Hi everyone, The Sundance Christmas Count Dates are set for Dec. 29th. alternate date Jan. 5th.in case of a snowstorm on the 29th.(Hah) We will again meet at...
Jean
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Nov 1, 2007 3:32 pm
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The male Barrow's Goldeneye was present at Canyon Lake, Rapid City this morning, November 1. This is the earliest arrival date for the Barrow's; it also...
Jocelyn Baker
osprey@...
Nov 1, 2007 11:23 pm
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The 2 Surf Scoters are still on the lagoons. There are a good number of gulls in Corp bay on Lake Oahe mainly Bonapartes, Ring-billed with a couple california...
WOW!!! I've just returned from my mailbox with the December, 2006 issue of BIRD NOTES in my hand- and I am TOTALLY impressed with the cover, the contents page...
Jocelyn Baker
osprey@...
Nov 2, 2007 10:19 pm
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I just read the BIRD NOTES. Great job staff!! I agree with everything Jocie said. Great Photos!! Thanks again to new Editor Doug. Mick Zerr SFBC ... From:...
mick
zerrm@...
Nov 3, 2007 12:32 am
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The Farm Island bird feeders are full of food again. Missouri Breaks Audubon donates the sunflower seed and Ricky Olson donates the suet. The feeders are ...
Doug Backlund
dougback@...
Nov 3, 2007 1:41 am
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The first Pine Siskins and winter Goldfinches have arrived at the Sioux Falls feeders. I centered the feeder cam on the thistle feeder for those who wish to...
mick
zerrm@...
Nov 3, 2007 3:30 pm
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We now have a Cassin's Finch at out feeders South of Whitewood plus Evening Grosbeaks and usual feeder birds. Bud/Alice Shaykett have 6-8 Chukar's almost daily...
This afternoon just offshore from the swimming beach at Lake Thompson State Park (Kingsbury County) I observed 1 Black Scoter, 1 White-winged Scoter, and 2...
Palmer, Jeff
Jeff.Palmer@...
Nov 3, 2007 11:36 pm
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As you all know there will be a winter bird festival this coming February 15th-17th in Meadowlands, Minnesota or what birders call "Sax-Zim Bog". Here is the...
As I was watching the first Siskins of the season, trying to get a photo of one with a House Finch for comparison, a white and black streak zoomed in and...
mick
zerrm@...
Nov 4, 2007 2:23 am
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Not many changes. 1Surf Scoter at lagoons-1 Surf Scoter at tailrace. Some waterfowl movement. large flocks of Blackbirds & Longspurs moving in the area....
Seen my first Bohemian Waxwings of the fall on Farm Island today. There is a very good berry crop in the Pierre area this year so hopefully that bodes well...
KENNY MILLER
littlebend@...
Nov 4, 2007 5:49 pm
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The RB Nuthatches that have been a constant at the backyard feeder in the center of Lennox for the past 6 weeks were joined today by a pair of WB Nuthatches...
Seen my first common redpolls of the season this afternoon at Little Bend in Sully County. Hopefully this is the start of a great year for winter finches....
KENNY MILLER
littlebend@...
Nov 5, 2007 12:11 am
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At Big Bend Dam today I saw a juv Iceland, a juv Thayer's, several juv & adult Herring, California, Bonaparte's& Ring-billed Gulls. Sharing is half the fun of...
There were at least 3 Townsend's Solitaires on LaFramboise Island in Pierre on Sunday, November 4. Eileen Dowd Stukel [Non-text portions of this message have...
eileen.dowdstukel@...
Nov 5, 2007 2:43 pm
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A beautiful day to walk through the Big Sioux Recreation Area by Brandon yesterday, and it was quite birdy. There were a lot of Fox Sparrows scratching...
Hello Birders, There is a scheduled Sioux Falls Bird Club field trip for this Saturday Nov. 10th leaving at 8:00 a.m. at the Outdoor Campus. This will be a...
If there is cash to be had I will take some. Charles ... From: Linda Dittmar<mailto:lindadittmar@...> To: Anne Long<mailto:annelong@...> ; Brian and...
CHARLES J PATTERSON
cjpatter@...
Nov 7, 2007 5:23 am
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This is not true and has going around for some years now. If you ever question an email you receive, go to HYPERLINK "http://www.snopes.com"www.snopes.com and...
The March 07 issue of Bird Notes should be going to the printer today. Also, I don't know if any of you read the Iowa Birds Listserve, but there is a thread...
The Northern Hills Bird Club (NHBC) will conduct a field trip out of Newell on Saturday November 10, 2007. Interested participants will meet at the Blue Line...
I'm working on a wildlife watching guide for the northeast corner of the state that includes the counties of Grant, Day, Marshall, and Roberts. The guide which...
The Scoters were not on the lagoons yesterday, but one Surf Scoter was on the river today. A Mew Gull was in the Oahe tailrace this morning. Sharing is half...
Folks -- My guess is that the recent spam (Fw: Fw: FW: Fw: FW: PLEEEEEEEEASE REEEEEAD! IT WAS ON GOOD MORNING ... ) is a result of someone having a computer...
Birds at Canyon Lake, Rapid City, this morning, November 7, included: Eared Grebe, Redhead, Common & Barrow's Goldeneye, Hooded and Common Merganser and...
Jocelyn Baker
osprey@...
Nov 8, 2007 3:45 am
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I just read this on the IA listserve. The article state sthat it will be going to the Brookfild Zoo near Chicago. Doug Chapman Sioux Falls, SD The...