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*RBA
*North Dakota
*Statewide
*April 22, 2008
*NDST0804.22
-Transcript
Hotline: North Dakota Update
Date: April 22, 2008
Number: 701-527-0730
To Report: 701-527-0730
Coverage: Statewide
Compiler: Ken Torkelson
Compiled: April 22, 2008
Transcriber: Jane Kostenko
mailto: tork02 AT juno.com
-Birds Mentioned
WHOOPING CRANE
Cedar Waxwing
Bohemian Waxwing
WHITE-FACED IBIS
Cinnamon Teal
Greater Yellowlegs
Brown Creeper
Fox Sparrow
House Finch
YELLOW-CROWNED NIGHT HERON
Marbled Godwit
Lesser Yellowlegs
Orange-crowned Warbler
Cooper's Hawk
American Kestrel
Red-breasted Nuthatch
Tree Swallow
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Turkey Vulture
Spotted Towhee
White-crowned Sparrow
Franklin's Gull
American White Pelican
Eared Grebe
Northern Shoveler
Pied-billed Grebe
Western Grebe
Tundra Swan
Bufflehead
American Avocet
Eastern Phoebe
Sprague's Pipit
Chipping Sparrow
Forster's Tern
Wilson's Phalarope
CASPIAN TERN
White-throated Sparrow
Clark's Grebe
Bonaparte's Gull
Belted Kingfisher
Red-winged Blackbird
Common Grackle
Mourning Dove
Pine Siskin
American Goldfinch
Merlin
Northern Cardinal
Golden-crowned Kinglet
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
Northern Flicker
Horned Grebe
Greater Scaup
Herring Gull
Red-tailed Hawk
Western Meadowlark
Vesper Sparrow
Wilson's Snipe
Savannah Sparrow
Brown-headed Cowbird
American Wigeon
Ross's Goose
Loggerhead Shrike
TRUMPETER SWAN
Common Loon
Baird's Sandpiper
THAYER'S GULL
Ring-billed Gull
Lesser Scaup
Hermit Thrush
Double-crested Cormorant
Greater White-fronted Geese
Osprey
Swamp Sparrow
Lincoln's Sparrow
Short-eared Owl
Northern Harrier
Swainson's Hawk
Chestnut-collared Longspur
Sharp-tailed Grouse
Great Egrets
Hudsonian Godwit
Purple Finch
Eastern Bluebird
Purple Martin
Peregrine Falcon
Broad-winged Hawk
Red-necked Grebe
Red-breasted Merganser
Dunlin
Pectoral Sandpiper
Sandhill Crane
Yellow-headed Blackbird
Greater Prairie-Chicken
Lapland Longspur
Great Blue Heron
Snowy Owl
Semipalmated Sandpiper
Semipalmated Plover
Willet
Long-billed Dowitcher
American Tree Sparrow
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
Bald Eagle
Long-eared Owl
Great Horned Owl
EURASIAN COLLARED-DOVE
Least Sandpiper
Lark Sparrow
Canvasback
Common Goldeneye
Common Merganser
Burrowing Owl
Welcome to the North Dakota Rare Bird Alert compiled by the
North Dakota Birding Society. This report was prepared on
Tuesday, April 22, 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.
The first whooper report of spring, many other seasonal firsts, and lots more.
Wayne Easley passes along what he calls a "credible report" of three
WHOOPING CRANES sighted four miles north of Bowdon on April 17.
Sorry, no details. Wayne says fruit trees in Harvey have attracted a
large flock of CEDAR WAXWINGS and a few BOHEMIAN WAXWINGS.
You can reach him at easley57@yahoo.com
Ryan Shively had two great finds on April 21. He saw a WHITE-FACED
IBIS on Johnson Lake WMD, which is located about seven miles south
of Martin. At Goose Lake near Harvey, he recorded a pair of CINNAMON
TEAL. You can reach Ryan at 442-5474 or ryan_shively@fws.gov
New arrivals in Stutsman and Barnes counties include GREATER
YELLOWLEGS at Ypsilanti, BROWN CREEPER and FOX SPARROW
at Wimbledon on April 13 and a HOUSE FINCH building a nest in
Jamestown on April 15. Larry Igl has more information at 253-5511.
