- RBA
* North Dakota
* Statewide
* March 28, 2006
* NDST0603.28
- Transcript
Hotline: North Dakota Update
Date: March 28, 2006
Number: 701-250-4418
To Report: 701-250-4418
Coverage: Statewide
Compiler: Ken Torkelson, USFWS
Compiled: March 28, 2006
Transcriber: Jane Kostenko
mailto:kenneth_torkelson@fws.gov
- Birds Mentioned
Lesser Scaup
Snow Goose
Bald Eagle
American Kestrel
Gray Partridge
Mourning Dove
Horned Lark
Northern Harrier
Ring-necked Pheasant
EURASIAN COLLARED-DOVE
Red-winged Blackbird
Peregrine Falcon
Snowy Owl
Western Meadowlark
American Robin
Canada Goose
Cackling Goose
Tundra Swan
Green-winged Teal
Mallard
Northern Pintail
Gadwall
Redhead
Ring-necked Duck
Common Goldeneye
Hooded Merganser
Common Merganser
Rusty Blackbird
Rough-legged Hawk
Red-tailed Hawk
Wild Turkey
American Tree Sparrow
Pied-billed Grebe
Killdeer
Greater Prairie-chicken (MN)
Blue-winged Teal
Bufflehead
American Wigeon
Herring Gull
Ring-billed Gull
Black-billed Magpie
Ferruginous Hawk
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, March 28, 2006.
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.
It's mostly waterfowl and raptors again, with a few exceptions.
Dan Buchanan found a lone male and a pair of LESSER SCAUP in a March 26
walk along the James River in McElroy Park in Jamestown. Another seasonal
first for Dan was a flock of about 200 SNOW GEESE, followed by another
flock of at least 100. On March 25, Dan drove the scenic backway south of
Jamestown. He saw seven BALD EAGLES, seven AMERICAN KESTRELS, nine GRAY
PARTRIDGE, a MOURNING DOVE and a few HORNED LARKS. Dan had driven the same
route on March 23, recording two adult BALD EAGLES, an adult female
NORTHERN HARRIER, two male RING-NECKED PHEASANTS and an occasional HORNED
LARK. A similar drive on March 22 produced sightings of two adult and two
possible immature BALD EAGLES. On March 19, Dan found a pair of EURASIAN
COLLARED-DOVES in Jamestown, a season-first NORTHERN HARRIER along US 281
north of Jamestown, and small groups of RED-WINGED BLACKBIRDS. For more
information, call Dan at 252-6604.
Larry Igl watched a PEREGRINE FALCON chasing a large flock of ROCK PIGEONS
in downtown Fargo on March 21. You can reach Larry at 253-5511.
Following up on a homeowner's report, Bob O'Connor registered the second
record of EURASIAN COLLARED-DOVES in Cass County. Bob reports one of the
birds was calling loudly on March 22 on the east edge of Harwood. The
homeowner says a pair of doves has been coming to his feeder. For details,
contact Bob at robert.oconnor@ndsu.edu
Mark Otnes discovered two SNOWY OWLS in the space of four miles along I-29
just south of the Wahpeton exit on March 24. He reports RED-WINGED
BLACKBIRDS, WESTERN MEADOWLARKS and AMERICAN ROBINS were very common in the
Hankinson area. Lake Elsie held large numbers of CANADA GEESE and a few
CACKLING GEESE. Moving on to Tewaukon National Wildlife Refuge, Mark
recorded 15 TUNDRA SWANS, two GREEN-WINGED TEAL, more than 200 MALLARDS, a
NORTHERN PINTAIL, nine GADWALLS, two REDHEADS, 13 RING-NECKED DUCKS, 20
LESSER SCAUP, eight COMMON GOLDENEYE, two HOODED MERGANSERS and five COMMON
MERGANSERS. He reports most of those sightings were on the main lake, but
adds the Wild Rice River is open north of the refuge. You can reach Mark
at 241-4194.
Connie Norheim and Becky Oberlander visited southwest Cass County on March
27. Lake Bertha and the Alice area produced several flocks of CANADA GEESE
with some CACKLING GEESE mixed in. Other sightings included a flock of
about 300 RUSTY BLACKBIRDS, five WESTERN MEADOWLARKS, a ROUGH-LEGGED HAWK,
about four RED-TAILED HAWKS, a couple adult BALD EAGLES, eight WILD
TURKEYS, and four AMERICAN TREE SPARROWS in the Tabor Moravian Cemetery.
In open water in fields, they found a lone PIED-BILLED GREBE, 21 male
NORTHERN PINTAILS, three groups of TUNDRA SWANS with about five in each
group, a KILLDEER and small groups of MALLARDS. Call Connie at 232-4386.
