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Weekend Birding: Everything but a Whimbrel at Kuna Sewage Ponds
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Monday, May 18, 2015. Everything but a Whimbrel at Kuna Sewage Ponds. Somehow without making any special plan to do so, we managed to spend May 6, 2014 and May 6, 2015 at the exact same two spots: Hulls Gulch. And Kuna Sewage Ponds. Apparently, those are the places to be on May 6! Now that I’ve done that two years in a row, I may as start a tradition and plan on the same routine for next year! Map of Kuna Sewage Ponds. American Avocet at Kuna Sewage Ponds, Ada County. May 6, 2015. We also had loads of Wi...
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Weekend Birding: Soras at Dry Lakes, Sagebrush Sparrow at Bachman Grade, and more
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Tuesday, May 19, 2015. Soras at Dry Lakes, Sagebrush Sparrow at Bachman Grade, and more. Last Friday after wrapping up our third trip this month to Kuna Sewage Ponds. We kind of just meandered around a few local hotspots for a while trying to figure out what was the best thing to do given the weather. We had planned to drive up to Silver City. Instead, we started off with the Dry Lakes area. Soras at Dry Lakes, Canyon County. May 15, 2015. Soras at Dry Lakes, Canyon County. May 15, 2015. But is otherwise...
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Weekend Birding: Pacific Loon at Meadow Creek Sewage Ponds, Varied Thrush at Goose Lake, and more
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Monday, May 25, 2015. Pacific Loon at Meadow Creek Sewage Ponds, Varied Thrush at Goose Lake, and more. Yesterday was the last full day of our Memorial Day weekend getaway. To Tamarack Resort. We started the day on the patio of our rental cabin, and enjoyed a nice variety of birds before we left the property, including Steller’s Jays that were foraging on and around some of the unoccupied cabins nearby. Steller’s Jay at Tamarack Resort, Valley County. May 24, 2015. Map of our route on day 3 of our trip.
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Weekend Birding: Grasshopper Sparrow on Highland Valley Road
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Friday, May 22, 2015. Grasshopper Sparrow on Highland Valley Road. This week Nora and I went for a couple of early morning trips to Highland Valley Road. This is the road that takes you from Highway 21 up to Lucky Peak where the Intermountain Bird Observatory runs a banding station. Map of my drive along Highland Valley Road. The Grasshopper Sparrow location is marked by a red star. Wilson’s Warbler on Highland Valley Road, Ada County. May 19, 2015. Thursday morning I got out again, and this time the lig...
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Weekend Birding: Williamson’s Sapsucker at Ponderosa State Park
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Tuesday, July 1, 2014. Williamson’s Sapsucker at Ponderosa State Park. To try to take in as much as we can, but this time we really dialed it in, and other then a few extra stops on the way up and back, we spent the majority of our time either at Ponderosa State Park. Which is right in McCall) or on West Mountain Road. Which flanks the western shore of Lake Cascade, and is where we stayed). Ponderosa SP – Lily Marsh, Valley County. May 25, 2014. On the marsh, we found a pair of Bufflehead with chicks....
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Weekend Birding: Birding in and around Idaho City
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Wednesday, May 20, 2015. Birding in and around Idaho City. Ellen and I spent this past weekend in the woods around Idaho City. We haven’t spent very much time in forested habitats yet this year, so we had some catching up to do. See the map below for the places we birded, including A) Wildcat Gulch. B) Grayback Gulch, C) Shaw Gulch,. D) Bannock Creek, E) Granite Creek. And F) Idaho City. Map of our stops near Idaho City. It was a nice cool afternoon, so it felt great to get out and move around. The rest ...
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Weekend Birding: Blue-gray Gnatcatcher at Twisted Spring Trail in Avimor
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Saturday, June 21, 2014. Blue-gray Gnatcatcher at Twisted Spring Trail in Avimor. On May 17 we spent the first half of the day out at Silver City. On this particular trip our targets included Blue-gray Gnatcatchers that have been seen on Twisted Spring Trail, Bewick’s Wrens that are seen several different places in the area, and Grasshopper Sparrows that have been seen at Burnt Car Draw. Click here for a map of trails in the Avimor area. Twisted Spring Trail near Avimor, Ada County. May 17, 2014. But it&...
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Weekend Birding: Wrapping up the weekend on West Mountain Road
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Tuesday, May 26, 2015. Wrapping up the weekend on West Mountain Road. While it was a sad event, yesterday morning we packed up our things and checked out of our rental cabin at Tamarack Resort. We were worn out from the weekend’s adventures and didn’t plan any major excursions for the day, but we did take a nice slow pace down West Mountain Road. Looking west from West Mountain Road, Valley County. May 25, 2015. Looking east from West Mountain Road, Valley County. May 25, 2015. A nearby Bank Swallow was ...
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Weekend Birding: Lincoln’s Sparrow and more on West Mountain Road
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Wednesday, October 15, 2014. Lincoln’s Sparrow and more on West Mountain Road. During our Memorial Day trip to Valley County we stayed at a hotel on the west side of Lake Cascade. West Mountain Road. West Mountain Road, Valley County. May 24, 2014. Lincoln’s Sparrow on West Mountain Road, Valley County. May 24, 2014. Lincoln’s Sparrows have this funny way of showing their discontent at an intruder on their territory. They flap one wing at a time, raising it up by their side (perhaps to make the...Not hav...
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Weekend Birding: May 2015
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Tuesday, May 26, 2015. Wrapping up the weekend on West Mountain Road. While it was a sad event, yesterday morning we packed up our things and checked out of our rental cabin at Tamarack Resort. We were worn out from the weekend’s adventures and didn’t plan any major excursions for the day, but we did take a nice slow pace down West Mountain Road. Looking west from West Mountain Road, Valley County. May 25, 2015. Looking east from West Mountain Road, Valley County. May 25, 2015. A nearby Bank Swallow was ...
