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Whooping Cranes,©Julie Zickefoose

2 Feb Northern Goshawk ["Tom McCabe" ]
2 Feb Lewiston Birds ["Terry Gray" ]
2 Feb Fw: URGENT WARNING [James McIntyre ]
02 Feb Re: Wednesday at the Ada Co. Landfill [Cliff and Lisa Weisse ]
02 Feb Re: Wednesday at the Ada Co. Landfill [Cliff and Lisa Weisse ]
2 Feb Wednesday at the Ada Co. Landfill []
1 Feb White fronted Geese [Denise Hughes ]
1 Feb afisher [James McIntyre ]
01 Feb sighting on sunday ["birdbrain3899" ]
1 Feb File - IBLE Guidelines.txt []
31 Jan Re: Snowy Owls ["Tom McCabe" ]
31 Jan RE: Snowy Owls ["David Lawrence" ]
31 Jan Bald Eagle with Leucistic Coloring [1 Attachment] ["robwhit AT qwest.net" ]
30 Jan 2012 Ada County Big Year List ["Lew & Connie Ulrey" ]
31 Jan Robins, blackbirds and others. ["Bill" ]
30 Jan Is Spring Here? ["Terry Gray" ]
30 Jan Is Spring Here? ["Terry Gray" ]
30 Jan Middleton Merlin [Susie Thayer ]
30 Jan Re: Goldeneye ID Help [Jay Carlisle ]
30 Jan Re: Pinyon Jays in Madison County [Cliff and Lisa Weisse ]
29 Jan Re: Pinyon Jays in Madison County [Katy Penland ]
29 Jan RE: Pinyon Jays in Madison County [Darren Clark ]
29 Jan Re: Goldeneye ID Help [Cliff and Lisa Weisse ]
29 Jan Re: Pinyon Jays in Madison County [Cliff and Lisa Weisse ]
29 Jan Re: Pinyon Jays in Madison County [Theresa Mathis ]
29 Jan Goldeneye ID Help ["Lew & Connie Ulrey" ]
29 Jan Re: Snowy Owls ["Tom McCabe" ]
29 Jan Re: Snowy Owls ["Jim & Bev Holcomb" ]
29 Jan RE: Snowy Owls [Darren Clark ]
29 Jan Pinyon Jays in Madison County [Darren Clark ]
29 Jan Snowy Owls ["Tom McCabe" ]
29 Jan Anna's Hummingbird ["sagegrouse_1000" ]
29 Jan Garden Valley Harris's Sparrow ["spencerw100" ]
29 Jan Feeders are full ["Steve" ]
28 Jan Bohemian Waxwings, Snow Buntings, Lapland Longspur [Darren Clark ]
28 Jan White-wiged Dove status [chuck trost ]
28 Jan Rough-legged Hawk ["lcarrigan_55" ]
28 Jan Pocatello White-winged Dove [Darren Clark ]
27 Jan False alarm (Slaty-backed Gull at Boise dump ... [Jay Carlisle ]
27 Jan Birds of Prey on new US postal stamp [1 Attachment] [Denise Hughes ]
27 Jan Moscow North Raptor Run ["Terry Gray" ]
27 Jan Moscow North Raptor Run ["Terry Gray" ]
27 Jan possible Slaty-backed Gull at Boise dump ... [Jay Carlisle ]
26 Jan More Chickadee help [Heidi Ware ]
26 Jan Re: Re: Information For eBird Users [Cliff and Lisa Weisse ]
26 Jan Redpolls in Garden Valley ["spencerw100" ]
26 Jan Pine Grosbeaks at Bogus Basin (Boise Co.) ["sagetrout99" ]
25 Jan FW:A note from eBird [Cliff and Lisa Weisse ]
25 Jan Henry's Fork Audubon Society Meeting, 1/26/2012, 7:00 pm []
24 Jan Birds in Teton C. Idaho ["captnpeebs" ]
24 Jan Re: Adult Northern Goshawk along Hidden Springs Path ["Paul" ]
24 Jan RE: Re: Adult Northern Goshawk along Hidden Springs Path [Darren Clark ]
24 Jan Re: Adult Northern Goshawk along Hidden Springs Path ["Paul" ]
24 Jan Re: Re: Information For eBird Users [Cliff and Lisa Weisse ]
24 Jan Re: Re: Information For eBird Users [Cliff and Lisa Weisse ]
24 Jan Re: Information For eBird Users ["Paul" ]
24 Jan Re: Information For eBird Users ["Paul" ]
24 Jan Adult Northern Goshawk along Hidden Springs Path ["Paul" ]
23 Jan RE: Information For eBird Users ["Terry Gray" ]
23 Jan Information For eBird Users [Cliff and Lisa Weisse ]
22 Jan Barn Owl ["Tricia H." ]
22 Jan redpolls in Boise! [Jay Carlisle ]
22 Jan RE: Benewah County Big Year ["robwhit AT qwest.net" ]
22 Jan RE: Benewah County Big Year ["robwhit AT qwest.net" ]
21 Jan Boise dump gulls today [1 Attachment] [Jay Carlisle ]
21 Jan Canyon list [BRIAN P COOPER ]
21 Jan Re: Fwd: [Tweeters] Sibley 2013 [Charles Swift ]
20 Jan Fwd: [Tweeters] Sibley 2013 ["J. Harry Krueger" ]
20 Jan Fwd: [swiba] Canyon Hill Cemetery Field Trip [Denise Hughes ]
20 Jan Benewah County Big Year ["Shirley Sturts" ]
20 Jan Sun Valley birding ["jedidiahpetersen AT ymail.com" ]
20 Jan Elmore Co. Big Year []
20 Jan Sightings locations ["Jonathan" ]
19 Jan Guatemala birding trip a great success! [Jay Carlisle ]
19 Jan Invitation to connect on LinkedIn [Jason King via LinkedIn ]
19 Jan Invitation to connect on LinkedIn [Jason King via LinkedIn ]

Subject: Northern Goshawk
From: "Tom McCabe" <tmccabe9 AT cableone.net>
Date: Thu, 2 Feb 2012 22:32:32 -0700
After seeing the great photos of the Northern Goshawk the other day, I was 
tempted to get in my car and go searching for it (yes--I do burn gas while 
birding occasionally) but today a wonderful immature Goshawk appeared along my 
regular bike ride. If anybody wants to chase it, the bird was just downstream 
from the Mallard Point apartments, just before the Garden City greenbelt ends 
and you have to go around by the backstretch at Les Bois. I can give more 
specifics if anyone is interested. I've never seen one there before, unlike the 
immature I saw repeatedly last year, so I have no idea how long he'll hang 
around. Tom McCabe, Boise
Subject: Lewiston Birds
From: "Terry Gray" <clgtlg AT moscow.com>
Date: Thu, 2 Feb 2012 20:39:05 -0800
Hi Birders,

Kirsten Dahl and I birded the LC valley this morning.  Highlights are:

Bald Eagles 2 along Snake River and 2 at Mann Lake

White-crowned Sparrows - many adult Gambelii Race
http://www.flickr.com/photos/terryandchristine/6810209259/in/photostream

White-crowned Sparrow adult Oriantha Race not observed often in this area
and a first of Nez Perce County for me
http://www.flickr.com/photos/terryandchristine/6810209983/in/photostream/ 
Sparrows were observed at the West Pond Parking Lot and the two birds were
less than a foot apart.

Black-crowned Night-Heron 4 adults at pond B

I will post the rest of the birds in eBird tomorrow!

Good Birding,


Terry Gray
890 Stefany Ln
Moscow ID 83843
(208)882-1585 
http://www.flickr.com/photos/terryandchristine/ 



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Subject: Fw: URGENT WARNING
From: James McIntyre <james.d.mcintyre AT att.net>
Date: Thu, 2 Feb 2012 14:07:19 -0800 (PST)
It appears my computer has been hacked. All of you apparently received spurious 

Emails from me yesterday.


Do NOT open the embedded links.  Doing so may introduce a virus into your own 
computers.

I am trying to purge this offensive mailer virus from my system.  Please take 
precautions to protect yours.

I apologize for the inconvenience.  Hopefully it won't happen again.

Jim McIntyre
Subject: Re: Wednesday at the Ada Co. Landfill
From: Cliff and Lisa Weisse <cliffandlisa AT octobersetters.com>
Date: Thu, 02 Feb 2012 13:48:34 -0700
Had I read RL's email closely I would have realized that this couldn't 
be his bird.  Thanks for the wake up call Jay.

Cliff

On 2/2/2012 1:36 PM, Cliff and Lisa Weisse wrote:
> RL,
>
> Just out of curiosity could this be the GWGU x WEGU you saw?  It was 
> there on Jan 4th when this photo was taken.
>
> Cliff
>
>
>
> On 2/2/2012 10:30 AM, rowlandrl AT aol.com wrote:
>>
>> "ible", RL here.
>> Was up at the Ada Co. landfill yesterday. Really super muddy & got 
>> rained on.
>> The usual suspect gulls seen, about 2k to 2400 of them... & more:
>> California, Ring-billed, Herring (near 30, 5-6 1st yr., 1- 2nd yr., 
>> rest adults), Thayer's (1- 1st yr.), Mew (1 ad.),
>> Glaucous (1- 1st yr.) and...
>> a Glaucous-winged X Western hybrid (1 ad). This bird gave me a start, 
>> at 1st thought it to be an aberrant CAGU, eyes & back were dark but 
>> something about the primaries was off, they were funny colored, kind 
>> of a blackish salt-n-pepper with smallish mirrors, then I saw the 
>> pink legs... AHA!!! (pardon the Eureka moment) a darkish 
>> Glaucous-winged, they do occur. Had my _Larsson & Olsen_'s gulls 
>> along. Got home called & talked to Jay then later went back into L & 
>> O and... OOPS!!! (my 2nd Eureka moment) I knew immediately I had so 
>> totally mis-identified said bird. A dark GWGU would not be as dark as 
>> my bird, it would be more of a Mew coloration, there being some color 
>> darkening from east to west across the GWGU's range. The mirrors on 
>> the primaries would be larger & anyway we would most likely not see 
>> one unless we went to northern Japan/Kamchatka.
>> Moral of story... finish up the research *_before_* jumping to 
>> conclusions.
>> Bird too far away to get photo & flew off not to be seen again while 
>> I was there.
>> The Lesser Black-backed Gull, Harrier, Bald & Golden Eagles from my 
>> Friday trip were not there.
>> Also some 2000+ Starlings, many Ravens & Crows, a few Horned Larks & 
>> a Kestrel, near the entrance.
>> Off to Pickle's Butte, here in a little bit.
>> Good Birding. RL (208) 336-9808
>
> -- 
> Cliff and Lisa Weisse
> Island Park, Idaho
> cliffandlisa AT octobersetters.com

-- 
Cliff and Lisa Weisse
Island Park, Idaho
cliffandlisa AT octobersetters.com
Subject: Re: Wednesday at the Ada Co. Landfill
From: Cliff and Lisa Weisse <cliffandlisa AT octobersetters.com>
Date: Thu, 02 Feb 2012 13:36:28 -0700
RL,

Just out of curiosity could this be the GWGU x WEGU you saw?  It was 
there on Jan 4th when this photo was taken.

Cliff



On 2/2/2012 10:30 AM, rowlandrl AT aol.com wrote:
>
> "ible", RL here.
> Was up at the Ada Co. landfill yesterday. Really super muddy & got 
> rained on.
> The usual suspect gulls seen, about 2k to 2400 of them... & more:
> California, Ring-billed, Herring (near 30, 5-6 1st yr., 1- 2nd yr., 
> rest adults), Thayer's (1- 1st yr.), Mew (1 ad.),
> Glaucous (1- 1st yr.) and...
> a Glaucous-winged X Western hybrid (1 ad). This bird gave me a start, 
> at 1st thought it to be an aberrant CAGU, eyes & back were dark but 
> something about the primaries was off, they were funny colored, kind 
> of a blackish salt-n-pepper with smallish mirrors, then I saw the pink 
> legs... AHA!!! (pardon the Eureka moment) a darkish Glaucous-winged, 
> they do occur. Had my _Larsson & Olsen_'s gulls along. Got home called 
> & talked to Jay then later went back into L & O and... OOPS!!! (my 2nd 
> Eureka moment) I knew immediately I had so totally mis-identified said 
> bird. A dark GWGU would not be as dark as my bird, it would be more of 
> a Mew coloration, there being some color darkening from east to west 
> across the GWGU's range. The mirrors on the primaries would be larger 
> & anyway we would most likely not see one unless we went to northern 
> Japan/Kamchatka.
> Moral of story... finish up the research *_before_* jumping to 
> conclusions.
> Bird too far away to get photo & flew off not to be seen again while I 
> was there.
> The Lesser Black-backed Gull, Harrier, Bald & Golden Eagles from my 
> Friday trip were not there.
> Also some 2000+ Starlings, many Ravens & Crows, a few Horned Larks & a 
> Kestrel, near the entrance.
> Off to Pickle's Butte, here in a little bit.
> Good Birding. RL (208) 336-9808
> 

-- 
Cliff and Lisa Weisse
Island Park, Idaho
cliffandlisa AT octobersetters.com
Subject: Wednesday at the Ada Co. Landfill
From: rowlandrl AT aol.com
Date: Thu, 2 Feb 2012 12:30:47 -0500 (EST)
"ible", RL here.
Was up at the Ada Co. landfill yesterday. Really super muddy & got  rained 
on.
The usual suspect gulls seen, about 2k to 2400 of them... &  more:
California, Ring-billed, Herring (near 30, 5-6 1st yr., 1- 2nd yr.,  rest 
adults), Thayer's (1- 1st yr.), Mew (1 ad.),
Glaucous (1- 1st yr.) and...
a Glaucous-winged X Western hybrid (1 ad). This bird gave me a start, at  
1st thought it to be an aberrant CAGU, eyes & back were dark but  something 
about the primaries was off, they were funny colored, kind of a  blackish 
salt-n-pepper with smallish mirrors, then I saw the pink legs... AHA!!!  
(pardon the Eureka moment) a darkish Glaucous-winged, they do occur. Had my  
Larsson & Olsen's gulls along. Got home called & talked to Jay then later went 

back into L & O and... OOPS!!! (my 2nd Eureka  moment) I knew immediately I 
had so totally mis-identified said bird. A dark  GWGU would not be as dark as 
my bird, it would be more of a Mew coloration,  there being some color 
darkening from east to west across the GWGU's range.  The mirrors on the 
primaries would be larger & anyway we would most likely not see one unless we 
went 

to northern Japan/Kamchatka.
Moral of story... finish up the research  before jumping to conclusions.
Bird too far away to get photo & flew off not to be seen again while I  was 
there.
The Lesser Black-backed Gull, Harrier, Bald & Golden Eagles from  my Friday 
trip were not there.
Also some 2000+ Starlings, many Ravens & Crows, a few Horned Larks  & a 
Kestrel, near the entrance.
Off to Pickle's Butte, here in a little bit.
Good Birding. RL (208) 336-9808
Subject: White fronted Geese
From: Denise Hughes <deniseh449 AT gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 1 Feb 2012 17:24:40 -0700
A large wave (100+) of greater white fronted geese just flew over Fort Boise 
WMA. Behind them was a small group of Tundra Swans. It was good to hear them 
again. 


