The Northern Hills Bird Club meeting scheduled for tonight May 1 is postponed due to the winter storm currently in progress. The forecast for the Northern...
I have my FOY male oriole at my orange feeder this afternoon. He showed up within minutes of putting fresh oranges out. I've had my oriole nectar feeder out...
I was birding NE of Miranda in Faulk Co. today, and looked up to see a couple buteos circling. One seemed to have prominent tail bands. Then I was distracted...
m. melius
mmelius@...
May 1, 2008 8:25 pm
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I posted a couple pictures of the unusual RW Blackbird Pat and Jim Dunn found east of Canton. I would call it a leucistic bird. But the yellowish buff around...
Verna and I finally got to Casper Tues. and Wed. and had a great trip thanks to donna and Bruce Walgren 62 species were seen. the highlight for us was...
Jean
jgwindsong@...
May 2, 2008 12:37 am
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Today I saw a FOY Yellow Warbler and Rose-breasted Grosbeak in my backyard. Ron Mabie Pickstown, SD [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
If you could not access the Ovenbird and Lincoln's Sparrow video, you can see them at the SFBC website. at: http://www.leifericson.org/sfbc/id32.html Mick SFBC...
mick
zerrm@...
May 2, 2008 3:32 am
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Our bird feeders were mostly covered with ice this morning, so I threw out some seed on top of the 30" of new snow in the yard. Business has been brisk: house...
Elizabeth Krueger
ekrueger@...
May 2, 2008 6:18 pm
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I'm here in Faulk Co. Birds are everywhere. I say this for folks back in Rapid City and environs--it's quite a tonic to come over here this time of year and...
m. melius
mmelius@...
May 2, 2008 6:52 pm
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Update on WRMC Custer and Pennington counties will participate in the upcoming West River Migration Count May 9-12. Coordinator for Custer county is Michael...
Two miles East of Custer we "only" had about 8" of snow. We have lots of Juncos, PInesiskins, Goldfinches, Brewer Black Birds, RB & WB Nuthatches, Chickadees,...
A friend of mine had a RT Hummingbird at her farmplace east of Wagner yesterday. Ron Mabie Pickstown, SD [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
Good Morning SD Birders, As the Spring Meeting in Pickstown is but 2 weeks away, I want to request that any of you with items to donate to SDOU for auction ...
Either a rufous-backed or grey-headed junco at my feeders just now. Definitely had a red back and I managed to get photos. However, the photos don't really...
I got a better look. Definitely a grey -headed. No bi-colored bill. pretty neat, anna in meade county [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
A run to Big Sioux Rec by Brandon gave FOY (for me) White Crowned Sparrows, (many), and Rose-breasted Grosbeak. A dozen circling Turkey Vultures, and many Blue...
mick
zerrm@...
May 4, 2008 1:36 am
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Well, my disappointment about Oglala Dam's being drained evaporated (no pun intended) with yesterday's blizzard. What had been a dry, pitiful expanse of sand...
Ricky Olson and I had a Western Sandpiper an the wetland just north of Onida today. Also our first Stilt Sandpipers of the spring. We looked but were unable...
KENNY MILLER
littlebend@...
May 4, 2008 2:38 am
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Post blizzard calm, sunny day brought juncos back to feeder area with wc sparrows,spotted towhees, siskins, goldfinches, house finches, downy, hairy, rb ...
...are my pesonal harbinger of Spring. I thought I heard them last week but could never see them. Today they were absolutely there, flying around the top of...
A great morning for birding in Spearfish (if you don't mind foot-deep snow.) Two consecutive 65 degree days haven't put that big a dent into our massive...
Hello Anna and everyone, As I sit watching the 30+ white-winged juncos at my feeders, I cannot help but wish for a gray-headed too! Since my moving to the...
Checked my pond on Catron and 5th this afternoon, pair of double crested cormorants in breeding plumage, preening and swimming. Several Wilson's phalarope ...
Around LAWNR: FOY Black-crowned Night-Heron, Western & Eastern Kingbirds, Marsh Wren, Grasshopper Sparrow and Bobolink. Ron Mabie Pickstown, SD [Non-text...
Visited some friends up in Kyle today and took some time to scope out the dam. It was swarming with waterfowl and other bird life. Species included: Western...
This afternoon I saw a Black-crowned Night-Heron near the far end (north side) of Gaden's point. I also saw a Cinnamon Teal on Rocky Point, on the first road...
Scott Weins
sweins@...
May 5, 2008 12:56 am
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There was a Blue-gray Gnatcatcher on Farm Island today; only the 4th time I've seen this species in the Pierre area. Kenny Miller Pierre [Non-text portions of...
KENNY MILLER
littlebend@...
May 5, 2008 1:32 am
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A run to Dewey Gevik and some feeder birds. Photo journal at: http://www.leifericson.org/sfbc/id33.html Video of Phalaropes either trying to mate or just...
mick
zerrm@...
May 5, 2008 3:01 am
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The Whip-poor-wills have returned, just heard my first two tonight from my backyard. On a walk below town this evening was a FOY Eastern Towhee, which I have...
Lee Schoenewe and Tom Parliman went out N and E of Sioux Falls. Birds spotted include the following: Great Bear area: broad-winged hawk YR warbler(at least 50)...
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