Date: 8/12/26 7:12 pm From: <pmchmc...> via groups.io <pmchmc...> Subject: Re: [IBLE] Pileated Woodpecker near Ashton
I recall seeing a pair of Pileateds from the sunnyside chair on Baldy in the mid 70s.Paul Cunningham
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On Wednesday, August 12, 2026, 6:48 PM, Ken Miracle via groups.io <chukar28...> wrote:
Just for clarification, what those who have lived there for a long time told me was that 10 or so years ago Pileated became more prevalent in the cottonwood river bottoms and from Hailey downstream instead of almost always upstream and in higher elevations where they had seen them for many years. I have never had a good memory for numbers so do not remember exactly the number of years they were telling me as they helped me look for a Pileated that eluded me on multiple attempts in the area when the “they were in my backyard yesterday” jinx was my lot.
On Aug 12, 2026, at 6:03 PM, Cliff Weisse via groups.io <cliffandlisa...> wrote:
As far as I know they've always been in the Wood River/Sun Valley area but, aside from one old record in the Centennial Mountains, they were not known in eastern Idaho.
Cliff
On 8/8/26 09:32PM, Ken Miracle via groups.io wrote:
Pileated have been in the Wood River Valley riparian for at least the last 10 years. They were my nemesis for some time. I finally went up and saw them for the first time when I knew what I was seeing at Ponderosa State Park. Shortly after being surrounded by mom dad and the kids at Ponderosa I had one fly over my head and land in a tree at the Intermountain Bird Observatory Lucky Peak banding station Now I see and hear them quite frequently all along the Boise Front and they are regulars at IBO Lucky Peak. There have been a few unconfirmed sightings in the last couple of years along the Boise River upstream from the start of the Bethine Church River Trail upstream to Lucky Peak Dam. Last year I heard one at Barber Park but could not find it.
On Aug 8, 2026, at 7:17 PM, Cliff Weisse via groups.io <cliffandlisa...> wrote:
A couple days ago I was stuck at a road construction site on US 20 @ Ashton Hill, about five miles north of Ashton and Pileated Woodpecker flew across the road and landed in a tree it started hammering on. This is by far the furthest south I've seen one in eastern Idaho. For whatever reason they have moved into the Centennial Mountains along the Idaho/Montana border (as well as the Gallatin valley and Bozeman, MT area). Maybe they're going to start showing up in riparian areas in the upper Snake River Valley? Time will tell.
Cliff
--
Cliff and Lisa Weisse
Island Park, Idaho
<cliffandlisa...>
Ken Miracle
<chukar28...>
208-570-2780
"Not that we are sufficient in ourselves to claim anything as coming from us, but our sufficiency is from God" 2COR 3:5
--
Cliff and Lisa Weisse
Island Park, Idaho
<cliffandlisa...>
Ken Miracle
<chukar28...>
208-570-2780
"Not that we are sufficient in ourselves to claim anything as coming from us, but our sufficiency is from God" 2COR 3:5
Date: 8/12/26 6:52 pm From: Cliff Weisse via groups.io <cliffandlisa...> Subject: Re: [IBLE] Pileated Woodpecker near Ashton
Yeah, looking at eBird data there are records all the way back to 1997 but more and lower elevation more recently. Interesting that they seem to be expanding to both higher and lower elevations.
