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| 5/8/25 2:05 pm |
Jeff Hansen via groups.io <jeff.hansen.sd...> |
[sd-birds] Kestrel nest |
| 5/8/25 9:01 am |
Jeff Hansen via groups.io <jeff.hansen.sd...> |
[sd-birds] American golden plovers |
| 5/7/25 6:46 pm |
Chris Anderson via groups.io <canderson1...> |
[sd-birds] SDOU joint tri-state meeting - final registration call |
| 5/5/25 12:17 pm |
Judy Hengen via groups.io <judyhengen...> |
[sd-birds] Canyon Lake Park Survey, RC, Pennington Co. May 5, 2025 |
| 5/4/25 3:09 pm |
Elizabeth Krueger via groups.io <spearlodge...> |
Re: [sd-birds] WW to Orman and back plus WW sightings |
| 5/3/25 4:41 pm |
Vic Fondy via groups.io <treasurecreek...> |
[sd-birds] WW to Orman and back plus WW sightings |
| 5/2/25 3:12 pm |
David Strom via groups.io <djstrom...> |
[sd-birds] Outdoor Campus West Survey 5-2-2025 |
| 5/2/25 9:12 am |
gabrunner73 via groups.io <gabrunner73...> |
[sd-birds] White-winged Juncos in Spearfish Canyon |
| 5/1/25 12:21 pm |
foodrev via groups.io <foodrev...> |
[sd-birds] Migrants 5-1 |
| 4/29/25 6:49 pm |
D. George Prisbe-Przybysz via groups.io <prisbe.przybysz...> |
[sd-birds] Lapland Longspur and Glossy Ibis |
| 4/28/25 3:05 pm |
Judy Hengen via groups.io <judyhengen...> |
[sd-birds] Canyon Lake Park Survey, RC, Pennington Co. Ap 28, 2025 |
| 4/27/25 5:59 pm |
Ricky Olson via groups.io <olsonr088...> |
[sd-birds] Shorebirds |
| 4/27/25 5:24 pm |
Owen via groups.io <Goose_mafia...> |
[sd-birds] Migration push |
| 4/26/25 3:57 pm |
Chris Anderson via groups.io <canderson1...> |
[sd-birds] SFBC field trip results |
| 4/26/25 6:56 am |
Ricky Olson via groups.io <olsonr088...> |
[sd-birds] Custer County |
| 4/25/25 1:23 pm |
David Strom via groups.io <djstrom...> |
[sd-birds] Outdoor Campus West Survey 4-25-25 |
| 4/24/25 4:30 pm |
Anne Lewis via groups.io <annelewis.pierre...> |
[sd-birds] Pierre Area Birding Meetup and City Nature Challenge |
| 4/22/25 5:24 pm |
Vic Fondy via groups.io <treasurecreek...> |
[sd-birds] Boothe Fish Hatchery and WW |
| 4/22/25 12:34 pm |
Chris Anderson via groups.io <canderson1...> |
[sd-birds] SFBC field trip - this Saturday April 26 |
| 4/21/25 12:13 pm |
foodrev via groups.io <foodrev...> |
[sd-birds] Otter! |
| 4/21/25 11:29 am |
Jeff Hansen via groups.io <jeff.hansen.sd...> |
[sd-birds] House wren |
| 4/21/25 11:23 am |
Rachel Benton via groups.io <rbenton424...> |
[sd-birds] Canyon Lake Survey 04.21.25 |
| 4/21/25 6:35 am |
Glenn Wika via groups.io <glenn_wika...> |
[sd-birds] Cedar waxwings |
| 4/21/25 6:05 am |
foodrev via groups.io <foodrev...> |
[sd-birds] Easter Sunday birds |
| 4/18/25 3:20 pm |
Michael M. Melius via groups.io <pingothenbingo...> |
[sd-birds] Some recent birds |
| 4/18/25 2:22 pm |
David Strom via groups.io <djstrom...> |
[sd-birds] Outdoor Campus West Survey 4-18-25 |
| 4/18/25 7:56 am |
N Drilling via groups.io <dril0008...> |
[sd-birds] Brookings Great Gray Owl - NO |
| 4/18/25 7:30 am |
Chris Anderson via groups.io <canderson1...> |
[sd-birds] upcoming SDOU meeting May 16-18 |
| 4/14/25 1:05 pm |
Judy Hengen via groups.io <judyhengen...> |
[sd-birds] Canyon Lake Park Survey, RC, Pennington Co. April 14, 2025 |
| 4/12/25 11:01 am |
D. George Prisbe-Przybysz via groups.io <prisbe.przybysz...> |
[sd-birds] Comings and Goings |
| 4/11/25 7:16 pm |
Vic Fondy via groups.io <treasurecreek...> |
[sd-birds] West of Belle Fourche and WW report |
| 4/11/25 6:21 pm |
David Strom via groups.io <djstrom...> |
[sd-birds] Outdoor Campus West Survey 4-11-25 |
| 4/11/25 2:11 pm |
Jeff Hansen via groups.io <jeff.hansen.sd...> |
[sd-birds] Say's Phoebe confirmed Sanborn County |
| 4/11/25 1:52 pm |
Jeff Hansen via groups.io <jeff.hansen.sd...> |
[sd-birds] Says Phoebe |
| 4/10/25 7:39 am |
Jeff Hansen via groups.io <jeff.hansen.sd...> |
[sd-birds] Arrivals |
| 4/9/25 10:39 am |
Jeff Hansen via groups.io <jeff.hansen.sd...> |
[sd-birds] Kestrels in Davison |
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Date: 5/8/25 2:05 pm
From: Jeff Hansen via groups.io <jeff.hansen.sd...>
Subject: [sd-birds] Kestrel nest |
It has been exactly a month since I checked kestrel box. They had two eggs
