* RBA
* North Dakota
* Statewide
* June 19, 2007
* NDST0706.19
- Transcript
Hotline: North Dakota Update
Date: June 19, 2007
Number: 701-250-4418
To Report: 701-250-4418
Coverage: Statewide
Compiler: Ken Torkelson, USFWS
Compiled: June 19, 2007
Transcriber: Jane Kostenko
mailto:kenneth_torkelson AT fws.gov
- Birds Mentioned
PROTHONOTARY WARBLER
Piping Plover
Least Tern
LESSER GOLDFINCH
EASTERN MEADOWLARK
Horned Grebe
TRICOLORED HERON
American Black Duck
LESSER YELLOWLEGS
California Gull
STILT SANDPIPER
TRUMPETER SWAN
SANDERLING
SEMIPALMATED SANDPIPER
WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPER
Black-billed Cuckoo
Least Bittern
LITTLE BLUE HERON
Great Egret
SNOWY EGRET
Cattle Egret
Burrowing Owl
LeConte’s Sparrow
Yellow Rail
Say’s Phoebe
WHITE-WINGED SCOTER
SNOWY PLOVER
Bufflehead
SNOW GOOSE
Mallard
Red-necked Grebe
Ferruginous Hawk
Nelson’s Sharp-tailed Sparrow
Baird’s Sparrow
Sprague’s Pipit
Chestnut-collared Longspur
Turkey Vulture
Eastern Towhee
Spotted Towhee
Sandhill Crane
American Kestrel
BLACK-NECKED STILT
HENSLOW’S SPARROW
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 19. 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.
Maybe now that the bulk of the spring migration is over, the really
outstanding birds are–well– standing out more. Or maybe we just
have more time to look for them.
Dan and Emily Svingen found a singing PROTHONOTARY WARBLER
at the Hazelton boat ramp in Emmons County on June 17. Dan says the bird, an
“accidental,” was singing from an elm tree at the public site. They could
also
see four PIPING PLOVERS and three LEAST TERNS on large sandbars
upstream from the boat ramp. For details, call Dan at 250-4443, ext. 107.
Keith Corliss isn’t ready to call it a sure thing, but he believes the two
“dirty”
goldfinches he saw between Medora and Fryburg on June 15 may have been
LESSER GOLDFINCHES. He is hoping somebody else sees the pair, and
describes the location as “just east of the east river road, along the
Fryburg
road.” Keith says he had only a brief look at the birds, but saw quite a few
of the species in Nevada last summer. For more information, contact him
at kcorliss@forumcomm.com
Another “accidental” is the EASTERN MEADOWLARK that was singing
and calling east and north of the Dawson exit off I-94. Clark Talkington
first discovered the bird on June 15, and Paulette Scherr reports it was
still at
that location in the late afternoon two days later. Clark’s other
sightings that
day included a breeding adult HORNED GREBE north of Wing in Sheriday
County. He says there have only been three nesting locations found in the
Bismarck-Mandan area since the 1970s. If you’re interested, contact Clark
at ctalkington@bis.midco.net
There’s something about Lake Alice National Wildlife Refuge that attracts a
TRICOLORED HERON. Dave Lambeth found the bird on June 14 at the north
end of the lake, which is north of Devils Lake, in roughly the same
location a
member of that species was found last fall. For more information about this
bird, listed as an “occasional,” contact Dave at
davidlambeth58201@yahoo.com
Eve Freeberg saw the TRICOLORED HERON at Lake Alice refuge later
that day. Her other June 14 sightings included a BLACK DUCK, a LESSER
YELLOWLEGS along Highway 20 in Ramsey County and a large
CALIFORNIA GULL colony of 300 adults and 30 or 40 young at Davis
Flats near Devils Lake. Back in Grand Forks County, Eve added a late
STILT SANDPIPER and the two TRUMPETER SWANS first seen June 4
near Larimore. She says Grand Forks County still has some shorebirds.
Eve found SANDERLINGS, SEMIPALMATED SANDPIPERS and
WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPERS on June 12. A new yard-bird showed
up on June 13. Eve was surprised to hear a BLACK-BILLED CUCKOO
calling from outside her window in Grand Forks early that morning. For
details on any of those sightings, call Eve at 741-8105.