On 8/12/26 06:48PM, Ken Miracle via groups.io wrote: > Just for clarification, what those who have lived there for a long > time told me was that 10 or so years ago Pileated became more > prevalent in the cottonwood river bottoms and from Hailey downstream > instead of almost always upstream and in higher elevations where they > had seen them for many years. I have never had a good memory for > numbers so do not remember exactly the number of years they were > telling me as they helped me look for a Pileated that eluded me on > multiple attempts in the area when the “they were in my backyard > yesterday” jinx was my lot. > >> On Aug 12, 2026, at 6:03 PM, Cliff Weisse via groups.io >> <cliffandlisa...> wrote: >> >> As far as I know they've always been in the Wood River/Sun Valley >> area but, aside from one old record in the Centennial Mountains, they >> were not known in eastern Idaho. >> >> Cliff >> >> On 8/8/26 09:32PM, Ken Miracle via groups.io wrote: >>> Pileated have been in the Wood River Valley riparian for at least >>> the last 10 years. They were my nemesis for some time. I finally >>> went up and saw them for the first time when I knew what I was >>> seeing at Ponderosa State Park. Shortly after being surrounded by >>> mom dad and the kids at Ponderosa I had one fly over my head and >>> land in a tree at the Intermountain Bird Observatory Lucky Peak >>> banding station Now I see and hear them quite frequently all along >>> the Boise Front and they are regulars at IBO Lucky Peak. There have >>> been a few unconfirmed sightings in the last couple of years along >>> the Boise River upstream from the start of the Bethine Church River >>> Trail upstream to Lucky Peak Dam. Last year I heard one at Barber >>> Park but could not find it. >>> >>>> On Aug 8, 2026, at 7:17 PM, Cliff Weisse via groups.io >>>> <cliffandlisa...> wrote: >>>> >>>> A couple days ago I was stuck at a road construction site on US 20 >>>> @ Ashton Hill, about five miles north of Ashton and Pileated >>>> Woodpecker flew across the road and landed in a tree it started >>>> hammering on. This is by far the furthest south I've seen one in >>>> eastern Idaho. For whatever reason they have moved into the >>>> Centennial Mountains along the Idaho/Montana border (as well as the >>>> Gallatin valley and Bozeman, MT area). Maybe they're going to start >>>> showing up in riparian areas in the upper Snake River Valley? Time >>>> will tell. >>>> >>>> Cliff >>>> >>>> -- >>>> Cliff and Lisa Weisse >>>> Island Park, Idaho >>>> <cliffandlisa...> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>> >>> Ken Miracle >>> <chukar28...> >>> 208-570-2780 >>> "Not that we are sufficient in ourselves to claim anything as coming >>> from us, but our sufficiency is from God" 2COR 3:5 >>> >> -- >> Cliff and Lisa Weisse >> Island Park, Idaho >> <cliffandlisa...> > > Ken Miracle > <chukar28...> > 208-570-2780 > "Not that we are sufficient in ourselves to claim anything as coming > from us, but our sufficiency is from God" 2COR 3:5 > >
-- Cliff and Lisa Weisse Island Park, Idaho <cliffandlisa...>
Date: 8/12/26 6:04 pm From: lcarrigan_55 via groups.io <carriganbw...> Subject: [IBLE] N Saw-whet Owl
Awakened about 2AM last night to the repetitive single note call of a Saw-whet Owl at edge of backyard, then it headed farther back into the Riparian ground of the Snake River, but kept calling. Around 3 AM, it returned to edge of backyard. I dozed off about 3:15. At 6 AM, when awakened again, there was no more calling. Hadn't heard one in a few yrs, so took me awhile to figure out which bird I was listening to. Typical of this owl type to keep up such repetitive calls for hours at a time.
Date: 8/12/26 5:48 pm From: Ken Miracle via groups.io <chukar28...> Subject: Re: [IBLE] Pileated Woodpecker near Ashton
Just for clarification, what those who have lived there for a long time told me was that 10 or so years ago Pileated became more prevalent in the cottonwood river bottoms and from Hailey downstream instead of almost always upstream and in higher elevations where they had seen them for many years. I have never had a good memory for numbers so do not remember exactly the number of years they were telling me as they helped me look for a Pileated that eluded me on multiple attempts in the area when the “they were in my backyard yesterday” jinx was my lot.
> On Aug 12, 2026, at 6:03 PM, Cliff Weisse via groups.io <cliffandlisa...> wrote:
>
> As far as I know they've always been in the Wood River/Sun Valley area but, aside from one old record in the Centennial Mountains, they were not known in eastern Idaho.
>
> Cliff
>
> On 8/8/26 09:32PM, Ken Miracle via groups.io wrote:
>> Pileated have been in the Wood River Valley riparian for at least the last 10 years. They were my nemesis for some time. I finally went up and saw them for the first time when I knew what I was seeing at Ponderosa State Park. Shortly after being surrounded by mom dad and the kids at Ponderosa I had one fly over my head and land in a tree at the Intermountain Bird Observatory Lucky Peak banding station Now I see and hear them quite frequently all along the Boise Front and they are regulars at IBO Lucky Peak. There have been a few unconfirmed sightings in the last couple of years along the Boise River upstream from the start of the Bethine Church River Trail upstream to Lucky Peak Dam. Last year I heard one at Barber Park but could not find it.
>>
>>> On Aug 8, 2026, at 7:17 PM, Cliff Weisse via groups.io <cliffandlisa...> <mailto:<cliffandlisa...> wrote:
>>>
>>> A couple days ago I was stuck at a road construction site on US 20 @ Ashton Hill, about five miles north of Ashton and Pileated Woodpecker flew across the road and landed in a tree it started hammering on. This is by far the furthest south I've seen one in eastern Idaho. For whatever reason they have moved into the Centennial Mountains along the Idaho/Montana border (as well as the Gallatin valley and Bozeman, MT area). Maybe they're going to start showing up in riparian areas in the upper Snake River Valley? Time will tell.