on April 8 and now have 5. Hopefully they hatch soon. Nothing nested in the
smaller box next to them. I use it to get starlings. Starling pressure
hasn't been bad this year and maybe that's why they could nest. Attaching a
picture. Oh and the bizarre thing. There was a corn cob in the corner of
the nest. They must decorate nest
some.
Jeff Hansen
https://www.youtube.com/BackyardBirdsUS
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Date: 5/8/25 9:01 am
From: Jeff Hansen via groups.io <jeff.hansen.sd...>
Subject: [sd-birds] American golden plovers |
They are back in droves. As usual they are in the ag fields at the Davison
and sanborn county line along highway 37. I saw hundreds on the west side.
I was driving and didn't stop. Saw a huge flock in the air too. They were
in both counties. They usually are in the hundreds for about a week at this
location. They are just so incredible.
Jeff Hansen
https://www.youtube.com/BackyardBirdsUS
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Date: 5/7/25 6:46 pm
From: Chris Anderson via groups.io <canderson1...>
Subject: [sd-birds] SDOU joint tri-state meeting - final registration call |
Hello birders,
This is a final call to get registered for our spring SDOU meeting, coming up next week on May 16-18 in South Sioux City, NE! This will be a joint meeting with our fellow birders from Iowa and Nebraska.
There will be great field trips in all three states, a poster session and taco bar on Friday evening, and a Saturday keynote presentation by Nebraskan photographer and conservationist Michael Forsberg. Full details and registration are available on the Iowa site: https://iowabirds.org/IOU/Meetings/NextMeeting.aspx (https://iowabirds.org/IOU/Meetings/NextMeeting.aspx)
Tomorrow, May 8, is the last date to be included in the headcount for meals - that part of the registration is getting disabled at ~11 p.m. tomorrow night. If you choose to pay by check instead of PayPal, indicate that when you register and bring the check with you to the meeting, please do not mail it.
Please let me know if you have any questions, and hope to see you there!
Chris Anderson
Sioux Falls, SD
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Date: 5/5/25 12:17 pm
From: Judy Hengen via groups.io <judyhengen...>
Subject: [sd-birds] Canyon Lake Park Survey, RC, Pennington Co. May 5, 2025 |
Canyon Lake Park Survey, Rapid City, Pennington County
May 5, 2025 6:30 AM – 10:00 AM
Surveyors: Rachel Benton, Laural Bidwell, Judy Hengen, Carol Johnson,
Jackie Stucky-Strom
Conditions: Temp: Start: 54 End: 67 Wind (Beaufort Scale): 0 -1
Cloud Cover: 30% Weather: Clear, warm
SPECIES: 41 INDIVIDUALS: 501
Canada Goose 63 23 goslings
Wood Duck 6
Blue-winged Teal 6
Gadwall 2
Mallard 27
Green-winged Teal 1
Common Merganser 8
Rock Pigeon 17
Eurasian-Collared Dove 19 1 ON
Mourning Dove 3
Killdeer 1
Spotted Sandpiper 4
Great Blue Heron 19 CN and ON
Turkey Vulture 10
Osprey 3 ON
Cooper’s Hawk 1
Downy Woodpecker 5
Northern Flicker 3
Western Flycatcher 1
Blue Jay 6
American Crow 2
Black-capped Chickadee 5
Northern Rough-winged Swallow 2
Tree Swallow 4
Barn Swallow 5
European Starling 43
American Robin 25
Cedar Waxwing 2
House Sparrow 74
House Finch 28
Pine Siskin 1
American Goldfinch 1
Chipping Sparrow 5
Clay-colored Sparrow 1
Song Sparrow 6
Spotted Towhee 2
Red-winged Blackbird 47
Common Grackle 36
Common Yellowthroat 2
Yellow Warbler 3
Yellow-rumped Warbler 2
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Date: 5/4/25 3:09 pm
From: Elizabeth Krueger via groups.io <spearlodge...>
Subject: Re: [sd-birds] WW to Orman and back plus WW sightings |
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Date: 5/3/25 4:41 pm
From: Vic Fondy via groups.io <treasurecreek...>
Subject: [sd-birds] WW to Orman and back plus WW sightings |
We birded today from Whitewood to St. Onge then on to Belle Fourche
Reservoir with return via Helmer Road and St. Onge Cut-off. The bird of
the day was a BARN OWL on the Gaeden Loop Road at the Belle Fourche
Reservoir. Attached is a picture of the Barn Owl. The owl was spotted
by Donna and was our first ever confirmed West River sighting.
