- RBA
* North Dakota
* Statewide
* May 24, 2006
* NDST0601.24
- Transcript
Hotline: North Dakota Update
Date: January 24, 2006
Number: 701-250-4418
To Report: 701-250-4418
Coverage: Statewide
Compiler: Ken Torkelson, USFWS
Compiled: January 24, 2006
Transcriber: Jane Kostenko
mailto:kenneth_torkelson@fws.gov
- Birds Mentioned
WHIMBRELS
Ruddy Turnstone
Sanderling
Dark-eyed Junco at
Peregrine Falcon
Northern Waterthrush
Palm Warbler
Swainson's Thrush
Eastern Phoebe
Wilson's Phalarope
Baird's Sandpiper
Upland Sandpiper
Willet
Sora
Sedge Wren
LeConte's Sparrow
House Wren
Swainson's Hawk
Cape May Warbler
Belted Kingfisher
Piping Plover
Semiplamated Plover
Harris's Sparrow
American Redstart
Field Sparrow
Eastern Towhee
Magnolia Warbler
Warbling Vireo
Wilson's Warbler
Yellow Warbler
Ovenbird
Tennessee Warbler
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Yellow-throated Vireo
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Purple Finch
Franklin's Gull
Hooded Merganser
Marsh Wren
Western Grebe
Eared Grebe
Bobolink
Baltimore Oriole
Rose-breasted Grosbeak
White-throated Sparrow
Ruby-throated Hummingbird
Least Flycatcher
Common Tern
Canada Goose
Pintail
Yellow Rail
American Woodcock
Osprey
Broad-winged Hawk
Orange-crowned Warbler
Song Sparrow
Chipping Sparrow
Savannah Sparrow
Vesper Sparrow
Clay-colored Sparrow
White-crowned Sparrow
Lincoln's Sparrow
Bald Eagle
Prairie Falcon
Blackpoll Warbler
Veery
Short-billed Dowitcher
American Avocet
WHITE-FACED IBIS
Western Kingbird
Long-billed Dowitcher
Short-eared Owl
Stilt Sandpiper
Nelson's Sharp-tailed Sparrow
EURASIAN COLLARED-DOVE
Red-necked Phalarope
Gray Partridge
Solitary Sandpiper
Barn Swallow
Swainson's Thrush
Black-headed Grosbeak
Sprague's Pipit
Hermit Thrush
Field Sparrow
Spotted Towhee
House Finch
Hairy Woodpecker
Brown Thrasher
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.
The first-of-spring sightings continue, and there are some less common
sightings.
Dan Svingen discovered two WHIMBRELS on May 11 in the northwest arm of
Bowman-Haley Reservoir in Bowman County. Nearby Gascoyne Lake held a RUDDY
TURNSTONE and three SANDERLINGS. For details, contact Dan at 250-4443,
ext. 107
Larry Igl passes on a report from Lew Cowardin, who had a gray-headed form
of DARK-EYED JUNCO at his feeder near Spiritwood on May 9. The only other
recent sighting of this Rocky Mountain race in North Dakota was in 2002.
For more information, call Larry at 253-5511.
Dan Buchanan saw an adult PEREGRINE FALCON perched in a cottonwood tree in
Jamestown on May 9. Two days earlier, Dan saw a close-up NORTHERN
WATERTHRUSH at McElroy Park in southeastern Jamestown. You can reach Dan
at 252-6604.
Also from McElroy Park in Jamestown, Carl Stangeland saw a PALM WARBLER, a
couple SWAINSON'S THRUSHES and an EASTERN PHOEBE on May 14. On May 9, he
observed three WILSON'S PHALAROPES in a slough north of Kensal, and BAIRD'S
SANDPIPERS, UPLAND SANDPIPERS and WILLETS. Contact Carl at
carlcs@daktel.com
>From the Valley City area, Jean Legge has photos of a SORA flying across a
road and a pair of WILSON'S PHALAROPES loafing in cattails, all taken north
of town on May 14. Other sightings that morning included many SEDGE WRENS
and LECONTE'S SPARROWS. Seasonal firsts for the day were a HOUSE WREN and
a dark form SWAINSON'S HAWK. Jean recorded her first-of-spring CAPE MAY
WARBLER as well as a PALM WARBLER in her yard on May 15, preceded by a
BELTED KINGFISHER on May 14. For details, call Jean at 845-4762.
