* RBA
* North Dakota
* Statewide
* October 17, 2006
* NDST0610.17
- Transcript
Hotline: North Dakota Update
Date: October 17, 2006
Number: 701-250-4418
To Report: 701-250-4418
Coverage: Statewide
Compiler: Ken Torkelson, USFWS
Compiled: October 17, 2006
Transcriber: Jane Kostenko
mailto:kenneth_torkelson AT fws.gov
- Birds Mentioned
GRAY JAY
Bohemian Waxwing
Red Crossbill
Surf Scoter
Common Redpoll
Snow Bunting
Short-eared Owl
Great Horned Owl
Orange-crowned Warbler
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
Hermit Thrush
Lincoln's Sparrow
Song Sparrow
American Tree Sparrow
White-throated Sparrow
Harris's Sparrow
Chipping Sparrow
Dark-eyed Junco
Snowy Owl
Hoary Redpoll
Long-tailed Duck
Northern Goshawk
Common Raven
Smith's Longspur
Winter Wren
Common Loon
Forster's Tern
Red-necked Grebe
Common Goldeneye
Red-breasted Merganser
Pileated Woodpecker
Black-bellied Plover
Lapland Longspur
Ruddy Duck
Fox Sparrow
Marsh Wren (MT)
Canada Goose
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Chipping Sparrow
American Goldfinch
White-breasted Nuthatch
Hairy Woodpecker
House Finch
Black-capped Chickadee
Purple Finch
Common Grackle
Pine Siskin
American Robin
Spotted Towhee
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 17. 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.
The gray jays are coming. The gray jays are coming. The gray jays are here!
The first of the GRAY JAY sightings was Oct. 11 in the Grand Forks Memorial
Park Cemetery by Dave Lambeth. It was only his third for North Dakota in
about 29 years. However, on Oct. 15, Dave joined Ron Martin and Corey
Ellingson and the trio saw three more near the Red River just north of
Grand Forks. These birds were foraging in gardens, and in Russian olives
and other fruit-bearing trees and shrubs. Since then, Dave received
credible reports of jay sightings along the Red River Greenway behind the
Myra Museum in Grand Forks, and from Arvilla. Other sightings from the
Oct. 15 outing north of Grand Forks included BOHEMIAN WAXWING and four RED
CROSSBILLS at Icelandic State Park, two SURF SCOTERS in Grand Forks
County,
COMMON REDPOLLS near Grand Forks and Grafton, SNOW BUNTINGS in Grand Forks
and Walsh counties, and four SHORT-EARED OWLS hunting north of the Grand
Forks lagoons. Dave saw a GREAT HORNED OWL on Oct. 13, along with three
ORANGE-CROWNED WARBLERS, five YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLERS, three RUBY-CROWNED
KINGLETS, two HERMIT THRUSH, three LINCOLN’S SPARROWS, about six SONG
SPARROWS, his first AMERICAN TREE SPARROW of the fall, 10 WHITE-THROATED
SPARROWS, five HARRIS’ SPARROWS, two CHIPPING SPARROWS, and lots of
DARK-EYED JUNCOS including a male “Oregon” junco. For more information on
any of those sightings, contact Dave at davidlambeth58201@yahoo.com
The Oct. 14 sighting of a SNOWY OWL was a surprise to Janne Myrdal. It was
the first of the season, and the earliest ever for the area. The site is
described as five miles north of Edinburg. Janne believes the recent cold
front in Canada may have pushed the owl southward. Contact Janne at
mybros@polarcomm.com
Another early bird was the HOARY REDPOLL seen on Oct. 14 in Bottineau by
Ron Martin. Ron says it is the earliest date for North Dakota by three
weeks. Other sightings that day included a LONG-TAILED DUCK at Buffalo
Lodge Lake in McHenry County; a NORTHERN GOSHAWK, two COMMON RAVENS and
four SMITH’S LONGSPURS in Bottineau County; a WINTER WREN, five BOHEMIAN
WAXWINGS and a COMMON REDPOLL in the city of Bottineau. On Oct. 12, Ron
observed two SURF SCOTERS on Crooked Lake, just east of Lake Audubon and
five COMMON LOONS on Lake Audubon at the Highway 83 crossing. On Oct. 13,
Ron counted 14 COMMON LOONS and a late FORSTER’S TERN at Lake Audubon;
three RED-NECKED GREBES, two SURF SCOTERS and four COMMON GOLDENEYES at
Lake Darling on Upper Souris National Wildlife Refuge; plus a female
RED-BREASTED MERGANSER at the boat ramp below Garrison Dam and another
SURF
SCOTER at the Minot lagoons. Ron also relays a report from Shelley Ventsch
of a PILEATED WOODPECKER south of New Town on Oct. 9. That would be a
first county record for Mountrail County. For details, contact Ron at
jrmartin@srt.com
Dean Riemer and Keith Corliss found three SNOW BUNTINGS near the southwest
cell of the Fargo lagoons on Oct. 14. They also saw two SURF SCOTERS, a
BLACK-BELLIED PLOVER and 20 LAPLAND LONGSPURS. For more information,
contact Dean at driemer@kwh.com
Keith Corliss discovered a single SURF SCOTER in the northwest cell of the
Fargo lagoons on Oct. 13. It was with a group of three RUDDY DUCKS.