Sightings today were much improved from previous trips and we logged 45
species. Shorebirds sightings included Killdeer, and FOS Solitary
Sandpiper, Willet, and Wilson's Phalarope. We had 8 duck species
including FOS Canvasback and Blue-winged Teal, lots of Canada Goose
sighting with some goslings, and one Lewis' Woodpecker. Swallows were
back with Tree and Barn Swallow sightings. Raptors were limited to
Northern Harrier, Red-tailed Hawks, and American Kestrel. Other
sightings included one Northern Shrike, Yellow-headed Blackbird,
Brown-headed Cowbird, and Yellow-rumped Warblers, Sparrows are still
scarce with Vesper Sparrow our only sparrow sighting.
At our feeders 1.5 miles south of Whitewood since last report, we had
FOS Yellow-rumped Warblers, Spotted Towhee, and Brown-headed Cowbird.
Vic/Donna Fondy 605.269.2553
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Date: 5/2/25 3:12 pm
From: David Strom via groups.io <djstrom...>
Subject: [sd-birds] Outdoor Campus West Survey 5-2-2025 |
The weekly survey at the Outdoor Campus West was conducted on May 2, 2025 by Judy Hengen, Rachel Benton, Laural Bidwell and Jackie Stucky-Strom. 39 species were identified with a total of 230 individuals.
Great Blue Heron-4
Canada Goose-7 ( I on nest, 3 goslings)
Mallard-10
Gadwall-1
Wood Duck-4
Turkey Vulture-7
Osprey-1
Red-tail Hawk-1
American Kestrel-2
Solitary Sandpiper-1
Mourning Dove-4
Eurasian Collared Dove-5
Rock Pigeon-7
Belted Kingfisher-1
Downy Woodpecker-2
Northern Flicker-9
Western Flycatcher-1
Blue Jay-12
American Crow-1
Black Capped Chickadee-9
Red Breasted Nuthatch-2
Pygmy Nuthatch-5
American Robin-23
European Starling-12
Cedar Waxwing-2
Yellow-Rumped Warbler-21
Orange Crowned Warbler-13
Common Yellowthroat-2
Northern Cardinal-3
Spotted Towhee-3
Chipping Sparrow-4
White Crowned Sparrow-2
Dark Eyed Junco-1
Song Sparrow-4
Red Wing Blackbird-10
Common Grackle-11
House Finch-10
American Goldfinch-10
House Sparrow-3
Start Time: 6:64 AM., 39 degrees, sky-clear, wind-1
End Time: 10:30 AM, 50 degrees, sky-30% covered, wind-1
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Date: 5/2/25 9:12 am
From: gabrunner73 via groups.io <gabrunner73...>
Subject: [sd-birds] White-winged Juncos in Spearfish Canyon |
I was excited to see a small flock of White-winged Juncos in Spearfish Canyon yesterday. They have white wing bars and a little more white in the tail. They breed in the Black Hills and winter in the eastern Rockies into north central New Mexico. They are now listed as a sub-species of the Dark-eyed Juncos and are a little bigger with a larger bill.
Seeing them was very special to me because Dr. Nathaniel Whitney, a founding member of SDOU I believe, first documented them in the Black Hills. His daughter Sue and I were college friends and she was my maid of honor!
