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RBA
* North Dakota
* Statewide
* March 29, 1999
* NDST9903.29
- Birds Mentioned
Bald Eagle
Red-tailed Hawk
Great Blue Heron
Snow Bunting
Bohemian Waxwing
Rusty Blackbird
Common Grackle
Killdeer
Canvasback
Cooper's Hawk
Eastern Bluebird
Western Meadowlark
Mallard
American Wigeon
Gadwall
Northern Pintail
Common Goldeneye
Oldsquaw
Golden Eagle
Franklin's Gull
Herring Gull
Mourning Dove
Ross's Goose
Sharp-shinned Hawk
- Transcript
Hotline: North Dakota Update
Date: March 29, 1999
Number: (701) 250-4418
To Report: (701) 250-4418
Coverage: Statewide
Compiler: Ken Torkelson, USFWS
Compiled: March 29, 1999
Transcriber: Jane Kostenko
mailto:kenneth_torkelson@mail.fws.gov
This is the North Dakota Birding Society Hotline for the
week of March 29, 1999.
Welcome to the Birding Hotline operated by the North Dakota
Birding Society and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. If
you'd like to leave a message, press "six" now, or wait for
the tone. This report was recorded on Monday, March 29.
This week...the eagle migration is in full swing, and lots
more species are arriving.
We're getting lots of reports of BALD EAGLE sightings. From
Jean Nelson at Sherwood...12 of them on the March 24, on the
Sherwood-to-Antler road. Also on March 24, six BALD EAGLES
along Highway 1 about 12 miles north of Hannaford. And on
the evening of March 24, 16 BALD EAGLES feeding on two deer
carcasses in a field five miles southwest of Cooperstown. =20
Eagles are among the species Eve Freeberg has been finding
in the Grand Forks area. She says there have been lots of
them along the Red River along with a moderate number of=20
RED-TAILED HAWKS. Eve notes that ducks and gulls and
songbirds have been coming through the area, probably a
little ahead of schedule. She recorded the first GREAT
BLUE HERON of the season on Saturday, March 27...about one
week early. Eve says the area still has flocks of SNOW
BUNTINGS and BOHEMIAN WAXWINGS, but the blackbirds are
arriving, and they include a few RUSTY BLACKBIRDS and
COMMON GRACKLES. You can reach Eve at 701-772-4105.
good sightings in the past week or two. He reported a
KILLDEER at Stoney Lake National Wildlife Refuge in
Barnes County on March 17, and another one near Leal on
March 26. John observed four CANVASBACKS just north of
Eckelson on March 25, and two COOPER'S HAWKS just north
of Eckelson on the same date. For more information, you
can call John at 701-845-4903.
manager Dave Potter says many species have been arriving
over the past couple of weeks. The first EASTERN BLUEBIRDS
arrived on March 24...the same date as in 1994. The refuge
has had WESTERN MEADOWLARKS for a couple of weeks. Also on
hand are MALLARDS, AMERICAN WIGEON, GADWALL, NORTHERN
PINTAIL and GOLDENEYE. The refuge phone number is=20
701-442-5474.
Ron Martin visited the Garrison Dam area on Saturday, March
27. He says the three OLDSQUAW were on the ice near the
intake structure. Ron also recorded two GOLDEN EAGLES in
the area, two FRANKLIN'S GULLS and HERRING GULLS, plus
some EASTERN BLUEBIRDS below the dam. He reports that
RED-TAILED HAWKS, KILLDEER and MOURNING DOVES are moving
in. Ron also observed three ROSS'S GEESE near Audubon
National Wildlife Refuge. He also noticed a SHARP-SHINNED
HAWK migrating past his home at Sawyer. Ron's phone number
is 701-624-5241.
That concludes this week's report from the North Dakota
Birding Society and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.=20
To hear it during regular business hours, dial 701-250-4418
and..when the receptionist answers..ask for the Birding
Hotline. It's Voice Mailbox number 601. During non-business
hours, call the same number and follow the directions. =20
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