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* North Dakota
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* August 23, 2005
* NDST0508.23

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Hotline: North Dakota Update
Date: August 23, 2005
Number: 701-250-4418
To Report: 701-250-4418
Coverage: Statewide
Compiler: Ken Torkelson, USFWS
Compiled: August 23, 2005
Transcriber: Jane Kostenko
mailto:kenneth_torkelson@fws.gov

- Birds Mentioned

Blackburnian Warbler
Canada Warbler
Nashville Warbler
Black-and-White Warbler
Wilson's Warbler
Tennessee Warbler
Yellow Warbler
American Redstart
Ovenbird
Northern Waterthrush
Brown Thrasher
Ruby-throated Hummingbird
MACGILLIVRAY'S WARBLER
Great Horned Owl
Rock Wren
Mountain Bluebird
Orange-crowned Warbler

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 23, 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.

More warbler sightings this week, but other birds are showing up, too.

Dennis Wiesenborn visited Trefoil Park in north Fargo at noon on August 18.
He observed two BLACKBURNIAN WARBLERS, CANADA WARBLER, two NASHVILLE
WARBLERS, two BLACK-AND-WHITE WARBLERS, two or three WILSON'S WARBLERS, two
TENNESSEE WARBLERS, many YELLOW WARBLERS, and AMERICAN REDSTART, OVENBIRD
and NORTHERN WATERTHRUSH. Contact Dennis at 297-0981.

Keith Corliss says the activity in his West Fargo backyard has been picking
up in recent days. His list includes a pair of migrant YELLOW WARBLERS,
two BROWN THRASHERS, RUBY-THROATED HUMMINGBIRDS and a possible
MACGILLIVRAY'S WARBLER. You can reach Keith at kcorliss@forumcomm.com

Corey Ellingson and Clark Talkington birded Sleepy Hollow Park in east
Bismarck on August 17. They recorded CANADA WARBLER and WILSON'S WARBLER,
but they were the only two birds they saw. Contact Corey at
tcellingson@juno.com

>From Dickinson, Jesse Kolar saw a NORTHERN WATERTHRUSH on August 17. He
says it's the first one since spring, when quite a few moved through.
Jesse reports seeing lots of GREAT HORNED OWLS, and he notes that ROCK
WRENS and MOUNTAIN BLUEBIRDS are quite abundant in the Badlands. Jesse's
August 18 highlight was an ORANGE-CROWNED WARBLER near Odland's Dam. For
more information, contact Jesse at jekolar@hotmail.com

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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