I just had a very reliable report of lots of snowy owls being seen in the Redfield area and at Cottonwood Lake southwest of Redfield. Doug Backlund S. D. Dept....
doug.backlund@...
Dec 1, 2005 3:57 pm
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On the ice of the pond along the west Oahe Tailrace was a gull I view as a transitional 2nd -3 rd Iceland Gull. I have seen quite a few Thayers ( juv - Adult)...
Ricky D Olson
tatanka40@...
Dec 1, 2005 7:00 pm
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The December issue of South Dakota Bird Notes was delivered to the post office this noon. Look for the insert (stuffed in the envelope) that includes a pretty...
Those of us who go to work when it is dark, work inside, and leave work when the sun is heading for a spectacular sunrise somewhere in the Pacific, don't get...
mick
zerrm@...
Dec 2, 2005 3:23 am
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Among the waterfowl at Canyon Lake, Rapid City (Pennington Cty.) today were: Redhead, Ring-necked Duck, Bufflehead, Common & Barrow's Goldeneye (2), Hooded (4)...
Jocelyn Baker
osprey@...
Dec 2, 2005 5:44 am
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There was a beautiful breeding adult plumaged Glaucous Gull in the tailrace today. Sharing is half the fun of birding. Ricky D. Olson Fort Pierre SD ...
Ricky D Olson
tatanka40@...
Dec 2, 2005 4:50 pm
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There was a Snowy Owl--large adult female--near the intersection of I-90 and SD-11 near Corson, SD. Bird was NE 2 miles and E 1 mile from the interstate exit...
foodrev@...
Dec 2, 2005 6:35 pm
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Sorry if you get duplicates. I sent this once, but it did not seem to go through. <<There was a Snowy Owl--large adult female--near the intersection of I-90 ...
foodrev@...
Dec 2, 2005 8:48 pm
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The snow geese were sure flying around on thursday, so I thought I'd drive up by Lake Campbell and see if the lake was open...... no such luck. But on the...
Check out the following page on Idaho Birds website. More information than I thought possible Re: Canada, v. Cackling geese and the various sub-species of...
foodrev@...
Dec 3, 2005 5:20 am
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It looks like the best available date for the Rapid City CBC is Dec. 31. Do any of you who are interested in that have thoughts pro or con for that date? ...
m. melius
mmelius@...
Dec 3, 2005 5:50 pm
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There was a Black Scoter in the Cow Creek arm of Oahe Dam in Sully County, today. Sharing is half the fun of birding. Ricky D. Olson Fort Pierre SD ...
Ricky D Olson
tatanka40@...
Dec 3, 2005 11:16 pm
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For those of you who have been aware (either intentionally, or irritatingly), of today's planned destruction of the 20 story Zip Feed Mill in Sioux Falls, a...
mick
zerrm@...
Dec 4, 2005 2:02 am
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We saw two snowy owls from County Line Road today. We also saw two adult gyrfalcons, one was at the pheasant farm on County Line Road, I suppose it is the...
Doug Backlund
dougback@...
Dec 4, 2005 3:35 am
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(in case this comes through twice, I am sending it again. My broadband has been on and off this weekend) For those of you who have been aware (either...
mick
zerrm@...
Dec 4, 2005 5:25 am
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Didn't post it yesterday, but I went out right after Doug C's e-mail on the snowy owl near Corson. It was snowing pretty good by the time I got there, but I...
A few folks mentioned that the Zip bird photos were not connecting. Try the SFBC site at www.leifericson.org/sfbc to get them. Mick [Non-text portions of this...
mick
zerrm@...
Dec 4, 2005 2:10 pm
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The Black Scoter & Long-tailed Duck were present, today. Kenny saw the Varied Thrush on LaFramboise Island, yesterday. Sharing is half the fun of birding. ...
Ricky D Olson
tatanka40@...
Dec 5, 2005 12:34 am
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I saw what looked to be a mature bald eagle circling over Rapid Creek by the Rapid City Aquatic Center on Sunday. Charles Jason Tinant Oglala Lakota College...
Just a Friendly Reminder: Fall Season Bird Observation Reports are due by December 9, 2005. Your observations may be entered using the Online Seasonal Bird...
Palmer, Jeff
Jeff.Palmer@...
Dec 5, 2005 9:15 pm
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To All SD Birders: I am bursting with pride as I write to tell you all that Caity Reiland-Smith--at least close to the youngest member of the Sioux Falls...
foodrev@...
Dec 5, 2005 10:48 pm
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Well, I tried the area around Redfield for a Snowy Owl with no luck. I did talk to a farmer that said he had seen one just the day before in the area around...
I bring my camera to work with me most of the time, as I've got 10 miles of gravel road between Brandon and EROS Data Center, and you never know what you might...
At a concert last night an aquaintance remarked that her daughter had seen a Snowy Owl on the South Cave Hills road in Harding County. No other info, but the...
Victor L. Fondy
vicdonna@...
Dec 6, 2005 4:49 pm
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The Rapid City Christmas Count is now set for Dec. 18. Please write me or call 718-4956 for more information. Michael Melius...
m. melius
mmelius@...
Dec 6, 2005 7:37 pm
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Found a 1st winter Black-legged Kittiwake below Gavin's Pt. Dam (Power Plant side) this afternoon (4:30). Lot's of Ring-billed, a few Herring Gulls and over...
Posted by Jim Williams, Wayzata, Minnesota, member BCM steering committee. Begin forwarded message: From: "MARTELL, Mark" <MMARTELL@...> Date: December...
Canyon Lake in Rapid City is 3/4 frozen, forcing all waterfowl into the area between the bridge to the island and the Chapel Valley bridge (under which Rapid...
Jocelyn Baker
osprey@...
Dec 8, 2005 4:53 pm
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For us cold souls in SE South Dakota, this is no big deal, but my sister in sw Aberdeen has a Cardinal coming to her feeders along with the many Pine Siskins. ...
mick
zerrm@...
Dec 9, 2005 12:46 am
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I saw one snowy owl this afternoon, about 1/4 mile south of County Line Road, on the Presho Road. Otherwise, not much around, raptors are scarce, a few...