Denise Hughes
Caldwell, Idaho

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Subject: afisher
From: James McIntyre <james.d.mcintyre AT att.net>
Date: Wed, 1 Feb 2012 15:25:06 -0800 (PST)
How are things?
http://www.h-ec.ae/folder/oche.php?jnupage=28



            Thu, 2 Feb 2012 0:25:05
__________________
"But it did not happen to fall straight across, and so the end fell into the 
water, and this was the noise that Samuel heard." (c) Britatani wc3aa53 



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Subject: sighting on sunday
From: "birdbrain3899" <birdbrain3899 AT yahoo.com>
Date: Wed, 01 Feb 2012 16:54:15 -0000
I was walking at the Snake River January 29,  AT  2:00ish pm I saw a female long 
tailed duck on the water, feeding in a group of golden eyes, just above Swan 
Falls dam. I was astonish, to say the least, since they are not common to our 
area, but it is distinctive. 




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Subject: File - IBLE Guidelines.txt
From: ible AT yahoogroups.com
Date: 1 Feb 2012 08:41:08 -0000
We function in an unmoderated mode, and generally everything is pleasant and
courteous.   We have no official charter or list of rules, but do try to
operate under the following general guidelines.

1) All messages are to be signed by the poster, using his/her real name.
Along with the name, it is considered good practice to also show your e-mail
address, and city from which you post.

2) Messages reporting sightings, should also provide at least minimal
information as to where the sighting took place, i.e., State, County,
City/Town.  Major birding destinations such as Deer Flat NWR, Minidoka NWR,
American Falls Reservoir, etc. may be adequate in some situations. However,
if the sighting is expected to generate interest sufficient to have other
birders travel to view the bird, more detailed directions should be provided,
or the name and contact info for someone willing to supply such directions on
request.

3) Messages concerning caged birds, feral cats, etc. are strongly discouraged.

4) Messages conveying derogatory statements about any other person, a person's
occupation or motives are strictly forbidden, and will be cause for one's
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5) It is permissible to post digital images to the list, but not more than
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should be posted to the "Photos" section of the IBLE website. Contact the 
listowner, if you need more details. 


Again, enjoy your membership on IBLE, and we look forward to reading your
contributions to the group.  


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Subject: Re: Snowy Owls
From: "Tom McCabe" <tmccabe9 AT cableone.net>
Date: Tue, 31 Jan 2012 21:17:43 -0700
Thanks Dave. Now I just need to drag my friends away from the work that they 
persist in doing instead of enjoying the birds. Tom 

  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: David Lawrence 
  To: 'Tom McCabe' ; 'Jim & Bev Holcomb' ; ible AT yahoogroups.com 
  Sent: Tuesday, January 31, 2012 6:52 PM
  Subject: RE: [IBLE] Snowy Owls


    

  Tom,



 I observed the remaining Nampa Snowy Owl this evening (1-31-2012) It could be 
seen from Lonestar Road about 300 yards east of Midway. It was pout in the 
plowed field about halfway between Lonestar and Roosevelt. This puts it 
somewhat west and north of where it was originally observed. 




  Dave Lawrence 




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 From: ible AT yahoogroups.com [mailto:ible AT yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Tom 
McCabe 

  Sent: Sunday, January 29, 2012 8:08 PM
  To: Jim & Bev Holcomb; ible AT yahoogroups.com
  Subject: Re: [IBLE] Snowy Owls



    

 Thank you to everyone who responded, both on and off the list. Sounds like 
Nampa is the place. Tom McCabe 




    ----- Original Message ----- 

    From: Jim & Bev Holcomb 

    To: ible AT yahoogroups.com ; Tom McCabe 

    Sent: Sunday, January 29, 2012 7:24 PM

    Subject: Re: [IBLE] Snowy Owls



    Tom,

 I looked for the snowy owl in Nampa 3 days last week: saw it on Mon. Jan, 23, 
and Thur. Jan. 26. I did not find it on Tues. Jan. 24. Location of sighting is 
the place where the two snowy owls were originally seen, in the field south of 
Roosevelt Ave. and west of Middleton Rd. Only one snowy is being seen, the 
whiter bird, as the darker bird has not been seen in this location in 2 or 3 
weeks. This owl is sometimes seen a little further west, both east and west of 
Midway Rd. and south of Roosevelt Ave. and north of Lake Lowell Ave. 




    Jim





    ----- Original Message ----- 

      From: Tom McCabe 

      To: ible AT yahoogroups.com 

      Sent: Sunday, January 29, 2012 1:32 PM

      Subject: [IBLE] Snowy Owls



        

 I have some friends who have just now heard of the possibility of Snowy Owls 
in Idaho (I know, I should have told them--but I didn't know they were 
interested). One is traveling to eastern Idaho this week, so the first question 
is, has anyone seen a Snowy in eastern Idaho recently? Second question, has 
anyone seen the Snowy Owl(s) that took up residence in the Nampa area? Thanks 
for any help. Tom McCabe, Boise
Subject: RE: Snowy Owls
From: "David Lawrence" <lawde13 AT cableone.net>
Date: Tue, 31 Jan 2012 18:52:12 -0700
Tom,

 

I observed the remaining Nampa Snowy Owl this evening (1-31-2012)  It could
be seen from Lonestar Road about 300 yards east of Midway.  It was pout in
the plowed field about halfway between Lonestar and Roosevelt.  This puts it
somewhat west and north of where it was originally observed.

 

Dave Lawrence 

 

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From: ible AT yahoogroups.com [mailto:ible AT yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Tom
McCabe
Sent: Sunday, January 29, 2012 8:08 PM
To: Jim & Bev Holcomb; ible AT yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: [IBLE] Snowy Owls

 

  

Thank you to everyone who responded, both on and off the list. Sounds like
Nampa is the place. Tom McCabe

 

----- Original Message ----- 

From: Jim   & Bev Holcomb 

To: ible AT yahoogroups.com ; Tom   McCabe 

Sent: Sunday, January 29, 2012 7:24 PM

Subject: Re: [IBLE] Snowy Owls

 

Tom,

I looked for the snowy owl in Nampa 3 days last week: saw it on Mon. Jan,
23, and Thur. Jan. 26.  I did not find it on Tues. Jan. 24.  Location of
sighting is the place where the two snowy owls were originally seen, in the
field south of Roosevelt Ave. and west of Middleton Rd.  Only one snowy is
being seen, the whiter bird, as the darker bird has not been seen in this
location in 2 or 3 weeks.  This owl is sometimes seen a little further west,
both east and west of Midway Rd. and south of Roosevelt Ave. and north of
Lake Lowell Ave.

 

Jim

 

 

----- Original Message ----- 

From: Tom McCabe   

To: ible AT yahoogroups.com 

Sent: Sunday, January 29, 2012 1:32 PM

Subject: [IBLE] Snowy Owls

 

  

I have some friends who have just now heard of the possibility of Snowy Owls
in Idaho (I know, I should have told them--but I didn't know they were
interested). One is traveling to eastern Idaho this week, so the first
question is, has anyone seen a Snowy in eastern Idaho recently? Second
question, has anyone seen the Snowy Owl(s) that took up residence in the
Nampa area? Thanks for any help. Tom McCabe, Boise
Subject: Bald Eagle with Leucistic Coloring [1 Attachment]
From: "robwhit AT qwest.net" <robwhit@qwest.net>
Date: Tue, 31 Jan 2012 13:05:48 -0500
<*>[Attachment(s) from robwhit AT qwest.net included below]

We went with my photography group to photograph migrated hawks and eagles
(and other critters) in the 
Klamath Lake and Tule Lake basins.  East of Merrill, Oregon we were
directed to a bald eagle with leucistic 
or other normal coloration.  Apparently she has returned to this area for a
number of years.  She was just 
whipped cream on our carmel and strawberry topping.  

It's been a warm/mild winter there too this year.  The basins host lots of
bald eagles, ferruginous, rough-
leg and red-tailed hawks.  Even saw some great horned owl silhouettes at
sunset. The wetlands also host 
thousands of ducks and swans.  The swan numbers on the water and in the air
were pretty impressive all 
by themselves.  It was an all day drive each way but well worth it.

Best,

Bob Whitlatch

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Subject: 2012 Ada County Big Year List
From: "Lew & Connie Ulrey" <lulrey AT cableone.net>
Date: Mon, 30 Jan 2012 21:38:52 -0700
Hello everyone,

            Here are the latest additions to the 2012 Ada County Big Year
List:

 


61

Golden Eagle

1/1

Lucky Peak SP--Discovery Unit

Brian Cooper


62

Western Meadowlark

1/1

Kuna

Brian Cooper


63

Rough-legged Hawk

1/1

Kuna

Brian Cooper


64

Horned Lark

1/1

Kuna

Brian Cooper


65

Great Egret

1/4

Mace Road, Eagle

Gary Worthington & Lew Ulrey


66

Snow Goose

1/4

Mace Road, Eagle

Gary Worthington & Lew Ulrey


67

Western Screech Owl

1/4

Boise River Greenbelt Mile NW 8.8

Gary Worthington & Lew Ulrey


68

Eurasian Widgeon

1/3

Optimist Youth Sports Complex Pond

Denise Hughes


69

Rock Wren

1/3

Daniel's Creek Drainage

Danette Henderson


70

Northern Goshawk

1/3

Pierce Park Road

Denise Hughes


71

Hermit Thrush

1/5

Kathryn Albertson Park 

Jim Holcomb


72

Northern Pintail

1/10

Boise River Greenbelt Mile SW 6.1

Gary Worthington


73

Northern Harrier

1/8

Bown Crossing

Jim Clayton


74

Killdeer

1/2

Alworth Street Puddle

Julie Morgan


75

Prairie Falcon

1/9

Initial Point

David Beattie


76

California Gull

1/16

East River Edge Dr., Eagle

Gary Worthington


77

Brown Creeper

1/8

Bown Crossing

Jim Clayton


78

Glaucous Gull

1/21

Hidden Hollow Landfill

Jay Carlisle


79

Mew Gull

1/21

Hidden Hollow Landfill

Jay Carlisle


80

Thayer's Gull

1/21

Hidden Hollow Landfill

Jay Carlisle


81

Common Redpoll

1/22

Ginzel Steet, Boise

Jay Carlisle


82

Sharp-shinned Hawk

1/2

NW Boise, Bogart Lane Area

Gary Worthington

 

 

Lew Ulrey

Boise

lulrey AT cableone.net
Subject: Robins, blackbirds and others.
From: "Bill" <rubybreleigh AT yahoo.com>
Date: Tue, 31 Jan 2012 04:27:29 -0000
Tonight when I dropped my grandkids off in the northwest corner of Rexburg, 
there was a flock of about 25 robins in the neighboring trees. Also on Friday 
afternoon I went to Market Lake and saw about 40 Red-winged blackbirds, about a 
hundred American Goldfinch with about 10 Lesser Goldfinch, lots of Housefinch 
and assorted sparrows in the east windbreak. Last year they planted sunflowers, 
barley, and wheat on both sides of the windbreak. The grains and windbreak were 
filled with birds. So spring could be around the corner or winter never quite 
got here. 


Rough-legged, northern harriers, northern shrikes, Great-horned owls and a 
Long-eared owl were also working both windbreaks. 




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Subject: Is Spring Here?
From: "Terry Gray" <clgtlg AT moscow.com>
Date: Mon, 30 Jan 2012 17:29:57 -0800
Hi Birders,

Today I have been seeing large flocks of American Robins in the countryside
and also in Moscow.  Also stopped at the South entrance to the University of
Idaho Arboretum and Botanical Garden and the ground was covered with Robins
and White-crowned Sparrows were ever where there was brush and open gravel
singing away.

Also early this morning at the intersection of Four Mile Road and Saddle
Ridge Road was a nice flock of about 150 Common Redpolls.

Good Birding!

Terry Gray
890 Stefany Ln
Moscow ID 83843
(208)882-1585 
http://www.flickr.com/photos/terryandchristine/ 

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Subject: Is Spring Here?
From: "Terry Gray" <clgtlg AT moscow.com>
Date: Mon, 30 Jan 2012 17:29:57 -0800
Hi Birders,

Today I have been seeing large flocks of American Robins in the countryside
and also in Moscow.  Also stopped at the South entrance to the University of
Idaho Arboretum and Botanical Garden and the ground was covered with Robins
and White-crowned Sparrows were ever where there was brush and open gravel
singing away.

Also early this morning at the intersection of Four Mile Road and Saddle
Ridge Road was a nice flock of about 150 Common Redpolls.

Good Birding!

Terry Gray
890 Stefany Ln
Moscow ID 83843
(208)882-1585 
http://www.flickr.com/photos/terryandchristine/ 



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Subject: Middleton Merlin
From: Susie Thayer <ladysolen AT yahoo.com>
Date: Mon, 30 Jan 2012 18:18:20 -0700
Got great looks at a beautiful Merlin at 4:15 afternoon on Lincoln road near 
Middleton. From Middleton road turn east onto Lincoln and then to 3rd farmhouse 
on the left (north side of the road). He was high up in the tree farthest from 
the road. 


Susie Thayer
Middleton, ID

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Subject: Re: Goldeneye ID Help
From: Jay Carlisle <carlislejay AT yahoo.com>
Date: Mon, 30 Jan 2012 10:57:22 -0800 (PST)
Lew & others

I looked at this last night briefly and, I have to admit, I was scratching my 
head and wasn't sure what to say so I dropped it 'til today with the idea of 
taking a fresh look.  And, thankfully, Cliff stepped up with an intelligent 
response :). 


I agree that it must be a 1st-winter male and that overall it looks mostly like 
a Common in terms of bill and head shape (although the head doesn't look 
exactly as angled as a Common).  I hadn't even noticed the hint of the black 
"hook" (or "spur") but that adds to the apparent shape of the pale area on the 
face suggesting that maybe this isn't a pure bird. 


Very interesting bird, Lew.

Jay




________________________________
 From: Cliff and Lisa Weisse 
To: IBLE  
Sent: Sunday, January 29, 2012 9:14 PM
Subject: Re: [IBLE] Goldeneye ID Help
 

  
Lew,

Interesting bird.  I think the whitish patch near the bill, white
    breast, and white on the flanks and in the scapulars makes it a
    male, probably a first year?.  The head looks tall and peaked behind
    the eye with a large looking bill that suggests Common Goldeneye but
    the the extensive white patch near the bill, extending well above
    the eye, and the shadow of the black hook(?) extending down into the
    flank below the leading edge of the wing (compare with the adult
    male Barrow's in this photo:
    http://www.flickr.com/photos/lew_ulrey/6786722743/sizes/o/in/photostream/)
    suggest Barrow's.  The bill looks long but deep based and the
    forehead is on almost the same plane as the culmen, again suggesting
    Common.  I have to wonder if this bird isn't a hybrid Barrow's x
    Common Goldeneye?

I'll be interested to hear other opinions about this bird.

Cliff

On 1/29/2012 8:21 PM, Lew & Connie Ulrey wrote: 
  
>Hello everyone,
>            I would be grateful to any of you who would go to my 
Flickr site at www.flickr.com/photos/lew_ulrey .  At the top of my photo 
stream are some photos of male and female Barrow’s Goldeneyes.  Do I have 
them correctly identified?  In several of the photos there is a goldeneye with 
a large black bill and a forehead that slopes back at a very low angle.  Is it 
a female Common Goldeneye or a first winter male Common Goldeneye? 

