- RBA
* North Dakota
* Statewide
* November 22, 2005
* NDST0511.22
- Transcript
Hotline: North Dakota Update
Date: November 22, 2005
Number: 701-250-4418
To Report: 701-250-4418
Coverage: Statewide
Compiler: Ken Torkelson, USFWS
Compiled: November 22, 2005
Transcriber: Jane Kostenko
mailto:kenneth_torkelson@fws.gov
- Birds Mentioned
BARROW'S GOLDENEYE
Common Goldeneye
MEW GULL
LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL
THAYER'S GULL
Golden Eagle
Mallard
Great Horned Owl
Black Scoter
LONG-TAILED DUCK
Sprague's Pipit
Ferruginous Hawk
Orange-crowned Warbler
Snowy Owl
Canada Goose
Long-eared Owl
Bald Eagle
Sharp-tailed Grouse
Dark-eyed Junco
Black-capped Chickadee
American Robin
Townsend's Solitaire
Cedar Waxwing
Horned Lark
Snow Bunting
Northern Shrike
Chipping Sparrow
Common Loon
Pine Siskin
House Finch
Purple Finch
Mourning Dove
Welcome to the Birding Hotline operated by the North Dakota Birding Society
and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service... This report was recorded on Tuesday,
November 22, 2005.
Transcriber's Note: Birds listed in ALL CAPS in the Birds Mentioned section signify
that the Revised Checklist of North Dakota Birds lists them as Occasional, Accidental,
Extirpated, or never having occured before for the season being reported.
This week...an occasional winter visitor, other good sightings, and some
additions to the list of Christmas Bird Counts.
Corey Ellingson discovered an adult male BARROW'S GOLDENEYE at Hecker's
Lake in the southwestern corner of Sheridan County on Nov. 18. On a return
trip the following day, Dan Svingen found the bird just across the Burleigh
County line at New John's Lake. It was among a raft of about 50 COMMON
GOLDENEYES. Other sightings during the day for Corey, Dan and Ron Martin
included an adult MEW GULL at the Garrison Dam boat ramp, along with a
second-winter LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL and several THAYER'S GULLS. At Lake
Audubon, they added a GOLDEN EAGLE, about 1,000 MALLARDS and a GREAT HORNED
OWL screeching from a shelterbelt. Contact Corey at 221-0644.
Dan Svingen visited Long Lake National Wildlife Refuge near Moffit on Nov.
13. He had an immature BLACK SCOTER as well as a LONG-TAILED DUCK on Dike
C on the Refuge. On Nov. 15, Dan saw a SPRAGUE'S PIPIT and a FERRUGINOUS
HAWK on the Cedar River National Grassland in Sioux County. Call Dan at
250-4443, ext. 107.
Dave Lambeth had a second very late ORANGE-CROWNED WARBLER in his yard in
Grand Forks. The most recent bird was Nov. 19, after the original one was
sighted on Nov. 6. Dave also heard two GREAT HORNED OWLS calling on the
UND campus on Nov. 19. And, he found an early SNOWY OWL near the Grand
Forks airport on Nov. 22. Contact Dave at davidlambeth58201@yahoo.com
Eve Freeberg birded the Devils Lake area on Nov. 20. She turned up the
expected CANADA GEESE and MALLARDS on the big lake, but not much else.
However, on the Woods-Rutten Road, she found a LONG-TAILED DUCK. Eve also
counted about 300 COMMON GOLDENEYES. She added a LONG-EARED OWL at the
Grand Forks cemetery on Nov. 21, and a SNOWY OWL near the lagoons on Nov.
22. You can reach Eve at 741-8105.
A couple owl sightings from the NDSU campus in Fargo. Dennis Wiesenborn
saw an arctic-race GREAT HORNED OWL across from the USDA Northern Crop
Sciences Building shortly after noon on Nov. 17, and Becky Oberlander says
it was still there at 4 p.m. Call Dennis at 231-7277 or Becky at 234-0223.