>>>
>>> Cliff
>>>
>>> --
>>> Cliff and Lisa Weisse
>>> Island Park, Idaho
>>> <cliffandlisa...> <mailto:<cliffandlisa...> >>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>> Ken Miracle
>> <chukar28...> <mailto:<chukar28...> >> 208-570-2780
>> "Not that we are sufficient in ourselves to claim anything as coming from us, but our sufficiency is from God" 2COR 3:5
>>
> --
> Cliff and Lisa Weisse
> Island Park, Idaho
> <cliffandlisa...> <mailto:<cliffandlisa...> >
Ken Miracle
<chukar28...>
208-570-2780
"Not that we are sufficient in ourselves to claim anything as coming from us, but our sufficiency is from God" 2COR 3:5
Date: 8/12/26 5:26 pm From: Tim Reynolds via groups.io <tim83442...> Subject: Re: [IBLE] Pileated Woodpecker near Ashton
I have seen them several times in the Centennials above Kilgore, most often
on the trail to Aldous lake
Tim R
On Wed, Aug 12, 2026 at 6:03 PM Cliff Weisse via groups.io <cliffandlisa=
<octobersetters.com...> wrote:
> As far as I know they've always been in the Wood River/Sun Valley area
> but, aside from one old record in the Centennial Mountains, they were not
> known in eastern Idaho.
>
> Cliff
> On 8/8/26 09:32PM, Ken Miracle via groups.io wrote:
>
> Pileated have been in the Wood River Valley riparian for at least the last
> 10 years. They were my nemesis for some time. I finally went up and saw
> them for the first time when I knew what I was seeing at Ponderosa State
> Park. Shortly after being surrounded by mom dad and the kids at Ponderosa I
> had one fly over my head and land in a tree at the Intermountain Bird
> Observatory Lucky Peak banding station Now I see and hear them quite
> frequently all along the Boise Front and they are regulars at IBO Lucky
> Peak. There have been a few unconfirmed sightings in the last couple of
> years along the Boise River upstream from the start of the Bethine Church
> River Trail upstream to Lucky Peak Dam. Last year I heard one at Barber
> Park but could not find it.
>
> On Aug 8, 2026, at 7:17 PM, Cliff Weisse via groups.io
> <cliffandlisa...>
> <cliffandlisa...> wrote:
>
> A couple days ago I was stuck at a road construction site on US 20 @
> Ashton Hill, about five miles north of Ashton and Pileated Woodpecker flew
> across the road and landed in a tree it started hammering on. This is by
> far the furthest south I've seen one in eastern Idaho. For whatever reason
> they have moved into the Centennial Mountains along the Idaho/Montana
> border (as well as the Gallatin valley and Bozeman, MT area). Maybe they're
> going to start showing up in riparian areas in the upper Snake River
> Valley? Time will tell.
>
> Cliff
>
> --
> Cliff and Lisa Weisse
> Island Park, Idaho
> <cliffandlisa...>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> Ken Miracle
> <chukar28...>
> 208-570-2780
> "Not that we are sufficient in ourselves to claim anything as coming from
> us, but our sufficiency is from God" 2COR 3:5
>
> --
> Cliff and Lisa Weisse
> Island Park, <Idahocliffandlisa...>
>
>
>
>
Date: 8/12/26 5:03 pm From: Cliff Weisse via groups.io <cliffandlisa...> Subject: Re: [IBLE] Pileated Woodpecker near Ashton
As far as I know they've always been in the Wood River/Sun Valley area but, aside from one old record in the Centennial Mountains, they were not known in eastern Idaho.