>            Please email me your comments or leave comments on the 
Flickr site.  Thank you in advance for the help! 

> 
>Lew Ulrey
>Boise
>lulrey AT cableone.net
> 

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Island Park, Idaho cliffandlisa AT octobersetters.com
Subject: Re: Pinyon Jays in Madison County
From: Cliff and Lisa Weisse <cliffandlisa AT octobersetters.com>
Date: Mon, 30 Jan 2012 08:36:04 -0700
Katy,

Your story about never seeing any banded Pinyon Jays reminded me of a 
similar situation in Island Park.  Several years ago they started 
banding Common Ravens near Jackson, WY and I was given a heads up to 
keep an eye out for those birds.  Island Park Landfill always has a 
flock of Raven's hanging around and I have to go there to dump my 
garbage so I check it out year round.  Since it's only about 75 miles to 
Jackson I figured it was only a matter of time before some of the banded 
birds showed up but they never did so I guess Ravens don't move as much 
as I expected either.

Cliff

On 1/29/2012 11:18 PM, Katy Penland wrote:
> When I lived in east central Arizona (7,000 ft. ele.) and had Pinyon 
> Jays year-round, I was told by a researcher at NAU in Flagstaff that 
> they're nomadic within a pretty small range, around 25 sq. mi., and 
> don't migrate seasonally. He'd put out a request for info on any 
> banded PIJA seen. I wrote and asked what kind/color of bands, and when 
> he found out how far away I was from Flag, he said I'd never see any 
> of his banded birds. And I never did.
>
> Thank goodness I didn't get them every day in the yard where I had 
> feeders because the average size flock was 25-40 birds and they could 
> go through a 2-pound suet cake in a very few hours. However, a couple 
> of times in the almost 5 years I lived there, we had a "super flock" 
> congregate in nearby ponderosa pines, one time numbering at 350-400 
> birds. Good thing I had photos of the birds flying out of the trees in 
> separate waves so they could be counted. Can't remember now whether 
> that was a Project Feederwatch or GBBC count, but the regional 
> compiler contacted me as soon as he saw my data sheet to make sure I 
> hadn't accidentally added an extra zero. :-)
>
> I never did ask -- and I should have -- whether these "super flocks" 
> were annual aggregations of the smaller flocks for breeding purposes. 
> Like the annual "super pods" of killer whales who must meet up in 
> order to breed because they stay in their matriarchal natal pod for life.
>
> Katy Penland
> Nampa, ID
>
>     ------------------------------------------------------------------------
>     *From:* Darren Clark 
>     *To:* Cliff Weisse ; Theresa
>     Mathis 
>     *Cc:* ible ible 
>     *Sent:* Sunday, January 29, 2012 9:18 PM
>     *Subject:* RE: [IBLE] Pinyon Jays in Madison County
>
>     I've seen them on occasion during all seasons, but most often in
>     winter. I'm certain they're resident. It's also one of the
>     furthest north locations anywhere for Juniper Titmouse. It's
>     definitely under birded.
>
>     Darren Clark
>     Rexburg, ID
>     riversilt AT hotmail.com
>
>     ------------------------------------------------------------------------
>     To: biogirltjm AT yahoo.com
>     CC: ible AT yahoogroups.com
>     From: cliffandlisa AT octobersetters.com
>     Date: Sun, 29 Jan 2012 20:45:49 -0700
>     Subject: Re: [IBLE] Pinyon Jays in Madison County
>
>     Theresa,
>
>     I've seen them downstream from Heise Bridge on several occasions
>     during summer (July-Oct, usually while floating the river) so I'd
>     say they're residents.  It's also the furthest north location in E
>     Idaho for breeding Black-throated Gray Warbler, at least that I'm
>     aware of.  I've always felt the juniper habitat in the Heise area
>     needs to be birded more.
>
>     Cliff
>
>     On 1/29/2012 8:39 PM, Theresa Mathis wrote:
>
>         Hi,
>         BLM has a host at the Byington Boat Ramp, upstream from Cress
>         Creek, that is a birder.  For the past couple of years she has
>         reported Pinyon Jays in the spring and the fall.  I thought
>         maybe they were just moving through.  First report I've heard
>         of them there in the winter.  I'll have to keep a better eye out.
>         Thanks for reporting this.
>         Theresa Mathis
>         Rigby, ID
>
>         *From:* Darren Clark 
>         
>         *To:* ible ible 
>         
>         *Sent:* Sunday, January 29, 2012 6:33 PM
>         *Subject:* [IBLE] Pinyon Jays in Madison County
>
>         I met up with Steve this afternoon to try to relocate the
>         Lapland Longspurs I found yesterday. We didn't find the big
>         flock of Horned Larks in the Walker area and didn't find any
>         Snow Buntings or Longspurs. We then drove towards the South
>         Fork of the Snake River and ended up near Cress Creek Nature
>         Trail -
> 
http://www.blm.gov/id/st/en/fo/upper_snake/recreation_sites_/cress_creek_nature.html 

>         ( it's sort of where Madison and Jefferson County come
>         together) maybe 10 miles east of Ririe. Anyway, I've been
>         telling Steve (for years) that I see Pinyon Jays occasionally
>         in the area. I'm not sure he ever believed me. Today though we
>         had a flock of about 30 birds just north of Cress Creek. I got
>         some pretty lame photographs. They were pretty distant and
>         flighty. The photo can be seen here -
>         http://www.flickr.com/photos/50655108%40N05/with/6786160697/
>
>         Darren Clark
>         Rexburg, ID
>         riversilt AT hotmail.com 
>
>
>
>     -- 
>     Cliff and Lisa Weisse
>     Island Park, Idaho
>     cliffandlisa AT octobersetters.com  
>
>
>     
>
>

-- 
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Island Park, Idaho
cliffandlisa AT octobersetters.com
Subject: Re: Pinyon Jays in Madison County
From: Katy Penland <kwpenland AT yahoo.com>
Date: Sun, 29 Jan 2012 22:18:01 -0800 (PST)
When I lived in east central Arizona (7,000 ft. ele.) and had Pinyon Jays 
year-round, I was told by a researcher at NAU in Flagstaff that they're nomadic 
within a pretty small range, around 25 sq. mi., and don't migrate seasonally. 
He'd put out a request for info on any banded PIJA seen. I wrote and asked what 
kind/color of bands, and when he found out how far away I was from Flag, he 
said I'd never see any of his banded birds. And I never did. 


Thank goodness I didn't get them every day in the yard where I had feeders 
because the average size flock was 25-40 birds and they could go through a 
2-pound suet cake in a very few hours. However, a couple of times in the almost 
5 years I lived there, we had a "super flock" congregate in nearby ponderosa 
pines, one time numbering at 350-400 birds. Good thing I had photos of the 
birds flying out of the trees in separate waves so they could be counted. Can't 
remember now whether that was a Project Feederwatch or GBBC count, but the 
regional compiler contacted me as soon as he saw my data sheet to make sure I 
hadn't accidentally added an extra zero. :-) 


I never did ask -- and I should have -- whether these "super flocks" were 
annual aggregations of the smaller flocks for breeding purposes. Like the 
annual "super pods" of killer whales who must meet up in order to breed because 
they stay in their matriarchal natal pod for life. 



Katy Penland
Nampa, ID




>________________________________
> From: Darren Clark 
>To: Cliff Weisse ; Theresa Mathis 
 

>Cc: ible ible  
>Sent: Sunday, January 29, 2012 9:18 PM
>Subject: RE: [IBLE] Pinyon Jays in Madison County
> 
>
>  
>I've seen them on occasion during all seasons, but most often in winter. I'm 
certain they're resident. It's also one of the furthest north locations 
anywhere for Juniper Titmouse. It's definitely under birded. 

>
>Darren Clark 
>Rexburg, ID 
>riversilt AT hotmail.com
>
>
>
>________________________________
>To: biogirltjm AT yahoo.com
>CC: ible AT yahoogroups.com
>From: cliffandlisa AT octobersetters.com
>Date: Sun, 29 Jan 2012 20:45:49 -0700
>Subject: Re: [IBLE] Pinyon Jays in Madison County
>
>  
>Theresa,
>
>I've seen them downstream from Heise Bridge on several occasions
    during summer (July-Oct, usually while floating the river) so I'd
    say they're residents.  It's also the furthest north location in E
    Idaho for breeding Black-throated Gray Warbler, at least that I'm
    aware of.  I've always felt the juniper habitat in the Heise area
    needs to be birded more.  
>
>Cliff
>
>On 1/29/2012 8:39 PM, Theresa Mathis wrote: 
>
>  
>>Hi,
>>BLM has a host at the Byington Boat Ramp, upstream from Cress Creek, that is 
a birder.  For the past couple of years she has reported Pinyon Jays in the 
spring and the fall.  I thought maybe they were just moving through.  First 
report I've heard of them there in the winter.  I'll have to keep a better eye 
out. 

>> 
>>Thanks for reporting this.
>>Theresa Mathis
>>Rigby, ID
>>
>>
>>From: Darren Clark 
>>To: ible ible  
>>Sent: Sunday, January 29, 2012 6:33 PM
>>Subject: [IBLE] Pinyon Jays in Madison County
>>
>>
>>  
>>I met up with Steve this afternoon to try to relocate the Lapland Longspurs I 
found yesterday. We didn't find the big flock of Horned Larks in the Walker 
area and didn't find any Snow Buntings or Longspurs. We then drove towards the 
South Fork of the Snake River and ended up near Cress Creek Nature Trail - 
http://www.blm.gov/id/st/en/fo/upper_snake/recreation_sites_/cress_creek_nature.html 
( it's sort of where Madison and Jefferson County come together) maybe 10 miles 
east of Ririe. Anyway, I've been telling Steve (for years) that I see Pinyon 
Jays occasionally in the area. I'm not sure he ever believed me. Today though 
we had a flock of about 30 birds just north of Cress Creek. I got some pretty 
lame photographs. They were pretty distant and flighty. The photo can be seen 
here - http://www.flickr.com/photos/50655108%40N05/with/6786160697/ 

>>
>>Darren Clark 
>>Rexburg, ID 
>>riversilt AT hotmail.com 
>>
>>
>
>-- 
Cliff and Lisa Weisse
Island Park, Idaho cliffandlisa AT octobersetters.com 
>
> 
>
>
Subject: RE: Pinyon Jays in Madison County
From: Darren Clark <riversilt AT hotmail.com>
Date: Sun, 29 Jan 2012 21:18:49 -0700
I've seen them on occasion during all seasons, but most often in winter. I'm 
certain they're resident. It's also one of the furthest north locations 
anywhere for Juniper Titmouse. It's definitely under birded. 


Darren Clark

Rexburg, ID

riversilt AT hotmail.com

To: biogirltjm AT yahoo.com
CC: ible AT yahoogroups.com
From: cliffandlisa AT octobersetters.com
Date: Sun, 29 Jan 2012 20:45:49 -0700
Subject: Re: [IBLE] Pinyon Jays in Madison County


















 



  


    
      
      
      
  
  
    Theresa,

    

    I've seen them downstream from Heise Bridge on several occasions
    during summer (July-Oct, usually while floating the river) so I'd
    say they're residents.  It's also the furthest north location in E
    Idaho for breeding Black-throated Gray Warbler, at least that I'm
    aware of.  I've always felt the juniper habitat in the Heise area
    needs to be birded more.  

    

    Cliff

    

    On 1/29/2012 8:39 PM, Theresa Mathis wrote:
    
       
      
          
            
              Hi,
              BLM has a host at the Byington Boat
                  Ramp, upstream from Cress Creek, that is a birder. 
                  For the past couple of years she has reported Pinyon
                  Jays in the spring and the fall.  I thought maybe they
                  were just moving through.  First report I've heard of
                  them there in the winter.  I'll have to keep a better
                  eye out.
               
              Thanks for
                  reporting this.
              Theresa Mathis
              Rigby, ID
              

              
              
                
                  
                      From:
                      Darren Clark 

                      To:
                      ible ible  

                      Sent:
                      Sunday, January 29, 2012 6:33 PM

                      Subject:
                      [IBLE] Pinyon Jays in Madison County

                    
                  

                  
                     
                      
                        I met up with Steve this
                          afternoon to try to relocate the Lapland
                          Longspurs I found yesterday. We didn't find
                          the big flock of Horned Larks in the Walker
                          area and didn't find any Snow Buntings or
                          Longspurs. We then drove towards the South
                          Fork of the Snake River and ended up near
                          Cress Creek Nature Trail -
 
http://www.blm.gov/id/st/en/fo/upper_snake/recreation_sites_/cress_creek_nature.html 

                          ( it's sort of where Madison and Jefferson
                          County come together) maybe 10 miles east of
                          Ririe. Anyway, I've been telling Steve (for
                          years) that I see Pinyon Jays occasionally in
                          the area. I'm not sure he ever believed me.
                          Today though we had a flock of about 30 birds
                          just north of Cress Creek. I got some pretty
                          lame photographs. They were pretty distant and
                          flighty. The photo can be seen here -
 http://www.flickr.com/photos/50655108 AT N05/with/6786160697/ 


                          

                          Darren Clark 

                          Rexburg, ID 

                          riversilt AT hotmail.com 
                      
                    
                  
                  

                  

                
              
            
          
          
      
      
    
    

    -- 
Cliff and Lisa Weisse
Island Park, Idaho
cliffandlisa AT octobersetters.com
Subject: Re: Goldeneye ID Help
From: Cliff and Lisa Weisse <cliffandlisa AT octobersetters.com>
Date: Sun, 29 Jan 2012 21:14:37 -0700
Lew,

Interesting bird.  I think the whitish patch near the bill, white 
breast, and white on the flanks and in the scapulars makes it a male, 
probably a first year?.  The head looks tall and peaked behind the eye 
with a large looking bill that suggests Common Goldeneye but the the 
extensive white patch near the bill, extending well above the eye, and 
the shadow of the black hook(?) extending down into the flank below the 
leading edge of the wing (compare with the adult male Barrow's in this 
photo: 
http://www.flickr.com/photos/lew_ulrey/6786722743/sizes/o/in/photostream/) 
suggest Barrow's.  The bill looks long but deep based and the forehead 
is on almost the same plane as the culmen, again suggesting Common.  I 
have to wonder if this bird isn't a hybrid Barrow's x Common Goldeneye?

I'll be interested to hear other opinions about this bird.

Cliff

On 1/29/2012 8:21 PM, Lew & Connie Ulrey wrote:
>
> Hello everyone,
>
>             I would be grateful to any of you who would go to my 
> Flickr site at www.flickr.com/photos/lew_ulrey 
>  .  At the top of my photo 
> stream are some photos of male and female Barrow's Goldeneyes.  Do I 
> have them correctly identified?  In several of the photos there is a 
> goldeneye with a large black bill and a forehead that slopes back at a 
> very low angle.  Is it a female Common Goldeneye or a first winter 
> male Common Goldeneye?
>
>             Please email me your comments or leave comments on the 
> Flickr site.  Thank you in advance for the help!
>
> Lew Ulrey
>
> Boise
>
> lulrey AT cableone.net
>
> 

-- 
Cliff and Lisa Weisse
Island Park, Idaho
cliffandlisa AT octobersetters.com
Subject: Re: Pinyon Jays in Madison County
From: Cliff and Lisa Weisse <cliffandlisa AT octobersetters.com>
Date: Sun, 29 Jan 2012 20:45:49 -0700
Theresa,

I've seen them downstream from Heise Bridge on several occasions during 
summer (July-Oct, usually while floating the river) so I'd say they're 
residents.  It's also the furthest north location in E Idaho for 
breeding Black-throated Gray Warbler, at least that I'm aware of.  I've 
always felt the juniper habitat in the Heise area needs to be birded more.