Occasionally someone will ask me if I go out looking for something or if God just shows me something special that says “take my picture.” I always have my camera with me. I am thankful for the opportunities when I get them!
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Date: 4/29/25 6:49 pm
From: D. George Prisbe-Przybysz via groups.io <prisbe.przybysz...>
Subject: [sd-birds] Lapland Longspur and Glossy Ibis |
Today, a very late male lapland longspur (just one) in full breeding
plumage walking along the edge of a gravel road on the codington/hamlin
county line. Later down the same road, two glossy ibis.
George Prisbe
Wasserstadt
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Date: 4/28/25 3:05 pm
From: Judy Hengen via groups.io <judyhengen...>
Subject: [sd-birds] Canyon Lake Park Survey, RC, Pennington Co. Ap 28, 2025 |
Canyon Lake Park Survey, Rapid City, Pennington County
April 28, 2025 6:45 AM – 9:30 AM
Surveyors: Rachel Benton, Judy Hengen, Carol Johnson, Jackie Stucky-Strom
Conditions: Temp: Start: 52 End: 54 Wind (Beaufort Scale): 0
Cloud Cover: 75-100% Weather: Cloudy, rainy
SPECIES: 34 INDIVIDUALS: 384
Canada Goose 27 6 goslings FOS
Wood Duck 7
Gadwall 17
Mallard 34
Bufflehead 1
Common Merganser 6
Rock Pigeon 9
Eurasian Collared-Dove 11
Killdeer 2
Solitary Sandpiper 1
Great Blue Heron 14 CN 4 ON
Turkey Vulture 4
Osprey 2 ON (also CN)
Bald Eagle 1
Belted Kingfisher 3
Downy Woodpecker 2
Northern Flicker 7
Cordilleran/Western Flycatcher 3
Blue Jay 3
American Crow 1
Black-capped Chickadee 3
Tree Swallow 24 FOS
Violet-green Swallow 1 FOS
Barn Swallow 3 FOS
Red-breasted Nuthatch 3
European Starling 37
American Robin 18
House Sparrow 42
House Finch 30
White-crowned Sparrow 1 FOS
Song Sparrow 4
Red-winged Blackbird 22 1 FOS female
Common Grackle 25
Yellow-rumped Warbler 16
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Date: 4/27/25 5:59 pm
From: Ricky Olson via groups.io <olsonr088...>
Subject: [sd-birds] Shorebirds |
At Onida SD Slough 21 shorebird species was seen. Best was a Western
Sandpiper & a pair of Black-necked Stilts. Also a pair of Great-tailed
Grackles. In Stanley County a White-winged Dove was photographed.
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Date: 4/27/25 5:24 pm
From: Owen via groups.io <Goose_mafia...>
Subject: [sd-birds] Migration push |
Seems to be a decent migration push in the Watertown area. Seen 8 species of sparrows. Lots of WTSP. Also seen a few CCSP, LISP, HASP, CHSP, SOSP, WCSP and SPTO. Also seen 5 warblers species. Lots of YRWA. Also seen OCWA, NOWA, BWWA and PAWA. Also seen for the first time this year BRTH, CHSW, GRHE, SPSA and SWTH. It is quite exciting seeing all the new species showing up!
Owen
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Date: 4/26/25 3:57 pm
From: Chris Anderson via groups.io <canderson1...>
Subject: [sd-birds] SFBC field trip results |
Today seven birders toured some of the wetlands west of Sioux Falls in Minnehaha County. We saw over 65 species and quite a few first-of-year species. At one of our first stops, Buffalo Lake on 245th St in the far northwestern corner of the county, we were treated to two Cinnamon Teal males amongst a handful of other duck species and three Black-crowned Night Herons.
Throughout the day we encountered nine shorebird species including Long-billed Dowitchers, Wilson's Phalaropes, both Yellowlegs, Willet, Semipalmated Plover, Spotted and Baird's Sandpipers. Swainson's Hawks were observed in several places hunting plowed fields. We also found several sparrow species including Lincoln's, Song, Swamp, Vesper, and Lark Sparrows.
Thanks to everyone who attended and made it a really enjoyable morning. Our next Sioux Falls Bird Club outing will be Saturday, May 10 to Newton Hills State Park.
