- RBA
* North Dakota
* Statewide
* August 29, 2006
* NDST0608.29
- Transcript
Hotline: North Dakota Update
Date: August 29, 2006
Number: 701-250-4418
To Report: 701-250-4418
Coverage: Statewide
Compiler: Ken Torkelson, USFWS
Compiled: August 29, 2006
Transcriber: Jane Kostenko
mailto:kenneth_torkelson@fws.gov
- Birds Mentioned
BLACK-THROATED GRAY WARBLER
Tennessee Warbler
Nashville Warbler
Yellow Warbler
Chestnut-sided Warbler
Magnolia Warbler
Blackburnian Warbler
Black-and-white Warbler
American Redstart
Ovenbird
Mourning Warbler
Wilson's Warbler
Canada Warbler
Northern Waterthrush
Common Yellowthroat
Black-throated Green Warbler
Bay-breasted Warbler
Green Heron
Olive-sided Flycather
Yellow-throated Vireo
Blue-headed Vireo
Philadelphia Vireo
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
White-faced Ibis
Great Egret
Ruby-throated Hummingbird
Yellow-bellied Flycatcher
Gray-cheeked Thrush
Swainson's Thrush
Red Crossbill
Buff-breasted Sandpiper
Least Flycatcher
Common Grackle
Great Crested Flycatcher
Cooper's Hawk
American Crow
Black-crowned Night Heron
Least Bittern
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Northern Waterthrush
American Redstart
Solitary Vireo
Sandhill Crane
Red-headed Woodpecker
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, August 29. 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.
Warblers-or at least one special warbler-have taken over the spotlight this
week.
Corey Ellingson found a male BLACK-THROATED GRAY WARBLER at Oak Grove Park
in Fargo on Aug. 25. He believes the bird is only the second state record,
and the first since the 1970s. The bird stayed in the area until at least
sunset, and was seen by several other birders. [For a look at the bird, check under
the rarities section:
http://www.ndbirdingsociety.com/index.php] Corey also visited Trefoil
Park and Mickelson Field. His other finds included eight TENNESSEE
WARBLERS, five NASHVILLE WARBLERS, 30 YELLOW WARBLERS, six CHESTNUT-SIDED
WARBLERS, three MAGNOLIA WARBLERS, four BLACKBURNIAN WARBLERS, eight
BLACK-AND-WHITE WARBLERS, 18 AMERICAN REDSTARTS, seven OVENBIRDS, seven
MOURNING WARBLERS, 65 WILSON'S WARBLERS, 10 CANADA WARBLERS, two NORTHERN
WATERTHRUSH, two COMMON YELLOWTHROATS, and single BLACK-THROATED GREEN
WARBLERS and BAY-BREASTED WARBLERS. Other species for Corey that day
included GREEN HERON, two OLIVE-SIDED FLYCATCHERS, three YELLOW-THROATED
VIREOS, four BLUE-HEADED VIREOS and a PHILADELPHIA VIREO. For more
information, contact Corey at tcellingson@juno.com
Jack Lefor birded the Devils Lake area on the weekend of August 26-27. He
saw three BLUE-HEADED VIREOS, two YELLOW-BELLIED SAPSUCKERS and a NASHVILLE
WARBLER at Lakewood Park in Devils Lake; four WHITE-FACED IBIS and a GREAT
EGRET along County Line Road north of Devils Lake; three RUBY-THROATED
HUMMINGBIRDS and a BAY-BREASTED WARBLER in Cando; another RUBY-THROATED
HUMMINGBIRD, a MOURNING WARBLER and a CANADA WARBLER in the town of Munich;
and YELLOW-BELLIED SAPSUCKER, YELLOW-THROATED VIREO, YELLOW-BELLIED
FLYCATCHER, four NASHVILLE WARBLERS, MAGNOLIA WARBLER, WILSON'S WARBLER,
GRAY-CHEEKED THRUSH and SWAINSON'S THRUSH at Stump Lake in Nelson County.
