April Fools! :) K. C. Jensen, Ph.D. Department of Wildlife and Fisheries Sciences SPB 138D, Box 2140B South Dakota State University Brookings, SD 57007 ...
Kent--remind me what day today is....:-) dan On Tue, Apr 1, 2008 at 11:57 AM, Jensen, Kent <kent.jensen@...> ... -- Dan or Erika Tallman Northfield,...
The turkey vultures have made it at least as far north as Spearfish, probably still wondering why they came back in the middle of winter. :-| Elizabeth...
Elizabeth Krueger
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Apr 2, 2008 1:36 am
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Seen yesterday 4 miles south of Marty. Ron Mabie Pickstown, SD [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
To day I had 2 Redtail hawks and 1 male N. Harrier fly over the house and fields. There were over 50 Horn Larks at the Ccracked corn, W. Meadow Larks all over...
Jean
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Apr 2, 2008 2:20 am
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Early this evening a Killdeer landed in our front yard. It was probably thinking why it was here in the middle of the snow. We are 2 miles east of Custer....
This last weekend, Nancy Schaefer and I went to Kearney, NE to see the sandhill cranes and we were not disappointed. They estimated there were 400,000 in the...
I watched gadwells and widgeons pour into a slough for about an hour straight last night around sundown Northwest of Hartford. Along with very large flocks of...
On the way to school this morning watched adult bald eagle flying upstream on Rapid Creek at Meadowbrook Golf Course, headed toward Canyon Lake. I expect this...
An Osprey was observed early this morning at Canyon Lake, Rapid City (Pennington Cty.). Another one was observed occupying the nest at Bismarck Lake, east of...
Jocelyn Baker
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Apr 4, 2008 12:13 am
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Heard a Northern Bobwhite calling at the Fort Randall Chapel this afternoon. Also saw FOY Belted Kingfisher below the Fort Randall Spillway. Ron Mabie ...
There was still an imm Glaucous Gull hanging around yesterday. The Franklin's Gulls seem to be a little late this year only seeing a few singles and only 1...
I birded my way through northern Roberts and Marshall Counties to Sand Lake NWR and saw a total of 65 species. Most of the water was still frozen, but open...
Today I took Inya KaraRd. to Keyhole Res.. Inya Kara Rd. had 1 Red-tall Hawk, 1 Bald Eagle, 1 Killdeer, and 1 Kestrel. There was lots of pot holes and the...
Jean
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Apr 5, 2008 12:18 am
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Fellow Birders, Tonight Mick Zerr, Chris Anderson and I went to Newton Hills SP to find the Woodcock of last week for Chris. The weather was perfect--no wind...
For a brief night video and call of the Barred Owl heard at Newton Hills on 4-4-08, go to: http://www.leifericson.org/sfbc/id33.html Mick SFBC [Non-text...
mick
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Apr 5, 2008 4:18 am
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NHBC Field Trip - Saturday, April 12 The Northern Hills Bird Club (NHBC) will conduct a field trip out of Belle Fourche on Saturday, April 12. Interested...
I saw 1 Greater Yellowlegs, 2 Lesser Yellowlegs and 2 Avocets in the last 2 days. Sharing is half the fun of birding. Ricky D. Olson Fort Pierre, SD...
Hello All, Mick Zerr, Chris Anderson and I went out looking for birds today around the Sioux Falls area. Our target was to look for the Pileated Woodpecker now...
Twice this week while I was out walking around small Lake Alcazar in Armour, SD I heard a most unusual bird. I have never heard anything like it before. It...
Dewey Gevik inaccessible? Nonsense!!! All you need is an old pair of sneakers, and be willing to sacrifice your feet and wade through 6-12 inch deep water...
The unscheduled Saturday field trip N and W of Sioux Falls had especially good looks at Bonaparte's gulls, plus other creatures. See a few photos at the SFBC...
mick
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Apr 6, 2008 3:52 am
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I had my ornithology labs (3 sections) out and about on Thursday and Friday. Our Thursday labs saw a male cinnamon teal at Oakwood Lakes SP - it was in a...
I was at my parents house, just south of Siou Falls, today when I heard a crash into their front window. I went ouside to see what it was, it was a stuned...
FOY seen at the refuge this weekend were: Eared Grebe, Swainson's Hawk, Pectoral Sandpiper, Eastern Phoebe, Tree Swallow and Bown-headed Cowbird. Observed an...
Numbers of Franklin's and Bonaparte's Gulls were present today. Also a Mew Gull was near the tailrace. FOY Burrowing Owl, Eared Grebe, Kingfisher and Song...