Cliff

On 1/29/2012 8:39 PM, Theresa Mathis wrote:
> Hi,
> BLM has a host at the Byington Boat Ramp, upstream from Cress Creek, 
> that is a birder.  For the past couple of years she has reported 
> Pinyon Jays in the spring and the fall.  I thought maybe they were 
> just moving through.  First report I've heard of them there in the 
> winter.  I'll have to keep a better eye out.
> Thanks for reporting this.
> Theresa Mathis
> Rigby, ID
>
> *From:* Darren Clark 
> *To:* ible ible 
> *Sent:* Sunday, January 29, 2012 6:33 PM
> *Subject:* [IBLE] Pinyon Jays in Madison County
>
> I met up with Steve this afternoon to try to relocate the Lapland 
> Longspurs I found yesterday. We didn't find the big flock of Horned 
> Larks in the Walker area and didn't find any Snow Buntings or 
> Longspurs. We then drove towards the South Fork of the Snake River and 
> ended up near Cress Creek Nature Trail - 
> 
http://www.blm.gov/id/st/en/fo/upper_snake/recreation_sites_/cress_creek_nature.html 

> ( it's sort of where Madison and Jefferson County come together) maybe 
> 10 miles east of Ririe. Anyway, I've been telling Steve (for years) 
> that I see Pinyon Jays occasionally in the area. I'm not sure he ever 
> believed me. Today though we had a flock of about 30 birds just north 
> of Cress Creek. I got some pretty lame photographs. They were pretty 
> distant and flighty. The photo can be seen here - 
> http://www.flickr.com/photos/50655108 AT N05/with/6786160697/
>
> Darren Clark
> Rexburg, ID
> riversilt AT hotmail.com
>
>
> 

-- 
Cliff and Lisa Weisse
Island Park, Idaho
cliffandlisa AT octobersetters.com
Subject: Re: Pinyon Jays in Madison County
From: Theresa Mathis <biogirltjm AT yahoo.com>
Date: Sun, 29 Jan 2012 19:39:33 -0800 (PST)
Hi,
BLM has a host at the Byington Boat Ramp, upstream from Cress Creek, that is a 
birder.  For the past couple of years she has reported Pinyon Jays in the 
spring and the fall.  I thought maybe they were just moving through.  First 
report I've heard of them there in the winter.  I'll have to keep a better eye 
out. 

 
Thanks for reporting this.
Theresa Mathis
Rigby, ID

From: Darren Clark 
To: ible ible  
Sent: Sunday, January 29, 2012 6:33 PM
Subject: [IBLE] Pinyon Jays in Madison County


  
I met up with Steve this afternoon to try to relocate the Lapland Longspurs I 
found yesterday. We didn't find the big flock of Horned Larks in the Walker 
area and didn't find any Snow Buntings or Longspurs. We then drove towards the 
South Fork of the Snake River and ended up near Cress Creek Nature Trail - 
http://www.blm.gov/id/st/en/fo/upper_snake/recreation_sites_/cress_creek_nature.html 
( it's sort of where Madison and Jefferson County come together) maybe 10 miles 
east of Ririe. Anyway, I've been telling Steve (for years) that I see Pinyon 
Jays occasionally in the area. I'm not sure he ever believed me. Today though 
we had a flock of about 30 birds just north of Cress Creek. I got some pretty 
lame photographs. They were pretty distant and flighty. The photo can be seen 
here - http://www.flickr.com/photos/50655108 AT N05/with/6786160697/ 


Darren Clark 
Rexburg, ID 
riversilt AT hotmail.com
Subject: Goldeneye ID Help
From: "Lew & Connie Ulrey" <lulrey AT cableone.net>
Date: Sun, 29 Jan 2012 20:21:01 -0700
Hello everyone,

            I would be grateful to any of you who would go to my Flickr site
at www.flickr.com/photos/lew_ulrey .  At the top of my photo stream are some
photos of male and female Barrow's Goldeneyes.  Do I have them correctly
identified?  In several of the photos there is a goldeneye with a large
black bill and a forehead that slopes back at a very low angle.  Is it a
female Common Goldeneye or a first winter male Common Goldeneye?

            Please email me your comments or leave comments on the Flickr
site.  Thank you in advance for the help!

 

Lew Ulrey

Boise

lulrey AT cableone.net
Subject: Re: Snowy Owls
From: "Tom McCabe" <tmccabe9 AT cableone.net>
Date: Sun, 29 Jan 2012 20:07:37 -0700
Thank you to everyone who responded, both on and off the list. Sounds like 
Nampa is the place. Tom McCabe 


  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Jim & Bev Holcomb 
  To: ible AT yahoogroups.com ; Tom McCabe 
  Sent: Sunday, January 29, 2012 7:24 PM
  Subject: Re: [IBLE] Snowy Owls


  Tom,
 I looked for the snowy owl in Nampa 3 days last week: saw it on Mon. Jan, 23, 
and Thur. Jan. 26. I did not find it on Tues. Jan. 24. Location of sighting is 
the place where the two snowy owls were originally seen, in the field south of 
Roosevelt Ave. and west of Middleton Rd. Only one snowy is being seen, the 
whiter bird, as the darker bird has not been seen in this location in 2 or 3 
weeks. This owl is sometimes seen a little further west, both east and west of 
Midway Rd. and south of Roosevelt Ave. and north of Lake Lowell Ave. 


  Jim


  ----- Original Message ----- 
    From: Tom McCabe 
    To: ible AT yahoogroups.com 
    Sent: Sunday, January 29, 2012 1:32 PM
    Subject: [IBLE] Snowy Owls


      

 I have some friends who have just now heard of the possibility of Snowy Owls 
in Idaho (I know, I should have told them--but I didn't know they were 
interested). One is traveling to eastern Idaho this week, so the first question 
is, has anyone seen a Snowy in eastern Idaho recently? Second question, has 
anyone seen the Snowy Owl(s) that took up residence in the Nampa area? Thanks 
for any help. Tom McCabe, Boise
Subject: Re: Snowy Owls
From: "Jim & Bev Holcomb" <jnbholcomb AT earthlink.net>
Date: Sun, 29 Jan 2012 19:24:05 -0700
Tom,
I looked for the snowy owl in Nampa 3 days last week: saw it on Mon. Jan, 23, 
and Thur. Jan. 26. I did not find it on Tues. Jan. 24. Location of sighting is 
the place where the two snowy owls were originally seen, in the field south of 
Roosevelt Ave. and west of Middleton Rd. Only one snowy is being seen, the 
whiter bird, as the darker bird has not been seen in this location in 2 or 3 
weeks. This owl is sometimes seen a little further west, both east and west of 
Midway Rd. and south of Roosevelt Ave. and north of Lake Lowell Ave. 


Jim


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  From: Tom McCabe 
  To: ible AT yahoogroups.com 
  Sent: Sunday, January 29, 2012 1:32 PM
  Subject: [IBLE] Snowy Owls


    

 I have some friends who have just now heard of the possibility of Snowy Owls 
in Idaho (I know, I should have told them--but I didn't know they were 
interested). One is traveling to eastern Idaho this week, so the first question 
is, has anyone seen a Snowy in eastern Idaho recently? Second question, has 
anyone seen the Snowy Owl(s) that took up residence in the Nampa area? Thanks 
for any help. Tom McCabe, Boise
Subject: RE: Snowy Owls
From: Darren Clark <riversilt AT hotmail.com>
Date: Sun, 29 Jan 2012 18:35:02 -0700
I'm not aware of any solid reports of Snowy Owls in eastern Idaho since the 
bird was reported and refound a couple of times near Pocatello over a month 
ago. 


Darren Clark

Rexburg, ID

riversilt AT hotmail.com

To: ible AT yahoogroups.com
From: tmccabe9 AT cableone.net
Date: Sun, 29 Jan 2012 13:32:18 -0700
Subject: [IBLE] Snowy Owls


















 



  


    
      
      
      


I have some friends who have just now heard of the 
possibility of Snowy Owls in Idaho (I know, I should have told them--but I 
didn't know they were interested). One is traveling to eastern Idaho this week, 

so the first question is, has anyone seen a Snowy in eastern Idaho recently? 
Second question, has anyone seen the Snowy Owl(s) that took up residence in the 

Nampa area? Thanks for any help. Tom McCabe, 
Boise
Subject: Pinyon Jays in Madison County
From: Darren Clark <riversilt AT hotmail.com>
Date: Sun, 29 Jan 2012 18:33:04 -0700
I met up with Steve this afternoon to try to relocate the Lapland Longspurs I 
found yesterday. We didn't find the big flock of Horned Larks in the Walker 
area and didn't find any Snow Buntings or Longspurs. We then drove towards the 
South Fork of the Snake River and ended up near Cress Creek Nature Trail - 
http://www.blm.gov/id/st/en/fo/upper_snake/recreation_sites_/cress_creek_nature.html 
( it's sort of where Madison and Jefferson County come together) maybe 10 miles 
east of Ririe. Anyway, I've been telling Steve (for years) that I see Pinyon 
Jays occasionally in the area. I'm not sure he ever believed me. Today though 
we had a flock of about 30 birds just north of Cress Creek. I got some pretty 
lame photographs. They were pretty distant and flighty. The photo can be seen 
here - http://www.flickr.com/photos/50655108 AT N05/with/6786160697/ 


Darren Clark

Rexburg, ID

riversilt AT hotmail.com
Subject: Snowy Owls
From: "Tom McCabe" <tmccabe9 AT cableone.net>
Date: Sun, 29 Jan 2012 13:32:18 -0700
I have some friends who have just now heard of the possibility of Snowy Owls in 
Idaho (I know, I should have told them--but I didn't know they were 
interested). One is traveling to eastern Idaho this week, so the first question 
is, has anyone seen a Snowy in eastern Idaho recently? Second question, has 
anyone seen the Snowy Owl(s) that took up residence in the Nampa area? Thanks 
for any help. Tom McCabe, Boise
Subject: Anna's Hummingbird
From: "sagegrouse_1000" <crudeen AT windjammercable.net>
Date: Sun, 29 Jan 2012 19:54:03 -0000
Since early November there has been an Anna's Hummingbird at my friend's house 
in Eagle. It was gone for the last two weeks, but showed back up this morning. 
Does anyone else still have Anna's around? 


Carl



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Subject: Garden Valley Harris's Sparrow
From: "spencerw100" <spencerw100 AT yahoo.com>
Date: Sun, 29 Jan 2012 17:35:57 -0000
Seen this morning at my feeders was a Harris's Sparrow. This is the first time 
in several years that I've seen one here. What a way to start the day! 


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Subject: Feeders are full
From: "Steve" <tntbutters AT cableone.net>
Date: Sun, 29 Jan 2012 07:44:15 -0000
After a winter mostly devoid of birds the last two weeks have seen my yard full 
of birds. Today I had 28 Robins, 65 Cedar Waxwings,~160 Starlings, 5 
Black-capped Chickadees, Junco, House finches and American Goldfinches all 
flocking to the feeders and fruit trees most of the day. Also had a Downy 
Woodpecker, Eurasian-collared Doves, Flickers and House Sparrows for time to 
time. 


Thanks also to Chuck for sharing his time and house with me the past two 
Fridays in Pocatello which I finally was able to view the White-winged Dove, my 
first for Idaho and Darren Clark's third. 


Steve Butterworth
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Subject: Bohemian Waxwings, Snow Buntings, Lapland Longspur
From: Darren Clark <riversilt AT hotmail.com>
Date: Sat, 28 Jan 2012 21:39:14 -0700
This afternoon I took a drive up to St. Anthony and surrounding areas (Fremont 
County) hoping to find a few winter birds that have alluded me so far this 
season. In St. Anthony (on the SW side of town down by the river) I found a 
huge flock of Bohemian Waxwings. There were around 800 birds or so. They were 
feeding on berries down by the river. After a few minutes something spooked 
them and most of the flock took off. Around 50 birds stuck around. There were a 
few Cedar Waxwings mixed in as well as quite a few Robins. 


Later in the afternoon I took a drive up to Walker (farm fields SE of Rexburg 
in Madison County). There is finally a little snow covering the fields and 
Horned Larks were feeding along the road side. I found one really big flock of 
Horned Larks (probably 3-400 birds). Mixed in were at least two Snow Buntings 
and one Lapland Longspur. 


Even though the mild and snow-less winter has been a nice break this year, it 
was nice to find some of the winter birds that usually make winter interesting. 


Darren Clark

Rexburg, ID

riversilt AT hotmail.com
Subject: White-wiged Dove status
From: chuck trost <trostchuck AT cableone.net>
Date: Sat, 28 Jan 2012 16:44:49 -0700
Howdy,

The WWDO was in my yard off and on between 1330 and 1600 hrs today.   
It often sits by itself in a elm tree in my back yard, which can be  
seen from N. Lincoln Ave.  in Pocatello.   It often comes in with  
about 18 collared doves, but doesn't leave with them unless a hawk  
comes by.  Today four people got good looks and pictures of it.

Good Birding,
Chuck Trost


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Subject: Rough-legged Hawk
From: "lcarrigan_55" <lcarrigan_55 AT yahoo.com>
Date: Sat, 28 Jan 2012 22:14:36 -0000
Finally: Two Rough-legged Hawks near Craters of the Moon. First I've seen all 
season! 


Brian Carrigan
Blackfoot



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Subject: Pocatello White-winged Dove
From: Darren Clark <riversilt AT hotmail.com>
Date: Sat, 28 Jan 2012 09:32:15 -0700
A few of us were able to see the White-winged Dove that has been coming to 
Chuck Trost's feeders. It came in for a few minutes at around 3:50 yesterday 
afternoon. 


Darren Clark

Rexburg, ID

riversilt AT hotmail.com
Subject: False alarm (Slaty-backed Gull at Boise dump ...
From: Jay Carlisle <carlislejay AT yahoo.com>
Date: Fri, 27 Jan 2012 16:59:45 -0700
RL got a better look and was able to see yellowish legs - & got pics of an 
adult Lesser Black-backed. Maybe not as exciting as a Slaty-backed but still a 
good bird :) 


Also 1 Glaucous & 1 adult Mew ...

Cheers,

Jay

On Jan 27, 2012, at 3:08 PM, Jay Carlisle  wrote:

> Folks
> 
> Just got a call from RL who said he has a very probable adult Slaty-backed 
Gull (dark back, streaky head/nape, pinkish legs, large size, pale eye, etc.) 
at the Hidden Hollow (Ada Co.) landfill. He saw it at the settling ponds but 
said birds were going back & forth to the dumping area as well ... 

