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Rock Ptarmigan,©Barry Kent Mackay

19 May Medora Color [V N ]
19 May Indigo Bunting and others [Linda Gregg ]
19 May Sparrows gone but I have Orioles []
19 May Oak Park, Sunday [James Tyler Bell ]
18 May Cinnamon teal - Hettinger [G & J Sailer ]
19 May Warblers 14 including black throated blue andNashville at the mandan experiment station and a Wilson's at painted woods Dan Rogers 9894413 ["Rogers, Daniel" ]
18 May Grand Forks - 16 Warbler species [Sandy Aubol ]
18 May Yard birds [Carl Stangeland ]
18 May Black terns [Garret Hecker ]
18 May No Subject [Maureen OMara ]
18 May Oak Park and Upper Souris NWR Saturday [James Tyler Bell ]
18 May NDBS spring meeting cell numbers [Jeanie Joppru ]
18 May Saturday birds [Sherry ]
18 May Pine Warbler [Corey Ellingson ]
18 May Orioles [MELVIN BENNEFELD ]
17 May Kingbirds [Garret Hecker ]
17 May Yard birds [Carl Stangeland ]
17 May Lots of Bobolinks sw Mndan Dan Rogers ["Rogers, Daniel" ]
17 May yard birds []
17 May Warblers at Valley City National Fish Hatchery [Bob Anderson ]
17 May Rock wren [Bob Anderson ]
17 May Bite rn and common yellow throat Dan r rogers mandan sw of experiment station ["Rogers, Daniel" ]
17 May oak grove bay breasted [Pat Beauzay ]
17 May Observation [Linda Gregg ]
17 May Ruby-throated hummingbird [Larry Jones ]
17 May Scarlet tanager [Larry Jones ]
17 May Red Crossbills and Others [Buchanan Law Office ]
17 May rose breasted, Baltimore oriole, catbird [Deb Lancaster ]
17 May rose breasted, oriole, catbird [Deb Lancaster ]
17 May Great Day birding Burleigh [Corey Ellingson ]
17 May NDBS Spring meeting [Jeanie Joppru ]
17 May gray catbird [jlegge ]
16 May Indigo bunting [Larry Jones ]
16 May Woodpeckers [Clark Talkington ]
16 May Billings County [Garret Hecker ]
16 May Fw: Listserv outage on June 1, 2013 [James Tyler Bell ]
16 May Sheldon Birding [MARK OTNES ]
16 May Strange Migration and A New Lifer []
16 May Bismarck/Mandan area [Clark Talkington ]
15 May d.l. sightings [Pat Bradley ]
15 May COMMON POOR-WILL [Corey Ellingson ]
15 May Camels Hump Lake [Garret Hecker ]
15 May Trefoil Park Fargo Wednesday AM [cnorheim ]
15 May Backyard Birds FOY arrivals []
15 May Brown Thrasher FOY [lillian crook ]
15 May Grosbeak [Sherry ]
15 May Saturday's sitings [Maureen OMara ]
14 May Re: Spring 2013 NDBS trip [klfwork AT gmail.com ]
14 May Spring 2013 NDBS trip [Corey Ellingson ]
14 May Kingbirds [Larry Jones ]
14 May Bismarck/Mandan area [Clark Talkington ]
14 May Siskins, Lincoln's & Harris' Sparrows [Deb Lancaster ]
14 May South Elmwood Park West Fargo May 14 8:45-10:45 [cnorheim ]
14 May May 14 shorebirds Alice area [cnorheim ]
14 May House Wren [Buchanan Law Office ]
14 May English Coulee bird walk May 14 [David Lambeth ]
13 May Gosling [Garret Hecker ]
13 May May 13 birds Grand Forks [David Lambeth ]
13 May yellow warbler [jlegge ]
13 May Hummingbird [Linda Gregg ]
13 May Kraft Slough Shorebirds [MARK OTNES ]
13 May change in birding companions [cnorheim ]
13 May Hermit Thrush [Buchanan Law Office ]
13 May Monday birds in Trefoil and Oakgrove Parks, Fargo and various lagoons [cnorheim ]
13 May May 13 arrivals [David Lambeth ]
13 May Two more [Linda Gregg ]
13 May Rose - Breasted Grosbeak [Linda Gregg ]
13 May North Dakota Bird Notes Test Message ["McPhillips, Kelly" ]
13 May Fw: eBird Report - Elmwood Park, May 13, 2013 [Patrick Beauzay ]
12 May Sully's Hill [Rita Staloch ]
12 May trumpeter swans in Burleigh County [Cathy Clayton ]
12 May Burleigh County Count [Clark Talkington ]
12 May Re: Sunday am birding Barnes Co. [jlegge ]
12 May McHenry, Pierce Cos. [Ron Martin ]
11 May Re: HOODED WARBLER [Sandy Aubol ]
11 May Palm Warbler [Sherry ]

Subject: Medora Color
From: V N <ndvagabond AT HOTMAIL.COM>
Date: Sun, 19 May 2013 11:24:20 -0600
I don't have anything rare to report, but the volume of bird color in my Medora 
backyard is unprecedented: 

 
Rose-breasted Grosbeak
Black-headed Grosbeak
American Goldfinch
Pine Siskin
Lazuli Bunting
Chipping Sparrow
Harris's Sparrow
White-throated Sparrow
House Finch
Lark Sparrow
Spotted Towhee
Common Grackle
Mourning Dove
Hairy Woodpecker
Downy Woodpecker
Northern Flicker
Black-capped Chickadee
American Robin
House Sparrow
 
 
... and I don't even need to leave my living room. With all this rain, I am 
waiting for additional species to show up. 

 
Valerie Naylor
Medora, North Dakota
ndvagabond AT hotmail.com
 

 
  		 	   		  
Subject: Indigo Bunting and others
From: Linda Gregg <lgregg AT FAR.MIDCO.NET>
Date: Sun, 19 May 2013 10:44:20 -0600
While having coffee in the gazebo this morning, some new sightings for this
season were a male Indigo Bunting, a Northern Waterthrush, a number of Blue
Headed Vireos and Yellow Rumped Warblers. There are still just huge numbers
of Goldfinches, Pine Siskins, both Orchard and Baltimore Orioles and
Grosbeaks. I think I will be busy filling feeders this summer.
Good birding!
Linda Gregg
Horace, ND
Subject: Sparrows gone but I have Orioles
From: alanwat AT INFIONLINE.NET
Date: Sun, 19 May 2013 10:34:34 -0500
Hi All

I have gone from Sparrow species to a huge number of both Orchard and Baltimore 
Orioles. I have a dozen nectar feeders up with orioles and hummingbirds waiting 
in line to feed. With this cool weather and rain I also set out several more 
plates of jelly for the birds. I have 30 plus orioles in the yard easy. On my 
front porch where 3 window feeder and 3 hanging nectar feeders are up I counted 
15 Orioles... 


8 Ruby-throated Hummingbirds so far and mostly male.  

Wow what a sight to behold!!!

Good Birding

Sharon Watson
Buxton ND
Subject: Oak Park, Sunday
From: James Tyler Bell <jtylerbell AT YAHOO.COM>
Date: Sun, 19 May 2013 08:09:49 -0700
Walked in Oak Park this morning before it started to rain too hard. Not nearly 
as active as yesterday. A few Tennessee Warblers, lots of Yellow and 
Yellow-rumped and a couple of Black-and-white Warblers. Two Warbling Vireos and 
one Swainson's Thrush. The area that was packed full of sparrows yesterday had 
none. 

 
Clearly the best bird was a singing WOOD THRUSH, a state bird for Jane and me. 
We were walking by the bandstand when I heard it singing across the river (or 
is it an oxbow?). At first it didn't register. They nest in our yard in 
Maryland and I encounter them every day in the field at work near Annapolis. 
When it sang again I realized the importance and got Jane on it. Then it 
started to rain in earnest and it stopped singing. 

 
The feeders at jane's sister's house are packed full of Pine Siskins and a 
minimum of 7 Red Crossbills. 