Rick Holbrook birded Barnesville, MN on March 25. In addition to two
sightings for a total of more than 30 GREATER PRAIRIE-CHICKENS, he recorded
two ROUGH-LEGGED HAWKS, a BALD EAGLE, several NORTHERN HARRIERS, several
WESTERN MEADOWLARKS and a large number of HORNED LARKS. For more
information, contact Rick at fholbrook@cableone.net
Clark Talkington saw a male BLUE-WINGED TEAL at Long Lake National Wildlife
Refuge in Burleigh County on March 24. On the 22nd, he found a BUFFLEHEAD
on the Missouri River near the Tesoro refinery in Mandan. Contact Clark at
ctalkington@bis.midco.net
Russ Dawson birded Nelson Lake near Center on March 23. The open water had
attracted lots of CANADA GEESE, about 30 CACKLING GEESE, more than 50
MALLARDS, 20 REDHEADS, eight male NORTHERN PINTAILS, six male and about
three female LESSER SCAUP, one male and one female AMERICAN WIGEON, a male
and a female NORTHERN SHOVELER, two HERRING GULLS and two RING-BILLED
GULLS. On the way up, Russ saw a lone BLACK-BILLED MAGPIE. You can reach
him at nicroft@bis.midco.net
David Walsh reports open water at the Minot lagoons. On March 26, he saw
about 20 NORTHERN SHOVELERS, eight COMMON GOLDENEYE, 14 GREEN-WINGED TEAL
and a couple gulls he was unable to positively identify. Moving on to Lake
Darling on Upper Souris National Wildlife Refuge, David added thousands of
CANADA GEESE, his first AMERICAN ROBIN of the season, and some AMERICAN
TREE SPARROWS. You can reach David at davidw@ndak.net
Near Benedict, Kay Buri saw three BLACK-BILLED MAGPIES at a farmstead on
March 23. She says it was the first time she had seen the species there.
Contact Kay at kayaktheprairie@srt.com
Jesse Kolar saw his first few WESTERN MEADOWLARKS of the year on March 21.
The sighting was just east of the badlands and west of US 85 in McKenzie
and Billings counties. He also saw a FERRUGINOUS HAWK. 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. Contact 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
* March 28, 2006
* NDST0603.28
- Transcript
Hotline: North Dakota Update
Date: March 28, 2006
Number: 701-250-4418
To Report: 701-250-4418
Coverage: Statewide
Compiler: Ken Torkelson, USFWS
Compiled: March 28, 2006
Transcriber: Jane Kostenko
mailto:kenneth_torkelson@fws.gov
- Birds Mentioned
Lesser Scaup
Snow Goose
Bald Eagle
American Kestrel
Gray Partridge
Mourning Dove
Horned Lark
Northern Harrier
Ring-necked Pheasant
EURASIAN COLLARED-DOVE
Red-winged Blackbird
Peregrine Falcon
Snowy Owl
Western Meadowlark
American Robin
Canada Goose
Cackling Goose
Tundra Swan
Green-winged Teal
Mallard
Northern Pintail
Gadwall
Redhead
Ring-necked Duck
Common Goldeneye
Hooded Merganser
Common Merganser
Rusty Blackbird
Rough-legged Hawk
Red-tailed Hawk
Wild Turkey
American Tree Sparrow
Pied-billed Grebe
Killdeer
Greater Prairie-chicken (MN)
Blue-winged Teal
Bufflehead
American Wigeon
Herring Gull
Ring-billed Gull
Black-billed Magpie
Ferruginous Hawk
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, March 28, 2006.
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.
It's mostly waterfowl and raptors again, with a few exceptions.
Dan Buchanan found a lone male and a pair of LESSER SCAUP in a March 26
walk along the James River in McElroy Park in Jamestown. Another seasonal
first for Dan was a flock of about 200 SNOW GEESE, followed by another
flock of at least 100. On March 25, Dan drove the scenic backway south of
Jamestown. He saw seven BALD EAGLES, seven AMERICAN KESTRELS, nine GRAY
PARTRIDGE, a MOURNING DOVE and a few HORNED LARKS. Dan had driven the same
route on March 23, recording two adult BALD EAGLES, an adult female
NORTHERN HARRIER, two male RING-NECKED PHEASANTS and an occasional HORNED
LARK. A similar drive on March 22 produced sightings of two adult and two
possible immature BALD EAGLES. On March 19, Dan found a pair of EURASIAN
COLLARED-DOVES in Jamestown, a season-first NORTHERN HARRIER along US 281
north of Jamestown, and small groups of RED-WINGED BLACKBIRDS. For more
information, call Dan at 252-6604.
