- RBA
* North Dakota
* Statewide
* July 18, 2006
* NDST0607.18
- Transcript
Hotline: North Dakota Update
Date: July 18, 2006
Number: 701-250-4418
To Report: 701-250-4418
Coverage: Statewide
Compiler: Ken Torkelson, USFWS
Compiled: July 18, 2006
Transcriber: Jane Kostenko
mailto:kenneth_torkelson@fws.gov
- Birds Mentioned
Clark's Grebe
Semipalmated Plover
Piping Plover
Greater Yellowlegs
Lesser Yellowlegs
Spotted Sandpiper
Sanderling
Semipalmated Sandpiper
Least Sandpiper
Baird's Sandpiper
Pectoral Sandpiper
Stilt Sandpiper
Long-billed Dowitcher
Wilson's Phalarope
Red-necked Phalarope
MCCOWN'S LONGSPUR
SAGE GROUSE
Yellow-breasted Chat
LONG-BILLED CURLEW
Merlin
Field Sparrow
Lazuli Bunting
Sprague's Pipit
Prairie Falcon
CASPIAN TERN
Swainson's Hawk
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 Tuesday, July 18. 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.
Birds and birders alike appear to have been avoiding the heat, but there
are some exceptions.
Ron Martin paid a visit to the Minot lagoons on July 15. He counted 19
species of shorebirds as well as a single CLARK'S GREBE. The shorebird
list included single SEMIPALMATED PLOVER, PIPING PLOVER and GREATER
YELLOWLEGS, plus 255 LESSER YELLOWLEGS, 58 SPOTTED SANDPIPERS, 14
SANDERLINGS, 385 SEMIPALMATED SANDPIPERS, 145 LEAST SANDPIPERS, 405
BAIRD'S SANDPIPERS, six PECTORAL SANDPIPERS, 415 STILT SANDPIPERS, 52
LONG-BILLED DOWITCHERS, 620 WILSON'S PHALAROPES and 160 RED-NECKED
PHALAROPES. You can reach Ron at jrmartin@srt.com
Wayne Easley and his wife chose one of the hottest days of the year to
head to Bowman and Slope counties, usually one of the hottest parts of the
state. At the Rhame Prairie on July 12, they suffered through 102
degree temperatures, but found MCCOWN'S LONGSPURS. North of Marmarth, they
added a female SAGE GROUSE with five young, and a cooperative YELLOW-BREASTED
CHAT. Along the road that leads to the Burning Coal Vein Campground,
they recorded four adult LONG-BILLED CURLEWS and at least one young. Other
birds observed during the trip included MERLIN, FIELD SPARROW and LAZULI
BUNTING. You can contact Wayne at 324-2344 or easley57@yahoo.com
On July 14, Dave Lambeth found skylarking SPRAGUE'S PIPITS in Fairfield
and Oakville townships in Grand Forks County. He says the species goes that
far east in hot, dry summers, and wonders if any might establish second
nesting there. Dave goes on to report that the Valley is getting very
dry. Contact him at davidlambeth58201@yahoo.com
Eve Freeberg saw a PRAIRIE FALCON northwest of Grand Forks on July 11,
and a CASPIAN TERN in the Davis Flats area near Devils Lake on July 16. She
reports lots of shorebirds in the Devils Lake area, but nothing unusual.
Eve notes that shorebird activity is slowing at Kellys Slough National
Wildlife Refuge near Grand Forks. You can reach Eve at 741-8105.
Mark Gonzalez counted 34 juvenile SWAINSON'S HAWKS congregated in a
60-80 acre prairie dog town north of Solen in southern Morton County in early
July. Mark says it was the first time he had seen that large a
concentration, and adds there were no adults in the bunch. Contact him
at markgonzalez@fs.fed.us
A couple notes for your calendar: Ron Martin has organized an Aug. 26
boat trip on Devils Lake. The cost is $30 per person. He has details at
jrmartin@srt.com Also, a shorebird weekend of lectures and field trips
is scheduled for August 4-5 at Ortonville, Minn. Call 320-273-2191.
