Several Yellow-rumped and Orange-crowned Warblers, Clay-colored and Chipping sparrows visited the pond in my yard near dusk last night. The Turkey Vultures...
Rick Rothermel
rickroth@...
Oct 1, 2005 1:31 pm
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The resilient Costa's Hummingbird is still present in the Nemo area of the Black Hills, at the Zimmerman's home. Contact Mark and Mary at mmzmen@... Jen...
Thanks to KC and all those who helped with the Fall meeting in Brookings. Some of us ran into a mysterious sign west of Oakwood Lakes. This sign may be a...
mick
zerrm@...
Oct 2, 2005 4:32 am
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Well - those folks have actually mellowed-out a bit! The sign used to read: "Do you believe in life after death? Tresspass here and find out." ! Cheers......
Let me add my thanks to KC Jensen for an excellent Fall SDOU meeting. Here is my best find of the trip, a Le Conte's Sparrow just north of Brookings. ...
The Northern Hills Bird Club will conduct a field trip out of Belle Fourche on Saturday, October 8. Participants will meet at Hardee's in Belle Fourche at 7:30...
This afternoon, Bill and I spent over an hour, from 5:30 pm to just before 7 pm (when sunset occurred) walking the main trail at Atkins Slough at the northwest...
B&R Draeger
draeger@...
Oct 4, 2005 1:08 am
1347
The sparrows found last week at Atkins Slough NW of Tea SD (7-8 miles SW of Sioux Falls) and seen Mon. by Rosemary and Bill Drager were there in numbers today!...
foodrev@...
Oct 5, 2005 12:31 am
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Yesterday I observed 5 Trumpeter Swans on a pond in Tripp County. I also my first Rough-legged Hawks of the fall in Lyman County. Sharing is half the fun of...
Ricky D Olson
tatanka40@...
Oct 5, 2005 12:39 pm
1349
Waterfowl Estimates for Sand Lake NWR - 10/5/2005 Canada Geese - 1200 Snow Geese - 0 Ducks - 25,000 Swans - 100 There was very little change of waterfowl...
Dear SDOU birders: Van Remsen of LSU and the man coordinating a relief effort to benfit the birders of MS/LA that were wiped out by Katrina/Rita, has sent...
foodrev@...
Oct 5, 2005 5:55 pm
1351
I flushed a Whip-poor-will on Farm Island this morning. Sharing is half the fun of birding. Ricky D. Olson Fort Pierre SD tatanka40@... [Non-text...
Ricky D Olson
tatanka40@...
Oct 5, 2005 6:00 pm
1352
The SDOU Board of Directors voted last weekend to encourage individual SDOU members to make contributions to the hurricane relief effort. Those wishing to...
Weekly update from Bill Schultze on Sand Lake numbers. K. C. Jensen, Ph.D. Department of Wildlife and Fisheries Sciences SPB 138D, Box 2140B South Dakota State...
Dear Birders: I know it's not yet December 1, however, now would be an excellent time for you to enter the first half of your Fall Season sightings into our ...
Palmer, Jeff
Jeff.Palmer@...
Oct 5, 2005 8:52 pm
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With all the spottings of migrants this week, the SFBC is planning an outing Saturday morning to Atkins slough and maybe Dewey Gevik Nature Area. We will meet...
mick
zerrm@...
Oct 6, 2005 2:54 am
1356
Good Morning All!! My husband and I are traveling and staying in the Black Hills this coming week (oct. 9-15), we would love to do some birding while there. We...
We received 6-8 inches from yesterday's snowstorm with lots of feeder activity. The only different bird was a Gray Catbird, but today we had a Clay-colored...
Victor L. Fondy
vicdonna@...
Oct 6, 2005 3:27 pm
1358
On Tuesday I gave a talk at the grand opening of the Sunbird Wildbird Store, 702 3rd St SE, in Huron. They, by the way, have a lovely store filled with bird...
I saw large flocks of American Pipits in Lyman County today, in one flock was a Smith's Longspur. There was also a Snowy egret on LaFramboise Sandbar. Sharing...
Ricky D Olson
tatanka40@...
Oct 7, 2005 6:14 pm
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There are 3 Red-necked Phalarope at the wetland pond North of Makoce Washte on 462nd Ave. NW of Wall Lake. Doug Chapman [Non-text portions of this message have...
foodrev@...
Oct 7, 2005 8:33 pm
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The first Sandhill Cranes of the fall were here in lower Spring Creek valley today, Oct. 8. Also a young Cooper's Hawk all afternoon, quite close at times. ...
m. melius
mmelius@...
Oct 9, 2005 3:46 am
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I spent a few hours at Atkins Slough by Tea this morning. I was looking to get photos of Le Conte's and Sharp-tailed Sparrows. One out of two isn't bad I...
Many birders were out looking at the sparrows at Atkins WPA Saturday AM. See Terry Sohl's fine photos. SFBC members wished the wind would die down for once,...
mick
zerrm@...
Oct 9, 2005 2:50 pm
1364
I like everyone else, have seen a few migrants this past week. Here are some of them from Sica Hollow and Hartford Beach. ...
Seven members of he Northern Hills Bird Club (NHBC) conducted a field trip out of Belle Fourche on October 8, 2005 birding the BF lagoon, West to Aladdin, WY,...
Victor L. Fondy
vicdonna@...
Oct 9, 2005 6:30 pm
1366
I saw a flock of about 8 Snow Buntings in Lyman County today. Big Bend Dam was uneventful, but gulls were on the river every place I stopped. We need a good...
Ricky D Olson
tatanka40@...
Oct 9, 2005 7:51 pm
1367
AM The weather was gorgeous, but the wind was nasty, par usual, but Dewey Gevik Nature Area, west of Wall Lake, was interesting. Hundreds of Ring-billed Gulls...
mick
zerrm@...
Oct 10, 2005 4:34 am
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Had the fun of participating in Birdwatcher's Digest informal count event on 10/9. Good preparation for Cornell's Feederwatch starting in November. We seemed ...
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