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  1. idaho john

    Your Most Recent "Life" Bird

    and... it's been a while... But I put up a bird feeder and was inundated by Pine Siskins. I am ashamed to say that I have gone through both the National Geographic and Sibley's guides and never noticed this specie, but was always distracted by high profile goldfinch featured so close by. So...
  2. idaho john

    Your Most Recent "Life" Bird

    and today along the river a Great-tailed Grackle and female.
  3. idaho john

    Your Most Recent "Life" Bird

    and... today... - Common Grackle...two juveniles and one adult. Rarely in my part of the state. John
  4. idaho john

    Your Most Recent "Life" Bird

    And... Blue-winged Teal today.
  5. idaho john

    Your Most Recent "Life" Bird

    and... new for me...Pied-billed Grebe. John
  6. idaho john

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    and... a tree swallow. Lots of barn swallows, bank swallows and northern rough-winged swallows but had never seen a tree swallow until today. John
  7. idaho john

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    and... Friday - Gray Partridge
  8. idaho john

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    and... today three (3) short-eared owls. John
  9. idaho john

    Your Most Recent "Life" Bird

    and... hold your breath...;) Turkey Vulture on Friday 6-14-2013. John
  10. idaho john

    Your Most Recent "Life" Bird

    and... I was reviewing my posts and determined that I had claimed a Loggerhead Shrike twice instead of just the once...sorry. Today (and firsts for me as far as I remember) - Horned Larks...after two years looking for them in their supposed habitat, today, there they were. - Savannah...
  11. idaho john

    Your Most Recent "Life" Bird

    and... today a Long-billed Curlew. Three of them in a recently irrigated meadow. And while I was caught up looking at them, heard a Wilson's Snipe winnowing in the distance. John
  12. idaho john

    Your Most Recent "Life" Bird

    and... Eastern Phoebe for me this date. Not a rarity but not a common bird in my part of Idaho. John
  13. idaho john

    Your Most Recent "Life" Bird

    and... today a Wilson's Snipe. And I am jealous of Pete whom saw the Eleonora's Falcon. Congratulations by the way! John
  14. idaho john

    Your Most Recent "Life" Bird

    and... Two new for me... - a Franklins' Gull and - Marsh Wren John
  15. idaho john

    Your Most Recent "Life" Bird

    and... two lifers for me this week... (1) Lesser Scaup - in a slough south of my home town (2) Loggerhead Shrike - in an apple orchard along an old road north of my home town. Never thought I would see a Shrike, so this is/was a real treat.
  16. idaho john

    Your Most Recent "Life" Bird

    and... first new one in a while... Greater White-fronted Goose. Flock of them resting in a recently tilled field north of my residence. john
  17. idaho john

    Your Most Recent "Life" Bird

    and... a Townsend's Solitaire today. A pair among a group of American Robins in a local orchard.
  18. idaho john

    Your Most Recent "Life" Bird

    and... for me... - Bufflehead - Common Goldeneye It's getting longer and longer between new sightings...sigh.
  19. idaho john

    Your Most Recent "Life" Bird

    and after more than a year looking for one - late today, a Loggerhead Shrike. John
  20. idaho john

    Your Most Recent "Life" Bird

    and... this afternoon, a Harlan's Hawk. Seen lots of red-tailed hawks this year but this is (was) a first for me for this sub specie. John
  21. idaho john

    Your Most Recent "Life" Bird

    and... today - a Black Tern. John
  22. idaho john

    Your Most Recent "Life" Bird

    and... today - a Rough-legged Hawk. Over river bottom near my home. John
  23. idaho john

    Your Most Recent "Life" Bird

    and... long time looking for this one. A sharp-shinned hawk. Caught her moving from one grove of trees to another. Nice open area in between, so plenty of room to catch more than a glimpse. john
  24. idaho john

    Your Most Recent "Life" Bird

    and... Friday - 9/7/2012 - Spotted Towhee - White-crowned Sparrow - American Coot
  25. idaho john

    Your Most Recent "Life" Bird

    and... finally - after looking over the summer at supposed preferred habitats - a Western Tanager. john
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