"If you take care of the birds, you take care of most of the environmental problems of the world."
Thomas Lovejoy
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~News and Upcoming Events~
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February Photo Share 2/06/25 - Pick out 10 of your best bird photos from 2024 and submit them to Randy Smith: brsmithintf@yahoo.com to be included in the program!
- Results are in! Recap of the 125th CBC Season
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Citizen Science: The Great Backyard Bird Count
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Order Plants for Pollinators from the Magic Valley Pollinator Council NOW through May 6th
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Annual February Photo Sharing
PARTY!
Thursday, February 6, 2025
7:00 PM
On the BIG Screen at the
Lamphouse Theater
223 5th Ave S
Please join Prairie Falcon’s Photo Sharing Party.
Get together with your birding pals to share photos and the stories behind the photos.
Soft drinks, wine, beer, popcorn
and more available for purchase!
What a great way to kick-start another season of great
Prairie Falcon Audubon programs.
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Vermillion Flycatcher
Kimberly, Idaho
Melody Asher, Photographer
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FOR PHOTOGRAPHERS: Start reviewing all your photos/videos and select ones you would like to share with our group. Please choose high quality photos in a jpeg format. Photos will be placed into a PowerPoint presentation and displayed on a large screen.
Maximum number of photos – 10 per person.
How to submit:
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Photos should be in jpeg format, and should be consecutively numbered in the title to make sure they load in the order you intend. Please email in jpeg format (high resolution) to brsmithintf@yahoo.com.
- Correct identification (we can help) of bird and where the photo was taken needs to be noted. To help Randy, and his assistant Jan, label your photos like this:
- Vermillion Flycatcher, Kimberly, ID
- Great-tailed Grackle, Bliss, ID
- You do not need to be in attendance to share photos.
- And you do not need to share photos to attend :) Everyone is welcome!
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Submission Deadline: February 1st, 2025.
We will regale ourselves with photographs and videos taken by the best photographers around – our members!!! It’s your chance to share with everyone special moments you’ve encountered while traveling or simply looking out your back window.
We would love to see your photographs!!
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Another Successful CBC Season!
Thank you all for your dedicated participation in our local Christmas Bird Counts. Compilers (Jeff, Karl, Sarah, Bill, and Sophia) and birder volunteers, your contribution to conservation is deeply appreciated and the information you collect contributes to the longest running wildlife census in the world!
The CBC began in 1900 and continues today due to dedicated volunteers like you. The CBC is an essential part of Audubon’s mission to conserve and restore natural ecosystems, focusing on birds, other wildlife, and their habitats.
"Science Friday" Program on the 125th Christmas Bird Count
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Twin Falls CBC - 45th Anniversary!
Dec. 17th, 2024
Compiler Jeff Ruprecht
13 Birders
77 Species
New Species for the List: Vermillion Flycatcher, Herring Gull
Pat Weber and Randy Smith survey the North rim of the Snake River Canyon
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Jarbidge, NV CBC
Dec. 19th, 2024
Compiler: Karl Ruprecht
2 Birders
20 Species
61 Townsends Solitaires!
Jacob Ruprecht
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Hagerman CBC - 50th Anniversary!
Dec. 21st, 2024
Compiler Sarah Harris
21 Birders
86 Species
New Species for the List: Great-tailed Grackle and Pacific Loon!
Great-tailed Grackle spotted by Ken Harris and Randy Smith at Love's Truck Stop in Bliss
Pacific Loon spotted by Mavis, Lorna & Jim Irwin & Karl Ruprecht
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The Hagerman CBC made the KSAW News! Check it out HERE! | |
Buhl CBC
Jan 1st, 2025
Compiler: Bill Bridges
12 Birders
74 Species
Highlight: A lone Tree Swallow hunting for insects among the snowflakes!
Pat Weber, Ken & Sarah Harris, Randy Smith & Jan Simpkin birding at Clear Lakes Pond
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Jim Sage CBC
Jan 4th, 2025
Compiler: Sophia Bates
11 Birders
30 Species
Highlight: 8 Golden Eagles! Birders Sarah Harris and Emily Groves
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Jim Sage birders Wallace Keck, Dena and Mike Santini, Emily Groves, Bill Bridges, Robert and Cindy Danielson, Tara Hallman, and Sophia Bates | | |
CITIZEN SCIENCE
Get Involved!