A U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service biologist found a PIPING PLOVER with
SEMIPALMATED PLOVERS northwest of Mercer on May 9. Sorry, no contact
information.
Rick Holbrook reports about a dozen HARRIS' SPARROWS showed up in his Fargo
yard about May 6. He's at fholbrook@cableone.net
Dennis Wiesenborn saw lots of HARRIS' SPARROWS in north Fargo on May 13.
Other good sightings that morning included an AMERICAN REDSTART and a FIELD
SPARROW near Oak Grove High School. He says an EASTERN TOWHEE was present
for the third morning in a row, and a second towhee was heard but not seen.
Some first-of-season sightings on May 11 included MAGNOLIA WARBLER and
WARBLING VIREO. Dennis adds that a WILSON'S WARBLER visited his yard on
May 10 and 11. Contact him at d.wiesenborn@ndsu.edu
Connie Norheim and Becky Oberlander birded some Fargo parks, Lake Bertha
and the Embden pines on May 11. In addition to YELLOW WARBLER, they found
single OVENBIRDS in two locations, a NORTHERN WATERTHRUSH at Lindenwood
Park, a singing TENNESSEE WARBLER in north Fargo and about 20 YELLOW-RUMPED
WARBLERS at Embden pines. Among the vireos was a WARBLING VIREO at Trefoil
Park and a YELLOW-THROATED VIREO at Lindenwood Park. At the Lions
Conservation Park, they saw their first-of-season HOUSE WREN and heard a
RED-BELLIED WOODPECKER calling from the Minnesota side. The only other
Fargo sighting of note was a PURPLE FINCH at Trefoil Park. At Lake Bertha,
they observed about 24 FRANKLIN'S GULLS, a SORA, HOODED MERGANSER, MARSH
WRENS, WESTERN GREBES, EARED GREBES, and BOBOLINKS in a field nearby. They
were surprised to see a late DARK-EYED JUNCO at the Embden pines. Call
Connie at 232-4386.
May 9 brought some seasonal firsts for Linda Gregg of Horace. They
included a pair of BALTIMORE ORIOLES and ROSE-BREASTED GROSBEAK. Linda
says she continues to see HARRIS' SPARROWS and WHITE-THROATED SPARROWS.
Contact her at lgregg@wah.midco.net
Some Grand Forks County sightings from Eve Freeberg. On May 9, she saw the
first RUBY-THROATED HUMMINGBIRD of the season, and a LEAST FLYCATCHER. She
saw almost 40 NORTHERN WATERTHRUSH and two COMMON TERNS on May 11. Eve
found the first two broods of CANADA GEESE on May 12, and a BOBOLINK on May
13. She counted 38 COMMON TERNS, a PINTAIL brood of nine, and a CAPE MAY
WARBLER on May 15. On May 16, Eve saw a MAGNOLIA WARBLER and double digits
of YELLOW RAILS northwest of Grand Forks. You can reach her at 741-8105.
At least two successful AMERICAN WOODCOCK nests at Turtle River State Park
near Larimore. A park employee discovered one nest with four chicks on May
6, and Tim Driscoll found a second nest with three chicks on May 3.
Contact him at timdriscoll@mail.und.nodak.edu
Todd Larson says an OSPREY was still hanging around Turtle River State Park
on May 6. Other sightings that day included a light-phase BROAD-WINGED
HAWK plus some ORANGE-CROWNED WARBLERS and quite a few YELLOW-RUMPED
WARBLERS. The sparrows included SONG SPARROWS, WHITE-THROATED SPARROWS,
CHIPPING SPARROWS, SAVANNAH SPARROWS, VESPER SPARROWS, and the new
arrivals...CLAY-COLORED SPARROWS, HARRIS' SPARROWS, WHITE-CROWNED SPARROWS
and LINCOLN'S SPARROWS, plus a WARBLING VIREO. On May 8, Todd saw a
second-year BALD EAGLE and a PRAIRIE FALCON plus up to 300 YELLOW-RUMPED
WARBLERS, 25 or 30 ORANGE-CROWNED WARBLERS, a BLACKPOLL WARBLER and a
YELLOW WARBLER at the Larimore Golf Course. Contact Todd at
i81.ou812@yahoo.com
>From the Cando area, Shiela Rabe's hedge was visited by a VEERY on May 10.
