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* RBA
* North Dakota
* Statewide
* June 2, 2009
* NDST0906.02
- Transcript
Hotline: North Dakota Update
Date: June 2, 2009
Number: 701-527-0730
To Report: 701-527-0730
Coverage: Statewide
Compiler: Ken Torkelson
Compiled: June 2, 2009
Transcriber: Jane Kostenko
mailto: tork02@juno.com
- Birds Mentioned
Tennessee Warbler
Orange-crowned Warbler
Nashville Warbler
Yellow Warbler
Chestnut-sided Warbler
Magnolia Warbler
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Blackburnian Warbler
Palm Warbler
Bay-breasted Warbler
Blackpoll Warbler
Black-and-white Warbler
American Redstart
Ovenbird
Connecticut Warbler
Mourning Warbler
Common Yellowthroat
Canada Warbler
YELLOW-THROATED WARBLER
Indigo Bunting
Scarlet Tanager
Swainson's Thrush
American Bittern
Cattle Egret
Black-crowned Night Heron
WHITE-FACED IBIS
Yellow Rail
Virginia Rail
Sora
Black Tern
Willow Flycatcher
Least Flycatcher
Common Raven
Mountain Bluebird
Sprague's Pipit
Norhtern Waterthrush
LeConte's Sparrow
Nelson's Sharp-tailed Sparrow
Swamp Sparrow
Clark's Grebe
Black-bellied Plover
Dunlin
Buff-breasted Sandpiper
Sanderling
Baird's Sparrow
Ruddy Turnstone
Least Sandpiper
White-rumped Sandpiper
Stilt Sandpiper
American Avocet
Baird's Sandpiper
Alder Flycatcher
Blue-headed Vireo
Red-eyed Vireo
Warbling Vireo
Baltimore Oriole
Orchard Oriole
Western Kingbird
Eastern Kingbird
Olive-sided Flycatcher
SUMMER TANAGER
Black-billed Cuckoo
Pileated Woodpecker
Yellow-throated Vireo
Horned Grebe
Ruby-throated Hummingbird
Veery
Gray Catbird
Lazuli Bunting
Philadelphia Vireo
Dickcissel
Red-headed Woodpecker
Lark Bunting
Bobolink
Eastern Bluebird
Least Tern
Semipalmated Plover
Piping Plover
House Wren
Brown Thrasher
Field Sparrow
Song Sparrow
Black-headed Grosbeak
Semipalmated Sandpiper
Grasshopper Sparrow
Chestnut-sided Longspur
Hooded Merganser
Eastern Phoebe
Yellow-breasted Chat
Great Egret
Snowy Egret
Common Night Hawk
Bell's Vireo
Sedge Wren
EURASIAN COLLARED-DOVE
Black-capped Chickadee
Upland Sandpiper
Red-tailed Hawk
Northern Rough-winged Swallow
Spotted Towhee
Clay-colored Sparrow
Lark Sparrow
Common Tern
Yellow-bellied Flycatcher
Great Crested Flycatcher
Eastern Wood Pewee
Northern Parula
Cape May Warbler
Chipping Sparrow
Welcome to the North Dakota Rare Bird Alert compiled by the North
Dakota Birding Society. This report was prepared on Tuesday, June 2.
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 whole lotta warblers in Grand Forks.
Dave and Cec Lambeth found numbers and variety in warblers at three
locations in Grand Forks on May 26. They started out at Memorial Park
Cemetery and moved on to two streets in the older part of town.