Tyler Bell
jtylerbell AT yahoo.com
Minot, ND
Subject: Cinnamon teal - Hettinger
From: G & J Sailer <jngsailer AT YAHOO.COM>
Date: Sat, 18 May 2013 21:55:41 -0700
All --
 
The array of duck species on Mirror Lake here the last few weeks has mostly 
dispersed, but we found a drake cinnamon teal today in the NE corner hanging 
out with a group of its blue-winged relatives.  The light was perfect, and it 
was dazzling. 

 
Arrivals in the past few days: both kingbirds, both orioles, both grosbeaks, 
black terns, lots of yelllow warblers.  What a great time of year! 

 
Good birding,
 
Jan Sailer
Hettinger 
Subject: Warblers 14 including black throated blue andNashville at the mandan experiment station and a Wilson's at painted woods Dan Rogers 9894413
From: "Rogers, Daniel" <daniel.rogers AT BISMARCKSTATE.EDU>
Date: Sun, 19 May 2013 04:09:14 +0000



Sent from my Verizon Wireless 4G LTE Smartphone
Subject: Grand Forks - 16 Warbler species
From: Sandy Aubol <egf_baseball AT YAHOO.COM>
Date: Sat, 18 May 2013 18:36:41 -0700
After 3 separate walks in Grand Forks today (the English Coulee, the cemetery 
and the Greenway), I ended up with 16 warbler species: 


Black-throated 
Green FOS
Chestnut-sided FOS
Blackburnian FOS
Canada 
FOS
Magnolia
Black-and-White
Blackpoll
Nashville
Tennessee
Yellow
Yellow-rumped
Orange-Crowned
Am. 
Redstart
Palm
Northern Waterthrush
Ovenbird

A few others seen: 
Turkey Vulture
Broad-winged 
Hawk
Olive-sided Flycatcher (FOS was yesterday)
Eastern Towhee
Hermit Thrush
Swainson’s 
Thrush
Belted Kingfisher
Chimney Swift

Sandy Aubol

East Grand Forks, MN
Subject: Yard birds
From: Carl Stangeland <carlcs AT DAKTEL.COM>
Date: Sat, 18 May 2013 20:09:33 -0500
Good birding in the yard this morning, all the migrant Sparrows have left, but 
I had FOS Yellow-throated Vireo, Nashville Warbler and Magnolia Warbler, also 
Tennessee Warbler, Warbling Vireo's, Blackpoll Warbler, plus the more common 
ones. the biggest surprise was a female Cardinal, a first in my yard. 

Carl Stangeland
Jamestown
carlcs AT daktel.com
Subject: Black terns
From: Garret Hecker <garret.a.hecker AT VCSU.EDU>
Date: Sat, 18 May 2013 20:01:26 -0500
On a drive from the home place to South Heart today I saw 6 Black Terns around 
8:30 a.m. above a pond. On the way back home there was a Marbled Godwit a mile 
S of where i spotted the terns who were no longer present. These sightings were 
on 123 Ave SW, a road off of Highway 10 between Belfield and South Heart. They 
were also in Stark County. 



Garret Hecker
South Heart, ND
Subject: No Subject
From: Maureen OMara <mo1_omara AT YAHOO.COM>
Date: Sat, 18 May 2013 17:31:46 -0700
Hello, 
 
A hike in my usual pond section of the Missouri National Grasslands yielded:
 
 Eared Grebe in plummage transition
 Double-crested Cormorant
 Canada Goose
 Gadwall
 A. widgeon
 N. Shoveler
 Blue-winged Teal
 Green-winged Teal
 Ruddy Duck
 Broad- winged Hawk
 Merlins (3!)
 Killdeer
 Spotted sandpiper
 Black-billed Magpie
 A. Crow
 N. Rough-winged Swallow
 Rock Wren
 Mountain Bluebird
 Yellow Warbler
 Spotted Towhee
 Lark Sparrow
 Vesper Sparrow
 Grasshopper Sparrow
 W. Meadowlark
 Brewer's Blackbird
 
I need help on this next id. I saw approx 15 shorebirds flying in tight
 formation over the pond.  They came down on it from somewhere over the 
fields, swooping, circling, making several passes over the pond and in 
front of me before heading off.  The only thing I can find in Sibley and
 a shorebird book is Black Turnstone!!  They were black on their backs, 
wings and head.  At least one white wing bar and a white spot/line on 
their heads, white under bellies.  Did not pay attention to their rump. Any 
suggestions? 


For the botanists:  bisquitroot is in full bloom! There are a few straggling 
Pasqueflowers.  Bastard toadflax, quite abundant this year, will be in full 
bloom this week, Phlox is done. Bluebells (Mertensia) are opening. A tiny, 
little mustard - yellow flowers - that I have yet to id. Starry false Solomon's 
Seal (I believe). Goldenpea (Thermopsis). Plains orophaca (Astragalus).  
Fleabane - hoary or low.  Plant names from: Plants of the Black Hills and Bear 
Lodge Mountains and Grassland Plants of S. Dakota and the Northern Great 
Plains. 


A very small swallowtail - Baird's? Also saw one last week.


Mo O'Mara
 Sidney, MT            
 
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Subject: Oak Park and Upper Souris NWR Saturday
From: James Tyler Bell <jtylerbell AT YAHOO.COM>
Date: Sat, 18 May 2013 17:29:22 -0700
Jane Kostenko and I walked Oak Park in Minot with her sister Susan and 
brother-in-law Dave this morning. It was a bit foggy but that seemed to focus 
the birds. They were everywhere. Mostly Yellow and Yellow-rumped Warblers but 
lots of Tennessees and Orange-crowneds. One Ovenbird and one Magnolia (though 
other MAWAs heard). Least Flycatchers were in abundance. When we exited Camp 
Owetti at the river, we flushed several dozen sparrows. A nice mix of 
Clay-colored and White-throated Sparrows. One Red-eyed Vireo, which was a 
shocker, and one Wobbling Vireo (that's how they pronounce it in Boston ;) 
Heard another that was possibly a Philly. 


Went on the new prairie drive at Upper Souris and found sparrows in abundance 
there, too. Had a nice flock of 31 American Golden Plovers in a field between 
the refuge and Foxholm. Probably the largest flock I've seen together even 
compared to the Delaware Bayshore where they can aggregate in migration. 


Heading to Oak Park again tomorrow and hoping for similar conditions!

Tyler Bell
jtylerbell AT yahoo.com
Minot, ND
Subject: NDBS spring meeting cell numbers
From: Jeanie Joppru <ajjoppru AT MNCABLE.NET>
Date: Sat, 18 May 2013 15:51:10 -0500
Can I suggest that all those who are going to the meeting at Little Missouri
SP please send their cell numbers to Corey Ellingson. 
 
Corey, 
Can you compile them into a list and send them out to participants? Just
trying to avoid the debacle that occurred last time when several folks who
were on the way were not notified that the event had been cancelled. On
these one never knows when you might need to contact another member of the
party.
 
Also, it would be helpful if you  could send directions to the site to all.
 
Thanks!
Jeanie
 

Jeanie Joppru 
Pennington County, MN 
  

 
Subject: Saturday birds
From: Sherry <bird_nd AT YAHOO.COM>
Date: Sat, 18 May 2013 12:13:42 -0700
I have spent most of the day just sitting in our sun porch watching and 
listening to birds.The yard is full of Orchard and Baltimore Orioles, 
Rose-breasted Grosbeaks (1 Hybrid), Towhees, Goldfinch,  Harris, Clay-colored, 
 and White-throated Sparrows.  Singing Eastern Bluebirds(6) and all the 
regulars.I have  never had so many Orioles at one time and they are 
beautiful!!!!!  Six feeding stations all full of Orchard(4) and Baltimores 
(10).So blessed to be able to hear and see them!!Sherry Leslie725-4389 
Subject: Pine Warbler
From: Corey Ellingson <crackerjackbirder AT BIS.MIDCO.NET>
Date: Sat, 18 May 2013 18:16:08 +0000
Greetings ND Birders.
 I am at Lake Hoskins just west of Ashley. Birds in the last hour include 
Blackburnian, Cape May Warbler, male Scarlet Tanager and a PINE WARBLER! 

