- RBA
* North Dakota
* Statewide
* October 18, 2005
* NDST0510.18
- Transcript
Hotline: North Dakota Update
Date: October 18, 2005
Number: 701-250-4418
To Report: 701-250-4418
Coverage: Statewide
Compiler: Ken Torkelson, USFWS
Compiled: October 18, 2005
Transcriber: Jane Kostenko
mailto:kenneth_torkelson@fws.gov
- Birds Mentioned
CURLEW SANDPIPER
Snow Bunting
Smith's Longspur
American Tree Sparrow
Bald Eagle
Surf Scoter
Black-bellied Plover
American Pipit
Black-throated Blue Warbler
Winter Wren
American Golden-plover
Sanderling
Baird's Sandpiper
Bald Eagle
Golden-crowned Kinglet
Brown Creeper
Wood Duck
Double-crested Cormorant
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Belted Kingfisher
Marbled Godwit
Dunlin
Northern Saw-whet Owl
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Rough-legged Hawk
Ruddy Duck
Bufflehead
Lesser Scaup
Tundra Swan
Snow Goose
Bonaparte's Gull
Long-billed Dowitcher
American Avocet
Snowy Egret
Great Blue Heron
Common Loon
Solitary Sandpiper
Cattle Egret
Black-crowned Night-heron
Townsend's Solitaire
Great Egret
American Crow
American Goldfinch
House Finch
Harris' Sparrow
Sharp-tailed Grouse
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,
October 18, 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.
Good sightings from all corners of the state this week.
Keith Corliss saw an adult and a juvenile CURLEW SANDPIPER at the Fargo
lagoons on Oct. 14. The species is an "accidental" in North Dakota, and
Keith admits he mis-identified them when he first saw them. He couldn't
find the two in subsequent visits, but did turn up his season-first SNOW
BUNTING on Oct. 16. Keith was joined by Dean Riemer on Oct. 16, walking
fields on the north side of ND 27, just east of the McLeod turnoff. They
stirred up SMITH'S LONGSPURS, including 16 at a time. It was a life bird
for both Keith and Dean. They also saw several AMERICAN TREE SPARROWS.
Keith's other sightings on Oct. 14 included three BALD EAGLES, five SURF
SCOTERS, five BLACK-BELLIED PLOVERS and several AMERICAN PIPITS. Contact
him at kcorliss@forumcomm.com
Corey Ellingson discovered a late male BLACK-THROATED BLUE WARBLER and a
WINTER WREN at Sleepy Hollow Park in Bismarck on Oct. 16. Corey says it
was his first ever in Bismarck. Earlier in the day, he saw an unidentified
phalarope north of Sterling, a GOLDEN PLOVER, 20 SANDERLINGS in white
winter plumage, two BAIRD'S SANDPIPERS, some DOWITCHERS and an adult BALD
EAGLE. Two small farmsteads in Sheridan County produced GOLDEN-CROWNED
KINGLETS and a BROWN CREEPER. You can reach Corey at tcellingson@juno.com
Dan Buchanan found a pair of adult WOOD DUCKS on the James River at McElroy
Park in Jamestown on Oct. 13. He reports a fair number of DOUBLE-CRESTED
CORMORANTS along the river, plus RUBY-CROWNED KINGLETS. Dan says he saw a
YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLER twice last week and a BELTED KINGFISHER. Call him at
252-6604.
Ron Martin birded McHenry County on Oct. 15. He discovered a large nest
near Round Lake, which is north of Drake, and speculated it might be a bald
eagle nest. Ron also saw a nice flock of 120 AMERICAN GOLDEN-PLOVERS at
Balfour Slough, plus a late MARBLED GODWIT and two DUNLIN, as well as his
first SNOW BUNTING of the season. On Oct. 12, Ron found a WINTER WREN in
Oak Park in Minot, and he says a NORTHERN SAW-WHET OWL answered his
whistles near Sawyer on Oct. 11. Contact Ron at jrmartin@srt.com
A male RED-BELLIED WOODPECKER was yard bird number 157 for Dave Lambeth of
Grand Forks on Oct. 15. Dave has been in the location since April 1995.
