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April 15, 2008
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* RBA
* North Dakota
* Statewide
* April 15, 2008
* NDST0804.15
- Transcript
Hotline: North Dakota Update
Date: April 15, 2008
Number: 701-527-0730
To Report: 701-527-0730
Coverage: Statewide
Compiler: Ken Torkelson
Compiled: April 15, 2008
Transcriber: Jane Kostenko
mailto: tork02@juno.com
- Birds Mentioned
YELLOW-CROWNED NIGHT HERON
Alder Flycatcher
Snow Goose
Franklin's Gull
Redhead
Lesser Scaup
Ring-necked Duck
Canvasback
Common Goldeneye
Western Meadowlark
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Fox Sparrow
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL
THAYER'S GULL
Glaucous Gull
Ring-billed Gull
California Gull
Herring Gull
ICELAND GULL
Double-crested Cormorant
Greater Scaup
American Avocet
Lesser Yellowlegs
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
Song Sparrow
Wood Duck
Hooded Merganser
Belted Kingfisher
Eastern Phoebe
Cooper's Hawk
Tundra Swan
American Woodcock
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Downy Woodpecker
Hairy Woodpecker
Pileated Woodpecker
Greater White-fronted Goose
Mallard
Gadwall
Blue-winged Teal
Green-winged Teal
Northern Shoveler
Northern Pintail
Lapland Longspur
Northern Shrike
Merlin
Greater Yellowlegs
Ferruginous Hawk
Red-winged Blackbird
Red-tailed Hawk
Northern Harrier
Great Horned Owl
Common Merganser
American White Pelican
Bufflehead
Ruddy Duck
Horned Grebe
Red-necked Grebe
Snowy Owl
Red-breasted Merganser
Mourning Dove
Sharp-shinned Hawk
Purple Finch
Dark-eyed Junco
Great Blue Heron
American Goldfinch
American Tree Sparrow
Long-billed Curlew
Welcome to the North Dakota Rare Bird Alert compiled by the North
Dakota Birding Society. This report was prepared on Tuesday, April 15.
Unless otherwise noted, any phone numbers mentioned are area code 701.
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.
A very rare visitor in Valley City, some early warblers and more gulls.
A student of Bob Anderson's told him he had seen a YELLOW-CROWNED NIGHT
HERON on April 11, so Bob checked it out the following day. Sure enough,
the student was correct. You can reach Bob at 605-695-1344. Jean Legge saw
the heron on April 13, and described the location as near the Valley City
State University "bubble" and football field. That same day, Jean heard
several calling ALDER FLYCATCHERS north of Valley City, near Faust Park.
She's at jelgge@daktel.com
Connie Norheim, Dean Riemer and Becky Oberlander got help from an angler,
who had seen the Valley City heron, so they got to see it, too. Connie and
Becky birded Lake Bertha in Cass County on April 12. In addition to a very
large flock of SNOW GEESE, they also saw two FRANKLIN'S GULLS, lots of
REDHEADS, LESSER SCAUP and RING-NECKED DUCKS, plus quite a few CANVASBACKS
and COMMON GOLDENEYE. They later added a WESTERN MEADOWLARK
at the West Fargo lagoons. For details, call Connie at 232-4386.
Dennis Wiesenborn found a very early YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLER along the Red
River near the Mickelson pines in Fargo on April 10. He also recorded at
least three FOX SPARROWS on the Minnesota side and a YELLOW-BELLIED
SAPSUCKER in Trefoil Park. You can reach him at D.Wiesenborn@NDSU.EDU
Rick Shaw discovered an early YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLER in his backyard in
Oakport, which is north of Moorhead. He says the April 12 arrival is
several weeks earlier than normal. He's at ricknsu@cableone.net
Pat Beauzay isn't positive, but believes he saw a first-cycle LESSER
BLACK-BACKED GULL just north of the Fargo landfill on April 13. If you
can help with the identification, he's at patrick.beauzay@NDSU.EDU
Corey Ellingson picked out seven species of gulls at the Bismarck landfill
on April 10. They included an adult THAYER'S GULL, two adult LESSER
BLACK-BACKED GULLS and a GLAUCOUS GULL. The others were RING-BILLED GULL,
FRANKLIN'S GULL, CALIFORNIA GULL and HERRING GULL. Previous visits to the
landfill produced two adult LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULLS and a second-cycle
GLAUCOUS GULL on April 9, and a possible first-winter ICELAND GULL or a
THAYER'S GULL on April 8. Corey is at tcellingson@juno.com
More new arrivals in Stutsman and surrounding counties. Larry Igl passes
along reports of a DOUBLE-CRESTED CORMORANT near Courtenay on April 3, two
male and one female GREATER SCAUP and at least nine AMERICAN AVOCETS at
the Jamestown lagoons on April 10, LESSER YELLOWLEGS at the lagoons on
April 7, RUBY-CROWNED KINGLET in Jamestown on April 10, and SONG SPARROW
at both Pipestem Dam and Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center on
April 11. Contact Larry at 253-5511.