The birds are in the willows on the west side of the lake.
Good birding
Corey Ellingson,
Bismarck ND
Sent via BlackBerry by AT&T
Subject: Orioles
From: MELVIN BENNEFELD <embenn11 AT CABLEONE.NET>
Date: Sat, 18 May 2013 08:08:10 -0500
     Heard our first Oriole yesterday morning while working in the yard in
north Fargo, put out 3 oranges and within 1/2 hour we had 7 males and one
female eating on them.
    Mel and Elaine Bennefeld
    North Fargo
Subject: Kingbirds
From: Garret Hecker <garret.a.hecker AT VCSU.EDU>
Date: Fri, 17 May 2013 23:36:35 -0500
Today in South Eastern Billings county I sighted three new personal species:
*Eastern Kingbirds (first identified sighting)
*Western Kingbirds 
Yellow Warblers 
bobolinks 
*Harris Sparrows
lark buntings
Pintails
BW Teal
Mallards
Canada Geese

Garret Hecker,
South Heart, ND
Subject: Yard birds
From: Carl Stangeland <carlcs AT DAKTEL.COM>
Date: Fri, 17 May 2013 20:55:29 -0500
I saw the first Hummingbird this morning, yesterday we had Rose-breasted 
Grosbeaks and Baltimore Orioles, also Ten. Warbler and Red-eyed Vireo and 
Warbling Vireo, seven species of Sparrows are still here, this is a fun time of 
the year, good birding. 

Carl Stangeland
Jamestown
carlcs AT daktel.com
Subject: Lots of Bobolinks sw Mndan Dan Rogers
From: "Rogers, Daniel" <daniel.rogers AT BISMARCKSTATE.EDU>
Date: Fri, 17 May 2013 23:47:47 +0000


Sent from my Verizon Wireless 4G LTE Smartphone
Subject: yard birds
From: rabebake AT GONDTC.COM
Date: Fri, 17 May 2013 18:12:56 -0500
Greetings Birders,
Like so many recent posts we are experiencing unusually high numbers of Pine 
Siskins, Goldfinches, Harris, White-crowned, White-throated, Lincolns, 
Clay-colored Sparrows, Purple Finches, House Finches, Blue Jays in our yard 
since last week. They are eating us out of house and home. Yesterday I counted 
14 male and female Rose-breasted Grosbeaks and 1 male Baltimore Oriole. Today 
word must have spread through the Oriole grapevine because we now have at least 
2 dozen gorgeous male and female Baltimores vying for the best spots on the 
hummingbird feeders. It’s been slow for warblers but we have 3 Ovenbirds 
strolling under the hedges,as well as a couple of Tennessee Warblers, flitting 
about and a Black and White Warbler gleaning bugs from the currant bushes. On 
the woodpecker front, a Yellow-bellied Sapsucker has been banging away on a 
utility pole and a Red-headed Woodpecker flew over our yard this morning. The 
usual Hairy and Downy Woodpeckers appear every day as well as White-breasted 
and Red-breasted Nuthatches are always nearby. One Red-breasted has become so 
used to me he will land on my hand to take sunflower seeds. 

Yesterday I noted 1 unusual grosbeak. It was brown and white striped like the 
female rose-breasted but it also had a large rosy breast. Any thoughts? 

Enjoy this abundance of color.
Shiela Rabe
Cando, ND 701 968-3759
rabebake AT gondtc.com
Subject: Warblers at Valley City National Fish Hatchery
From: Bob Anderson <bob.anderson AT VCSU.EDU>
Date: Fri, 17 May 2013 18:12:46 -0500
I took my daughter fishing this afternoon at the Valley City National Fish 
Hatchery Kid's pond. I quickly noticed that there were many warblers around the 
pond. My daughter and I made one trip around the pond and had 10 warbler 
species including: 

Canada (1)
Magnolia (3)
Wilson's (1)
Northern waterthrush (1)
Tennessee (5+)
Yellow-rumped (20+)
Blackpoll (4)
Black-and-white (2)
common yellowthroat (1)
yellow (15)

We also had warbling and red-eyed vireos and at least 4 rose-breasted 
grosbeaks. The birding was much better than the fishing, as we never got a 
bite. 

Good Birding,
Bob Anderson
Valley City
Subject: Rock wren
From: Bob Anderson <bob.anderson AT VCSU.EDU>
Date: Fri, 17 May 2013 17:31:19 -0500
I was able to view a rock wren for about 10 minutes as close as 10 meters away 
today at 4:45 pm in Barnes County. To find the bird go 1/2 mile west of the 
Valley City Fish Hatchery, and take the gravel road to the north that curves, 
and stop at the curve as the road turns north. There is an outcrop of boulders 
on the crest of the hill and the rock wren was sitting on the rocks. There also 
was a chestnut-collared longspur that flew over me at this location yesterday. 
I was out there trying to refind the longspur today, but did not have luck with 
the longspur. 

Good Birding,
Bob Anderson
Valley City
605-695-1344
Subject: Bite rn and common yellow throat Dan r rogers mandan sw of experiment station
From: "Rogers, Daniel" <daniel.rogers AT BISMARCKSTATE.EDU>
Date: Fri, 17 May 2013 21:03:43 +0000


Sent from my Verizon Wireless 4G LTE Smartphone
Subject: oak grove bay breasted
From: Pat Beauzay <prairie.birder AT YAHOO.COM>
Date: Fri, 17 May 2013 16:02:26 -0500
male bay breasted at oak grove right now

pat b
fargo

Sent from my iPhone
Subject: Observation
From: Linda Gregg <lgregg AT FAR.MIDCO.NET>
Date: Fri, 17 May 2013 13:16:00 -0600
In all the years we've lived in our place here by the river, I have never
seen as many Goldfinches and Pine Siskins as we have this spring. We figure
there must be at least 200 or so of the Goldfinches and close to as many
Siskins. We also have larger than usual numbers of both Orchard and
Baltimore Orioles, male and female.
Other birds in the yard are:
Hummingbirds
White Crowned Sparrows
White Throated Sparrows
Lincoln Sparrows
Nuthatches (white Breasted)
Black Capped Chickadees
Blue Jays
Robins
Catbirds
Grosbeaks
Hermit Thrushes
Brief sightings of Yellow Warblers and Black and White Warblers
Might have missed something, but that's all I can think of at the moment.
Good birding to all!
Linda Gregg
Horace, North Dakota
Subject: Ruby-throated hummingbird
From: Larry Jones <jljones AT DAKTEL.COM>
Date: Fri, 17 May 2013 12:51:48 -0500
Guess I reported the last post to soon. Just as I finished a ruby-throated was 
at the feeder. 


Larry Jones 
Rural Bowdon
Subject: Scarlet tanager
From: Larry Jones <jljones AT DAKTEL.COM>
Date: Fri, 17 May 2013 12:35:41 -0500
Had a scarlet tanager show at the feeders about a hour ago along with 4 orchard 
orioles. They like oranges also. Indigo bunting still is coming to the feeder 
this morning. 


Larry Jones
Rural Bowdon
Subject: Red Crossbills and Others
From: Buchanan Law Office <bulaw AT DAKTEL.COM>
Date: Fri, 17 May 2013 11:59:03 -0500
 There were 2 pairs of Red Crossbills at the feeders this morning, along with 
an adult male Rose-breasted Grosbeak, Harris's Sparrows, White-crowned Sparrows 
and Lincoln's Sparrows. At least 1 Song Sparrow was observed last evening. 

 The American Goldfinches have really regained their coloration and are 
striking! 


