These lovely blue- grey birds seem to be making regular appearances at my house again. 6:30- 7:00 ish in the morning. (Of course as soon as this is posted,...
Many redheads & pintails showed up overnight . Also a few Greater Scaup,Lesser Scaup, Am Wigeon and Green-winged Teal. It appears migration has started. I also...
A run east of Sioux Falls found the following birds today: Big Sioux Rec: Blue jays, Cardinals, Fox Sparrow, Juncos, Chickadees, WB Nuthatches, Bald Eagle, RT...
mick
zerrm@...
Mar 2, 2008 1:24 am
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Birds seen in the Pickstown/Lake Andes area today included: Greater White-fronted, Snow & Ross's Goose American Widgeon Northern Pintail Canvasback Redhead ...
This morning (March 2) at 8:15 a.m. Todd Jensen and I observed a lone male Greater Sage-Grouse at the lek off of Highway #212 in Belle Fourche. Because of high...
Jocelyn Baker
osprey@...
Mar 2, 2008 9:33 pm
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Officially, the Spring migration season has reached Sioux Falls. I have said that it is not official until a definite migrant is seen at the feeder complex....
mick
zerrm@...
Mar 2, 2008 9:41 pm
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I went raptor hunting on the Fort Pierre National Grasslands yesterday, specifically wanting to get some more Short-eared Owl photos. I did find 2, but...
I saw a Great Horned Owl on its nest on Feb. 29. The nest is easily visible east of Lower Spring Creek Road, just south of the Penn./Custer Co. line. I say...
m. melius
mmelius@...
Mar 3, 2008 3:28 pm
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We always have a bald eagle or two make frequent visits to the D.C. Booth Hatchery in the winter, but the visits have been becoming more and more frequent...
NHBC Meeting - Thursday, March 6 The Northern Hills Bird Club (NHBC) will meet on Thursday, March 6 at 7:00 PM at the Meade County Extension Service Office,...
This morning (March 3rd) I observed a lone Mountain Bluebird in the Bighorn Sheep Preserve, which is located off of Sheridan Lake Road south of Rapid City....
Jocelyn Baker
osprey@...
Mar 3, 2008 9:47 pm
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Migrant waterfowl has been arriving for the past week at Canyon Lake in Rapid City. 25 Redheads are now present and this a.m. a pair of Northern Pintails...
Jocelyn Baker
osprey@...
Mar 4, 2008 12:35 am
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The first bluebird, an eastern, arrived at Wewela the morning of March 1. Hearing it, I realized I hadn't cleaned out the birdhouses; as I did so, it seemed...
The first bluebird, an eastern, arrived at Wewela the morning of March 1. Hearing it, I realized I hadn't cleaned out the birdhouses; as I did so, it seemed...
Well the calendar says it's spring :-) It is now time to enter your Winter Season sightings into the on-line database if you have not done so already. Jeffrey...
Palmer, Jeff
Jeff.Palmer@...
Mar 4, 2008 3:01 pm
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We have some American Tree Sparrows in our yard this morning. Still have the usual, Chickadees, PineSiskins, RB & WB Nuthatches, lots of Juncos, (it's snowing...
For an article about the startling loss of CRP in the Northern Great Plains over the past year, see the Feb. 2008 issue of the Birding Community E-Bulletin at ...
The meeting announcement is now available on the SDOU website: www.homepages.dsu.edu/palmerj/SDOU/meetings.html Ron Mabie Pickstown, SD [Non-text portions of...
Hi SD & ND Birders, I am looking for a Birding Contact in Albuquerque, NM. Do any of you know anyone or the web address of a Birding list in Albuquerque? If...
I had a Common Redpoll and Harris Sparrow visit my feeders today. I saw a dozen Rusty Blackbirds in a flock of Red-winged Blackbirds earlier this week. Sharing...
This past Fall we put up a Northern Flicker bird house and just last week we noticed a male Flicker in the house (making arrangements)- we've witnessed daily...
The European Starling is an introduced nuisance species. It is not protected by any state or federal law. I see the Starling directly displacing or competing...
My wife and I spend a couple of days looking at birds in the Pierre area.Aside from numerous Rough-legged Hawks we found a Merlin between Mile post 270 and 271...
I have a friend who made a starling catchin trap. I can ask him for directions if you or anyone wants them. anna in Meade County ... From: Ricky D Olson To:...
Hi All, Greetings from somewhere in the south AtlanticOcean/Antarctic Sea. Many new bids in Argentina, just spent 4 days in the Falkland IOslnads, saw all the...
I heard a N. Saw-whet Owl last night, at the upstream end of Lake Faulkton. It was nearly dark. I heard it clearly for several minutes. It's a call I'm quite...
m. melius
mmelius@...
Mar 6, 2008 8:10 pm
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I heard a N. Saw-whet Owl last night, at the upstream end of Lake Faulkton. It was nearly dark. I heard it clearly for several minutes. It's a call I'm quite...
m. melius
mmelius@...
Mar 6, 2008 8:11 pm
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Well it is snowing again. But on the bright side the Horned Larks are in my drive eating the crack corn. 150 of them. There is also 1 Lapland Longspur. 27...
Jean
jgwindsong@...
Mar 7, 2008 1:23 am
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With today's addition of another juvenile, there are now five bald eagles that can be regularly seen together at D.C. Booth Historic Fish Hatchery in...