Chris Anderson
Sioux Falls, SD
Full species list:
Snow Goose
Canada Goose
Wood Duck
Blue-winged Teal
Cinnamon Teal
Northern Shoveler
Gadwall
American Wigeon
Mallard
Northern Pintail
Green-winged Teal
Redhead
Ring-necked Duck
Lesser Scaup
Ruddy Duck
Ring-necked Pheasant
Wild Turkey
Rock Pigeon
Eurasian Collared-Dove
Mourning Dove
American Coot
Killdeer
Semipalmated Plover
Long-billed Dowitcher
Wilson's Phalarope
Spotted Sandpiper
Lesser Yellowlegs
Willet
Greater Yellowlegs
Baird's Sandpiper
Franklin's Gull
Ring-billed Gull
Forster's Tern
Pied-billed Grebe
Eared Grebe
Double-crested Cormorant
Black-crowned Night Heron
Great Egret
American White Pelican
Swainson's Hawk
Turkey Vulture
Belted Kingfisher
Northern Flicker
American Kestrel
Blue Jay
Tree Swallow
Barn Swallow
European Starling
American Robin
House Sparrow
American Pipit
Lark Sparrow
Vesper Sparrow
Song Sparrow
Lincoln's Sparrow
Swamp Sparrow
Yellow-headed Blackbird
Western Meadowlark
Red-winged Blackbird
Brown-headed Cowbird
Common Grackle
Orange-crowned Warbler
Yellow-rumped Warbler
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Date: 4/26/25 6:56 am
From: Ricky Olson via groups.io <olsonr088...>
Subject: [sd-birds] Custer County |
Mary Braley and I were able to see the very large flock of Clark's
Nutcrackers reported on Facebook. This flock was reported to be about 100.
The best theory is that it is a vagrant flock From an area with a cone crop
failure. Maybe Wyoming.
Also we were able to see and hear the 2 croaking Common Ravens at Hell
Canyon.
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Date: 4/25/25 1:23 pm
From: David Strom via groups.io <djstrom...>
Subject: [sd-birds] Outdoor Campus West Survey 4-25-25 |
The weekly survey at the Outdoor Campus West was conducted by Jackie Stucky-Strom on April 25, 2025. Because the surveyor was alone and the weather was inclement, she decided to focus on the number of species in stead of numbers of individuals. The individuals’ number does not accurately reflect the number of individuals that were observed. 28 species were identified with a total of 121 individuals.
Great Blue Heron-3
Canada Goose-2 (1 on nest)
Mallard-5
Gadwall-1
Blue Wing Teal-6
Wood Duck-2
Wild Turkey-4
Solitary Sandpiper-2
Mourning Dove-5
Eurasian Collared Dove-5
Rock Pigeon-18
Downy Woodpecker-1
Northern Flicker-4
Eastern Phoebe-2
Blue Jay-4
Black Capped Chickadee-3
Red Breasted Nuthatch-1
American Robin-10
European Starling-12
Yellow-Rump Warbler-3
Orange Crowned Warbler-1
Northern Cardinal-1
Song Sparrow-3
Red Wing Blackbird-10
Common Grackle-10
American Goldfinch-1
House Finch-1
House Sparrow-1
Start time: 6:45 AM, 39 degrees, 100% cloud covered with heavy mist and drizzle. Wind-0
End time: 9:00 AM, 100% cloud covered with continued heavy mist and drizzle. Wind-0
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Date: 4/24/25 4:30 pm
From: Anne Lewis via groups.io <annelewis.pierre...>
Subject: [sd-birds] Pierre Area Birding Meetup and City Nature Challenge |
The South Dakota Discovery Center is hosting a meet up of people who are
interested in birding the Fort Pierre National Grasslands on Saturday April
26. Meet at the SD Discovery Center (805 W Sioux Ave) at 8:30 am.
Bring your camera b/c this is the City Nature Challenge weekend. If you
can't make it to Pierre and want to contribute to the City Nature
Challenge, join the CNC Global Project on iNaturalist
<https://www.inaturalist.org/projects/city-nature-challenge-2025-global-project>.
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Date: 4/22/25 5:24 pm
From: Vic Fondy via groups.io <treasurecreek...>
Subject: [sd-birds] Boothe Fish Hatchery and WW |
We birded briefly today at DC Boothe Fish Hatchery in Spearfish. The
main pond by the visitor's center is dry, but the North Pond had
Mallard, Wood Duck, and Canada Geese. The willows along the outlet had
FOS Yellow-rumped Warblers.
New arrivals at our feeders 1.5 miles south of Whitewood since last
report include Mourning Dove, Lincoln Sparrow, and a pair of Mallards on
Whitewood Creek. On 4/21 the Sharp-shinned returned and was in hot
pursuit of an EC Dove, but we didn't see the ending as they were heading
down the creek. Our bird watcher friend at Hat Ranch south of Belle
Fourche had a FOS Rock Wren last week.