Dan Buchanan
Box 879
Jamestown, ND 58402
Tel. (701) 252-6604
Fax (701) 952-4757
bulaw AT daktel.com
Subject: rose breasted, Baltimore oriole, catbird
From: Deb Lancaster <debdakota9291 AT YAHOO.COM>
Date: Fri, 17 May 2013 09:52:45 -0700
Sorry, somehow that last message got sent way before it was ready....First rose 
breasted grosbeaks at our feeders Wed. 5/15; first upland sandpipers on 
roadside a couple miles SW of here that same day. Yesterday brought the first 
Baltimore oriole, who went from the sunflower feeder to the suet to the oriole 
feeder all day. Today saw the first catbird in the yard. Have had 5 male 
goldfinches and many pine siskins the past couple days. Still 
several Lincoln's, Harris' & white crowned sparrows, and one white throated 
sparrow. One junco this morning. Many Swainson's hawks in the area. Our nesting 
great horned owls have one young. It is quite large, and at the stage where 
it has adult feathers around it's eyes but still a lot of gray down elsewhere. 
It looks like it won't be long before it ventures from the nest. - Deb 
Lancaster, SW of Halliday, ND 
Subject: rose breasted, oriole, catbird
From: Deb Lancaster <debdakota9291 AT YAHOO.COM>
Date: Fri, 17 May 2013 09:38:43 -0700
Hi all, The first rose breasted grosbeaks came to our feeders Wednesday. 
Yesterday there was a male Baltimore oriole at the 
Subject: Great Day birding Burleigh
From: Corey Ellingson <crackerjackbirder AT BIS.MIDCO.NET>
Date: Fri, 17 May 2013 09:35:15 -0500
Greetings ND-Birders:
 I was able to get away from work yesterday at 11am. I did a town tour and 
checked out some stake outs with my mother Linda. The following are the results 
on the day: 


Feeder area:
LEWIS'S WOODPECKER - yup, there are TWO!   Still present at supper time.
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Black-headed Grosbeak - 4+
Baltimore Oriole (my first)

Sleepy Hollow:
8 Warbler species, but no Poor-will despite four of us walking through.

Tom O'Leary Arboretum:
Blue-headed Vireo

MacLean Bottoms:
Trumpeter Swans (4), before mentioned.  Thanks Cathy!
White-faced Ibis(8)
Piping Plover
Least Tern
Osprey

And several other firsts for me mentioned by others earlier, a GOOD DAY!

Good Birding,
Corey Ellingson
Bismarck, ND
Subject: NDBS Spring meeting
From: Jeanie Joppru <ajjoppru AT MNCABLE.NET>
Date: Fri, 17 May 2013 05:58:38 -0500
Is there anyone going from Fargo or Grand Forks or anywhere in eastern ND
who would be interested in carpooling to Killdeer for the spring
meeting/field trip? I plan to go over on Friday and looking for some
company. I have a Mercury Milan so would not have room for more than one or
two with all the gear and food.
Jeanie
 

Jeanie Joppru 
Pennington County, MN 
  

 
Subject: gray catbird
From: jlegge <jlegge AT LIVE.COM>
Date: Fri, 17 May 2013 07:21:47 -0500
Barnes County by Valley City
May 17th

Gray Catbird FOY at the grape jelly this morning
3 female rose-breasted grosbeaks

-- 
Jean Legge/jlegge AT live.com
3212 115 Ave. SE
Valley City, Barnes County, ND
58072
701-845-4762
Subject: Indigo bunting
From: Larry Jones <jljones AT DAKTEL.COM>
Date: Thu, 16 May 2013 21:22:08 -0500
Had a Indigo bunting at our feeder today. Looked like a 1st yr.M. About 15 
Baltimore orlole's, can they every go through the oranges and watermellon. 8 
rose-breasted grosbeaks and a nice bunch of bright yellow goldfinches and pine 
siskens. Both have been absence for some time. Lots of color in our backyard. 


Larry Jones
Rural Bowdon
Subject: Woodpeckers
From: Clark Talkington <ctalkington AT BIS.MIDCO.NET>
Date: Thu, 16 May 2013 21:01:22 -0500
Myself, Eric, Corey, Linda and Dan Rogers saw two LEWIS'S WOODPECKERS at Eric 
home at about noon today. We also saw the RED-BELLIED WOODPECKER that wintered 
at his place, so it was a five woodpecker day for Eric. If these two stick 
around he will have six woodpecker species, because almost always he has 
Red-headed Woodpecker nest in onear his yard. 


If someone is planning to come and see it, please call me and I will set up a 
visit for you. Eric Thompson has requested this procedure. 


Clark Talkington
Mandan, ND
phone: 663-8103
cell: 391-0898
Subject: Billings County
From: Garret Hecker <garret.a.hecker AT VCSU.EDU>
Date: Thu, 16 May 2013 19:34:39 -0500
Today on my drive from Dickinson home I saw:
1 loggerhead shrike
3 lark buntings
15 cliff swallows
2 Mallards 
numerous Red-winged Black Birds and meadowlarks

Garret Hecker
South Heart, ND
Subject: Fw: Listserv outage on June 1, 2013
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Tyler Bell
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Subject: Sheldon Birding
From: MARK OTNES <markotnes AT CABLEONE.NET>
Date: Thu, 16 May 2013 16:50:27 -0500
I took a quick birding trip to the Sheldon area of Ransom County yesterday
with my parents Gary and Marion. We found a lot of shorebirds moving
through the area with constantly changing birds sitting in the mudflats.

Black-bellied Plover - 2
American Golden Plover - 1 flock of about 20
Semipalmated Plover - 1
American Avocet - common
Lesser Yelllowlegs - 2
Spotted Sandpiper - 5
Hudsonian Godwit - many small flocks
Ruddy Turnstone - 2
Semipalmated Sandpiper - 5
Least Sandpiper - abundant
White-rumped Sandpiper - 3
Baird's Sandpiper - 1
Pectoral Sandpiper - 2
Dunlin - 6
Stilt Sandpiper - 1
Long-billed Dowitcher - 5
Wilson's Phalarope - abundant
Red-necked Phalarope -4

Mark Otnes
Fargo ND
701-241-4194
markotnes AT cableone.net
Subject: Strange Migration and A New Lifer
From: alanwat AT INFIONLINE.NET
Date: Thu, 16 May 2013 13:11:13 -0500
Hi All

I have one Blue Jay I see daily that I think is a nonbreeding one year old. I 
have not seen my winter flock of 7 Blue Jays for at least a month. This morning 
I found 14 Blue Jays in a cottonwood tree in our shelterbelt chattering very 
softly and after seeing me they all flew away. I have never seen a flock of 
Jays this late and that many. 


I saw my FOY Brown Thrasher in the neighbor's yard a few days ago. I have not 
heard any Brown Thrasher singing in my yard yet and late morning I came across 
one picking up nesting material. 


The big surprise of this morning as I was getting ready to leave the house was, 
I saw a beautiful brilliant red bird sitting in my Walnut tree. Yup a male 
Scarlet Tanager and could hardly believe what I was seeing. This is a new life 
bird for me and tickled to have it visit my backyard! 


I posted an image on my blog site for viewing 
http://www.ndbackyardbirding.net/blog.html 


Good Birding!!!

Sharon Watson
Buxton ND
www.ndbackyardbirding.net
 
Subject: Bismarck/Mandan area
From: Clark Talkington <ctalkington AT BIS.MIDCO.NET>
Date: Thu, 16 May 2013 09:31:56 -0500
Yesterday in the late afternoon I checked out Huff Hills south of Mandan and 
found two FOY birds, LAZULI BUNTING and CHIMNEY SWIFT. After arriving back 
home, my good friend Corey Ellingson called to say he had found a COMMON 
POORWILL at Sleepy Hollow Park. I went over to the park and we refound the 
bird. While there a birder from Colorado was helping track down the poorwill 
for the third time. He mentioned that earlier in the day at Long Lake NWR he 
had seen a SPRAGUE'S PIPIT and a BAIRD'S SPARROW. 


This mourning I was birding 7th Day Adventist WPA and just found another FOY 
bird, PIPING PLOVER when another good friend Eric Thompson called to say he has 
two LEWIS'S WOODPECKERS in his yard. I am now on my way to check this out and 
will relay the information to everyone. This woodpecker would be a new addition 
to the Bismarck/Mandan area checklist. 


Clark Talkington
Mandan, ND
663-8103
cell - 391-0898
Subject: d.l. sightings
From: Pat Bradley <pjcroth AT HOTMAIL.COM>
Date: Wed, 15 May 2013 22:15:00 -0500
black and white warbler and yellow warbler spotted in town this evening;

 
Patricia J. Bradley, Psy.D.
Licensed Psychologist
Lake Region Human Service Center
200 Hwy. 2 SW
Devils Lake, ND 58301
701-665-2200 X2258
pjbradley AT nd.gov
 		 	   		  
Subject: COMMON POOR-WILL
From: Corey Ellingson <crackerjackbirder AT BIS.MIDCO.NET>
Date: Wed, 15 May 2013 22:11:52 -0500
Greetings ND-Birders:

    I did my nightly walk of Sleepy Hollow Park in Bismarck and flushed a
COMMON POOR-WILL at 8:15pm.   The bird was most of the way up the hill, and
flushed and worked its way down the hill.  Despite attempts to get a photo,
I only saw it on the ground once and not long enough.   

