Despite the puddleness of Bear Bute Lake there were quite a few ducks and things there this morning. Some of the following species were in the sewage lagoon...
Hi. With the spring season approaching quickly now, I'm wondering if someone could give me some information on the location of some species that are regular...
Mark Otnes
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Apr 1, 2006 8:36 pm
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Hi again. I'll be coming to the spring meeting in Belle Fourche this May, and I should have a couple of days before the meeting to do some exploration. I'm...
Mark Otnes
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Apr 1, 2006 9:01 pm
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I saw several hundred Sandhill Cranes in several flocks, just now (4-5 pm) over Rapid City and points east. Also a few small flocks of crows. One gull. It's...
m. melius
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Apr 2, 2006 12:07 am
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Hello Birders, In spite of fog, chill wind and mud, a pick-up group of 6 birders from Sioux Falls found 52 species today, April 1st, north and west of Sioux...
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Apr 2, 2006 12:19 am
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Hi Mark and All, Burrowing Owl: It has been a long time (nearly 10 years) since I've been around to scout this colony, but there used to be a great bunch ...
William Benish & Roby...
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Apr 2, 2006 1:30 am
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There was a Great Egret at Sand Lake NWR. Saw no shorebirds (aside from a few Killdeer)--usually by late March shorebirds are around. Saw very few ...
It was a lovely day and we birded from Whitewood-Bear Butte Lake/Sturgis Lagoon-Newell Lagoons-Newell Lake-Orman Dam-Nisland Slough and back to Whitewood....
I spent the late afternoon at Oakwwod Lakes SP today. Double-crested cormorant - several hundred - and the nesting rookery on the island on the north end of...
I'm forwarding a note from a friend and fellow curlew fanatic from Kansas.... they're on the way! K. C. Jensen, Ph.D. Department of Wildlife and Fisheries...
A few photo of birders in the fog from the SFBC field trip today. Find them at www.leifericson.org.sfbc Feeder folks, Menards had BO sunflower seeds, two 50...
mick
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Apr 2, 2006 4:32 am
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There were 11 Turkey Vultures last this afternoon, April 1, at the roost located near the Meadowbrook Golf Course on Jackson Blvd. (near Canyon Lake). Jocelyn...
Jocelyn Baker
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Apr 2, 2006 4:50 am
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Forwarded from the North Dakota Birding List Dick Kappedal Sioux Falls, SD ... From: Birding Discussion List for North Dakota ...
While returning from a meeting in Pierre yesterday (April 1) saw a Snowy Owl on a hillside over a small "creek" along highway 34 about a half mile west of 318...
Cold and dreary today. Birds were hungry. The Junco count at one time was 23 this morning, two Cardinals, Downy WP, House Finch, a pair of Chickadees, too...
mick
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Apr 2, 2006 8:25 pm
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Today was the 1st day I've noticed the Turkey Vultures back in Brookings. I just drove past the 4th street watertower & they've found their roost again! K. C....
Ran into two flocks of Bohemian Waxwings in the Jasper Burn (Black Hills) this weekend. Such beautiful birds! Watched a pair of black-backed woodpeckers...
They are back! Jocie Baker and I found three osprey in the Hills today, 4/2/06, and early date for the Black Hills. (last year I had one at Pactola on...
I gave the old hawk watch idea a try today, April 2. With cloudy skies and a north wind 20+ mph, I hiked into the amphitheatre area of Skyline Park. (This is a...
m. melius
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Apr 3, 2006 4:49 am
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... From: owner-BIRDJOBS-L@... [mailto:owner-BIRDJOBS-L@...] On Behalf Of Cheryl Trine Sent: Sunday, April 02, 2006 11:49 PM To:...
Jim McLaird mentioned he saw a snowy owl near White Lake this weekend - Spencer Vaa just told me that on his trip to Fargo/Moorhead this weekend he saw 3 snowy...
Folks - April 19 is the deadline for booking rooms being held at the Belle Fourche Motel 6, which is adjacent to the Spring Meeting headquarters (American West...
The Northern Hills Bird Club (NHBC) will conduct a field trip out of Spearfish on Saturday, April 8. Participants will meet at McDonalds in Spearfish at 7:30...
We had our first Song Sparrow of the year Sunday morning 4/2 foraging below our feeders South of Whitewood (Lawrence County), but didn't have time to make the...
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I thought I would again forward a wonderful account of curlew migration from Tom Shane of Garden City, KS. I wish I could have been there! K. C. Jensen, Ph.D....
Yesterday, I observed about 100 sandhill cranes at 4:30 pm above above our house about 5 mi SW of Rapid City. This morning (11 am -12 noon), in the same...
Clawges, Rick M.
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Apr 5, 2006 7:47 pm
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1000's heading north over Sturgis, SD with the southeast wind today....
April 4 I found Long-billed Curlews (Custer and Pennington Cos.), Burrowing and Short-eared Owls (in courtship flight), and a flock of Common Pelicans heading...