Dan Buchanan birded McElroy Park in southeast Jamestown and Klaus Park in
the southwestern part of town on the weekend of April 12-13. He saw at
least 12 RUBY-CROWNED KINGLETS, at least eight pairs of WOOD DUCKS,
abundant SONG SPARROWS, three pairs of HOODED MERGANSERS, BELTED
KINGFISHER and EASTERN PHOEBE. On April 13, a COOPER'S HAWK visited Dan's
backyard in the northeastern part of town, an area where that species has
nested recently. For more information, contact Dan at bulaw@DAKTEL.COM
Carl Stangeland saw three TUNDRA SWANS north and west of Kensal of April
14. You can reach him at carlcs@daktel.com
Crystal Gilson was surprised to find an AMERICAN WOODCOCK feeding in her
backyard near the Prairiewood Post Office in Fargo on April 5. Try her at
crysg@FTML.NET
>From Horace, Linda Gregg reports FOX SPARROW in her yard on April 13.
The regular visitors include RED-BELLIED WOODPECKER, DOWNY WOODPECKER,
HAIRY WOODPECKER and PILEATED WOODPECKER, plus a COOPER'S HAWK. She's at
lgregg@WAH.MIDCO.NET
Todd Larson birded eastern Nelson County on April 5 and 6. He saw many
ducks and geese including 200-300 GREATER WHITE-FRONTED GEESE. The ducks
included LESSER SCAUP, RING-NECKED DUCK, MALLARD, GADWALL, REDHEAD,
BLUE-WINGED TEAL, GREEN-WINGED TEAL, NORTHERN SHOVELER, NORTHERN PINTAIL,
COMMON GOLDENEYE and HOODED MERGANSER. His other sightings included a
flock of about 100 LAPLAND LONGSPURS, NORTHERN SHRIKE, MERLIN, GREATER
YELLOWLEGS and FERRUGINOUS HAWK. Todd reports that RED-WINGED BLACKBIRDS
and WESTERN MEADOWLARKS are settling into their territories, and both
RED-TAILED HAWKS and NORTHERN HARRIERS were plentiful. He also saw three
GREAT HORNED OWL nests and two RED-TAILED HAWK nests. Todd is at
i81.ou812@yahoo.com
Dave Lambeth passes along some sad news. He says a trumpeter swan was
found shot north of McKenna, where a pair successfully nested last
year--the first recorded nesting in North Dakota in at least 100 years.
Also from Grand Forks County, Eve Freeberg saw COMMON MERGANSERS and 24
AMERICAN WHITE PELICANS on April 9, followed by BUFFLEHEAD on April 10,
RUDDY DUCK plus 150 south-bound TUNDRA SWANS on April 13. On April 15, Eve
added HORNED GREBE, RED-NECKED GREBE and FRANKLIN'S GULL, plus a
DOUBLE-CRESTED CORMORANT at Kellys Slough National Wildlife Refuge.
Contact Eve at 741-8105.
Ron Martin discovered a late SNOWY OWL at the Minot lagoons and a
RED-BREASTED MERGANSER at Nelson Lake near Center on April 11. For
details, it's jrmartin@SRT.COM
Charles Taft reports a pair of MOURNING DOVES arrived in his west Minot
yard on April 6, and a SHARP-SHINNED HAWK visited again on April 8. He's
at cjtaft@mac.com
Sherry Leslie says the WOOD DUCK pairs have returned to the creek behind
her Burlington-area home, but it's dry for the first time in years. Other
sightings on April 10 included six PURPLE FINCHES. Sherry reported an
invasion by59 DARK-EYED JUNCOS on April 9, the same day she reported her
spring-first GREAT BLUE HERON. She's at sherry_leslie@excite.com
Angie Erickson reports an odd-looking AMERICAN GOLDFINCH at Wolford this
week. She says it looks like a male, but has more black on its back.
Contact Angie at baileybobby6@hotmail.com
From New Town, Bernice Houser reported a similar invasion on April 9, and
more of the species including a couple of the Oregon race the following
day, plus a few AMERICAN TREE SPARROWS. Contact her at
sanishnd@hotmail.com
Not sure whether it's a Montana bird or a North Dakota bird--or both, but
Ted Nordhagen saw his first-of-the-year LONG-BILLED CURLEW heading north
along the state line near Westby, Montana, on April 15. You can reach Ted
at soraart@NEMONT.COM
For your calendar, mark down June 20-21 for the Third Annual Burke County
Birding Festival at Lostwood National Wildlife Refuge, south of Bowbells.
Pat Tinjum promises guided birding tours, prairie wildflower walks, family
events and great food. For information, it's www.burkecountynd.com or
377-5627.
That concludes this report from the North Dakota Birding Society. This
report is normally updated each Tuesday.
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