Fairbanks RBA
December 1, 2009
Date: Mon, 7 Dec 2009 16:47:23 -0900
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- RBA
* Alaska
* Fairbanks and Interior
* December 7, 2009
* AKFA0912.01
Birds Mentioned
Bohemian Waxwings
Goldeneye sp.
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hotline: Fairbanks and Interior Alaska
date: December 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 December 7,
2009.
BOHEMIAN WAXWINGS are beginning to be seen in large feeding
flocks of several hundred birds -especially in the fruit trees on campus.
A male GOLDENEYE not identified to species was seen on the Chena
River behind Pioneer Park on November 28.
Upcoming Events Include:
The Fairbanks Feeder Counts will take place on December 12, and
March 6. To participate, download instructions and a datasheet from the
Alaska Bird Observatory web site at www.alaskabird.org.
Holiday Open Houses will take place on Saturdays December 12th, and
19th from Noon -4:00 pm. There will be holiday ornament making and
crafts using natural materials in the Farmhouse Visitor
Center. Program is drop-in any time during the hours stated.
A Winter Solstice Walk will be held on Saturday December 19th, from
1-3:00 pm. Come walk on the Refuge trails when the sun is lowest in the
sky and we experience the shortest days of the year. Join us after the
walk
for cookies and hot drinks! Meet at the Farmhouse Visitor Center.
The Fairbanks Area Christmas Bird Count will be held on December 19.
Get more information at the Arctic Audubon Society web site at
www.arcticaudubon.org.
If you'd like to become a member of Arctic Audubon Society, information
is available at their web site: www.arcticaudubon.org .
Thanks for calling the Birding Hot Line.
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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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