Fairbanks RBA
April 24, 2008
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- RBA
* Alaska
* Fairbanks and Interior
* April 24, 2008
* AKFA0804.24
Birds Mentioned
Wilson's Snipe
Glaucous Gull
Glaucous-Winged Gull
Herring Gull
White-Fronted Goose
Northern Pintails
Mallard
Snow Goose
Trumpeter Swan
Canada Geese
American Kestrel
Gray-Crowned Rosy Finch
Northern Flicker
_ transcript
hotline: Fairbanks and Interior Alaska
date: April 24, 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 April 24. The
warming weather in the past few days has brought a wave of migrants
into the area.
There was a huge flock of approximately 600-800 gulls at Creamer's
Refuge on Wednesday evening, April 23. The majority were HERRING
GULLS. However, 1 GLAUCOUS GULL and 3 GLAUCOUS-WINGED
GULLS were also present.
Also on April 24, a WILSON'S SNIPE was winnowing in the low area
below Love Road at 3.8 miles Chena Hotsprings Road.
On April 22, the following birds were in the front fields at Creamer's
Refuge: 1 HERRING GULL, 3 WHITE-FRONTED GEESE, 10
NORTHERN PINTAILS, 5 MALLARDS, 1 SNOW GOOSE, 5
TRUMPETER SWANS, AND 600+ CANADA GEESE.
An AMERICAN KESTREL was seen at 14.5 miles Chena Hotsprings
Road on April 20.
A GRAY-CROWNED ROSY FINCH was in Healy on April 16
A NORTHERN FLICKER was seen on Gilmore Trail on April 15.
Upcoming events include:
Tundra to Tropics: Connecting Birds, Habitats, & People, A photographic
presentation in celebration of International Migratory Bird Day will be
shown on April 24 at 7:00 PM at the Alaska Bird Observatory.
The Fairbanks Spring Migration Celebration will take place from 12-4 PM
at Creamer's Field & Farmhouse. There will be activities, games, bird
watching, and fun to celebrate spring migration and International
Migratory
Bird Day.
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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