They saw 250 TENNESSEE WARBLERS, two ORANGE-CROWNED WARBLERS, three
NASHVILLE WARBLERS, 50 YELLOW WARBLERS, 32 CHESTNUT-SIDED WARBLERS, 17
MAGNOLIA WARBLERS, two YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLERS, 23 BLACKBURNIAN WARBLERS,
two PALM WARBLERS, 34 BAY-BREASTED WARBLERS, 52 BLACKPOLL WARBLERS, four
BLACK-AND-WHITE WARBLERS, 10 AMERICAN REDSTARTS, three OVENBIRDS, a
CONNECTICUT WARBLER, two MOURNING WARBLERS, six COMMON YELLOWTHROATS, two
CANADA WARBLERS and the YELLOW-THROATED WARBLER mentioned in previous
reports. Other sightings for the day included five male INDIGO BUNTINGS,
a male SCARLET TANAGER and about 50 SWAINSON'S THRUSHES. For details,
it's
davidlambeth58201@yahoo.com
Ron Martin encountered abundant water birds and more at J. Clark Salyer
National Wildlife Refuge and elsewhere in McHenry County on May 31. His
total for the day was 120 species, and he says he didn't look for the 15
or 20 more common birds in the area. Among his finds: seven AMERICAN
BITTERNS, three CATTLE EGRETS, 34 BLACK-CROWNED NIGHT HERONS, nine
WHITE-FACED IBIS, YELLOW RAIL, four VIRGINIA RAILS, 50 SORAS, 400 BLACK
TERNS, WILLOW FLYCATCHER, 60 LEAST FLYCATCHERS, three COMMON RAVENS, five
MOUNTAIN BLUEBIRDS, three SPRAGUE'S PIPITS, 27 AMERICAN
REDSTARTS, 15 NORTHERN WATERTHRUSHES, 55 COMMON YELLOWTHROATS, three
LECONTE'S SPARROWS, nine Nelson's SHARP-TAILED SPARROWS and three SWAMP
SPARROWS. For more information, contact Ron at jrmartin@srt.com
Bob Anderson birded Stutsman and Kidder counties on May 27. He recorded a
pair of CLARK'S GREBES near Dawson as well as three BLACK-BELLIED PLOVERS
and 30 DUNLINS. Bob found Nelson's SHARP-TAILED SPARROWS and LECONTE'S
SPARROWS in many locations including the Chicago Lake area. At one site
near Cleveland, he saw 37 BUFF-BREASTED SANDPIPERS, more than 100
SANDERLINGS, hundreds of BAIRD'S SPARROWS, two RUDDY TURNSTONES, many
LEAST SANDPIPERS and a few WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPERS. At a second
spot just west of Jamestown, Bob added hundreds more WHITE-RUMPED
SANDPIPERS, 75 DUNLINS, five STILT SANDPIPERS, six AMERICAN AVOCETS,
BAIRD'S SANDPIPER and LEAST SANDPIPER. At Lake Isabel, Bob saw WILLOW
FLYCATCHER, LEAST FLYCATCHER and ALDER FLYCATCHER plus YELLOW WARBLER and
NASHVILLE WARBLER. Back on May 25 at Armour Park in West Fargo, Bob saw
BLUE-HEADED VIREO, CANADA WARBLER and MOURNING WARBLER among
13 warbler species. Contact Bob at 605-695-1344.
Stacy Adolf-Whipp and Paulette Scherr found a neat group of birds along a
shelterbelt near Bordulac in Foster County on May 26. The group included
SCARLET TANAGER and at least 10 warbler species including BAY-BREASTED
WARBLER, CHESTNUT-SIDED WARBLER, MAGNOLIA WARBLER and CANADA WARBLER.
Others present included RED-EYED VIREO, WARBLING VIREO, BALTIMORE ORIOLE,
ORCHARD ORIOLE, WESTERN KINGBIRD, EASTERN KINGBIRD, LEAST FLYCATCHER,
OLIVE-SIDED FLYCATCHER and SWAINSON'S THRUSH. For more information, it's
sadolf@hotmail.com
Carl Stangeland had a SUMMER TANAGER in his Jamestown yard on May 26.
Other visitors included BALTIMORE ORIOLES and ORCHARD ORIOLES, BLACKPOLL
WARBLER and YELLOW WARBLER. You can reach Carl at carlcs@daktel.com
Jean Legge heard a BLACK-BILLED CUCKOO calling at Little Yellowstone
County Park north of Kathryn on May 27-28. During her time there, she saw
a PILEATED WOODPECKER and two YELLOW-THROATED VIREOS. For details, Jean
is at 845-4762.
Corey Ellingson headed to New Johns Lake on May 26. He discovered a
HORNED GREBE on a nest, AMERICAN BITTERN, RUBY-THROATED HUMMINGBIRD,
OLIVE-SIDED FLYCATCHER, VEERY, 30 SWAINSON'S THRUSHES and25 GRAY CATBIRDS.
The 14 warbler species included NASHVILLE WARBLER, three MOURNING
WARBLERS and CANADA WARBLER. Corey's list also included a LAZULI BUNTING
in Sheridan County and 11 ORCHARD ORIOLES. You can reach him at
crackerjackbirder@bis.midco.net
A PHILADELPHIA VIREO showed up in Bob Neugebauer's yard east of Bismarck
on May 29. He's at bobneugebauer@yahoo.com
Dan Rogers accumulated 83 species in Morton County on June 1. He scored
his first DICKCISSEL of the year, along with 10 BALTIMORE ORIOLES and 17
ORCHARD ORIOLES, two RED-HEADED WOODPECKERS and 48 LARK BUNTINGS. You can
reach Dan at 224-5530.
Janelle Masters found DICKCISSELS, BOBOLINKS, EASTERN BLUEBIRDS and a
"mystery" vireo in the Beaver Bay area near Linton on June 1. Contact her
at 224-5530.
