When I went to report pinyon jays in the individual species report this morning at the top of the species list was this: HACKED by Bond Amca - Turkish Hacking...
I received an inquiry from a couple in Revillo (southeastern Grant County near the state line). They have had hummingbirds for the past 20 summers but haven't...
eileen.dowdstukel@...
Aug 1, 2008 3:47 pm
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The white-winged crossbills, first reported by Jocie Baker and Todd Jensen, last Sunday, are still in the area. Just minutes after they told me of their find...
NHBC Meeting - Thursday, August 7 The next meeting of the Northern Hills Bird Club (NHBC) will be at 6 PM on Thursday, August 7 at the home of Patricia and...
Terry Sohl just called to tell me that he has 50+ Buff-breasted Sandpipers in an alfalfa field just north of the intersection of 212 St and 435th Ave. west of...
I headed up to Lake Thompson this morning. Wow.very, very birdy. Starting off along Oldham grade, the now very shallow water on the south side was full of...
We camped at Hanna Campground up Spearfish Canyon this week. Our campground hosts, knowing that I watch birds, wondered if we had seen "all the birds in the...
Rick Rothermel
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Aug 2, 2008 12:29 pm
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tonight, along a three miles stretch from our home at hanna and up long draw and into ward draw, i observed four white-winged crossbills, singing their heads...
Highlights from this morning's birding are: Fort Randall Dam Spillway Area: Common Loon, Bald Eagle, Solitary Sandpiper, Caspian & Least Terns, Eastern...
I've had a RT hummingbird all summer in NE Day County. There was a break in July when I didn't see her but she returned to my feeder at the end of the month....
The Burrowing Owl family east of Sioux Falls discovered by Terry Sohl is still there as of yesterday, August 5. I saw 5 fledglings. Mary from Yankton wrote me...
Today, at Leif Ericson camp in Sioux Falls, WB Nuthatches, Indigo Buntings, House Finches, Chipping Sparrows, M. Dove, Crows, Downy WP, Goldfinches, Song...
mick
zerrm@...
Aug 7, 2008 1:25 am
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I went by tonight and saw a family meeting of the Sioux Falls Burrowing Owls right by the road. 2 adults and 4 of the juveniles were all hanging out right on...
Hit Custer State Park for about 3 hours this PM. My wife and I were looking primarily for Black-backed, Lewis's, and Three-toed Woodpecker (of which we saw...
Hi sd-birders, I will be in Hot Springs the weekend after the next. I thought I had heard some rumors about Black-backed Woodpeckers in Custer State Park. ...
Spotted an Indigio Bunting along our favorite route <http://mavandjen.blogspot.com/2007/07/one-more-morning-celebration.html\ ... in that area. Larson Shelter...
Hello all, Found a family of RUHU in Custer State Park. From the T intersection of the western side of the Wildlife Loop and Four Mile Draw (also known as...
Hello all, Apologize for the dark photos but hummingbirds were under a bush and also group.yahoo must edit them a little--Anyway some photos from Custer State...
Thursday I went to see the burrowing owls and on my way back I went S on Sycamore and then South from Benson Road to Rice. On the wires were hundreds of...
Was up in Custer State Park this AM and found two flycatcher with VERY bold eye-rings (full eye ring)--yellow belly gray neck and head. Found them off of CSP...
Went to check on the Burrowing Owls tonight, and walked back along the gravel road for the first time in a week. They had started to cut the alfalfa field...
No luck with relocating possible Hammond's in Custer State Park. The location has a nice mix of conifers and deciduous trees. It was a very birdy place even...
A quick run to Dewey Gevik Conservation Area found a few peeps along the way, and many Killdeer. At Dewey: Yellow-headed Blackbird, Marsh Wren, Song sparrows,...
mick
zerrm@...
Aug 10, 2008 3:21 am
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Interesting story from London Daily Telegraph <a href="http://www.telegraph.co.uk/earth/main.jhtml?xml=/earth/2008/08/10/eabird110.xml">Birdwatching back in...
Checked the pond Sunday afternoon, it has grown very weedy, but the teal families seem to be relishing all the foraging territory. Did not see the great blue...
Apparently today was "kids" day at the Sioux Falls feeders. The following youngsters were seen: Three Blue Jays, sparring like sibs do, two Cardinals,just...
mick
zerrm@...
Aug 11, 2008 2:14 am
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Not much new happening in the area. Todd Jensen & I saw a Buff-breasted Sandpiper at Hyde WPA and one 11 miles east of Pierre yesterday. Sharing is half the...
Greetings from Chicago, Late in September this year I visit the Rapids City/Lead area of western South Dakota and the near eastern portion of Wyoming. I will...
...are showing up at my house again. No set time , necessarily, but they are back. anna in Piedmont, meade county [Non-text portions of this message have been...
Coming home tonight from work, there's a big, very low-cut alfalfa field on the SE corner of 257th and 482nd.about 4 miles north of Brandon. There were a lot...