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* RBA
* North Dakota
* Statewide
* May 26, 2009
* NDST0905.26
- Transcript
Hotline: North Dakota Update
Date: May 26, 2009
Number: 701-527-0730
To Report: 701-527-0730
Coverage: Statewide
Compiler: Ken Torkelson
Compiled: May 26, 2009
Transcriber: Jane Kostenko
mailto: tork02@juno.com
- Birds Mentioned
YELLOW-THROATED WARBLER
Yellow-bellied Flycatcher
WHIMBREL
Orchard Oriole
Baltimore Oriole
Tennessee Warbler
Scarlet Tanager
Swainson's Thrush
Gray-cheeked Thrush
Indigo Bunting
McCown's Longspur
GLOSSY IBIS
Buff-breasted Sandpiper
COMMON MOORHEN
Olive-sided Flycatcher
Nashville Warbler
Magnolia Warbler
Cape May Warbler
Bay-breasted Warbler
Blackpoll Warbler
Mourning Warbler
Rose-breasted Grosbeak
Lincoln's Sparrow
White-throated Sparrow
CASPAIN TERN
Ruddy Turnstone
SUMMER TANAGER
Blackburnian Warbler
Palm Warbler
Wilson's Warbler
Burrowing Owl
Baird's Sparrow
Sprague's Pipit
Chestnut-collared Longspur
Yellow-throated Vireo
Green Heron
Red-headed Woodpecker
Lazuli Bunting
Canada Warbler
Yellow Warbler
Orange-crowned Warbler
Red-eyed Vireo
Warbling Vireo
American Redstart
Gray Catbird
American Bittern
Black-crowned Night Heron
Snowy Egret
American White Pelican
Red-breasted Nuthatch
Eastern Screech-owl
PAINTED BUNTING (MN)
Great-crested Flycatcher
Chestnut-sided Warbler
Northern Cardinal
Red Knot
Piping Plover
Black-bellied Plover
American Golden Plover
Ovenbird
Least Flycatcher
Cedar Waxwing
Cattle Egret
House Wren
Ruby-throated Hummingbird
Black-throated Blue Warbler
Lark Sparrow
Bobolink
Hermit Thrush
Western Kingbird
Great Egret
Purple Martin
Chimney Swift
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Connecticut Warbler
Northern Waterthrush
Northern Mockinbird
Long-eared Owl
Northern Parula
Black-headed Grosbeak
Eastern Bluebird
Chipping Sparrow
Field Sparrow
Turkey Vulture
Canvasback
Western Grebe
Hudsonian Godwit
Marbled Godwit
Common Yellowthroat
Eastern Kingbird
Belted Kingfisher
American Goldfinch
Welcome to the North Dakota Rare Bird Alert compiled by the North
Dakota Birding Society. This report was prepared on Tuesday, May 26.
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 warbler and an ibis share the spotlight this week.
Dave Lambeth discovered a YELLOW-THROATED WARBLER in the Grand
Forks Memorial Park Cemetery on May 24, and the bird was seen
later by Ron Martin. Dave reports the bird was also present
the next day. He counted 15 warbler species in the cemetery
that day plus a season-first YELLOW-BELLIED FLYCATCHER. On
the same date, Ron found a WHIMBREL at North Salt Lake in
Walsh County. Dave says it's been a great spring for orioles.
On May 25, he saw eight ORCHARD ORIOLES and six BALTIMORE ORIOLES in
his Grand Forks back yard. At the Cemetery, he saw an estimated 200
TENNESSEE WARBLERS plus at least 13 other warbler species, a male
SCARLET TANAGER, 25 SWAINSON'S THRUSHES, a GRAY-CHEEKED THRUSH
and both male and female INDIGO BUNTINGS. For details, contact
Dave at davidlambeth58201@yahoo.com
Eve Freeberg was surprised to see a winter-plumaged MCCOWN'S
LONGSPUR northwest of Grand Forks. You can reach her at 741-8105.
Melissa Balkowitsch posted a picture of a GLOSSY IBIS that she
saw for about half-an-hour near New Johns Lake on May 23.
There are no additional details, and no contact information for
her.
Paul Konrad thought it unusual for two different male
BUFF-BREASTED SANDPIPERS to perform short mating displays as he
watched three small flocks of the birds north of Forbes on May 20.
He had only heard of the displays being performed in the Arctic.
On the following day, Paul saw a COMMON MOORHEN about 12 miles
south of Kulm in a WPA. You can try Paul at 714-916-4397.
Corey Ellingson recorded 220 species in a solid week of birding.
