* RBA
* North Dakota
* Statewide
* September 26, 2006
* NDST0609.26
- Transcript
Hotline: North Dakota Update
Date: September 26, 2006
Number: 701-250-4418
To Report: 701-250-4418
Coverage: Statewide
Compiler: Ken Torkelson, USFWS
Compiled: September 26, 2006
Transcriber: Jane Kostenko
mailto:kenneth_torkelson AT fws.gov
- Birds Mentioned
TRICOLORED HERON
Northern Saw-whet Owl
Snowy Egret
Great Egret
White-faced Ibis
Cattle Egret
Great Blue Heron
Hermit Thrush
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Tennessee Warbler
Yellow Warbler
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
Common Loon
Pileated Woodpecker
Long-tailed Duck
Merlin
Black-bellied Plover
Long-billed Dowitcher
Hudsonian Godwit
Red Knot
Peregrine Falcon
Common Nighthawk
Franklin's Gull
Western Grebe
Clack's Grebe
Wild Turkey
Greater Yellowlegs
Bonaparte's Gull
Ring-billed Gull
Eastern Bluebird
Belted Kingfisher
Common Tern
Forster's Tern
Ruby-throated Hummingbird
Chipping Sparrow
American Goldfinch
Palm Warbler
Harris's Sparrow
White-crowned Sparrow
Swamp Sparrow
Song Sparrow
Lincoln's Sparrow
White-throated Sparrow
Turkey Vulture
Red-tailed Hawk
American Robin
Cedar Waxwing
Spotted Towhee
yellow-shafted Northern Flicker
Field Sparrow
Yellow-rumped Warbler
House Finch
Pine Siskin
White-breasted Nuthatch
Black-capped Chickadee
Mountain Bluebird
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, September 26. Unless otherwise noted,
any 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
occurred before for the season being reported.
Over the past month or so, our reports have been highlighted by a
shorebird, gull, warbler, duck and hummingbird. This week, it’s a wading
bird.
The TRICOLORED HERON was first spotted Sept. 21 by Lake Alice National
Wildlife Refuge
manager Brian Vose. With the N.D. Birding Society meeting in nearby Devils
Lake that weekend, several birders looked for the heron. Connie Norheim
and Becky Oberlander were among those who found it on Sept. 24. The heron
was also seen on Sept. 25. It was a “lifer” for Becky, and she added
another species to her life list later in the day when she tracked down a
NORTHERN SAW-WHET OWL that Dennis Wiesenborn had first spotted in Fargo’s
Trefoil Park earlier in the day. You can reach Becky at
raoberlander@hotmail.com
Ross Legasse saw the heron on his third try. Other species he found at
Lake Alice on Sept. 24 included SNOWY EGRETS, GREAT EGRETS, WHITE-FACED
IBIS, CATTLE EGRETS and GREAT BLUE HERONS. In the Turtle Mountains on
Sept. 23, he saw a HERMIT THRUSH, lots of YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLERS,
TENNESSEE
WARBLER, YELLOW WARBLER and many RUBY-CROWNED KINGLETS. Lake Upsilon held
several COMMON LOONS, and Ross says his parents have hosted a pair of
PILEATED WOODPECKERS at their cabin on Lake Upsilon. From a stop at the
Minot lagoons on Sept. 22, Ross saw a LONG-TAILED DUCK, a MERLIN and three
BLACK-BELLIED PLOVERS. For more information, contact him at
on2stix@yahoo.com
Ron Martin birded the Minot lagoons on Sept. 20, finding about 650
shorebirds on cell three. The most common species was LONG-BILLED
DOWITCHER, but he also saw a single HUDSONIAN GODWIT and a juvenile RED
KNOT. Ron counted a total of 17 species. Other highlights included a
PEREGRINE FALCON, MERLIN and two late COMMON NIGHTHAWKS hawking with the
FRANKLIN’S GULLS. Contact Ron at jrmartin@srt.com
Wayne Easley found good birding in the Antelope Hills of Pierce County on
Sept. 20. He recorded WESTERN GREBE, CLARK’S GREBE, 14 GREAT EGRETS, WILD
TURKEYS, two GREATER YELLOWLEGS, a large flock of 40 or more dowitchers,
12
BONAPARTE’S GULLS on a sandbar with FRANKLIN’S GULLS and RING-BILLED GULLS,
more than 40 EASTERN BLUEBIRDS in one large flock, and a BELTED
KINGFISHER.
For details, call Wayne at 324-2344.
Mark Otnes focused on Sargent, Richland and Ransom counties on Sept. 19 and
20. He saw at least four CLARK’S GREBES among the WESTERN GREBES at Kraft
Slough, along with COMMON TERNS AND FORSTER’S TERNS. He says Englevale
Slough held a couple of ibis, but not much else. For more information,
call Mark at 241-4194.