 

As far as I can see, this is a first county record - but I have to believe
there are some occasionally along the breaks of the Missouri in the county
from time to time.

 

Good Birding,

Corey Ellingson
Bismarck, ND
Subject: Camels Hump Lake
From: Garret Hecker <garret.a.hecker AT VCSU.EDU>
Date: Wed, 15 May 2013 21:53:07 -0500
At Camels Hump Lake today (5-15-13) Lark Sparrows, Wigeons, Mallards, and BW 
Teal were present. Also NE 15 miles of Belfield I also saw a single Pintail and 
a Brown thrasher. I was also wondering if there is a certain hot spot for 
Violet-green Swallows, according to e-bird the best location is Medora. Does 
anyone know of any places around Medora that have a high chance of having their 
presence? 

Subject: Trefoil Park Fargo Wednesday AM
From: cnorheim <cnorheim AT MSN.COM>
Date: Wed, 15 May 2013 13:40:19 -0500
Trefoil was very birdy from 7:30-9 this morning, though only 8 warbler 
species. New for the year were a single Magnolia and a single Cape May. 
Lots of noise as the clay dikes were being removed on both sides of the 
river.

Connie Norheim
232-4386
Fargo
Subject: Backyard Birds FOY arrivals
From: alanwat AT INFIONLINE.NET
Date: Wed, 15 May 2013 11:59:23 -0500
Hi All

The chorus of songs is increasing and finally sounding like spring!

Singing Brown Thrasher 5-13-13 
(M)Rose-breasted Grosbeak 5-13-13
(M)Orchard Oriole 5-14-13
(M)Ruby-throated Hummingbird 5-15-13
(M)Baltimore Oriole 5-15-13

Yesterday evening at our gravel pit was a wonderful mixed flock of swallows 
feeding and also had 6 Black Terns feed for about 10 minutes...was a great way 
to end the evening:) 


Good Birding!!!

Sharon Watson
Buxton ND
www.ndbackyardbirding.net
Subject: Brown Thrasher FOY
From: lillian crook <lilliancrook AT GMAIL.COM>
Date: Wed, 15 May 2013 10:50:37 -0500
The Highland Acres (Bismarck) neighborhood brown thrasher arrived this
morning and is singing lustily!

Lillian Crook
Bismarck
Subject: Grosbeak
From: Sherry <bird_nd AT YAHOO.COM>
Date: Wed, 15 May 2013 08:45:33 -0700
Hybrid Rose-breasted Grosbeak arrived today.Sherry Leslie725-4389
Subject: Saturday's sitings
From: Maureen OMara <mo1_omara AT YAHOO.COM>
Date: Wed, 15 May 2013 07:53:45 -0700
Hello,

A tardy recollection of birds spotted on one of my regular hikes in the 
grasslands over in McKenzie Co. When crossing over a creek saw a Barn Swallow 
flying around. 


Most of the ducks from last week have left the pond with the exception of:

6 pairs of Blue-wing Teal,
a Mallard pair
 and a pair of C. Goose
2 pairs of Gadwall have come in
The Avocets have been replaced by 5 Wilson's Phalarope and a couple of Spotted 
Sandpipers 

The turtles were sunning themselves, no frogs, they were also absent last year.

Other's present away from the pond:

Mountain Bluebird
Western Meadowlark
Spotted Towhee
Vesper Sparrow
Rock Wren
Possible Field Sparrow
Turkey Vulture
Magpie

Mo O'Mara
Sidney, MT
Subject: Re: Spring 2013 NDBS trip
From: klfwork AT gmail.com <klfwork@GMAIL.COM>
Date: Tue, 14 May 2013 23:55:26 -0500
I would like to attend

Sent from my HTC Inspireâ„¢ 4G on AT&T

----- Reply message -----
From: "Corey Ellingson" 
To: 
Subject: [ND-BIRDS] Spring 2013 NDBS trip
Date: Tue, May 14, 2013 10:24 pm
I sent the following email the end of March. Please read it over and send me an 
RSVP (even if you have already done so, so I can get a final count) if you are 
interested. I have a list of 10-13 participants now, and I am told the lodging 
is all booked outside of our reserved Grandview that sleeps maybe 15. Tenting 
and camping is available there I am told for those that choose to. For those 
that are attending, I will send more information later this week. Thanks! 
Greetings ND-Birders: North Dakota Birding Society - Spring 2013 - Killdeer 
Mountains Date: May 25th and 26th 2013 NDBS will explore the aspen forests of 
the Killdeer Mountains. This vastly under-birded area will be checked for 
western species, and eastern strays. For the waterfowl and shorebird 
enthusiast, Lake Ilo NWR nearby will be another stop to see varied avian 
species. As some of you recall, the spring of 2011 this was set up, but a 
washout. A 6 inch rain in the entire Little Missouri Basin cause flooding and 
some slumping of the hills, including a closure of Hwy 22 in the area of the 
Eastview Campground where we were to stay. Most participants were contacted and 
weekend was called off, but a few were able to experience the deluge first hand 
on site. Later history was made when the mighty Missouri ran 5 feet over flood 
stage for 3 months June through August, and Minot experienced devastating 
flooding also that they are still dealing feeling the after effects. Due to the 
high level of oil activity, the lodging will be at Eastview Campground in the 
hills. A log cabin lodge has been reserved, sleeping 15. Those interested 
please contact Corey at crackerjackbirder AT bis.midco.net to RSVP. This should be 
a unique experience for us, although the cabins do not offer completely private 
rooms for all. I believe it is more of a bunking situation. Rooms in Dickinson 
(35 miles south) are pretty high priced, but I am told they are down from $100 
that was found in 2011. Field trips are planned for Saturday and Sunday. Those 
present Friday afternoon and Saturday night may be gathering for a group meal 
in a kitchenette in the lodge, but details are to be worked out. Half day trips 
will occur Sunday to allow people to travel home this holiday weekend. So, 
those that may be interested on joining us please RSVP me as we need a count of 
possible participants – and which nights you need lodging. Those who have 
already contacted me please do so again so I can be sure to get an accurate 
count, thank you for doing so. Updated info will be included on the Field Trips 
tab of the www.NDBirdingSociety.com site. Good Birding,Corey EllingsonBismarck, 
ND 
Subject: Spring 2013 NDBS trip
From: Corey Ellingson <crackerjackbirder AT BIS.MIDCO.NET>
Date: Tue, 14 May 2013 22:24:48 -0500
I sent the following email the end of March.   Please read it over and send
me an RSVP (even if you have already done so, so I can get a final count) if
you are interested.   I have a list of 10-13 participants now, and I am told
the lodging is all booked outside of our reserved Grandview that sleeps
maybe 15.    Tenting and camping is available there I am told for those that
choose to.  

 

For those that are attending, I will send more information later this week.
Thanks!

 

 

 

Greetings ND-Birders:

 

North Dakota Birding Society - Spring 2013 - Killdeer Mountains

 

Date: May 25th and 26th 2013 

 

NDBS will explore the aspen forests of the Killdeer Mountains. This vastly
under-birded area will be checked for western species, and eastern strays.
For the waterfowl and shorebird enthusiast, Lake Ilo NWR nearby will be
another stop to see varied avian species.   As some of you recall, the
spring of 2011 this was set up, but a washout.  A 6 inch rain in the entire
Little Missouri Basin cause flooding and some slumping of the hills,
including a closure of Hwy 22 in the area of the Eastview Campground where
we were to stay.   Most participants were contacted and weekend was called
off, but a few were able to experience the deluge first hand on site.
Later history was made when the mighty Missouri ran 5 feet over flood stage
for 3 months June through August, and Minot experienced devastating flooding
also that they are still dealing feeling the after effects.

