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Photo Journal for August 14, 2010 Field Trip
 
Click in lower right of photo for larger size

Species summary for March 20, 2010 Field Trip
List of species in order seen:

House sparrow
canada goose
mallard
rock pigeon
european starling
american robin
red-winged blackbird
common grackle
eastern bluebird
american goldfinch
blue jay
american tree sparrow
northern flicker
western meadowlark
scaup species
common merganser
common goldeneye
wild turkey
american crow
ring-billed gull
horned lark
snow goose
house finch
Hawk species
cedar waxwing
greater yellowlegs
ruddy duck
black-capped chickadee
white-breasted nuthatch
american kestrell
sharp-shinned hawk
downy woodpecker
hairy woodpecker
dark-eyed junco
northern cardinal

Species Summary for Feb. 27 Field Trip
List of the bird species below, with rarities in red.

Downy Woodpecker
Hairy Woodpecker
American Goldfinch
House Finch
Mallard
Canada Goose
Dark-eyed Junco
Northern Cardinal
House Sparrow
European Starling
Ring-necked Pheasant
Black-capped Chickadee
American Crow
American Tree Sparrow
NORTHERN SAW-WHET OWL - Heard
Red-tailed Hawk
Rock Pigeon
Common Goldeneye
Wild Turkey
Bald Eagle - 5 adults seen
Common Merganser
HOODED MERGANSER
Blue Jay
American Kestrel
Cedar Waxwing
American Robin
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Cooper's Hawk
Horned Lark
White-breasted Nuthatch
Brown Creeper
Northern Flicker
Golden-crowned Kinglet
Red-breasted nuthatch
WHITE-WINGED CROSSBILL

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February 16 Eagle fallout near Valley Springs SD

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Beaver Creek ice breakup on Feb 16th 2009 near Eagle fallout area

Ice jam and breakup at Beaver Creek near eagles
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First Sightings for 2009

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First Reported Birds for 2009

FIRST BIRD

SEEN BY

LOCATION

BLACK HILLS

A. Crow

Michael Melius

Rapid City

A. Goldfinch

Anna Ball

Piedmont

BC Chickadee

Caroline Stafford

Rapid City

BC Chickadee

Eric Davis

Spearfish

Dark-eyed Junco

Cheryl Wormstadt

Spearfish

Dark-eyed Junco

Karen Hunt

Sturgis

Eurasian-Collared Dove

Elizabeth Krueger

Spearfish

Pine Siskin

Dick Latuchie

Rapid City

Red-breasted Nuthatch

George Prisbe

Hanna

NORTH EAST

A. Goldfinch

Kim Kuper

White

Great Horned Owl

Dennis Skadsen

Webster

House Finch

Daniel Streifel

Aberdeen

House Sparrow

Bill Antonides

Aberdeen

House Sparrow (inside Menards)

Brian Kringen

Aberdeen

SOUTH EAST

A. Crow

Mary Braley

Sioux Falls

A. Crow

Deb Palmer

Vermillion

A. Crow

Mark Schmidtbauer

Sioux Falls

A. Goldfinch

Jan Grebin

Sioux Falls

A. Goldfinch

Sandra Jensen

Volga

A. Kestrel

Lynne Williams

Sioux Falls

A. Tree Sparrow

K. C. Jensen

Volga

BC Chickadee

Dave Kemp

Sioux Falls

Dark-eyed Junco

Mick Zerr

Sioux Falls

Downy Woodpecker

Justin Enger

Harrisburg

House Sparrow

Nancy Schaefer

Sioux Falls

N. Cardinal

Gary and Jan Small

Vermillion

N. Cardinals

Bob Bork

Sioux Falls

N. Cardinals

Nelda Holden

Brookings

Red-bellied Woodpecker

Rosemary Draeger

Sioux Falls

Ring-necked Pheasant male

Gregg Johnson

Sioux Falls

Rock Pigeon

Doug Chapman

Sioux Falls

CENTRAL

N. Cardinal

Jim McLaird

Mitchell

Ring-necked Pheasant

Jen Fowler

Lyman Co.

Ring-necked Pheasant

Jocelyn Lee Baker

Lyman Co.

NORTH WEST

A. Robin

Sheila West

Belle Fourche

MISSOURI DAMS

Bald Eagle

Ron Mabie

Pickstown

Rough-legged Hawk

Ricky Olson

Ft. Pierre

White-breasted Nuthatch

Bill Bossman

Pierre

OUT OF STATE

A. Robin

Sharon Donohoe

Hawarden, Iowa

Gray-crown Rosy Finches

Jean

Sundance, Wyo

Magpie

Eddie Chapman

Voss, Norway

White-tailed Hawk

Sandi Carlson

Alice, Texas

Tally

Most Reported Species- A. Goldfinch=4, N. Cardinal = 4

Total Reported Species- 21 (SD)

Out of State=4

Most Reporting Town- Sioux Falls=11

Most Reporting Region- South East =16

Total Reporting Observers- 42


April 27 sightings near Wall Lake
and at the SF Feeders.


Short Video of Sandpiper group.

April 13 trip east and south of Sioux Falls.


April 4, 7:00 PM expedition to Newton Hills SP to see the Woodcocks.
Many Woodcocks, plus rare treat of Barred Owl pair calling
and Peregrine Falcon flying overhead. See nighttime video below. Listen carefully for Barred Owl's call.
 
 

Click above the photo to hear the Barred Owl
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