- RBA
* North Dakota
* Statewide
* August 2, 2005
* NDST0508.02
- Transcript
Hotline: North Dakota Update
Date: August 2, 2005
Number: 701-250-4418
To Report: 701-250-4418
Coverage: Statewide
Compiler: Ken Torkelson, USFWS
Compiled: August 2, 2005
Transcriber: Jane Kostenko
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- Birds Mentioned
BLACK DUCK
Buff-breasted Sandpiper
Hudsonian Godwit
Stilt Sandpiper
Semipalmated Sandpiper
Cliff Swallow
Dickcissel
Bobolink
Lazuli Bunting
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,
August 2, 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.
This week...one duck, lots of shorebirds, and a few other things.
Corey Ellingson and Clark Talkington birded Burleigh County on July 30.
They found a BLACK DUCK at McKenzie Slough. The duck was a county first
for both Corey and Clark. Among the 19 shorebird species was a
BUFF-BREASTED SANDPIPER at Harriet Lake, east of Wing. The 7,500
shorebirds at Rice Lake WMA included a HUDSONIAN GODWIT. For more
information, contact Corey at [log in to unmask]
Ron Martin estimated 7,400 shorebirds at Balfour Slough in McHenry County
on July 31. The most common species were STILT SANDPIPERS with 2,300 and
SEMIPALMATED SANDPIPERS with 2,075. The following day, Ron discovered a
single BUFF-BREASTED SANDPIPER at the Minot lagoons. For details, e-mail
Ron at [log in to unmask]
Wayne Easley spent three weeks in Kenya, and returned home to Harvey to
find that a pair of CLIFF SWALLOWS had refurbished two old barn swallow
nests. He adds that the DICKCISSELS are still singing near Harvey, and
myriads of shorebirds are coming through the Antelope Hills of Pierce
County. Among Wayne's Kenyan bird highlights was a QUAIL PLOVER, a lifer
for him. Contact Wayne at [log in to unmask]
From the New Town area, Rita Satermo saw a BOBOLINK on a fence near
Brendle's Bay. Her yard has been visited by an odd female LAZULI BUNTING,
which has no blue along the tail, and a streaked breast. E-mail Rita at
[log in to unmask]
David and Ellin Lindee add that they have seen only two BOBOLINKS all
summer...one about 10 miles west of Parshall, and the other at Reunion Bay
last week. Contact the Lindees at [log in to unmask]
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
* August 2, 2005
* NDST0508.02
- Transcript
Hotline: North Dakota Update
Date: August 2, 2005
Number: 701-250-4418
To Report: 701-250-4418
Coverage: Statewide
Compiler: Ken Torkelson, USFWS
Compiled: August 2, 2005
Transcriber: Jane Kostenko
mailto:[log in to unmask]
- Birds Mentioned
BLACK DUCK
Buff-breasted Sandpiper
Hudsonian Godwit
Stilt Sandpiper
Semipalmated Sandpiper
Cliff Swallow
Dickcissel
Bobolink
Lazuli Bunting
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,
August 2, 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.
This week...one duck, lots of shorebirds, and a few other things.
Corey Ellingson and Clark Talkington birded Burleigh County on July 30.
They found a BLACK DUCK at McKenzie Slough. The duck was a county first
for both Corey and Clark. Among the 19 shorebird species was a
BUFF-BREASTED SANDPIPER at Harriet Lake, east of Wing. The 7,500
shorebirds at Rice Lake WMA included a HUDSONIAN GODWIT. For more
information, contact Corey at [log in to unmask]
Ron Martin estimated 7,400 shorebirds at Balfour Slough in McHenry County
on July 31. The most common species were STILT SANDPIPERS with 2,300 and
SEMIPALMATED SANDPIPERS with 2,075. The following day, Ron discovered a
single BUFF-BREASTED SANDPIPER at the Minot lagoons. For details, e-mail
Ron at [log in to unmask]
Wayne Easley spent three weeks in Kenya, and returned home to Harvey to
find that a pair of CLIFF SWALLOWS had refurbished two old barn swallow
nests. He adds that the DICKCISSELS are still singing near Harvey, and
myriads of shorebirds are coming through the Antelope Hills of Pierce
County. Among Wayne's Kenyan bird highlights was a QUAIL PLOVER, a lifer
for him. Contact Wayne at [log in to unmask]
From the New Town area, Rita Satermo saw a BOBOLINK on a fence near
Brendle's Bay. Her yard has been visited by an odd female LAZULI BUNTING,
which has no blue along the tail, and a streaked breast. E-mail Rita at
[log in to unmask]
David and Ellin Lindee add that they have seen only two BOBOLINKS all
summer...one about 10 miles west of Parshall, and the other at Reunion Bay
last week. Contact the Lindees at [log in to unmask]
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