People are still seeing the YELLOW-CROWNED NIGHT HERON in
Valley City. It remained at the "little dam" on April 16, but Bob
O'Connor found it at the Viking Drive bridge on April 19. He's at
robert.oconnor@NDSU.EDU
Sherry Leslie saw the night heron in Valley City on April 17. She also
found her season-first MARBLED GODWITS, along with GREATER
YELLOWLEGS and LESSER YELLOWLEGS in Wells County.
The following day brought Sherry to Sleepy Hollow Park in
Bismarck, where she recorded an ORANGE-CROWNED
WARBLER, two COOPER'S HAWKS, AMERICAN KESTREL
and four RED-BREASTED NUTHATCHES. Back home near
Burlington on April 19, she saw her first TREE SWALLOWS
of spring. Contact her at sherry_leslie@EXCITE.COM
Ellin Lindee recorded several YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLERS in
her northwest Minot backyard on April 20. But the strangest activity
came on April 21, when two TURKEY VULTURES attempted to
mate in and above their yard. For details, it's daveandellin@SRT.COM
Charles J. Taft found an early SPOTTED TOWHEE in west Minot
on April 21. A WHITE-CROWNED SPARROW took a drink in the
Taft yard on April 22. Contact Charles at cjtaft@mac.com
Ron Martin reports a big movement of birds into the Minot area
on April 14-15. He saw many FRANKLIN'S GULLS and AMERICAN
WHITE PELICANS on April 15, and saw the number of EARED
GREBES grow from four to 150, FRANKLIN'S GULLS jumped
from three to 550 in that time, and the number of NORTHERN
SHOVELERS went from 200 to 1,300. New arrivals on April 15
included PIED-BILLED GREBE, WESTERN GREBE, TUNDRA
SWAN, BUFFLEHEAD, AMERICAN AVOCET, LESSER
YELLOWLEGS, GREATER YELLOWLEGS, EASTERN PHOEBE
and YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLER. On April 20, Ron observed
ORANGE-CROWNED WARBLER and SPRAGUE'SPIPIT in
McLean County, CHIPPING SPARROW, FORSTER'S TERN
in the Turtle Lake area, WILSON'S PHALAROPE and CASPIAN
TERN at Lake Brekken-Holmes, and WHITE-THROATED SPARROW
and CLARK'S GREBE at Nelson Lake. On April 19, Ron saw a
BONAPARTE'S GULL at Goose Lake near Harvey. Contact
him at jrmartin@srt.com
Bob Peterson saw a BELTED KINGFISHER at the Harvey dam
on April 16. He reports a "normal supply" on ducks in the Heimdal
area. Try Bob at kq6af@GONDTC.COM
Mo O'Mara saw a TURKEY VULTURE as she crossed the Missouri
River bridge near Buford on April 17. Try Mo at mo1_omara@yahoo.com
From Beach, Diane Bingeman is seeing RED-WINGED BLACKBIRDS,
COMMON GRACKLES and MOURNING DOVES. She notes there are
still 10-12 PINE SISKINS and a few AMERICAN GOLDFINCHES
around the area. Contact Diane at bingeman@midstate.net
Larry Nielsen believes MERLINS are nesting on the NDSU campus in
Fargo. He saw two separate birds in nearby spruce trees on April 14.
Contact Larry at 232-3855.