Earlier in the day, he had two seasonal firsts: a ROUGH-LEGGED HAWK and
TREE SPARROWS. Dave birded the Devils Lake area on Oct. 10. He saw a
MARBLED GODWIT across from the Devils Lake lagoons, thousands of RUDDY
DUCKS, a few small rafts of BUFFLEHEAD and LESSER SCAUP, less than 50
TUNDRA SWANS and SNOW GEESE, 1,150 BONAPARTE'S GULLS and about 2,000
LONG-BILLED DOWITCHERS. He says AMERICAN AVOCETS are still present, and he
saw four SNOWY EGRETS around Minnewaukan. At Lake Alice, Dave noted a
GREAT BLUE HERON, and the small lake at Larimore Dam has been holding an
immature COMMON LOON for at least three days. Contact Dave at
davidlambeth58201@yahoo.com
Eve Freeberg had a productive mid-October. On Oct. 11, she found a
SOLITARY SANDPIPER near Mapes in Nelson County, five CATTLE EGRETS at
Minnewaukan, 14 BLACK-CROWNED NIGHT-HERONS in Nelson and Ramsey counties
and a DUNLIN in Grand Forks County. On Oct. 12, Eve added a TOWNSEND'S
SOLITAIRE and TREE SPARROW in Grand Forks County.The 13th brought a
sighting of a juvenile CATTLE EGRET in Grand Forks County. On Oct. 15, a
visit to McLean County turned up Eve's first ROUGH-LEGGED HAWK of the
season. For more information, call her at 741-8105.
>From Hettinger, Jan Sailer reports a GREAT EGRET at Mirror Lake on Oct. 13,
and adds that she had never seen one there before. Contact her at
jngsailer@yahoo.com
Sherry Leslie quit counting after 5,000 AMERICAN CROWS arrived at Des Lacs
Nursery on Oct. 13. Call her at 725-4389.
Bernice Houser saw only four birds at her feeders near New Town on Oct. 15,
but they represented four species: AMERICAN GOLDFINCH, HOUSE FINCH, HARRIS'
SPARROW and TREE SPARROW. Contact Bernice at sanishnd@hotmail.com
Janelle Masters' yard north of Mandan was invaded by a flock of
GOLDEN-CROWNED KINGLETS as she was cleaning out her pond and waterfall on
Oct. 17. Janelle says the birds got within three feet of her. Call her at
224-5525.
Finally, Bob Scarlett reports observing an interesting phenomenon while
camping in the Badlands last week. He saw between 150 and 200 SHARP-TAILED
GROUSE on a hilltop near his camper each morning, with about half of them
dancing, just like on a spring lek. Bob is wondering how unusual the
behavior is. If you have an answer, he's at bobkat@btinet.net
Another reminder of the fall field trip and business meeting of the North
Dakota Birding Society. It's Oct. 29 and 30 in Bismarck. For more
information, call Corey at 221-0644.
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.
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* North Dakota
* Statewide
* October 18, 2005
* NDST0510.18
- Transcript
Hotline: North Dakota Update
Date: October 18, 2005
Number: 701-250-4418
To Report: 701-250-4418
Coverage: Statewide
Compiler: Ken Torkelson, USFWS
Compiled: October 18, 2005
Transcriber: Jane Kostenko
mailto:kenneth_torkelson@fws.gov
- Birds Mentioned
CURLEW SANDPIPER
Snow Bunting
Smith's Longspur
American Tree Sparrow
Bald Eagle
Surf Scoter
Black-bellied Plover
American Pipit
Black-throated Blue Warbler
Winter Wren
American Golden-plover
Sanderling
Baird's Sandpiper
Bald Eagle
Golden-crowned Kinglet
Brown Creeper
Wood Duck
Double-crested Cormorant
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Belted Kingfisher
Marbled Godwit
Dunlin
Northern Saw-whet Owl
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Rough-legged Hawk
Ruddy Duck
Bufflehead
Lesser Scaup
Tundra Swan
Snow Goose
Bonaparte's Gull
Long-billed Dowitcher
American Avocet
Snowy Egret
Great Blue Heron
Common Loon
Solitary Sandpiper
Cattle Egret
Black-crowned Night-heron
Townsend's Solitaire
Great Egret
American Crow
American Goldfinch
House Finch
Harris' Sparrow
Sharp-tailed Grouse
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,
October 18, 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.
Good sightings from all corners of the state this week.
Keith Corliss saw an adult and a juvenile CURLEW SANDPIPER at the Fargo
lagoons on Oct. 14. The species is an "accidental" in North Dakota, and
Keith admits he mis-identified them when he first saw them. He couldn't
find the two in subsequent visits, but did turn up his season-first SNOW
BUNTING on Oct. 16. Keith was joined by Dean Riemer on Oct. 16, walking
fields on the north side of ND 27, just east of the McLeod turnoff. They
stirred up SMITH'S LONGSPURS, including 16 at a time. It was a life bird
for both Keith and Dean. They also saw several AMERICAN TREE SPARROWS.
