >> >> >> But for those of us who have done paid survey work, we learn them because we *have* to use them in the field. I also know that some of us have been slightly irritated when these codes randomly appear in posts on IBLE or wherever, but you can fight back (harhar) by looking them up. There are many places on the internet that list them, but my default source has been this one: >> >> >> >> http://www.birdpop.org/alphacodes.htm >> >> >> >> Once I got over my initial horror at seeing them, I’ve thought of these codes as another bit of information to learn about birds right along with phylogenetic ordering and groupings, structure, field marks, vocalizations, range, occurrence, habitat associations, yada yada yada.. >> >> >> >> FWIW (ook, another four-letter word!), Larry Arnold, Boise >> >> >> >> >> >> For what it’s worth >> > > > Attachment(s) from Robert Mortensen > > 1 of 1 Photo(s) > > > IMG_5189.JPG > > Subject: Re: alpha codes [1 Attachment] From: Robert Mortensen <birdingisfun AT gmail.com> Date: Thu, 13 Jun 2013 07:32:58 -0600 Larry and IBLE'ers, I've become a big fan of the alpha codes, mostly due to using the BirdLog app to submit eBird checklists. Learning and using those codes makes data entry super fast. Learning them is not too difficult as they usually are the first two letters of the two parts of the name of the bird, but some do get kind of tricky as often more than one bird could have the same code using the rule. Some codes don't follow that basic rule, for example CANG for Canada Goose. As a courtesy to fellow birders in any communication medium, I recommend that when one first mentions a bird, that we use the complete name first and if you choose to use the four letter code, please do so in parentheses after the name. From there you can use that alpha code as an abbreviation, but at least everyone will already know what in the heck you're talking about without having to look it up. Here's an example of how one might use bird codes in a IBLE or Facebook post: *The other day I was able to get some nice digiscoped photos of a Gray Catbird (GRCA), see the attached photo. The GRCA was singing atop an old stump in Spring Valley Creek. Avimor is a great place to see GRCA's right from the paved trail running parallel to Hwy 55, along the trail south of the entrance to Avimor.* The use of alpha codes should be viewed as abbreviations and should not be viewed as a secret code used only by elite birders. Speaking of looking it up...I use the Bird Codes app on my Apple devices. Super slick! It was developed by a fellow bird blogger and his brother out of Pennsylvania. Once you learn them you can have all kinds of fun referring to birds by their four-letter codes while birding in the field with friends, for example: "*There went a few MODO's *(pronounced *MOW-does*)* and a big flock of CANG's *(pronounced *CAN-gees*)." The point is, using four letter codes is fine. Just don't be a DICK (dickcissel) or an ASSP (Ashy Storm-Petrel) about it. Happy Birding all! - Robert On Thu, Jun 13, 2013 at 7:07 AM, Larry Arnold wrote: > ** > > > Birders, **** > > ** ** > > I know the use of these things (aka banders’ codes) is prohibited on most > listservs, like four-letter cuss words that are best not said in public. > Hey Tom, are profanity laws actually enforced in Idaho? ;-)**** > > ** ** > > But for those of us who have done paid survey work, we learn them because > we **have** to use them in the field. I also know that some of us have > been slightly irritated when these codes randomly appear in posts on IBLE > or wherever, but you can fight back (harhar) by looking them up. There are > many places on the internet that list them, but my default source has been > this one:**** > > ** ** > > http://www.birdpop.org/alphacodes.htm**** > > ** ** > > Once I got over my initial horror at seeing them, I’ve thought of these > codes as another bit of information to learn about birds right along with > phylogenetic ordering and groupings, structure, field marks, vocalizations, > range, occurrence, habitat associations, yada yada yada..**** > > ** ** > > FWIW (ook, another four-letter word!), Larry Arnold, Boise**** > > ** ** > > ** ** > > For what it’s worth**** > > ** ** > > ** ** > > > Subject: alpha codes From: "Larry Arnold" <larnold47 AT cableone.net> Date: Thu, 13 Jun 2013 07:07:01 -0600 Birders, I know the use of these things (aka banders' codes) is prohibited on most listservs, like four-letter cuss words that are best not said in public. Hey Tom, are profanity laws actually enforced in Idaho? ;-) But for those of us who have done paid survey work, we learn them because we *have* to use them in the field. I also know that some of us have been slightly irritated when these codes randomly appear in posts on IBLE or wherever, but you can fight back (harhar) by looking them up. There are many places on the internet that list them, but my default source has been this one: http://www.birdpop.org/alphacodes.htm Once I got over my initial horror at seeing them, I've thought of these codes as another bit of information to learn about birds right along with phylogenetic ordering and groupings, structure, field marks, vocalizations, range, occurrence, habitat associations, yada yada yada.. FWIW (ook, another four-letter word!), Larry Arnold, Boise For what it's worth Subject: Re: young hooded oriole in Twin Falls From: Darren Clark <darrenclarkbird AT gmail.com> Date: Wed, 12 Jun 2013 12:02:20 -0600 If this bird sticks around would it be possible to come and see it? I think there is only one other record for Idaho. Pictures would be nice to eliminate Scott's Oriole. Darren Clark On Jun 