Connie Norheim discovered a NORTHERN CARDINAL at the south
end of Riverside Cemetery in Fargo on April 16. On April 19, she and
Becky Oberlander saw COOPER'S HAWK, GOLDEN-CROWNED
KINGLET and CHIPPING SPARROW at Trefoil Park, EASTERN
PHOEBE, YELLOW-BELLIED SAPSUCKER and COOPER'S
HAWK at Oak Grove Park, NORTHERN FLICKER, HORNED
GREBE, EARED GREBE, TUNDRA SWANS, GREATER YELLOWLEGS
and FRANKLIN'S GULLS at the Fargo lagoons, and GREATER SCAUP
at the Harwood lagoon. In a field north of the Fargo dump, they added
HERRING GULLS and FRANKLIN'S GULLS. Call Connie at 232-4386
for details.
Rick Shaw visited the Fargo, West Fargo and Harwood lagoons on
April 16. He reported a good variety and good numbers of waterfowl
plus AMERICAN KESTREL, RED-TAILED HAWK, WESTERN
MEADOWLARK and VESPER SPARROW. Try Rick at
ricknsu@cableone.net
Keith Corliss saw a pair of WILSON'S SNIPE over the Fargo landfill
on April 16. During a two-hour run with Mary Alice Bergen through
Fargo and West Fargo parks and lagoons on April 18, they saw
TREE SWALLOW, CHIPPING SPARROW, SAVANNAH SPARROW,
VESPER SPARROW, BROWN-HEADED COWBIRD, HORNED
GREBE, AMERICAN WIGEON, YELLOW-BELLIED SAPSUCKER
and ROSS'S GOOSE. Two nights earlier, Dean Riemer joined Keith
at the West Fargo lagoons, where they found LOGGERHEAD
SHRIKE. On April 18, Dean saw a pair of TRUMPETER SWANS
at the Fargo lagoons, and he discovered a COMMON LOON at
the Harwood slough on April 19. His April 18 visit to the Fargo
lagoons was highlighted by a WHITE-FACED IBIS, plus eight
BAIRD'S SANDPIPERS. On April 19, a field north of the Fargo
landfill produced a first-cycle THAYER'S GULL, six HERRING
GULLS, at least 100 RING-BILLED GULLS, a dozen FRANKLIN'S
GULLS and two BONAPARTE'S GULLS. On a return visit the following
day, Dean counted three HERRING GULLS, at least 100 RING-BILLED
GULLS and four FRANKLIN'S GULLS. The THAYER'S GULL was still
present on April 21, as were six HERRING GULLS, 250 RING-BILLED
GULLS and four FRANKLIN'S GULLS. Dean is at driemer@KWH.COM
You can find Keith at kcorliss@forumcomm.com
Pat Beauzay and Jan Knodel visited some of those same spots on April 20.
They saw a THAYER'S GULL fly into the Fargo landfill, and recorded a few
GREATER SCAUP and many LESSER SCAUP at the West Fargo lagoons.
They saw HORNED GREBES at Lake Bertha and other locations,
AMERICAN AVOCET near Lake Bertha, MARBLED GODWITS near
McLeod, several VESPER SPARROWS, as well as a Harlan's RED-TAILED
HAWK northwest of McLeod. Call Pat at 231-7064.
Dennis Wiesenborn says he has moved from north Fargo to north Moorhead,
but still sees good birds on both sides of the river. He recorded his
earliest-ever
ORANGE-CROWNED WARBLER on the Minnesota side on April 15, a
HERMIT THRUSH in Trefoil Park on April 11, a TURKEY VULTURE over
the Red River on April 13, DOUBLE-CRESTED CORMORANT and 200
GREATER WHITE-FRONTED GEESE on the river on April 14. In north
Fargo on April 15, Dennis recorded OSPREY, SWAMP SPARROW,
LINCOLN'S SPARROW,YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLER, BELTED
KINGFISHER, PIED-BILLED GREBES and HERMIT THRUSH.
Contact him at d.wiesenborn@NDSU.EDU
Rick Holbrook spotted his spring-first WHITE-THROATED SPARROW
on April 21 in Fargo. He's at fholbrook@cableone.net
Mark Otnes birded Kidder, Stutsman and Barnes counties on April 18.
