* RBA
* North Dakota
* Statewide
* June 12, 2007
* NDST0705.22
Hotline: North Dakota
Update Date: June 12, 2007
Number: 701-250-4418
To Report: 701-250-4418
Coverage: Statewide
Compiler: Ken Torkelson, USFWS
Compiled: June 12, 2007
Transcriber: Jane Kostenko
mailto:kenneth_torkelson at fws.gov
- Birds Mentioned
SNOWY PLOVER
Piping Plover
SEMIPALMATED SANDPIPER
WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPER
Greater Scaup
Willow Flycatcher
Bell's Vireo
BLUE GROSBEAK
Red-headed Woodpecker
American Bittern
Rock Wren
Lazuli Bunting
Indigo Bunting
Broad-winged Hawk
Say's Phoebe
Black-billed Cuckoo
Osprey
Least Tern
HENSLOW'S SPARROW
Sharp-tailed Grouse
Alder Flycatcher
Leconte's Sparrow
RED-BELLIED WOODPECKER
Scarlet Tanager
Veery
Wilson’s Phalarope
Dickcissel
Field Sparrow
Lark Sparrow
Sedge Wren
Nelson's Sharp-tailed Sparrow
Belted Kingfisher
Northern Mockingbird
Red-necked Grebe
Burrowing Owl
American Black Duck
Sprague's Pipit
-Transcript
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, June 12. All phone numbers mentioned are area
code 701 unless otherwise noted.
A rare plover tops our report this week.
Dan and Emily Svingen found a SNOWY PLOVER at Long Lake National
Wildlife Refuge near Moffit on June 10. They went to the Refuge
to check after a researcher reported seeing one or two of the
species - considered a hypothetical – a week or so earlier. The
Svingens also report quite a few PIPING PLOVERS at the Refuge,
with protective cages around the nests. You're asked to keep
about 200 yards away. Dan and Emily also saw a few dozen late
SEMIPALMATED SANDPIPERS and a few WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPERS, plus
Dan's first June male GREATER SCAUP sightings in North Dakota.
They were at the WPA along US 83 in the northwest corner of the
Refuge. For details, contact Dan at 250-4443, ext. 107.
Clark Talkington birded Emmons County on June 4. e discovered a
WILLOW FLYCATCHER at Goose Lake, BELL'S VIREO at the Beaver Bay
Recreation Area for the seventh year in a row, two BLUE GROSBEAKS
13 miles southwest of there, and eight RED-HEADED WOODPECKERS at
MacLean Bottoms in Burleigh County. For more information, it's
ctalkington@bis.midco.net
Corey and Linda Ellingson visited the Beaver Bay Recreation Area
on June 9. On the way, they saw AMERICAN BITTERN south of Menoken, two
ROCK WRENS where they're typically seen beside Highway 1804 in Emmons
County, a couple pairs of LAZULI BUNTINGS, a pair of INDIGO BUNTINGS near
the fish cleaning station at the Beaver Bay Recreation Area, along with a
young BROAD-WINGED HAWK at the west end of the
campground, a SAY'S PHOEBE nest under the overhang at the fish
cleaning station, and a calling BLACK-BILLED CUCKOO to the south
of the Beaver Bay boat ramp. Moving on to MacLean Bottoms, they
added an OSPREY, three or four LEAST TERNS and a RED-HEADED
WOODPECKER. For details, contact Corey at tcellingson@juno.com
Dennis Wiesenborn turned up a HENSLOW'S SPARROW near Walcott on
June 9. He says the bird sang repeatedly and then popped into view for 10
or 15 minutes. His other highlights from northern Richland
County included a likely SHARP-TAILED GROUSE, late ALDER FLYCATCHER and
LECONTE'S SPARROW. Moving on to the Pigeon Point Natural Area, Dennis
added three or four RED-HEADED WOODPECKERS, RED-BELLIED
WOODPECKER, SCARLET TANAGER, four VEERIES, a probable BLACK-BILLED CUCKOO,
WILSON'S PHALAROPES, DICKCISSELS, FIELD SPARROWS and LARK
SPARROWS. On the other hand, Dennis stumbled onto a dead woodcock on the
road. For more information, call Dennis at 297-0981.
