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Contact Chuck for details.

Dennis Austin: ddaustin03@msn.com

Dennis Austin compiles the Bear Lake, Utah Christmas Bird Count and is interested in restarting the Bear Lake, ID CBC this year. It is likely to be around Dec. 28 which is when the Utah count is done. If you are interested in helping please contact him at ddaustin03@msn.com, I'm sure he would be happy to have some help from Idaho birders. Bear Lake is in the far southeastern corner of Idaho and the closest town of any size is Montpeler. It would be interesting to find out what is in this corner of Idaho in the winter.

Saturday, December 29, 2007
Meet: 7 AM, for all day trip
Location: Boise, ID
Cost: $5
The Boise Christmas Bird Count circle is divided into nine areas. If you haven't already been assigned to a group, meet at the Idaho Fish and Game Department building, Trophy Room, at 600 South Walnut St., Boise  (View Map) . You're never far from a coffee shop or café on this count. Escape the Christmas shopping and help RL cover the varied habitats and neighborhoods in our capital city. Sue Norton will host the after-count potluck dinner at 6pm for soup and corn bread. She will be at IDFG in the morning to hand out directions to her house. Attendees should bring along a salad or dessert.

Jan Rose: 664-5318 or avianplts@coldreams.com

Friday December 21,2007
Check with Jan for time and meeting location

Larry Ridenhour: 384-3334 Cell (208) 863-5596 larry_ridenhour@blm.gov

Saturday, December 22, 2007
Meet: 7 AM, for all day trip
Meeting Location: Boise BLM Office
Cost: $5.00
Meet at 3948 Development Ave., Boise (View Map) This is expedition quality birding at CJ Strike Reservoir and the Snake River from below the dam to Bruneau Dunes State Park. Be prepared for bitter cold and relentless wind (and great birds!). If you want more information check out the Bruneau CBC web site at www.birdsofprey.blm.gov/mgmt/bruneau-cbc.htm

Miriam Austin: 208-316-2488 or red_willow@mindspring.com

Sunday December 16, 2007
Contact Miriam for details.

Spencer Walters: spencerw100@yahoo.com

Friday, Dec. 14, 2007
CASCADE Christmas Bird Count (preliminary)
Gary and I decided that we would like to do a Cascade preliminary CBC as well.  Right now we are not sure exactly how we want to do it.  We will either be doing one count and trying to cover as much of Cascade Reservoir as possible or we will be doing a north Cascade count and a south Cascade count.  Either way, we are shooting for Friday, December14 (at least for the first one) because this is the first day of the count period and we're hoping to still have open water at this point (time will tell).  Anyone interested in participating in either one of these counts, please contact Spencer Walters as soon as possible.  Since these are preliminary counts there is no charge for participating.

Shirley Sturts: 664-5318 or s.sturts@verizon.net

Saturday December 15, 2007
Meet for Breakfast at 6:00 a.m. Michael D's Eatery or 7:00 a.m. to join your team

Mike Munts: michael_munts@nps.gov

Friday December 21, 2007
With the count circle at 6000 feet and some of us topping 7500 last year, this one of the highest in the region.  If anyone has any questions contact Mike Munts at michael_munts@nps.gov.  By the way the circle is Blaine and Butte Counties so both Snake River and Prairie Falcon Chapters can include it.

Spencer Walters: spencerw100@yahoo.com

Thursday Jan. 3, 2008
Just wanted to let everyone know that we will be doing the Garden Valley preliminary CBC on Thursday, January 3. Gary Worthington will be helping me get everything in order and we hope that it will be a great time for all involved. Anyone interested in participating in either one of these counts, please contact me as soon as possible. Since these are preliminary counts there is no charge for participating.

Sunday December 23, 2007
Contact Sarah for details.

Kit Struthers: 208-529-2028 or kit619@ida.net

Contact Kit for details.

Mark Delwiche: 208-525-9414 or delwiche@srv.net

Saturday December 15, 2007
The count area is a 15 mile diameter circle centered near the Idaho Falls airport.  We will have a planning meeting on Thursday, December 13 at 7:30 at Mark Delwiche’s home, 2011 Bremer, just west of Boulevard and south of 17th Street.  On count day, we will meet for lunch at 1:00 PM at The Crossing on the corner of Skyline and Broadway.  We’ll figure out then where we need to go and what we need to try and find in the afternoon.  At the end of the day, about 4:30 or 5:00, we’ll gather at Mark’s home again to compile the day’s results.  

There is a $5 per person participation fee to help offset National Audubon’s costs in preparing for the count and compiling the results.  We need birders in the field and people to keep track of the birds that come to their feeders.  Birds seen during count week, the three days before and after count day, are also reported.  If you would like to participate but can’t come to the planning meeting, please contact Mark Delwiche at 525-9414 or delwiche@srv.net.  

I hope you can participate—either in the field or at home watching your feeders!

