On the last day of December I received the last"catch up" issue of SD Bird Notes. It is amazing how Doug got them all done in time. Many thanks to Doug Chapman...
mick
zerrm@...
Jan 1, 2008 5:13 pm
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A number of birding blogs that I follow have folks noting their first bird of 2008. Which variety is on your fresh list for 2008? Lady junco on my feeder at...
Dec. 31 and Jan 1 have been really cold. Wind chill near -20 and temp around 5. There has not been a lull in the feeder activity at the Sioux Falls NWF feeder...
mick
zerrm@...
Jan 2, 2008 3:40 am
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Since Doug B asked where I got this Townsend's I tell everyone again that they are in Forest Drive at the Richmond SRA. ...
My first bird was a Rock Pigeon. All I can say is I hope for better luck next year. ;-) Doug Chapman Sioux Falls, SD ... [Non-text portions of this message...
The Sundance christmas bird count was held on Dec. 29, 2007 with 7 field observers from Piemont, Whitewood, and Sundance participating. They reported 37...
Jean
jgwindsong@...
Jan 3, 2008 10:09 pm
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Saw a the first House Finch in two months yesterday at the SF feeders. He was eating at a feeder, but was weak and could not fly more than 20 feet at a time....
mick
zerrm@...
Jan 3, 2008 11:25 pm
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Birding south of Fort Pierre today, I encountered three Gyrfalcons. A first-year bird was seen at mid-morning at the intersection of 296th Ave. and 221st St. A...
Hello Birders, I just received a call and a follow-up picture via e-mail of a Pileated Woodpecker at a feeder near Baltic. It is indeed a Pileated Woodpecker....
As I arrived this morning at 9:15 the male Pileated was feeding on a suet block about 3 feet off the ground in the tree pointed out to me yesterday. He fed for...
Before the Rapid City Christmas Bird Count, I wrote a letter to the editor of the Rapid City Journal about it, urging people with backyard feeders to...
m. melius
mmelius@...
Jan 4, 2008 7:01 pm
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The Sand Lake Christmas Bird Count was held on December 19, with 8 observers. We saw a total of 34 species and 4481 individuals. There was just enough open...
Marcia Hocke called me at 3:45 to tell me she was so sorry for the birders who waited all afternoon for the Pileated to show up. He had just showed up...
Some Western Meadowlarks have stayed in my area through Nov., Dec., and now January. I saw seven on Dec. 13, and five today. Michael Melius Hermosa...
m. melius
mmelius@...
Jan 5, 2008 7:04 pm
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Jocie Baker e-mailed this morning requesting we check out a bird reported as an Orchard Oriole in Beulah Wyoming. Jocie wasn't feeling well so we drove to...
Many are those today who suffer from emptiness of this life, therefore, feeling of absurdity and aimlessness rise. Many commit suicide, other become deranged...
I returned to Camp Crook Road late this afternoon (3:45pm) and observed one Snowy Owl 14.1 miles from the intersection of Camp Crook Road and Hwy 85. Also,...
Today, five cars of SFBC birders headed up to Baltic SD to find the Pileated Woodpecker. The bad news is that, perhaps due to the appearance of many dogs at...
mick
zerrm@...
Jan 6, 2008 3:01 am
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I took yesterday off, and was torn where to go after reading Doug's e-mail about the Pileated, and Jim Williams about the Gyrfalcons. So, why not do both,...
Hello All, In spite of how bad they are (some of you are painfully aware of how much trouble my new camera is giving me--or perhaps that I am giving to IT),...
The Sioux Falls feeder-cam will be off line for a week. Mick SFBC [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
mick
zerrm@...
Jan 7, 2008 1:17 am
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Waubay NWR Christmas Bird Count was held Tuesday Dec. 18. 32 species and 2454 individuals were observed count day with three more species observed count week....
I have been experiencing some email problems so have not posted for awhile. The all white IMM Glaucous Gull is still present. Kenny & I birded some this...
The Northern Hills Bird Club (NHBC) will conduct a field trip out of Belle Fourche on Saturday January 12, 2008. Interested participants will meet at Jumping...
I found the Snowy Owl at 2:45pm today at the same area reported by Eric Davis last sat. on Camp Crook Rd. Jean, Sundance, Wy. [Non-text portions of this...
Jean
jgwindsong@...
Jan 9, 2008 12:57 am
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A walk on a balmy January 7 afternoon at Rahn Lake GPA scared up 7 Long-eared Owls from a roost in dense mature cedars adjacent to the access trail - much...
Waterbirds observed at Canyon Lake, located on the west side of Rapid City, from January 1-9 included: Canada Goose, Wood Duck, Gadwall, American Wigeon,...
Jocelyn Baker
osprey@...
Jan 9, 2008 11:37 pm
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Did you see that Dan had a photo of the week winner in "Birder's World" internet newsletter, again! Beautiful snow bunting photo. Caroline Stafford ...
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