- RBA
* North Dakota
* Statewide
* September 20, 2005
* NDST0509.20
- Transcript
Hotline: North Dakota Update
Date: September 20, 2005
Number: 701-250-4418
To Report: 701-250-4418
Coverage: Statewide
Compiler: Ken Torkelson, USFWS
Compiled: September 20, 2005
Transcriber: Jane Kostenko
mailto:kenneth_torkelson@fws.gov
- Birds Mentioned
Surf Scoter
Red Knot
Green Heron
Northern Cardinal
Rose-breasted Grosbeak
EURASIAN COLLARED-DOVE
Northern Parula
Blackburnian Warbler
Bay-breasted Warbler
Blackpoll Warbler
Dark-eyed Junco
Eastern Towhee
Townsend's Solitaire
Northern Flicker
Gray Catbird
Black-and-White Warbler
Cooper's Hawk
Brown Thrasher
Lincoln's Sparrow
White-throated Sparrow
Downy Woodpecker
Hairy Woodpecker
Blue Jay
Mountain Bluebird
Clay-colored Sparrow
Chipping Sparrow
Vesper Sparrow
Tennessee Warbler
Palm Warbler
Turkey Vulture
Olive-sided Flycatcher
Orange-crowned Warbler
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Broad-winged Hawk
Red-tailed Hawk
Sharp-shinned Hawk
American Kestrel
Peregrine Falcon
Bald Eagle
Sandhill Crane
Cedar Waxwing
Merlin
Welcome to the Birding Hotline operated by the North Dakota Birding
Society and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service... This report was recorded
on Tuesday, September 20, 2005.
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.
Rare birds continue to filter through North Dakota.
Clark Talkington discovered a very early SURF SCOTER at Lake Etta,
southeast of Steele, on Sept. 17. For more information, call him at
663-8103.
Dave Lambeth turned up a RED KNOT at Kellys Slough National Wildlife Refuge
in Grand Forks County on Sept. 14. He believes the bird was a juvenile,
although the light was poor. On Sept. 13, Dave saw a GREEN HERON at the
Refuge. He reports one and sometimes two juvenile NORTHERN CARDINALS have
been coming to his feeders in Grand Forks, and up to five juvenile
ROSE-BREASTED GROSBEAKS have also been visiting. Dave notes that a pair of
EURASIAN COLLARED-DOVES are completing their third nesting effort this year
in the same nest. For details, contact Dave at 772-4560.
Dennis Wiesenborn recorded a NORTHERN PARULA in Trefoil Park in north Fargo
on Sept. 13. Dennis believes the bird was moving with a band of warblers
that flew across the Red River shortly after the brief parula sighting.
Other migrants included a BLACKBURNIAN WARBLER, BAY-BREASTED WARBLER,
BLACKPOLL WARBLER, two DARK-EYED JUNCOS, and a calling EASTERN TOWHEE.
Dennis is at 297-0981.
Mark Otnes found a TOWNSEND'S SOLITAIRE during his morning walk on Sept.
14. The bird was in the small park behind the Gordman's store on 13th Ave.
in Fargo, and Mark says he got within 10 feet of it. Call him at 241-4194.
Connie Norheim and Becky Oberlander spent some time at Trefoil Park on
Sept. 14. In addition to lots of NORTHERN FLICKERS, they also recorded a
couple of GRAY CATBIRDS, a BLACK-AND-WHITE WARBLER, COOPER'S HAWK and a
small wave of warblers. Back home, Connie added a BROWN THRASHER, several
LINCOLN'S SPARROWS and her first WHITE-THROATED SPARROWS of the season.
For more information, call her at 232-4386.
Bernice Houser says lots of birds showed up near New Town on Sept. 15.
Among them were NORTHERN FLICKERS, DOWNY WOODPECKERS and HAIRY WOODPECKERS,
BLUE JAYS, MOUNTAIN BLUEBIRDS, BROWN THRASHERS, CLAY-COLORED SPARROWS,
CHIPPING SPARROWS, VESPER SPARROWS, a TENNESSEE WARBLER and a PALM WARBLER.