> 
> Jay
>
Subject: Birds of Prey on new US postal stamp [1 Attachment]
From: Denise Hughes <deniseh449 AT gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 27 Jan 2012 16:12:27 -0700
From the BirdChat site.

Denise Hughes


-----Original Message-----
From: National Birding Hotline Cooperative (Chat Line)
[mailto:BIRDCHAT AT LISTSERV.ARIZONA.EDU] On Behalf Of Patricia Rossi
Sent: Friday, January 27, 2012 9:56 AM
To: BIRDCHAT AT LISTSERV.ARIZONA.EDU
Subject: [BIRDCHAT] Birds of Prey on new US postal stamp

Greetings!

The US Post Offic has issued Birds of Prey stamps for 85 cent postage (price
for single-piece retail First-Class Mail weighing more than two ounces and
up to and including three ounces).
The cost is $4.25 for 5 stamps depicting one of each:
the northern goshawk (Accipiter gentilis), peregrine falcon (Falco
peregrinus), golden eagle (Aquila chrysaetos), osprey (Pandion haliaetus),
and northern harrier (Circus cyaneus).

 Patricia Rossi
Levittown, PA
circus_cyaneus AT verizon.net

BirdChat Guidelines: http://www.ksbirds.org/birdchat/
Archives: http://listserv.arizona.edu/archives/birdchat.html




-- 
Denise Hughes
Caldwell, Idaho
Subject: Moscow North Raptor Run
From: "Terry Gray" <clgtlg AT moscow.com>
Date: Fri, 27 Jan 2012 14:49:51 -0800
Hi Birders,

This morning Kirsten Dahl and I conducted the Moscow North Raptor Run.
Below is a list of birds observed along each leg of the run:

Mix Road:
Starlings

Foothill Road:
Common Redpolls 10
Common Raven
Red-winged Blackbirds 4
Starlings
Junco

Saddle Ridge Road:
Magpie 2
Starling 

Four Mile:

Wild Turkey 18
BOBCAT

Flannigan Creek Rd:
Junco
Flicker
Red-tailed Hawk

Walker Rd:
Wild Turkey 15

East Cove Rd:
Flicker

McBride Rd:  
Red-tailed Hawk 2
Rock Pigeon 
Common Redpoll 80
Kestrel 1
Flicker
Red-tailed Hawk  - Possible light Morph Harlan's Hawk
Magpie

Flannigan Creek Rd:
Red-tailed Hawk 3
Flicker
Magpie
Ring-necked Pheasant

Highway 6 from Potlatch to Harvard:
Red-tailed Hawk 3
Rough-legged Hawk
Rock Pigeon
Wild Turkey
Magpie
Bald Eagle Adult
American Crow 2
Common Raven 8
WHITE-TAILED DEER 3

Highway 9:
Great Horned Owl - dead along highway
Northern Shirke
Common Raven 4
Red-tailed Hawk

Old-Avon Rd.
Junco 
Flicker

South Avon Rd.
Magpie

Alior Rd.
Bald Eagle - adult
Mountain Chickadee
Black-capped Chickadee
Red-breasted Nuthatch
N. Flicker

Pleasant Hill Rd.
Magpie
Gray Partridge 5
Starling
Red-tailed Hawk 

Nora Creek Road:
Northern Pygmy Owl
Red-breasted Nuthatch
Black-capped Chickadee
Chestnut-backed Chickadee - heard only
Downy Woodpecker 
Red-tailed Hawk

Spring Valley Road north from Nora Creek rd.
Magpie
Northern Pygmy-Owl at the lake
Black-capped Chickadee
Common Raven
Northern Shrike

Spring Valley Res. Rd south of Nora Creek Rd.
Bald Eagle - 1 adult and one 2nd year 
Pine Siskin
Junco
Downy Woodpecker

Orchard Loop Rd.
Common Raven 5
Magpie 

Big Meadow Rd.
Cooper's Hawk

Larsen Rd.
Magpie
Rough-legged Hawk
Pine Siskin
Junco
Flicker
American Goldfinch
Northern Shrike

Wallen Rd:
Red-tailed Hawk
American Robin

Darby Road:
Ring-necked Pheasant
Rough-legged near Mountain View Park

Total Raptors
Red-tailed Hawk 14
American Kestrel 1
Bald Eagle 4
Rough-legged Hawk 3
Cooper's Hawk
Northern Pygmy Owl 2
DEAD Great Horned Owl

ANIMAL OF THE DAY - BOBCAT - SEEN NEAR REID AND NANCY MILLERS PLACE!!!

Good Birding!

Terry Gray
890 Stefany Ln
Moscow ID 83843
(208)882-1585 
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Subject: Moscow North Raptor Run
From: "Terry Gray" <clgtlg AT moscow.com>
Date: Fri, 27 Jan 2012 14:49:51 -0800
Hi Birders,

This morning Kirsten Dahl and I conducted the Moscow North Raptor Run.
Below is a list of birds observed along each leg of the run:

Mix Road:
Starlings

Foothill Road:
Common Redpolls 10
Common Raven
Red-winged Blackbirds 4
Starlings
Junco

Saddle Ridge Road:
Magpie 2
Starling 

Four Mile:

Wild Turkey 18
BOBCAT

Flannigan Creek Rd:
Junco
Flicker
Red-tailed Hawk

Walker Rd:
Wild Turkey 15

East Cove Rd:
Flicker

McBride Rd:  
Red-tailed Hawk 2
Rock Pigeon 
Common Redpoll 80
Kestrel 1
Flicker
Red-tailed Hawk  - Possible light Morph Harlan's Hawk
Magpie

Flannigan Creek Rd:
Red-tailed Hawk 3
Flicker
Magpie
Ring-necked Pheasant

Highway 6 from Potlatch to Harvard:
Red-tailed Hawk 3
Rough-legged Hawk
Rock Pigeon
Wild Turkey
Magpie
Bald Eagle Adult
American Crow 2
Common Raven 8
WHITE-TAILED DEER 3

Highway 9:
Great Horned Owl - dead along highway
Northern Shirke
Common Raven 4
Red-tailed Hawk

Old-Avon Rd.
Junco 
Flicker

South Avon Rd.
Magpie

Alior Rd.
Bald Eagle - adult
Mountain Chickadee
Black-capped Chickadee
Red-breasted Nuthatch
N. Flicker

Pleasant Hill Rd.
Magpie
Gray Partridge 5
Starling
Red-tailed Hawk 

Nora Creek Road:
Northern Pygmy Owl
Red-breasted Nuthatch
Black-capped Chickadee
Chestnut-backed Chickadee - heard only
Downy Woodpecker 
Red-tailed Hawk

Spring Valley Road north from Nora Creek rd.
Magpie
Northern Pygmy-Owl at the lake
Black-capped Chickadee
Common Raven
Northern Shrike

Spring Valley Res. Rd south of Nora Creek Rd.
Bald Eagle - 1 adult and one 2nd year 
Pine Siskin
Junco
Downy Woodpecker

Orchard Loop Rd.
Common Raven 5
Magpie 

Big Meadow Rd.
Cooper's Hawk

Larsen Rd.
Magpie
Rough-legged Hawk
Pine Siskin
Junco
Flicker
American Goldfinch
Northern Shrike

Wallen Rd:
Red-tailed Hawk
American Robin

Darby Road:
Ring-necked Pheasant
Rough-legged near Mountain View Park

Total Raptors
Red-tailed Hawk 14
American Kestrel 1
Bald Eagle 4
Rough-legged Hawk 3
Cooper's Hawk
Northern Pygmy Owl 2
DEAD Great Horned Owl

ANIMAL OF THE DAY - BOBCAT - SEEN NEAR REID AND NANCY MILLERS PLACE!!!

Good Birding!

Terry Gray
890 Stefany Ln
Moscow ID 83843
(208)882-1585 
http://www.flickr.com/photos/terryandchristine/ 



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Subject: possible Slaty-backed Gull at Boise dump ...
From: Jay Carlisle <carlislejay AT yahoo.com>
Date: Fri, 27 Jan 2012 14:08:07 -0800 (PST)
Folks

Just got a call from RL who said he has a very probable adult Slaty-backed Gull 
(dark back, streaky head/nape, pinkish legs, large size, pale eye, etc.) at the 
Hidden Hollow (Ada Co.) landfill.  He saw it at the settling ponds but said 
birds were going back & forth to the dumping area as well ... 


Jay
Subject: More Chickadee help
From: Heidi Ware <heidithebirdnerd AT yahoo.com>
Date: Thu, 26 Jan 2012 18:53:24 -0800 (PST)
Hello again IBLE,
Sorry if this request is a little off topic.


I'm looking for a few people who have a number of chickadeesreliably coming to 
feeders in Boise, who would be willing to volunteer your backyard as a research 
site for 1-2 days sometime in the next few weeks. 


It would involve allowing access to your backyard for a few hours to a team of 
about 3 researchers from Boise State (including myself) with recording 
equipment and a decoy hawk. And of course you'd be welcome to check out our 
research and find out more about what we are doing! 


If anyone is interested, please contact me in a private email for more details. 
It should be a lot of fun! 


For more information about the researcher we are working with, Erick Greene 
from MT, check out these links to a couple articles: 

http://fwp.mt.gov/news/specialFeatures/outdoorsExtra/archive/022511.html
http://northernwoodlands.org/discoveries/chickadees_sound_a_complex_alarm


Thanks,
~Heidi
Sensory Ecology Lab, BSU
Subject: Re: Re: Information For eBird Users
From: Cliff and Lisa Weisse <cliffandlisa AT octobersetters.com>
Date: Thu, 26 Jan 2012 09:00:02 -0700
All,

I received an email from an eBird user and IBLE member (same person) 
requesting that I explain to everyone exactly what an eBird reviewer 
does so I'll give it a shot.  I inserted the default form letter used by 
eBird to request documentation at the end of this message.  It includes 
a link to an excellent detailed explanation of the data quality process 
(http://ebird.org/content/ebird/about/ebird-data-quality).

In short, all checklists submitted to eBird are checked by automated 
filters (see note on filters below) that compare the species/counts to 
typical high counts for the region and date (by month).  If a count 
exceeds the filter limit it is flagged for review (these are the entries 
you are asked to confirm when entering a checklist).  Rare species are 
set at zero so any observation will trigger review.  Once flagged, 
records will enter the review cue and that's where we come in.  We do 
not look at every submission to eBird, only those that are flagged for 
review.  We do have the ability to search the database (Idaho only) for 
unusual records and have done that on occasion, usually in response to 
someone pointing out a questionable record, and we have the ability to 
put the record into review manually.

Each of us (Lisa Hardy, Charles Swift, Lew Ulrey, and I) typically 
process records for the portion of the state we are familiar with.  The 
steps I take include, but are not limited to:
1) decide whether it is actually an unusual record for the location/date
2) check whether there is already documentation for the species/count
3) check the user's comments to see if they have already provided an 
explanation, e.g. field notes, details on the ID, how the count was 
performed, etc.
4) send an email to the user requesting details of the observation
5) evaluate the documentation and set the status to Valid or Not Valid 
accordingly (from Brian Sullivan's email forwarded earlier: "It is 
important to understand that 'valid' and 'invalid' only control what 
users see in terms of the public eBird data output")

The validation is based on my evaluation of the documentation received 
based on guidelines set forth by eBird.  Generally the more unusual a 
record, the more documentation required for acceptance.  If I'm not 
comfortable making the decision on my own (difficult IDs, limited 
knowledge of occurrence on my part, etc.) I ask for opinions from other 
birders who have the expertise to answer my question(s).  Each record is 
evaluated individually so the actual steps taken varies considerably 
from one record to the next.

If a flagged record is for a species that is on the state Review List 
(http://idahobirds.net/ibrc/reviewspecies.html) I request that the user 
submit a report to IBRC.  If photos are available and they support the 
identification we will validate the record but its final disposition 
will reflect the decision of the records committee, i.e. any record that 
is not accepted will be invalidated.  For species that are difficult to 
identify we may not validate until the record is voted on by the records 
committee, even if photos are submitted.  If no photos are available a 
written report to IBRC is required and we typically await the records 
committee's decision on the record.

In answer to these questions: *"Someone told me that a reviewer can kick 
out a list if he/she thinks that a species count is too high.  Or 
because the reviewer questions the validity of a bird sighting.  Are 
these two observations true?"*
1) No, we don't invalidate an entire checklist if a species count is too 
high.  High counts are evaluated individually and do not effect the 
status of the rest of the checklist.  Let's say we receive no response 
from a user for a request for details of a high species count.  We would 
then set the status for that species to "Not Valid" but the rest of the 
checklist would retain its "Valid" status.
2) No again, the status of individual species included on a checklist 
does not affect the rest of the species on the list.  Let's say a user 
reports 40 species and accidentally enters a count for a species they 
didn't see (let's assume they tell us it's a typo but they don't correct 
their checklist).  We would invalidate the species in question but 
again, the rest of the species on that list would remain Valid.

I've tried to condense this as much as possible while still giving you a 
basic idea how the data review process works and what our job as 
reviewers is.  The link included in the form letter below and referenced 
above gives you most of this information.  There are also guidelines for 
data submission here:
http://ebird.org/content/ebird/about/what-data-are-appropriate
and a detailed explanation of protocols here:

http://ebird.org/content/ebird/about/how-to-make-your-checklists-more-meaningful 

These are worth (re)reading even if you are a seasoned eBird user.

I hope this answers some of the questions eBird users have about the 
review process.  We all very much appreciate the effort you make to 
contribute you observations to the eBird database.  As always, feel free 
to contact any of us with questions you may still have about the process.

Cliff Weisse
eBird Reviewer

 >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

/A note on filters:
Basically the filters for each region set a high limit for every month 
for each species.  Our intent is to set the limit low enough to catch 
unusual counts but not so low that the limit is easily exceeded.  Many 
of these were originally set way too high or low and have been adjusted 
based on typical counts and input from users in various locations.  
Setting filters so they reflect expected counts is an on going process.  
Filters are set up for four regions of the state.  Those are roughly the 
Panhandle, Central, Southwest and Southeast.  Unfortunately they cover 
large regions of the state so they are not very accurate and we've erred 
on the side of setting them low.  That makes more work for us (and more 
confirmation requests for you to deal with during data entry) but we 
feel that's better than allowing high counts and/or rarities to go 
unreviewed.  Eventually we hope to have filters in place for each county 
but it has been difficult to get people to follow through on setting 
them up.  That's understandable - we're all busy and this is a volunteer 
project.  If anyone is interested in helping with county filters we'd 
appreciate it!/

 >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

Dear John Doe,

I am one of the volunteer regional reviewers for eBird and am writing to 
you about your observation of 1 XXXXXXXXXXXXXX on Oct 25, 2008 from "CJ 
Strike WMA--Jack's Creek", Owyhee, US-ID.

When you submit a checklist to eBird, we use automated filters that 
compare your observations with typical daily totals for the reporting 
month and region. If a count on your checklist exceeds the expected 
daily total for a species, you are asked to confirm the entry. Examples 
of flagged records are early and late migrants, or counts of species 
that are exceptionally high. Rare birds and high counts do occur (we 
love seeing them as much as you do!), but in order to maintain high data 
quality standards we ask for further details before these observations 
can be accepted into the public database.