Saturday January 5, 2008
Team organizers Shirley Sturts 664-5318 - s.sturts@verizon.net
Lisa Hardy 783-1262 basalt@earthlink.net
Meet and time - plans made will be made by each participating team

Karl Ruprecht: 208-736-8648 or ruprechtjk@hotmail.com

Sunday December 30, 2007
Contact Karl for details.

Zeke Watkins: 208-731-1471 or scottywarbler@yahoo.com

Sunday December 29, 2007
Contact Zeke for details.

Saturday December 29, 2007
Meet 6:30 AM at the Lewiston Jack-in-the-box, 19th St. near US 12/Clearwater R. bridge.
A bit less than 1/2 of the count circle is in Whitman & Asotin Counties, WA. We are averaging about 75 species per count. It is not a pristine area, in fact very little of the count circle has undisturbed habitat but we do find a wide variety of waterfowl, raptors, and land birds.

Dave Holick: daveholick@moscow.com or
 Tom Weber: tweber@wsu.edu

The Christmas Bird Count is a fun day for both the birding enthusiast and the novice alike. Held between December 14 and January 5 each year, the CBC is an opportunity to see wintering birds rarely seen by most people. All count data is incorporated into a national database. This will be the 108th annual Christmas Bird Count and the Palouse Audubon Chapter's 37th annual year of participation. The count is being coordinated by Dave Holick and Tom Weber. Everyone is welcome to participate. Please contact Dave (daveholick@moscow.com) or Tom (tweber@wsu.edu) for details.

Saturday, December 15, 2007
Meet: 7 AM for all day trip
Meeting Location: Deer Flat Wildlife Refuge Headquarters, Nampa, ID
Cost: $5.00
The Nampa Area Christmas Bird Count will be held December 15.  We will meet at the Deer Flat Wildlife Refuge Headquarters at 7:00 to 7:45 am for instructions and area assignments.  We would like to extend an invitation to any birders who might be in the Nampa Area or want to travel to our area to join us.  Dress warm and bring a lunch.  The groups of counters will meet back at the refuge headquarters at 5;00 pm for collection of data.  We will furnish soup/chili/hot bread dinner for all counters who wish to stay while we talk about the day's sightings.  For further information contact Fred Hill or call Rusty Taylor, 208-467-3445 or 454-9001.

If you are planning on participating in the Nampa Christmas Bird Count, please be aware that the Upper Embankment dam road will be closed to all vehicles in early December.  Currently the new road is under construction and should be completed very soon.  I think they plan to stripe the new road this next week.  The new entrance to the refuge visitor center is farther west, located at Indiana and Roosevelt.  From Hwy 55, go past Lake Avenue towards Caldwell.  Turn left on Indiana.  Follow Indiana to the refuge entrance.

From Iowa Street, drive past the old entrance to the upper dam.  Follow the road as it parallels the dam before turning away from the dam.  The first road you will come to is Roosevelt.  Turn left on Roosevelt and continue to Indiana.  Turn left into the refuge.

Contact Anna for details.

Saturday December 22, 2007
We meet at Audrey's Restaurant on Highway 2 on the westside of Newport, WA at about 6:30 a.m. We carpool and put novices with experienced people so everybody has a good time. Meet at the same place about 4:00 p.m. for roundup and hot chocolate. Count includes 15 miles of the Pend Oreille River, mostly in WA; and associated conifer forest in the north and Little Spokane River on the south side of the circle.

Saturday December 22, 2007
Would you like to participate in the Pocatello Christmas Bird Count on December 22nd?  Chuck Trost will be in Kenya, so IDave Mead is coordinating and compiling the count.

Darren Clark: riversilt@hotmail.com  208-356-0026 (evenings)

I believe the Rexburg CBC will be held on Saturday, December 22nd.  We can use all of the help we can get.  We had a great CBC last year with quite a few unusual species.  So, if you'll be around contact me (Darren Clark) and I'll find a spot for you.

Contact Rob for details.

Contact Hadley for details.

Contact Earl for details.

Thursday January 3, 2008
Meet for Breakfast at 6:30 a.m. at the White Pine Country Café, 30265 N. Highway 95 or 7:30 a.m. to join your team.

Brian Sturges: 208-578-0219 or bsmagpie@cox.net

Saturday January 5, 2008
Meet at the Picabo store at 7:30 am for assignment. We will regroup again at the Picabo store at 4:30 for tally. Call Brian Sturges at 208-578-0219 for more information.

January 1, 2008
Contact Susan for details.

Contact Jeff for details.

Shirley Sturts has shared some Idaho CBC trivia with us:

The first CBC was in Moscow December 25, 1914
3 participants, 8 species of birds:

Northern (Red-shafted) Flicker
Merrill's Song Sparrow
Hepburn's Leucosticte
Gray-crowned Leucosticte
crossbill sp.
Short-eared Owl
Western Meadowlark
Pale Goldfinch