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* RBA
* North Dakota
* Statewide
* June 30, 2009
* NDST0906.30
- Transcript
Hotline: North Dakota Update
Date: June 30, 2009
Number: 701-527-0730
To Report: 701-527-0730
Coverage: Statewide
Compiler: Ken Torkelson
Compiled: June 30, 2009
Transcriber: Jane Kostenko
mailto: tork02@juno.com
- Birds Mentioned
Turkey Vulture
Ferruginous Hawk
Sandhill Crane
Virginia Rail
Black-billed Cuckoo
Red-headed Woodpecker
Alder Flycatcher
Common Raven
Sprague's Pipit
Swamp Sparrow
Baird's Sparrow
Dickcissel
Common Loon
Bufflehead
Common Goldeneye
Pileated Woodpecker
Black-billed Magpie
Orange-crowned Warbler
Orchard Oriole
Wood Duck
Blue Jay
Black-headed Grosbeak
Eastern Bluebird
LeConte's Sparrow
Nelson's Sharp-tailed Sparrow
Bell's Vireo
BLUE GROSBEAK
Lazuli Bunting
Piping Plover
Wilson's Phalarope
Franklin's Gull
Bobolink
American Goldfinch
Cedar Waxwing
Canvasback
Northern Pintail
Willet
Black Tern
Marbled Godwit
Lark Bunting
Chestnut-collared Longspur (SD)
Chipping Sparrow (SD)
Prairie Falcon (SD)
Wild Turkey (SD)
Mountain Bluebird (SD)
Lark Sparrow
Western Grebe
Eared Grebe
Welcome to the North Dakota Rare Bird Alert compiled by the North
Dakota Birding Society. This report was prepared on Tuesday, June 30.
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.
This week: more Breeding Bird Survey results, plus some other good
sightings.
Ron Martin and Charles Taft counted 94 species in the Denbigh
BBS on June 24. Highlights included TURKEY VULTURE, FERRUGINOUS
HAWK, SANDHILL CRANE, VIRGINIA RAIL, BLACK-BILLED CUCKOO, RED-HEADED
WOODPECKER, ALDER FLYCATCHER, COMMON RAVEN, 17 SPRAGUE'S PIPITS,
SWAMP SPARROW, BAIRD'S SPARROW and DICKCISSEL. Ron teamed up with
Joe Super for 90 species in the Turtle Mountain BBS on June 25.
They saw six COMMON LOONS, a brood of 14 BUFFLEHEADS, five COMMON
GOLDENEYES, seven PILEATED WOODPECKERS, BLACK-BILLED MAGPIE
fledglings in both Bottineau and Rolette counties, four
ORANGE-CROWNED WARBLERS and an ORCHARD ORIOLE, which was Ron's
first on the survey in 24 years. For details on those sightings,
contact Ron at jrmartin@srt.com
Clark Talkington completed two surveys, but saw his best birds
afterwards. First, on June 22, Clark did the Braddock BBS in
Emmons County, where he saw two WOOD DUCKS, four BUFFLEHEADS,
BLUE JAY, BLACK-HEADED GROSBEAK and DICKCISSEL. On June 23,
he moved on to Kidder County for the Lake George BBS. There,
he saw two EASTERN BLUEBIRDS, two LECONTE'S SPARROWS, two
NELSON'S SHARP-TAILED SPARROWS and nine DICKCISSELS. Also on
June 23, Clark stopped at the Beaver Bay area of Emmons
County. He recorded two BELL'S VIREOS in the recreation
area and another nearby. At the west end of the recreation
area, Clark found two male BLUE GROSBEAKS with three more
in separate locations nearby. His other discovery at the
recreation area was a LAZULI BUNTING. For more information,
contact Clark at ctalkington@bis.midco.net
Chris Hiatt is back in North Dakota, but had good birding
success in both Dakotas. On June 24, he saw his first-ever
PIPING PLOVER at White Lake, which is north of Stanley.
It was with more than 200 WILSON'S PHALAROPES, and also
present were a few FRANKLIN'S GULLS, BOBOLINKS AMERICAN
GOLDFINCHES, four CEDAR WAXWINGS CANVASBACKS and NORTHERN
PINTAILS. North of Ross, Chris added a WILLET and three
BLACK TERNS. South of New Salem, he saw a female MARBLED
GODWIT with young, and south of Bowman, he saw his first
LARK BUNTINGS of the season. On June 26, just south of
Reeder, Chris recorded a RED-HEADED WOODPECKER just inside
South Dakota, along with a CHESTNUT-COLLARED LONGSPUR.
On June 27, he birded near Ludlow, SD, and saw CHIPPING
SPARROW, PRAIRIE FALCON, WILD TURKEYS, AMERICAN GOLDFINCH
and MOUNTAIN BLUEBIRD. You can reach him at
hiattch@sbc.global.net
From Valley City, Jean Legge reports that the LARK SPARROWS
in her yard have a fledgling, and that the male has resumed
singing. Contact Jean at 845-4762.
Larry Jones saw a BLACK-BILLED CUCKOO in trees at his
farmstead near Bowdon on June 27. He's at jljones@daktel.com
Janelle Masters and a friend birded Long Lake National
Wildlife Refuge and McKenzie Slough on June 30. They report
seeing WESTERN GREBES, many with young on their backs at the
refuge, and a couple pairs of EARED GREBES with young at McKenzie
Slough. You can reach Janelle at 224-5525.
That concludes this report from the North Dakota Birding Society. This
report is normally updated each Tuesday.
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