In addition, about a dozen TURKEY VULTURES were hanging out at the rodeo
grounds in New Town. On Sept. 16, Bernice recorded an OLIVE-SIDED
FLYCATCHER. It was only the 4th fall record for her yard in more than 20
years. Other visitors that day included several ORANGE-CROWNED WARBLERS
and a few YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLERS. For details, contact Bernice at
sanishnd@hotmail.com
Paul Konrad spent a couple hours at Hawk Ridge in Duluth on Sept. 15. His
totals included several hundred raptors: BROAD-WINGED HAWKS, RED-TAILED
HAWKS, SHARP-SHINNED HAWKS, AMERICAN KESTRELS, TURKEY VULTURES, PEREGRINE
FALCONS and BALD EAGLES, plus SANDHILL CRANES, BLUE JAYS and CEDAR
WAXWINGS. The official count for the day was 13,761 raptors. The official
web site is www.hawkridge.org Or you can contact Paul at pablo@drtel.net
Nancy Drew was at Hawk Ridge on Sept. 18 and 19. She reports close looks
at a MERLIN and a SHARP-SHINNED HAWK that had been banded there. You can
reach Nancy at ncdrew@polarcomm.com
Now a reminder: if you see migrating whooping cranes, be sure to contact
Gregg Knutsen of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service at 387-4397 or Mike
Johnson and Mike Szymanski of the North Dakota Game and Fish Department at
328-6300. They need to know the date and time of your sighting, along with
the location, number of adults, number of juveniles, and whether there are
leg bands present. Gregg says there has already been one unconfirmed
whooper sighting in North Dakota this fall, so keep your eyes open.
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. According to the
American Bird Conservancy, nine of the 13 Globally Important Bird Areas in
North Dakota are National Wildlife Refuges. Contact individual 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 20, 2005
* NDST0509.20
- Transcript
Hotline: North Dakota Update
Date: September 20, 2005
Number: 701-250-4418
To Report: 701-250-4418
Coverage: Statewide
Compiler: Ken Torkelson, USFWS
Compiled: September 20, 2005
Transcriber: Jane Kostenko
mailto:kenneth_torkelson@fws.gov
- Birds Mentioned
Surf Scoter
Red Knot
Green Heron
Northern Cardinal
Rose-breasted Grosbeak
EURASIAN COLLARED-DOVE
Northern Parula
Blackburnian Warbler
Bay-breasted Warbler
Blackpoll Warbler
Dark-eyed Junco
Eastern Towhee
Townsend's Solitaire
Northern Flicker
Gray Catbird
Black-and-White Warbler
Cooper's Hawk
Brown Thrasher
Lincoln's Sparrow
White-throated Sparrow
Downy Woodpecker
Hairy Woodpecker
Blue Jay
Mountain Bluebird
Clay-colored Sparrow
Chipping Sparrow
Vesper Sparrow
Tennessee Warbler
Palm Warbler
Turkey Vulture
Olive-sided Flycatcher
Orange-crowned Warbler
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Broad-winged Hawk
Red-tailed Hawk
Sharp-shinned Hawk
American Kestrel
Peregrine Falcon
Bald Eagle
Sandhill Crane
Cedar Waxwing
Merlin
Welcome to the Birding Hotline operated by the North Dakota Birding
Society and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service... This report was recorded
on Tuesday, September 20, 2005.
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.
Rare birds continue to filter through North Dakota.
Clark Talkington discovered a very early SURF SCOTER at Lake Etta,
southeast of Steele, on Sept. 17. For more information, call him at
663-8103.
