White-winged Scoter observed today at the far east side of Lake Yankton in the channel between the island and the east shore. I think this qualifies in ...
Birds seen at Keyhole today included 9 bald Eagles,and 6 redtailed hawks, 5 Kestrels, 1 golden eagle and 1 Ferruginous Hawk. Ducks seen were: Mallard,...
Jean
jgwindsong@...
Apr 2, 2007 1:48 am
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This weekend I presented at and attended a conference of U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service staff and Friends in Rapid City. Attendees included National Wildlife...
Correction to my posting from yesterday. I consulted with Dave Swanson and after he looked at a picture I sent him, he pointed out some features that make me...
Today, there were five cedar waxwings looking very cold on the viburnum close to the house. A few times they were on the ground sunflower seed feeder. Lots and...
Birders, Two quizzes, both easy ones. One is for April 1st, (April Fools day), and the other for April 3 consists of three photos. ...
mick
zerrm@...
Apr 4, 2007 3:06 am
2894
Attached is the announcement for the SDOU Spring Meeting. The paper insert of the announcement in South Dakota Bird Notes will be out soon for SDOU members....
B&R Draeger
draeger@...
Apr 4, 2007 7:10 pm
2895
I have had 30 to 50 W. Meadowlarks in my yard today. They are really pretty in their new plumage. The male Redwing blackbirds are up to about 25 and singing...
Jean
jgwindsong@...
Apr 4, 2007 10:07 pm
2896
Hi all. I have been reminded by several of you that the listserve will not allow attachments. Doug Backlund has offered to create a link, and I've asked Jeff...
B&R Draeger
draeger@...
Apr 5, 2007 1:34 am
2897
Here's link to the SDOU spring meeting registration form: http://www.sdgfp.info/wildlife/diversity/sdou.pdf Doug Backlund S. D. Dept. of Game Fish and Parks ...
A brochure can be downloaded at the link: http://www.sdgfp.info/wildlife/diversity/BIRD%20TOUR%20BROCHURE.pdf Birds. At Home, On the Range. Bird Watching Tour ...
Use the link below to preview a brochure for a birding tour that the SD Grasslands Coalition (http://sdgrass.org/) is hosting this June 8 & 9 in Rapid City,...
Silka.Kempema@...
Apr 5, 2007 2:10 pm
2900
This may be of interest to folks... K. C. Jensen, Ph.D. Department of Wildlife and Fisheries Sciences SPB 138D, Box 2140B South Dakota State University ...
Yesterday late evening we had about 800 plus Sandhill Cranes circle over head and then head N. West, maybe headed for Keyhole for the night roost. This...
Jean
jgwindsong@...
Apr 5, 2007 4:56 pm
2902
New yard bird (infinitely preferable to the new yard bird of last week: the Eurasian-Collared Dove. Also a fairly early date, but not the earliest. Oh--this is...
I ventured out into the hideous weather this morning to do some birding. I got 4 trumpeter swans at the north end of Lake Traverse just above reservation dam....
Mark Otnes
markotnes@...
Apr 7, 2007 1:19 am
2904
Today, Linda Johnson and I took a drive around the potholes west of Sioux Falls. We saw tremendous numbers and variety of ducks, all our usual ones with...
B&R Draeger
draeger@...
Apr 7, 2007 2:05 am
2905
We found 34 Bald Eagles(maybe I counted 2 twice) at Keyhole today. The Pelicans and Cormorants are back. Lots of C. Geese and Com. Mergansers, Mallards, L....
Jean
jgwindsong@...
Apr 7, 2007 2:20 am
2906
This is excerpted from an AP article published 25 March in several North Dakota newspapers. Jim Williams Wayzata, Minnesota ===== Demand for healthier...
Jim, thanks for sharing this article on SD-Birds. One of my questions I will share is "What about the bioaccumulation of toxins in all the scavengers,...
Took a short drive today despite the cold and wind, and saw a couple small birds fly up from the ditch along a flooded area. I turned around and parked at the...
There were 17 Sandhill Cranes at eh Reinecke ranch pond e. of Beulah today. C. Geese, Pintails, Shovelers, Wigeons,Redhead, and L. Scaups were on the pond. ...
Jean
jgwindsong@...
Apr 7, 2007 10:11 pm
2910
Drove around the Lake Andes National Wildlife Refuge this afternoon. Saw a low flying flock of 8 Whoopng Cranes between the North and South Units along 386th...
This afternoon Charlie and I saw two long-billed curlews from Highway 1806 about 2 miles west of Antelope Creek, Stanley County. In about 1/2 hour we saw them...
Doug Backlund
dougback@...
Apr 8, 2007 1:29 am
2912
Hello everyone... As of 8:30 this morning, there is a California Gull in adult breeding plumage on Pactola Lake. It could be viewed from the pulloff in the ...
This morning I saw 5 long-billed curlews flying north in a group while I was photographing sharp-tailed grouse on the Fort Pierre National Grassland. ...
Doug Backlund
dougback@...
Apr 9, 2007 1:07 am
2914
Blackbirds have been eating sunflower seeds for some time. There is no quick fix. Perhaps Frito-Lay needs to encourage Sunflower production in areas that do...
Near Stone lake in Sully County was hundreds of Ring-billed Gulls, a few Hering & California, a couple Franklin's and a 2-3 yr Lesser Black Backed Gull. It...
We stopped at the Reinecke Ranch yesterday at 6:30pm to see if the S. Cranes were still there. There were 2 flocks walking in the fields E. of the Pond. Both...
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