 

Due to the high level of oil activity, the lodging will be at Eastview
Campground in the hills.  A log cabin lodge has been reserved, sleeping 15.
Those interested please contact Corey at crackerjackbirder AT bis.midco.net to
RSVP.   This should be a unique experience for us, although the cabins do
not offer completely private rooms for all.    I believe it is more of a
bunking situation.  

 

Rooms in Dickinson (35 miles south) are pretty high priced, but I am told
they are down from $100 that was found in 2011.

 

Field trips are planned for Saturday and Sunday.  Those present Friday
afternoon and Saturday night may be gathering for a group meal in a
kitchenette in the lodge, but details are to be worked out.   Half day trips
will occur Sunday to allow people to travel home this holiday weekend.

 

So, those that may be interested on joining us please RSVP me as we need a
count of possible participants - and which nights you need lodging.   Those
who have already contacted me please do so again so I can be sure to get an
accurate count, thank you for doing so.

 

Updated info will be included on the Field Trips tab of the
www.NDBirdingSociety.com site.

 

Good Birding,

Corey Ellingson

Bismarck, ND
Subject: Kingbirds
From: Larry Jones <jljones AT DAKTEL.COM>
Date: Tue, 14 May 2013 20:54:19 -0500
Yesterday saw a pair of western kingbirds and today 1 Eastern. Baltimore 
oriole's have arrived so it is time for the feeders. Had about 50 yellow 
warblers in our farm grove this afternoon with only 2 seen this morning. Can't 
imagine they were migrating in this terrible wind. 


Larry Jones
Rural Bowdon
Subject: Bismarck/Mandan area
From: Clark Talkington <ctalkington AT BIS.MIDCO.NET>
Date: Tue, 14 May 2013 20:07:27 -0500
Some of the FOY birds for me and a few other interesting birds:

05/10
Eastern Kingbird - 2 - southeast MORTON
White-faced Ibis - 6 - 7th Day Adventist WPA & McKenzie Slough, BURLEIGH

05/11
Short-billed Dowitcher - 2 - McKenzie Slough
Lark Sparrow - 6 - MacLean Bottoms, BURLEIGH
Bobolink - 3 - 3 miles east of MacLean Bottoms

05/14
Trumpeter Swans - 4 - MacLean Bottoms (as Cathy reported, they were a long ways 
away) 

Bell's Vireo - 2 - Beaver Bay SP and shelter belt by abandoned barns, EMMONS
Warbling Vireo - 2 - Beaver Bay SP
Red-eyed Vireo - 1 - Beaver Bay SP
House Wren - 1 - MacLean Bottoms
Sedge Wren - 1 - MacLean Bottoms
Lark Bunting - 2 - MacLean Bottoms
Baltimore Oriole - 1- MacLean Bottoms

Clark Talkington
Mandan, ND
Subject: Siskins, Lincoln's & Harris' Sparrows
From: Deb Lancaster <debdakota9291 AT YAHOO.COM>
Date: Tue, 14 May 2013 14:06:52 -0700
   The first siskins since last November appeared in our yard today, 5/14. 
First goldfinches since mid-winter came 5/9.  Also on the 9th were FOY barn 
swallows and a few Harris' sparrows. We have had many Lincoln's sparrows since 
5/3, and a few clay colored sparrows since 5/8. One pelican was in the pond 
across the road yesterday. A small flock of sandhills went over Sunday. Have an 
oriole feeder out, but none have been seen here yet. Surprisingly, no yellow 
headed blackbirds yet, and no grosbeaks. -Deb Lancaster, SW of Halliday 
Subject: South Elmwood Park West Fargo May 14 8:45-10:45
From: cnorheim <cnorheim AT MSN.COM>
Date: Tue, 14 May 2013 15:22:06 -0500
After the rain and wind moved through this morning I walked Elmwood Park 
in West Fargo, just the south section. The most productive area was 
along the riverbank.

good numbers of Swainson's Thrush

good numbers of Clay-colored Sparrows
a few Harris' Sparrows
a few White-throated Sparrows
1 Lincoln Sparrow
lots of Chipping Sparrows
1 White-crowned Sparrow

an Eastern Towhee singing from the opposite bank of the river that I 
never saw

a pair of Rose-breasted Grosbeaks
one Baltimore Oriole
Least Flycatcher "chebeking"
2 Cedar Waxwings
1 Belted Kingfisher
a few Ruby-crowned Kinglets

several Orange-crowned Warblers
good numbers of Yellow-rumped Warblers
several Yellow Warblers
Tennessee Warbler singing
1 Northern Waterthrush (at the far south end in the wet area in the trees)

Connie Norheim
Fargo
232-4386
Subject: May 14 shorebirds Alice area
From: cnorheim <cnorheim AT MSN.COM>
Date: Tue, 14 May 2013 15:10:31 -0500
I found a marsh late this morning that had a flat muddy shore close to 
the gravel road that had some shorebirds that were easy to see:
2 Hudsonian Godwits
2 Marbled Godwits
1 Willet
2 Wilson's Phalaropes
1 Stilt Sandpiper
4 Semipalmated Sandpipers

Take the Cass Cty 38 exit on I-94 and go south toward Alice. Turn right 
and go west on 38th St SE. There are 3 wetlands. The first one on the 
north side of the gravel road had an assortment of ducks. The second 
wetland on the south side of the gravel road had the shorebirds, and the 
third wetland just had a few coots. There was a sign saying the bridge 
was out with a nice place to turn around. The gravel road is in good shape.

I also drove through Lake Bertha on Cty 6, looked for but didn't see any 
ibis, had Western Grebes, Northern Shovelers, and FOY Black Tern

Connie Norheim
232-4386
Fargo
Subject: House Wren
From: Buchanan Law Office <bulaw AT DAKTEL.COM>
Date: Tue, 14 May 2013 13:37:15 -0500
 The House Wrens are back, trilling and checking out the nest boxes in the 
yard. 

Dan Buchanan
Box 879
Jamestown, ND 58402
Tel. (701) 252-6604
Fax (701) 952-4757
bulaw AT daktel.com
Subject: English Coulee bird walk May 14
From: David Lambeth <davidlambeth58201 AT YAHOO.COM>
Date: Tue, 14 May 2013 11:33:25 -0700
On a morning walk along the English Coulee in Grand Forks, five of us tallied 
66 species, according to the list that I kept. Highlights included 
Black-crowned Night-Heron (unusual for this location), a very whitish 
Red-tailed Hawk (Krider's?), Spotted Sandpiper, Wilson's Snipe, American 
Woodcock (FOS and late), Whip-poor-will (FOS), Chimney Swift, Gray Catbird 
(FOS), and Lark Sparrow. Warblers were not plentiful although we found 8 
species. 

 
We will do the walk again tomorrow at 7 AM.
 

Dave Lambeth
Grand Forks, North Dakota
Subject: Gosling
From: Garret Hecker <garret.a.hecker AT VCSU.EDU>
Date: Mon, 13 May 2013 22:59:55 -0500
Today for work I was at the Alkali Creek WMA by Bowman and saw a lonely Canada 
Goose gosling along with 8 adults. Also present in the area was 4 bobolinks, a 
loggerhead shrike, 20 Wilson Phalaropes, a bunch of Red Winged Black Birds, and 
a fair number of Western Meadowlarks singing. On the way back to Dickinson it 
was common to see pairs of mallards in water bodies in the ditches along 
Highway 22. Around 7 p.m. this afternoon NW of New Hradec there are a couple 
Great Blue Herons constructing nests. I also observed my first spotted towhee 
at about 7:30 p.m. 15 miles NW of South Heart in my front yard. 



