Fairbanks RBA
June 8, 2009
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- RBA
* Alaska
* Fairbanks and Interior
* June 7, 2009
* AKFA0906.08
Birds Mentioned
Red-Winged Blackbirds
Tundra swan
Canvasback
Alder Flycatcher
Stilt Sandpiper
Ruddy Turnstone
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hotline: Fairbanks and Interior Alaska
date: June 7, 2009
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 June 7, 2009.
Upcoming Events Include:
On June 5, there were 4 TUNDRA SWANS and 3 CANVASBACK DUCKS in
the airport ponds.
An ALDER FLYCATCHER was calling at Eielson Airforce Base on June 3.
On June 1, 2-4 STILT SANDPIPERS were seen at the South Cushman Ponds.
Two RED-WINGED BLACKBIRDS are being seen at the Peat Ponds on S
heep Creek Road. RED-WINGED BLACKBIRDS were also seen at Eielson
Airforce Base on May 29.
On 28 May, a RUDDY TURNSTONE was seen at Eielson Air Force Base.
Upcoming events:This year's Bird-a-thon fundraiser for the Alaska Bird
Observatory and Arctic Audubon will continue through Friday, June 19.
They are looking for prizes to award to winners. If you would like to
donate a prize, please contact Nicole Pearce at 451-7159. Information
packets and pledge sheets can be picked up at the ABO office.
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;
Ken Russell and Laurel Devaney
PO Box 71462
Fairbanks, Alaska 99707
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