North Dakota (Statewide) RBA
March 11, 2008
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Hotline: North Dakota Update
Date: March 11, 2008
Number: 701-527-0730
To Report: 701-527-0730
Coverage: Statewide
Compiler: Ken Torkelson
Compiled: March 11, 2008
Transcriber: Jane Kostenko
mailto: tork02 AT juno.com
- Birds Mentioned
Canada Goose
Cackling Goose
Gadwall
Northern Pintail
Redhead
Ring-necked Duck
Lesser Scaup
California Gull
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Northern Shrike
Northern Saw-Whet Owl
Mallard
Common Goldeneye
Long-eared Owl
Pine Siskin
Short-eared Owl
Gray Partridge
Townsend's Solitaire
Purple Finch
Red-breasted Nuthatch
Common Redpoll
Prairie Falcon
Merlin
Eastern Bluebird
Bald Eagle
Horned Lark
Mountain Bluebird (SD)
Snowy Owl
Rough-legged Hawk
Golden Eagle
Welcome to the North Dakota Rare Bird Alert compiled by the North
Dakota Birding Society. This report was prepared on Tuesday, March
11, 2008. All phone numbers are area code 701 unless otherwise noted.
Transcriber's Note: Birds listed in ALL CAPS in the Birds Mentioned
section signify that the Revised Checklist of North Dakota Birds
lists them as Occasional, Accidental, Extirpated, or never having
occurred before for the season being reported.
Waterfowl, bluebirds and owls top the report this week.
Ron Martin found a variety of waterfowl and other birds in a
March 9 visit to Garrison Dam and the surrounding area. He recorded
22,000 CANADA GEESE, 1,000 CACKLING GEESE, a GADWALL, three NORTHERN
PINTAILS, three REDHEADS, a RING-NECKED DUCK, a LESSER SCAUP and
one CALIFORNIA GULL. At nearby Audubon National Wildlife Refuge,
Ron noted the RED-BELLIED WOODPECKER at headquarters had survived
the winter and was vocalizing. He also counted four NORTHERN
SHRIKES, two of which were calling. Back in his yard near Sawyer
that night, Ron said a NORTHERN SAW-WHET OWL answered his whistles.
For more information, contact him at jrmartin@srt.com
Corey Ellingson's visits to Nelson Lake near Center on March 8
and 9 didn't turn up much for waterfowl. On the 9th, he saw a
few thousand CANADA GEESE and a few hundred MALLARDS. One day
earlier, he had seen those species plus a male COMMON GOLDENEYE
and six CACKLING GEESE. Corey's March 8 outing also included a
stop at the Wilbur Boldt WMA near Center. He saw three LONG-EARED
OWLS, which he believes wintered there, although they were not
seen during a Jan. 13 visit to the site by Dan and Emily Svingen.
The only other birds Corey found at the WMA were four PINE SISKINS.
At sundown, he observed a SHORT-EARED OWL one mile south of the
Oliver County line, and a pair of GRAY PARTRIDGE. Corey's March
9 travels included a stop at Beulah Mines Pond WMA near Beulah.
He recorded a TOWNSEND'S SOLITAIRE and a flock of 20 birds which
included PURPLE FINCH, RED-BREASTED NUTHATCH and COMMON REDPOLL.
Heading south toward Hebron, Corey reported a general lack of
birds, but did see two PRAIRIE FALCONS between Zap and Hebron
along Mercer Co. #5, and a MERLIN on a fence post just east of
Beulah. For details, it's tcellingson@juno.com
Pat Beauzay and Jan Knodel saw an EASTERN BLUEBIRD along US 2
just east of York on March 7. They also observed an adult BALD
EAGLE near Rugby and hundreds of HORNED LARKS all along US 2.
You can reach Pat at 231-7064.
Jan Sailer reports her husband saw a male MOUNTAIN BLUEBIRD just
south of the North/South Dakota line in Perkins County, SD on
March 5. For details, it's jngsailer@yahoo.com
Eve Freeberg counted seven SNOWY OWLS in a drive through the
Grand Forks County grasslands on March 9. She says most of the
owls were males. Eve also found two BALD EAGLES just west of
Kellys Slough National Wildlife Refuge, where a nest blew down
and was abandoned last year. Eve's return trip to the site on
March 11 revealed a single bird. She also saw her first ROUGH-LEGGED
HAWK of the season that day. Eve's March 9 results also included
an adult GOLDEN EAGLE. For more information, call her at 741-8105.
A TOWNSEND'S SOLITAIRE has been coming to Cathy Clayton's heated
water source in Bismarck every day for the past couple of weeks.
She says the bird comes for a quick drink every morning. For
more information, she's at parula349@yahoo.com
If you're interested in joining the nightjar survey network that
the Center for Conservation Biology is expanding this year, go
to www.ccb-wm.org or e-mail Mike Wilson at mdwils@wm.edu
If you're in the Minot area on March 18, the Souris Valley Birding
Club is meeting at 7pm in the small meeting room of the Minot
Public Library. Wayne Easley will be showing some photos from
Ecuador. More information is available from Charles J. Taft at 852-1981.
That concludes this week¢s report from the North Dakota Birding Society.
-end transcript
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