* RBA
* North Dakota
* Statewide
* October 3, 2006
* NDST0610.03
- Transcript
Hotline: North Dakota Update
Date: October 3, 2006
Number: 701-250-4418
To Report: 701-250-4418
Coverage: Statewide
Compiler: Ken Torkelson, USFWS
Compiled: October 3, 2006
Transcriber: Jane Kostenko
mailto:kenneth_torkelson AT fws.gov
- Birds Mentioned
VARIED THRUSH
Whooping Crane
Barred Owl
Dark-eyed Junco
White-throated Sparrow
Harris' Sparrow
Golden-crowned Kinglet
Cooper's Hawk
WHIP-POOR-WILL
Bay-breasted Warbler
Northern Flicker
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
Ovenbird
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Wood Duck
American Golden-plover
Rusty Blackbird
Lapland Longspur
Sprague's Pipit
American Pipit
Filed Sparrow
Red Crossbill
White-winged Crossbill
Pine Siskin
Hermit Thrush
Fox Sparrow
LITTLE GULL
Purple Finch
Turkey Vulture
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, October 3. 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.
A thrush tops our report this week.
The VARIED THRUSH that showed up at Pipestem Creek near Carrington on Sept.
29 was a yard-first and a lifer for Ann Hoffert. The bird was still there
on Oct. 1, but we haven’t heard since then. You can reach Ann at
652-2623.
Chet Nelson of Bismarck was in the right place at the right time on Oct. 1
and, to top it off, he had his camera. As a result, he has some
outstanding photos of two WHOOPING CRANES that he saw while on his way to
hunt ducks southwest of Kenmare. Chet says he got within about 80 yards of
the pair, which were either adults or sub-adults migrating together. You
can reach Chet at cenelsonjr@earthlink.net
Two BARRED OWLS were making a lot of noise near Kee Lake, southwest of
Valley City, on Sept. 30. Jean Legge’s yard near Valley City attracted a
few DARK-EYED JUNCOS, several WHITE-THROATED SPARROWS, a HARRIS’ SPARROW
and a GOLDEN-CROWNED KINGLET on Sept. 24. She reports lots of activity by
various hawks including a COOPER’S HAWK family. Contact Jean at 845-4762.
Dennis Wiesenborn got a good look at a WHIP-POOR-WILL in the northwest
section of Trefoil Park in north Fargo on Sept. 28. It was only his second
fall WHIP-POOR-WILL in Fargo, and his only one for 2006. For details,
contact Dennis at d.wiesenborn@ndsu.org
Becky Oberlander, Dean Riemer and Rick Gjervold birded Trefoil Park that
evening. They scored BAY-BREASTED WARBLER, WHITE-THROATED SPARROW,
NORTHERN FLICKER, RUBY-CROWNED KINGLET, OVENBIRD, YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLER
and
WOOD DUCK. You can reach Becky at raoberlander@hotmail.com
Rick Holbrook says WHITE-THROATED SPARROWS showed up Sept. 26 at his yard
in Fargo, and they were joined the following day by HARRIS’ SPARROWS.
Contact Rick at fholbrook@cableone.net
The WHITE-THROATED SPARROWS reached Linda Gregg’s feeders in Horace on
Sept. 24. Linda says the DARK-EYED JUNCOS arrived on Sept. 27. Contact her
at lgregg@wah.midco.net
Ron Martin recorded 255 AMERICAN GOLDEN-PLOVERS at the Minot lagoons on
Oct. 2. The same location held a few RUSTY BLACKBIRDS on Sept. 26. A walk
on Black Butte near Sawyer on Sept. 30 produced a few LAPLAND LONGSPURS and
single SPRAGUE’S PIPIT and AMERICAN PIPIT. Nearby, Ron added a FIELD
SPARROW. At Denbigh Experimental Forest, he saw a couple flocks of RED
CROSSBILLS totaling 11 birds. On Sept. 25, Ron watched a flock of eight
WHITE-WINGED CROSSBILLS fly over Oak Park in Minot and a flock of 35 PINE
SISKINS in the park. Fall firsts included GOLDEN-CROWNED KINGLET, HERMIT
THRUSH and FOX SPARROW. You can reach Ron at jrmartin@srt.com
Bob O’Connor says he may have had a LITTLE GULL along the Highway 20
causeway south of Devils Lake on Sept. 29. Bob says he didn’t get a good
look at the bird’s underwing, and wasn’t positive of the ID. Contact him
at robert.oconnor@ndsu.edu
A Sept. 26 RED CROSSBILL was a new yard bird for Dave Lambeth in Grand
Forks. He noticed PINE SISKINS for the first time about Sept. 20, and they
were numerous on Sept. 25 and seen again on Sept. 26. Dave notes that
PURPLE FINCHES were moving through, with several on Sept. 26. Contact him
at davidlambeth58201@yahoo.com
Sherry Leslie counted 29 TURKEY VULTURES in Oak Park in Minot on Sept. 26.
Contact her at sherry_leslie@excite.com
Marcia Kuma has seen a yellow-shafted NORTHERN FLICKER in her Dickinson
back yard a couple times in the past two or three weeks. She’s at
lirien9@yahoo.com
Finally, a warning from Connie Norheim: she says the Lion’s Conservation
Park at Rose Creek in south Fargo has been opened to bow hunting of deer
until Jan. 31, and the signs say you should enter at your own risk. More
details are available from Connie at 232-4386.
