- RBA
* Alaska
* Fairbanks and Interior
* March 14, 2006
* AKFA0603.14
Birds Mentioned
Bald Eagle
Black-Billed Magpie
Boreal Owl
Bohemian Waxwings
_ transcript
hotline: Fairbanks and Interior Alaska
date: March 14, 2006
number: (907) 451-9213
to report: (907) 451-9213
coverage: Fairbanks and vicinity
transcriber: Ken Russell
e_mail: Ken_Russell@fws.gov
Welcome to the Birding Hotline for interior Alaska as of March 14, 2006.
An adult BALD EAGLE was seen perched in an upland birch forest
along Isberg Rd.near Ester on March 13 Another BALD EAGLE was
seen near mile post 322 on the Richardson Highway on March 4.
A BOREAL OWL was being mobbed by a BLACK-BILLED MAGPIE and
some GRAY JAYS at a residence at mile 14 Chena Hotsprings Road on
Saturday, March 11.
A BOREAL OWL was calling in the Cripple Creek area also on March 4.
Approximately 200 BOHEMIAN WAXWINGS were seen south of the
Chena River on Peger Road on February 26.
Upcoming events include:
Eggstravaganza! A Flint Hills Resources Family Fun with Birds
program will take place at the ABO Center for Education &
Research on March 14. Come learn why eggs are amazing through
on-going activities and displays. Listen to stories and decorate an
egg to take home. Drop in any time from 1 - 3 PM.
An Arctic Audubon Board Meeting will take place on Monday,
March 27 at 5:30 pm, in Room 300 of the Natural Science Facility
on the UAF campus. All members are welcome to attend.
The ABO Annual Meeting, Dessert Social, and Arctic Warbler
Seminar, will take place at 7 PM at the ABO Center for Education
& Research on March 30. Dr. Susan Sharbaugh, ABO's senior
biologist, will present "Arctic Warblers along the Denali Highway:
Two Seasons of Research Successes and Surprises."
If you plan to record a bird sighting, please include the date and place
where the bird was seen along with your name and phone number.
If you wish to become a member of the Arctic Audubon Society please
call Mary Zalar at 479-4547.
Thanks for calling the birding hotline.
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Visit Arctic Audubon Society's website: http://www.arcticaudubon.org/
Site includes information on birding locations in Interior Alaska as well
As a calendar of Arctic Audubon programs.
Also visit Alaska Bird Observatory's website: http://www.alaskabird.org/
Directions to the sites mentioned in the report can found in 'A Birder's
Guide to Alaska' by George C. West; American Birding Association;
2002 ISBN 1-878788-19-1
Ken Russell and Laurel Devaney
PO Box 71462
Fairbanks, Alaska 99707
* Alaska
* Fairbanks and Interior
* March 14, 2006
* AKFA0603.14
Birds Mentioned
Bald Eagle
Black-Billed Magpie
Boreal Owl
Bohemian Waxwings
_ transcript
hotline: Fairbanks and Interior Alaska
date: March 14, 2006
number: (907) 451-9213
to report: (907) 451-9213
coverage: Fairbanks and vicinity
transcriber: Ken Russell
e_mail: Ken_Russell@fws.gov
Welcome to the Birding Hotline for interior Alaska as of March 14, 2006.
An adult BALD EAGLE was seen perched in an upland birch forest
along Isberg Rd.near Ester on March 13 Another BALD EAGLE was
seen near mile post 322 on the Richardson Highway on March 4.
A BOREAL OWL was being mobbed by a BLACK-BILLED MAGPIE and
some GRAY JAYS at a residence at mile 14 Chena Hotsprings Road on
Saturday, March 11.
A BOREAL OWL was calling in the Cripple Creek area also on March 4.
Approximately 200 BOHEMIAN WAXWINGS were seen south of the
Chena River on Peger Road on February 26.
Upcoming events include:
Eggstravaganza! A Flint Hills Resources Family Fun with Birds
program will take place at the ABO Center for Education &
Research on March 14. Come learn why eggs are amazing through
on-going activities and displays. Listen to stories and decorate an
egg to take home. Drop in any time from 1 - 3 PM.
An Arctic Audubon Board Meeting will take place on Monday,
March 27 at 5:30 pm, in Room 300 of the Natural Science Facility
on the UAF campus. All members are welcome to attend.
The ABO Annual Meeting, Dessert Social, and Arctic Warbler
Seminar, will take place at 7 PM at the ABO Center for Education
& Research on March 30. Dr. Susan Sharbaugh, ABO's senior
biologist, will present "Arctic Warblers along the Denali Highway:
Two Seasons of Research Successes and Surprises."
If you plan to record a bird sighting, please include the date and place
where the bird was seen along with your name and phone number.
If you wish to become a member of the Arctic Audubon Society please
call Mary Zalar at 479-4547.
Thanks for calling the birding hotline.
-End Transcript
Visit Arctic Audubon Society's website: http://www.arcticaudubon.org/
Site includes information on birding locations in Interior Alaska as well
As a calendar of Arctic Audubon programs.
Also visit Alaska Bird Observatory's website: http://www.alaskabird.org/
Directions to the sites mentioned in the report can found in 'A Birder's
Guide to Alaska' by George C. West; American Birding Association;
2002 ISBN 1-878788-19-1
Ken Russell and Laurel Devaney
PO Box 71462
Fairbanks, Alaska 99707