Bob O’Connor couldn’t identify the three phalaropes he saw on Sept. 23 in
the west-central pond of the Fargo lagoons. He has ruled out Wilson’s,
and
notes that at least one seemed to have a stocky bill. Bob is at
robert.oconnor@ndsu.edu
>From Horace, Linda Gregg says at least one RUBY-THROATED HUMMINGBIRD was
still coming to her feeder on Sept. 23. She notes the feeders are
attracting quite a few CHIPPING SPARROWS, and AMERICAN GOLDFINCH numbers
are increasing slightly. Linda is at lgregg@wah.midco.net
Dave Lambeth reports the most common warbler on Sept. 19 in Grand Forks was
PALM WARBLER. The excellent variety of sparrows at his feeder included
single HARRIS’ SPARROW, WHITE-CROWNED SPARROW and SWAMP SPARROW, five SONG
SPARROWS and LINCOLN’S SPARROWS, 10 WHITE-THROATED SPARROWS and more than
25 CHIPPING SPARROWS. Contact Dave at davidlambeth58201@yahoo.com
The first HARRIS’ SPARROW of the fall showed up Sept. 21 at Bernice
Houser’s yard near New Town. The following day, she counted 21 TURKEY
VULTURES near the rodeo grounds. On Sept. 23, she saw a probable
RED-TAILED HAWK swooping after a TURKEY VULTURE in her yard. Her bird bath
has been attracting AMERICAN ROBINS, CEDAR WAXWINGS, SPOTTED TOWHEE and a
yellow-shafted NORTHERN FLICKER. Other visitors that day included small
flocks of WHITE-THROATED SPARROWS and CHIPPING SPARROWS, several HARRIS’
SPARROWS, WHITE-CROWNED SPARROWS and FIELD SPARROWS, a YELLOW-RUMPED
WARBLER, some HOUSE FINCHES, small flock of PINE SISKINS with a few
AMERICAN GOLDFINCHES, plus WHITE-BREASTED NUTHATCH and BLACK-CAPPED
CHICKADEES. Contact Bernice at sanisnd@hotmail.com
September 24 and 25 provided good yard birding for Rita Satermo near New
Town. Her yard had five SPOTTED TOWHEES, plus YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLERS and
many sparrows including HARRIS’ SPARROW, although she believes overall
sparrow numbers are down. Contact Rita at rsatermo@rtc.coop
Diane Bingeman was surprised to see a female MOUNTAIN BLUEBIRD perched on a
fencepost near Beach on Sept. 20. It was a first in the area for her.
Contact Diane at Diane
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
* September 26, 2006
* NDST0609.26
- Transcript
Hotline: North Dakota Update
Date: September 26, 2006
Number: 701-250-4418
To Report: 701-250-4418
Coverage: Statewide
Compiler: Ken Torkelson, USFWS
Compiled: September 26, 2006
Transcriber: Jane Kostenko
mailto:kenneth_torkelson AT fws.gov
- Birds Mentioned
TRICOLORED HERON
Northern Saw-whet Owl
Snowy Egret
Great Egret
White-faced Ibis
Cattle Egret
Great Blue Heron
Hermit Thrush
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Tennessee Warbler
Yellow Warbler
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
Common Loon
Pileated Woodpecker
Long-tailed Duck
Merlin
Black-bellied Plover
Long-billed Dowitcher
Hudsonian Godwit
Red Knot
Peregrine Falcon
Common Nighthawk
Franklin's Gull
Western Grebe
Clack's Grebe
Wild Turkey
Greater Yellowlegs
Bonaparte's Gull
Ring-billed Gull
Eastern Bluebird
Belted Kingfisher
Common Tern
Forster's Tern
Ruby-throated Hummingbird
Chipping Sparrow
American Goldfinch
Palm Warbler
Harris's Sparrow
White-crowned Sparrow
Swamp Sparrow
Song Sparrow
Lincoln's Sparrow
White-throated Sparrow
Turkey Vulture
Red-tailed Hawk
American Robin
Cedar Waxwing
Spotted Towhee
yellow-shafted Northern Flicker
Field Sparrow
Yellow-rumped Warbler
House Finch
Pine Siskin
White-breasted Nuthatch
Black-capped Chickadee
Mountain Bluebird
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, September 26. Unless otherwise noted,
any 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
occurred before for the season being reported.
Over the past month or so, our reports have been highlighted by a
shorebird, gull, warbler, duck and hummingbird. This week, it’s a wading
bird.
