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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.comSubject: 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, NDSubject: 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 NDSubject: 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, NDSubject: 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 HettingerSubject: 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 SmartphoneSubject: 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, MNSubject: 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.comSubject: 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, NDSubject: 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 *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, NDSubject: 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, MNSubject: 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 Leslie725-4389Subject: 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&TSubject: 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: KingbirdsFrom: 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, NDSubject: 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.comSubject: 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 SmartphoneSubject: 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.comSubject: 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 CitySubject: 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 605-695-1344Subject: 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 SmartphoneSubject: 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 iPhoneSubject: 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 DakotaSubject: 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 BowdonSubject: 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 BowdonSubject: 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.comSubject: 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, NDSubject: 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 theSubject: 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, NDSubject: 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, MNSubject: 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 701-845-4762Subject: 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 BowdonSubject: 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: 391-0898Subject: 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, NDSubject: Fw: Listserv outage on June 1, 2013 From: James Tyler Bell <jtylerbell AT YAHOO.COM> Date: Thu, 16 May 2013 17:17:49 -0700 FYI. If you send something and it doesn't appear, be patient and it'll go out eventually! Tyler Bell jtylerbell AT yahoo.com California, Maryland ----- Forwarded Message ----- From: NDSU Help DeskSubject: 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.netSubject: 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.netSubject: 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 - 391-0898Subject: 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.govSubject: 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 LakeFrom: 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 FargoSubject: 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.netSubject: 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 BismarckSubject: Grosbeak From: Sherry <bird_nd AT YAHOO.COM> Date: Wed, 15 May 2013 08:45:33 -0700 Hybrid Rose-breasted Grosbeak arrived today.Sherry Leslie725-4389Subject: 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, MTSubject: 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"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, NDSubject: 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 BowdonSubject: 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, NDSubject: 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 HallidaySubject: 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 232-4386Subject: 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 FargoSubject: 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.comSubject: 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 DakotaSubject: 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 DakotaSubject: 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 DakotaSubject: 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 701-845-4762Subject: 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 DakotaSubject: 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.netSubject: 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 NorheimSubject: 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.comSubject: 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 FargoSubject: 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 DakotaSubject: 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 DakotaSubject: 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 DakotaSubject: 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, NDSubject: 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 NDSubject: 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 701-400-0384Subject: 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, NDSubject: 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 701-845-4762Subject: 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 SawyerSubject: 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 AubolSubject: 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 |