We are asking for additional details on the following observation:

Species: XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
Count: 1
Observation date: Oct 25, 2008
Location: CJ Strike WMA--Jack's Creek, Owyhee, US-ID
Submission ID: XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=XXXXXXXXXXXXX


Many times all we need is a simple description of the species reported. 
It is often very helpful to include how similar species were eliminated. 
If you saw and remember relevant field marks please take note of those 
and tell us about them. If you identified the bird by voice, a 
description of this is often helpful. The best supporting evidence for 
any bird record is a photograph, which you can simply email to us.

Sometimes you are sure of what you saw but just can't help us with 
details. That's ok, your observation won't go away, it will remain in 
your private records and will still be useful to scientists who wish to 
access it.

For more details on the data quality process click here: 
(http://ebird.org/content/ebird/about/ebird-data-quality)

Thanks for your understanding and for any help that you can provide. 
And, most importantly, thanks for using eBird, where your observations 
make a difference.

Cliff Weisse
cliffandlisa AT octobersetters.com

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Subject: Redpolls in Garden Valley
From: "spencerw100" <spencerw100 AT yahoo.com>
Date: Thu, 26 Jan 2012 05:09:27 -0000
Greetings from Garden Valley!

This has been an exceptional winter for Common Redpolls in the Garden Valley 
area, and today was no exception. I saw a flock of at least 50 birds in a 
subdivision off of Granite Basin Road. The reason for me being there in the 
first place was that I have a report of a Hoary Redpoll mixed in with the 
flock. The report came in four or five days ago, but today was my first chance 
to go look for the bird. I did not see it, but the flock was very active and it 
was difficult to get a good look at each individual. I will definitely post if 
I hear of it being seen again as I'm sure there are several that would like to 
add this bird to their life/state/year lists. 


Happy birding!

Spencer Walters
Garden Valley,
Boise County



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Subject: Pine Grosbeaks at Bogus Basin (Boise Co.)
From: "sagetrout99" <sagetrout99 AT yahoo.com>
Date: Thu, 26 Jan 2012 04:30:10 -0000
Howdy Folks,

I located a flock of ~ 30 pine grosbeaks while x-country skiing today (~ 5:30 
pm) in Boise National Forest, Boise County, ~ 1.0 mi. NW of Shafer Butte. These 
birds were seen in flight near the Superior chairlift at Bogus Basin ski area, 
at ~ 6,000' elevation. This was the same location where I had heard a pine 
grosbeak calling about 90 minutes earlier. 


Kevin Glueckert
Boise, ID



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Subject: FW:A note from eBird
From: Cliff and Lisa Weisse <cliffandlisa AT octobersetters.com>
Date: Wed, 25 Jan 2012 12:53:49 -0700
This was posted on Inland NW Birders by Brian Sullivan.  I thought would 
be of interest to some of you.

Cliff

*Subject: A note from eBird*
From: Brian Sullivan 
Date: Wed, 25 Jan 2012 08:29:07 -0800

Hello Inland NW birders

I'm the eBird Project Leader for the Western Region, and I have been
watching this conversation develop RE eBird data, long traveling counts,
etc. I thought it would be good to chime in here with some clarifications
on eBird policy. Thanks to everyone here who uses eBird, without your data
the project simply wouldn't work!

First of all, I should say at the outset that ALL data submitted to eBird
are valuable. Period. We use every bit of data that comes in. The key is
knowing how the data were collected, and then using it for appropriate
analysis and visualization. All data, both valid and invalid, are always
available to researchers, and this discussion is centered around mainly
what we choose to display to birders through the eBird data output tools.
These tools are designed to provide access to the millions of records we
collect in useful ways, so we strive to keep them as friendly and
informative as possible. These include species range maps, regional species
occurrence bar charts, etc.

In many cases birders do submit longer traveling counts, and there is no
hard and fast policy on our end to 'invalidate' traveling counts longer
than 5 miles. In some cases those counts are fine, and it is up to the
individual eBird editor to decide when a checklist is too long to be
considered 'valid'. Especially in the West, where habitats are sometimes
homogeneous across large areas, longer counts can work. But think about how
species composition changes across elevation gain, and you can quickly see
why mapping long traveling counts gets complicated.

The<5 mile length is a general suggestion for eBirders, but not a
requirement. Our researchers doing rigorous science with eBird data have
found that traveling counts longer than 5 miles create problems when trying
to model species/habitat relationships, and for those analyses only a
subset of the data are used. But many other researchers ARE using the
longer counts, it simply depends on the kinds of analyses one is interested
in performing. The nice thing about eBird is that when birders tell us how
they collect the data, researchers can pick and choose what slice of data
they'd like to use.

It is important to understand that 'valid' and 'invalid' only control what
users see in terms of the public eBird data output. Right now we tend
toward invalidating long traveling counts and county-level submissions
SOLELY because those records appear in odd places on the eBird maps, and
they can be misleading to birders looking to find a species using our
mapping tools. Moving forward, however, eBird will become smarter in its
ability to handle these data, and we will be able to remove these long
traveling counts and county-level lists from maps, yet still make them
available through our other tools that do not have a spatial component,
such as the Bar Charts. County-level lists and long traveling counts are
indeed great for providing information on these tools. The problem for us
right now is that any 'valid' record shows up on all tools, but we'll be
working on ways to improve this moving forward, and when we do that it will
be easy to use county-level submissions in Bar Charts etc. That is our
long-term goal.

RE county-level lists, again it is not eBird policy to automatically
invalidate these. Instead we leave it up to local reviewers. In some
western counties that are larger than entire eastern states, invalidating
county-level data make sense. In some tiny eastern counties validating
county-level data makes sense. eBird is a global project, and it's hard to
come up with a policy that works for everyone, and we are just trying to
let people know that checklists from more refined geographic areas are
ALWAYS better! They are better for your personal lists, and they are better
for science. That said, we are well aware that asking people to do too much
tends to reduce participation, so we will always be flexible enough to
collect all data from birders, however they would like to enter it. Our job
is to simply catalog the data as accurately as possible, and then let
scientists and analysts do their work.

For a good example of some of the cool modeling we're doing with traveling
counts<5 miles, see this page. The migration animations are cool!



http://ebird.org/content/ebird/home/birding-news-and-features/about/occurrence-maps 



Thanks again for all the participation in Idaho and Washington. And I would
also like to thank the teams of volunteer editors working in both states.
These folks work tirelessly without compensation to make the eBird dataset
as clean as possible. Data quality is of paramount importance, so we are
very appreciative of all their hard work in this arena.

I hope to make it up there for a birding visit soon!

Brian
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Carmel Valley, CA
93924

eBird/AKN Project Leader
www.ebird.org
www.avianknowledge.net

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Birds of North America Online
http://bna.birds.cornell.edu/BNA

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Ithaca, NY 14850

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North American Birds
American Birding Association
www.americanbirding.org

bls42 AT cornell.edu
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Subject: Birds in Teton C. Idaho
From: "captnpeebs" <Captn.peebs AT verizon.net>
Date: Tue, 24 Jan 2012 23:41:47 -0000
Howdy all,
 Just thought I would post some of the sightings of the birds that are around 
Driggs, the last couple of weeks. An unreliable flock (20) of sharpe tailed 
grouse have been seen around the north corner of the Tewinott subdivision. We 
have also seen a flock of 5 grey partridges here as well. They haven't come to 
our feeder yet but we are hoping the extra snow cover will bring them in soon. 
Now, we have pretty consistant, grey crowned rosy finches(two races), as well 
as a couple of Black rosey finches among them come to our feeders. The numbers 
very greatly, from 30 to 2000, it just depends on the weather. 

 Other birds seen around the Teton river, trumpeter swans, a flock of 20 common 
golden eye,only a couple of Bald eagles, some roughleg and a dark phase red 
tail hawk. As the snow gets higher we are keeping our eyes open for any other 
Owls that might come down from the canyons. No luck yet but will keep you 
posted if we happen to find, a great gray. I have seen Great Grays here before 
but many years ago, and in much higher snow years. There were large numbers of 
Bohemian waxwings in Dry creek, near my our inlaws house, they just filled the 
sky (1-4000 birds) we haven't seen them around since it started to snow more. 
That has been about 7-10 days ago. 

good birding, 
   Gary Peebles



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Subject: Re: Adult Northern Goshawk along Hidden Springs Path
From: "Paul" <bird.nerd AT me.com>
Date: Tue, 24 Jan 2012 21:10:41 -0000
Hi Darren, 
I should have specified where Hidden Springs is.  Sorry about that.
Its just a few miles north of Boise in the foothills.
If you look on the eBird maps you'll see a hot spot marked for it titled 
"Hidden Springs Path". You could also google Hidden Springs, Idaho and find the 
google map. 

Cheers,
Paul

--- In ible AT yahoogroups.com, Darren Clark  wrote:
>
> 
> Cool sighting. Where is Hidden Springs Path? At least a county would be very 
helpful. Is it possible for all sightings of interest to include a little more 
specific location information? 

> 
> Thanks
> 
> Darren Clark
> 
> Rexburg, ID
> 
> riversilt AT ...
> 
> To: ible AT yahoogroups.com
> From: bird.nerd AT ...
> Date: Tue, 24 Jan 2012 20:39:02 +0000
> Subject: [IBLE] Re: Adult Northern Goshawk along Hidden Springs Path
> 
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>       
> Here's an update, I relocated the bird on my lunch break... its about 100 
feet or so downstream (northwest) of the foot bridge over the creek. This is 
along Hidden Springs Path, an eBird hotspot and dirt road that goes northwest 
from the red barn. 

> 
> 
> 
> Here's a couple photos at 140x zoom... didn't want to flush the bird and not 
trying to win any photo contest ;-) 

> 
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> http://www.flickr.com/photos/bird_nut/6756591501/
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> I've gotten a couple inquiries on the bird, so best of luck to those that 
chase it! 

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> --- In ible AT yahoogroups.com, "Paul"  wrote:
> 
> >
> 
> > Who knows how long it will hang around, but there's an adult Northern 
Goshawk hanging out in the cottonwoods along the Hidden Springs path (dirt road 
that goes north of the red barn to organic farm). Perhaps not coincidentally, 
and absent for most of January, I counted 70 quail along the path this morning. 

> 
> > 
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> > Paul
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Subject: RE: Re: Adult Northern Goshawk along Hidden Springs Path
From: Darren Clark <riversilt AT hotmail.com>
Date: Tue, 24 Jan 2012 13:48:59 -0700
Cool sighting. Where is Hidden Springs Path? At least a county would be very 
helpful. Is it possible for all sightings of interest to include a little more 
specific location information? 


Thanks

Darren Clark

Rexburg, ID

riversilt AT hotmail.com

To: ible AT yahoogroups.com
From: bird.nerd AT me.com
Date: Tue, 24 Jan 2012 20:39:02 +0000
Subject: [IBLE] Re: Adult Northern Goshawk along Hidden Springs Path


















 



  


    
      
      
 Here's an update, I relocated the bird on my lunch break... its about 100 feet 
or so downstream (northwest) of the foot bridge over the creek. This is along 
Hidden Springs Path, an eBird hotspot and dirt road that goes northwest from 
the red barn. 




Here's a couple photos at 140x zoom... didn't want to flush the bird and not 
trying to win any photo contest ;-) 




http://www.flickr.com/photos/bird_nut/6756591501/



I've gotten a couple inquiries on the bird, so best of luck to those that chase 
it! 




Paul



--- In ible AT yahoogroups.com, "Paul"  wrote:

>

> Who knows how long it will hang around, but there's an adult Northern Goshawk 
hanging out in the cottonwoods along the Hidden Springs path (dirt road that 
goes north of the red barn to organic farm). Perhaps not coincidentally, and 
absent for most of January, I counted 70 quail along the path this morning. 


> 

> Paul

>
Subject: Re: Adult Northern Goshawk along Hidden Springs Path
From: "Paul" <bird.nerd AT me.com>
Date: Tue, 24 Jan 2012 20:39:02 -0000
Here's an update, I relocated the bird on my lunch break... its about 100 feet 
or so downstream (northwest) of the foot bridge over the creek. This is along 
Hidden Springs Path, an eBird hotspot and dirt road that goes northwest from 
the red barn. 


Here's a couple photos at 140x zoom... didn't want to flush the bird and not 
trying to win any photo contest ;-) 


http://www.flickr.com/photos/bird_nut/6756591501/

I've gotten a couple inquiries on the bird, so best of luck to those that chase 
it! 


Paul

--- In ible AT yahoogroups.com, "Paul"  wrote:
>
> Who knows how long it will hang around, but there's an adult Northern Goshawk 
hanging out in the cottonwoods along the Hidden Springs path (dirt road that 
goes north of the red barn to organic farm). Perhaps not coincidentally, and 
absent for most of January, I counted 70 quail along the path this morning. 

> 
> Paul
>




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Subject: Re: Re: Information For eBird Users
From: Cliff and Lisa Weisse <cliffandlisa AT octobersetters.com>
Date: Tue, 24 Jan 2012 12:42:40 -0700
Paul,

I'll answer your questions as best I can below.  Hopefully this will be 
helpful to others as well.
>
>
> 1. Will I be notified if a checklist is invalidated?
>
One of the reasons for posting this heads up was to let everyone know 
that we are going to invalidate these checklists in the future.  When 
addressing these checklist we will notify the user that the checklist 
will be invalidated and give them the option of breaking it up or making 
the location more specific if appropriate.  Our hope is that these users 
will consider breaking up checklists, or perhaps submitting one or two 
checklists for specific locations during an outing, in the future.

One thing I want to clear up is the 5 mile limit for traveling counts.  
This is _not_ a hard and fast rule.  If the distance is longer and the 
route remains in similar habitat all the way we have the option of 
validating the list.  County level checklists are just too vague and 
will be invalidated.
>
>
> 2. What's the best approach to "clean up" the locations of old 
> checklists? Is it better to delete the checklist and resubmit it with 
> a more accurate location? Or is it better to edit the location of the 
> pre-existing checklist, without deleting and resubmitting the checklist.
>
For old checklists it's easiest to just change the location when 
possible.  I spent about five hours doing just that recently for my own 
checklist, going back through fifteen years of data and changing 
locations for checklists located to county level.  I did this for 
checklists that included notes on exact location but I invalidated all 
the county level lists I couldn't locate more precisely.  It was 
tiresome but it was worth the effort to me.
>
>
> 3. What if the checklist becomes invalidated (assuming I will be 
> notified), then same question as #2. At that point, should I delete 
> the old checklist and resubmit with more accurate location?
>
In that case it's still easiest to change the location for the existing 
checklist.  If anyone does this please notify one of us so we can find 
and validate the checklist(s).  We have no way to know when locations 
are changed unless there are individual species on the checklist that 
were previously reviewed, in which case the record would reappear in the 
review cue.  If you aren't sure of the status of a checklist try 
searching for one of the common species on the checklist and see if your 
record appears in the search results.  If you see your record the 
checklist is currently Valid.  If not then the checklist is probably Not 
Valid and you should contact one of us before changing the location so 
we can reevaluate the record after the change.

I hope this answers your questions.  If anything needs clarification let 
me know.