Contact Keith at kcorliss@forumcomm.com
Mark Otnes and Pat Beauzay saw five SURF SCOTERS along the north side of
the northeast cell of the Fargo lagoons on Oct. 15. Contact Mark at
241-4194.
A FOX SPARROW spent a few days in Linda Gregg’s yard in Horace, but it was
gone on Oct. 13. Contact her at lgregg@wah.midco.net
Jean Legge saw a MARSH WREN north of Glendive, MT. on Oct. 14. Continuing
her drive home, she watched massive flocks of CANADA GEESE circling down
to
a harvested corn field east of Bismarck. On Oct. 12, she recorded several
SNOW BUNTINGS south of Eckelson. Call Jean at 845-4762.
Misty Thorenson saw a male RED-BELLIED WOODPECKER in her yard in Fessenden
on Oct. 15. It was an area first for her. She’s at babybirds@gondtc.com
Bernice Houser saw a lone CHIPPING SPARROW and two AMERICAN GOLDFINCHES at
her feeders near New Town on Oct. 15. Other visitors included about 50
DARK-EYED JUNCOS, a WHITE-BREASTED NUTHATCH, a HAIRY WOODPECKER, several
HOUSE FINCHES and BLACK-CAPPED CHICKADEES. On Oct. 14, Bernice had a
visit
from a PURPLE FINCH. Oct. 16 visitors included a TREE SPARROW, CHIPPING
SPARROW and six COMMON GRACKLES. The three inches of snow that fell on
Oct. 17 brought additional birds to the feeders. Bernice reports more
HOUSE FINCHES and DARK-EYED JUNCOS, as well as a lone YELLOW-RUMPED
WARBLER. You can write to her at sanishnd@hotmail.com
Rita Satermo saw the FOX SPARROW in a neighbor’s yard at New Town on Oct.
15. Her yard attracted a couple of PINE SISKINS, quite a few juvenile
HARRIS’ SPARROWS, lots of DARK-EYED JUNCOS and the regulars. Contact Rita
at rsatermo@rtc.coop
>From Dickinson, Marcia Kuma has five likely HARRIS’ SPARROWS in her back
yard. She also had her first DARK-EYED JUNCO of the season on Oct. 10.
Other visitors included an AMERICAN ROBIN, a couple BLACK-CAPPED
CHICKADEES
and a SPOTTED TOWHEE. She’s at lirien9@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.
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* North Dakota
* Statewide
* October 17, 2006
* NDST0610.17
- Transcript
Hotline: North Dakota Update
Date: October 17, 2006
Number: 701-250-4418
To Report: 701-250-4418
Coverage: Statewide
Compiler: Ken Torkelson, USFWS
Compiled: October 17, 2006
Transcriber: Jane Kostenko
mailto:kenneth_torkelson AT fws.gov
- Birds Mentioned
GRAY JAY
Bohemian Waxwing
Red Crossbill
Surf Scoter
Common Redpoll
Snow Bunting
Short-eared Owl
Great Horned Owl
Orange-crowned Warbler
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
Hermit Thrush
Lincoln's Sparrow
Song Sparrow
American Tree Sparrow
White-throated Sparrow
Harris's Sparrow
Chipping Sparrow
Dark-eyed Junco
Snowy Owl
Hoary Redpoll
Long-tailed Duck
Northern Goshawk
Common Raven
Smith's Longspur
Winter Wren
Common Loon
Forster's Tern
Red-necked Grebe
Common Goldeneye
Red-breasted Merganser
Pileated Woodpecker
Black-bellied Plover
Lapland Longspur
Ruddy Duck
Fox Sparrow
Marsh Wren (MT)
Canada Goose
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Chipping Sparrow
American Goldfinch
White-breasted Nuthatch
Hairy Woodpecker
House Finch
Black-capped Chickadee
Purple Finch
Common Grackle
Pine Siskin
American Robin
Spotted Towhee
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 17. 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.
The gray jays are coming. The gray jays are coming. The gray jays are here!