12, 2013, at 11:09 AM, monty.thomson wrote: > am visiting a friend in Twin and watching the birds coming to the feeders right outside the window. there is a small feeder attached to the window by a suction cup hook. while watching, a slender bird that was mostly yellow with a black throat patch landed on the hook. we both watched it for the 15-20 seconds that it remained perched. i was sure that i had not seen this bird before. i checked my guides and showed my friend the picture to confirm we both saw the same thing. she agreed that the picture i was showing her was the bird we saw. this is a lifer for us both. > > monty thomson > currently on monroe st. > twin falls > > Subject: Re: young hooded oriole in Twin Falls From: Darren Clark <darrenclarkbird AT gmail.com> Date: Wed, 12 Jun 2013 11:52:22 -0600 If this bird sticks around would it be possible to come and see it? I think there is only one other record for Idaho. Pictures would be nice to eliminate Scott's Oriole. Darren Clark Sent from my iPhone On Jun 12, 2013, at 11:09 AM, "monty.thomson" wrote: > am visiting a friend in Twin and watching the birds coming to the feeders right outside the window. there is a small feeder attached to the window by a suction cup hook. while watching, a slender bird that was mostly yellow with a black throat patch landed on the hook. we both watched it for the 15-20 seconds that it remained perched. i was sure that i had not seen this bird before. i checked my guides and showed my friend the picture to confirm we both saw the same thing. she agreed that the picture i was showing her was the bird we saw. this is a lifer for us both. > > monty thomson > currently on monroe st. > twin falls > > Subject: young hooded oriole in Twin Falls From: "monty.thomson" <monty.thomson AT yahoo.com> Date: Wed, 12 Jun 2013 17:09:48 -0000 am visiting a friend in Twin and watching the birds coming to the feeders right outside the window. there is a small feeder attached to the window by a suction cup hook. while watching, a slender bird that was mostly yellow with a black throat patch landed on the hook. we both watched it for the 15-20 seconds that it remained perched. i was sure that i had not seen this bird before. i checked my guides and showed my friend the picture to confirm we both saw the same thing. she agreed that the picture i was showing her was the bird we saw. this is a lifer for us both. monty thomson currently on monroe st. twin falls ------------------------------------ To Post a message, send it to: ible AT yahoogroups.com To Unsubscribe, send a blank message to: ible-unsubscribe AT yahoogroups.com To view archived messages go to: http://www.yahoogroups.com/group/ible To view the IBLE Photos archive go to: http://photos.groups.yahoo.com/group/ible/lst Subject: Veery [1 Attachment] From: Bob Kiernan <idahobirdman1 AT gmail.com> Date: Tue, 11 Jun 2013 17:24:10 -0700 I went Idaho city area Sunday p.m. checked grimes crk. No luck with veery onto look for whwp found nest on post took about. 30 min.to get photos stayed over night at camp ground a.m.back to look for veery took awhile to find right location. Met Ryan Anderson we saw a mix of birds a veery birdie spot Ryan found a near rv.For better photo op. I lucked out thanks Ryan. Bob Kiernan Subject: Killdeer [1 Attachment] From: Jo Rita Knopf <jollyjemsid AT gmail.com> Date: Tue, 11 Jun 2013 16:36:39 -0600 This afternoon I had the privilege of seeing the killdeer chicks hanging around the nest. 4 eggs = 4 chicks. WhooHoo!!! Don't know how old they are but from the time I first saw the eggs to today is 26 days. They are sooo cute! Jo (Taylor area) -- Jo Rita Knopf 208.521.4367 Idaho Falls, ID crittercircustherapy.com Subject: Fwd: IBLE Favor [2 Attachments] From: Stephany Erwin <stephanyerwin AT gmail.com> Date: Tue, 11 Jun 2013 09:00:15 -0600 ---------- Forwarded message ---------- To: Stephany Erwin ** Had dinner last night with a friend who showed me the attached pictures she took in her back yard about the first of June 2013. She only saw it once, in the evening. She lives off Locust Grove between Ustick and McMillan in a subdivision but there are undeveloped pastures in the area. She thought it was a specific kind of bird. I guessed it was leucistic- maybe a Cow Bird or Brewers Blackbird. Looking at photos on the internet, it seems that leucistic birds come in total white or pied. This seems to have a distinctive line between its head and body. In any case, does anyone have any opinions I can share with my friend? Ann Swanson 921-8266 akswanson AT cableone.net Subject: White head w.p. [1 Attachment] From: Bob Kiernan <idahobirdman1 AT gmail.com> Date: Mon, 10 Jun 2013 20:45:12 -0700 Thanks to those who located this bird l found this Sunday eve about 7:p m. It almost looks like they have no eye very ghoulish Bob Kiernan Subject: Avimore bird walk June 8 From: Art Robertson <artrob999 AT cableone.net> Date: Mon, 10 Jun 2013 18:50:53 -0600 you can find some pictures I took last weekend at Avimore with Robert Mortenson at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ible/photos/album/1935571254/pic/list some of them I could not identify - they have names like Bird (4 pics same bird) or Bird 2 etc help is appreciated great trip thanks Robert Art Robertson Boise ------------------------------------ To Post a message, send it to: ible AT yahoogroups.com To Unsubscribe, send a blank message to: ible-unsubscribe AT yahoogroups.com To view archived messages go to: http://www.yahoogroups.com/group/ible To view the IBLE Photos archive go to: http://photos.groups.yahoo.com/group/ible/lst Subject: Photo [1 Attachment] From: Bob Kiernan <idahobirdman1 AT gmail.com> Date: Mon, 10 Jun 2013 15:47:05 -0700 This was taken where the veery was being seen up grimes crk.at about 9:30 this a.m.is it the veery let me know Bob Kiernan 3183085 Subject: Re: Highland Valley Road to Lucky Peak (Ada) From: Jay Carlisle <carlislejay AT yahoo.com> Date: Mon, 10 Jun 2013 12:58:34 -0700 (PDT) Hi Larry FWIW, we do have the occasional Swainson's Thrush up at Lucky Peak during the breeding season (heard singing and/or captured during our breeding season banding) but it's not every summer.  