Vic/Donna Fondy 605.269.2553
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Date: 4/22/25 12:34 pm
From: Chris Anderson via groups.io <canderson1...>
Subject: [sd-birds] SFBC field trip - this Saturday April 26 |
The monthly field trip of the Sioux Falls Bird Club is this upcoming Saturday, April 26. We will meet at the Outdoor Campus (4500 S Oxbow Ave) at 8:00 a.m. to organize carpooling, and then head to the wetlands west of town to look for migrating shorebirds, gulls, sparrows, and whatever else we can find. We will aim to return to the OC around midday or early afternoon.
You do not need to be a club member to attend, all are welcome.
Chris Anderson
Sioux Falls, SD
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Date: 4/21/25 11:23 am
From: Rachel Benton via groups.io <rbenton424...>
Subject: [sd-birds] Canyon Lake Survey 04.21.25 |
Canyon Lake Park Survey, Rapid City, Pennington County
April 21, 2025 6:30 AM – 9:30 AM
Surveyors: Rachel Benton, Laural Bidwell, Jackie Stucky-Strom, Victoria
Obert
Conditions: Temp: Start: 40 End: 57 Wind (Beaufort Scale): 0 to 3
Cloud Cover: 0% to 20% at end Weather: Sunny
SPECIES: 26 INDIVIDUALS: 394
Canada Goose 33 1 ON
Wood Duck 6
Gadwall 12
Mallard 18
Green-winged Teal 1
Common Merganser 6
Rock Pigeon 17
Eurasian Collared-Dove 13
Killdeer 2
Great Blue Heron 17 CN
Turkey Vulture 19
Osprey 2
Belted Kingfisher 2
Downy Woodpecker 4
Northern Flicker 4
Blue Jay 7
Black-capped Chickadee 5
European Starling 59 CN
American Robin 20
House Sparrow 57
House Finch 27
Song Sparrow 3
Red-winged Blackbird 22
Common Grackle 35
Yellow-rumped Warbler 2
Ruby-crowned Kinglet 1
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Date: 4/21/25 6:05 am
From: foodrev via groups.io <foodrev...>
Subject: [sd-birds] Easter Sunday birds |
I spent the day driving Moody County and a little Brookings Co. I also went to the areas Mick mentioned yesterday.
The paucity of wet areas was made up for in the plethora of birds seen! Finally. It’s been a while for me.
2 Swainson’s Hawk, 5 Bald Eagle (one on a nest) , a N Harrier, 3 Kestrels and an Osprey made a nice raptor assortment. With several Red-tailed Hawk too.
Orange-crowned Warbler was the only warbler seen; other welcome spring sightings included Vesper and Savannah sparrows. Horned Lark, and Meadowlarks.
Many flickers, but waterfowl were almost all Gadwall (every spot that did have water had many Gadwall, with Blue-winged Teal a close second; 1 late migrant Bufflehead
1 Horned Grebe another welcome sighting, plus pelicans found here and there.
Several different places had Great Egrets in large numbers, 2 were the ones Mick mentioned but Buffalo Lake and Island Lake had big numbers too, plus many shorebirds.
The shorebirds were the star for me.
Many Avocet, Hudsonian Godwit, dowitchers, Bairds and Semi-palmated Sandpiper, both yellowlegs, Spotted Sandpiper (Humboldt sewage ponds); WF Ibis, Wilson’s Phalarope and a Willet made for a shorebird star day.
Doug Chapman
Sioux Falls
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Date: 4/18/25 3:20 pm
From: Michael M. Melius via groups.io <pingothenbingo...>
Subject: [sd-birds] Some recent birds |
Golden Eagles on nests are the highlight for me recently. Both are near
public roads so I won't be too exact with their locations. One is between
Fairburn and Buffalo Gap. I am curious to know if this nest has been used
by eagles before this, so would like to hear from anyone who has nest
records they could share from this area.
The other nest is fairly close to Rapid City, in Pennington Co. I think
Red-tail's have used it in past years. Late this winter I stopped to look
at it because there was some white plastic like a grocery bag up by the
nest. This is at the top of a lone tree surrounded by prairie--what are the
chances that plastic blew right to that place? But what bird would carry it
there? Then in early April I found a big dark bird on the nest, with the
plastic still there. I didn't stay long that time, and this week got a
better look, definitely a GOEA.
Those old hawk nests are getting hard to find. In recent years April
birding has involved a lot of checking old nests and finding them empty.
