RBA Fairbanks Alaska November 9 2009

[Ken_Russell]

- RBA
* Alaska
* Fairbanks and Interior
* November 9, 2009
* AKFA0911.09

Birds Mentioned
Black-Billed Magpie
Bohemian Waxwings
Snow Buntings

_ transcript
hotline: Fairbanks and Interior Alaska
date: November 9, 2009
number: [phone]
to report: [phone]
coverage: Fairbanks and vicinity
transcriber: Ken Russell
e_mail: Ken_Russell@...

Welcome to the Birding Hotline for Interior Alaska as of November 9,
 2009.
 
A BLACK-BILLED MAGPIE flew across Nordale Road about 2 miles south
from Chena Hotsprings Road on November 6.

A large flock of about 40-60 BOHEMIAN WAXWINGS were seen on Peger
 Road between Davis Rd and Mitchell Expressway on November 2.

Two SNOW BUNTINGS were seen on Wickersham Dome on October 25.

Upcoming Events Include:
Birding in Ecuador will be presented by Jim Dewitt and Ron Teel on
November 9 at 7:00 PM at the Noel Wien Library Auditorium.

The Fairbanks Feeder Counts will take place on November 13, December
 12, and March 6. To participate, download instructions and a datasheet
from
 the Alaska Bird Observatory web site at www.alaskabird.org.

The Thanksgiving Bird Count will be held for one hour on Thanksgiving Day.
Count forms are available at the Arctic Audubon Society web site
 at www.arcticaudubon.org.

Thanksgiving for the Birds will be held on November 28 at the Creamer’s
 Field Farmhouse from noon – 4:00 PM. Learn about winter birds and make
 feeders out of recycled materials.

The annual Green Holiday sale will be held at the Alaska Bird Observatory
 visitor Center on December 5 from 10:00 – 5:30. Gifts will be for sale
from
 ABO, Arctic Audubon, The Northern Alaska Environmental Center
 and other groups.

The Fairbanks Area Christmas Bird Count will be held on December
 19. Get more information at the Arctic Audubon Society web site
 at www.arcticaudubon.org.

If you’d like to become a member of Arctic Audubon Society, information
 is available at their web site: www.arcticaudubon.org .

Thanks for calling the Birding Hot Line.

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Visit Arctic Audubon Society's website: http://www.arcticaudubon.org/.
Site
 includes information on birding locations in Interior Alaska as well As a
 calendar of Arctic Audubon programs.

Also visit Alaska Bird Observatory's website: http://www.alaskabird.org/

Directions to the sites mentioned in the report can found in A Birder’s
Guide
 to Alaska by George C. West; American Birding Association

Ken Russell and Laurel Devaney
PO Box 71462
Fairbanks, Alaska 99707