Fwd: eBird Report - Tolo Lake, May 25, 2012

Hi All - 

I stopped at Tolo Lk on my way home from McCall last evening and found a nice variety of (mostly) waterbirds. Highlights 6 each Eared Grebes and Red-necked Phalaropes and a single Black Tern. A pair of Ospreys are using the the platform. There were several hundred swallows foraging in the cool breezy conditions - all Tree and Bank as far as I could tell.

I also noted a Eurasian Collared-Doves along US 95 at Cottonwood and Whitebird (they are also now apparently in McCall  not surprisingly).

thanks, Charles.

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Tolo Lake, Idaho, US-ID
May 25, 2012 4:30 PM - 5:00 PM
Protocol: Stationary
Comments:     Nice variety of mostly waterbirds - 24 spp total. Highlights Eared Grebe, Red-neck Phalarope, Black Tern, hundreds of swallows.
24 species

Wood Duck  1
Gadwall  2
Mallard  5
Blue-winged Teal  1
Cinnamon Teal  1
Green-winged Teal  2
Ring-necked Duck  5
Bufflehead  2
Ruddy Duck  10
Eared Grebe  6
Western Grebe  5
Osprey  2     Individual on platform (female?) and 2nd bird in area attending (male?).
American Coot  150
Red-necked Phalarope  6
Black Tern  1
Black-billed Magpie  1
American Crow  1
Common Raven  1
Tree Swallow  100
Bank Swallow  150
Yellow-rumped Warbler  3
Song Sparrow  2
Western Meadowlark  1
Yellow-headed Blackbird  4

This report was generated automatically by eBird v3 (http://ebird.org)

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Charles Swift
Moscow, Idaho
46°43′54″ N, 116°59′50″ W
email: chaetura@gmail.com

Fwd: eBird Report - *Moscow - UI Arboretum and Botanical Gardens, May 1, 2012

Howdy - 

A follow-up to my report yesterday I was able to get back over and check the Arboretum more thoroughly but not much in addition to report (eBird list below). I did end up finding 3 empidonax flycatchers, 2 Hammond's and a Dusky. I also realized I had muffed the one reported earlier (was Hammond's not Dusky) totally expected for the first empid of the season! My handy iPod helped me sort out the calls - highly recommend these for simply refreshing one's memory on vocalizations in the field (and as the occasional attractant). There was also a nice "Myrtle" Warbler mixed in the flock of "Audubon's" - nice to find here in the spring. I missed Terry's Brewer's which would have been a nice add to my Moscow patch list (~175 species).

Also finally a hummer in our yard last evening, female Calliope and ~40 noisy White-crowned Sparrows in the yard this morning in chilly Moscow (37 F now w/ some occasional light sleet and snow showers).

We are off to southeast Florida on Saturday which will provide a nice change of scenery, weather, and avifauna!

thanks, Charles.

 

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*Moscow - UI Arboretum and Botanical Gardens, Latah, US-ID
May 1, 2012 10:50 AM - 12:00 PM
Protocol: Traveling
1.0 mile(s)
23 species

Canada Goose  16
Mallard  2
California Quail  6
Ring-necked Pheasant  1
Cooper's Hawk  1
Swainson's Hawk  1
Rock Pigeon  11
Vaux's Swift  3
Calliope Hummingbird  2
Northern Flicker  2
Hammond's Flycatcher  2
Dusky Flycatcher  1
Common Raven  1
Ruby-crowned Kinglet  10
American Robin  10
European Starling  1
Yellow-rumped Warbler  5
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle)  1     Clean white throat wrapping under auriculars.
Song Sparrow  1
White-crowned Sparrow  10
Red-winged Blackbird  2
House Finch  10
Pine Siskin  6

This report was generated automatically by eBird v3 (http://ebird.org)

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Charles Swift
Moscow, Idaho
46°43′54″ N, 116°59′50″ W
email: chaetura@gmail.com