Moscow - Eastside birds, Jun 10, 2011 (& a few others)

I'm still getting a few apparent migrants here in my east Moscow residential neighborhood with Western Tanager and Lazuli Bunting this morning. Also "Western" Flycatchers finally showed up in my neighborhood in past few days (and on campus at Shattuck on Monday 6/6). I've noticed what I now presume is the same Hammond's Flycatcher in my area for a week now possibly advertising for a mate which is a first for me here. Also still at least 1 Ruby-crowned Kinglet singing nearby. My quick morning survey eBird list is below (which I do most mornings if possible).

Some other sightings of interest for the past week (which I've had limited time to post) include a Common Nighthawk roosting in my yard (way cool) on Sunday afternoon (6/5) and a 2 Common Poorwills on private property along the Snake R. south of Lewiston the evening of 6/4. I was still noting some migrant warblers through earlier this week and Monday (6/6) had a couple of Gray Catbirds in the UI Arboretum which are potential breeders at that location.

thanks, Charles.

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Moscow - Eastside (My Neighborhood), Latah, US-ID
Jun 10, 2011 7:20 AM - 7:35 AM
Protocol: Traveling
0.2 mile(s)
Comments:     Western Flycatchers finally here locally also a few lingering migrants (?). A Hammond's Flycatcher may be on territory.
14 species

California Quail  1
Downy Woodpecker  1
Hammond's Flycatcher  1
Cordilleran Flycatcher  1
American Crow  6     family group
Red-breasted Nuthatch  1
American Robin  6
European Starling  10
Cedar Waxwing  2
Western Tanager  1
Lazuli Bunting  1
House Finch  5
American Goldfinch  2
House Sparrow  8

This report was generated automatically by eBird v2 (http://ebird.org)

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Charles Swift
Moscow, Idaho
46°43′54″ N, 116°59′50″ W
email: chaetura@gmail.com
skype: charles.swift
google voice: 208-991-2473

some late (and not late) Moscow migrants on June 1

I had an Orange-crowned Warbler and a female Townsend's Warbler in and around my yard last evening. The Townsend's doesn't seem that unusual but I was quite surprised to see an Orange-crowned wandering around my yard on June 1. Earlier in the morning I had a calling Hammond's Flycatcher (getting a bit late for a migrant I think) and a Wilson's Warbler which on the other hand is not unusual to be migrating into early June (possibly heading way up north to the muskeg of the Yukon or similar exotic locale). No hordes of Western Tanagers this year as in some previous cool wet late spring periods. 

A rainy walk late in the afternoon through the UI Arboreta produced little except for several Calliope Hummingbirds guarding their (presumed) territories from high perches and Golden-crowned Kinglets which seem to regularly nest in the older conifer-dominated Shattuck Arboretum. I was hoping for maybe an Olive-sided Flycatcher which would be expected this late in migration but no luck -perhaps in the next few days though. 

Nothing new (or even much at all) this morning but perhaps when this latest system clears out we will get some more late migrants.

thanks, Charles.

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Charles Swift
Moscow, Idaho
46°43′54″ N, 116°59′50″ W
email: chaetura@gmail.com
skype: charles.swift
google voice: 208-991-2473