He counted five SHORT-EARED OWLS, good numbers of NORTHERN
HARRIERS, SWAINSON'S HAWKS and RED-TAILED HAWKS, a few
VESPER SPARROWS, some possible SAVANNAH SPARROWS, a
single CHESTNUT-COLLARED LONGSPUR and LOGGERHEAD
SHRIKE. He notes that SHARP-TAILED GROUSE were common
and active. Mark says Chase Lake was mostly open, and held
PIED-BILLED GREBE, EARED GREBE, HORNED GREBE and
WESTERN GREBE as well as a COMMON LOON. He also counted
two GREAT EGRETS and a single HUDSONIAN GODWIT. Try him at
markotnes@cableone.net
From Horace, Linda Gregg recorded her first-of-the-year WHITE-THROATED
SPARROWS on April 21, and says she is seeing more male PURPLE
FINCHES these days. You can reach Linda at lgregg@wah.midco.net
Sharon Watson's backyard near Buxton attracted some seasonal-firsts
on April 17. She saw three TREE SWALLOWS, a male EASTERN BLUEBIRD
and NORTHERN FLICKER. On April 21 she added a PURPLE MARTIN scout.
Contact Sharon at alanwat@infionline.net
The returning male PEREGRINE FALCON at Grand Forks may have attracted
a mate. Wick Corwin says the female is Terminator, a 2006 hatch from
Brandon, Manitoba, whose mother was raised in Fargo in 2003.
Lots of spring firsts for Dave Lambeth in and around Grand Forks. On
April 16, he recorded BROAD-WINGED HAWK, RED-NECKED GREBE,
three RED-BREASTED MERGANSERS, DUNLIN, PECTORAL SANDPIPER
and BROWN-HEADED COWBIRD. On April 20, Magnus Elfwing joined
Dave to bird Kelly's Slough refuge and the surrounding area. Among the
52 species they found were 225 SANDHILL CRANES, two HUDSONIAN
GODWITS, SAVANNAH SPARROW and YELLOW-HEADED BLACKBIRD.
They were surprised to see three male and one female GREATER
PRAIRIE- CHICKENS on a small island, and the males were displaying.
Earlier that day, Magnus recorded YELLOW-BELLIED SAPSUCKER,
CHIPPING SPARROW and VESPER SPARROW. For details, it's
davidlambeth58201@@yahoo.com
Betsy Batstone-Cunningham estimated more than 1,000 LAPLAND LONGSPURS
in a field in Grand Forks County on April 16. At Kelly's Slough refuge, she
recorded AMERICAN AVOCET, four MARBLED GODWITS, a GREAT BLUE
HERON and a number of AMERICAN KESTRELS, as well as a flock of
yellow-shafted NORTHERN FLICKERS just north of the refuge. Betsy
learned that Russ and Pat Wilber had a MERLIN and a COOPER'S
HAWK in their yard in Grand Forks, and they saw a BELTED
KINGFISHER along the Greenway. Contact Betsy at batsham@gra.midco.net
Eve Freeberg birded Grand Forks County several times in the past week or
so. On April 16, she recorded BROAD-WINGED HAWK, a late immature
SNOWY OWL, PECTORAL SANDPIPER, MARBLED GODWIT, DUNLIN,
SEMIPALMATED SANDPIPER, BAIRD'S SANDPIPER, EARED GREBE,
RED-BREASTED MERGANSER and 74 RED-NECKED GREBES. On
the following day, she added VESPER SPARROW, SAVANNAH
SPARROW, BONAPARTE'S GULL, YELLOW-HEADED BLACKBIRD
and WILSON'S SNIPE. April 20 added SWAMP SPARROW and
HUDSONIAN GODWIT to her list, and on April 21, she found
WHITE-THROATED SPARROW, SEMIPALMATED PLOVER,
WILLET and a hybrid cinnamon teal. Contact Eve at 741-8105.
