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October 28, 2008
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* RBA
* North Dakota
* Statewide
* October 28, 2008
* NDST0810.28
- Transcript
Hotline: North Dakota Update
Date: October 28, 2008
Number: 701-527-0730
To Report: 701-527-0730
Coverage: Statewide
Compiler: Ken Torkelson
Compiled: October 28, 2008
Transcriber: Jane Kostenko
mailto: tork02@juno.com
- Birds Mentioned
LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL
Surf Scoter
Common Raven
White-winged Crossbill
Ross's Goose
Snowy Owl
Common Redpoll
Pine Siskin
Sandhill Crane
American Kestrel
Northern Shrike
Red-tailed Hawk
Rough-legged Hawk
Sedge Wren
Rusty Blackbird
Lapland Longspur
Greater Yellowlegs
Sanderling
Snow Bunting
Merlin
Northern Goshawk
Northern Harrier
Welcome to the North Dakota Rare Bird Alert compiled by the North
Dakota Birding Society. This report was prepared on Tuesday,
October 28. 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.
Raptors and "winter birds" headline our report this week, but there
are other good sightings.
Ron Martin and Dan Svingen found a LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL at the
Bismarck landfill on Oct. 25. Earlier in the day, Ron saw a SURF
SCOTER at Lake Audubon. On Oct. 24, Ron recorded a COMMON RAVEN at
Minot plus 12 WHITE-WINGED CROSSBILLS at Oak Park and 40 more at the
Denbigh Experimental Forest, as well as 101 ROSS' GEESE at Buffalo
Lodge Lake in McHenry County. On Oct. 26, Ron discovered an early
SNOWY OWL in McHenry County. For more information on those @srt.com
Sherry Leslie discovered her first COMMON REDPOLLS of the season
as well as 85 PINE SISKINS at Burlington on Oct.27. She's at
sherry_leslie@excite.com
Howard Lien found two COMMON REDPOLLS in Minot on Oct. 27. Contact
him at hlpromo@srt.com
Lillian Crook reports flocks of SANDHILL CRANES flying over
Medora from Oct. 11 though Oct. 21. She's at lilliancrook@hotmail.com
Betsy Batstone-Cunningham has been enjoying good raptor viewing
along the Greenway in Grand Forks. On Oct. 25, she recorded an
AMERICAN KESTREL and a NORTHERN SHRIKE, as well as a number of
other raptors during the week. The kestrel was still there the
following day, and Betsy watched it chase off a RED-TAILED HAWK.
She also saw a ROUGH-LEGGED HAWK that day, and noticed lots of
geese heading south. For more information, contact Betsy at
batsham@gra.midco.net
Mark Otnes discovered his second Barnes County COMMON RAVEN near
Claussen Springs on Oct. 25. But he believes he also heard one the
previous day between Bald Hill Dam and Valley City. Other birds
that day included a SEDGE WREN at Sibley Crossing and a number
of RUSTY BLACKBIRDS in the Oriska area. Mark reported numerous
large flocks of LAPLAND LONGSPURS both days. Contact him at
markotnes@cableone.net
Keith Corliss saw an unusually large flock of 17 GREATER
YELLOWLEGS during an Oct. 23 visit to the Fargo lagoons. The same
site also held two SANDERLINGS, 104 SNOW BUNTINGS and "lots of waterfowl."
On Oct. 26, Keith recorded a MERLIN at the corner
of 7th Ave. N. and Broadway in Fargo, a RED-TAILED HAWK and a
NORTHERN GOSHAWK flyover in north Fargo. He wrapped up the day
with a NORTHERN HARRIER flyover above Main Ave. as he headed home
to West Fargo. For more information, contact Keith at
koolhand@juno.com
That concludes this report from the North Dakota Birding Society.
This report is normally updated each Tuesday.
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