The first of the GRAY JAY sightings was Oct. 11 in the Grand Forks Memorial
Park Cemetery by Dave Lambeth. It was only his third for North Dakota in
about 29 years. However, on Oct. 15, Dave joined Ron Martin and Corey
Ellingson and the trio saw three more near the Red River just north of
Grand Forks. These birds were foraging in gardens, and in Russian olives
and other fruit-bearing trees and shrubs. Since then, Dave received
credible reports of jay sightings along the Red River Greenway behind the
Myra Museum in Grand Forks, and from Arvilla. Other sightings from the
Oct. 15 outing north of Grand Forks included BOHEMIAN WAXWING and four RED
CROSSBILLS at Icelandic State Park, two SURF SCOTERS in Grand Forks
County,
COMMON REDPOLLS near Grand Forks and Grafton, SNOW BUNTINGS in Grand Forks
and Walsh counties, and four SHORT-EARED OWLS hunting north of the Grand
Forks lagoons. Dave saw a GREAT HORNED OWL on Oct. 13, along with three
ORANGE-CROWNED WARBLERS, five YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLERS, three RUBY-CROWNED
KINGLETS, two HERMIT THRUSH, three LINCOLN’S SPARROWS, about six SONG
SPARROWS, his first AMERICAN TREE SPARROW of the fall, 10 WHITE-THROATED
SPARROWS, five HARRIS’ SPARROWS, two CHIPPING SPARROWS, and lots of
DARK-EYED JUNCOS including a male “Oregon” junco. For more information on
any of those sightings, contact Dave at davidlambeth58201@yahoo.com
The Oct. 14 sighting of a SNOWY OWL was a surprise to Janne Myrdal. It was
the first of the season, and the earliest ever for the area. The site is
described as five miles north of Edinburg. Janne believes the recent cold
front in Canada may have pushed the owl southward. Contact Janne at
mybros@polarcomm.com
Another early bird was the HOARY REDPOLL seen on Oct. 14 in Bottineau by
Ron Martin. Ron says it is the earliest date for North Dakota by three
weeks. Other sightings that day included a LONG-TAILED DUCK at Buffalo
Lodge Lake in McHenry County; a NORTHERN GOSHAWK, two COMMON RAVENS and
four SMITH’S LONGSPURS in Bottineau County; a WINTER WREN, five BOHEMIAN
WAXWINGS and a COMMON REDPOLL in the city of Bottineau. On Oct. 12, Ron
observed two SURF SCOTERS on Crooked Lake, just east of Lake Audubon and
five COMMON LOONS on Lake Audubon at the Highway 83 crossing. On Oct. 13,
Ron counted 14 COMMON LOONS and a late FORSTER’S TERN at Lake Audubon;
three RED-NECKED GREBES, two SURF SCOTERS and four COMMON GOLDENEYES at
Lake Darling on Upper Souris National Wildlife Refuge; plus a female
RED-BREASTED MERGANSER at the boat ramp below Garrison Dam and another
SURF
SCOTER at the Minot lagoons. Ron also relays a report from Shelley Ventsch
of a PILEATED WOODPECKER south of New Town on Oct. 9. That would be a
first county record for Mountrail County. For details, contact Ron at
jrmartin@srt.com
Dean Riemer and Keith Corliss found three SNOW BUNTINGS near the southwest
cell of the Fargo lagoons on Oct. 14. They also saw two SURF SCOTERS, a
BLACK-BELLIED PLOVER and 20 LAPLAND LONGSPURS. For more information,
contact Dean at driemer@kwh.com
Keith Corliss discovered a single SURF SCOTER in the northwest cell of the
Fargo lagoons on Oct. 13. It was with a group of three RUDDY DUCKS.
Contact Keith at kcorliss@forumcomm.com
Mark Otnes and Pat Beauzay saw five SURF SCOTERS along the north side of
the northeast cell of the Fargo lagoons on Oct. 15. Contact Mark at
241-4194.
A FOX SPARROW spent a few days in Linda Gregg’s yard in Horace, but it was
gone on Oct. 13. Contact her at lgregg@wah.midco.net
Jean Legge saw a MARSH WREN north of Glendive, MT. on Oct. 14. Continuing
her drive home, she watched massive flocks of CANADA GEESE circling down
to
a harvested corn field east of Bismarck. On Oct. 12, she recorded several
SNOW BUNTINGS south of Eckelson. Call Jean at 845-4762.
Misty Thorenson saw a male RED-BELLIED WOODPECKER in her yard in Fessenden
on Oct. 15. It was an area first for her. She’s at babybirds@gondtc.com
Bernice Houser saw a lone CHIPPING SPARROW and two AMERICAN GOLDFINCHES at
her feeders near New Town on Oct. 15. Other visitors included about 50
DARK-EYED JUNCOS, a WHITE-BREASTED NUTHATCH, a HAIRY WOODPECKER, several
HOUSE FINCHES and BLACK-CAPPED CHICKADEES. On Oct. 14, Bernice had a
visit
from a PURPLE FINCH. Oct. 16 visitors included a TREE SPARROW, CHIPPING
SPARROW and six COMMON GRACKLES. The three inches of snow that fell on
Oct. 17 brought additional birds to the feeders. Bernice reports more
HOUSE FINCHES and DARK-EYED JUNCOS, as well as a lone YELLOW-RUMPED
WARBLER. You can write to her at sanishnd@hotmail.com
Rita Satermo saw the FOX SPARROW in a neighbor’s yard at New Town on Oct.
15. Her yard attracted a couple of PINE SISKINS, quite a few juvenile
HARRIS’ SPARROWS, lots of DARK-EYED JUNCOS and the regulars. Contact Rita
at rsatermo@rtc.coop
>From Dickinson, Marcia Kuma has five likely HARRIS’ SPARROWS in her back
yard. She also had her first DARK-EYED JUNCO of the season on Oct. 10.
Other visitors included an AMERICAN ROBIN, a couple BLACK-CAPPED
CHICKADEES
and a SPOTTED TOWHEE. She’s at lirien9@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