Cliff


>
> Thanks, Paul
>
> --- In ible AT yahoogroups.com , Cliff and 
> Lisa Weisse  wrote:
> >
> > I'm posting this on behalf of Idaho's eBird reviewers:
> >
> > We're writing to give everyone a heads up on an issue that many of you
> > may not be aware of. To make the eBird database most useful to
> > researchers eBird reviewers are being asked to "Invalidate" checklists
> > for imprecise geographic locations. In addition to simple errors in
> > plotting a location this will also include checklists that are located
> > only to the county level as well as long traveling counts (over 5 miles
> > in length). If some of your observations do not show up in public maps,
> > etc. it may be for this reason. Your checklists will always remain in
> > the eBird database (therefore available to researchers regardless of
> > "validity" status) and will be included in your personal "My eBird"
> > records, but will not appear in any public output.
> >
> >
> > Information on how you can organize checklists so they are more useful
> > for research purposes can be found at the following link:
> > 
> 
http://ebird.org/content/ebird/about/how-to-make-your-checklists-more-meaningful 

> >
> > We encourage eBird participants to consider these suggestions. If you
> > have any questions please feel free to contact any of us.
> >
> > Idaho eBird Review Team
> > Lisa Hardy
> > Charles Swift
> > Lew Ulrey
> > Cliff Weisse
> >
> > --
> > Cliff and Lisa Weisse
> > Island Park, Idaho
> > cliffandlisa AT ...
> >
>
> 

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Subject: Re: Re: Information For eBird Users
From: Cliff and Lisa Weisse <cliffandlisa AT octobersetters.com>
Date: Tue, 24 Jan 2012 12:21:50 -0700
All,

Observations like the owl and eagle examples described by Paul are 
indeed Incidental Observations and I would recommend entering them as 
such.  It makes no sense to enter such observations on a checklist with 
a 15 minutes effort.  Checklists for short counts are more valuable and 
I would certainly encourage users to submit checklists for those counts 
but that doesn't make the eagle observation above something other than 
an incidental observation and I would discourage entering them any other 
way.

More shortly.

Cliff

On 1/24/2012 12:15 PM, Paul wrote:
>
> On a side note, I've seen some folks trying to discourage the use of 
> Incidental observations. But a lot of birding is incidental. If I'm 
> awoke in the middle of the night by an owl hooting outside my window, 
> its incidental. If I'm driving down the road and see an eagle, its 
> incidental.
>
> But some folks are being encouraged to fill out a checklist for 
> observations such as this as if it was a count, with every house 
> sparrow and starling noted, and with a "time effort" noted in the 
> checklist. So folks are noting 15 or 30 minutes for an eagle 
> observation. That would lead to statistics that would suggest that if 
> I go birding for 15 minutes (effort), that I'll see an eagle along 
> with the starlings and house sparrows.
>
> I think incidental checklists should be encouraged, rather than 
> discouraged.
> Paul
>
> --- In ible AT yahoogroups.com , "Terry 
> Gray"  wrote:
> >
> > Hi birders,
> >
> >
> >
> > I see that Cornell-eBird and Audubon have their head in the (I will 
> keep it
> > nice) in the sand. What are the odds that a species on a traveling 
> report
> > ever be seen in that same spot or even the same 5 mile stretch 
> during the
> > trip. Probably you would have a better chance of winning the lottery 
> than
> > seeing that bird there again. I have always been a firm believer that
> > unless a person is birding a HOT SPOT keep it simple and report you have
> > observed. There is absolutely NO POINT in being precise in where you
> > observed the bird even if it is a nesting bird. That habitat area will
> > probably be gone before you go back and look for the bird again!!!
> >
> >
> >
> > I see that birding and imputing data in eBird is going to be for the 
> rich.
> > They will charge a person a large amount of $$$ to purchase a device 
> that
> > you will only be able to post to eBird when you observe the bird. 
> You will
> > have to have the device that has all the birds so you can first of 
> all find
> > that bird then this device will have GPS and you will have to get a 
> signal
> > (good luck in this area of the world) then indicate how many and 
> push send
> > and hope it sends!
> >
> >
> >
> > eBird people are frigging idiots on how they want to collect data. 
> All the
> > data is bias and really has very little value the same as the CBC's.
> >
> >
> > My thoughts and frustrations!
> >
> >
> >
> > Terry Gray
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > From: ible AT yahoogroups.com  
> [mailto:ible AT yahoogroups.com ] On 
> Behalf Of Cliff
> > and Lisa Weisse
> > Sent: Monday, January 23, 2012 10:38 AM
> > To: IBLE
> > Subject: [IBLE] Information For eBird Users
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > I'm posting this on behalf of Idaho's eBird reviewers:
> >
> > We're writing to give everyone a heads up on an issue that many of 
> you may
> > not be aware of. To make the eBird database most useful to researchers
> > eBird reviewers are being asked to "Invalidate" checklists for imprecise
> > geographic locations. In addition to simple errors in plotting a 
> location
> > this will also include checklists that are located only to the 
> county level
> > as well as long traveling counts (over 5 miles in length). If some 
> of your
> > observations do not show up in public maps, etc. it may be for this 
> reason.
> > Your checklists will always remain in the eBird database (therefore
> > available to researchers regardless of "validity" status) and will be
> > included in your personal "My eBird" records, but will not appear in any
> > public output.
> >
> >
> > Information on how you can organize checklists so they are more 
> useful for
> > research purposes can be found at the following link:
> > 
> http://ebird.org/content/ebird/about/how-to-make-your-checklists-more-meanin
> > gful
> >
> > We encourage eBird participants to consider these suggestions. If 
> you have
> > any questions please feel free to contact any of us.
> >
> > Idaho eBird Review Team
> > Lisa Hardy
> > Charles Swift
> > Lew Ulrey
> > Cliff Weisse
> >
> > --
> > Cliff and Lisa Weisse
> > Island Park, Idaho
> > cliffandlisa AT ...
> >
>
> 

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Subject: Re: Information For eBird Users
From: "Paul" <bird.nerd AT me.com>
Date: Tue, 24 Jan 2012 19:15:06 -0000
On a side note, I've seen some folks trying to discourage the use of Incidental 
observations. But a lot of birding is incidental. If I'm awoke in the middle of 
the night by an owl hooting outside my window, its incidental. If I'm driving 
down the road and see an eagle, its incidental. 


But some folks are being encouraged to fill out a checklist for observations 
such as this as if it was a count, with every house sparrow and starling noted, 
and with a "time effort" noted in the checklist. So folks are noting 15 or 30 
minutes for an eagle observation. That would lead to statistics that would 
suggest that if I go birding for 15 minutes (effort), that I'll see an eagle 
along with the starlings and house sparrows. 


I think incidental checklists should be encouraged, rather than discouraged.
Paul

--- In ible AT yahoogroups.com, "Terry Gray"  wrote:
>
> Hi birders,
> 
>  
> 
> I see that Cornell-eBird and Audubon have their head in the (I will keep it
> nice) in the sand.  What are the odds that a species on a traveling report
> ever be seen in that same spot or even the same 5 mile stretch during the
> trip.  Probably you would have a better chance of winning the lottery than
> seeing that bird there again.  I have always been a firm believer that
> unless a person is birding a HOT SPOT keep it simple and report you have
> observed.  There is absolutely NO POINT in being precise in where you
> observed the bird even if it is a nesting bird.  That habitat area will
> probably be gone before you go back and look for the bird again!!!
> 
>  
> 
> I see that birding and imputing data in eBird is going to be for the rich.
> They will charge a person a large amount of $$$ to purchase a device that
> you will only be able to post to eBird when you observe the bird.  You will
> have to have the device that has all the birds so you can first of all find
> that bird then this device will have GPS and you will have to get a signal
> (good  luck in this area of the world) then indicate how many and push send
> and hope it sends!
> 
>  
> 
> eBird people are frigging idiots on how they want to collect data.  All the
> data is bias and really has very little value the same as the CBC's.
> 
> 
> My thoughts and frustrations!
> 
>  
> 
> Terry Gray
> 
>  
> 
>  
> 
> From: ible AT yahoogroups.com [mailto:ible AT yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Cliff
> and Lisa Weisse
> Sent: Monday, January 23, 2012 10:38 AM
> To: IBLE
> Subject: [IBLE] Information For eBird Users
> 
>  
> 
>   
> 
> I'm posting this on behalf of Idaho's eBird reviewers:
> 
> We're writing to give everyone a heads up on an issue that many of you may
> not be aware of.  To make the eBird database most useful to researchers
> eBird reviewers are being asked to "Invalidate" checklists for imprecise
> geographic locations.  In addition to simple errors in plotting a location
> this will also include checklists that are located only to the county level
> as well as long traveling counts (over 5 miles in length). If some of your
> observations do not show up in public maps, etc. it may be for this reason.
> Your checklists will always remain in the eBird database (therefore
> available to researchers regardless of "validity" status) and will be
> included in your personal "My eBird" records, but will not appear in any
> public output. 
> 
> 
> Information on how you can organize checklists so they are more useful for
> research purposes can be found at the following link:
> http://ebird.org/content/ebird/about/how-to-make-your-checklists-more-meanin
> gful
> 
> We encourage eBird participants to consider these suggestions.  If you have
> any questions please feel free to contact any of us.
> 
> Idaho eBird Review Team
> Lisa Hardy
> Charles Swift
> Lew Ulrey
> Cliff Weisse
> 
> -- 
> Cliff and Lisa Weisse
> Island Park, Idaho
> cliffandlisa AT ...
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Subject: Re: Information For eBird Users
From: "Paul" <bird.nerd AT me.com>
Date: Tue, 24 Jan 2012 18:11:16 -0000
Hi Cliff, 
I have a few questions I hope you can answer for me. I'll post it here since 
others may have the same question. 


1. Will I be notified if a checklist is invalidated?

2. What's the best approach to "clean up" the locations of old checklists? Is 
it better to delete the checklist and resubmit it with a more accurate 
location? Or is it better to edit the location of the pre-existing checklist, 
without deleting and resubmitting the checklist. 


3. What if the checklist becomes invalidated (assuming I will be notified), 
then same question as #2. At that point, should I delete the old checklist and 
resubmit with more accurate location? 


Thanks, Paul


--- In ible AT yahoogroups.com, Cliff and Lisa Weisse  wrote:
>
> I'm posting this on behalf of Idaho's eBird reviewers:
> 
> We're writing to give everyone a heads up on an issue that many of you 
> may not be aware of.  To make the eBird database most useful to 
> researchers eBird reviewers are being asked to "Invalidate" checklists 
> for imprecise geographic locations.  In addition to simple errors in 
> plotting a location this will also include checklists that are located 
> only to the county level as well as long traveling counts (over 5 miles 
> in length). If some of your observations do not show up in public maps, 
> etc. it may be for this reason. Your checklists will always remain in 
> the eBird database (therefore available to researchers regardless of 
> "validity" status) and will be included in your personal "My eBird" 
> records, but will not appear in any public output.
> 
> 
> Information on how you can organize checklists so they are more useful 
> for research purposes can be found at the following link:
> 
http://ebird.org/content/ebird/about/how-to-make-your-checklists-more-meaningful 

> 
> We encourage eBird participants to consider these suggestions.  If you 
> have any questions please feel free to contact any of us.
> 
> Idaho eBird Review Team
> Lisa Hardy
> Charles Swift
> Lew Ulrey
> Cliff Weisse
> 
> -- 
> Cliff and Lisa Weisse
> Island Park, Idaho
> cliffandlisa AT ...
>




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Subject: Adult Northern Goshawk along Hidden Springs Path
From: "Paul" <bird.nerd AT me.com>
Date: Tue, 24 Jan 2012 17:39:09 -0000
Who knows how long it will hang around, but there's an adult Northern Goshawk 
hanging out in the cottonwoods along the Hidden Springs path (dirt road that 
goes north of the red barn to organic farm). Perhaps not coincidentally, and 
absent for most of January, I counted 70 quail along the path this morning. 


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Subject: RE: Information For eBird Users
From: "Terry Gray" <clgtlg AT moscow.com>
Date: Mon, 23 Jan 2012 13:03:01 -0800
Hi birders,

 

I see that Cornell-eBird and Audubon have their head in the (I will keep it
nice) in the sand.  What are the odds that a species on a traveling report
ever be seen in that same spot or even the same 5 mile stretch during the
trip.  Probably you would have a better chance of winning the lottery than
seeing that bird there again.  I have always been a firm believer that
unless a person is birding a HOT SPOT keep it simple and report you have
observed.  There is absolutely NO POINT in being precise in where you
observed the bird even if it is a nesting bird.  That habitat area will
probably be gone before you go back and look for the bird again!!!

 

I see that birding and imputing data in eBird is going to be for the rich.
They will charge a person a large amount of $$$ to purchase a device that
you will only be able to post to eBird when you observe the bird.  You will
have to have the device that has all the birds so you can first of all find
that bird then this device will have GPS and you will have to get a signal
(good  luck in this area of the world) then indicate how many and push send
and hope it sends!

 

eBird people are frigging idiots on how they want to collect data.  All the
data is bias and really has very little value the same as the CBC's.


My thoughts and frustrations!

 

Terry Gray

 

 

From: ible AT yahoogroups.com [mailto:ible AT yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Cliff
and Lisa Weisse
Sent: Monday, January 23, 2012 10:38 AM
To: IBLE
Subject: [IBLE] Information For eBird Users

 

  

I'm posting this on behalf of Idaho's eBird reviewers:

We're writing to give everyone a heads up on an issue that many of you may
not be aware of.  To make the eBird database most useful to researchers
eBird reviewers are being asked to "Invalidate" checklists for imprecise
geographic locations.  In addition to simple errors in plotting a location
this will also include checklists that are located only to the county level
as well as long traveling counts (over 5 miles in length). If some of your
observations do not show up in public maps, etc. it may be for this reason.
Your checklists will always remain in the eBird database (therefore
available to researchers regardless of "validity" status) and will be
included in your personal "My eBird" records, but will not appear in any
public output. 


Information on how you can organize checklists so they are more useful for
research purposes can be found at the following link:
http://ebird.org/content/ebird/about/how-to-make-your-checklists-more-meanin
gful

We encourage eBird participants to consider these suggestions.  If you have
any questions please feel free to contact any of us.

Idaho eBird Review Team
Lisa Hardy
Charles Swift
Lew Ulrey
Cliff Weisse

-- 
Cliff and Lisa Weisse
Island Park, Idaho
cliffandlisa AT octobersetters.com
Subject: Information For eBird Users
From: Cliff and Lisa Weisse <cliffandlisa AT octobersetters.com>
Date: Mon, 23 Jan 2012 11:37:30 -0700
I'm posting this on behalf of Idaho's eBird reviewers:

We're writing to give everyone a heads up on an issue that many of you 
may not be aware of.  To make the eBird database most useful to 
researchers eBird reviewers are being asked to "Invalidate" checklists 
for imprecise geographic locations.  In addition to simple errors in 
plotting a location this will also include checklists that are located 
only to the county level as well as long traveling counts (over 5 miles 
in length). If some of your observations do not show up in public maps, 
etc. it may be for this reason. Your checklists will always remain in 
the eBird database (therefore available to researchers regardless of 
"validity" status) and will be included in your personal "My eBird" 
records, but will not appear in any public output.


Information on how you can organize checklists so they are more useful 
for research purposes can be found at the following link:

http://ebird.org/content/ebird/about/how-to-make-your-checklists-more-meaningful 


We encourage eBird participants to consider these suggestions.  If you 
have any questions please feel free to contact any of us.