Cliff
On 8/8/26 09:32PM, Ken Miracle via groups.io wrote: > Pileated have been in the Wood River Valley riparian for at least the > last 10 years. They were my nemesis for some time. I finally went up > and saw them for the first time when I knew what I was seeing at > Ponderosa State Park. Shortly after being surrounded by mom dad and > the kids at Ponderosa I had one fly over my head and land in a tree at > the Intermountain Bird Observatory Lucky Peak banding station Now I > see and hear them quite frequently all along the Boise Front and they > are regulars at IBO Lucky Peak. There have been a few unconfirmed > sightings in the last couple of years along the Boise River upstream > from the start of the Bethine Church River Trail upstream to Lucky > Peak Dam. Last year I heard one at Barber Park but could not find it. > >> On Aug 8, 2026, at 7:17 PM, Cliff Weisse via groups.io >> <cliffandlisa...> wrote: >> >> A couple days ago I was stuck at a road construction site on US 20 @ >> Ashton Hill, about five miles north of Ashton and Pileated Woodpecker >> flew across the road and landed in a tree it started hammering on. >> This is by far the furthest south I've seen one in eastern Idaho. For >> whatever reason they have moved into the Centennial Mountains along >> the Idaho/Montana border (as well as the Gallatin valley and Bozeman, >> MT area). Maybe they're going to start showing up in riparian areas >> in the upper Snake River Valley? Time will tell. >> >> Cliff >> >> -- >> Cliff and Lisa Weisse >> Island Park, Idaho >> <cliffandlisa...> >> >> >> >> >> >> > > Ken Miracle > <chukar28...> > 208-570-2780 > "Not that we are sufficient in ourselves to claim anything as coming > from us, but our sufficiency is from God" 2COR 3:5 > >
-- Cliff and Lisa Weisse Island Park, Idaho <cliffandlisa...>
Today, while riding along Veteran's Pond, 2 large white birds flew by, giving me only brief glimpses. They were definitely terns, and their size, whiteness, black cap and bright bills led me to believe they were Caspians. While I have seen Caspian Terns on my bike rides along the river before, it has been years. I'm hoping someone else will get a better view and a positive ID.
Tom McCabe, Boise
Date: 8/9/26 5:42 am From: Ken Miracle via groups.io <chukar28...> Subject: Re: [IBLE] Pileated Woodpecker near Ashton
The current one as the Northwest burns as the world heats up is that all the bird sounds are the same cough cough cough.
> On Aug 9, 2026, at 6:26 AM, Richard and Ann Rusnak via groups.io <rarusnak62...> wrote:
>
> Indeed, there are fascinating and tragic wildlife movements occurring across the continent, forced by a rapidly changing climate and the cascade of its effects. One wonders if the PIWO’s are following beetle and drought killed forestry changes? Adapt or perish, the constant burden of all life on this little blue orb. Abhorrently, now humans have created a run away locomotive of innumerable change. Simultaneously a fascinating and depressing time to be alive.
> eBird is an invaluable project, in regard to documenting these changes, as we are all well aware.
> Does anyone else have similar observations from your years of observations and documentations?
> It would be fun to hear more of these 1st hand experiences from the community.
> Cheers, Rich
> Boise/Valley Co.
>
> <IMG_4696.jpeg>
>
>
>
>
>> On Aug 8, 2026, at 21:32, Ken Miracle via groups.io <chukar28...> wrote:
>>
>> Pileated have been in the Wood River Valley riparian for at least the last 10 years. They were my nemesis for some time. I finally went up and saw them for the first time when I knew what I was seeing at Ponderosa State Park. Shortly after being surrounded by mom dad and the kids at Ponderosa I had one fly over my head and land in a tree at the Intermountain Bird Observatory Lucky Peak banding station Now I see and hear them quite frequently all along the Boise Front and they are regulars at IBO Lucky Peak. There have been a few unconfirmed sightings in the last couple of years along the Boise River upstream from the start of the Bethine Church River Trail upstream to Lucky Peak Dam. Last year I heard one at Barber Park but could not find it.
>>
>>> On Aug 8, 2026, at 7:17 PM, Cliff Weisse via groups.io <cliffandlisa...> wrote:
>>>
>>> A couple days ago I was stuck at a road construction site on US 20 @ Ashton Hill, about five miles north of Ashton and Pileated Woodpecker flew across the road and landed in a tree it started hammering on. This is by far the furthest south I've seen one in eastern Idaho. For whatever reason they have moved into the Centennial Mountains along the Idaho/Montana border (as well as the Gallatin valley and Bozeman, MT area). Maybe they're going to start showing up in riparian areas in the upper Snake River Valley? Time will tell.