Participants in the Potholes and Prairie Birding Festival the second
weekend in June were excited to see and hear a LEAST BITTERN.
The bird was located west of the junction of Highways 9 and 281 on June
10, according to Paulette Scherr. She reports that a researcher saw a
LITTLE BLUE HERON on one of the nesting islands in Chase
Lake, where GREAT EGRETS, SNOWY EGRETS and CATTLE
EGRETS are nesting. Some festival goers located BURROWING
OWLS on three different sites on private land about nine miles
southwest of Pingree. Paulette says at least five singing male
LECONTE’S SPARROWS can be found near the Highway 281
turnoff to Arrowwood National Wildlife Refuge. Although the
site is on private land, Paulette says the birds can be easily viewed
from the road. And, Paulette adds that two or three YELLOW
RAILS were calling on June 8 and at least one on June 12 on
the south side of Chicago Lake, which is just north of Chase
Lake in west-central Stutsman County. For more information,
contact Paulette at 285-3341.
The yard-first SAY’S PHOEBE seen by Ann Hoffert at Pipestem
Creek south of Carrington on May 15 is now nesting there. Ann
believes the bird has added to an existing barn swallow nest under the
eave of a granary. On June 10, Ann saw a lone WHITE-WINGED
SCOTER just south of McHenry. For details, call Ann at 652-2623.
More SNOWY PLOVER sightings: Carol Aron saw two pairs at Long
Lake National Wildlife Refuge on June 12 and another pair at the
public access point of Big Muddy Lake, three miles north of Dawson.
You can reach Carol at 355-8506. Daniel Ackerman discovered a pair of
SNOWY PLOVERS near the Wilton boat ramp on the Missouri
River on June 15. He says they are easily visible from a boat at river
mile 1339. Contact him at 330-5781.
Jean Legge saw two male and one female BUFFLEHEADS near the
north end of Horsehead Lake in Kidder County on June 11. One day
earlier, she found a blue-phase SNOW GOOSE standing in a field
with several MALLARDS in Griggs County near the Cooperstown
Bible Camp. She reports the goose walked away, and there were
no other geese in the area. Call Jean at 845-4762.
Bob Anderson got a close look at two RED-NECKED GREBES
outhwest of Pettibone on June 14. While birding between Valley
City and Tuttle, he also saw a FERRUGINOUS HAWK nest with
three young southeast of Horsehead Lake and multiple NELSON”S
SHARP-TAILED SPARROWS, BAIRD’S SPARROWS, LECONTE’S
SPARROWS, SPRAGUE’S PIPITS and CHESTNUT-COLLARED
LONGSPURS from Chase Lake to the Tuttle area. On June 12 and 13, Bob
birded around Amidon to south of Rhame and Marmarth with
Jean Legge. In addition to the species common to that area, they came
across seven TURKEY VULTURES near the Burning Coal
Vein campground. For more information, contact Bob at
bob.anderson@vcsu.edu
Ron Martin had singing EASTERN TOWHEE and SPOTTED TOWHEE
during a June 14 stop in the Turtle Mountains breeding bird survey. He
says both species are rare breeders there. The count produced 91
species. Contact Ron at jrmartin@srt.com
Judith Sparrow and Gary Ash observed two singing male SPRAGUE’S
PIPITS at Lostwood National Wildlife Refuge near Kenmare on June 5. The
same auto tour route also produced a singing male BAIRD’S
SPARROW. You can reach Judith at jsparrow@centurytel.net
Jesse Kolar saw a flock of 15 SANDHILL CRANES southwest of
Amidon on June 14. Contact him at jekolar@hotmail.com
And, from South Dakota, Dick Kappedal has confirmed nesting by
the AMERICAN KESTREL pair he observed earlier at Crooks in
Minnnehaha County. However, Dick says he found one dead chick
near the nest. For more information, contact him at
roughrider@sio.midco.net
Larry Igl and Steve Peterson saw a BLACK-NECKED STILT on the
shore of a large alkali lake in McPherson County, S.D. on June 13 and 14.
Larry says the stilt was acting as if it had a nest in the area, although no
second stilt was seen. On June 16, Larry found a singing male HENSLOW’S
SPARROW near Bristol in Day County, S.D. For details, call him at
253-5511.
