- RBA
* North Dakota
* Statewide
* July 5, 2006
* NDST0607.05
- Transcript
Hotline: North Dakota Update
Date: July 5, 2006
Number: 701-250-4418
To Report: 701-250-4418
Coverage: Statewide
Compiler: Ken Torkelson, USFWS
Compiled: July 5, 2006
Transcriber: Jane Kostenko
mailto:kenneth_torkelson@fws.gov
- Birds Mentioned
LESSER YELLOWLEG
Wilson's Phalarope
American Avocet
Killdeer
Willet
GREATER YELLOWLEG
RED-NECKED PHALAROPE
Spotted Sandpiper
SOLITARY SANDPIPER
Piiping Plover
PECTORAL SANDPIPER
STILT SANDPIPER
Black-billed Cuckoo
BLUE GROSBEAK
Yellow-billed Cuckoo
Bell's Vireo
Dickcissel
Grasshopper Sparrow
Orchard Oriole
Northern Waterthrush
Lark Bunting
Pileated Woodpecker
Northern Cardinal
Red-headed Woodpecker
TENNESSEE WARBLER
Northern Mockingbird
Eared Grebe
Western Grebe
Red-necked Grebe
WHITE-FACED IBIS
Yellow Warbler
Brown-headed Cowbird
Welcome to the North Dakota Rare Bird Alert compiled by the North Dakota
Birding Society and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. This report was
prepared on Wenesday, July 5. Unless otherwise noted, all phone numbers
mentioned are area code 701.
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.
Good variety in our sightings this week.
Ron Martin says a few shorebirds are showing up at the Minot lagoons. On
June 28, he saw 97 LESSER YELLOWLEGS, 250 WILSON'S PHALAROPES, 30 AMERICAN
AVOCETS, 37 KILLDEER, 10 WILLETS, four GREATER YELLOWLEGS, nine RED-NECKED
PHALAROPES, four SPOTTED SANDPIPERS, and single SOLITARY SANDPIPER and
PIPING PLOVER. On June 27, the same site held a lone PECTORAL SANDPIPER
and four STILT SANDPIPERS. On July 4, Ron recorded 15 species of
shorebirds at the lagoons. One of the two PIPING PLOVERS was observed on
cell three. Ron notes that a BLACK-BILLED CUCKOO was killed when it struck
a window at his house near Sawyer. Dean Riemer joined Ron on June 30 for a
trip to Beaver Bay in Emmons County. They found at least three male BLUE
GROSBEAKS, along with a pair of YELLOW-BILLED CUCKOOS, a single
BLACK-BILLED CUCKOO and a BELL'S VIREO. In the Cattail Bay area, they
added another BLUE GROSBEAK and another BELL'S VIREO. Ron later found
three more BLUE GROSBEAKS, ending up with a total for the day of seven.
That afternoon, Ron discovered another YELLOW-BILLED CUCKOO at Seeman Park
in Linton. He was impressed by the number of DICKCISSELS, GRASSHOPPER
SPARROWS and ORCHARD ORIOLES in Emmons County, which is suffering through a
severe drought. On July 1, Ron joined up with Corey Ellingson in Eddy
County, where they had a pair of NORTHERN WATERTHRUSHES feeding two
short-tailed young south of Warwick. Ron says it's the first breeding
record for Eddy County, and the southernmost breeding record for the state.
For details on those sightings, contact Ron at jrmartin@srt.com
Jean Legge found a number of displaying adult male LARK BUNTINGS south of
Steele in Kidder County on June 27. She also saw a female and what
appeared to be a fledgling male. On July 3, Jean observed a male adult
LAZULI BUNTING at a bird feeder along the Missouri River just east of the
Mandan refinery. You can reach Jean at jlegge@daktel.com
Mel Stone has photos of two PILEATED WOODPECKERS he saw in Lindenwood Park
in Fargo on June 29. If you want to see them, contact Mel at
mleroystone@hotmail.com
A female NORTHERN CARDINAL returned to Linda Gregg's feeder at Horace on
June 30. She had not seen the male or female since April. Contact her at
lgregg@wah.midco.net
>From the southwestern part of the state, Jack Lefor found a RED-HEADED
WOODPECKER north of Hettinger, a singing TENNESSEE WARBLER in Mott, and a
NORTHERN MOCKINGBIRD north of Elgin on July 1. Contact him at
jpl@ndsupernet.com
Wayne Easley and his wife birded the Devils Lake area on July 3, finding
EARED GREBES, WESTERN GREBES and RED-NECKED GREBES. About five miles north
of Penn, they saw a pair of WHITE-FACED IBIS. Wayne reports that
DICKCISSELS continue to sing in Wells and Pierce counties. He believes the
nesting season has gone very well for most species, but conditions are
drying quickly. Contact Wayne at easley57@yahoo.com
A NORTHERN CARDINAL visited David Walsh's feeder in Minot on July 3 and 4.