We do catch small #s (10-50/season) during fall migration ... As you guessed, Willow Flycatcher is a bird I've never detected up there during the breeding season but I suppose it could have been a late migrant?  Or a bird that thought it looked close enough to their habitat?  Willows are also rare up there in fall - we average 1 or 2 per season. Jay Idaho Bird Observatory ________________________________ From: Larry Arnold To: IBLE Sent: Sunday, June 9, 2013 7:41 PM Subject: [IBLE] Highland Valley Road to Lucky Peak (Ada)   What a beautiful morning on the mountain!  It was extremely birdy from bottom to top and back again (off of State Hwy 21)... sunny, calm, 55F-80F, and other than birds about all I heard up there were hooved locusts (John Muir’s lingo for SHEEP everywhere he went in the High Sierras).   I made a serious mistake of wandering off the trails and into some dense shrubbery, had to thrash around in it much longer than imaginable (I have the battle scars to prove I did that), so I figured I owed it to myself to enter my actual counts into eBird, and, even though I down-sized several of my numbers, I still paid the eBird price, i.e., had to verify 16 of my entries...  gaaaa!  Per my experience only two species seemed out of habitat:  Willow flycatcher and Swainson’s thrush (appeared too dry for them).   Honestly, Lew, I’m not trying to make your eBird job more difficult, eh?   ;-)   Larry Arnold, Boise     Subject: Highland Valley Road to Lucky Peak (Ada) From: "Larry Arnold" <larnold47 AT cableone.net> Date: Sun, 9 Jun 2013 19:41:45 -0600 What a beautiful morning on the mountain! It was extremely birdy from bottom to top and back again (off of State Hwy 21)... sunny, calm, 55F-80F, and other than birds about all I heard up there were hooved locusts (John Muir's lingo for SHEEP everywhere he went in the High Sierras). I made a serious mistake of wandering off the trails and into some dense shrubbery, had to thrash around in it much longer than imaginable (I have the battle scars to prove I did that), so I figured I owed it to myself to enter my actual counts into eBird, and, even though I down-sized several of my numbers, I still paid the eBird price, i.e., had to verify 16 of my entries... gaaaa! Per my experience only two species seemed out of habitat: Willow flycatcher and Swainson's thrush (appeared too dry for them). Honestly, Lew, I'm not trying to make your eBird job more difficult, eh? ;-) Larry Arnold, Boise Subject: Veery and Red-eyed Vireo From: Tad Blank <tadblank AT yahoo.com> Date: Sun, 9 Jun 2013 16:01:22 -0700 (PDT) I want to add my thanks to R.L. for pointing out the Veery hotspot - when I was there at 6:30 pm last night, it was Veery central with at least 4 different birds singing. Pretty amazing for a species that has been hard to locate in this area. Also thanks to Dave Lawrence for alerting to the Red-eyed Vireos at the Porter Creek Rd., two were singing like crazy at 9:00 am this morning. I have never seen that bird in the U.S.A., so thanks again. Tad Blank Boise Subject: Yesterday and todays Birds of Note From: Terry Gray <clgtlg AT moscow.com> Date: Sun, 9 Jun 2013 08:42:15 -0700 Hi Birders, Yesterday I birded Phillips Farm County Park mid morning. Birds of note: Red-eyed Vireo - in Aspin Stand Cordilleran Flycatcher - 1 also in the Aspin Stand Note; No Least Flycatcher calling yesterday UI Arboretum this a.m. Red-eyed Vireo - one calling for about 15 minutes just west of the upper pond South Fork of the Palouse River just south of the UI Arboretum and Botanical Garden At least 2 Common Yellowthroat and many Red-winged Blackbirds Good Birding! Terry Gray 890 Stefany Ln Moscow ID 83843 (208)301-4316 http://www.flickr.com/photos/terryandchristine/ _______________________________________________ Inland-nw-birders mailing list Inland-nw-birders AT uidaho.edu https://lists.uidaho.edu/mailman/listinfo/inland-nw-birders Subject: Yesterday and todays Birds of Note From: "Terry Gray" <clgtlg AT moscow.com> Date: Sun, 9 Jun 2013 08:42:15 -0700 Hi Birders, Yesterday I birded Phillips Farm County Park mid morning. Birds of note: Red-eyed Vireo - in Aspin Stand Cordilleran Flycatcher - 1 also in the Aspin Stand Note; No Least Flycatcher calling yesterday UI Arboretum this a.m. Red-eyed Vireo - one calling for about 15 minutes just west of the upper pond South Fork of the Palouse River just south of the UI Arboretum and Botanical Garden At least 2 Common Yellowthroat and many Red-winged Blackbirds Good Birding! Terry Gray 890 Stefany Ln Moscow ID 83843 (208)301-4316 http://www.flickr.com/photos/terryandchristine/ ------------------------------------ To Post a message, send it to: ible AT yahoogroups.com To Unsubscribe, send a blank message to: ible-unsubscribe AT yahoogroups.com To view archived messages go to: http://www.yahoogroups.com/group/ible To view the IBLE Photos archive go to: http://photos.groups.yahoo.com/group/ible/lst Subject: Avimor Bird Walk Report From: Robert Mortensen <birdingisfun AT gmail.com> Date: Sat, 8 Jun 2013 13:38:42 -0600 Another fun bird walk with the birds putting on a good show. Had a couple early birders at 6:00am and the rest of the group of 23 people at 8:00am. For part of the trail we had to yield to dozens of mountain bikers during their Knobby Tires bike race. We had a few first-time birders and a few new-to-birding birders which was great and several life birds were enjoyed. I tallied 46 bird species. If you were there and saw more, please let me know. I'm sure pictures will be shared as several folks were there with cameras. 