Idaho eBird Review Team
Lisa Hardy
Charles Swift
Lew Ulrey
Cliff Weisse

-- 
Cliff and Lisa Weisse
Island Park, Idaho
cliffandlisa AT octobersetters.com
Subject: Barn Owl
From: "Tricia H." <warriorface4life AT yahoo.com>
Date: Sun, 22 Jan 2012 22:41:23 -0000
Saw a Barn Owl today flying low along ten mile. Watch out Mr. Owl. He was 
flying from the field nearby and was getting a little close to the road. I 
swerved over a bit to ensure he didn't get hit, but he did bank back into the 
field. I imagine he was hunting, hope he doesn't get hit though! 


He was out and about around 2:50PM.  Kinda early I would expect. =)

Also saw about three kestrels in my area, one of them was eating a small bird. 
sighs. 




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Subject: redpolls in Boise!
From: Jay Carlisle <carlislejay AT yahoo.com>
Date: Sun, 22 Jan 2012 10:19:51 -0800 (PST)
Hi Folks

I found at least 2 Common Redpolls mixed in withPine Siskins this morning (also 
both American& Lesser Goldfinches present - maybe the first time I've seen 
these 4 species in the same place??) at/near a private feeder along Ginzel 
Street (N of Hill Rd) in Boise.  I usually walk up here for exercise 3-4 
times/week and have noticed the activity at this thistle feeder all winter 
(mostly Lessers & Americans but siskins joining lately) and figured it might be 
my best chance to find a redpoll in Boise this winter ... finally paid off.  I 
heard their calls first and then got a visual just before a group of 4 birds 
took off & flew NW - I know 2 were redpolls but not sure about the other 2. 



This is a dead-end road and no public parking is available along the street ... 
thus, probably not a great place to go looking (unless walking and it's a bit 
steep).  But, keep your eyes out at your feeders! 


Cheers,

Jay
Subject: RE: Benewah County Big Year
From: "robwhit AT qwest.net" <robwhit@qwest.net>
Date: Sun, 22 Jan 2012 08:57:50 -0500
Apologies Shirley, I piggy backed your report for my Lakewood observation
and didn't change the 
subject.......

Bob Whitlatch

Original Message:
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From: robwhit AT qwest.net robwhit AT qwest.net
Date: Sun, 22 Jan 2012 08:53:05 -0500
To: ible AT yahoogroups.com
Subject: RE: [IBLE] Benewah County Big Year



Pine Siskins joined the LGF today for the first time this year.  And 5
pairs of Wood Ducks have joined the 
duck menagerie.

Bob Whitlatch



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Subject: RE: Benewah County Big Year
From: "robwhit AT qwest.net" <robwhit@qwest.net>
Date: Sun, 22 Jan 2012 08:53:05 -0500
Pine Siskins joined the LGF today for the first time this year.  And 5
pairs of Wood Ducks have joined the 
duck menagerie.

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Subject: Boise dump gulls today [1 Attachment]
From: Jay Carlisle <carlislejay AT yahoo.com>
Date: Sat, 21 Jan 2012 16:09:41 -0800 (PST)
Hi Folks

Took a quick trip to the Hidden Hollow landfill around mid-day and had to wait 
a out some rain but there were quite a few gulls (about 90% Ring-bills and ~ 
10% California), including 2Glaucous (both 1st-winter), 2 Mew (1 imm. and 1 
adult), and 2 Thayer's (1 imm. and 1 adult). 1 Glaucous picture attached.  



Cheers,

Jay
Subject: Canyon list
From: BRIAN P COOPER <bpcooer AT msn.com>
Date: Sat, 21 Jan 2012 13:46:19 -0700
Yesterday afternoon, I stoped by the lower dam at Lake Lowell. 
there were 15 Snow Geese, 1 White-fronted Goose and a single Cackling Goose, 
among the thousands of Canada Geese. 

Brian Cooper 
Nampa, Id
Subject: Re: Fwd: [Tweeters] Sibley 2013
From: Charles Swift <chaetura AT gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 21 Jan 2012 08:50:14 -0800
Sibley Guides are also widely available on mobile platforms such as smart
phones and tablets. David Sibley just posted on his blog (
http://www.sibleyguides.com/2012/01/sibley-eguide-available-for-kindle-fire/ )
that his bird guide is now available in the Amazon store for the Amazon
Kindle Fire (a sweet little 7" color tablet).

Charles.

On Fri, Jan 20, 2012 at 6:59 PM, J. Harry Krueger wrote:

> **
>
>
> For those Sibley Field Guide fans out there (and the appreciative
> remainder of you that look at all field guides, no matter how good, as an
> always imperfect aide to irreplaceable, diligent, and careful field
> observations of the endless variety in each species)... Anticipate and
> enjoy!  :)
>
> J. Harry Krueger
> Boise
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> Begin forwarded message:
>
> *From:* Ian Paulsen 
> *Date:* January 20, 2012 6:48:41 PM MST
> *To:* birdbooklist AT yahoogroups.com
> *Cc:* tweeters AT u.washington.edu
> *Subject:* *[Tweeters] Sibley 2013*
>
> HI ALL:
> David Sibley has been working on a revised edition of his bird guide, now
> due out in 2013. I posted a new plate of his here:
>
> http://birdbookerreport.blogspot.com/2012/01/sibley-2013.html
>
> sincerely
> --
>
> Ian Paulsen
> Bainbridge Island, WA, USA
> Visit my BIRDBOOKER REPORT blog here:
> http://birdbookerreport.blogspot.com/
> _______________________________________________
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> Tweeters AT u.washington.edu
> http://mailman1.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters
>
>  
>



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Moscow, Idaho 
46°43′54″ N, 116°59′50″ W
email: chaetura AT gmail.com
Subject: Fwd: [Tweeters] Sibley 2013
From: "J. Harry Krueger" <jhkrueger AT gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 20 Jan 2012 19:59:48 -0700
For those Sibley Field Guide fans out there (and the appreciative remainder of 
you that look at all field guides, no matter how good, as an always imperfect 
aide to irreplaceable, diligent, and careful field observations of the endless 
variety in each species)... Anticipate and enjoy! :) 


J. Harry Krueger
Boise

Sent from my iPhone

Begin forwarded message:

> From: Ian Paulsen 
> Date: January 20, 2012 6:48:41 PM MST
> To: birdbooklist AT yahoogroups.com
> Cc: tweeters AT u.washington.edu
> Subject: [Tweeters] Sibley 2013
> 
> HI ALL:
> David Sibley has been working on a revised edition of his bird guide, now
> due out in 2013. I posted a new plate of his here:
> 
> http://birdbookerreport.blogspot.com/2012/01/sibley-2013.html
> 
> sincerely
> -- 
> 
> Ian Paulsen
> Bainbridge Island, WA, USA
> Visit my BIRDBOOKER REPORT blog here:
> http://birdbookerreport.blogspot.com/
> _______________________________________________
> Tweeters mailing list
> Tweeters AT u.washington.edu
> http://mailman1.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters
Subject: Fwd: [swiba] Canyon Hill Cemetery Field Trip
From: Denise Hughes <deniseh449 AT gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 20 Jan 2012 18:44:50 -0700
Please see the message about the SIBA 
fieldtrip scheduled for tomorrow, 1/21.

Denise Hughes
Caldwell, Idaho

Begin forwarded message:

Sent: Friday, January 20, 2012 3:46 PM
Subject: [swiba] Canyon Hill Cemetery Field Trip

Question about Saturday's Canyon Hill Cemetery Field Trip and the rainy weather 
forecast. 

 
If it is raining at 8 a.m. Saturday morning and no let up is visible, the field 
trip will be cancelled. If you have questions call me at 466-6030 (res) or 
250-0902 (cell). 

 
 
Jim Holcomb
Subject: Benewah County Big Year
From: "Shirley Sturts" <shirley.sturts AT gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 20 Jan 2012 16:10:45 -0800
Three more from Donni Moen - St. Maries

48  Steller's Jay on 1/3,
49  Chestnut-backed Chickadee on 1/7
50   Common redpoll on 1/15,

Shirley Sturts
shirley.sturts AT gmail.com
Coeur d'Alene, ID



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Subject: Sun Valley birding
From: "jedidiahpetersen AT ymail.com" <jedidiahpetersen@ymail.com>
Date: Fri, 20 Jan 2012 18:37:13 -0000
My name is Jed and I am live in Pocatello. I know its a long way off, but I 
will be in the Sun Valley area April 12th - 14th for a conference. I will have 
limited time off in the evenings on Thursday and Friday and most of the 
afternoon on Saturday. I am not familiar with the area and I would really like 
to see some cool birds while I am there. Does anybody know the area well enough 
to give me some good pointers on where to go with my limited time off that is 
close by Sun Valley? 


thanks 


Jed



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Subject: Elmore Co. Big Year
From: rowlandrl AT aol.com
Date: Fri, 20 Jan 2012 12:17:23 -0500 (EST)
"ible" RL here.
I find myself starting out the New Year by being the person to report  
Elmore Co's bird sightings to for the 2012 Big Year on  "IdahoBirds.net". Got 
everything on the spread sheet but have  yet to learn how to transfer it to 
Lew for the master list. But, here goes  thisaway for now.
All sightings, in tax order as reported to me by the compiler Larry  
Ridenhour, are for 2 Jan 12 from the Bruneau CBC crew of John Doremus,  Leslie 
Harrison & Bill Scott. They did the North Rim of CJ Strike Res.  totally in 
Elmore Co., Idaho.
1) Canada Goose
2) Mallard
3) Redhead
4) Bufflehead
5) Common Goldeneye
6) Common Merganser
7) Gray Partridge
8) California Quail
9) Common Loon
10) Pied-billed Grebe
11) Western Grebe
12) Great Blue Heron
13) Bald Eagle
14) Northern Harrier
15) Golden Eagle
16) American Kestrel
17) American Coot
18) Ring-billed Gull
19) Herring Gull
20) Rock Pigeon
21) Mourning Dove
22) Barn Owl
23) Belted Kingfisher
24) Northern Flicker (RS)
25) Loggerhead Shrike
26) Black-billed Magpie
27) Common Raven
28) Horned Lark
29) Rock Wren
30) American Robin
31) European Starling
32) Cedar Waxwing
33) Song Sparrow
34) White-crowned Sparrow
35) Dark-eyed Junco
36) Red-winged Blackbird
37) House Finch
38) House Sparrow
That's it for the moment. If you are out-n-about in Elmore Co. & find  
things not on the list let me know & I will get it there.
If I should be hard to get on-line try me at my home phone. I may have  to 
replace a computer hard drive oir have some maintenance done, it is  
weirding on even weird me.
Good Birding. RL (208) 336-9808
Subject: Sightings locations
From: "Jonathan" <jsnowalaska AT yahoo.com>
Date: Fri, 20 Jan 2012 04:45:44 -0000
Fellow birders,

I really love reading about and sometimes seeing pictures of interesting 
sightings around our great state. If I can, I go and find the noted bird to 
enjoy as I know other IBLE members do. I would ask that since I don't know 
where everyone lives that the name of a town or similar might be included in 
postings when it is appropriate. 


As always respect for privacy and private property is certainly to be the case.

Thank you and Have Fun,

Jonathan Snow



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Subject: Guatemala birding trip a great success!
From: Jay Carlisle <carlislejay AT yahoo.com>
Date: Thu, 19 Jan 2012 11:48:14 -0800 (PST)
Howdy IBLE

Not "birding in Idaho" but 10 Idaho birders joined lead guide Alvaro Jaramillo 
(http://alvarosadventures.com/)and myself on a trip originally designed for 
Golden Eagle Audubon Society members, partially as a fundraiser forIdaho Bird 
Observatory.  We had a great group consisting of 6 folks from SW Idaho and 4 
folks 

from the Moscow/Viola area and we had a great time traveling various 
areas in the highlands of central and western Guatemala.  We covered 9 birding 
destinations, including several operating coffee 

fincas where we enjoyed great coffee and an informative tour of the 
coffee process, including a tasting test (more complicated than simply putting 
it in your mouth :).  In 9+ days of birding, we enjoyed a wide variety of 
resident and migratory birds - including 248 species observed by the group as a 
whole.  For Facebook users, check out a few pics in Alvaro's "Guatemala 2012" 
album (I'm still working on loading my pictures :). 



Highlights:
	* Resplendant Quetzal and 3 trogon species
 * great looks at 4 motmot species (Tody, Blue-throated, Blue-crowned, and 
Turquoise-browed) 

 * 19 raptor species including ideal looks at several tropical specialties: 
Black and Ornate Hawk-eagles, Collared Forest-falcon, & Bat Falcon(we watched 
one chase a hummingbird!) 


 * 20 hummingbird species, including: Sparkling-tailed, Wine-throated, and 
Emerald-chinned hummingbirds 

 * 5 owl species: Mountain (aka Guatemalan) and Ferruginous Pygmy-owls, as well 
as Fulvous, Mottled, andBlack-and-white 

	* Long-tailed Mannakin
 * 29 warblers including Pink-headed Warbler and my first ever view of a 
Golden-cheeked (and a stud male at that)!! 


 * the elusive Blue Seedeater (a bamboo specialist that was a lifer for 
everyone) 


	* 6 oriole species including Spot-breasted
 * Elegant Euphonia andBlue-crowned ChlorophoniaAlso, Alvaro took several folks 
on a 3-day extension to bird the Mayan ruins of Tikal and the surrounding 
area.  Highlights there included Great Curassow, Orange-breasted Falcon, and 
many other awesome birds. 



And, finally, we enjoyed an abundance of wintering migrants everywhere we 
went - including a healthy mix of "eastern" and "western" breeding species.  
In places it seemed as if every other small bird we saw was a Townsend's, 
Wilson's, or Tennessee Warbler!  We also saw good numbers of Hammond's and 
Least Flycatchers, Northern Rough-winged andViolet-green Swallows, 
Rose-breasted Grosbeak, Indigo Bunting (a fewPainteds too),Western Tanagers, 
Vaux's Swift, Warbling Vireo, and many more. 


Some of us have already begun talking about potential future trips, possibly 
including Chile, Trinidad and Tobago, and more ;-)  Feel free to 

contact myself and/or Alvaro if interested in learning more.

Cheers,


Jay

-- 
Jay Carlisle
Research Director, Idaho Bird Observatory
http://idahobirdobservatory. org/
Subject: Invitation to connect on LinkedIn
From: Jason King via LinkedIn <fishthehatch AT msn.com>
Date: Thu, 19 Jan 2012 16:49:52 +0000 (UTC)
LinkedIn
------------




    Jason King requested to add you as a connection on LinkedIn:
  

------------------------------------------

donn,

I'd like to add you to my professional network on LinkedIn.

- Jason

Accept invitation from Jason King

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Subject: Invitation to connect on LinkedIn
From: Jason King via LinkedIn <fishthehatch AT msn.com>
Date: Thu, 19 Jan 2012 16:42:29 +0000 (UTC)
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    Jason King requested to add you as a connection on LinkedIn:
  

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donn,

I'd like to add you to my professional network on LinkedIn.

- Jason

Accept invitation from Jason King

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View profile of Jason King

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