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
* June 19, 2007
* NDST0706.19
- Transcript
Hotline: North Dakota Update
Date: June 19, 2007
Number: 701-250-4418
To Report: 701-250-4418
Coverage: Statewide
Compiler: Ken Torkelson, USFWS
Compiled: June 19, 2007
Transcriber: Jane Kostenko
mailto:kenneth_torkelson AT fws.gov
- Birds Mentioned
PROTHONOTARY WARBLER
Piping Plover
Least Tern
LESSER GOLDFINCH
EASTERN MEADOWLARK
Horned Grebe
TRICOLORED HERON
American Black Duck
LESSER YELLOWLEGS
California Gull
STILT SANDPIPER
TRUMPETER SWAN
SANDERLING
SEMIPALMATED SANDPIPER
WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPER
Black-billed Cuckoo
Least Bittern
LITTLE BLUE HERON
Great Egret
SNOWY EGRET
Cattle Egret
Burrowing Owl
LeConte’s Sparrow
Yellow Rail
Say’s Phoebe
WHITE-WINGED SCOTER
SNOWY PLOVER
Bufflehead
SNOW GOOSE
Mallard
Red-necked Grebe
Ferruginous Hawk
Nelson’s Sharp-tailed Sparrow
Baird’s Sparrow
Sprague’s Pipit
Chestnut-collared Longspur
Turkey Vulture
Eastern Towhee
Spotted Towhee
Sandhill Crane
American Kestrel
BLACK-NECKED STILT
HENSLOW’S SPARROW
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 19. 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.
Maybe now that the bulk of the spring migration is over, the really
outstanding birds are–well– standing out more. Or maybe we just
have more time to look for them.
Dan and Emily Svingen found a singing PROTHONOTARY WARBLER
at the Hazelton boat ramp in Emmons County on June 17. Dan says the bird, an
“accidental,” was singing from an elm tree at the public site. They could
also
see four PIPING PLOVERS and three LEAST TERNS on large sandbars
upstream from the boat ramp. For details, call Dan at 250-4443, ext. 107.
Keith Corliss isn’t ready to call it a sure thing, but he believes the two
“dirty”
goldfinches he saw between Medora and Fryburg on June 15 may have been
LESSER GOLDFINCHES. He is hoping somebody else sees the pair, and
describes the location as “just east of the east river road, along the
Fryburg
road.” Keith says he had only a brief look at the birds, but saw quite a few
of the species in Nevada last summer. For more information, contact him
at kcorliss@forumcomm.com
Another “accidental” is the EASTERN MEADOWLARK that was singing
and calling east and north of the Dawson exit off I-94. Clark Talkington
first discovered the bird on June 15, and Paulette Scherr reports it was
still at
that location in the late afternoon two days later. Clark’s other
sightings that
day included a breeding adult HORNED GREBE north of Wing in Sheriday
County. He says there have only been three nesting locations found in the
Bismarck-Mandan area since the 1970s. If you’re interested, contact Clark
at ctalkington@bis.midco.net
There’s something about Lake Alice National Wildlife Refuge that attracts a
TRICOLORED HERON. Dave Lambeth found the bird on June 14 at the north
end of the lake, which is north of Devils Lake, in roughly the same
location a
member of that species was found last fall. For more information about this
bird, listed as an “occasional,” contact Dave at
davidlambeth58201@yahoo.com
Eve Freeberg saw the TRICOLORED HERON at Lake Alice refuge later
that day. Her other June 14 sightings included a BLACK DUCK, a LESSER
YELLOWLEGS along Highway 20 in Ramsey County and a large
CALIFORNIA GULL colony of 300 adults and 30 or 40 young at Davis
Flats near Devils Lake. Back in Grand Forks County, Eve added a late
STILT SANDPIPER and the two TRUMPETER SWANS first seen June 4
near Larimore. She says Grand Forks County still has some shorebirds.
Eve found SANDERLINGS, SEMIPALMATED SANDPIPERS and
WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPERS on June 12. A new yard-bird showed
up on June 13. Eve was surprised to hear a BLACK-BILLED CUCKOO
calling from outside her window in Grand Forks early that morning. For
details on any of those sightings, call Eve at 741-8105.
