RBA: North Dakota, October 20, 2009

[Jane Kostenko]

* RBA

* North Dakota
* Statewide
* October 20, 2009
* NDST0910.20

- Transcript

Hotline: North Dakota Update
Date: October 20, 2009
Number: 701-527-0730
To Report: 701-527-0730
Coverage: Statewide
Compiler: Ken Torkelson
Compiled: October 20, 2009
Transcriber: Jane Kostenko
mailto: tork02@...

- Birds Mentioned

THAYER'S GULL
LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL
Franklin's Gull
Ring-billed Gull
California Gull
Herring Gull
Great Horned Owl
Brown Creeper
Golden-crowned Kinglet
Orange-crowned Warbler
American Goldfinch
Pine Siskin
Purple Finch
Swamp Sparrow
Fox Sparrow
Burrowing Owl
Ross' Goose
Tundra Swan
Clark's Grebe
Snowy Egret
Willet
Cattle Egret
Vesper Sparrow
Savannah Sparrow
Smith's Longspur
WHOOPING CRANE
Sandhill Crane
Red-breasted Nuthatch
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Downy Woodpecker
Eastern Bluebird
Mountain Bluebird
Wilson's Snipe
Snow Goose
Hermit Thrush
Lincoln's Sparrow
American Bittern
Forster's Tern
Barn Swallow
American Avocet
Long-billed Dowitcher
White-breasted Nuthatch
Merlin
Dark-eyed Junco
Cedar Waxwing
Blue Jay
Hairy Woodpecker
Rough-legged Hawk
Rusty Blackbird
Snow Bunting
Baltimore Oriole
Buff-breasted Sandpiper
Ferruginous Hawk
Surf Scoter

Welcome to the North Dakota Rare Bird Alert compiled by the North
Dakota Birding Society. This report was prepared on Tuesday, Oct. 20.
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.
More gulls and more whoopers.

An Oct. 19 trip to the Bismarck landfill brought good gull sightings for
Corey Ellingson.  He recorded an adult THAYER'S GULL, two adult LESSER
BLACK-BACKED GULLS, FRANKLIN'S GULL, RING-BILLED GULL, five CALIFORNIA
GULLS and seven HERRING GULLS.  At Sleepy Hollow Park, Corey added a
GREAT HORNED OWL, BROWN CREEPER, his first GOLDEN-CROWNED KINGLET
of the season and three late ORANGE-CROWNED WARBLERS.  Corey's yard
held four species of finches including AMERICAN GOLDFINCH, PINE SISKIN
and a female/immature PURPLE FINCH.  The seven sparrow species included
SWAMP SPARROW.  You can reach Corey at crackerjackbirder@...

Clark Talkington found some of those same gull species at the Bismarck landfill
on Oct. 14.  He observed six FRANKLIN'S GULLS, CALIFORNIA GULL, three HERRING
GULLS and one LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL.  A FOX SPARROW showed up in
Clark's Mandan yard on Oct. 15.  He saw one BURROWING OWL in southeastern
Morton County on Oct. 14.  On the 13th, Clark birded Barnes Lake in Stutsman
County and Horsehead Lake in Kidder County, finding ROSS' GOOSE, 6067
TUNDRA SWANS, four CLARK'S GREBES, SNOWY EGRET and WILLET.  In the
Dawson area, he counted 46 CATTLE EGRETS.  Around Woodworth, Clark saw
four VESPER SPARROWS, nine SAVANNAH SPARROWS and four SMITH'S
LONGSPURS.  For more information, call Clark at 663-8103.

Dave and Ellin Lindee saw two WHOOPING CRANES west of Ryder on Oct. 17.
Bernice Houser found them later in the day, with a large group of SANDHILL
CRANES near Ryder.  Bernice's yard near New Town hosted RED-BREASTED
NUTHATCHES, YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLER and DOWNY WOODPECKER on
Oct. 16.  On the 18th, she reported two EASTERN BLUEBIRDS checking out
a nest box.  Contact Bernice at sanishnd@...

Janelle Masters looked unsuccessfully for the Ryder whoopers on Oct. 19.
She did see thousands of SANDHILL CRANES, plus MOUNTAIN BLUEBIRDS,
WILSON'S SNIPES, SNOW GEESE, TUNDRA SWANS and various ducks.
She's at 224-5525.

Mark Otnes saw HERMIT THRUSH, LINCOLN'S SPARROW and two PURPLE
FINCHES at Crystal Springs in Kidder County on Oct. 16.  He said the Dawson
WMA had "nothing."  At South Lake, he recorded AMERICAN BITTERN, three
SNOWY EGRETS, FORSTER'S TERN and BARN SWALLOW.  In Barnes County,
along the Hwy. 10 frontage road, Mark found about 40 of either BLACK-BELLIED
PLOVERS or AMERICAN GOLDEN PLOVERS, as well as AMERICAN AVOCET and
two LONG-BILLED DOWITCHERS.  Mark is at 241-4194.

Carl Stangeland's back yard in Jamestown attracted a YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLER
and WHITE-BREASTED NUTHATCHES on Oct. 18.  At the dam, he saw a MERLIN
with a DARK-EYED JUNCO in its talons.  You can reach Carl at carlcs@...

From Bowdon, Larry Jones counted 20-25 EASTERN BLUEBIRDS  and a bunch of
CEDAR WAXWINGS in his yard on Oct. 17.  Other visitors included BLUE JAYS
and HAIRY WOODPECKERS.  Contact Larry at jljones@...

From Grand Forks County, Eve Freeberg saw a ROUGH-LEGGED HAWK on
Oct. 11, followed by RUSTY BLACKBIRD on Oct. 12 and SNOW BUNTING on
Oct. 14.  On the 19th, Eve added BALTIMORE ORIOLE, BUFF-BREASTED
SANDPIPER and FERRUGINOUS HAWK.  Contact Eve at birdwmn@...

Ron Martin recorded a single SURF SCOTER at the Minot lagoons on Oct. 15.
He's at jrmartin@...

That concludes this report from the North Dakota Birding Society.  This
report is normally updated each Tuesday.

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