3 Mallard 6 California Quail 1 Ring-necked Pheasant (heard only by early birder group) 2 Swainson's Hawk (nesting on large cottonwood just south of entrance to Avimor) 6 Red-tailed Hawk (three babies at the nest at the newly created riparian area) 3 American Kestrel 1 *Peregrine Falcon* (seen by the early birder group) 12 Killdeer 3 Spotted Sandpiper 10 Mourning Dove 1 Great Horned Owl (brancher owlet at nest site along Twisted Spring Trail) 5 Black-chinned Hummingbird (one male was doing the parabola flight display) 1 Downy Woodpecker 10 Western Wood-Pewee 2 Dusky Flycatcher -- Confirmed by sight and sound. Easy to contrast with nearby Western Wood Pewees 1 Say's Phoebe 2 Western Kingbird (found two nests at Avimor) 1 *Eastern Kingbird* (seen by early birder group) 2 Warbling Vireo 2 Black-billed Magpie 1 Common Raven 4 Northern Rough-winged Swallow 20 Bank Swallow 5 Barn Swallow 4 Black-capped Chickadee 2 *Bewick's Wren* (Seen and heard at two different locations. One was at typical spot by early birder group.) 1 House Wren 2 *Blue-gray Gnatcatcher* (Seen and heard by a dozen or so people by both early and late birder groups. They are being seen at the same location each time and have been seen for three consecutive weeks now. Nesting there?!) Same spot for last month. 7 American Robin *6 Gray Catbird* -- Avimor is a great place for these! We has some awesome views of them perched up and singing! 4 European Starling 50 Cedar Waxwing - loads of them grazing on currant berries. 30 Yellow Warbler - found two separate nests! 5 Yellow-breasted Chat 1 Chipping Sparrow -- Seen and heard by early bird group. 1 Lark Sparrow - seen by early bird group. 3 Song Sparrow 2 Western Tanager - seen by early bird group 10 Black-headed Grosbeak 6 Lazuli Bunting 15 Red-winged Blackbird 4 Western Meadowlark 25 Brown-headed Cowbird -- More this year than I've ever seen before 12 Bullock's Oriole 6 House Finch 50 American Goldfinch Next Avimor Bird Walk will be Saturday, July 13th at 8am. Would love to have you join us! Happy Birding! - Robert Subject: Recently in Ada and Boise Counties From: "Larry Arnold" <larnold47 AT cableone.net> Date: Sat, 8 Jun 2013 09:56:23 -0600 Birders, Thanks to all of you who post on IBLE and/or use eBird, I recently enjoyed Veery on Grimes Creek and Red-eyed vireo on Porter Creek (both in Boise County) Since I'm so fascinated by the high density of Willow flycatchers I've been encountering along the Boise River Greenbelt in Garden City (as many as 16 singing birds along a three-mile stretch westward from SW 6.2), I did a little research and found that females also sing on territory (Ehrlich, Birder's Handbook, 1988), and that very high densities of this species are possible: 50-136 per linear km and as many as 111 territories per km2 (Sedgwick, BNA species account, 2000) Also on my bike rides, I've been enjoying a family of Western screech-owls (five juvies and one adult observed together at one time), watched one of the adults bathe in a puddle, and love the juvies' begging calls. =) It was VERY buggy on the greenbelt this morning... 'tis interesting to witness the food chain *growing* from the ground upward to all of these insectivores around here, eh? Always learning, constantly amazed, easily amused, Larry Arnold, Boise ID BNA citation: Sedgwick, James A. 2000. Willow Flycatcher (Empidonax traillii), The Birds of North America Online (A. Poole, Ed.). Ithaca: Cornell Lab of Ornithology, http://bna.birds.cornell.edu/bna/species/533 Subject: Owyhee Co. Owyhee Bluebird Trail with Al Larson From: "Cheryl Huizinga" <bchuizinga AT cableone.net> Date: Sat, 8 Jun 2013 06:34:55 -0600 Hi Birders, Yesterday I had the pleasure of taking Al Larson on the Owyhee Bluebird Trail out of Oreana up Bachman Grade Rd. in Owyhee Co. It was a long, hot day, but very satisfying - banding 130 nestlings along the 131 box trail. We saw 38 species of birds - the most uncommon being an Ash-throated Flycatcher near Box # 8. We both had good looks at this Myiarchus flycatcher. If you get a chance to go out with Al, do it!! He will keep you going with the history, geology, wildflowers and etc. of the area. Happy Birding! Cheryl Huizinga bchuizinga AT cableone.net Subject: WHWO and Veery From: Denise Hughes <deniseh449 AT gmail.com> Date: Fri, 7 Jun 2013 15:01:49 -0600 A very big thank you to R.L. for the directions to the Veery on Grimes Creek Road. I watched and listened to 2 birds off and on for about 20 minutes. A life bird!! I think Tim Davis first found the White-headed Woodpecker on Shaw Gulch Road. Thank you also! The male was active this morning about 8 a.m. When I was on Shaw Gulch Road, a resident approached me and asked me if I was scoping out a resident. I told her that I was watching birds and was not paying attention to any of the houses along the road. She told me that a couple of the houses had been burglarized and someone had damaged the bridge to her property. I explained about the woodpeckers and told her that others might be out looking for them. She told me that she planned to question anyone sitting along the road. So if you go look for the WHWO make sure you don't look too close at any house. -- Denise Hughes Caldwell, Idaho Subject: White-headed Woodpecker(s) and Swainson's Thrushes near Idaho City From: Stoddard Davenport <s_g_davenport AT hotmail.com> Date: Thu, 6 Jun 2013 23:14:33 -0600 Hi IBLErs, Ellen and I went up to Idaho City this evening hoping to get better pictures of the White-headed Woodpeckers that live in the area. First stop was the nesting location Tim Davis reported a few days ago in the back of a speed limit sign on Shaw Gulch Road. It only took a minute or two to see a male poke its head out of the nest cavity, and after watching him fly to a nearby tree to forage we heard a second WHWO give a rattle call and then start drumming on the opposite side of the road. We also may have heard a third WHWO further in the distance. We headed up to the Granite Creek parking area hoping to re-find the Red-eyed Vireo that Jason Talbot had reported, but didn't have any luck on that. Plenty of other fun birds, including Western Wood Pewees, Hammond's Flycatchers, Calliope and Rufous Hummingbirds, Common Yellowthroat, and several Gray Catbirds. Heading down the road I was surprised to spot another White-headed Woodpecker pecking at an insect bore at about eye level on a tree right on Highway 21 at a private drive (Gardner Lane). We pulled over to get a closer look and while there saw and heard several Swainson's Thrushes. Their beautiful call sure gives a magical feeling to the woods! As we headed the rest of the way home we pulled over at Grimes Creek to check out what appeared in passing to be an awfully swift-like bird feeding on the wing high in the air with a flock of swallows. After getting better looks it was clear we were looking at a White-throated Swift. Looking at eBird after getting home it appears that Larry Arnold also saw a White-throated Swift a little further up Grimes Creek around 8am today. Not bad for a couple of spare hours after work! Stoddard and Ellen DavenportBoise Subject: New eBird Hot Spots Created in May From: "Ulrey" <lulrey AT cableone.net> Date: Thu, 6 Jun 2013 18:09:00 -0600 Hello everyone, Many new eBird Hot Spots got suggested and set up in May. Hot Spots are taking on new importance with so many of us entering out sightings on Bird Log. I think they are especially helpful for someone birding away from home. They provide a ready-made site that is properly plotted, properly named and all set to use. Here are the new Hot Spots: Ada County Five Mile Gulch Trail Boise River Greenbelt at Mile NE 4.15 Benewah County Heyburn SP-Plummer Marsh Canyon County Landruff Lane Clearwater County Elk Creek Reservoir Deyo Reservoir Custer County Pennal Gulch Elmore County Reynolds Pond Gooding County Earl M. Hardy Box Canyon Springs Nature Preserve Jefferson County Jim Moore Pond Market Lake WMA-East Spring Marsh Madison County Sutton Cemetery Teton Dam Historical Site Lew Ulrey Boise lulrey AT cableone.net Subject: Phillips Farm County Park - norht of Mowcow Birds this am. From: Terry Gray <clgtlg AT moscow.com> Date: Thu, 6 Jun 2013 15:14:10 -0700 Hi Birders, Mid morning walk at Phillips Farm had many birds this morning Phillip's Farm Park, Latah, US-ID Jun 6, 2013 10:05 AM - 11:30 AM 44 species Canada Goose 2 Red-tailed Hawk 1 Eurasian Collared-Dove 2 Mourning Dove 1 Black-chinned Hummingbird 2 Calliope Hummingbird 1 Northern Flicker 1 Western Wood-Pewee 3 Least Flycatcher 1 One bird continually calling the dry chebik - chebik call. This species have been heard and observed at the north location in the Aspen Stand for the past 3 to four years. Hammond's Flycatcher 2 Dusky Flycatcher 2 Cordilleran Flycatcher 1 Eastern Kingbird 1 Warbling Vireo 2 Red-eyed Vireo 1 possible migrant. Will have to see if they may possibly nest at this location this year. Common Raven 1 Tree Swallow 3 Violet-green Swallow 1 Black-capped Chickadee 2 Pygmy Nuthatch 3 House Wren 3 Pacific Wren 1 Ruby-crowned Kinglet 1 Swainson's Thrush 1 American Robin 2 Gray Catbird 3 European Starling 2 Cedar Waxwing 3 Orange-crowned Warbler 2 MacGillivray's Warbler 1 Yellow Warbler 2 Wilson's Warbler 2 Spotted Towhee 3 Chipping Sparrow 2 Savannah Sparrow 1 Song Sparrow 2 Western Tanager 2 Black-headed Grosbeak 3 Lazuli Bunting 1 Red-winged Blackbird 3 Brown-headed Cowbird 2 Bullock's Oriole 2 House Finch 3 American Goldfinch 2 Good Birding! Terry Gray 890 Stefany Ln Moscow ID 83843 (208)301-4316 http://www.flickr.com/photos/terryandchristine/ _______________________________________________ Inland-nw-birders mailing list Inland-nw-birders AT uidaho.edu https://lists.uidaho.edu/mailman/listinfo/inland-nw-birders Subject: Phillips Farm County Park - norht of Mowcow Birds this am. From: "Terry Gray" <clgtlg AT moscow.com> Date: Thu, 6 Jun 2013 15:14:10 -0700 Hi Birders, Mid morning walk at Phillips Farm had many birds this morning Phillip's Farm Park, Latah, US-ID Jun 6, 2013 10:05 AM - 11:30 AM 44 species Canada Goose 2 Red-tailed Hawk 1 Eurasian Collared-Dove 2 Mourning Dove 1 Black-chinned Hummingbird 2 Calliope Hummingbird 1 Northern Flicker 1 Western Wood-Pewee 3 Least Flycatcher 1 One bird continually calling the dry chebik - chebik call. This species have been heard and observed at the north location in the Aspen Stand for the past 3 to four years. Hammond's Flycatcher 2 Dusky Flycatcher 2 Cordilleran Flycatcher 1 Eastern Kingbird 1 Warbling Vireo 2 Red-eyed Vireo 1 possible migrant. Will have to see if they may possibly nest at this location this year. Common Raven 1 Tree Swallow 3 Violet-green Swallow 1 Black-capped Chickadee 2 Pygmy Nuthatch 3 House Wren 3 Pacific Wren 1 Ruby-crowned Kinglet 1 Swainson's Thrush 1 American Robin 2 Gray Catbird 3 European Starling 2 Cedar Waxwing 3 Orange-crowned Warbler 2 