Dave Lambeth turned up a RED KNOT at Kellys Slough National Wildlife Refuge
in Grand Forks County on Sept. 14. He believes the bird was a juvenile,
although the light was poor. On Sept. 13, Dave saw a GREEN HERON at the
Refuge. He reports one and sometimes two juvenile NORTHERN CARDINALS have
been coming to his feeders in Grand Forks, and up to five juvenile
ROSE-BREASTED GROSBEAKS have also been visiting. Dave notes that a pair of
EURASIAN COLLARED-DOVES are completing their third nesting effort this year
in the same nest. For details, contact Dave at 772-4560.
Dennis Wiesenborn recorded a NORTHERN PARULA in Trefoil Park in north Fargo
on Sept. 13. Dennis believes the bird was moving with a band of warblers
that flew across the Red River shortly after the brief parula sighting.
Other migrants included a BLACKBURNIAN WARBLER, BAY-BREASTED WARBLER,
BLACKPOLL WARBLER, two DARK-EYED JUNCOS, and a calling EASTERN TOWHEE.
Dennis is at 297-0981.
Mark Otnes found a TOWNSEND'S SOLITAIRE during his morning walk on Sept.
14. The bird was in the small park behind the Gordman's store on 13th Ave.
in Fargo, and Mark says he got within 10 feet of it. Call him at 241-4194.
Connie Norheim and Becky Oberlander spent some time at Trefoil Park on
Sept. 14. In addition to lots of NORTHERN FLICKERS, they also recorded a
couple of GRAY CATBIRDS, a BLACK-AND-WHITE WARBLER, COOPER'S HAWK and a
small wave of warblers. Back home, Connie added a BROWN THRASHER, several
LINCOLN'S SPARROWS and her first WHITE-THROATED SPARROWS of the season.
For more information, call her at 232-4386.
Bernice Houser says lots of birds showed up near New Town on Sept. 15.
Among them were NORTHERN FLICKERS, DOWNY WOODPECKERS and HAIRY WOODPECKERS,
BLUE JAYS, MOUNTAIN BLUEBIRDS, BROWN THRASHERS, CLAY-COLORED SPARROWS,
CHIPPING SPARROWS, VESPER SPARROWS, a TENNESSEE WARBLER and a PALM WARBLER.
In addition, about a dozen TURKEY VULTURES were hanging out at the rodeo
grounds in New Town. On Sept. 16, Bernice recorded an OLIVE-SIDED
FLYCATCHER. It was only the 4th fall record for her yard in more than 20
years. Other visitors that day included several ORANGE-CROWNED WARBLERS
and a few YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLERS. For details, contact Bernice at
sanishnd@hotmail.com
Paul Konrad spent a couple hours at Hawk Ridge in Duluth on Sept. 15. His
totals included several hundred raptors: BROAD-WINGED HAWKS, RED-TAILED
HAWKS, SHARP-SHINNED HAWKS, AMERICAN KESTRELS, TURKEY VULTURES, PEREGRINE
FALCONS and BALD EAGLES, plus SANDHILL CRANES, BLUE JAYS and CEDAR
WAXWINGS. The official count for the day was 13,761 raptors. The official
web site is www.hawkridge.org Or you can contact Paul at pablo@drtel.net
Nancy Drew was at Hawk Ridge on Sept. 18 and 19. She reports close looks
at a MERLIN and a SHARP-SHINNED HAWK that had been banded there. You can
reach Nancy at ncdrew@polarcomm.com
Now a reminder: if you see migrating whooping cranes, be sure to contact
Gregg Knutsen of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service at 387-4397 or Mike
Johnson and Mike Szymanski of the North Dakota Game and Fish Department at
328-6300. They need to know the date and time of your sighting, along with
the location, number of adults, number of juveniles, and whether there are
leg bands present. Gregg says there has already been one unconfirmed
whooper sighting in North Dakota this fall, so keep your eyes open.
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. According to the
American Bird Conservancy, nine of the 13 Globally Important Bird Areas in
North Dakota are National Wildlife Refuges. Contact individual 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