I found a young N. Mockingbird around noon today, at Dinosaur Park on Skyline Drive. It was at the north end of the park. There was also a small flock of...
m. melius
mmelius@...
Sep 1, 2008 7:26 pm
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Hi all, The fall SDOU meeting is coming up October 10-12 in Pierre, so it is time to start arranging the program of talks for the morning and afternoon paper...
Swanson, David
David.Swanson@...
Sep 2, 2008 3:06 pm
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While driving down the street near the Ft Pierre Post Office a bird dove down and plucked a insect out of the air right in front and above my windshield....
Sorry for late post but server has been out till now. Saturday had a migration go over warren Peak. Had 2 Red-tails and 5 Swainson's Hawks on way over the...
Jean
jgwindsong@...
Sep 3, 2008 4:06 pm
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Labor day weekend trip to Sand Lake area. Few migrants to see. New birding area, Erickson GPA at the intersection of SD10 and Brown County 14 six miles west of...
mick
zerrm@...
Sep 4, 2008 12:08 am
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Hi, The September 08 Issue of Bird Notes is at the printer. Doug Chapman Sioux Falls, SD...
For those who collected data for the SD Breeding Bird Atlas this past summer, we ask that you write down your hours on the Volunteer Hours Form and send the...
Just a reminder for those who haven't already done so - I would appreciate receiving your Breeding Bird Atlas data by the middle of this month so I have time...
Today I had to go to Buffalo Ridge (near Hartford SD) to pick up some buffalo meat before the rains came, so I stopped by the Dewey Gevik area on the way. Glad...
mick
zerrm@...
Sep 7, 2008 2:19 am
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NHBC Field Trip - Saturday, September 13 The Northern Hills Bird Club will conduct a half-day field trip out of Sturgis on Saturday, September 13. Participants...
This afternoon there was a Pacific Loon with a Common Loon off Marion's Point. Ricky D. Olson Sharing is half the fun of birding [Non-text portions of this...
Sorry, just meadowlark and bunting flocks--but they've been big! Lark Buntings flocked in August--20, 40 or 80 at a time. They left early Sept., which time was...
m. melius
mmelius@...
Sep 8, 2008 4:41 am
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There has been an "adult nonbreeding" (Sibley) Bobolink in my yard this morning. It was very cooperative, sitting still at the top of some asparagus, in full...
m. melius
mmelius@...
Sep 8, 2008 1:58 pm
4610
Last week I saw two Caspian Terns on the lake south of our land near Long Lake, next to the ND boarder. I'm pretty sure this is the second time that I've seen...
Been watching the Sioux Falls area for Hummers, hoping for a Rufous, but nothing but RT's. The feeders have been quiet, except for the Hummers. Saw one chase a...
mick
zerrm@...
Sep 10, 2008 3:48 am
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After taking some family members to Mt. Rushmore two days ago, we stopped at nearby Horsethief Lake to do some hiking. An osprey was circling around the lake...
Yesterday morning, September 9, a Great Egret was observed at a pond on the north side of I90 between Box Elder and New Underwood, both small towns east of...
Jocelyn Baker
osprey@...
Sep 11, 2008 11:39 am
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It is interesting (perhaps informative even) to examine the map of reported Great Egret sightings in the SDOU Online Database. * Go to...
Palmer, Jeff
Jeff.Palmer@...
Sep 11, 2008 1:44 pm
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Thanks, Jeff, for providing this link. It's an excellent resource. I have seen many kinds of birds moving up and down the Cheyenne River valley in migration,...
m. melius
mmelius@...
Sep 12, 2008 3:22 am
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The September issue of SD Bird Notes went o the Post Office yesterday. Doug Chapman Sioux Falls, SD...
This week I had 1 Ferruginous, 1 Merlin, and 1 Calliope Hummer in my yard. The Calliope was in a hurry and only visited my flowers. and left quickly. He was...
Jean
jgwindsong@...
Sep 12, 2008 5:39 pm
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A birder/hunter reported seeing a crane in McCook County this morning. He reported it to the GFP office in Sioux Falls, he was knowledgeable about sandhills...
Reading Doug Backlund's post Re: the crane, I spent the last 3 hours driving around McCook County with MM 359-60 as a center. Despite all the dead ends, all I...
The BIG SIT is coming up Oct. 12. Fun and competition while birding. See info at : http://www.birdwatchersdigest.com/site/funbirds/bigsit/register.aspx Mick ...
mick
zerrm@...
Sep 12, 2008 11:14 pm
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Hello Birders, In spite of the drizzle and rain and chill, 5 intrepid birders decided to try for the birds on today's trip. No migrants were found, excepting...
NHBC 9/13/2008 Field Trip Report Seven Northern Hills Bird Club members participated in the NHBC half-day field trip on Saturday, 9/13/2008, in the vicinity of...
Someone asked about the birds being seen yesterday in Duluth. I include Peder's post on MOU. Doug Chapman <<<Friday (12 September) was my best warbler day so...
It's been pretty quiet here. Yesterday we banded a few orange-crowns, one yellow-rump, some Wilson's wrblers, and a bunch of catbirds and wrens at Fisherman...
As Doug reported, the SFBC scheduled trip for today was very productive for everything except most migrants. A short photo journal at our website at...
mick
zerrm@...
Sep 13, 2008 11:29 pm
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I vowed to keep my mouth shut more often, but I wanted to express what I interpreted Jeff's post to mean, as I don't think Michael got it. Jeff's email was a...
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