Keith's other sightings on Oct. 14 included three BALD EAGLES, five SURF
SCOTERS, five BLACK-BELLIED PLOVERS and several AMERICAN PIPITS. Contact
him at kcorliss@forumcomm.com
Corey Ellingson discovered a late male BLACK-THROATED BLUE WARBLER and a
WINTER WREN at Sleepy Hollow Park in Bismarck on Oct. 16. Corey says it
was his first ever in Bismarck. Earlier in the day, he saw an unidentified
phalarope north of Sterling, a GOLDEN PLOVER, 20 SANDERLINGS in white
winter plumage, two BAIRD'S SANDPIPERS, some DOWITCHERS and an adult BALD
EAGLE. Two small farmsteads in Sheridan County produced GOLDEN-CROWNED
KINGLETS and a BROWN CREEPER. You can reach Corey at tcellingson@juno.com
Dan Buchanan found a pair of adult WOOD DUCKS on the James River at McElroy
Park in Jamestown on Oct. 13. He reports a fair number of DOUBLE-CRESTED
CORMORANTS along the river, plus RUBY-CROWNED KINGLETS. Dan says he saw a
YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLER twice last week and a BELTED KINGFISHER. Call him at
252-6604.
Ron Martin birded McHenry County on Oct. 15. He discovered a large nest
near Round Lake, which is north of Drake, and speculated it might be a bald
eagle nest. Ron also saw a nice flock of 120 AMERICAN GOLDEN-PLOVERS at
Balfour Slough, plus a late MARBLED GODWIT and two DUNLIN, as well as his
first SNOW BUNTING of the season. On Oct. 12, Ron found a WINTER WREN in
Oak Park in Minot, and he says a NORTHERN SAW-WHET OWL answered his
whistles near Sawyer on Oct. 11. Contact Ron at jrmartin@srt.com
A male RED-BELLIED WOODPECKER was yard bird number 157 for Dave Lambeth of
Grand Forks on Oct. 15. Dave has been in the location since April 1995.
Earlier in the day, he had two seasonal firsts: a ROUGH-LEGGED HAWK and
TREE SPARROWS. Dave birded the Devils Lake area on Oct. 10. He saw a
MARBLED GODWIT across from the Devils Lake lagoons, thousands of RUDDY
DUCKS, a few small rafts of BUFFLEHEAD and LESSER SCAUP, less than 50
TUNDRA SWANS and SNOW GEESE, 1,150 BONAPARTE'S GULLS and about 2,000
LONG-BILLED DOWITCHERS. He says AMERICAN AVOCETS are still present, and he
saw four SNOWY EGRETS around Minnewaukan. At Lake Alice, Dave noted a
GREAT BLUE HERON, and the small lake at Larimore Dam has been holding an
immature COMMON LOON for at least three days. Contact Dave at
davidlambeth58201@yahoo.com
Eve Freeberg had a productive mid-October. On Oct. 11, she found a
SOLITARY SANDPIPER near Mapes in Nelson County, five CATTLE EGRETS at
Minnewaukan, 14 BLACK-CROWNED NIGHT-HERONS in Nelson and Ramsey counties
and a DUNLIN in Grand Forks County. On Oct. 12, Eve added a TOWNSEND'S
SOLITAIRE and TREE SPARROW in Grand Forks County.The 13th brought a
sighting of a juvenile CATTLE EGRET in Grand Forks County. On Oct. 15, a
visit to McLean County turned up Eve's first ROUGH-LEGGED HAWK of the
season. For more information, call her at 741-8105.
>From Hettinger, Jan Sailer reports a GREAT EGRET at Mirror Lake on Oct. 13,
and adds that she had never seen one there before. Contact her at
jngsailer@yahoo.com
Sherry Leslie quit counting after 5,000 AMERICAN CROWS arrived at Des Lacs
Nursery on Oct. 13. Call her at 725-4389.
Bernice Houser saw only four birds at her feeders near New Town on Oct. 15,
but they represented four species: AMERICAN GOLDFINCH, HOUSE FINCH, HARRIS'
SPARROW and TREE SPARROW. Contact Bernice at sanishnd@hotmail.com
Janelle Masters' yard north of Mandan was invaded by a flock of
GOLDEN-CROWNED KINGLETS as she was cleaning out her pond and waterfall on
Oct. 17. Janelle says the birds got within three feet of her. Call her at
224-5525.
Finally, Bob Scarlett reports observing an interesting phenomenon while
camping in the Badlands last week. He saw between 150 and 200 SHARP-TAILED
GROUSE on a hilltop near his camper each morning, with about half of them
dancing, just like on a spring lek. Bob is wondering how unusual the
behavior is. If you have an answer, he's at bobkat@btinet.net
Another reminder of the fall field trip and business meeting of the North
Dakota Birding Society. It's Oct. 29 and 30 in Bismarck. For more
information, call Corey at 221-0644.
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