Fairbanks RBA
November 18, 2008
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- RBA
* Alaska
* Fairbanks and Interior
* November 18, 2008
* AKFA0811.18
Birds Mentioned
Willow Ptarmigan
Brown Creeper
Black-Backed Woodpecker
Northern Shrike
Red-Breasted Nuthatch
Black-Billed Magpie
Snow Bunting
Northern Hawk Owl
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hotline: Fairbanks and Interior Alaska
date: November 18, 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 November 18,
2008.
A small flock of around 6 WILLOW PTARMIGAN were feeding in willows
surrounding a small pond on the corner of the Steese Highway and Johanson
Expressway on November 12. Another group of 6 WILLOW PTARMIGAN
were spotted in front of the BLM building on University Avenue the same
day.
A single WILLOW PTARMIGAN was seen on the UAF ski trails near the
satellite dish on November 15.
A NORTHERN SHRIKE was seen chasing Red-backed Voles at a feeder
on Lancaster Drive off of Farmer's Loop on November 9.
A BROWN CREEPER was observed along the Skarland Ski Trail in the
northern portion of University of Alaska's Fairbanks North Campus on
November 8. Also on the 8th, a BLACK-BACKED WOODPECKER was
seen at 3.5 miles Chena Hotsprings Road about a mile north of the road.
A RED-BREASTED NUTHATCH is visiting a feeder off of Farmer's Loop
near the Dog-Musher's Hall, and a BLACK-BILLED MAGPIE was at the
same site the weekend of November 6.
A SNOW BUNTING and several NORTHERN HAWK OWLS were seen in
the Delta Bison Range fields the weekend of November 8.
Upcoming events include:
Fairbanks Feeder Count Dates: December 13, March 7
Count the birds at your feeder on three Saturdays this winter to help
monitor
resident birds. For more information, call 451-7159.
Thanksgiving for the birds will take place at the Creamer's Field
Farmhouse Visitor Center on Saturday, November 29 from Noon
-4:00 pm. This is a family event to build birdfeeders and learn
about winter birds.
A Green Holiday Sale will take place at the Wedgewood Resort
on Saturday, December 6 from 10 am-5:30 pm. Local environmental
organizations will sell nature-themed items at the second annual
Green Holiday Sale. Participating organizations include Arctic
Audubon Society, Alaska Bird Observatory, Northern Alaska
Environmental Center, and Friends of Creamer's Field.
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.
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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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