I've only seen the Iceland for an hour on SAT. since last post. Migration seems to be in progress, a zillion Canada Geese are around, with mores Snows showing...
Just before I received your email I got a call from Steve VanSickle, also of Yankton. He said he has observed a male Harlequin Duck just above Gavins Point dam...
This morning at 11:30 AM I saw several large flocks of Snow Geese flying north of the Sioux Falls City limits near Crooks. Yesterday morning I also saw one...
A beautiful little male Harlequin was swimming in the area right above the dam inlets with 9 Common Goldeneyes from 6:30 a.m. to 7:30 a.m. He was still there...
I found another Snowy Owl one mile east a Groton on 409th AVE 1/2 mile south of hwy 12. A friend a work saw him on Tuesday night and he was still there on...
The Northern Hills Bird Club (NHBC) will conduct a half-day field trip out of Sturgis on Saturday, March 11. Participants will meet at McDonald's in Sturgis at...
Birders, I went out looking for open water west of Sioux Falls this morning and finally found some at Weisensee GPA(along with a lot of geese and ducks.) Fowl...
Birders, I went out looking for open water west of Sioux Falls this morning and finally found some at Weisensee GPA(along with a lot of geese and ducks.) Fowl...
Just got back from the Outdoor Campus in SF. Birds include Robins, Chickadees, Starlings, H.Sparrows, Juncos, many Mallards, Goldfinch, and flocks of Snow...
mick
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Mar 4, 2006 6:29 pm
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Thanks Mark!!! I have been looking for some open water west of town for the last couple weeks--this morning Grass Lake was still totally frozen over, so I...
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Mar 4, 2006 9:03 pm
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Gavins Point Dam and area 3/5/06 Sunday Lewis and Clark Lake / above GP Dam: Harlequin Duck - male - with Common Goldeneyes just off the face of the dam near...
Finally got out and birded today. Botany Canyon gave me among others : Solitaires Canyon Wrens Golden-Crowned Kinglets --anna ... From: "Roger Dietrich"...
Had our first magpie ever in the yard Saturday. It was rummaging through the compost pile and then spotted the water dish on the deck and came in for a drink....
Clawges, Rick M.
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Mar 6, 2006 5:15 pm
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Just saw four common mergansers (3 male, 1 female) along Rapid Creek just east of Cambell St. Rick...
Clawges, Rick M.
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Mar 6, 2006 8:34 pm
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First mountain bluebirds in the neighborhood for 2006. Pair on the Moon Meadows Rd. (SW of Rapid City) on Sunday (3/5). 3 seen Monday morning (3/6) on the way...
Ducks Galore, there are several thousands ducks encompassing all the common species. 2 Franklins Gulls & a few California Gulls were observed for the 1st time...
To my surprise, there are waterfowl here in Brown Co. Of course, if they try to land, the will bounce off the ice a few times before sliding to a halt. In a...
A free flying unbanded Mute Swan flew up the river end landed on LaFramboise Sandbar today. Sharing is half the fun of birding. Ricky D. Olson Fort Pierre SD ...
I am planning a trip to South Dakota in late May and I'm wondering if there is an online source for a list of the regular, accidental, and casual South Dakota...
shawn conrad
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Mar 9, 2006 4:03 am
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The Iceland Gull was on the LaFramboise Sandbar today, I hadn't seen it since last posted. Sharing is half the fun of birding. Ricky D. Olson Fort Pierre SD ...
The following address is for an article of very serious importance to all of us who are presently answering questions from those around us who know of our ...
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Mar 9, 2006 7:01 pm
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An after school drive to the Arrowhead/Perry nature parks just east of Sioux Falls was on the first nice day without wind. Birds seen were: A pair of...
mick
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Mar 10, 2006 2:32 am
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I took the time this fine day to add five more years to the on-line collection of South Dakota Bird Notes. Volumes are now complete through 2003. (So i...
FYI - I'm sure most of us are NOT unhappy! K. C. Jensen, Ph.D. Department of Wildlife and Fisheries Sciences SPB 138D, Box 2140B South Dakota State University ...
Hello Birders, I want to thank the three very cooperative birders who were willing to drop everything and come birding this morning after the Argus Leader...
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Mar 11, 2006 12:41 am
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Thanks to President Doug Chapman and the fine members of the SFBC who spent the morning with Argus Leader reporter and cameraman touring the wetlands west of...
mick
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Mar 11, 2006 1:38 am
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For those of you who enjoy feeder and nest cams, a sight with many on is http://www.pitt.edu/~dziadosz/feeders.htm Mick SFBC [Non-text portions of this message...
mick
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Mar 11, 2006 9:06 pm
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Seven members of the Northern Hills Bird Club (NHBC) participated in the field trip of March 11, 2006 to areas West and North of Sturgis (Lawrence/Meade...
I took a nice photo of pintails last week-- http://www.northern.edu/tallmand/dat/ducks/pintailjpg.jpg dan [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...