MacGillivray's Warbler 1 Yellow Warbler 2 Wilson's Warbler 2 Spotted Towhee 3 Chipping Sparrow 2 Savannah Sparrow 1 Song Sparrow 2 Western Tanager 2 Black-headed Grosbeak 3 Lazuli Bunting 1 Red-winged Blackbird 3 Brown-headed Cowbird 2 Bullock's Oriole 2 House Finch 3 American Goldfinch 2 Good Birding! Terry Gray 890 Stefany Ln Moscow ID 83843 (208)301-4316 http://www.flickr.com/photos/terryandchristine/ ------------------------------------ To Post a message, send it to: ible AT yahoogroups.com To Unsubscribe, send a blank message to: ible-unsubscribe AT yahoogroups.com To view archived messages go to: http://www.yahoogroups.com/group/ible To view the IBLE Photos archive go to: http://photos.groups.yahoo.com/group/ible/lst Subject: Red-eyed Vireo in Boise County From: "David Lawrence" <lawde13 AT cableone.net> Date: Thu, 6 Jun 2013 09:49:17 -0600 The Red-eyed Vireo(s) have returned to their regular location along Porter Creek Road in Boise County. Observed and listened to one singing right out in the open although at a distance too far for photographs for a good 5 minutes yesterday morning. Dave Lawrence lawde13 AT cableone.net Nampa, ID 83651 http://www.flickr.com/photos/lawde13/ Subject: RE: Ponderosa SP (Valley Co.) Barred Owls [1 Attachment] From: "David Lawrence" <lawde13 AT cableone.net> Date: Thu, 6 Jun 2013 09:45:12 -0600 Here is a pic of one of the Ponderosa SP Barred Owls. I took it yesterday. Dave Lawrence lawde13 AT cableone.net Nampa, ID 83651 http://www.flickr.com/photos/lawde13/ _____ From: ible AT yahoogroups.com [mailto:ible AT yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Charles Swift Sent: Thursday, June 06, 2013 9:20 AM To: Ible AT Yahoogroups.Com Subject: [IBLE] Ponderosa SP (Valley Co.) Barred Owls Hi All - The Barred Owls are back nesting in the Ponderosa State Park campground loop. I was in the campground several weeks ago and was concerned that their nesting snag had been removed but apparently I was in the wrong area (there had been some other tree removal in the park before Memorial Day weekend). These birds seem fairly immune to disturbance considering the presence of campers in the campground and are fairly easy to observe. It's still probably best to leave them some room but this is a great opportunity for birders to observe this species (and of course there are many other excellent birding spots around the state park, McCall and Valley Co.). You can probably find these birds pretty easily just by wandering around the campground (especially near dusk) but I can provide more specific directions privately if necessary. Also note this is great opportunity to engage w/ campers about birds and birding - last summer I talked to a number of campers who had enjoyed watching and hearing the owls. thanks, Charles. Charles Swift Graduate Student in Environmental Science University of Idaho Moscow, Idaho 46$B!k(B43$B!l(B54$B!m(B N, 116$B!k(B59$B!l(B50$B!m(B W email: chaetura AT gmail.com Subject: Ponderosa SP (Valley Co.) Barred Owls From: Charles Swift <chaetura AT gmail.com> Date: Thu, 6 Jun 2013 08:19:30 -0700 Hi All - The Barred Owls are back nesting in the Ponderosa State Park campground loop. I was in the campground several weeks ago and was concerned that their nesting snag had been removed but apparently I was in the wrong area (there had been some other tree removal in the park before Memorial Day weekend). These birds seem fairly immune to disturbance considering the presence of campers in the campground and are fairly easy to observe. It's still probably best to leave them some room but this is a great opportunity for birders to observe this species (and of course there are many other excellent birding spots around the state park, McCall and Valley Co.). You can probably find these birds pretty easily just by wandering around the campground (especially near dusk) but I can provide more specific directions privately if necessary. Also note this is great opportunity to engage w/ campers about birds and birding - last summer I talked to a number of campers who had enjoyed watching and hearing the owls. thanks, Charles. Charles Swift Graduate Student in Environmental Science University of Idaho Moscow, Idaho 46°43′54″ N, 116°59′50″ W email: chaetura AT gmail.com Subject: Re: Boise Co. Veery From: Denise Hughes <deniseh449 AT gmail.com> Date: Wed, 5 Jun 2013 22:02:51 -0600 Thanks for your email, RL. I looked at the location of the Veery on Harry's ebird checklist and the map shows the sighting on State Street near Collister. Denise Hughes Sent from my iPhone On Jun 5, 2013, at 9:11 PM, Ronald Rowland wrote: > > > "ible", & Boise Co. Big Year List keeper, RL here. > Late this P.M. Harry Krueger, after he got off work, & I took a spin up to Idaho City for to find the White-headed Woodpecker for our mutual "Year Lists". We found it as previously advertised up Shaw Gulch Rd. While in the area Harry heard a MacGillivray's Warbler, Cassin's Finches & a Fox Sparrow singing. We saw none of them. I, of course, also heard none of them. All three my loss for my "Year List". > He had to get back home but I told him of a place up Grimes Ck. that we used to get Veery's regularly, and it was sorta on the way. > Well... after all this time they were still to be found there. We heard two (me too), saw one. > So... O.K. Where, you may well ask? They can be found up Grimes Ck. Rd., about 2.1 miles (I measured on the way out) from the Hwy 21 junction. They'll be on the left (south) in a large brushy riparian area slightly below the road. > He needed Dipper also & we saw that at the More's Ck. bridge by Dunnagan Ck. Rd., along with a pair of Spotted Sandpipers. Another