Other visitors included at least 15 HARRIS' SPARROWS, five WHITE-CROWNED
SPARROWS, four WHITE-THROATED SPARROWS, many CLAY-COLORED SPARROWS and
CHIPPING SPARROWS and a single LINCOLN'S SPARROW. On May 9, Shiela watched
a flock of 30 spinning WILSON'S PHALAROPES about six miles north of Cando,
and also saw a pair of SHORT-BILLED DOWITCHERS and six AMERICAN AVOCETS
feeding at the edge of the slough, and a pair of WHITE-FACED IBIS a little
farther on. Contact Shiela at rabebake@gondtc.com
Although warblers have been hard to find in Minot this spring, Sherry
Leslie saw her first-of-spring NORTHERN WATERTHRUSH on May 15 in Oak Park.
Contact her at sherry_leslie@excite.com
A state employee noticed a PEREGRINE FALCON around the 18th story of the
Capitol Building in Bismarck on May 8, with another sighting on May 10. He
reports the falcon has been stockpiling some food, which is similar to what
happened in mid-April of 2005.
Corey Ellingson observed a NORTHERN WATERTHRUSH and an ORANGE-CROWNED
WARBLER, but they were the only birds in a half-hour walk at Sleepy Hollow
Park in Bismarck on May 11. You can reach Corey at tcellingson@juno.com
Dan Rogers turned up some new birds for Morton County on May 10. "Newbies"
included a WESTERN KINGBIRD southwest of the Mandan Experiment Station, 20
LONG-BILLED DOWITCHERS five miles south of Mandan, LEAST SANDPIPER,
WILSON'S PHALAROPE and a SHORT-EARED OWL west of Huff. Dan birded McKenzie
Slough on May 14, recording BOBOLINKS, STILT SANDPIPERS and HOUSE WREN. He
also saw four Nelson's SHARP-TAILED SPARROWS at the site. On May 13, Dan
was joined by Janelle Masters and Marlene Anderson, and the trio counted 90
species south of I-94 in Morton County. Among the highlights: in addition
to the EURASIAN COLLARED-DOVE he found in his backyard: RED-NECKED
PHALAROPE, GRAY PARTRIDGE, UPLAND SANDPIPER, LEAST SANDPIPER, SOLITARY
SANDPIPER, BARN SWALLOW, SWAINSON'S THRUSH, BLACK-HEADED GROSBEAK and
HARRIS' SPARROW. Contact Dan at daniel.rogers@bsc.nodak.edu
Jesse Kolar started seeing WESTERN KINGBIRDS in southwestern North Dakota
on May 5. He also got a rare close-up look at a perched and singing
SPRAGUE'S PIPIT north of Belfield on May 4. In Dickinson, Jesse saw his
first HERMIT THRUSH of the year on May 6. He points out that the Dickinson
Dike has been a good spot to watch several warbler species including
YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLERS. Contact him at jekolar@hotmail.com
A BLACK-HEADED GROSBEAK reached Rita Satermo's yard near New Town on May
13. Contact her at rsatermo@rtc.coop
Bernice Houser's yard list from near New Town on May 13 was 14 species.
Highlights included WHITE-THROATED SPARROW, HARRIS' SPARROW, CLAY-COLORED
SPARROW, FIELD SPARROW, SPOTTED TOWHEE, WHITE-CROWNED SPARROW, HOUSE FINCH
and HOUSE SPARROW. Bernice says the count compares to 13 species in 1976,
25 species in 1986 and 15 species in 1996. She notes the first FIELD
SPARROW of the season joined the CLAY-COLORED SPARROW at the feeder that
evening, and the female HAIRY WOODPECKER returned after a lengthy absence.
