North Dakota (Statewide) RBA
March 2, 2010
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* RBA
* North Dakota
* Statewide
* March 2, 2010
* NDST1003.02
- Transcript
Hotline: North Dakota Update
Date: March 2, 2010
Number: 701-527-0730
To Report: 701-527-0730
Coverage: Statewide
Compiler: Ken Torkelson
Compiled: March 2, 2010
Transcriber: Jane Kostenko
mailto: tork02@juno.com
- Birds Mentioned
Rusty Blackbird
Purple Finch
Bald Eagle
Golden Eagel
Merlin
Horned Lark
Black-capped Chickadee
Cedar Waxwing
Dark-eyed Junco
Snow Bunting
Welcome to the North Dakota Rare Bird Alert compiled by the North
Dakota Birding Society. This report was prepared on Tuesday, Mar. 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.
Results from a "winter bird count" and a road trip.
Dan Svingen and two other staff members from Dakota Prairie Grasslands
conducted a "winter bird count" on the Sheyenne National Grassland in
southeastern North Dakota on Feb. 26. The total of 25 species included
new highs for RUSTY BLACKBIRDS with four, and PURPLE FINCHES
with 70. Other highlights included two BALD EAGLES, two GOLDEN
EAGLES, MERLIN, 90 HORNED LARKS, 10 BLACK-CAPPED
CHICKADEES, 15 CEDAR WAXWINGS, 62 DARK-EYED JUNCOS
and 360 SNOW BUNTINGS. For more information on that count, contact
Dan at 250-4443, ext. 107.
Charles Taft reports birding was slow on a Feb. 25 drive from Minot to
Grand Forks. Near Larimore, he saw an eagle that was too far away to
identify, and he observed several large flocks of "snowbirds" that he believed
were HORNED LARKS. For details, contact Charles at cjtaft@mac.com
That concludes this report from the North Dakota Birding Society. This
report is normally updated each Tuesday.
- end transcript