Jesse Kolar has been hunting...and birding...in the Badlands. He reports
the BALD EAGLES have returned, and he is also seeing SHARP-TAILED GROUSE,
DARK-EYED JUNCOS, BLACK-CAPPED CHICKADEES, AMERICAN ROBINS, TOWNSEND'S
SOLITAIRES, flocks of CEDAR WAXWINGS, and HORNED LARKS accompanied by SNOW
BUNTINGS. Jesse also watched a NORTHERN SHRIKE pursue a probable CHIPPING
SPARROW for about 10 minutes. And, he may have seen a flyover COMMON LOON.
For more information about these sightings, contact Jesse at
jekolar@hotmail.com
Sherry Leslie expects a good year for one winter bird. She has over 100
PINE SISKINS in her yard near Burlington. Other sightings for Nov. 18
included 20 HOUSE FINCHES and three or four PURPLE FINCHES. Call her at
725-4389.
Mel Bennefeld saw a late MOURNING DOVE in the snow at the south end of the
north-south runway at Hector Field in Fargo on Nov. 15. He's at
emben1@juno.com
Now the growing list of Christmas Bird Counts:
Dec. 15-J. Clark Salyer NWR (Ron Martin, 624-5241)
Dec. 16-Garrison Dam (Ron Martin, 624-5241)
Dec. 17-Fargo-Moorhead (Bob O'Connor, 231-7175)
Dec. 17-Mayville-Portland (Bob Kruger)
Dec. 18-Grand Forks-East Grand Forks (Dave Lambeth, 772-4560)
Dec. 18-Minot (Ron Martin, 624-5241)
Dec. 23-Upper Souris NWR (Ron Martin, 624-5241)
That concludes this report from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the
North Dakota Birding Society. This report is normally updated each
Tuesday. The Fish and Wildlife Service operates 62 National Wildlife
Refuges and 1,100 Waterfowl Production Areas in North Dakota...offering
some of the best birding opportunities in the state. According to the
American Bird Conservancy, nine of the 13 Globally Important Bird Areas in
North Dakota are National Wildlife Refuges. Contact individual refuge
managers for more information about visiting. For phone numbers of
individual refuges, as well as additional information, go to the U.S. Fish
and Wildlife Service web site at www.fws.gov Click on Offices, and click
on North Dakota on the map.
- End Transcript
* North Dakota
* Statewide
* November 22, 2005
* NDST0511.22
- Transcript
Hotline: North Dakota Update
Date: November 22, 2005
Number: 701-250-4418
To Report: 701-250-4418
Coverage: Statewide
Compiler: Ken Torkelson, USFWS
Compiled: November 22, 2005
Transcriber: Jane Kostenko
mailto:kenneth_torkelson@fws.gov
- Birds Mentioned
BARROW'S GOLDENEYE
Common Goldeneye
MEW GULL
LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL
THAYER'S GULL
Golden Eagle
Mallard
Great Horned Owl
Black Scoter
LONG-TAILED DUCK
Sprague's Pipit
Ferruginous Hawk
Orange-crowned Warbler
Snowy Owl
Canada Goose
Long-eared Owl
Bald Eagle
Sharp-tailed Grouse
Dark-eyed Junco
Black-capped Chickadee
American Robin
Townsend's Solitaire
Cedar Waxwing
Horned Lark
Snow Bunting
Northern Shrike
Chipping Sparrow
Common Loon
Pine Siskin
House Finch
Purple Finch
Mourning Dove
Welcome to the Birding Hotline operated by the North Dakota Birding Society
and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service... This report was recorded on Tuesday,
November 22, 2005.
Transcriber's Note: Birds listed in ALL CAPS in the Birds Mentioned section signify
that the Revised Checklist of North Dakota Birds lists them as Occasional, Accidental,
Extirpated, or never having occured before for the season being reported.
This week...an occasional winter visitor, other good sightings, and some
additions to the list of Christmas Bird Counts.
Corey Ellingson discovered an adult male BARROW'S GOLDENEYE at Hecker's
Lake in the southwestern corner of Sheridan County on Nov. 18. On a return
trip the following day, Dan Svingen found the bird just across the Burleigh
County line at New John's Lake. It was among a raft of about 50 COMMON
GOLDENEYES. Other sightings during the day for Corey, Dan and Ron Martin
included an adult MEW GULL at the Garrison Dam boat ramp, along with a
second-winter LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL and several THAYER'S GULLS. At Lake
Audubon, they added a GOLDEN EAGLE, about 1,000 MALLARDS and a GREAT HORNED
OWL screeching from a shelterbelt. Contact Corey at 221-0644.