pair of Spotties were seen below the Daggett Ck. bridge. > There was our afternoon. > Good Birding. RL (208) 336-9808 (H) Best > (208) 297-9953 (C) > off-line replies to >> rlrowland AT centurylink.net > > > > > Subject: Boise Co. Veery From: Ronald Rowland <rowlandrl AT aol.com> Date: Wed, 5 Jun 2013 23:11:17 -0400 (EDT) "ible", & Boise Co. Big Year List keeper, RL here. Late this P.M. Harry Krueger, after he got off work, & I took a spin up to Idaho City for to find the White-headed Woodpecker for our mutual "Year Lists". We found it as previously advertised up Shaw Gulch Rd. While in the area Harry heard a MacGillivray's Warbler, Cassin's Finches & a Fox Sparrow singing. We saw none of them. I, of course, also heard none of them. All three my loss for my "Year List". He had to get back home but I told him of a place up Grimes Ck. that we used to get Veery's regularly, and it was sorta on the way. Well... after all this time they were still to be found there. We heard two (me too), saw one. So... O.K. Where, you may well ask? They can be found up Grimes Ck. Rd., about 2.1 miles (I measured on the way out) from the Hwy 21 junction. They'll be on the left (south) in a large brushy riparian area slightly below the road. He needed Dipper also & we saw that at the More's Ck. bridge by Dunnagan Ck. Rd., along with a pair of Spotted Sandpipers. Another pair of Spotties were seen below the Daggett Ck. bridge. There was our afternoon. Good Birding. RL (208) 336-9808 (H) Best (208) 297-9953 (C) off-line replies to >> rlrowland AT centurylink.net Subject: Juniper Rest Idaho-Utah border From: Robert Mortensen <birdingisfun AT gmail.com> Date: Wed, 5 Jun 2013 17:57:40 -0600 Jason Talbot is on his way to Utah for his daughters soccer. He reports 5 Pinyon Jays, 3 Plumbeous Vireos and an Ash-throated Flycatcher from the Juniper rest area. Sent from my iPhone ------------------------------------ To Post a message, send it to: ible AT yahoogroups.com To Unsubscribe, send a blank message to: ible-unsubscribe AT yahoogroups.com To view archived messages go to: http://www.yahoogroups.com/group/ible To view the IBLE Photos archive go to: http://photos.groups.yahoo.com/group/ible/lst Subject: Avimor Bird Walk - Saturday, June 8th, 8am From: Robert Mortensen <birdingisfun AT gmail.com> Date: Wed, 5 Jun 2013 15:22:15 -0600 ** ** ** Subject: Payette county From: "Peggy Williams" <peggylw_1 AT q.com> Date: Wed, 5 Jun 2013 10:47:28 -0600 Additions to Payette County 83 Black-chinned hummingbird May 12 Fred Crase SE 4th Payette 84 Barn Swallow May 20 Fred Crase Sand Hollow Rd 85 Cliff Swallow May 20 Fred Crase SE 4th 86 Bullock's oriole May 21 Tim Teal Little Willow Rd 87 Gray partridge May 22 Tim Teal Little Willow Rd 88 Western grebe May 29 Bakers Near Payette river 89 Black-crowned night heron June 2 Bakers Near Payette river 90 Common nighthawk June 5 Tim Teal Little Willow Rd Subject: UI Arboretum - Cordilleran Flycatcher From: <steven.hofhine AT gmail.com> Date: Wed, 5 Jun 2013 09:14:42 -0700 Hey birders, I spent some time in the arboretum at the University of Idaho in Moscow this morning. The highlight of the morning was a singing CORDILLERAN FLYCATCHER in the east side near the adjacent houses. Also present were WARBLING VIREO along with the expected arboretum residents. Steve Hofhine Moscow, ID Sent from my iPod _______________________________________________ Inland-nw-birders mailing list Inland-nw-birders AT uidaho.edu https://lists.uidaho.edu/mailman/listinfo/inland-nw-birders Subject: UI Arboretum - Cordilleran Flycatcher From: steven.hofhine AT gmail.com Date: Wed, 5 Jun 2013 09:14:42 -0700 Hey birders, I spent some time in the arboretum at the University of Idaho in Moscow this morning. The highlight of the morning was a singing CORDILLERAN FLYCATCHER in the east side near the adjacent houses. Also present were WARBLING VIREO along with the expected arboretum residents. Steve Hofhine Moscow, ID Sent from my iPod ------------------------------------ To Post a message, send it to: ible AT yahoogroups.com To Unsubscribe, send a blank message to: ible-unsubscribe AT yahoogroups.com To view archived messages go to: http://www.yahoogroups.com/group/ible To view the IBLE Photos archive go to: http://photos.groups.yahoo.com/group/ible/lst Subject: Re: White - Headed woodpecker From: Jason Talbot <jason.talbot1 AT yahoo.com> Date: Tue, 4 Jun 2013 21:03:52 -0700 (PDT) I was able to see the White-headed Woodpecker today looking out of its hole as well as a nearby Hairy Woodpecker.   I also saw 2 Red-eyed Vireos at Granite Creek parking area a few miles past Idaho City. Seen in the Cottonwoods along the creek near the restrooms(Hwy21/Granite Creek) ________________________________ From: "timmodav AT yahoo.com" To: ible AT yahoogroups.com Sent: Monday, June 3, 2013 5:02 PM Subject: [IBLE] White - Headed woodpecker   White Headed Woodpeckers in Idaho city going to campa Ivey dale on SHAW Gulch rd Nesting in Speed sign, SPEED LIMIT 15 06/-2/2013 Subject: Probable Black-and-White Warbler at Camas From: Tad Blank <tadblank AT yahoo.com> Date: Tue, 4 Jun 2013 17:07:25 -0700 (PDT) I got a quick look at what I believe to be a Black-and-white Warbler at Camas Headquarters today. I don't believe it was a Black-throated Gray because of this bird's slim profile, streaking all the way around and the fact it landed on the tree trunk, consistent with this species creeper like behavior. However, the look was quick and I was not able to relocate for a second confirming view. I hope it stays around and someone else may get a look. It was located on the shelterwood pathway behind, or to the south, of the restroom/parking