May 9 arrivals included HARRIS' SPARROW. The first BROWN THRASHER of the
season showed up on May 15. Other birds that day included a YELLOW-RUMPED
WARBLER, two CLAY-COLORED SPARROWS and a WHITE-CROWNED SPARROW. Contact
Bernice at sanishnd@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
* May 24, 2006
* NDST0601.24
- Transcript
Hotline: North Dakota Update
Date: January 24, 2006
Number: 701-250-4418
To Report: 701-250-4418
Coverage: Statewide
Compiler: Ken Torkelson, USFWS
Compiled: January 24, 2006
Transcriber: Jane Kostenko
mailto:kenneth_torkelson@fws.gov
- Birds Mentioned
WHIMBRELS
Ruddy Turnstone
Sanderling
Dark-eyed Junco at
Peregrine Falcon
Northern Waterthrush
Palm Warbler
Swainson's Thrush
Eastern Phoebe
Wilson's Phalarope
Baird's Sandpiper
Upland Sandpiper
Willet
Sora
Sedge Wren
LeConte's Sparrow
House Wren
Swainson's Hawk
Cape May Warbler
Belted Kingfisher
Piping Plover
Semiplamated Plover
Harris's Sparrow
American Redstart
Field Sparrow
Eastern Towhee
Magnolia Warbler
Warbling Vireo
Wilson's Warbler
Yellow Warbler
Ovenbird
Tennessee Warbler
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Yellow-throated Vireo
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Purple Finch
Franklin's Gull
Hooded Merganser
Marsh Wren
Western Grebe
Eared Grebe
Bobolink
Baltimore Oriole
Rose-breasted Grosbeak
White-throated Sparrow
Ruby-throated Hummingbird
Least Flycatcher
Common Tern
Canada Goose
Pintail
Yellow Rail
American Woodcock
Osprey
Broad-winged Hawk
Orange-crowned Warbler
Song Sparrow
Chipping Sparrow
Savannah Sparrow
Vesper Sparrow
Clay-colored Sparrow
White-crowned Sparrow
Lincoln's Sparrow
Bald Eagle
Prairie Falcon
Blackpoll Warbler
Veery
Short-billed Dowitcher
American Avocet
WHITE-FACED IBIS
Western Kingbird
Long-billed Dowitcher
Short-eared Owl
Stilt Sandpiper
Nelson's Sharp-tailed Sparrow
EURASIAN COLLARED-DOVE
Red-necked Phalarope
Gray Partridge
Solitary Sandpiper
Barn Swallow
Swainson's Thrush
Black-headed Grosbeak
Sprague's Pipit
Hermit Thrush
Field Sparrow
Spotted Towhee
House Finch
Hairy Woodpecker
Brown Thrasher
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.
The first-of-spring sightings continue, and there are some less common
sightings.
Dan Svingen discovered two WHIMBRELS on May 11 in the northwest arm of
Bowman-Haley Reservoir in Bowman County. Nearby Gascoyne Lake held a RUDDY
TURNSTONE and three SANDERLINGS. For details, contact Dan at 250-4443,
ext. 107
Larry Igl passes on a report from Lew Cowardin, who had a gray-headed form
of DARK-EYED JUNCO at his feeder near Spiritwood on May 9. The only other
recent sighting of this Rocky Mountain race in North Dakota was in 2002.
For more information, call Larry at 253-5511.
Dan Buchanan saw an adult PEREGRINE FALCON perched in a cottonwood tree in
Jamestown on May 9. Two days earlier, Dan saw a close-up NORTHERN
WATERTHRUSH at McElroy Park in southeastern Jamestown. You can reach Dan
at 252-6604.
Also from McElroy Park in Jamestown, Carl Stangeland saw a PALM WARBLER, a
couple SWAINSON'S THRUSHES and an EASTERN PHOEBE on May 14. On May 9, he
observed three WILSON'S PHALAROPES in a slough north of Kensal, and BAIRD'S
SANDPIPERS, UPLAND SANDPIPERS and WILLETS. Contact Carl at
carlcs@daktel.com
>From the Valley City area, Jean Legge has photos of a SORA flying across a
road and a pair of WILSON'S PHALAROPES loafing in cattails, all taken north
of town on May 14. Other sightings that morning included many SEDGE WRENS
and LECONTE'S SPARROWS. Seasonal firsts for the day were a HOUSE WREN and
a dark form SWAINSON'S HAWK. Jean recorded her first-of-spring CAPE MAY
WARBLER as well as a PALM WARBLER in her yard on May 15, preceded by a
BELTED KINGFISHER on May 14. For details, call Jean at 845-4762.
