I'm trying to get a new web site up and running. If you would like to look at it go to this link. http://dansphotos.servehttp.com/gallery/albums.php There is a...
Yesterday and this morning at my feeders, a Red-breasted Nuthatch. Also around, several Pine Siskins. No Juncos in the last several days. Yesterday am,...
B&R Draeger
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May 1, 2005 2:02 pm
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Hi, With the returns of very strong cold winds on Sunday--stronger and colder than the last few days--the only birds seen were at Arrowhead Park in East Sioux ...
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May 1, 2005 11:30 pm
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Fisherman can cause this type of disaster. What can be done about it? If anyone has any idea where this picture can be used to make a point, please let me...
Greetings birders: Despite the cold, evil wind, birding was good this weekend. Some observations: On Saturday, at sundown, on I29, just before the 90...
mick
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May 2, 2005 3:42 am
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Just returned from family trip to Sanibel, Florida. Main attraction for birders is, of course, the Ding Darling NWR. An amazing place this barrier island area ...
Jen Fowler and I observed a Green Heron at the Rapid City cement plant's ponds/marsh this morning at 11:00 a.m. Todd Jensen went over in the afternoon and...
Jocelyn Baker
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May 2, 2005 5:58 am
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Hi, 2 First of Year birds: 7 Marble Godwit Mon AM at Fensterman Slough NW of Wall Lake near Sioux Falls. 3 Dunlin in wet area to west of Weisensee. Doug...
foodrev@...
May 2, 2005 4:34 pm
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There was a Solitary Sandpiper in Rapid City this Monday morning. It was at the beaver pond along Rapid Creek, visible from the bike path bridge at the end of...
m. melius
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May 2, 2005 4:51 pm
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I been to the Black hills for last five days. I was pretty tied up but did see a Black-backed Woodpecker & Ruffed Grouse in Pennington County. I also saw 2...
Ricky D Olson
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May 2, 2005 10:26 pm
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I had no trouble finding the stilts this afternoon, 2 May 2005: http://www.northern.edu/tallmand/dat/shorebirds/stilt2005.jpg Dan ... From: Mark Otnes...
Some of the birds I observed today were as follows: Butte Cty.: Common Loon, Eared/Western Grebe, N. Harrier, Swainson's/Red-tailed/Ferruginous/Rough-legged...
Jocelyn Baker
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May 3, 2005 4:42 am
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Lynne Williams, Nancy Schaefer, and I had a great day-and-a-half birding trip to Pierre. Highlight was watching Greater Prairie-Chicken "booming" and...
B&R Draeger
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May 3, 2005 4:02 pm
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Just heard from Tom Tornow that Milwaukee Slough is full of shorebirds. The slough is just east and north of Wentworth, with easy viewing from the road that...
B&R Draeger
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May 3, 2005 9:03 pm
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What a Great Day to Bird! I can attest to all the shorebirds at Milwaukee Slough! 1000s of Avocet, Dowitcher and Yellowlegs. Also 100s of peep, but no Least...
foodrev@...
May 4, 2005 2:05 am
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I couldn't resist a return trip to Lake Thompson after all the shorebird fun on Saturday, so I took the day off and went up again today. It was pretty much a...
A number of sightings have crossed my desk lately that may be of interest. In April a White-winged Dove was seen in Bowdle. The bird was seen only once and not...
Hi, What a difference a day makes. The winds have shifted to a south wind and the shorebirds and most waterfowl have vanished. Hope tonight brings some in. Saw...
foodrev@...
May 4, 2005 3:54 pm
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Hi Birders After the wind switched to SE last night, I was excited to get out and see a new wave of migrants. I spent a couple hours around Vermillion - some...
Went up to Sand Lake Monday the 2nd and looked for the Black-necked Stilts, unlike Dan, I did not see them later that afternoon. I did see this short-billed...
I kayaked 6.5 miles of the James River above Tacoma Park and saw: 6-9 Solitary Sandpipers (I did see 6 all in one group) 1 Spotted Sandpiper Many Myrtle...
I banded a Swainson's Thrust this evening, 4 May 2005, here in Aberdeen. dan -- Dan or Erika Tallman danerika@... Box 740, Northern State University,...
The warm weather has brought birds. I saw my FOY White-throated sparrow, Clay-colored Sparrow, Chipping Sparrow, Dunlin, Palm Warbler, Brown Thrasher, &...
Ricky D Olson
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May 5, 2005 2:18 am
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Went to Great Bear this evening to check things out. Lots of Yellow Rumps, fair numbers of Orange Crowned warblers and a Palm Warbler (may have been more than...
Yesterday I saw a lot of shore birds, no lifers... I am going out again this morning. Saw short and long billed dowitchers, firsts of the year for me. also...
Walked along the Vermillion River (Cotton Park) this AM. First of year birds for me included 1 singing Indigo Bunting, 2+ Baltimore Orioles (late - I usually...
The 2005 West River Migration Count will be held this year between May 13 and May 15. The extended time period allows greater flexibility and for birders to...
Victor L. Fondy
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May 5, 2005 4:05 pm
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Caught a Lincoln's Sparrow this noon: http://www.northern.edu/tallmand/dat/sparrows/lisp.jpg Not a whole lot of movement in the backyard, but migrants are...