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
* October 3, 2006
* NDST0610.03
- Transcript
Hotline: North Dakota Update
Date: October 3, 2006
Number: 701-250-4418
To Report: 701-250-4418
Coverage: Statewide
Compiler: Ken Torkelson, USFWS
Compiled: October 3, 2006
Transcriber: Jane Kostenko
mailto:kenneth_torkelson AT fws.gov
- Birds Mentioned
VARIED THRUSH
Whooping Crane
Barred Owl
Dark-eyed Junco
White-throated Sparrow
Harris' Sparrow
Golden-crowned Kinglet
Cooper's Hawk
WHIP-POOR-WILL
Bay-breasted Warbler
Northern Flicker
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
Ovenbird
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Wood Duck
American Golden-plover
Rusty Blackbird
Lapland Longspur
Sprague's Pipit
American Pipit
Filed Sparrow
Red Crossbill
White-winged Crossbill
Pine Siskin
Hermit Thrush
Fox Sparrow
LITTLE GULL
Purple Finch
Turkey Vulture
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, October 3. 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.
A thrush tops our report this week.
The VARIED THRUSH that showed up at Pipestem Creek near Carrington on Sept.
29 was a yard-first and a lifer for Ann Hoffert. The bird was still there
on Oct. 1, but we haven’t heard since then. You can reach Ann at
652-2623.
Chet Nelson of Bismarck was in the right place at the right time on Oct. 1
and, to top it off, he had his camera. As a result, he has some
outstanding photos of two WHOOPING CRANES that he saw while on his way to
hunt ducks southwest of Kenmare. Chet says he got within about 80 yards of
the pair, which were either adults or sub-adults migrating together. You
can reach Chet at cenelsonjr@earthlink.net
Two BARRED OWLS were making a lot of noise near Kee Lake, southwest of
Valley City, on Sept. 30. Jean Legge’s yard near Valley City attracted a
few DARK-EYED JUNCOS, several WHITE-THROATED SPARROWS, a HARRIS’ SPARROW
and a GOLDEN-CROWNED KINGLET on Sept. 24. She reports lots of activity by
various hawks including a COOPER’S HAWK family. Contact Jean at 845-4762.
Dennis Wiesenborn got a good look at a WHIP-POOR-WILL in the northwest
section of Trefoil Park in north Fargo on Sept. 28. It was only his second
fall WHIP-POOR-WILL in Fargo, and his only one for 2006. For details,
contact Dennis at d.wiesenborn@ndsu.org
Becky Oberlander, Dean Riemer and Rick Gjervold birded Trefoil Park that
evening. They scored BAY-BREASTED WARBLER, WHITE-THROATED SPARROW,
NORTHERN FLICKER, RUBY-CROWNED KINGLET, OVENBIRD, YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLER
and
WOOD DUCK. You can reach Becky at raoberlander@hotmail.com
Rick Holbrook says WHITE-THROATED SPARROWS showed up Sept. 26 at his yard
in Fargo, and they were joined the following day by HARRIS’ SPARROWS.
Contact Rick at fholbrook@cableone.net
The WHITE-THROATED SPARROWS reached Linda Gregg’s feeders in Horace on
Sept. 24. Linda says the DARK-EYED JUNCOS arrived on Sept. 27. Contact her
at lgregg@wah.midco.net
Ron Martin recorded 255 AMERICAN GOLDEN-PLOVERS at the Minot lagoons on
Oct. 2. The same location held a few RUSTY BLACKBIRDS on Sept. 26. A walk
on Black Butte near Sawyer on Sept. 30 produced a few LAPLAND LONGSPURS and
single SPRAGUE’S PIPIT and AMERICAN PIPIT. Nearby, Ron added a FIELD
SPARROW. At Denbigh Experimental Forest, he saw a couple flocks of RED
CROSSBILLS totaling 11 birds. On Sept. 25, Ron watched a flock of eight
WHITE-WINGED CROSSBILLS fly over Oak Park in Minot and a flock of 35 PINE
SISKINS in the park. Fall firsts included GOLDEN-CROWNED KINGLET, HERMIT
THRUSH and FOX SPARROW. You can reach Ron at jrmartin@srt.com
Bob O’Connor says he may have had a LITTLE GULL along the Highway 20
causeway south of Devils Lake on Sept. 29. Bob says he didn’t get a good
look at the bird’s underwing, and wasn’t positive of the ID. Contact him
at robert.oconnor@ndsu.edu
A Sept. 26 RED CROSSBILL was a new yard bird for Dave Lambeth in Grand
Forks. He noticed PINE SISKINS for the first time about Sept. 20, and they
were numerous on Sept. 25 and seen again on Sept. 26. Dave notes that
PURPLE FINCHES were moving through, with several on Sept. 26. Contact him
at davidlambeth58201@yahoo.com
Sherry Leslie counted 29 TURKEY VULTURES in Oak Park in Minot on Sept. 26.
Contact her at sherry_leslie@excite.com
Marcia Kuma has seen a yellow-shafted NORTHERN FLICKER in her Dickinson
back yard a couple times in the past two or three weeks. She’s at
lirien9@yahoo.com
Finally, a warning from Connie Norheim: she says the Lion’s Conservation
Park at Rose Creek in south Fargo has been opened to bow hunting of deer
until Jan. 31, and the signs say you should enter at your own risk. More
details are available from Connie at 232-4386.
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