A U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service biologist found a PIPING PLOVER with
SEMIPALMATED PLOVERS northwest of Mercer on May 9. Sorry, no contact
information.
Rick Holbrook reports about a dozen HARRIS' SPARROWS showed up in his Fargo
yard about May 6. He's at fholbrook@cableone.net
Dennis Wiesenborn saw lots of HARRIS' SPARROWS in north Fargo on May 13.
Other good sightings that morning included an AMERICAN REDSTART and a FIELD
SPARROW near Oak Grove High School. He says an EASTERN TOWHEE was present
for the third morning in a row, and a second towhee was heard but not seen.
Some first-of-season sightings on May 11 included MAGNOLIA WARBLER and
WARBLING VIREO. Dennis adds that a WILSON'S WARBLER visited his yard on
May 10 and 11. Contact him at d.wiesenborn@ndsu.edu
Connie Norheim and Becky Oberlander birded some Fargo parks, Lake Bertha
and the Embden pines on May 11. In addition to YELLOW WARBLER, they found
single OVENBIRDS in two locations, a NORTHERN WATERTHRUSH at Lindenwood
Park, a singing TENNESSEE WARBLER in north Fargo and about 20 YELLOW-RUMPED
WARBLERS at Embden pines. Among the vireos was a WARBLING VIREO at Trefoil
Park and a YELLOW-THROATED VIREO at Lindenwood Park. At the Lions
Conservation Park, they saw their first-of-season HOUSE WREN and heard a
RED-BELLIED WOODPECKER calling from the Minnesota side. The only other
Fargo sighting of note was a PURPLE FINCH at Trefoil Park. At Lake Bertha,
they observed about 24 FRANKLIN'S GULLS, a SORA, HOODED MERGANSER, MARSH
WRENS, WESTERN GREBES, EARED GREBES, and BOBOLINKS in a field nearby. They
were surprised to see a late DARK-EYED JUNCO at the Embden pines. Call
Connie at 232-4386.
May 9 brought some seasonal firsts for Linda Gregg of Horace. They
included a pair of BALTIMORE ORIOLES and ROSE-BREASTED GROSBEAK. Linda
says she continues to see HARRIS' SPARROWS and WHITE-THROATED SPARROWS.
Contact her at lgregg@wah.midco.net
Some Grand Forks County sightings from Eve Freeberg. On May 9, she saw the
first RUBY-THROATED HUMMINGBIRD of the season, and a LEAST FLYCATCHER. She
saw almost 40 NORTHERN WATERTHRUSH and two COMMON TERNS on May 11. Eve
found the first two broods of CANADA GEESE on May 12, and a BOBOLINK on May
13. She counted 38 COMMON TERNS, a PINTAIL brood of nine, and a CAPE MAY
WARBLER on May 15. On May 16, Eve saw a MAGNOLIA WARBLER and double digits
of YELLOW RAILS northwest of Grand Forks. You can reach her at 741-8105.
At least two successful AMERICAN WOODCOCK nests at Turtle River State Park
near Larimore. A park employee discovered one nest with four chicks on May
6, and Tim Driscoll found a second nest with three chicks on May 3.
Contact him at timdriscoll@mail.und.nodak.edu
Todd Larson says an OSPREY was still hanging around Turtle River State Park
on May 6. Other sightings that day included a light-phase BROAD-WINGED
HAWK plus some ORANGE-CROWNED WARBLERS and quite a few YELLOW-RUMPED
WARBLERS. The sparrows included SONG SPARROWS, WHITE-THROATED SPARROWS,
CHIPPING SPARROWS, SAVANNAH SPARROWS, VESPER SPARROWS, and the new
arrivals...CLAY-COLORED SPARROWS, HARRIS' SPARROWS, WHITE-CROWNED SPARROWS
and LINCOLN'S SPARROWS, plus a WARBLING VIREO. On May 8, Todd saw a
second-year BALD EAGLE and a PRAIRIE FALCON plus up to 300 YELLOW-RUMPED
WARBLERS, 25 or 30 ORANGE-CROWNED WARBLERS, a BLACKPOLL WARBLER and a
YELLOW WARBLER at the Larimore Golf Course. Contact Todd at
i81.ou812@yahoo.com
>From the Cando area, Shiela Rabe's hedge was visited by a VEERY on May 10.