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 18, 2006
* NDST0607.18
- Transcript
Hotline: North Dakota Update
Date: July 18, 2006
Number: 701-250-4418
To Report: 701-250-4418
Coverage: Statewide
Compiler: Ken Torkelson, USFWS
Compiled: July 18, 2006
Transcriber: Jane Kostenko
mailto:kenneth_torkelson@fws.gov
- Birds Mentioned
Clark's Grebe
Semipalmated Plover
Piping Plover
Greater Yellowlegs
Lesser Yellowlegs
Spotted Sandpiper
Sanderling
Semipalmated Sandpiper
Least Sandpiper
Baird's Sandpiper
Pectoral Sandpiper
Stilt Sandpiper
Long-billed Dowitcher
Wilson's Phalarope
Red-necked Phalarope
MCCOWN'S LONGSPUR
SAGE GROUSE
Yellow-breasted Chat
LONG-BILLED CURLEW
Merlin
Field Sparrow
Lazuli Bunting
Sprague's Pipit
Prairie Falcon
CASPIAN TERN
Swainson's Hawk
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 Tuesday, July 18. 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.
Birds and birders alike appear to have been avoiding the heat, but there
are some exceptions.
Ron Martin paid a visit to the Minot lagoons on July 15. He counted 19
species of shorebirds as well as a single CLARK'S GREBE. The shorebird
list included single SEMIPALMATED PLOVER, PIPING PLOVER and GREATER
YELLOWLEGS, plus 255 LESSER YELLOWLEGS, 58 SPOTTED SANDPIPERS, 14
SANDERLINGS, 385 SEMIPALMATED SANDPIPERS, 145 LEAST SANDPIPERS, 405
BAIRD'S SANDPIPERS, six PECTORAL SANDPIPERS, 415 STILT SANDPIPERS, 52
LONG-BILLED DOWITCHERS, 620 WILSON'S PHALAROPES and 160 RED-NECKED
PHALAROPES. You can reach Ron at jrmartin@srt.com
Wayne Easley and his wife chose one of the hottest days of the year to
head to Bowman and Slope counties, usually one of the hottest parts of the
state. At the Rhame Prairie on July 12, they suffered through 102
degree temperatures, but found MCCOWN'S LONGSPURS. North of Marmarth, they
added a female SAGE GROUSE with five young, and a cooperative YELLOW-BREASTED
CHAT. Along the road that leads to the Burning Coal Vein Campground,
they recorded four adult LONG-BILLED CURLEWS and at least one young. Other
birds observed during the trip included MERLIN, FIELD SPARROW and LAZULI
BUNTING. You can contact Wayne at 324-2344 or easley57@yahoo.com
On July 14, Dave Lambeth found skylarking SPRAGUE'S PIPITS in Fairfield
and Oakville townships in Grand Forks County. He says the species goes that
far east in hot, dry summers, and wonders if any might establish second
nesting there. Dave goes on to report that the Valley is getting very
dry. Contact him at davidlambeth58201@yahoo.com
Eve Freeberg saw a PRAIRIE FALCON northwest of Grand Forks on July 11,
and a CASPIAN TERN in the Davis Flats area near Devils Lake on July 16. She
reports lots of shorebirds in the Devils Lake area, but nothing unusual.
Eve notes that shorebird activity is slowing at Kellys Slough National
Wildlife Refuge near Grand Forks. You can reach Eve at 741-8105.
Mark Gonzalez counted 34 juvenile SWAINSON'S HAWKS congregated in a
60-80 acre prairie dog town north of Solen in southern Morton County in early
July. Mark says it was the first time he had seen that large a
concentration, and adds there were no adults in the bunch. Contact him
at markgonzalez@fs.fed.us
A couple notes for your calendar: Ron Martin has organized an Aug. 26
boat trip on Devils Lake. The cost is $30 per person. He has details at
jrmartin@srt.com Also, a shorebird weekend of lectures and field trips
is scheduled for August 4-5 at Ortonville, Minn. Call 320-273-2191.
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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