Now I'm not even finding many old nests anywhere. I guess if there are no
hawks to rebuild them year after year they gradually fall apart.
As other observers have noted, many species are getting hard to find. It's
a short list of species I still find in some abundance--grouse and turkeys,
vultures, and Icterids.
Still one has fascinating encounters with birds. I recently came close to
two Blue Jays on a wooded slope in the Black Hills. They were unusually
quiet, foraging I thought, but no they were gathering twigs for a nest,
which I could tell they were just starting. Jay nests are not easy to find,
in my experience.
I also saw a robin wing-clapping--under its body--one fine spring day as it
descended into a cottonwood tree. I don't recall ever seeing that before.
In Hot Springs I've seen a Black-capped Chickadee with buff feathers on the
wings and tip of the tail. It's buff, not white, and a notable amount, i.e.
about an inch at the end of the tail is buff. I've searched online images
and haven't found any quite like it.
Michael Melius
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Date: 4/18/25 2:22 pm
From: David Strom via groups.io <djstrom...>
Subject: [sd-birds] Outdoor Campus West Survey 4-18-25 |
The weekly survey at the Outdoor Campus West was conducted on Friday, April 18, 2025, by Rachel Benton and Jackie Stucky-Strom. 31 species were identified with a total of 195 individuals.
Great Blue Heron-2
Canada Goose-7 (1 on nest)
Mallard-8
Gadwall-2
Blue Wing Teal-2
Green Wing Teal-1
Turkey Vulture-11
Osprey-1
Wild Turkey-1
Eurasian Collared Dove-7
Mourning Dove-3
Rock Pigeon-16
Northern Flicker-6
Blue Jay-10
American Crow-2
Black Capped Chickadee-11
Red Breasted Nuthatch-1
Pygmy Nuthatch-6
Ruby Crowned Kinglet-1
American Robin-13
European Starling-21
Cedar Waxwing-1
Yellow Rumped Warbler-1
Northern Cardinal-1
Song Sparrow-6
Red Wing Blackbird-9
Common Grackle-22
Western Meadowlark-1
House Finch-12
Pine Siskin-2
House Sparrow-8
Start Time: 6:45 AM, 30 degrees, 100% cloudy, wind-2
End Time: 9:15 AM, 40 degrees, 100% cloudy, wind-1
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Date: 4/18/25 7:56 am
From: N Drilling via groups.io <dril0008...>
Subject: [sd-birds] Brookings Great Gray Owl - NO |
Yesterday (Thursday) evening, a couple of us looked for the Great Gray Owl
that was photographed Wednesday evening southeast of Bruce in Brookings
County. We did not find the owl, but it was very windy, which may have made
it less active. So it could still be there. Location is just south of
Mehegan GPA (469 Ave south of 207 St).
Nancy Drilling
Rapid City/Aberdeen
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Date: 4/18/25 7:30 am
From: Chris Anderson via groups.io <canderson1...>
Subject: [sd-birds] upcoming SDOU meeting May 16-18 |
Hello all,
We are one month away from our spring SDOU meeting! This will be a tri-state joint meeting with our fellow birders from Iowa and Nebraska, hosted the weekend of May 16-18 at the Salvation Army Western Plains Camp in South Sioux City, NE.
There is a fantastic array of field trips scheduled in all three states, a Friday night poster session, and a Saturday keynote by Nebraska's Michael Forsberg (https://www.michaelforsberg.com/ (https://www.michaelforsberg.com/)). Michael is a celebrated photographer, author, and conservationist who has dedicated over three decades to capturing and telling the story of wildlife and conservation in the Great Plains through his work. He has very recently published a new book, Into Whooperland, that tells the story of the endangered Whooping Crane. Copies of the book will be available during the meeting.
Full details and online registration are available on the IOU website (https://iowabirds.org/IOU/Meetings/NextMeeting.aspx); the purple button to register is in the upper right. We are also pointing to this page from SDOU's Next Meeting site (https://sdou.org/SDOU/NextMeeting.aspx). For those wishing to submit an abstract for the poster session, there is information on the site about that as well. Deadline for abstracts is April 30.
Register by May 8 to be included in the meal count.
Please let me know if you have any questions, and I hope to see you there!