Other visitors included at least 15 HARRIS' SPARROWS, five WHITE-CROWNED
SPARROWS, four WHITE-THROATED SPARROWS, many CLAY-COLORED SPARROWS and
CHIPPING SPARROWS and a single LINCOLN'S SPARROW. On May 9, Shiela watched
a flock of 30 spinning WILSON'S PHALAROPES about six miles north of Cando,
and also saw a pair of SHORT-BILLED DOWITCHERS and six AMERICAN AVOCETS
feeding at the edge of the slough, and a pair of WHITE-FACED IBIS a little
farther on. Contact Shiela at rabebake@gondtc.com
Although warblers have been hard to find in Minot this spring, Sherry
Leslie saw her first-of-spring NORTHERN WATERTHRUSH on May 15 in Oak Park.
Contact her at sherry_leslie@excite.com
A state employee noticed a PEREGRINE FALCON around the 18th story of the
Capitol Building in Bismarck on May 8, with another sighting on May 10. He
reports the falcon has been stockpiling some food, which is similar to what
happened in mid-April of 2005.
Corey Ellingson observed a NORTHERN WATERTHRUSH and an ORANGE-CROWNED
WARBLER, but they were the only birds in a half-hour walk at Sleepy Hollow
Park in Bismarck on May 11. You can reach Corey at tcellingson@juno.com
Dan Rogers turned up some new birds for Morton County on May 10. "Newbies"
included a WESTERN KINGBIRD southwest of the Mandan Experiment Station, 20
LONG-BILLED DOWITCHERS five miles south of Mandan, LEAST SANDPIPER,
WILSON'S PHALAROPE and a SHORT-EARED OWL west of Huff. Dan birded McKenzie
Slough on May 14, recording BOBOLINKS, STILT SANDPIPERS and HOUSE WREN. He
also saw four Nelson's SHARP-TAILED SPARROWS at the site. On May 13, Dan
was joined by Janelle Masters and Marlene Anderson, and the trio counted 90
species south of I-94 in Morton County. Among the highlights: in addition
to the EURASIAN COLLARED-DOVE he found in his backyard: RED-NECKED
PHALAROPE, GRAY PARTRIDGE, UPLAND SANDPIPER, LEAST SANDPIPER, SOLITARY
SANDPIPER, BARN SWALLOW, SWAINSON'S THRUSH, BLACK-HEADED GROSBEAK and
HARRIS' SPARROW. Contact Dan at daniel.rogers@bsc.nodak.edu
Jesse Kolar started seeing WESTERN KINGBIRDS in southwestern North Dakota
on May 5. He also got a rare close-up look at a perched and singing
SPRAGUE'S PIPIT north of Belfield on May 4. In Dickinson, Jesse saw his
first HERMIT THRUSH of the year on May 6. He points out that the Dickinson
Dike has been a good spot to watch several warbler species including
YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLERS. Contact him at jekolar@hotmail.com
A BLACK-HEADED GROSBEAK reached Rita Satermo's yard near New Town on May
13. Contact her at rsatermo@rtc.coop
Bernice Houser's yard list from near New Town on May 13 was 14 species.
Highlights included WHITE-THROATED SPARROW, HARRIS' SPARROW, CLAY-COLORED
SPARROW, FIELD SPARROW, SPOTTED TOWHEE, WHITE-CROWNED SPARROW, HOUSE FINCH
and HOUSE SPARROW. Bernice says the count compares to 13 species in 1976,
25 species in 1986 and 15 species in 1996. She notes the first FIELD
SPARROW of the season joined the CLAY-COLORED SPARROW at the feeder that
evening, and the female HAIRY WOODPECKER returned after a lengthy absence.
May 9 arrivals included HARRIS' SPARROW. The first BROWN THRASHER of the
season showed up on May 15. Other birds that day included a YELLOW-RUMPED
WARBLER, two CLAY-COLORED SPARROWS and a WHITE-CROWNED SPARROW. Contact
Bernice at sanishnd@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