There is a Baird's Sparrow singing this morning in the Folsom School Section, NE Custer Co. I spent quite a bit of time with it, but saw no higher evidence of...
The following is a response to a request for assistance in identifying a few species of birds that was giving me a problem. This is the first year that I have...
From Todd Mulske's posting here, including the forwarded message, it appears this situation wasn't handled very well. Rather rude treatment, it appears. For...
Well said, Michael. My feeing is that if a member does not want to read about something, just click delete! This of course means that Subject lines MUST be...
I would just like to add a few thoughts to this discussion: First, we've all had a "grumpy email moment" and wish we hadn't hit the send button, and I'll grant...
McCart, Christine
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Jun 2, 2009 2:56 pm
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Christine, Doug, Michael, Well said and thanks. I have sometimes posted off topic or become a little too enthusiastic about questions or postings. I...
I for one very much enjoy the fantastic photos that South Dakota's wildlife photographers post to this list, and if they need some expert assistance in...
Dear Birders: If you have not already done so, it is now the time for you to enter your Spring Season sightings into the online database located at...
Palmer, Jeff
Jeff.Palmer@...
Jun 2, 2009 3:54 pm
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I grew up in rural South Dakota with a love for birds, but no one to help me with bird ID etc. I did not find a bird mentor until I was in my 30's and not any...
When I read Todd's message my first inclination was to unsubscribe to sd birds, but after reading the replies some of you have sent, I certainly changed my...
As we roam the country, full-timers in a motorhome with our home base in Rapid City, I have the opportunity to participate in many birds-on-line groups. One of...
How would any of us have become birders (either for pleasure or as our vocation) without the generosity of others sharing their knowledge, field guides, or...
Wow, when the whole truth is not known things sometimes get out of hand. Todd is a very enthusiastic birder, I will give him that. The problem I have is that...
We made a birding through SD from May 15-23. It was my first since moving from Sioux Falls in '95. My wife (Virginia mountain girl) had never been there. We...
Hello I am not very active on Sd-birds, but I do read all the emails that are sent out. I use to go to almost every birding activity that I could in South...
Last year my 9th graders at Lincoln Academy were fascinated with the "Rastafarian birds" that we had in our courtyard (w. tanagers). Today, we discovered a...
Folks, Back to the "business" of birding:, Doug Chapman and I did the wetlands south and west of Sioux Falls, and found a few things, but discovered the water...
mick
zerrm@...
Jun 3, 2009 4:02 am
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Hello, Just wondering if anyone has seen the blue-winged warbler lately at Newton Hills SP. I was thinking of looking for it this weekend. Thanks. ...
John Clem
johndavidclem@...
Jun 3, 2009 5:38 pm
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The warbler migration was one of the worst ever here for me with only 12 species and half of them were single individuals. Is any Pelican colony missing birds,...
NHBC Field Trip - Saturday, March 14 The Northern Hills Bird Club will conduct a field trip out of Sundance, WY on Saturday, June 13. Birders of all levels...
Following up on Ricky Olson's recent post regarding warblers in the Pierre area, here is a review of my spring migration experience - east river and here in...
I birded both North Dakota and South Dakota this May and these are my impressions about the spring migration. I think that the migration was late and westerly...
I was able to swing by Sevey Lake tonight on my way home, and saw a Black-bellied Plover in full breeding plumage on the north shore of the northern part of...
Several raucous Clark's Nutcrackers were observed Friday morning in ponderosa pines adjacent to the Walk-in Fisheries parking lot off of Slate Prairie Road...
Jocelyn Baker
osprey@...
Jun 6, 2009 3:16 am
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Saturday, 9 hardy members of the SFBC did our scheduled field trip. We cancelled Newton Hills due to impending heavy rain. We birded the Outdoor Campus and...
Dan Streifle and I put on the rain gear and went to the Pierre area on Saturday morning. Rained off and on in the morning. Never all that hard from the time we...
Gary & Cindy Olson
olsonfam@...
Jun 7, 2009 3:07 pm
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Sorry 'bout that last message - not sure how I sent it. Spent much of the morning on the back roads east of Rapid City in the mist and intermittant rain....