From Hettinger, Jan Sailer was surprised to see a male CHESTNUT-SIDED
WARBLER on the south side of Mirror Lake on May 28. She says it was the
first of the species she had seen there. One day earlier, Jan saw an
AMERICAN REDSTART. You can reach her at jngsailer@yahoo.com
Clark Talkington took a report from Dave Griffiths of a LEAST TERN at
Mirror Lake in Hettinger on May 27. Clark birded Long Lake NWR, MacLean
Bottoms, Beaver Bay and the Mandan Tesoro Refinery on May 28. He saw
SEMIPALMATED PLOVER at Long Lake refuge, while MacLean Bottoms offered up
PIPING PLOVER and LEAST TERN. His totals for the day included nine
RED-HEADED WOODPECKERS, 25 LEAST FLYCATCHERS, eight WARBLING VIREOS, six
RED-EYED VIREOS, 70 HOUSE WRENS, 18 BROWN THRASHERS, 41 YELLOW
WARBLERS, 72 COMMON YELLOWTHROATS, 12 FIELD SPARROWS, 35 SONG SPARROWS, six
BLACK-HEADED GROSBEAKS and 11 ORCHARD ORIOLES. Clark guided visiting
birders in late May and early June. At McKenzie Slough, they recorded
five
WHITE-FACED IBIS, while Horsehead Lake offered most of the six VIRGINIA
RAILS and 17 SORAS they saw. They also covered the Sterling to Wing area
and Horsehead Lake, finding two SEMIPALMATED SANDPIPERS, STILT SANDPIPER,
four SPRAGUE'S PIPITS, 20 GRASSHOPPER SPARROWS, four BAIRD'S SPARROWS, 14
Nelson's SHARP-TAILED SPARROWS and 50 CHESTNUT-SIDED LONGSPURS. Moving on
to Cross Ranch, Smith Grove and Huff Hills, they observed a pair of HOODED
MERGANSERS, BLACK-BILLED CUCKOO, EASTERN PHOEBE, three BLACK-AND-WHITE
WARBLERS, 20 AMERICAN REDSTARTS, 12 OVENBIRDS and two YELLOW-BREASTED
CHATS. The visitors closed out their stay at Long Lake NWR, the
Dawson area and Beaver Bay Recreation Area. Those sites produced HORNED
GREBE, CLARK'S GREBE, AMERICAN BITTERN, GREAT EGRET, SNOWY EGRET, CATTLE
EGRET, WHITE-FACED IBIS, PIPING PLOVER, RUDDY TURNSTONE, SANDERLING,
COMMON NIGHT HAWK, ALDER FLYCATCHER, BELL'S VIREO, PHILADELPHIA VIREO,
SEDGE WREN, LECONTE'S SPARROW, SWAMP SPARROW and TENNESSEE WARBLER.
Contact Clark at 663-8103.
While visiting in Bismarck on May 24, Bernice Houser recorded at least a
handful of EURASIAN COLLARED-DOVES, plus GRAY CATBIRDS, SWAINSON'S
THRUSHES and BLACK-CAPPED CHICKADEES. Back home in New Town on May 27,
she added male MOUNTAIN BLUEBIRD and male BLACK-HEADED GROSBEAK. Bernice
is at sanishnd@rtc.coop
Mo O'Mara was back in the grasslands of McKenzie County on May 24, where
she found a pair of UPLAND SANDPIPERS, RED-TAILED HAWK, MOUNTAIN BLUEBIRD,
NORTHERN ROUGH-WINGED SWALLOWS, SPOTTED TOWHEE, CLAY-COLORED SPARROW and
LARK SPARROW. About four miles west of Williston, she had a flyover by a
likely COMMON TERN. Contact her at mo1_omara@yahoo.com
Dennis Wiesenborn birded north Fargo parks over the Memorial Day weekend.
He saw or heard ALDER FLYCATCHER, LEAST FLYCATCHER, YELLOW-BELLIED
FLYCATCHER, GREAT CRESTED FLYCATCHER, OLIVE-SIDED FLYCATCHER, EASTERN WOOD
PEWEE and EASTERN KINGBIRD, about 100 AMERICAN REDSTARTS and 12 warbler
species including CHESTNUT-SIDED WARBLER, BLACKBURNIAN WARBLER,
BAY-BREASTED WARBLER and CONNECTICUT WARBLER. On May 26, his 20 warbler
species included NORTHERN PARULA in his backyard and across the river,
plus at least six CAPE MAY WARBLERS. He also recorded a flock of CHIPPING
SPARROWS. Contact Dennis at 218-287-4420.
Finally, a reminder that the Bismarck-Mandan Bird Club meets at 6:30 pm on
Friday, June 5 at Dakota Zoo in Bismarck. There'll be a short business
meeting and a bird walk around the zoo.
That concludes this report from the North Dakota Birding Society. This
report is normally updated each Tuesday.
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