Keith Corliss didn't find anything unusual in the Embden area and
at the Alice Waterfowl Production Area in western Cass County on
June 10. He recorded 26 SEDGE WRENS, five LECONTE'S SPARROWS and
three NELSON'S SHARP-TAILED SPARROWS. He could not find red-necked grebes,
white-faced ibis and cattle egret, although those species
have been at those sites in the past. At home in West Fargo, Keith added a
BELTED KINGFISHER to his yard list. Contact him at
kcorliss@forumcom.com
Since early this month, Carlotta Dewald has been getting regular
looks at a NORTHERN MOCKINGBIRD at a home construction site just
northwest of Spiritwood. She says the bird has been flying back
and forth across a pasture. You can reach Carlotta at 320-3477.
Connie Norheim and Becky Oberlander drove north of Fargo on June 7. They
heard two or three DICKCISSELS singing, and got to see one of them. For a
precise location, call Connie at 232-4386.
Dave Lambeth reports at least one DICKCISSEL has made it as far
north as Grand Forks. He found it in the Greenway across from the
Elmwood entrance on June 11. Returning from the Prairie and
Potholes birding festival on June 10, Dave spent some time within
the boundaries of the Spirit Lake Reservation, where he tallied 83
species. He found 22 RED-NECKED GREBES and several nests on the
Reservation. Dave added another pair about three miles west of
Petersburg. Contact him at davidlambeth58201@yahoo.com
A BURROWING OWL was the best bird Ron Martin found during the
June 10 Horsehead Lake breeding bird survey. He says he had not
seen any of that species in Kidder County for a long time. On
June 11, Ron counted 82 species in the Denbigh BBS. Highlights
included an AMERICAN BLACK DUCK and 16 SPRAGUE'S PIPITS. You can
reach Ron at jrmartin@srt.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 more than 1,100 Waterfowl Production Areas in North
Dakota...offering some of the best birding opportunities in
the state. Contact Refuge offices for more information about visiting. For
phone numbers of individual Refuges, as well as additional
information, go to the 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
* June 12, 2007
* NDST0705.22
Hotline: North Dakota
Update Date: June 12, 2007
Number: 701-250-4418
To Report: 701-250-4418
Coverage: Statewide
Compiler: Ken Torkelson, USFWS
Compiled: June 12, 2007
Transcriber: Jane Kostenko
mailto:kenneth_torkelson at fws.gov
- Birds Mentioned
SNOWY PLOVER
Piping Plover
SEMIPALMATED SANDPIPER
WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPER
Greater Scaup
Willow Flycatcher
Bell's Vireo
BLUE GROSBEAK
Red-headed Woodpecker
American Bittern
Rock Wren
Lazuli Bunting
Indigo Bunting
Broad-winged Hawk
Say's Phoebe
Black-billed Cuckoo
Osprey
Least Tern
HENSLOW'S SPARROW
Sharp-tailed Grouse
Alder Flycatcher
Leconte's Sparrow
RED-BELLIED WOODPECKER
Scarlet Tanager
Veery
Wilson’s Phalarope
Dickcissel
Field Sparrow
Lark Sparrow
Sedge Wren
Nelson's Sharp-tailed Sparrow
Belted Kingfisher
Northern Mockingbird
Red-necked Grebe
Burrowing Owl
American Black Duck
Sprague's Pipit
-Transcript
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, June 12. All phone numbers mentioned are area
code 701 unless otherwise noted.
A rare plover tops our report this week.
Dan and Emily Svingen found a SNOWY PLOVER at Long Lake National
Wildlife Refuge near Moffit on June 10. They went to the Refuge
to check after a researcher reported seeing one or two of the
species - considered a hypothetical – a week or so earlier. The
Svingens also report quite a few PIPING PLOVERS at the Refuge,
with protective cages around the nests. You're asked to keep
about 200 yards away. Dan and Emily also saw a few dozen late
SEMIPALMATED SANDPIPERS and a few WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPERS, plus
Dan's first June male GREATER SCAUP sightings in North Dakota.
They were at the WPA along US 83 in the northwest corner of the
Refuge. For details, contact Dan at 250-4443, ext. 107.
