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Subject: *****SPAM***** Re: [inland-NW-birders] Moscow - UI Arboretum Summer Tanager, 6/11
Date: Fri, 12 Jun 2026 14:34:49 -0700
From: Charles Swift via Inland-nw-birders <inland-nw-birders...>
To: <inland-nw-birders...>
Correction: June 11, 2014 would have been 12 years ago!
On Fri, Jun 12, 2026 at 12:31 PM Charles Swift wrote:
> Hi All,
>
> Visiting birders found a Summer Tanager at the UI Arboretum yesterday AM,
> and it was subsequently relocated and seen by a number of local birders. It
> was a first-year male based on its splotchy plumage, but it was still quite
> striking and greatly enjoyed by all. More information, photos, etc. on the
> Latah County eBird page here - https://ebird.org/region/US-ID-057. This
> is only 1 of 2 spring records so far this year in the Pacific Northwest
> (there are several winter records west of the Cascades where they are
> somewhat casual winter visitors). Somewhat surprisingly this is the 2nd
> record for Moscow; the prior record was also on June 11 in 2014 (almost
> exactly 11 years ago!). It has not been reported so far this morning but
> I'm not sure if anybody has looked. It was mostly in the lower (southern)
> third of the UI Arboretum yesterday which is easily accessed from the lower
> parking lot along Palouse River Drive. It would most easily be detected by
> short burry song phrases (which Merlin was able to identify) as it was
> frequently hidden by foliage in Cottonwood and Willow trees.
>
> thanks, Charles.
>
> --
> Charles Swift
> Moscow, Idaho
> 46°43′54″ N, 116°59′50″ W
> <chaetura...>
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Charles Swift
Moscow, Idaho
46°43′54″ N, 116°59′50″ W
<chaetura...>
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