The TRICOLORED HERON was first spotted Sept. 21 by Lake Alice National
Wildlife Refuge
manager Brian Vose. With the N.D. Birding Society meeting in nearby Devils
Lake that weekend, several birders looked for the heron. Connie Norheim
and Becky Oberlander were among those who found it on Sept. 24. The heron
was also seen on Sept. 25. It was a “lifer” for Becky, and she added
another species to her life list later in the day when she tracked down a
NORTHERN SAW-WHET OWL that Dennis Wiesenborn had first spotted in Fargo’s
Trefoil Park earlier in the day. You can reach Becky at
raoberlander@hotmail.com
Ross Legasse saw the heron on his third try. Other species he found at
Lake Alice on Sept. 24 included SNOWY EGRETS, GREAT EGRETS, WHITE-FACED
IBIS, CATTLE EGRETS and GREAT BLUE HERONS. In the Turtle Mountains on
Sept. 23, he saw a HERMIT THRUSH, lots of YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLERS,
TENNESSEE
WARBLER, YELLOW WARBLER and many RUBY-CROWNED KINGLETS. Lake Upsilon held
several COMMON LOONS, and Ross says his parents have hosted a pair of
PILEATED WOODPECKERS at their cabin on Lake Upsilon. From a stop at the
Minot lagoons on Sept. 22, Ross saw a LONG-TAILED DUCK, a MERLIN and three
BLACK-BELLIED PLOVERS. For more information, contact him at
on2stix@yahoo.com
Ron Martin birded the Minot lagoons on Sept. 20, finding about 650
shorebirds on cell three. The most common species was LONG-BILLED
DOWITCHER, but he also saw a single HUDSONIAN GODWIT and a juvenile RED
KNOT. Ron counted a total of 17 species. Other highlights included a
PEREGRINE FALCON, MERLIN and two late COMMON NIGHTHAWKS hawking with the
FRANKLIN’S GULLS. Contact Ron at jrmartin@srt.com
Wayne Easley found good birding in the Antelope Hills of Pierce County on
Sept. 20. He recorded WESTERN GREBE, CLARK’S GREBE, 14 GREAT EGRETS, WILD
TURKEYS, two GREATER YELLOWLEGS, a large flock of 40 or more dowitchers,
12
BONAPARTE’S GULLS on a sandbar with FRANKLIN’S GULLS and RING-BILLED GULLS,
more than 40 EASTERN BLUEBIRDS in one large flock, and a BELTED
KINGFISHER.
For details, call Wayne at 324-2344.
Mark Otnes focused on Sargent, Richland and Ransom counties on Sept. 19 and
20. He saw at least four CLARK’S GREBES among the WESTERN GREBES at Kraft
Slough, along with COMMON TERNS AND FORSTER’S TERNS. He says Englevale
Slough held a couple of ibis, but not much else. For more information,
call Mark at 241-4194.
Bob O’Connor couldn’t identify the three phalaropes he saw on Sept. 23 in
the west-central pond of the Fargo lagoons. He has ruled out Wilson’s,
and
notes that at least one seemed to have a stocky bill. Bob is at
robert.oconnor@ndsu.edu
>From Horace, Linda Gregg says at least one RUBY-THROATED HUMMINGBIRD was
still coming to her feeder on Sept. 23. She notes the feeders are
attracting quite a few CHIPPING SPARROWS, and AMERICAN GOLDFINCH numbers
are increasing slightly. Linda is at lgregg@wah.midco.net
Dave Lambeth reports the most common warbler on Sept. 19 in Grand Forks was
PALM WARBLER. The excellent variety of sparrows at his feeder included
single HARRIS’ SPARROW, WHITE-CROWNED SPARROW and SWAMP SPARROW, five SONG
SPARROWS and LINCOLN’S SPARROWS, 10 WHITE-THROATED SPARROWS and more than
25 CHIPPING SPARROWS. Contact Dave at davidlambeth58201@yahoo.com
The first HARRIS’ SPARROW of the fall showed up Sept. 21 at Bernice
Houser’s yard near New Town. The following day, she counted 21 TURKEY
VULTURES near the rodeo grounds. On Sept. 23, she saw a probable
RED-TAILED HAWK swooping after a TURKEY VULTURE in her yard. Her bird bath
has been attracting AMERICAN ROBINS, CEDAR WAXWINGS, SPOTTED TOWHEE and a
yellow-shafted NORTHERN FLICKER. Other visitors that day included small
flocks of WHITE-THROATED SPARROWS and CHIPPING SPARROWS, several HARRIS’
SPARROWS, WHITE-CROWNED SPARROWS and FIELD SPARROWS, a YELLOW-RUMPED
WARBLER, some HOUSE FINCHES, small flock of PINE SISKINS with a few
AMERICAN GOLDFINCHES, plus WHITE-BREASTED NUTHATCH and BLACK-CAPPED
CHICKADEES. Contact Bernice at sanisnd@hotmail.com
September 24 and 25 provided good yard birding for Rita Satermo near New
Town. Her yard had five SPOTTED TOWHEES, plus YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLERS and
many sparrows including HARRIS’ SPARROW, although she believes overall
sparrow numbers are down. Contact Rita at rsatermo@rtc.coop
Diane Bingeman was surprised to see a female MOUNTAIN BLUEBIRD perched on a
fencepost near Beach on Sept. 20. It was a first in the area for her.
Contact Diane at Diane
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