Clark Talkington birded Emmons County on June 4. e discovered a
WILLOW FLYCATCHER at Goose Lake, BELL'S VIREO at the Beaver Bay
Recreation Area for the seventh year in a row, two BLUE GROSBEAKS
13 miles southwest of there, and eight RED-HEADED WOODPECKERS at
MacLean Bottoms in Burleigh County. For more information, it's
ctalkington@bis.midco.net
Corey and Linda Ellingson visited the Beaver Bay Recreation Area
on June 9. On the way, they saw AMERICAN BITTERN south of Menoken, two
ROCK WRENS where they're typically seen beside Highway 1804 in Emmons
County, a couple pairs of LAZULI BUNTINGS, a pair of INDIGO BUNTINGS near
the fish cleaning station at the Beaver Bay Recreation Area, along with a
young BROAD-WINGED HAWK at the west end of the
campground, a SAY'S PHOEBE nest under the overhang at the fish
cleaning station, and a calling BLACK-BILLED CUCKOO to the south
of the Beaver Bay boat ramp. Moving on to MacLean Bottoms, they
added an OSPREY, three or four LEAST TERNS and a RED-HEADED
WOODPECKER. For details, contact Corey at tcellingson@juno.com
Dennis Wiesenborn turned up a HENSLOW'S SPARROW near Walcott on
June 9. He says the bird sang repeatedly and then popped into view for 10
or 15 minutes. His other highlights from northern Richland
County included a likely SHARP-TAILED GROUSE, late ALDER FLYCATCHER and
LECONTE'S SPARROW. Moving on to the Pigeon Point Natural Area, Dennis
added three or four RED-HEADED WOODPECKERS, RED-BELLIED
WOODPECKER, SCARLET TANAGER, four VEERIES, a probable BLACK-BILLED CUCKOO,
WILSON'S PHALAROPES, DICKCISSELS, FIELD SPARROWS and LARK
SPARROWS. On the other hand, Dennis stumbled onto a dead woodcock on the
road. For more information, call Dennis at 297-0981.
Keith Corliss didn't find anything unusual in the Embden area and
at the Alice Waterfowl Production Area in western Cass County on
June 10. He recorded 26 SEDGE WRENS, five LECONTE'S SPARROWS and
three NELSON'S SHARP-TAILED SPARROWS. He could not find red-necked grebes,
white-faced ibis and cattle egret, although those species
have been at those sites in the past. At home in West Fargo, Keith added a
BELTED KINGFISHER to his yard list. Contact him at
kcorliss@forumcom.com
Since early this month, Carlotta Dewald has been getting regular
looks at a NORTHERN MOCKINGBIRD at a home construction site just
northwest of Spiritwood. She says the bird has been flying back
and forth across a pasture. You can reach Carlotta at 320-3477.
Connie Norheim and Becky Oberlander drove north of Fargo on June 7. They
heard two or three DICKCISSELS singing, and got to see one of them. For a
precise location, call Connie at 232-4386.
Dave Lambeth reports at least one DICKCISSEL has made it as far
north as Grand Forks. He found it in the Greenway across from the
Elmwood entrance on June 11. Returning from the Prairie and
Potholes birding festival on June 10, Dave spent some time within
the boundaries of the Spirit Lake Reservation, where he tallied 83
species. He found 22 RED-NECKED GREBES and several nests on the
Reservation. Dave added another pair about three miles west of
Petersburg. Contact him at davidlambeth58201@yahoo.com
A BURROWING OWL was the best bird Ron Martin found during the
June 10 Horsehead Lake breeding bird survey. He says he had not
seen any of that species in Kidder County for a long time. On
June 11, Ron counted 82 species in the Denbigh BBS. Highlights
included an AMERICAN BLACK DUCK and 16 SPRAGUE'S PIPITS. You can
reach Ron at jrmartin@srt.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 more than 1,100 Waterfowl Production Areas in North
Dakota...offering some of the best birding opportunities in
the state. Contact Refuge offices for more information about visiting. For
phone numbers of individual Refuges, as well as additional
information, go to the Fish and Wildlife Service web site at
www.fws.gov Click on Offices, and click on North Dakota on the map.
- end transcript