Participants in the Potholes and Prairie Birding Festival the second
weekend in June were excited to see and hear a LEAST BITTERN.
The bird was located west of the junction of Highways 9 and 281 on June
10, according to Paulette Scherr. She reports that a researcher saw a
LITTLE BLUE HERON on one of the nesting islands in Chase
Lake, where GREAT EGRETS, SNOWY EGRETS and CATTLE
EGRETS are nesting. Some festival goers located BURROWING
OWLS on three different sites on private land about nine miles
southwest of Pingree. Paulette says at least five singing male
LECONTE’S SPARROWS can be found near the Highway 281
turnoff to Arrowwood National Wildlife Refuge. Although the
site is on private land, Paulette says the birds can be easily viewed
from the road. And, Paulette adds that two or three YELLOW
RAILS were calling on June 8 and at least one on June 12 on
the south side of Chicago Lake, which is just north of Chase
Lake in west-central Stutsman County. For more information,
contact Paulette at 285-3341.
The yard-first SAY’S PHOEBE seen by Ann Hoffert at Pipestem
Creek south of Carrington on May 15 is now nesting there. Ann
believes the bird has added to an existing barn swallow nest under the
eave of a granary. On June 10, Ann saw a lone WHITE-WINGED
SCOTER just south of McHenry. For details, call Ann at 652-2623.
More SNOWY PLOVER sightings: Carol Aron saw two pairs at Long
Lake National Wildlife Refuge on June 12 and another pair at the
public access point of Big Muddy Lake, three miles north of Dawson.
You can reach Carol at 355-8506. Daniel Ackerman discovered a pair of
SNOWY PLOVERS near the Wilton boat ramp on the Missouri
River on June 15. He says they are easily visible from a boat at river
mile 1339. Contact him at 330-5781.
Jean Legge saw two male and one female BUFFLEHEADS near the
north end of Horsehead Lake in Kidder County on June 11. One day
earlier, she found a blue-phase SNOW GOOSE standing in a field
with several MALLARDS in Griggs County near the Cooperstown
Bible Camp. She reports the goose walked away, and there were
no other geese in the area. Call Jean at 845-4762.
Bob Anderson got a close look at two RED-NECKED GREBES
outhwest of Pettibone on June 14. While birding between Valley
City and Tuttle, he also saw a FERRUGINOUS HAWK nest with
three young southeast of Horsehead Lake and multiple NELSON”S
SHARP-TAILED SPARROWS, BAIRD’S SPARROWS, LECONTE’S
SPARROWS, SPRAGUE’S PIPITS and CHESTNUT-COLLARED
LONGSPURS from Chase Lake to the Tuttle area. On June 12 and 13, Bob
birded around Amidon to south of Rhame and Marmarth with
Jean Legge. In addition to the species common to that area, they came
across seven TURKEY VULTURES near the Burning Coal
Vein campground. For more information, contact Bob at
bob.anderson@vcsu.edu
Ron Martin had singing EASTERN TOWHEE and SPOTTED TOWHEE
during a June 14 stop in the Turtle Mountains breeding bird survey. He
says both species are rare breeders there. The count produced 91
species. Contact Ron at jrmartin@srt.com
Judith Sparrow and Gary Ash observed two singing male SPRAGUE’S
PIPITS at Lostwood National Wildlife Refuge near Kenmare on June 5. The
same auto tour route also produced a singing male BAIRD’S
SPARROW. You can reach Judith at jsparrow@centurytel.net
Jesse Kolar saw a flock of 15 SANDHILL CRANES southwest of
Amidon on June 14. Contact him at jekolar@hotmail.com
And, from South Dakota, Dick Kappedal has confirmed nesting by
the AMERICAN KESTREL pair he observed earlier at Crooks in
Minnnehaha County. However, Dick says he found one dead chick
near the nest. For more information, contact him at
roughrider@sio.midco.net
Larry Igl and Steve Peterson saw a BLACK-NECKED STILT on the
shore of a large alkali lake in McPherson County, S.D. on June 13 and 14.
Larry says the stilt was acting as if it had a nest in the area, although no
second stilt was seen. On June 16, Larry found a singing male HENSLOW’S
SPARROW near Bristol in Day County, S.D. For details, call him at
253-5511.
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