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• Changes to this Blog
  on Mar 13, 2010
  Over the coming days I will be changing this blog over to the Idaho Birding Blog.  I'll have to work out the details about getting all of my content transferred over to a new domain.  Thank you for your patience during this transition.
• Random Birding Report
  on Mar 12, 2010 in Off-site Adventures
  I was asked to help a den of Cub Scouts achieve one of their electives by identifying 10 species of birds. These great little cubs are in a pack sponsored by my parent's church congregation in Meridian, Idaho. Last month they built nest boxes so thei...
• 210 in 2010: eBird Idaho - week ten
  on Mar 11, 2010 in Events eBird
  Congratulations to Idaho eBirders for continued increases of checklist submissions!Brian, for them eBird team, sent us this graph of Idaho eBird usage in the month of February over the last several years:He also sent this graph showing increases...
• Boise Saves Foothills Land for Habitat Preservation & Restoration
  on Mar 10, 2010 in Politics of Birding What's Happening
  Photo provided by City of Boise to the Idaho StatesmanI applaud the citizens of Boise for their purchase of 707-acre Hammer Flat area for the preservation and restoration of habitat of deer, antelope, birds, and a host of other wildlife.  This l...
• Review: Idaho for the curious - a guide
  on Mar 10, 2010 in Reviews
  My Valentine's gift from Jessica this year was this book:  Idaho for the curious - a guide.  My family is into road trip adventures and this is the perfect companion for our journeys.  It's chuck-full of great history and black an...
• eBird Maps - Lazuli Bunting
  on Mar 9, 2010 in Seasonal Arrivals eBird
  Continuing with my recent theme of curiosity regarding my favorite colorful spring birds and eBird maps...eBird just posted on their site yesterday using the example of Cedar Waxwings, encouraging its users to look at this same kind of data, be...
• Idaho Birder: Michael Morrison
  on Mar 8, 2010 in Idaho Birders
  Michael MorrisonBoise, IdahoHow and when did you get first get involved in birding? What was your “Spark Bird”? I was about 12 years old when I went to northern Idaho to stay with my grandparents for the summer. To keep me busy, my grandfather ca...
• Sunday Evening - Quick Notes
  on Mar 7, 2010 in Quick Observation
  My family enjoyed watching a Sharp-shinned Hawk chasing birds through our backyard.  It would perch on a bitterbrush snag or on the side of the hill and wait for the birds to come back to the feeders.  We never saw it make a kill, but it di...
• eBird Maps - Western Tanager
  on Mar 7, 2010 in eBird
  Photo by The Bird Guide Greg Gillson.The Western Tanager is another eye-candy bird that I often see in my neck of the woods during the right season.  Below is a compilation of eBird maps by month using data from 2000 through 2009.  The anim...
• Where to see Eagles in or near Eagle, ID
  on Mar 6, 2010 in Eagle Informer Article eBird
  This was published in the March issue of the Eagle Informer magazine, a local community events calendar distributed to everyone in the 83616 zip code:Where to see Eagles in or near EagleQuestion: My family has lived in Eagle for over a decade, but we...

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