Chris Anderson
Sioux Falls, SD
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Date: 4/14/25 1:05 pm
From: Judy Hengen via groups.io <judyhengen...>
Subject: [sd-birds] Canyon Lake Park Survey, RC, Pennington Co. April 14, 2025 |
Canyon Lake Park Survey, Rapid City, Pennington County
April 14, 2025 6:30 AM - 8:45 AM
Surveyors: Rachel Benton, Laural Bidwell, Jackie Stucky-Strom
Conditions: Temp: Start: 32 End: 41 Wind (Beaufort Scale): 0 to 3
Cloud Cover: 0% to 20% at end Weather: Sunny
SPECIES: 27 INDIVIDUALS: 446
Canada Goose 36 1 ON
Wood Duck 9
Gadwall 36
Mallard 45
Common Merganser 9
Rock Pigeon 16 1 ON
Eurasian Collared-Dove 8
Mourning Dove 1
American Coot 2
Killdeer 3
Great Blue Heron 20 CN
Turkey Vulture 61
Osprey 2
Belted Kingfisher 2
Downy Woodpecker 2
Northern Flicker 5
Blue Jay 5
American Crow 2
Black-capped Chickadee 1
European Starling 21
American Robin 28
House Sparrow 50 1 ON
House Finch 25
Pine Siskin 1
Song Sparrow 4
Red-winged Blackbird 17
Common Grackle 35
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Date: 4/12/25 11:01 am
From: D. George Prisbe-Przybysz via groups.io <prisbe.przybysz...>
Subject: [sd-birds] Comings and Goings |
Today, 8 white-winged crossbills at my bird bath. At least one junco and
one purple finch still remain. New arrivals: hermit thrush, fox sparrow,
chipping sparrow, and golden-crowned kinglet.
george prisbe
watertown
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"poetry is the shadow cast by our streetlight imaginations." - lawrence
ferlinghetti, american poet
"the world knows many religions, but Nature has but one truth" - manly p
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Date: 4/11/25 7:16 pm
From: Vic Fondy via groups.io <treasurecreek...>
Subject: [sd-birds] West of Belle Fourche and WW report |
We birded today from Belle Fourche west to the Aladdin area and return
via upper Redwater. Roadside ponds were largely dry or with very little
water. Raptor sightings included Bald/Golden Eagle, 8 Red-tailed Hawks,
American Kestrels, and two unidentified raptors. Coxes Lake had one
Osprey on the nest platform Our birds of the day were two Great-horned
Owls and one Short-eared Owl seen in the shelter belt south of Coxes
Lake. The Heron rookery near Beulah was partially occupied. Other
sightings of interest included 3 Lewis's Woodpeckers NW of Aladdin, lots
of Ring-billed Gulls, and a few California Gulls at the Belle Fourche
lagoons. Thirty-eight species for the day.
We have had a few new sightings around our home 1.5 miles south of
Whitewood including FOS Turkey Vultures overhead and a Great Blue Heron
along WW creek. The Sharp-shinned Hawk was by on April 6 but the last
sighting of the Northern Cardinal was April 4.
Vic/Donna Fondy & Sheila West
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Date: 4/11/25 6:21 pm
From: David Strom via groups.io <djstrom...>
Subject: [sd-birds] Outdoor Campus West Survey 4-11-25 |
The weekly survey at the Outdoor Campus West was conducted on April 11, 2025, by Rachel Benton and Laural Bidwell. 25 species were identified with a total of 250 individuals.
Canada Goose-9 (1 on nest)
Gadwall-1
Mallard-13
Green Wing Teal-3
Rock Pigeon-5
Eurasian Collared Dove-15 (on nest)
Mourning Dove-1
Great Blue Heron-1
Downy Woodpecker-2
Hairy Woodpecker-1
Northern Flicker-12
Blue Jay-17
American Crow-1
Black-capped Chickadee-20
Red Breasted Nuthatch-1
Pygmy Nuthatch-5
European Starling-48
Red-winged Blackbird-20
Common Grackle-9
American Robin-28
Cedar Waxwing-2
House Sparrow-23
House Finch-8
Song Sparrow-4
Northern Cardinal-1
Start Time: 6:30 a.m., 41 degrees, Sky-30% covered, Wind-0
End time: 9:15 a.m. 61 degrees, Sky-5% covered, Wind-0
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Date: 4/11/25 1:52 pm
From: Jeff Hansen via groups.io <jeff.hansen.sd...>
Subject: [sd-birds] Says Phoebe |
Merlin heard a says Phoebe at my sanborn county residence. I figured it was
wrong. But today I saw a bird that was smaller than Robin but bigger than
bluebird. It reminded me of a small robin. It was bobbing it's tail. Saw
with naked eye only. Going to try to get pictures.
Personally I've never seen a says Phoebe. Would be a great bird to find
here.
Jeff Hansen
https://www.youtube.com/BackyardBirdsUS
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