- RBA
* North Dakota
* Statewide
* November 8, 2005
* NDST0511.08
- Transcript
Hotline: North Dakota Update
Date: November 8, 2005
Number: 701-250-4418
To Report: 701-250-4418
Coverage: Statewide
Compiler: Ken Torkelson, USFWS
Compiled: November 8, 2005
Transcriber: Jane Kostenko
mailto:kenneth_torkelson@fws.gov
- Birds Mentioned
White-winged Scoter
PACIFIC LOON
Common Loon
Black Scoter
SABINE'S GULL
Surf Scoter
MEW GULL
Winter Wren
Orange-crowned Warbler
American Goldfinch
Killdeer
Pectoral Sandpiper
Golden Eagle
Snow Bunting
Townsend's Solitaire
Snow Goose
Northern Flicker
Great Blue Heron
Merlin
Great Horned Owl
American Robin
Cedar Waxwing
Dark-eyed Junco
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,
November 8, 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.
Ducks, gulls and other birds this week, plus the first two Christmas Bird
Counts have been scheduled.
Ron Martin and Sherry Leslie had a very productive day at Upper Souris
National Wildlife Refuge northwest of Minot. On November 6, they
discovered a WHITE-WINGED SCOTER near Lake Darling Dam, a PACIFIC LOON and
a COMMON LOON on the south side of the Greene crossing, two BLACK SCOTERS
at the Grano crossing and three more plus a juvenile SABINE'S GULL at the
railroad crossing south of Greene, and a SURF SCOTER on Lake Darling north
of the old headquarters building. On Nov. 5, Ron saw an adult MEW GULL in
the tailrace at Garrison Dam. He began his November birding on the 1st
with a chattering WINTER WREN in a brush pile in his yard near Sawyer. For
more information on those sightings, contact Ron at jrmartin@srt.com
Dave Lambeth found a late ORANGE-CROWNED WARBLER in his Grand Forks yard on
Nov. 6. He also reports at least 40 AMERICAN GOLDFINCHES that same day.
Call Dave at 772-4560.
Eve Freeberg says the birds are thinning out in Grand Forks County.
However, on Nov. 1, she found two COMMON LOONS, KILLDEER and PECTORAL
SANDPIPERS. The following day, she saw her first GOLDEN EAGLE of the fall
in western Grand Forks County. On Nov. 7, a trip to Devils Lake turned up
five shorebird species. Eve says plenty of SNOW BUNTINGS have moved into
the area. Call her at 741-8105.
Judd Brink reports some sightings from the Jamestown area. On the weekend
of Nov. 5-6, he saw a TOWNSEND'S SOLITAIRE at the Jamestown Reservoir near
the swimming beach, good numbers of SNOW GEESE moving through the area,
plus NORTHERN FLICKER, GREAT BLUE HERON, MERLINS, GREAT HORNED OWL,
AMERICAN ROBINS, CEDAR WAXWINGS and DARK-EYED JUNCOS at Pipestem Recreation
Area. For more information, contact Judd at jbgonebirdwatching@hotmail.com
Now the Christmas Bird Counts: Ron Martin has scheduled the Garrison Dam
CBC for Friday, Dec. 16. Participants will meet at 7:30 a.m. at the
convenience store on Main Street in Pick City. Contact Ron at 624-5241.
Bob O'Connor has picked Saturday, Dec. 17 for the Fargo-Moorhead CBC. If
you're interested, call him at 231-7175.
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
* November 8, 2005
* NDST0511.08
- Transcript
Hotline: North Dakota Update
Date: November 8, 2005
Number: 701-250-4418
To Report: 701-250-4418
Coverage: Statewide
Compiler: Ken Torkelson, USFWS
Compiled: November 8, 2005
Transcriber: Jane Kostenko
mailto:kenneth_torkelson@fws.gov
- Birds Mentioned
White-winged Scoter
PACIFIC LOON
Common Loon
Black Scoter
SABINE'S GULL
Surf Scoter
MEW GULL
Winter Wren
Orange-crowned Warbler
American Goldfinch
Killdeer
Pectoral Sandpiper
Golden Eagle
Snow Bunting
Townsend's Solitaire
Snow Goose
Northern Flicker
Great Blue Heron
Merlin
Great Horned Owl
American Robin
Cedar Waxwing
Dark-eyed Junco
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,
November 8, 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.
Ducks, gulls and other birds this week, plus the first two Christmas Bird
Counts have been scheduled.
Ron Martin and Sherry Leslie had a very productive day at Upper Souris
National Wildlife Refuge northwest of Minot. On November 6, they
discovered a WHITE-WINGED SCOTER near Lake Darling Dam, a PACIFIC LOON and
a COMMON LOON on the south side of the Greene crossing, two BLACK SCOTERS
at the Grano crossing and three more plus a juvenile SABINE'S GULL at the
railroad crossing south of Greene, and a SURF SCOTER on Lake Darling north
of the old headquarters building. On Nov. 5, Ron saw an adult MEW GULL in
the tailrace at Garrison Dam. He began his November birding on the 1st
with a chattering WINTER WREN in a brush pile in his yard near Sawyer. For
more information on those sightings, contact Ron at jrmartin@srt.com
Dave Lambeth found a late ORANGE-CROWNED WARBLER in his Grand Forks yard on
Nov. 6. He also reports at least 40 AMERICAN GOLDFINCHES that same day.
Call Dave at 772-4560.
Eve Freeberg says the birds are thinning out in Grand Forks County.
However, on Nov. 1, she found two COMMON LOONS, KILLDEER and PECTORAL
SANDPIPERS. The following day, she saw her first GOLDEN EAGLE of the fall
in western Grand Forks County. On Nov. 7, a trip to Devils Lake turned up
five shorebird species. Eve says plenty of SNOW BUNTINGS have moved into
the area. Call her at 741-8105.
Judd Brink reports some sightings from the Jamestown area. On the weekend
of Nov. 5-6, he saw a TOWNSEND'S SOLITAIRE at the Jamestown Reservoir near
the swimming beach, good numbers of SNOW GEESE moving through the area,
plus NORTHERN FLICKER, GREAT BLUE HERON, MERLINS, GREAT HORNED OWL,
AMERICAN ROBINS, CEDAR WAXWINGS and DARK-EYED JUNCOS at Pipestem Recreation
Area. For more information, contact Judd at jbgonebirdwatching@hotmail.com
Now the Christmas Bird Counts: Ron Martin has scheduled the Garrison Dam
CBC for Friday, Dec. 16. Participants will meet at 7:30 a.m. at the
convenience store on Main Street in Pick City. Contact Ron at 624-5241.
Bob O'Connor has picked Saturday, Dec. 17 for the Fargo-Moorhead CBC. If
you're interested, call him at 231-7175.
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