Contact Jack at jpl@ndsupernet.com
A RED CROSSBILL flew over Oak Park in Minot the morning of Aug. 28, and Ron
Martin saw three BUFF-BREASTED SANDPIPERS on the dike between cells three
and four at the Minot lagoons on Aug. 27. You can reach Ron at
jrmartin@srt.com
A LEAST FLYCATCHER visited Charles Taft's yard in west Minot on Aug. 21.
On the following day, 10 COMMON GRACKLES gathered in his neighbor's yard.
Contact Charles at cjtaft@mac.com
On Aug. 24, a single GREAT CRESTED FLYCATCHER appeared in Dan Buchanan's
yard in northeastern Jamestown. On Aug. 25, a juvenile COOPER'S HAWK was
being harassed by a group of AMERICAN CROWS in McElroy Park in Jamestown.
Just below the James Dam that day, Dan saw three roosting juvenile
BLACK-CROWNED NIGHT HERONS and a juvenile LEAST BITTERN. Contact Dan at
252-6604.
>From Grand Forks, Dave Lambeth recorded 14 species of warblers in a
two-hour walk in Memorial Park Cemetery and along the English Coulee. The
list included his first-of-the-fall YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLER. Others were
single MAGNOLIA WARBLER, CANADA WARBLER, OVENBIRD, and three BAY-BREASTED
WARBLERS, three BLACK-AND-WHITE WARBLERS, five NORTHERN WATERTHRUSH, along
with YELLOW WARBLER, WILSON'S WARBLER, TENNESSEE WARBLER, CHESTNUT-SIDED
WARBLER, AMERICAN REDSTART and NASHVILLE WARBLER. Also: a SOLITARY VIREO.
Contact Dave at davidlambeth58201@yahoo.com
Gregg Knutsen saw four SANDHILL CRANES at Horsehead Lake in Kidder County
on Aug. 23. He's at gregg_knutsen@fws.gov
And Jan Sailer saw at least four young RED-HEADED WOODPECKERS actively
flycatching in her yard at Hettinger on Aug. 28. She said the species had
not been seen in the area all summer. You can reach Jan at
jngsailer@yahoo.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
* August 29, 2006
* NDST0608.29
- Transcript
Hotline: North Dakota Update
Date: August 29, 2006
Number: 701-250-4418
To Report: 701-250-4418
Coverage: Statewide
Compiler: Ken Torkelson, USFWS
Compiled: August 29, 2006
Transcriber: Jane Kostenko
mailto:kenneth_torkelson@fws.gov
- Birds Mentioned
BLACK-THROATED GRAY WARBLER
Tennessee Warbler
Nashville Warbler
Yellow Warbler
Chestnut-sided Warbler
Magnolia Warbler
Blackburnian Warbler
Black-and-white Warbler
American Redstart
Ovenbird
Mourning Warbler
Wilson's Warbler
Canada Warbler
Northern Waterthrush
Common Yellowthroat
Black-throated Green Warbler
Bay-breasted Warbler
Green Heron
Olive-sided Flycather
Yellow-throated Vireo
Blue-headed Vireo
Philadelphia Vireo
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
White-faced Ibis
Great Egret
Ruby-throated Hummingbird
Yellow-bellied Flycatcher
Gray-cheeked Thrush
Swainson's Thrush
Red Crossbill
Buff-breasted Sandpiper
Least Flycatcher
Common Grackle
Great Crested Flycatcher
Cooper's Hawk
American Crow
Black-crowned Night Heron
Least Bittern
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Northern Waterthrush
American Redstart
Solitary Vireo
Sandhill Crane
Red-headed Woodpecker
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, August 29. 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.
Warblers-or at least one special warbler-have taken over the spotlight this
week.