With that done, he birded four sites in Bismarck on May 25. Among
the highlights was an OLIVE-SIDED FLYCATCHER and 14 species of
warblers. The warblers included NASHVILLE WARBLER, MAGNOLIA
WARBLER, CAPE MAY WARBLER, BAY-BREASTED WARBLER, BLACKPOLL
WARBLER and MOURNING WARBLER. Other sightings were ROSE-BREASTED
GROSBEAK, LINCOLN'S SPARROW and WHITE-THROATED SPARROW. Contact
Corey at crackerjackbirder@bis.midco.net
Bob Neugebauer recorded CASPIAN TERNS and RUDDY TURNSTONES
at Long Lake National Wildlife Refuge on May 19. He's at
bobneugebauer@yahoo.com
Bob Scarlett recorded the first-ever SUMMER TANAGER at his
place near Bismarck on May 22. He says the bird was a year-old
male. Contact him at bobkat@btinet.net
Bob Anderson counted 10 warbler species at Armour Park in
West Fargo on May 19. His list included BLACKBURNIAN WARBLER,
MAGNOLIA WARBLER, CAPE MAY WARBLER, PALM WARBLER, BLACKPOLL WARBLER
and WILSON'S WARBLER. On May 21, Bob toured "state school" lands
in Burleigh and Kidder counties. He saw a BURROWING OWL southeast
of Tuttle and two BAIRD'S SPARROWS at the same site as well as
two more north of Sterling. He saw and heard SPRAGUE'S PIPITS at
both sites. For the day, he counted at least 150 CHESTNUT-COLLARED
LONGSPURS. Stopping at Clausen Springs in Barnes County, Bob added a
YELLOW-THROATED VIREO. For details, it's 605-695-1344.
Wayne Easley scored only his second GREEN HERON in eight years
on May 22. He discovered the bird near Esmond. Contact Wayne at
324-2344.
Carl Stangeland's Foster County farm held a pair of CAPE MAY
WARBLERS and a RED-HEADED WOODPECKER on May 19. A LAZULI BUNTING
came to his cousin's farm in eastern Foster County on May 21.
Back in Jamestown on May 25, Carl saw a pair of CANADA WARBLERS,
YELLOW WARBLER, TENNESSEE WARBLER, ORANGE-CROWNED WARBLER,
RED-EYED VIREO, WARBLING VIREO, AMERICAN REDSTART, BALTIMORE
ORIOLE and GRAY CATBIRD...all in his back yard. He's at
carls@daktel.com
An adult male MAGNOLIA WARBLER visited northeast Jamestown on
May 22. Dan Buchanan also saw a pair of GRAY CATBIRDS and
female ROSE-BREASTED GROSBEAKS. He's at 252-6604.
Pam Pranke saw an AMERICAN BITTERN and about 10 BLACK-CROWNED
NIGHT HERONS at Spiritwood Lake near Jamestown on May 23.
She reports seeing quite a few SNOWY EGRETS and AMERICAN WHITE
PELICANS. Contact her at 320-2779.
Larry and Amy Igl report a male BLACKBURNIAN WARBLER at
Pipestem Reservoir at Jamestown on May 18, and at least one
RED-BREASTED NUTHATCH at their feeder in northeast Jamestown.
On May 16, they saw an EASTERN SCREECH-OWL near the NDSU
campus in Fargo. You can reach Larry at 253-5511.
Connie Norheim recorded a male PAINTED BUNTING in Moorhead,
Minn. on May 20. In Lindenwood Park in Fargo, she added
GREAT-CRESTED FLYCATCHER, YELLOW-THROATED VIREO, CHESTNUT-SIDED
WARBLER, TENNESSEE WARBLER and WILSON'S WARBLER. At Riverside
Cemetery, she added NASHVILLE WARBLER and NORTHERN CARDINAL.
You can reach Connie at 232-4386.
Patrick Beauzay found an alternate-plumaged RED KNOT near
West Fargo on May 20. The 21 shorebird species in the flooded
field also included two PIPING PLOVERS, BLACK-BELLIED PLOVER,
AMERICAN GOLDEN PLOVER and RUDDY TURNSTONE. Contact him at
231-7064.
Rick Holbrook's Fargo yard attracted a pair of OVENBIRDS and
a LEAST FLYCATCHER on May 25. He's at fholbrook@cableone.net
From Horace, Linda Gregg had a WARBLING VIREO off-and-on
all day on May 25. Contact her at lgregg@far.midco.net
Six CEDAR WAXWINGS took a liking to a crab apple tree in
Carol Arzt's yard at Harwood on May 22. She's at
carzt@far.midco.net
Sharon Watson reports a new yard bird for her in Buxton.
On May 16, a CATTLE EGRET came calling, along with HOUSE WREN
and YELLOW WARBLER. On the 18th, visitors included female
RUBY-THROATED HUMMINGBIRD and male ORCHARD ORIOLE. She added
a female ORCHARD ORIOLE and female BALTIMORE ORIOLE on May 19.
