Hello Tweeters and OBOL-ians/oids/links, etc.

I, too, cannot remember who requested the information on grackles in
eastern Idaho, so I forwarding this to both OBOL and Tweeters full lists.
Forgive the extra info for those not interested.

>I can't remember who asked for the information on grackles in eastern Idaho,
>but here is some from Chuck Trost in Pocatello.
>
>"Their status is curious is that they are widely scattered, yet I only know
>of a few breeding sites. I've found evidence of breeding in Ashton and St.
>Anthony. They have been reported in Rexburg and formerly bred in Soda
>Springs. They seem to use the introduced conifers in the oldest parts of
>towns for nesting, but I've seen them carrying food into deciduous trees in
>Ashton. Not many people bother to distinguish them from Brewer's BB, so
>their presence ca be overlooked."
>
>Terry Rich
>Wildlife, Fisheries, Rangeland and Forestland Group
>Bureau of Land Management
>3380 Americana Terrace
>Boise, ID 83706
>208-384-3153
>208-384-3083 fax
>tdrich at micron.net

Thanks, everyone--hope this reaches the one who needed the information.