Corey Ellingson found a male BLACK-THROATED GRAY WARBLER at Oak Grove Park
in Fargo on Aug. 25. He believes the bird is only the second state record,
and the first since the 1970s. The bird stayed in the area until at least
sunset, and was seen by several other birders. [For a look at the bird, check under
the rarities section:
http://www.ndbirdingsociety.com/index.php] Corey also visited Trefoil
Park and Mickelson Field. His other finds included eight TENNESSEE
WARBLERS, five NASHVILLE WARBLERS, 30 YELLOW WARBLERS, six CHESTNUT-SIDED
WARBLERS, three MAGNOLIA WARBLERS, four BLACKBURNIAN WARBLERS, eight
BLACK-AND-WHITE WARBLERS, 18 AMERICAN REDSTARTS, seven OVENBIRDS, seven
MOURNING WARBLERS, 65 WILSON'S WARBLERS, 10 CANADA WARBLERS, two NORTHERN
WATERTHRUSH, two COMMON YELLOWTHROATS, and single BLACK-THROATED GREEN
WARBLERS and BAY-BREASTED WARBLERS. Other species for Corey that day
included GREEN HERON, two OLIVE-SIDED FLYCATCHERS, three YELLOW-THROATED
VIREOS, four BLUE-HEADED VIREOS and a PHILADELPHIA VIREO. For more
information, contact Corey at tcellingson@juno.com
Jack Lefor birded the Devils Lake area on the weekend of August 26-27. He
saw three BLUE-HEADED VIREOS, two YELLOW-BELLIED SAPSUCKERS and a NASHVILLE
WARBLER at Lakewood Park in Devils Lake; four WHITE-FACED IBIS and a GREAT
EGRET along County Line Road north of Devils Lake; three RUBY-THROATED
HUMMINGBIRDS and a BAY-BREASTED WARBLER in Cando; another RUBY-THROATED
HUMMINGBIRD, a MOURNING WARBLER and a CANADA WARBLER in the town of Munich;
and YELLOW-BELLIED SAPSUCKER, YELLOW-THROATED VIREO, YELLOW-BELLIED
FLYCATCHER, four NASHVILLE WARBLERS, MAGNOLIA WARBLER, WILSON'S WARBLER,
GRAY-CHEEKED THRUSH and SWAINSON'S THRUSH at Stump Lake in Nelson County.
Contact Jack at jpl@ndsupernet.com
A RED CROSSBILL flew over Oak Park in Minot the morning of Aug. 28, and Ron
Martin saw three BUFF-BREASTED SANDPIPERS on the dike between cells three
and four at the Minot lagoons on Aug. 27. You can reach Ron at
jrmartin@srt.com
A LEAST FLYCATCHER visited Charles Taft's yard in west Minot on Aug. 21.
On the following day, 10 COMMON GRACKLES gathered in his neighbor's yard.
Contact Charles at cjtaft@mac.com
On Aug. 24, a single GREAT CRESTED FLYCATCHER appeared in Dan Buchanan's
yard in northeastern Jamestown. On Aug. 25, a juvenile COOPER'S HAWK was
being harassed by a group of AMERICAN CROWS in McElroy Park in Jamestown.
Just below the James Dam that day, Dan saw three roosting juvenile
BLACK-CROWNED NIGHT HERONS and a juvenile LEAST BITTERN. Contact Dan at
252-6604.
>From Grand Forks, Dave Lambeth recorded 14 species of warblers in a
two-hour walk in Memorial Park Cemetery and along the English Coulee. The
list included his first-of-the-fall YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLER. Others were
single MAGNOLIA WARBLER, CANADA WARBLER, OVENBIRD, and three BAY-BREASTED
WARBLERS, three BLACK-AND-WHITE WARBLERS, five NORTHERN WATERTHRUSH, along
with YELLOW WARBLER, WILSON'S WARBLER, TENNESSEE WARBLER, CHESTNUT-SIDED
WARBLER, AMERICAN REDSTART and NASHVILLE WARBLER. Also: a SOLITARY VIREO.
Contact Dave at davidlambeth58201@yahoo.com
Gregg Knutsen saw four SANDHILL CRANES at Horsehead Lake in Kidder County
on Aug. 23. He's at gregg_knutsen@fws.gov
And Jan Sailer saw at least four young RED-HEADED WOODPECKERS actively
flycatching in her yard at Hettinger on Aug. 28. She said the species had
not been seen in the area all summer. You can reach Jan at
jngsailer@yahoo.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