Fairbanks RBA
February 16, 2010
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- RBA
* Alaska
* Fairbanks and Interior
* February 16, 2010
* AKFA1002.16
Birds Mentioned
Goldeneye Ducks
American Robin
Snow Bunting
Northern Goshawk
Three-Toed woodpecker
Red-Breasted Nuthatch
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hotline: Fairbanks and Interior Alaska
date: February 17, 2010
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 February 16,
2010
GOLDENEYE DUCKS were seen doing courtship displays on February
9 in the open water of the Chena River across from the Curling Club.
Two AMERICAN ROBINS were seen between Gillam and Kellam
Streets on February 8.
A female SNOW BUNTING was at a feeder in the Cripple Creek area
on January 31.
Also in the Cripple Creek area, a NORTHERN GOSHAWK was seen
on January 27, and a THREE-TOED WOODPECKER was seen on
January 19.
A pair of RED-BREASTED NUTHATCHES have been at Eastwood Lane
off of Steel Creek Road, most recently seen on January 23.
Upcoming events include:
February 17, 7:00 pm: Kanuti Whimbrels: Unlocking the Mystery of
Their Southward Migration with biologist Chris Harwood at the Alaska
Bird Observatory. Call 451-7159 for more information.
February 18, at 7:00 pm Travels and Studies in the Andes will
be presented at the University of Alaska Museum of the north. UAF
associate professor of biology and wildlife Kevin McCracken
talks about how various birds and other animals have adapted to
life in thin air of the Andean plateaus. This part-lecture, part-
travelogue presentation will also highlight the cultures and landscape
of the region.
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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