- RBA
* Alaska
* Fairbanks and Interior
* May 30, 2006
* AKFA0605.30
Birds Mentioned
Western Wood Peewee
Olive-Sided Flycatcher
Red-winged Blackbird
Red-necked Phalarope
Red-breasted Nuthatch
Chipping Sparrow
Great Gray Owl
Stilt Sandpiper
Alder Flycatcher
Buff-Breasted Sandpipers
Merlin
Bald Eagle
American Kestrel
_ transcript
hotline: Fairbanks and Interior Alaska
date: May 30, 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 May 30, 2006.
AWESTERN WOOD PEEWEE was at Lancaster Dr. on May 28.
An OLIVE-SIDED FLYCATCHER was behind a pond at 51.5 mile
Chena Hotsprings Rd. the same day.
A RED-WINGED BLACKBIRD and a RED-NECKED PHALAROPE
were at the Peat Ponds off of Sheep Creek Rd. on May 27- .
Another OLIVE-SIDED FLYCATCHER was on Farmer's Loop
about one mile from the Steese Highway on May 26.
Two RED-BRESTED NUTHATCHES were reported on May 25-
One at Creamer's Field near the banding station and one off of
Potter Road in the Cripple Creek area.
Two of out latest migrants, ALDER FLYCATCHER and STILT
SANDPIPER, were at Creamer's Refuge on May 24.
Also on May 24th, 3 STILT SANDPIPERS were at the South
Cushman Ponds, a GREAT GRAY OWL was on the UAF ski
trails near the Potato Field, and a CHIPPING SPARROW was
at the intersection of Miller Hill Rd. & Yankovich Rd. across
from the cemetery.
Four BUFF-BREASTED SANDPIPERS were in the front pond
at Creamer's Refuge on May 22. A MERLIN, BALD EAGLE,
and AMERICAN KESTREL were also on the refuge that day.
Upcoming events include:
A Guided Birdathon Walk to Smith Lake will take place on June 3.
Join Gail Mayo from the Arctic Audubon Society for a leisurely
birding walk to a fantastic little lake near UAF. Meet at 8 AM at
the West Ridge ski hut. Please register by phone (451-7159) by 3
June. $5 minimum donation to the Birdathon is required.
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
* May 30, 2006
* AKFA0605.30
Birds Mentioned
Western Wood Peewee
Olive-Sided Flycatcher
Red-winged Blackbird
Red-necked Phalarope
Red-breasted Nuthatch
Chipping Sparrow
Great Gray Owl
Stilt Sandpiper
Alder Flycatcher
Buff-Breasted Sandpipers
Merlin
Bald Eagle
American Kestrel
_ transcript
hotline: Fairbanks and Interior Alaska
date: May 30, 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 May 30, 2006.
AWESTERN WOOD PEEWEE was at Lancaster Dr. on May 28.
An OLIVE-SIDED FLYCATCHER was behind a pond at 51.5 mile
Chena Hotsprings Rd. the same day.
A RED-WINGED BLACKBIRD and a RED-NECKED PHALAROPE
were at the Peat Ponds off of Sheep Creek Rd. on May 27- .
Another OLIVE-SIDED FLYCATCHER was on Farmer's Loop
about one mile from the Steese Highway on May 26.
Two RED-BRESTED NUTHATCHES were reported on May 25-
One at Creamer's Field near the banding station and one off of
Potter Road in the Cripple Creek area.
Two of out latest migrants, ALDER FLYCATCHER and STILT
SANDPIPER, were at Creamer's Refuge on May 24.
Also on May 24th, 3 STILT SANDPIPERS were at the South
Cushman Ponds, a GREAT GRAY OWL was on the UAF ski
trails near the Potato Field, and a CHIPPING SPARROW was
at the intersection of Miller Hill Rd. & Yankovich Rd. across
from the cemetery.
Four BUFF-BREASTED SANDPIPERS were in the front pond
at Creamer's Refuge on May 22. A MERLIN, BALD EAGLE,
and AMERICAN KESTREL were also on the refuge that day.
Upcoming events include:
A Guided Birdathon Walk to Smith Lake will take place on June 3.
Join Gail Mayo from the Arctic Audubon Society for a leisurely
birding walk to a fantastic little lake near UAF. Meet at 8 AM at
the West Ridge ski hut. Please register by phone (451-7159) by 3
June. $5 minimum donation to the Birdathon is required.
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