Believe it or not mark Otnes called again and he is looking at a Pacific Loon at Bear Butte Lake in Meade County. Mark has had a terrific trip to SD. Already...
Mark Otnes just called and he observed a Gray-crowned Rosy Finch about half way up Bear Butte in Meade County. Sharing is half the fun of birding. Ricky D....
Mark Otnes saw a Mew Gull on LaFramboise Sandbar yesterday afternoon. Mark also saw 7 or 8 loons near Lower Brule, but they were to far away to tell if one was...
Ah, yes, I understand that arrows enter human flesh much less painfully. lol Doug Chapman Sioux Falls, SD ... [Non-text portions of this message have been...
This morning I saw 4 white-winged scoters off the causeway to Laframboise Island. They flew down river shortly after I spotted them. I looked for the ...
I received the neck collar info back from one of the trumpeter swans that I saw last month in Brookings County. Female. Banded in 2006 near Oskaloosa, IA....
Here is the list of presentations for this weekend's fall SDOU Meeting in Pierre. I hope to see everyone there! South Dakota Ornithologists' Union Fall...
On Nov. 13 I observed a Short-eared Owl along Railroad Buttes Road, which is SE of Rapid City. The bird was near the high point of the buttes and was harassing...
In addition to the common birds found at Canyon Lake, the following were present today, November 15: Green-winged Teal, Ring-necked Duck, Common Goldeneye...
Jocelyn Baker
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Nov 15, 2009 11:45 pm
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Cow Creek Rec Area is about 15 miles north of Pierre SD off HWY 1804. Doug called and the Loon was still there at noon. It had disappeared for awhile. ...
Ricky Olson called me Doug Backlund found a juvenile red-throated loon at cow creek by the boat ramp. Todd [Non-text portions of this message have been...
Todd Jensen
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Nov 15, 2009 4:04 pm
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Hi, Todd Jensen, Mick Zerr and I birded the day around the SIoux Falls Area and found 47 species--pretty good considering how sparse it's been around here...
Four members of the Northern Hills Bird Club (NHBC) birded Newell, Newell lagoons, Newell Lake, Twilight Road, and backroads to Bear Butte Lake and Sturgis...
Kenny & I saw a Pacific Loon on the Missouri River about a mile south of Lower Brule SD. We also saw a Red-necked Grebe in Good Soldier Bay at Big Bend Dam....
There is a Mew Gull off Marion's Point today. Sharing is half the fun of birding. Ricky D. Olson Fort Pierre, SD [Non-text portions of this message have been...
There were two Red-necked Grebes in Cow Creek bay this morning. They are in with some western's just past the boat ramp. Seems like they should turn up more...
KENNY MILLER
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Nov 14, 2009 5:10 pm
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I did some birding in the Southern Hills as we looked for fence rails. Not much around except hunters. Only saw about 15 Gray Jaysor more. They seemed to be...
I am currently camping in and around Rapid City. I will be here until November 20th. In the next few days, I plan to go to Spearfish and a few other places...
Dave Ode told me he saw a snowy owl yesterday, north of Highmore. It was on a hay bale, location 17 miles north of Highmore on Hwy. 47 then about 3 miles east...
We climbed Bear Butte November 6. Nice weather but very windy. Juncos, Downy Woodpecker, and Chickadee at the base. One small flock of 5-6 small birds...
Today gull highlights were a Mew & a 2nd cycle Lesser Black-backed Gull. A fair number of Bald Eagles around. Northern Shrikes have showed up this last week....
So far, I'm the only one who saw it, I hope it can be relocated. http://www.wildphotosphotography.com/WildPhotos/links/Acorn_woodpecker.htm Doug Backlund ...
On Saturday, Pat Dunn and Bruce Wylie kayaked the Big Sioux by Hudson, and found a neat eagles nest. See it at. ...
mick
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Nov 11, 2009 4:16 am
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The date for the Rapid City Christmas Bird Count will be Sunday, Dec. 20. I am the coordinator for the count, so if you'd like to participate, please contact...
A quick run to Dewey Gevik nature area late Tuesday afternoon offered the following (along with beautiful weather) Mallard- 20 Gadwall- 6 Pied-billed Grebe- 4 ...
mick
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Nov 11, 2009 12:02 am
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Waterfowl Estimates for Sand Lake NWR - 11/10/2009 Canada Geese - 800 Snow Geese - 42,000 Ducks - 30,000 Swans - 350 More snow geese have moved into the Sand...
There was a different ( head plumage different) Mew Gull present today, but no Kittiwake. Sharing is half the fun of birding. Ricky D. Olson Fort Pierre, SD ...
The Northern Hills Bird Club (NHBC) will conduct a field trip on Saturday, November 14. Participants will meet in Newell at the Blue Line Cafe on Highway 212...
Sioux Falls bird club had a field trip to L:ake Alvin , Worthing slew, Atkins WPA, Dewey Gevik blind and Nature conservacy praire 31 species were seen or...