It's a new species for his yard. You can reach him at davidw@ndak.net
>From Clifford, Nancy Drew has been watching a YELLOW WARBLER feeding a
juvenile BROWN-HEADED COWBIRD. Contact her at ncdrew@polarcomm.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
* July 5, 2006
* NDST0607.05
- Transcript
Hotline: North Dakota Update
Date: July 5, 2006
Number: 701-250-4418
To Report: 701-250-4418
Coverage: Statewide
Compiler: Ken Torkelson, USFWS
Compiled: July 5, 2006
Transcriber: Jane Kostenko
mailto:kenneth_torkelson@fws.gov
- Birds Mentioned
LESSER YELLOWLEG
Wilson's Phalarope
American Avocet
Killdeer
Willet
GREATER YELLOWLEG
RED-NECKED PHALAROPE
Spotted Sandpiper
SOLITARY SANDPIPER
Piiping Plover
PECTORAL SANDPIPER
STILT SANDPIPER
Black-billed Cuckoo
BLUE GROSBEAK
Yellow-billed Cuckoo
Bell's Vireo
Dickcissel
Grasshopper Sparrow
Orchard Oriole
Northern Waterthrush
Lark Bunting
Pileated Woodpecker
Northern Cardinal
Red-headed Woodpecker
TENNESSEE WARBLER
Northern Mockingbird
Eared Grebe
Western Grebe
Red-necked Grebe
WHITE-FACED IBIS
Yellow Warbler
Brown-headed Cowbird
Welcome to the North Dakota Rare Bird Alert compiled by the North Dakota
Birding Society and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. This report was
prepared on Wenesday, July 5. Unless otherwise noted, all phone numbers
mentioned are area code 701.
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.
Good variety in our sightings this week.
Ron Martin says a few shorebirds are showing up at the Minot lagoons. On
June 28, he saw 97 LESSER YELLOWLEGS, 250 WILSON'S PHALAROPES, 30 AMERICAN
AVOCETS, 37 KILLDEER, 10 WILLETS, four GREATER YELLOWLEGS, nine RED-NECKED
PHALAROPES, four SPOTTED SANDPIPERS, and single SOLITARY SANDPIPER and
PIPING PLOVER. On June 27, the same site held a lone PECTORAL SANDPIPER
and four STILT SANDPIPERS. On July 4, Ron recorded 15 species of
shorebirds at the lagoons. One of the two PIPING PLOVERS was observed on
cell three. Ron notes that a BLACK-BILLED CUCKOO was killed when it struck
a window at his house near Sawyer. Dean Riemer joined Ron on June 30 for a
trip to Beaver Bay in Emmons County. They found at least three male BLUE
GROSBEAKS, along with a pair of YELLOW-BILLED CUCKOOS, a single
BLACK-BILLED CUCKOO and a BELL'S VIREO. In the Cattail Bay area, they
added another BLUE GROSBEAK and another BELL'S VIREO. Ron later found
three more BLUE GROSBEAKS, ending up with a total for the day of seven.
That afternoon, Ron discovered another YELLOW-BILLED CUCKOO at Seeman Park
in Linton. He was impressed by the number of DICKCISSELS, GRASSHOPPER
SPARROWS and ORCHARD ORIOLES in Emmons County, which is suffering through a
severe drought. On July 1, Ron joined up with Corey Ellingson in Eddy
County, where they had a pair of NORTHERN WATERTHRUSHES feeding two
short-tailed young south of Warwick. Ron says it's the first breeding
record for Eddy County, and the southernmost breeding record for the state.
For details on those sightings, contact Ron at jrmartin@srt.com
Jean Legge found a number of displaying adult male LARK BUNTINGS south of
Steele in Kidder County on June 27. She also saw a female and what
appeared to be a fledgling male. On July 3, Jean observed a male adult
LAZULI BUNTING at a bird feeder along the Missouri River just east of the
Mandan refinery. You can reach Jean at jlegge@daktel.com
Mel Stone has photos of two PILEATED WOODPECKERS he saw in Lindenwood Park
in Fargo on June 29. If you want to see them, contact Mel at
mleroystone@hotmail.com
A female NORTHERN CARDINAL returned to Linda Gregg's feeder at Horace on
June 30. She had not seen the male or female since April. Contact her at
lgregg@wah.midco.net
>From the southwestern part of the state, Jack Lefor found a RED-HEADED
WOODPECKER north of Hettinger, a singing TENNESSEE WARBLER in Mott, and a
NORTHERN MOCKINGBIRD north of Elgin on July 1. Contact him at
jpl@ndsupernet.com
Wayne Easley and his wife birded the Devils Lake area on July 3, finding
EARED GREBES, WESTERN GREBES and RED-NECKED GREBES. About five miles north
of Penn, they saw a pair of WHITE-FACED IBIS. Wayne reports that
DICKCISSELS continue to sing in Wells and Pierce counties. He believes the
nesting season has gone very well for most species, but conditions are
drying quickly. Contact Wayne at easley57@yahoo.com
A NORTHERN CARDINAL visited David Walsh's feeder in Minot on July 3 and 4.
It's a new species for his yard. You can reach him at davidw@ndak.net
>From Clifford, Nancy Drew has been watching a YELLOW WARBLER feeding a
juvenile BROWN-HEADED COWBIRD. Contact her at ncdrew@polarcomm.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.
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