Ray Korpi said. . .

> There was a bird reported from
> Lewiston/Clarkston several years ago; I am unsure of the determination of
> its wildness, but I would suspect a caged bird.

A lot of folks looked at the Lewiston male. It didn't show any
feather damage like you might see on a caged bird, no bands. . .
but, the story has it there was also a female present with the male
a few days earlier in Clarkston. A vagrant pair seemed even less
likely. Many of us suspect a sunbird brought them back from the
south, esp. since there was a drive years ago to introduce them to
Idaho, and if I have the story right, even promoted by the governor.
But, because you just never know for sure, the Northern Cardinal is
on Idaho's hypothetical list (in other words, maybe).

Kas Dumroese
Moscow, ID