>>>
>>> Cliff
>>>
>>> --
>>> Cliff and Lisa Weisse
>>> Island Park, Idaho
>>> <cliffandlisa...>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>> Ken Miracle
>> <chukar28...> <mailto:<chukar28...> >> 208-570-2780
>> "Not that we are sufficient in ourselves to claim anything as coming from us, but our sufficiency is from God" 2COR 3:5
>>
>
>
Ken Miracle
<chukar28...>
208-570-2780
"Not that we are sufficient in ourselves to claim anything as coming from us, but our sufficiency is from God" 2COR 3:5
Date: 8/9/26 5:26 am From: Richard and Ann Rusnak via groups.io <rarusnak62...> Subject: Re: [IBLE] Pileated Woodpecker near Ashton
Indeed, there are fascinating and tragic wildlife movements occurring across the continent, forced by a rapidly changing climate and the cascade of its effects. One wonders if the PIWO’s are following beetle and drought killed forestry changes? Adapt or perish, the constant burden of all life on this little blue orb. Abhorrently, now humans have created a run away locomotive of innumerable change. Simultaneously a fascinating and depressing time to be alive.
eBird is an invaluable project, in regard to documenting these changes, as we are all well aware.
Does anyone else have similar observations from your years of observations and documentations?
It would be fun to hear more of these 1st hand experiences from the community.
Cheers, Rich
Boise/Valley Co.

> On Aug 8, 2026, at 21:32, Ken Miracle via groups.io <chukar28...> wrote:
>
> Pileated have been in the Wood River Valley riparian for at least the last 10 years. They were my nemesis for some time. I finally went up and saw them for the first time when I knew what I was seeing at Ponderosa State Park. Shortly after being surrounded by mom dad and the kids at Ponderosa I had one fly over my head and land in a tree at the Intermountain Bird Observatory Lucky Peak banding station Now I see and hear them quite frequently all along the Boise Front and they are regulars at IBO Lucky Peak. There have been a few unconfirmed sightings in the last couple of years along the Boise River upstream from the start of the Bethine Church River Trail upstream to Lucky Peak Dam. Last year I heard one at Barber Park but could not find it.
>
>> On Aug 8, 2026, at 7:17 PM, Cliff Weisse via groups.io <cliffandlisa...> wrote:
>>
>> A couple days ago I was stuck at a road construction site on US 20 @ Ashton Hill, about five miles north of Ashton and Pileated Woodpecker flew across the road and landed in a tree it started hammering on. This is by far the furthest south I've seen one in eastern Idaho. For whatever reason they have moved into the Centennial Mountains along the Idaho/Montana border (as well as the Gallatin valley and Bozeman, MT area). Maybe they're going to start showing up in riparian areas in the upper Snake River Valley? Time will tell.
>>
>> Cliff
>>
>> --
>> Cliff and Lisa Weisse
>> Island Park, Idaho
>> <cliffandlisa...>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>
> Ken Miracle
> <chukar28...> <mailto:<chukar28...> > 208-570-2780
> "Not that we are sufficient in ourselves to claim anything as coming from us, but our sufficiency is from God" 2COR 3:5
>
>
Date: 8/8/26 8:33 pm From: Ken Miracle via groups.io <chukar28...> Subject: Re: [IBLE] Pileated Woodpecker near Ashton
Pileated have been in the Wood River Valley riparian for at least the last 10 years. They were my nemesis for some time. I finally went up and saw them for the first time when I knew what I was seeing at Ponderosa State Park. Shortly after being surrounded by mom dad and the kids at Ponderosa I had one fly over my head and land in a tree at the Intermountain Bird Observatory Lucky Peak banding station Now I see and hear them quite frequently all along the Boise Front and they are regulars at IBO Lucky Peak. There have been a few unconfirmed sightings in the last couple of years along the Boise River upstream from the start of the Bethine Church River Trail upstream to Lucky Peak Dam. Last year I heard one at Barber Park but could not find it.
> On Aug 8, 2026, at 7:17 PM, Cliff Weisse via groups.io <cliffandlisa...> wrote:
>
> A couple days ago I was stuck at a road construction site on US 20 @ Ashton Hill, about five miles north of Ashton and Pileated Woodpecker flew across the road and landed in a tree it started hammering on. This is by far the furthest south I've seen one in eastern Idaho. For whatever reason they have moved into the Centennial Mountains along the Idaho/Montana border (as well as the Gallatin valley and Bozeman, MT area). Maybe they're going to start showing up in riparian areas in the upper Snake River Valley? Time will tell.