Todd Larson has twice seen a possible TRUMPETER SWAN at the
site in Grand Forks County where a pair successfully nested last year.
He birded Nelson County on April 19-20, finding PIED-BILLED GREBES,
HORNED GREBES, EARED GREBES and three RED-NECKED GREBES,
several AMERICAN AVOCETS, MARBLED GODWITS, LESSER
YELLOWLEGS and a likely LONG-BILLED DOWITCHER in the Aneta
and Kloten areas, AMERICAN TREE SPARROW, CHIPPING SPARROW,
YELLOW-BELLIED SAPSUCKER, RUBY-CROWNED KINGLET and
immature BALD EAGLE near Petersburg, about 10 GREATER
PRAIRIE-CHICKENS near Dahlen, some 200 AMERICAN WHITE
PELICANS and 100 DOUBLE-CRESTED CORMORANTS at Lake
Laretta near Michigan, plus SAVANNAH SPARROW, SWAMP
SPARROW, SONG SPARROW and VESPER SPARROWS.
Todd added two FOX SPARROWS near Larimore on April 20,
and an April 21 trip to Kelly's Slough refuge yielded MARBLED
GODWIT, HUDSONIAN GODWIT and WHITE-THROATED
SPARROW, while Turtle River State Park held 10 YELLOW-RUMPED
WARBLERS. Contact Todd at i81.ou812@yahoo.com
Corey Ellingson's recent trips to Sleepy Hollow Park in Bismarck
resulted only in EASTERN PHOEBE and GOLDEN-CROWNED
KINGLET until April 15 when he saw two LONG-EARED OWLS.
A FOX SPARROW visited Corey's yard from April 10-12, and he
saw a YELLOW-BELLIED SAPSUCKER on April 15. He's at tcellingson@juno.com
Bob Neugebauer found one or more SHORT-EARED OWLS north of
Hurdsfield on April 19, and a few GREAT HORNED OWLS on nests
in Wells County. At the Steele elevator, he saw EURASIAN
COLLARED-DOVES that had been there since last summer. On
April 20, a trip to McDowell Dam near Bismarck turned up a COMMON
LOON. Try Bob at bobneugebauer@yahoo.com
Clark Talkington hit some of the hot spots in Emmons, Burleigh and
Kidder counties on April 18. He discovered 17 WHITE-FACED IBIS
between Napoleon and Dawson, SEMIPALMATED PLOVER, WILLET
and seven LEAST SANDPIPERS at McKenzie Slough, five HUDSONIAN
GODWITS at Long Lake refuge and 110 MARBLED GODWITS, along
with THAYER'S GULL and BELTED KINGFISHER at Lake Etta,
FORSTER'S TERN at Lake Isabella, an EASTERN PHOEBE singing
on territory at Linton, a SAVANNAH SPARROW near Linton, LARK
SPARROW between Linton and Beaver Bay, and a YELLOW-HEADED
BLACKBIRD at Horsehead Lake. On April 19, Clark saw a COOPER'S
HAWK in Bismarck and a TREE SWALLOW at Tesoro Refinery in
Mandan. Two days earlier, he found a VESPER SPARROW in the
Linton area. That was preceded on April 16 by five WESTERN GREBES
and LESSER YELLOWLEGS at Long Lake refuge. Oliver County revealed
a CHESTNUT-COLLARED LONGSPUR on April 15, while April 13
brought sightings of CANVASBACK, COMMON GOLDENEYE,
COMMON MERGANSER and RED-BREASTED MERGANSER
at Long Lake refuge, and two BURROWING OWLS in southeastern
Morton County. Between Long Lake refuge and McKenzie Slough
on April 11, Clark counted HORNED GREBE, GREATER YELLOWLEGS,
MARBLED GODWIT and seven BONAPARTE'S GULLS. You can
reach Clark at ctalkington@bis.midco.net
That concludes this week’s report from the North Dakota Birding Society.
-end transcript
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