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Join the Great Backyard Bird Count
February 14-17, 2025
WATCH A VIDEO - How to Participate in the Great Backyard Bird Count - GBBC
Participating is easy, fun to do alone or with others, and can be done anywhere you find birds.
Step 1: Decide where you will watch birds. Anywhere will do - home, park, WMA, a Magic Valley Birding Hotspot!
Step 2: Watch birds for 15 minutes or more, at least once over the four days, February 14-17, 2025.
Step 3: Identify all the birds you see or hear within your planned time/location and use the best tool for sharing your bird sightings:
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Use the eBird Mobile app or enter your bird list on the eBird website (desktop/laptop).
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If you are a beginning bird admirer and new to bird identification, try using the Merlin Bird ID app to tell us what birds you are seeing or hearing.
If you already contribute to Merlin or eBird, continue what you are doing! All entries over the 4-days count towards GBBC.
If you want to start ebirding here is a great beginner TUTORIAL
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3rd Annual Twin Falls
Pollinator Plant Sale
Purchase locally grown plants to start or expand your own pollinator garden!
Join the Twin Falls Pollinator Council in supporting bees, butterflies, birds and other beneficial insects in our area.
go to: https://tfpollinatorcouncil.org/ to place an order for a selection of Native Plants
This would make a wonderful gift for Mother's Day!
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These native plants are beneficial to our local pollinators and come back year after year. This is representative of what will be offered.
Native Plants Collection
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4 ea. Blanket Flower – Gaillardia aristatata
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4 ea. Pineleaf Penstemon – Penstemon pinifolius
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4 ea. False Lupine – Thermopolis villosa
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4 ea. Bush Penstemon – Penstemon fruticosus
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4 ea. Cinquefoil – Potentilla gracilis
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4 ea. Bee Balm – Monarda menthifolia
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4 ea. Purple Avens – Geum rivale
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4 ea. Licorice mint – Agastache rupestris
These native plants are beneficial to our local pollinators and come back year after year. This is representative of what will be offered. Actual plants offered may be different.
$50.00 Four starter plants of each variety (8) for a total of 32 plants.
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Scan the QR Code or
CLICK HERE
Pick up your plants
Friday, May 9th
or Saturday, May 10th, 2025
between 10 am and 3 pm
Native Roots LLC
2475 E 3600 N
Twin Falls, ID
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From the Cornell Lab of Ornithology
Click the link above to read the full article, watch some great little videos, and be inspired to do some good in the world to help out the birds
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1. Make Windows Safer, Day and Night
These simple steps save birds: On the outside of the window, install screens or break up reflections—using film, paint, or Acopian BirdSavers or other string spaced no more than two inches high or four inches wide.
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2. Keep Cats Indoors
A solution that’s good for cats and birds: Save birds and keep cats healthy by keeping cats indoors or creating an outdoor “catio.” You can also train your cat to walk on a leash.
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3. Reduce Lawn, Plant Natives
Add native plants, watch birds come in: Native plants add interest and beauty to your yard and neighborhood, and provide shelter and nesting areas for birds. The nectar, seeds, berries, and insects will sustain birds and diverse wildlife.
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4. Avoid Pesticides
A healthy choice for you, your family, and birds: Consider purchasing organic food. Nearly 70% of produce sold in the U.S. contains pesticides. Reduce pesticides around your home and garden.
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5. Drink Coffee That’s Good for Birds
Enjoy shade-grown coffee: It’s a win-win-win: it’s delicious, economically beneficial to coffee farmers, and helps more than 42 species of North American migratory songbirds that winter in coffee plantations, including orioles, warblers, and thrushes.
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6. Protect Our Planet from Plastic
Reduce your plastics: Avoid single-use plastics including bags, bottles, wraps, and disposable utensils. It’s far better to choose reusable items, but if you do have disposable plastic, be sure to recycle it.
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7. Watch Birds, Share What You See
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Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Statement
Prairie Falcon Audubon, Inc. fully supports
National Audubon Society's statement on
Equity, Diversity and Inclusion
Prairie Falcon Audubon, Inc. believes that everyone has the right to enjoy birds, the outdoors, and a healthy and safe environment. In order to fulfill our mission to educate the general public about birds, bird watching, and preservation/improvement of the environment that birds and bird watchers share, we will work to include everyone, no matter their race, gender, sexual orientation, religion, political affiliation, age, or disability. We are committed to building an equitable, diverse, anti-racist, accessible, fun, and inclusive organization that supports birds, and the people who watch them, in our community.
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