Larry Igl watched a PEREGRINE FALCON chasing a large flock of ROCK PIGEONS
in downtown Fargo on March 21. You can reach Larry at 253-5511.
Following up on a homeowner's report, Bob O'Connor registered the second
record of EURASIAN COLLARED-DOVES in Cass County. Bob reports one of the
birds was calling loudly on March 22 on the east edge of Harwood. The
homeowner says a pair of doves has been coming to his feeder. For details,
contact Bob at robert.oconnor@ndsu.edu
Mark Otnes discovered two SNOWY OWLS in the space of four miles along I-29
just south of the Wahpeton exit on March 24. He reports RED-WINGED
BLACKBIRDS, WESTERN MEADOWLARKS and AMERICAN ROBINS were very common in the
Hankinson area. Lake Elsie held large numbers of CANADA GEESE and a few
CACKLING GEESE. Moving on to Tewaukon National Wildlife Refuge, Mark
recorded 15 TUNDRA SWANS, two GREEN-WINGED TEAL, more than 200 MALLARDS, a
NORTHERN PINTAIL, nine GADWALLS, two REDHEADS, 13 RING-NECKED DUCKS, 20
LESSER SCAUP, eight COMMON GOLDENEYE, two HOODED MERGANSERS and five COMMON
MERGANSERS. He reports most of those sightings were on the main lake, but
adds the Wild Rice River is open north of the refuge. You can reach Mark
at 241-4194.
Connie Norheim and Becky Oberlander visited southwest Cass County on March
27. Lake Bertha and the Alice area produced several flocks of CANADA GEESE
with some CACKLING GEESE mixed in. Other sightings included a flock of
about 300 RUSTY BLACKBIRDS, five WESTERN MEADOWLARKS, a ROUGH-LEGGED HAWK,
about four RED-TAILED HAWKS, a couple adult BALD EAGLES, eight WILD
TURKEYS, and four AMERICAN TREE SPARROWS in the Tabor Moravian Cemetery.
In open water in fields, they found a lone PIED-BILLED GREBE, 21 male
NORTHERN PINTAILS, three groups of TUNDRA SWANS with about five in each
group, a KILLDEER and small groups of MALLARDS. Call Connie at 232-4386.
Rick Holbrook birded Barnesville, MN on March 25. In addition to two
sightings for a total of more than 30 GREATER PRAIRIE-CHICKENS, he recorded
two ROUGH-LEGGED HAWKS, a BALD EAGLE, several NORTHERN HARRIERS, several
WESTERN MEADOWLARKS and a large number of HORNED LARKS. For more
information, contact Rick at fholbrook@cableone.net
Clark Talkington saw a male BLUE-WINGED TEAL at Long Lake National Wildlife
Refuge in Burleigh County on March 24. On the 22nd, he found a BUFFLEHEAD
on the Missouri River near the Tesoro refinery in Mandan. Contact Clark at
ctalkington@bis.midco.net
Russ Dawson birded Nelson Lake near Center on March 23. The open water had
attracted lots of CANADA GEESE, about 30 CACKLING GEESE, more than 50
MALLARDS, 20 REDHEADS, eight male NORTHERN PINTAILS, six male and about
three female LESSER SCAUP, one male and one female AMERICAN WIGEON, a male
and a female NORTHERN SHOVELER, two HERRING GULLS and two RING-BILLED
GULLS. On the way up, Russ saw a lone BLACK-BILLED MAGPIE. You can reach
him at nicroft@bis.midco.net
David Walsh reports open water at the Minot lagoons. On March 26, he saw
about 20 NORTHERN SHOVELERS, eight COMMON GOLDENEYE, 14 GREEN-WINGED TEAL
and a couple gulls he was unable to positively identify. Moving on to Lake
Darling on Upper Souris National Wildlife Refuge, David added thousands of
CANADA GEESE, his first AMERICAN ROBIN of the season, and some AMERICAN
TREE SPARROWS. You can reach David at davidw@ndak.net
Near Benedict, Kay Buri saw three BLACK-BILLED MAGPIES at a farmstead on
March 23. She says it was the first time she had seen the species there.
Contact Kay at kayaktheprairie@srt.com
Jesse Kolar saw his first few WESTERN MEADOWLARKS of the year on March 21.
The sighting was just east of the badlands and west of US 85 in McKenzie
and Billings counties. He also saw a FERRUGINOUS HAWK. 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. Contact 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