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November 18, 2008
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* RBA
* North Dakota
* Statewide
* November 18, 2008
* NDST0811.18
- Transcript
Hotline: North Dakota Update
Date: November 18, 2008
Number: 701-527-0730
To Report: 701-527-0730
Coverage: Statewide
Compiler: Ken Torkelson
Compiled: November 18, 2008
Transcriber: Jane Kostenko
mailto: tork02@juno.com
- Birds Mentioned
LONG-TAILED DUCK
Pied-billed Grebe
Horned Grebe
Eared Grebe
Common Loon
Lesser Scaup
Bufflehead
Common Goldeneye
Hooded Merganser
Black Scoter
Bald Eagle
Bonaparte's Gull
Common Raven
Great Blue Heron
Greater Scaup
Red-breasted Merganser
Surf Scoter
Prairie Falcon
Northern Goshawk
White-winged Crossbill
Snowy Owl
Rough-legged Hawk
Mallard
Pileated Woodpecker
Red-breasted Nuthatch
American Goldfinch
Northern Flicker
Brown Creeper
Harris's Sparrow
Pine Siskin
Northern Cardinal
Downy Woodpecker
Hairy Woodpecker
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Black-capped Chickadee
Common Redpoll
Cedar Waxwing
Purple Finch
Merlin
Wilson's Snipe
Welcome to the North Dakota Rare Bird Alert compiled by the North
Dakota Birding Society. This report was prepared on Tuesday, November 18.
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.
Most of the ducks may have already passed through North Dakota,
but some rare ones are still being seen.
Keith Corliss discovered three LONG-TAILED DUCKS at the Fargo
lagoons on Nov. 17. He says he had never seen more than one at
a time in the past. For more information, contact Keith at koolhand@juno.com
Corey Ellingson and Clark Talkington found a female LONG-TAILED
DUCK in winter plumage at New John's Lake in northeastern Burleigh
County on Nov. 11. Corey says it was only his second sighting of the
species in 13 years in Burleigh County. They also saw singles of
PIED-BILLED GREBE, HORNED GREBE and EARED GREBE plus 15 species
of ducks. For details, try Corey at tcellingson@juno.com
Ron Martin and David Walsh got together to bird Devils Lake from
Minnewaukan to the city of Devils Lake on Nov. 15. heir list included
COMMON LOON, about 14,600 LESSER SCAUP, 1,150 BUFFLEHEAD, 1,160 COMMON
GOLDENEYE, 127 HOODED MERGANSERS, a BLACK SCOTER, 26 BALD EAGLES, 365
BONAPARTE'S GULLS and a COMMON RAVEN. Ron joined Corey Ellingson to bird
Round Lake in McHenry County and several spots in Pierce County. They
recorded a very late GREAT BLUE HERON at Velva, but Round Lake proved
to be the most productive. They saw four GREATER SCAUP, a LONG-TAILED
DUCK, two RED-BREASTED MERGANSERS, a SURF SCOTER and a PRAIRIE FALCON.
At Antelope Lake in Pierce County, they added a BLACK SCOTER. Pierce
County also presented a NORTHERN GOSHAWK, and they counted 15
WHITE-WINGED-CROSSBILLS in Rugby. For the day, they
totaled 28 BALD EAGLES. Contact Ron at jrmartin@srt.com
Ron and Sue Miller recorded a SNOWY OWL at the Harwood lagoons on
Nov. 15. They're at ff101@cableone.net
Becky Oberlander and Connie Norheim birded the area lagoons on Nov. 11.
They saw a SNOWY OWL on a post of the Harwood lagoon, and another at
the Fargo lagoon. They believe both were juveniles. Also at the Fargo
lagoon, they saw a ROUGH-LEGGED HAWK, with 2,000 MALLARDS nearby.
For more information, try Becky at raoberlander@hotmail.com
Rick Gjervold's north Fargo yard had good birding on Nov. 11.
He counted 15 species for the day, topped by PILEATED WOODPECKER,
RED-BREASTED NUTHATCH, AMERICAN GOLDFINCH, NORTHERN FLICKER and
BROWN CREEPER. For details, it's g4jervold@aol.com
Rick Holbrook is still seeing HARRIS' SPARROWS in his Fargo
neighborhood. He also notes a larger-than-normal number of PINE
SISKINS at his feeders. Rick is at fholbrook@cableone.net
From Horace, Linda Gregg had a HARRIS' SPARROW and a female
NORTHERN CARDINAL on Nov. 10. She also reports an invasion of
PINE SISKINS mixed in with quite a few AMERICAN GOLDFINCHES.
Her yard also holds many DOWNY WOODPECKERS, HAIRY WOODPECKERS,
and a few RED-BELLIED WOODPECKERS and PILEATED WOODPECKERS
plus some WHITE-BREASTED NUTHATCHES and BLACK-CAPPED CHICKADEES.
On Nov. 15, Linda saw a COMMON REDPOLL, her first of the season.
She's at lgregg@far.midco.net
Dave Lambeth saw WHITE-WINGED CROSSBILL and about 30 PINE
SISKINS at Bellevue Cemetery near Larimore on Nov. 16, with
another 500 CEDAR WAXWINGS nearby. His Grand Forks feeders
attracted more than 100 PINE SISKINS one day last week, as well
as a few AMERICAN GOLDFINCHES and up to five PURPLE FINCHES.
Dave also saw MERLINS on a couple occasions last week, and he
recorded single SNOWY OWLS on each of three trips out of Grand Forks.
Contact him at davidlambeth58201@yahoo.com
Imagine Ken Torkelson's surprise the foggy morning of Nov. 12
when he noticed an unusual bird (at least unusual for his "non-birdy"
residential neighborhood of Bismarck). The bird was walking up the
driveway next to his, but flew when he tried to get closer. In addition
to thick fog, it was also dark, but the bird was identified as a
WILSON'S SNIPE. You can reach Ken at tork02@juno.com
Some more Christmas Bird Counts have been scheduled. The Fargo-Moorhead
count is set for Dec. 20. If you can help, contact Bob O'Connor at
roberg.oconnor@ndsu.edu The Garrison Dam count will kick off at 7:45am on
Nov. 14. Ron Martin will lead that one, as well as the Upper Souris count
on Dec. 19, also starting at 7:45. Meet at Audubon NWR headquarters for
the Garrison Dam count, and the Upper Souris NWR headquarters for that
one. If you want to participate, contact Ron at jrmartin@srt.com
That concludes this report from the North Dakota Birding Society. This
report is normally updated each Tuesday.
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