Garret Hecker
South Heart, North Dakota
Subject: May 13 birds Grand Forks
From: David Lambeth <davidlambeth58201 AT YAHOO.COM>
Date: Mon, 13 May 2013 20:27:23 -0700
There was quite a surge of birds into Grand Forks today, impressive both in 
the terms of new species and the numbers of some of them. Following is a short 
list seen by Sandy Aubol (SA), Vanessa Lane (VL) and myself (DL) 

 
Black-crowned Night-Heron: Not a new one for the year, but unusual to find in 
Grand Forks Memorial Park Cemetery (DL, SA) 

Eastern Wood-Pewee (VL), first of year (FOY)
Willow/Alder Flycatcher (VL), FOY
Least Flycatcher (SA, VL, DL) FOY, many seen!
Golden-crowned Kinglet (SA, DL) very late
Bohemian Waxwing (DL), lone bird, late
Tennesse Warbler (DL, SA, VL) FOY for us although I know of an earlier report
Nashville Warbler (SA) FOY
Yellow Warbler (SA, VL, DOL) FOY, as many as 6 at a time in a pussy willow in 
my yard 

Blackpoll Warbler (SA, DOL), not a first this year, but impressive number
American Redstart (SA), FOY
Magnolia Warbler (SA), FOY
Wilson's Warbler (VL), not sure if this is FOY
Harris's Sparrow (VL, SA, DL), not a first for the year, but impressive numbers 
and first in my yard this spring 

Scarlet Tanager (SA, DL), FOY, photographed. Almost a shocker considering the 
lateness of our spring 

Rose-breasted Grosbeak (SA, DL) FOY for both of us and very impressive numbers 
with 17 males in my yard at one time 

Baltimore Oriole (SA, DL) FOY, several other local reports
Orchard Oriole (DL) FOY

There were at least four additional warblers for the day (ovenbird, northern 
waterthrush, orange-crowned, and yellow-rumped) making a total of 11 species 
for the day. Also impressive was the number of Lincoln's Sparrows. 



Dave Lambeth
Grand Forks, North Dakota
Subject: yellow warbler
From: jlegge <jlegge AT LIVE.COM>
Date: Mon, 13 May 2013 18:07:52 -0500
Monday, May 13, Barnes County by Valley City

Monday, just now in my yard a yellow warbler, FOY
-driving along the rural highway and some gravel roads, lots of flocks 
of small birds

-Sunday, by Valley City and the white-faced ibises I reported yesterday 
were
3 Hudsonian godwits

I've got the hummingbird feeders out-
to make your nectar:  1 part sugar, 4 parts water, then boil and cool.
I wash and rinse the feeders once a week with a mild soapy and bleach 
solution water to keep the fungal globs down.

-- 
Jean Legge/jlegge AT live.com
3212 115 Ave. SE
Valley City, Barnes County, ND
58072
701-845-4762
Subject: Hummingbird
From: Linda Gregg <lgregg AT FAR.MIDCO.NET>
Date: Mon, 13 May 2013 16:28:47 -0600
The fos Ruby-Throated Hummingbird just showed up at one of the juice
feeders in our yard.
Linda Gregg
Horace, North Dakota
Subject: Kraft Slough Shorebirds
From: MARK OTNES <markotnes AT CABLEONE.NET>
Date: Mon, 13 May 2013 17:04:14 -0500
Kraft Slough in Sargent County had a nice little collection of shorebirds
on the southeast shore:

White-rumped Sandpiper - 2
Baird's Sandpiper - 1
Least Sandpiper - 11
Semipalmated Sandpiper - 2
Dunlin - 7
Ruddy Turnstone - 1
Piping Plover - 1
Hudsonian Godwit - 3

Mark Otnes
Fargo ND
701-241-4194
markotnes AT cableone.net
Subject: change in birding companions
From: cnorheim <cnorheim AT MSN.COM>
Date: Mon, 13 May 2013 16:52:29 -0500
I guess when a person retires their brain turns to mush. I birded with 
Ron Miller this morning, not Ron Martin!

Connie Norheim
Subject: Hermit Thrush
From: Buchanan Law Office <bulaw AT DAKTEL.COM>
Date: Mon, 13 May 2013 16:05:04 -0500
 A Hermit Thrush was in Klaus Park midday yesterday near the Pipestem Creek on 
the west side of the park. A female Hooded Merganser also appeared. Both FOS 
for me. 


Dan Buchanan
Box 879
Jamestown, ND 58402
Tel. (701) 252-6604
Fax (701) 952-4757
bulaw AT daktel.com
Subject: Monday birds in Trefoil and Oakgrove Parks, Fargo and various lagoons
From: cnorheim <cnorheim AT MSN.COM>
Date: Mon, 13 May 2013 14:13:02 -0500
I met Ron Martin while birding in Trefoil Park this morning. Finally 
some decent warbler numbers, even if most all of them were Yellow-rumps, 
with a few Palm and Orange-crowned and 1 Black-and-White mixed in. 
Increased numbers of sparrows, with both Lincoln and Harris joining the 
White-throated. I had my FOY White-crowned Sparrow in my yard this 
morning. Still some Ruby-crowned Kinglets around.

We went to Oak Grove next and met Sujan there. He'd seen both Hermit and 
Swainson's Thrushes before we arrived. Pretty much the same assortment 
of birds there, plus Yellow Warbler, Eastern Phoebe and a probable Least 
Flycatcher.

Later this morning I made a circuit of the Fargo, Harwood, and West 
Fargo sewage lagoons and the Harwood Slough. If anyone wants to see 
Yellow-headed Blackbirds I've been seeing them regularly in the ditch 
and field along the road on the north end of the Fargo Sewage Lagoon. 
Added my first Brewer's Blackbirds (male and female) along the 
north/south road that goes between the West Fargo sewage lagoons. Had a 
Red-necked Grebe on the diversion south of the West Fargo Sewage 
lagoons. Most of the scaup were Lesser's but I did find one male/female 
pair on the diversion. Had my first Brown Thrasher of the year by the 
Harwood Slough.

Connie Norheim
232-4386
Fargo
Subject: May 13 arrivals
From: David Lambeth <davidlambeth58201 AT YAHOO.COM>
Date: Mon, 13 May 2013 11:51:57 -0700
Like Linda Gregg, we have our first Orchard and Baltimore Orioles today. Also 
the first Harris's Sparrow seen in our yard (I have had earlier ones 
elsewhere), and the first Rose-breasted Grosbeaks. I just made a count of 17 
males and there has been at least 3 females. We have a pussy willow in bloom 
and it has been swarming with insects and birds: Up to 6 yellow warblers (FOS) 
at a time, yellow-rumpeds, Tennessee (FOS for me), both orioles, and 3 Least 
Flycatchers (FOS). Even Clay-coloreds have been going to the pussy willow! 

 
On a very different note, I want to mention a possibility for why there have 
been so many sightings of White-faced Ibis in eastern ND, and western MN. It 
could be due to the extreme drought we had last summer. Last week I drove 
through the Hecla, SD, and Ludden, ND, area where there have been so many 
waders in the past few years, especially Ibis. I saw only a Great Blue, 
although I didn't go east of Hecla where the huge colonial nesting colony has 
been. Water levels there are much reduced, as I think is true over much of the 
Northern Great Plains region, and I presume that ibis-nesting areas in other 
parts of North Dakota are being similarly impacted.  Until last year, we had 
about an 18-year wet period that has allowed large numbers of water-associated 
birds(especially waders and colonial nesters)  to build up. If we are now going 
into a much drier period, we surely can expect to see birds roaming out of 
their usual nesting areas, looking for new 

 areas that are suitable. And we can also expect overall numbers of such birds 
to decline over time. Sad to see, to be sure, but not unexpected as conditions 
change. 

 
Also observed in my drive between Sioux Falls and Grand Forks last week -- as 
expected, a lot of CRP going back to cropland, and the breaking of native 
prairie in the Sisseton Hills. Along the west side of I-29 in the Sisseton 
Hills, there is a long-abandoned farm house that has always caught my eye 
because it sits picturesquely in a hilly, prairie setting. I always think of 
the family that once lived there and what there life must have been like. I'll 
end here; no need to lament the obvious!! 


