Date: 1/12/26 3:00 pm From: Margo Wolf via Inland-nw-birders <inland-nw-birders...> Subject: Re: [inland-NW-birders] Is Spring Here?!? Western Bluebirds-Hayden, ID
On 1/3, for the Spokane CBC - there were 7 Western Bluebirds along the Centennial trail by the bridge near Pines Rd. Margo Wolf
On 2026-01-12 12:43 pm, Charles Swift via Inland-nw-birders wrote: > Doug and all, > > We've had some Western Bluebirds around the eastern Palouse > (Moscow-Pullman > area) this winter (at least into late December). It's not that common > but > we do get them lingering well into fall, especially with this kind of > fall > weather. A few also regularly winter in the nearby canyons about 1500' > lower in elevation (even in Latah County) so they have an easy escape > if we > finally do get some winter weather! In mild winters they will be back > on > the Palouse in early March. (Interestingly Eastern Bluebirds regularly > tolerate much more severe winters in the east.) > > Good Birding. > Charles. > > On Sun, Jan 11, 2026 at 10:27 AM Doug Ward via Inland-nw-birders < > <inland-nw-birders...> wrote: > >> Out back in our yard (Hayden, Kootenai Co., ID) this morning (Sun.,11 >> Jan'26) and my ears had a double take - "that's not bluebirds calling >> is >> it?" Well the ears were correct as we had a half dozen (6) WESTERN >> BLUEBIRDs flying north overhead! For you Lower Snake/Columbia folks, >> not a >> big deal I guess, but in our 25+ years at our place here in North >> Idaho, >> this was a mid-winter first for us. Definitely indicative of the year >> we've >> been having in the weather department, not sure we can get much >> milder, >> which is NOT a good thing. Hope the snow and cold hit soon or we are >> in >> for >> a long summer. >> >> >> >> Happy New Year, >> >> Doug >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Inland-nw-birders mailing list >> send email to: <Inland-nw-birders...> >> manage subscription: >> https://mailmanlists.us/mailman/listinfo/inland-nw-birders >> _______________________________________________ Inland-nw-birders mailing list send email to: <Inland-nw-birders...> manage subscription: https://mailmanlists.us/mailman/listinfo/inland-nw-birders