>
> Cliff
>
> --
> Cliff and Lisa Weisse
> Island Park, Idaho
> <cliffandlisa...>
>
>
>
>
>
>
Ken Miracle
<chukar28...>
208-570-2780
"Not that we are sufficient in ourselves to claim anything as coming from us, but our sufficiency is from God" 2COR 3:5
Date: 8/8/26 7:51 pm From: Chris Johnson via groups.io <creejohnson...> Subject: Re: [IBLE] Pileated Woodpecker near Ashton
I rarely post here because I live in Oregon but I’ll second Cliff’s
observation. I was visiting my parents in Bozeman at our family home and a
pileated flew into a beech tree and started hammering away until the
resident black billed magpies chased it off. My mom got to see it which was
great. She’ll be a birder yet! They seem to have become somewhat common
there just what I’ve noticed in eBird lists although that was the first one
I’ve seen in Montana.
Chris
Bend OR
On Sat, Aug 8, 2026 at 6:17 PM Cliff Weisse via groups.io <cliffandlisa=
<octobersetters.com...> wrote:
> A couple days ago I was stuck at a road construction site on US 20 @
> Ashton Hill, about five miles north of Ashton and Pileated Woodpecker
> flew across the road and landed in a tree it started hammering on. This
> is by far the furthest south I've seen one in eastern Idaho. For
> whatever reason they have moved into the Centennial Mountains along the
> Idaho/Montana border (as well as the Gallatin valley and Bozeman, MT
> area). Maybe they're going to start showing up in riparian areas in the
> upper Snake River Valley? Time will tell.
>
> Cliff
>
> --
> Cliff and Lisa Weisse
> Island Park, Idaho
> <cliffandlisa...>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
Date: 8/8/26 6:17 pm From: Cliff Weisse via groups.io <cliffandlisa...> Subject: [IBLE] Pileated Woodpecker near Ashton
A couple days ago I was stuck at a road construction site on US 20 @
Ashton Hill, about five miles north of Ashton and Pileated Woodpecker
flew across the road and landed in a tree it started hammering on. This
is by far the furthest south I've seen one in eastern Idaho. For
whatever reason they have moved into the Centennial Mountains along the
Idaho/Montana border (as well as the Gallatin valley and Bozeman, MT
area). Maybe they're going to start showing up in riparian areas in the
upper Snake River Valley? Time will tell.
Cliff
--
Cliff and Lisa Weisse
Island Park, Idaho
<cliffandlisa...>
You're definitely on the Hummingbird Highway, Bill! Along the Snake, I don't have near the hummer numbers. Birds taking about 6 oz total nectar/day with adult male & female Rufous coming in & Black-chinneds, again adult males & females & a few juveniles.
But, making up for it with the Black-headed Grosbeaks! Going through ~4 lb of black oil sunflower seeds daily with as many as 10 at the platform feeder & 6-8 waiting in the trees. Males, females & juveniles. Seems to be a bumper crop of young, this season.
Date: 7/26/26 1:15 pm From: Diann Stone via groups.io <dstoneak2id...> Subject: Re: [IBLE] Hoot Owl Hummers
Interesting report to read. I'm impressed with 300 hummers! Sandhill Cranes
are special to me, so i'm glad the colt has grown tp accompany the parents
in flight.
Diann Stone - Boise Depot Bench
On Sun, Jul 26, 2026 at 1:05 PM Bill Moore via groups.io <hootowlbill=
<gmail.com...> wrote:
> I’ve got three four cup hummer feeders up and we’re going through about
> 1.5 per day lately, about 45 cups sugar total consumed. By energy balance
> that’s about 300 hummers feeding here. You’re welcome birds. I’ve seen a
> few rufous and pretty sure I have all four local species. Lots of females
> and juvies which are work to ID I don’t do. Mostly BH and not many calliope.
>
> There are many BH Grosbeaks at sunflower feeder. I think they are on
> second brood as I saw a smaller one begging this morning.
>
> Local Sandhills did a good job hiding their colt, which is now fledged and
> flying with it’s larger adults.
>
> Bill Moore
> Hoot Owl Rd
> Inkom I’d
>
>
>
>
>
Date: 7/26/26 12:05 pm From: Bill Moore via groups.io <hootowlbill...> Subject: [IBLE] Hoot Owl Hummers
I’ve got three four cup hummer feeders up and we’re going through about 1.5 per day lately, about 45 cups sugar total consumed. By energy balance that’s about 300 hummers feeding here. You’re welcome birds. I’ve seen a few rufous and pretty sure I have all four local species. Lots of females and juvies which are work to ID I don’t do. Mostly BH and not many calliope.
There are many BH Grosbeaks at sunflower feeder. I think they are on second brood as I saw a smaller one begging this morning.
Local Sandhills did a good job hiding their colt, which is now fledged and flying with it’s larger adults.