Dave Lambeth
Grand Forks, North Dakota
Subject: Two more
From: Linda Gregg <lgregg AT FAR.MIDCO.NET>
Date: Mon, 13 May 2013 12:06:40 -0600
And male Orchard Oriole and a female Baltimore Oriole also showed up at the
feeders today. Still waiting for the first Hummingbird.
Linda Gregg
Horace, North Dakota
Subject: Rose - Breasted Grosbeak
From: Linda Gregg <lgregg AT FAR.MIDCO.NET>
Date: Mon, 13 May 2013 11:06:34 -0600
The fos male Rose - Breasted Grosbeak showed up at the feeders today
Linda Gregg
Horace, North Dakota
Subject: North Dakota Bird Notes Test Message
From: "McPhillips, Kelly" <kmcphillips AT USBR.GOV>
Date: Mon, 13 May 2013 11:03:46 -0500
This is a system test for note posting.  Thanks

-- 

*Mr. Kelly B. McPhillips*

*Envr. Spcl.*

*Bureau of Reclamation*

*Dakotas Area Office*

*PO Box 1017*

*Bismarck ND 58502*

*701-221-1287*

*kmcphillips AT usbr.gov*


*"Ideas have consequences." - Dr. David Noebel*
Subject: Fw: eBird Report - Elmwood Park, May 13, 2013
From: Patrick Beauzay <prairie.birder AT YAHOO.COM>
Date: Mon, 13 May 2013 06:45:55 -0700
Greetings all,
 
I birded Elmwood Park this morning before work. Bird activity definitely picked 
up, with a good influx of Harris's sparrows and yellow-rumped warblers. Of note 
was a spotted x eastern towhee hybrid, and FOY winter wren, house wren and 
baltimore oriole.  A singing lark sparrow was observed at the southwest corner 
of the former BMX bike track. The towhee was last seen at the south end of the 
park near the farmstead. 

   
Wood Duck  5
Mallard  2
Gray Partridge  2
Wild Turkey  1
Black-crowned Night-Heron  2
Mourning Dove  3
Downy Woodpecker  1
Hairy Woodpecker  1
Northern Flicker  1
Least Flycatcher  1
American Crow  2
Barn Swallow  1
Black-capped Chickadee  2
White-breasted Nuthatch  2
House Wren  4
Winter Wren  1
Ruby-crowned Kinglet  3
Swainson's Thrush  1
American Robin  6
Brown Thrasher  1
European Starling  1
Cedar Waxwing  3
Ovenbird  4
Northern Waterthrush  5
Black-and-white Warbler  1
Orange-crowned Warbler  2
Yellow-rumped Warbler  30
Spotted x Eastern Towhee (hybrid)  1
Chipping Sparrow  50
Clay-colored Sparrow  2
Lark Sparrow  1
Song Sparrow  1
Lincoln's Sparrow  12
White-throated Sparrow  60
Harris's Sparrow  56
White-crowned Sparrow  2
Rose-breasted Grosbeak  3
Brown-headed Cowbird  2
Baltimore Oriole  1
House Finch  1
Pine Siskin  4
American Goldfinch  1
House Sparrow  2


Good birding!

Pat Beauzay
Fargo, ND   
Subject: Sully's Hill
From: Rita Staloch <rita_staloch AT YAHOO.COM>
Date: Sun, 12 May 2013 17:03:03 -0700
I spent the day at Sully's Hill.  I saw the following, mostly in pairs except 
for white throat sparrows and tree swallows too numberous to count: 

 
Canada Geese
Hooded Mergansers
Wood Ducks
Cormorant
Yellow Bellied Sapsuckers
Hairy Woodpeckers
Myrtle Warblers
Kingfishers
Downy Woodpeckers
Black Capped Chickadees
Song Sparrows
Blue Jays
Robins
Chipping Sparrows
 
The highlight was a pair of Bald Eagles that barely landed before being chased 
away by a pair of Canada Geese.  Also saw mourning cloak butterflies and a 
turtle sunning itself on a log. 

 

Rita Staloch
Minnewaukan ND
Subject: trumpeter swans in Burleigh County
From: Cathy Clayton <parula349 AT YAHOO.COM>
Date: Sun, 12 May 2013 15:03:41 -0700
Me and John Hoganson went birding at the Mclean Bottoms and much to our 
surprise we saw 4 trumpeter swans just south of the boat ramp on the right side 
of the gravel road.  The swans were quite a ways out, but we were able to get 
good enough looks through the scope.  It looks like two pairs.  Maybe they are 
looking for a nesting area... 

 
Cathy Clayton
Bismarck, ND
701-400-0384
Subject: Burleigh County Count
From: Clark Talkington <ctalkington AT BIS.MIDCO.NET>
Date: Sun, 12 May 2013 15:05:28 -0500
Yesterday Betty Morgan and myself birded Burleigh County.  
Areas we selected were ponds from east side of Bismarck to McKenzie Slough, to 
MacLean Bottoms, to Long Lake NWR, to Clear Lake, to Rice Lake and area, to 
Salt Lake, to O'Brien Lake, and to New John's Lake. 

Raptors weren't flying much, the larger ponds were mostly empty, but we still 
managed to find 109 species. 

Nothings really outstanding.
Some of the results were:

waterfowl: 15 species
grebes: 4 species
herons: 1 species
raptors: 5 species
shorebirds: 18 species
gulls: 4 species
terns: 3 species
thrushes: 6 species
warblers:  4 species
sparrows: 12 species

Eric Thompson reported to this mourning that his male Red-bellied Woodpecker is 
still coming into his yard and he thinks there may be another Red-bellied 
Woodpecker in the area. 


Clark Talkington
Mandan, ND
Subject: Re: Sunday am birding Barnes Co.
From: jlegge <jlegge AT LIVE.COM>
Date: Sun, 12 May 2013 13:08:55 -0500
May 12, Barnes County

Marsh wren, FOY, northern Barnes County by Dazey

savannah sparrows, widespread over the county grassy areas

5 white-faced ibises, west of VC airport on Old Hwy 10 about 2.5 miles, 
easy to see, right along the road on the south side in shallow wetland.

red-necked grebe, northern Barnes County, on a WPA 2 miles west of 
Sibley, then north one mile then continue westward until coming to the 
huge wetland the road curves around.  A truly spectacular area to bird.  
Many kinds of birds there.

Along this route and notably different this year, are the many acres of 
CRP that are tilled up, or CRP that was cut for hay last year.  The 
extensive LeConte's sparrow habitat in this (Sibley) area is very 
impacted and I didn't see or hear any LeConte's sparrows today as I 
usually do when doing the shorebird survey.  (Of course it has been very 
cool too so they may be delayed this year.)

-- 
Jean Legge/jlegge AT live.com
3212 115 Ave. SE
Valley City, Barnes County, ND
58072
701-845-4762
Subject: McHenry, Pierce Cos.
From: Ron Martin <jrmartin AT SRT.COM>
Date: Sun, 12 May 2013 13:03:28 -0500
ND-Birders:

FOY in McHenry and Pierce Counties this morning.

Am. Golden-Plover 
Least Flycatcher
Sedge Wren
Sprague's Pipit
Grasshopper Sparrow
Bobolink

Good birding,
Ron Martin
Rural Sawyer

Subject: Re: HOODED WARBLER
From: Sandy Aubol <egf_baseball AT YAHOO.COM>
Date: Sat, 11 May 2013 19:33:14 -0700
Just a quick followup on the Hooded Warbler in Grand Forks this morning. The 
previous email was off my cell phone and very brief, but sent quickly to get 
the word out fast. I found it about 8:10 this morning foraging out in the open 
in the grass along the east side of a shelterbelt that runs along the English 
Coulee in town. It was lost once and refound about an hour later and then lost 
again and has not been refound again as far as I know. Seven of us had great 
views of this beautiful male right out in the wide open for a pretty good 
length of time. I submitted a photo to the NDBS Gallery so hopefully that will 
be on there soon. As far as I know, this would be about the 4th record for 
Grand Forks County. 


Sandy Aubol
East Grand Forks, MN


________________________________
 From: Sandy Aubol 
To: ND-BIRDS AT LISTSERV.NODAK.EDU 
Sent: Saturday, May 11, 2013 8:20 AM
Subject: [ND-BIRDS] HOODED WARBLER
 


Have a hooded warbler in grand forks along the English Coulee North of 11th Ave 
So 

Sandy Aubol
East Grand Forks 
Subject: Palm Warbler
From: Sherry <bird_nd AT YAHOO.COM>
Date: Sat, 11 May 2013 10:56:47 -0700
Palm Warblers, Yellow-rumps, Mourning Cloaks  and Garter snakes all present 
today. Buds on trees!!  Maybe spring is here for real. 

Sherry Leslie725-4389