- RBA
* North Dakota
* Statewide
* August 16, 2005
* NDST0508.16
- Transcript
Hotline: North Dakota Update
Date: August 16, 2005
Number: 701-250-4418
To Report: 701-250-4418
Coverage: Statewide
Compiler: Ken Torkelson, USFWS
Compiled: August 16, 2005
Transcriber: Jane Kostenko
mailto:kenneth_torkelson@fws.gov
- Birds Mentioned
Sandhill Crane
Indigo Bunting
Western Kingbird
Eastern Kingbird
Ruby-throated Hummingbird
Clay-colored Sparrow
American Goldfinch
Lazuli Bunting
Chipping Sparrow
Lark Sparrow
Mountain Bluebird
Yellow Warbler
Black-headed Grosbeak
Vesper Sparrow
Wilson's Warbler
Olive-sided Flycatcher
Dickcissel
Sora
Virginia Rail
Baird's Sandpiper
Semipalmated Sandpiper
Least Sandpiper
Pectoral Sandpiper
Spotted Sandpiper
Wilson's Phalarope
Red-necked Phalarope
Bank Swallow
Snowy Egret
American Bittern
Northern Cardinal
Rose-breasted Grosbeak
Baltimore Oriole
Orchard Oriole
Pileated Woodpecker
Red-headed Woodpecker
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,
August 16, 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.
Signs of autumn are making their appearance in North Dakota.
Staff from Long Lake National Wildlife Refuge saw 10 SANDHILL CRANES at
Horsehead Lake in Kidder County on August 15. For details, call the refuge
at 387-4397.
It only took Bernice Houser about four hours to count 23 species on August
14, and she never had to leave her yard near New Town. Highlights included
INDIGO BUNTING, WESTERN KINGBIRD, EASTERN KINGBIRD, RUBY-THROATED
HUMMINGBIRD, CLAY-COLORED SPARROWS, AMERICAN GOLDFINCHES, LAZULI BUNTINGS,
CHIPPING SPARROWS, LARK SPARROWS, MOUNTAIN BLUEBIRDS, YELLOW WARBLER,
BLACK-HEADED GROSBEAKS and VESPER SPARROW. Contact Bernice at
sanishnd@hotmail.com
>From McKenzie County, Ron Martin saw one WILSON'S WARBLER and two
OLIVE-SIDED FLYCATCHERS on August 13. Call him at 624-5241.
Wayne Easley and his wife visited the Antelope Hills of Pierce County on
August 12 and 14. Highlights included DICKCISSELS, SORA and VIRGINIA RAILS
with young, BAIRD'S SANDPIPER, SEMIPALMATED SANDPIPER, LEAST SANDPIPER,
PECTORAL SANDPIPER, SPOTTED SANDPIPER and lots of dowitchers. On the 14th,
they saw hundreds of WILSON'S PHALAROPES and several RED-NECKED PHALAROPES,
plus several hundred BANK SWALLOWS. On the 12th, they watched a SNOWY
EGRET and a couple AMERICAN BITTERNS sitting on the roadside. Contact the
Easleys at easley57@yahoo.com
At least one male NORTHERN CARDINAL has been visiting the platform feeder
at Linda Gregg's in Horace. She says adult ROSE-BREASTED GROSBEAKS,
BALTIMORE ORIOLES, ORCHARD ORIOLES, PILEATED WOODPECKERS and RED-HEADED
WOODPECKERS have been bringing their young to the feeders. Contact Linda
at lgregg@wah.midco.net
The first RUBY-THROATED HUMMINGBIRDS arrived at Diane Bingeman's near Beach
on August 13. She says the pair included the first male in several years.
Contact Diane at bingeman@midstate.net
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
* August 16, 2005
* NDST0508.16
- Transcript
Hotline: North Dakota Update
Date: August 16, 2005
Number: 701-250-4418
To Report: 701-250-4418
Coverage: Statewide
Compiler: Ken Torkelson, USFWS
Compiled: August 16, 2005
Transcriber: Jane Kostenko
mailto:kenneth_torkelson@fws.gov
- Birds Mentioned
Sandhill Crane
Indigo Bunting
Western Kingbird
Eastern Kingbird
Ruby-throated Hummingbird
Clay-colored Sparrow
American Goldfinch
Lazuli Bunting
Chipping Sparrow
Lark Sparrow
Mountain Bluebird
Yellow Warbler
Black-headed Grosbeak
Vesper Sparrow
Wilson's Warbler
Olive-sided Flycatcher
Dickcissel
Sora
Virginia Rail
Baird's Sandpiper
Semipalmated Sandpiper
Least Sandpiper
Pectoral Sandpiper
Spotted Sandpiper
Wilson's Phalarope
Red-necked Phalarope
Bank Swallow
Snowy Egret
American Bittern
Northern Cardinal
Rose-breasted Grosbeak
Baltimore Oriole
Orchard Oriole
Pileated Woodpecker
Red-headed Woodpecker
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,
August 16, 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.
Signs of autumn are making their appearance in North Dakota.
Staff from Long Lake National Wildlife Refuge saw 10 SANDHILL CRANES at
Horsehead Lake in Kidder County on August 15. For details, call the refuge
at 387-4397.
It only took Bernice Houser about four hours to count 23 species on August
14, and she never had to leave her yard near New Town. Highlights included
INDIGO BUNTING, WESTERN KINGBIRD, EASTERN KINGBIRD, RUBY-THROATED
HUMMINGBIRD, CLAY-COLORED SPARROWS, AMERICAN GOLDFINCHES, LAZULI BUNTINGS,
CHIPPING SPARROWS, LARK SPARROWS, MOUNTAIN BLUEBIRDS, YELLOW WARBLER,
BLACK-HEADED GROSBEAKS and VESPER SPARROW. Contact Bernice at
sanishnd@hotmail.com
>From McKenzie County, Ron Martin saw one WILSON'S WARBLER and two
OLIVE-SIDED FLYCATCHERS on August 13. Call him at 624-5241.
Wayne Easley and his wife visited the Antelope Hills of Pierce County on
August 12 and 14. Highlights included DICKCISSELS, SORA and VIRGINIA RAILS
with young, BAIRD'S SANDPIPER, SEMIPALMATED SANDPIPER, LEAST SANDPIPER,
PECTORAL SANDPIPER, SPOTTED SANDPIPER and lots of dowitchers. On the 14th,
they saw hundreds of WILSON'S PHALAROPES and several RED-NECKED PHALAROPES,
plus several hundred BANK SWALLOWS. On the 12th, they watched a SNOWY
EGRET and a couple AMERICAN BITTERNS sitting on the roadside. Contact the
Easleys at easley57@yahoo.com
At least one male NORTHERN CARDINAL has been visiting the platform feeder
at Linda Gregg's in Horace. She says adult ROSE-BREASTED GROSBEAKS,
BALTIMORE ORIOLES, ORCHARD ORIOLES, PILEATED WOODPECKERS and RED-HEADED
WOODPECKERS have been bringing their young to the feeders. Contact Linda
at lgregg@wah.midco.net
The first RUBY-THROATED HUMMINGBIRDS arrived at Diane Bingeman's near Beach
on August 13. She says the pair included the first male in several years.
Contact Diane at bingeman@midstate.net
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