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2005 Early Sightings
| Date |
Species |
Location |
Observer |
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| 2-18-05 |
Red-winged Blackbird 200+ |
Atkins WPA |
Feldman, Zerr |
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| 2-22-05 |
Northern Harrier |
McRossan Ranch |
Doug Chapman |
| 2-27-05 |
N. Pintail |
Sertoma |
Rosemary D. |
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| 2-27-05 |
Kildeer |
Sertoma |
Rosemary D. |
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| 3-3-05 |
Common Merganser |
Grass Lake |
Doug. C. |
|
| 3-3 |
Greater White-fronted
Geese |
Grass Lake |
Doug C. |
|
| 3-3 |
Snow Goose migrants |
Salem |
Doug C. |
|
| 3-3 |
Ring-billed gull
|
Grass Lake |
Doug C. |
|
| 3-3 |
Herring Gull-
|
Grass Lake |
Doug C. |
|
| 3-3 |
Redhead |
Grass Lake |
Doug C. |
|
| 3-3 |
Lesser Scaup |
Grass Lake |
Doug C. |
|
| 3-3 |
Common Merganser |
Grass Lake |
Doug C. |
|
| 3-4 |
A. Wigeon |
Mud Lake |
Doug/Cary |
|
| 3-4 |
C. Goldeneye |
Mud Lake |
Doug/Cary |
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| 3-4 |
Canvasback |
Mud Lake |
Doug/Cary |
|
| 3-4 |
L. Scaup |
Mud Lake |
Doug/Cary |
|
| 3-4 |
Ring-necked Duck |
Mud Lake |
Doug/Cary |
|
| 3-4 |
Bufflehead |
Mud Lake |
Doug/Cary |
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| 3-4 |
Wood duck |
Wiebersiek GPA |
Doug |
|
|
3-5 |
Western Meadowlark |
Minnehaha |
Rob Schenck |
|
|
3-5 |
Hooded Merganser |
Minnehaha |
Rob Schenck |
|
|
3-6 |
American Coot
|
Minnehaha |
Doug |
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Below is a list of first migrants, dates, locations, and observer.
If you are in the Southeast S.D. area, send your first sighting (for migrants, not winter
residents) to zerrm@sio.midco.net
Species Date
Location Observer
Below are the first sightings for 2004, compare to 2005 sightings
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Northern Harrier 2/28/04 Minnehaha Robb
Schenck
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Northern Pintail 2/29/04 Lincoln
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Robin flock 2/29/04 VA
hospital Mary Braley
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Brown Thrasher 2/29/04 SF
Doug Chapman
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Great-Tailed Grackle 2/2/04 Brookings C. Kyle Kelsey
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Canada goose (all three subsp.) 3/6 Minn. Esther Hanson
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Snow goose (migrating) Minn. 3/6/04
Doug Chapman and Esther Hanson
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White Fronted Goose 3/6/04 Minn Rosemary
Draeger
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Redhead duck
3/6/04 Minn Mick Zerr
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Redwinged Blackbird migrating flock 3/6(c1.000's) Minn. Esther
Hanson
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Ross's Goose 03/07/04 Minnehaha
Robb Schenck
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Gadwall
03/07/04 Minnehaha Robb Schenck
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American Wigeon 03/07/04 Minnehaha Robb Schenck
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Killdeer 03/07/04 Minnehaha
Robb Schenck
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Western Meadowlark 03/07/04 Minn. Doug Chapman/Rosemary Draeger
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Lesser Scaup 03/07/04
Minn. Mick Zerr
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Common Merganser 03/07/04 Rosemary Draeger
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Ring Necked Duck 03/07/04 Rosemary Draeger
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Common Goldeneye 03/07/04 Minn. Mick Zerr
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Ring-billed Gull 03/08/04 Minn. Doug Chapman
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Wood Duck 03/12/04 Minn. Mick Zerr/ Rosemary Draeger
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Northern Shoveler 03/12/04 McCook Robb Schenck
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Green-winged Teal 03/12/04 Minn. Rosemary D. and Robb Schenck
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Canvasback 03/12/04 McCook Robb Schenck
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Bufflehead 03/12/04 McCook
Robb Schenck
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Rough Legged Hawk 03/13/04 Lincoln Robb Schenck, Minn. Mick
Zerr
- Red-headed Woodpecker 03/13/04 Lincoln Robb Schenck
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Common Grackle 03/13/04 Minn. Esther Hanson
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Eastern Bluebird 03/13/04 Lincoln Robb Schenck
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Fox Sparrow 03/13/04 Lincoln Robb Schenck
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Song Sparrow 03/13/04 Lincoln Robb Schenck
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Hooded Merganser 03/14/04 Minn. Mick Zerr/Lynne Williams/Robb Schenck
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Herring Gull 03/14/04 Minnehaha
Robb Schenck
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Harris's Sparrow 03/16/04 McCook Robb Schenck
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Savannah Sparrow 03/16/04 Minnehaha Robb Schenck (second earliest SD record with photo taken today)
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Lapland Longspur 03/16/04 McCook Robb Schenck
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Rusty Blackbird 03/17/04 McCook Robb Schenck
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Ruddy Duck 3/18/04 Minnehaha Robb Schenck
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Blue Winged Teal 3/20/04 Minnehaha Rosemary Draeger
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American Woodcock 3/20/04 Lincoln Mick Zerr
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American Coot 3/20/04 Minnehaha Mick Zerr
Red-breasted Merganser 3/21/04 Minn. Robb Schenck
Merlin
3/21/04 Minnehaha Robb Schenck
Brown-headed Cowbird 3/21/04 Minn. Robb Schenck
Franklin's Gull 3/22/04 Minnehaha Robb Schenck
Greater Yellowlegs 3/28/04 Lincoln Robb Schenck
Pectoral Sandpiper 3/28/04 Lincoln Robb Schenck
Eastern Phoebe 3/28/04 Lincoln Robb Schenck
Eastern Kingfisher 3/28/04 Lincoln Rosemary Draeger
Turkey Vulture 3/28/04 Lincoln Bill Draeger
Wilson's Snipe 4/3/04 Lincoln Robb Schenck
Lesser Yellowlegs 4/3/04 Lincoln Robb Schenck
Common Loon 4/3/04 Lincoln Robb Schenck
Baird's Sandpiper 4/3/04 Lincoln Robb Schenck
Vesper Sparrow 4/3/04 Lincoln Robb Schenck
Field Sparrow 4/4/04 Lincoln Robb Schenck
Winter Wren 4/4/04 Lincoln Robb Schenck
Great-tailed Grackle 4/4/04 Lincoln Robb Schenck
Hermit Thrush 4/4/04 Minnehaha Mick Zerr
American White Pelican 4/4/04 McCook Lynn Williams
Clay Colored Sparrow 4/4/04 McCook Lynn Williams
Bonaparte's Gull 4/10/04 Day Mick Zerr
Song Sparrow 4/10/04 Brown Mick Zerr
Yellow-Headed Blackbird 4/10/04 Brown Mick Zerr
Western Grebe 4/10/04 Brown Mick Zerr
Pied-billed Grebe 4/10/04 Brown Mick Zerr
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