She's at alanwat@infionline.net
Betsy Batstone-Cunningham says NDBS meeting attendees counted
at least 141 species on May 23 in Pembina, Cavalier, and Walsh
counties in North Dakota plus western Marshall County, Minn.
Highlights included a BLACK-THROATED BLUE WARBLER in Minto
and both RED KNOTS and WHIMBRELS in Marshall County. On May 20,
Betsy's neighborhood in Grand Forks attracted LARK SPARROW,
ORANGE-CROWNED WARBLER and a pair of BALTIMORE ORIOLES.
She got a new yard bird on May 21, when a BOBOLINK
showed up. Contact Betsy at218-791-5079.
Birding has picked up a lot in the Larimore area for Todd
Larson. On May 17 and 18, he had HERMIT THRUSH and SWAINSON'S
THRUSH. On the 19th, he added GRAY CATBIRD and WESTERN
KINGBIRD plus flyovers by GREAT EGRET and PURPLE MARTIN.
May 20 was a bigger day, with RED-EYED VIREOS, CHIMNEY SWIFTS,
ORANGE-CROWNED WARBLER, YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLER, YELLOW WARBLER,
TENNESSEE WARBLER. Those were in addition to NASHVILLE WARBLER,
BLACKPOLL WARBLER, WILSON'S WARBLER, CONNECTICUT WARBLER, CAPE
MAY WARBLER, AMERICAN REDSTART, OVENBIRD and MAGNOLIA WARBLER
from the previous weekend. Later sightings on May 20 included
NORTHERN WATERTHRUSH, BAY-BREASTED WARBLER, PALM WARBLER,
CHESTNUT-SIDED WARBLER, BLACK-AND-WHITE WARBLER, pewee,
YELLOW-BELLIED FLYCATCHER, WARBLING VIREO and NORTHERN
MOCKINGBIRD, which was still there on May 22. Todd believes
he heard a LONG-EARED OWL on May 22, and adds that a friend
saw a likely SUMMER TANAGER. You can reach Todd at 330-2598.
Charles J. Taft discovered a partial albino GRAY CATBIRD in
the Minto City Park on May 24. Contact him at cjtaft@mac.com
A first-of-year GRAY CATBIRD and CAPE MAY WARBLERS visited
Dave and Ellin Lindee's Minot yard on May 19, when they also saw a
BALTIMORE ORIOLE at their feeders. Contact them at
daveandellin@srt.com
Sherry Leslie found a NORTHERN PARULA and a spring first
WILSON'S WARBLER at Oak Park in Minot on May 19. Back in
Burlington, she had seasonal-first ORCHARD ORIOLE and YELLOW-THROATED
VIREO on May 25, plus BALTIMORE ORIOLE, ROSE-BREASTED GROSBEAK,
BLACK-HEADED GROSBEAK, GRAY CATBIRDS, towhees, and RUBY-THROATED
HUMMINGBIRDS plus nesting EASTERN BLUEBIRDS and CHIPPING SPARROWS.
Altogether, she counted 32 species in her yard that day. Contact Sherry at
bird_nd@yahoo.com
New for the year for Bernice Houser at New Town on May 21
were HOUSE WREN, TENNESSEE WARBLER, SWAINSON'S THRUSH and LAZULI
BUNTING. She reports that nearly all the expected species have
now arrived. Contact her at sanishnd@rtc.coop
From Beach, Diane Bingeman saw LAZULI BUNTINGS, ROSE-BREASTED
GROSBEAKS and BLACK-HEADED GROSBEAKS on May 20. Contact her at
872-3256.
Jean Legge reported a yard-first male INDIGO BUNTING near
Valley City on May 25, plus a WARBLING VIREO. A trip to the
Little Yellowstone on May 23 revealed lots of warblers including
many BLACK-AND-WHITE WARBLERS, TENNESSEE WARBLERS, OVENBIRDS,
RED-EYED VIREOS, WARVLING VIREOS, and several GREAT CRESTED
FLYCATCHERS, a singing FIELD SPARROW and a TURKEY VULTURE.
Jean reports nesting CANVASBACKS in Barnes County, plus
WESTERN GREBES and nine GREATEGRETS. In a flooded field
west of Valley City, she was a group of 25 HUDSONIAN GODWITS
and MARBLED GODWITS. She's at 845-4762.
From Minnewaukan, Rita Staloch reports a seasonal-first
COMMON YELLOWTHROAT on May 21, plus EASTERN KINGBIRD and the
first WESTERN KINGBIRD, as well as a BELTED KINGFISHER.
She's at rita_staloch@yahoo.com
Sheila Rabe says the week of May 22 brought OVENBIRDS, AMERICAN
REDSTART, AMERICAN GOLDFINCHES, ROSE-BREASTED GROSBEAK and
INDIGO BUNTING to the Cando area. She's at 968-3759.
That concludes this report from the North Dakota Birding
Society. This report is normally updated each Tuesday.
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