North Dakota (Statewide) RBA
March 9, 2010
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* RBA
* North Dakota
* Statewide
* March 9, 2010
* NDST1003.09
- Transcript
Hotline: North Dakota Update
Date: March 9, 2010
Number: 701-527-0730
To Report: 701-527-0730
Coverage: Statewide
Compiler: Ken Torkelson
Compiled: March 9, 2010
Transcriber: Jane Kostenko
mailto: tork02@juno.com
- Birds Mentioned
American Kestrel
Red-tailed Hawk
Rough-legged Hawk
Merlin
Sharp-shinned Hawk
White-winged Crossbill
Northern Harrier
Common Merganser
Bald Eagle
Eurasian Collared-Dove
Great Horned Owl
Canada Goose
Mallard
Common Goldeneye
Common Grackle
American Tree Sparrow
American Goldfinch
Downy Woodpecker
Black-capped Chickadee
Blue Jay
Ring-necked Pheasant
Northern Goshawk
Cedar Waxwing
Wild Turkey
Pine Siskin
Red-breasted Nuthatch
Gray Partridge
Snowy Owl
Sharp-tailed Grouse
Horned Lark
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
Brown Creeper
Rusty Blackbird
Snow Bunting
Rock Pigeon
American Crow
White-breasted Nuthatch
Hairy Woodpecker
Northern Flicker
House Finch
Welcome to the North Dakota Rare Bird Alert compiled by the North
Dakota Birding Society. This report was prepared on Tuesday, Mar. 9.
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 is one of the times when more birders equals more observations.
Early March brought good raptor viewing for Corey Ellingson. On March 3,
he saw an AMERICAN KESTREL just south of the N.D. Game and Fish
Department offices in Bismarck, two RED-TAILED HAWKS near the airport
and livestock yard and a ROUGH-LEGGED HAWK in the same area.
One day earlier, a MERLIN flew over Corey's yard, and a SHARP-SHINNED
HAWK flew over on March 1. Scouting the area near the Missouri River on
March 7, Corey saw about eight WHITE-WINGED CROSSBILLS at the
Mandan Union Cemetery, had a flyover by a male NORTHERN HARRIER
at the Mandan experiment station, counted two COMMON MERGANSERS,
an adult BALD EAGLE, two RED-TAILED HAWKS and six EURASIAN
COLLARED-DOVES. For details, contact Corey at
crackerjackbirder@bis.midco.net
Janelle Masters saw some nest activity on March 8. She watched two
mature BALD EAGLES on a nest at Wolf Creek, and a GREAT HORNED
OWL on a nest near Underwood. She also recorded a female MERLIN on
a telephone pole and thousands of HORNED LARKS. You can reach
Janelle at 224-5525.
Sherry Leslie birded the area between Minot and the Garrison Dam tailrace
on March 7. She saw thousands of CANADA GEESE and MALLARDS
in an unharvested corn field four miles east of Riverdale, plus three adult
BALD EAGLES nearby. The seven additional BALD EAGLES she found
at the tailrace included one juvenile. Also at the tailrace were COMMON
MERGANSERS, MALLARDS, COMMON GOLDENEYES, COMMON
GRACKLES, TREE SPARROWS, AMERICAN GOLDFINCHES,
DOWNY WOODPECKERS, BLACK-CAPPED CHICKADEES, nine
BLUE JAYS, RING-NECKED PHEASANT, NORTHERN GOSHAWK
and CEDAR WAXWINGS. Back at her rural Minot feeders, Sherry
added 40-50 AMERICAN GOLDFINCHES, 70 WILD TURKEYS
and 2-4 PINE SISKINS. You can reach Sherry at bird_nd@yahoo.com
Rod Fossen birded the Minot Country Club on March 6. He discovered large
numbers of AMERICAN ROBINS, plus RED-BREASTED NUTHATCH,
WHITE-WINGED CROSSBILLS, PINE SISKINS and CEDAR WAXWINGS
plus a GREAT HORNED OWL and a SHARP-SHINNED HAWK.
North of Minot, Rod saw RING-NECKED PHEASANTS and GRAY
PARTRIDGES. He added a SNOWY OWL north of the fairgrounds, and
a MERLIN in northeast Minot. Moving on to Upper Souris National Wildlife
Refuge the following day, Rod observed lots of GRAY PARTRIDGES,
RING-NECKED PHEASANTS, SHARP-TAILED GROUSE and HORNED
LARKS. He also recorded a young SNOWY OWL off Ward County Road #6.
Contact Rod at rfossen@min.midco.net
Peder Stenslie saw his first RUBY-CROWNED KINGLETS on March7.
The two birds were near his parents' place, north of New Town. He's at
Peder.Stenslie@sendit.nodak.edu
Wayne Easley and Larry Jones discovered an adult SNOWY OWL six miles
west of Fessenden on March 8. They also reported large flocks of HORNED
LARKS in the area. Wayne is at 324-2344.
Jean Legge reported a BROWN CREEPER near Klaus Park in Jamestown on
Feb. 28, and two EURASIAN COLLARED-DOVES in Marion on March 4.
For details, call Jean at 845-4762.
From his office window in downtown Jamestown, Dan Buchanan watched a
juvenile NORTHERN GOSHAWK dining on a ROCK PIGEON on March 2.
Dan says it's the second time in two years that has happened. On March 6, Dan
They saw a flock of RUSTY BLACKBIRDS mixed in with EUROPEAN STARLINGS
north of Medina, about five EURASIAN COLLARED-DOVES in Medina,
abundant HORNED LARKS plus SNOW BUNTINGS, BLUE JAYS, CEDAR
WAXWINGS, GRAY PARTRIDGES, RING-NECKED PHEASANTS, ROCK
PIGEONS, AMERICAN GOLDFINCHES, AMERICAN CROWS, WHITE-BREASTED
NUTHATCHES, DOWNY WOODPECKER, HAIRY WOODPECKER, yellow-shafted
NORTHERN FLICKER, BLACK-CAPPED CHICKADEE, HOUSE FINCHES and
HOUSE SPARROWS. For more information, contact Dan at 252-6604.
For your calendar, here are the dates of the N.D. Birding Society's spring field
trips.
The group will bird the Devils Lake area on May 22-23, meeting at the Holiday
Inn
Express at 6am on the 22nd. For more information, contact Corey Ellingson at
crackerjackbirder@bis.midco.net
That concludes this report from the North Dakota Birding Society. This
report is normally updated each Tuesday.
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