area; in the trees near a bench, that I think was the location of the Chestnut-sided Warbler. By the way, no luck on the Cheatnut-sided but there was a beautiful and very cooperative Townsend's Warbler today. Tad Blank Boise Subject: Harriman State Park From: Cliff and Lisa Weisse <cliffandlisa AT octobersetters.com> Date: Tue, 04 Jun 2013 14:37:59 -0600 Lisa and I went to check out the gulls at Harriman around lunch time today. We found the Bonaparte's Gulls previously reported but there was no sign of a Little Gull. Most of the activity was a long way off (trails are currently closed in the area so we had to settle for watching from a distance) but a Peregrine strafed the foraging birds and most or all of the Bonaparte's we saw flew downstream and landed on an Island close enough to see them well. 14 total - one second year bird (with an almost complete hood) and the rest first years. Cliff -- Cliff and Lisa Weisse Island Park, Idaho cliffandlisa AT octobersetters.com ------------------------------------ To Post a message, send it to: ible AT yahoogroups.com To Unsubscribe, send a blank message to: ible-unsubscribe AT yahoogroups.com To view archived messages go to: http://www.yahoogroups.com/group/ible To view the IBLE Photos archive go to: http://photos.groups.yahoo.com/group/ible/lst Subject: RE: White - Headed woodpecker From: "David Lawrence" <lawde13 AT cableone.net> Date: Tue, 4 Jun 2013 13:45:07 -0600 Thanks to Tim Davis for the heads-up on this WHWO. Dave Lawrence lawde13 AT cableone.net Nampa, ID 83651 http://www.flickr.com/photos/lawde13/ _____ From: ible AT yahoogroups.com [mailto:ible AT yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of timmodav AT yahoo.com Sent: Monday, June 03, 2013 5:02 PM To: ible AT yahoogroups.com Subject: [IBLE] White - Headed woodpecker White Headed Woodpeckers in Idaho city going to campa Ivey dale on SHAW Gulch rd Nesting in Speed sign, SPEED LIMIT 15 06/-2/2013 Subject: Re: Bobolinks near Driggs From: Ronald Rowland <rowlandrl AT aol.com> Date: Tue, 4 Jun 2013 12:53:17 -0400 (EDT) "ible", RL here. Lead a partial "Reservoir Hop" field trip for SIBA this past Saturday. At Fairfield, went looking for & found Bobolinks up Soldier Rd. in the usual place on the left, about a 1/4mi. north of the 'T' intersection with 200N, just before you get to the willows. Don't know how many were there but one male was very cooperative about showing himself off. Should you go, take lots of bug spray, very "skeetery". And I do mean "VERY". They will all but cart you away & I think they were doing "rock, paper, scissors" about that. Wonder how they would do that with six legs? Good Birding. RL (208) 336-9808 (H) Best (208) 297-9953 (C) rlrowland AT centurylink.net -----Original Message----- From: Darren Clark To: Ible Sent: Tue, Jun 4, 2013 8:12 am Subject: [IBLE] Bobolinks near Driggs My son had a baseball game in Driggs yesterday. After dropping him off for warm ups I went looking for Bobolinks. I found 6-7 birds along W 6000 S. west of the main highway. This is between Driggs and Victor (probably closer to Victor). Darren Clark Rexburg, ID Sent from my iPhone Subject: Re: Northern Cardinal refound... sort of From: Jay Carlisle <carlislejay AT yahoo.com> Date: Tue, 4 Jun 2013 10:25:15 -0600 Thanks for the update Harry (& Brian) Tried quickly this AM (9-945) - no luck but not a thorough search ... & maybe not helped by people camping along steam just up from the cliff. Migrants included an Olive-sided, 2 singing Wilson's Warblers, & a singing tanager. Hope it sticks around! Jay Sent from my iPhone On Jun 3, 2013, at 9:41 PM, "J. Harry Krueger" wrote: > > > Sent from my iPhone > > Begin forwarded message: > >> From: BRIAN P COOPER >> Date: June 3, 2013, 7:35:13 PM MDT >> To: "J. Harry Krueger" >> Subject: RE: [IBLE] Northern Cardinal refound... sort of >> >> I saw the female Northern Cardinal today at 10:15 a.m. It was 150 yds upstream from the Bank Swallow bank. It flew down when a family on bikes came through. It popped back up a few min. later, until an Accipiter flew over. It then went back down and stayed down. Just curious why it would be written off as an escapee. >> Brian Cooper >> >> CC: ible AT yahoogroups.com >> To: clgtlg AT moscow.com >> From: jhkrueger AT gmail.com >> Date: Sun, 2 Jun 2013 16:03:34 -0600 >> Subject: Re: [IBLE] Northern Cardinal refound... sort of >> >> >> >> Terry, We'd all like to have your apparent inside information... Please enlighten us. >> >> Sent from my iPhone >> >> On Jun 2, 2013, at 3:50 PM, "Terry Gray" wrote: >> >> Seems krazy to me to be chasing an escapee!!! >> >> >> Terry >> >> >> >> From: ible AT yahoogroups.com [mailto:ible AT yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Harry Krueger >> Sent: Sunday, June 02, 2013 12:08 PM >> To: ible AT yahoogroups.com >> Subject: [IBLE] Northern Cardinal refound... sort of >> >> >> >> >> >> At approximately 11:00 I heard the Northern Cardinal give a combination chip and ricochet vocalization near the junction of Ridge Crest Trail and Cottonwood Creek Trail. The bird was not visible and as I tried to get closer (off Cottonwood Creek Trail in the stream bottom) what I believe to be the cardinal flew back up the stream bottom toward the Bank Swallow cliff where first seen yesterday. I continued to search and listen but was unable to relocate the bird during the next two plus hours. >> Is anyone familiar with the Arizona/New Mexico/Mexico subspecies vocalizations? Does that bird also make the to me familiar ricochet vocalization of the nominate race? >> >> Please post if you either hear or see the bird. >> >> >> >> J. Harry Krueger >> >> Boise >> > >