Fairbanks RBA
October 14, 2008

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- RBA
* Alaska
* Fairbanks and Interior
* October 13, 2008
* AKFA0810.14

Birds Mentioned
Lincoln's Sparrow
Merlin
Trumpeter Swan
Tundra Swan
Common Loon
Canvasback
Ring-Necked Duck
Bald Eagle
Red-Tailed Hawk
Sharp-Shinned Hawk
Black-Billed Magpie
Pine Siskin
Northern Shrike
Northern Hawk Owl
Gray-Crowned Rosy Finch
Swan

_ transcript
hotline: Fairbanks and Interior Alaska
date: October 13, 2008
number: (907) 451-9213
to report: (907) 451-9213
coverage: Fairbanks and vicinity
transcriber: Ken Russell
e_mail: Ken_Russell@fws.gov

Welcome to the Birding Hotline for interior Alaska as of October 13, 2008.

A very late migrating LINCOLN'S SPARROW was seen at a feeder at 3.8 
miles Chena Hot Springs Road on October 13.

A NORTHERN HAWK OWL was perched on the telephone wire along 
College Road near Labrenz Landscaping on October 10.

A MERLIN was seen at Lathrop High School on October 7. The following
 birds were also seen on the 7th:  At Harding Lake: About 300 TUNDRA 
and TRUMPETER SWANS, 5-6 COMMON LOONS, 20 CANVASBACKS,
 100+ RING-NECKED DUCKS and a SHARP-SHINNED HAWK. Three 
BALD EAGLES were on the Tanana River, and one RED-TAILED HAWK
 was seen along the Richardson Hwy.

A BLACK-BILLED MAGPIE was seen on the south side of the main runway
 at the Fairbanks airport on October 6.

A flock of GRAY-CROWNED ROSY FINCHES were seen on top of the ridge past
 Murphey Dome toward the Tanana Flats on October  5. Also on the 5th, a 
flock
 of around 40 PINE SISKINS were at a feeder on Lancaster Drive off of 
Farmer's Loop Road on October 5, and large flocks of SWANS were flying 
over Tok

An adult NORTHERN SHRIKE was in a yard on Love Road on October 4.
 Also on the 4th, a NORTHERN HAWK OWL was seen flying over the 
parking lot in front of the UAF Patty Center.  It crossed Tanana Loop road 

and landed in some trees on the edge of the Nenana Parking Lot. 

If you plan to record a bird sighting, please include the date and place 
where the bird was seen along with your name and phone number. 

If you wish to become a member of the Arctic Audubon Society please
 call Mary Zalar at 479-4547.

Thanks for calling the birding hotline.

-End Transcript

Visit Arctic Audubon Society's website: http://www.arcticaudubon.org/
Site includes information on birding locations in Interior Alaska as well 
As a calendar of Arctic Audubon programs.

Also visit Alaska Bird Observatory's website: http://www.alaskabird.org/

Directions to the sites mentioned in the report can found in 'A Birder's
Guide to Alaska' by George C. West; American Birding Association;
2002 ISBN 1-878788-19-1

Ken Russell and Laurel Devaney
PO Box 71462
Fairbanks, Alaska 99707


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