Dan Svingen visited Long Lake National Wildlife Refuge near Moffit on Nov.
13. He had an immature BLACK SCOTER as well as a LONG-TAILED DUCK on Dike
C on the Refuge. On Nov. 15, Dan saw a SPRAGUE'S PIPIT and a FERRUGINOUS
HAWK on the Cedar River National Grassland in Sioux County. Call Dan at
250-4443, ext. 107.
Dave Lambeth had a second very late ORANGE-CROWNED WARBLER in his yard in
Grand Forks. The most recent bird was Nov. 19, after the original one was
sighted on Nov. 6. Dave also heard two GREAT HORNED OWLS calling on the
UND campus on Nov. 19. And, he found an early SNOWY OWL near the Grand
Forks airport on Nov. 22. Contact Dave at davidlambeth58201@yahoo.com
Eve Freeberg birded the Devils Lake area on Nov. 20. She turned up the
expected CANADA GEESE and MALLARDS on the big lake, but not much else.
However, on the Woods-Rutten Road, she found a LONG-TAILED DUCK. Eve also
counted about 300 COMMON GOLDENEYES. She added a LONG-EARED OWL at the
Grand Forks cemetery on Nov. 21, and a SNOWY OWL near the lagoons on Nov.
22. You can reach Eve at 741-8105.
A couple owl sightings from the NDSU campus in Fargo. Dennis Wiesenborn
saw an arctic-race GREAT HORNED OWL across from the USDA Northern Crop
Sciences Building shortly after noon on Nov. 17, and Becky Oberlander says
it was still there at 4 p.m. Call Dennis at 231-7277 or Becky at 234-0223.
Jesse Kolar has been hunting...and birding...in the Badlands. He reports
the BALD EAGLES have returned, and he is also seeing SHARP-TAILED GROUSE,
DARK-EYED JUNCOS, BLACK-CAPPED CHICKADEES, AMERICAN ROBINS, TOWNSEND'S
SOLITAIRES, flocks of CEDAR WAXWINGS, and HORNED LARKS accompanied by SNOW
BUNTINGS. Jesse also watched a NORTHERN SHRIKE pursue a probable CHIPPING
SPARROW for about 10 minutes. And, he may have seen a flyover COMMON LOON.
For more information about these sightings, contact Jesse at
jekolar@hotmail.com
Sherry Leslie expects a good year for one winter bird. She has over 100
PINE SISKINS in her yard near Burlington. Other sightings for Nov. 18
included 20 HOUSE FINCHES and three or four PURPLE FINCHES. Call her at
725-4389.
Mel Bennefeld saw a late MOURNING DOVE in the snow at the south end of the
north-south runway at Hector Field in Fargo on Nov. 15. He's at
emben1@juno.com
Now the growing list of Christmas Bird Counts:
Dec. 15-J. Clark Salyer NWR (Ron Martin, 624-5241)
Dec. 16-Garrison Dam (Ron Martin, 624-5241)
Dec. 17-Fargo-Moorhead (Bob O'Connor, 231-7175)
Dec. 17-Mayville-Portland (Bob Kruger)
Dec. 18-Grand Forks-East Grand Forks (Dave Lambeth, 772-4560)
Dec. 18-Minot (Ron Martin, 624-5241)
Dec. 23-Upper Souris NWR (Ron Martin, 624-5241)
That concludes this report from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the
North Dakota Birding Society. This report is normally updated each
Tuesday. The Fish and Wildlife Service operates 62 National Wildlife
Refuges and 1,100 Waterfowl Production Areas in North Dakota...offering
some of the best birding opportunities in the state. According to the
American Bird Conservancy, nine of the 13 Globally Important Bird Areas in
North Dakota are National Wildlife Refuges. Contact individual refuge
managers for more information about visiting. For phone numbers of
individual refuges, as well as additional information, go to the U.S. Fish
and Wildlife Service web site at www.fws.gov Click on Offices, and click
on North Dakota on the map.
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