Legend:
! indicates a bird which is usually recorded once or twice a season
!! indicates a bird which is not recorded every season
!!! indicates a bird which is recorded once every two-five years
!!!! indicates a review species
+ means "or more"
juv. - juvenile
ad. - adult
H - heard only or identified by call
October 1, 2005
10:30-2:30
Preston Point and Hagerman
Observers - Ross Rasmussen, Brian Gibbons, Greg Cook, Thomas Riecke
MIKI - 1
FOS NOHA - 1
DCCO - 3
OSPR - 5+
FOS AMCO - 2
BWTE - 30+
KILL - 50+
LESA - 50+
BASA - 15+ ! (good numbers)
WESA - 2
SESA - 2
WISN - 8+
COYE - 10+
Notes - this trip was orignally a rail walk, the lake is refuge is pretty tough as lake levels are high and pond levels are low, making marsh and mudflats virtually nonexistent. A good rain will make Hagerman a perfect spot for Nelson's Sharp-tailed and Yellow and/or Black Rail
9/20/05
8-1
Observers - Karl Haller, Zeeger de Wilde, Kathryn Turner, Dick Malnory, Thomas Riecke
NSHO - 15+
NOPI - 1
GWTE - 5+
BWTE - 150+
!! MERL - 1
! HAWO - 1
WAVI - 1
BEWR - 5+
LASP - 2
!!! AGPL - 1
KILL - 150+
AMAV - 7
WILL - 1
GRYE - 3+
LEYE - 7+
SOSA - 1
SPSA - 1
LESA - 60+
WESA - 25+
SESA - 5+
BASA - 1
STSA - 10+
LBDO - 2 (juv.)
Dow. sp. - 2 (adults)
WIPH - 5+
WISN - 12+
9/18/05
7:45-11
Observers - Ross Rasmussen, Wayne Meyer (only for rail walk), Thomas Riecke
Plegadis Ibis - 5 (prob. WFIB)
NSHO - 15+
BWTE - 200+
GWTE - 10+
COHA - 2
AMKE - 2
SORA - 9+
!!! AGPL - 1 (extremely rare in fall)
SEPL - 3
KILL - 30+
GRYE - 5+
LEYE - 3+
WILL - 2
SPSA - 2
SESA - 2+
LESA - 40+
WESA - 20+
PESA - 8+
STSA - 5+
WISN - 3
WIPH - 8+
YEWA - 3
September 17, 2005
11-2
Observers- Greg Cook, Brian Gibbons, Thomas Riecke
AWPE - 250+
DCCO - 2
GWTE - 10+
BWTE - 90+
OSPR - 15+ !!
!! MERL - 1
! SORA - 10+ !! (in one of numerous ponds with proper habitat)
GRYE - 4+
LEYE - 4+
WILL - 2
SPSA - 2+
SESA - 10+
WESA - 20+
LESA - 40+
PESA - 8+
STSA - 5+
WISN - 3
WIPH - 8+
RBGU - 6
YEWA - 2
WIWA - 1
September 13, 2005
8-1
Observers - Lee Lemmons, Karl Haller, Dick Malnory, Jack Chiles, Kathryn Turner, Thomas Riecke
DCCO - 1
Plegadis Ibis - 20+
SWHA - 1
NSHO - 8+
BWTE - 100+
GWTE - 5+
SEPL - 5+
KILL - 40+
AMAV - 2
GRYE - 10+
LEYE - 5+
WILL - 1
SPSA - 5+
!!! REKN - 1
SESA - 25+
WESA - 50+
LESA - 175+
PESA - 8+
STSA - 5+
BBSA - 1
WISN - 2
BANS - 20+
BARS - 30+
CLSW - 5+
LOSH - 3
AMKE - 1
September 12, 2005
5PM-7:30PM
Observers - Chris Runk, Thomas Riecke
DCCO - 1
Plegadis Ibis - 35 (most were ID'd as WFIB)
BWTE - 100+
NSHO - 5+
SEPL - 5+
KILL - 30+
GRYE - 3
LEYE - 15+
WILL - 1
SPSA - 8+
AMAV - 2
!!! REKN - 1
SESA - 40+
WESA - 60+
LESA - 200+
BASA - 10+
PESA - 3+
STSA - 5
SBDO - 1 (imm.)
WISN - 4
WIPH - 25+
TRSW - 4+
BANS - 20+
BARS - 50+
CLSW - 10+
NRWS - 2
September 10, 2005
9:30-12:45
Observers - Brian Gibbons, Greg Cook, Peter Billingham, Bob Stone, Thomas Riecke
DCCO-1
Plegadis Ibis - 8 (probable all WFIB, all juveniles)
BWTE - 100+
GWTE - 5+
NOSH - 5+
SEPL - 4+
KILL - 40+
AMAV - 2
LEYE - 15+
SOSA - 1
SPSA - 3+
!!! REKN - 1 (imm.)
SESA - 25+
LESA - 150+
WESA - 50+
PESA - 2+
STSA - 10+
WISN - 2 (FOS)
WIPH - 5+
FOTE - 1
BLTE - 1
BANS - 30+
TRSW - 2+
BARS - 15+
CLSW - 5+
YEWA - 3+
!!! LABU - 2
Other Notes - the refuge staff recently flooded a field which looks like fantastic habitat for shorebirds and ducks, it has been there less than 5 days. The most intereting thing about the large, shallow pond is that on the bank which the wind was blowing into there were at least 750-1000 mosquito larvae per cubic foot of water. It is directly across the road from O pad. Also present were FOS Wilson's Snipe.
September 6, 2005
7:30-1
Observers - Karl Haller, Lee Lemmons, Dick Malnory, Kathryn Turner
DCCO - 1
BWTE - 50+
GWTE - 2
NSHO - 2
CAGO - 40+
LETE - 1
BLTE - 10+
KILL - 50+
SEPL - 5+
LEYE - 8+
BASA - 1
WESA - 20+
SESA - 30+
LESA - 150+
SPSA - 5+
WIPH - 8
PESA - 8+
BBSA - 4
STSA - 12+
!!! REKN - 1
! SBDO - 1 (imm.)
YBCU - 2
WEVI - 5+
YEWA - 5+
BASW - 20+
SUTA - 1 (male)
September 4, 2005
3:30-5 PM
Observers - Thomas Riecke, Adam Bishop
BWTE-40+
GWTE-5+
SEPL-5+
KILL-30+
AMAV-1 (basic)
LEYE-10+
SPSA-1(H)
!!!REKN - 1 (imm.)
SESA-30+
LESA-150+
WESA-10+
PESA-10+
STSA-8+
BBSA-4
! SBDO-1(imm.)
Dowitcher sp. - 2 (alternate and basic)
WIPH - 3
YBCU - 1
YEWA - 30+
COYE-1
September 3, 2005
7:45 AM - 11:30AM
Observers - Brian Gibbons, Thomas Riecke
AWPE - 30+
NSHO - 2
BWTE - 75+
GWTE - 10+
MIKI - 3
COHA - 2
SEPL - 8+
GRYE - 1
LEYE - 15+
SPSA - 5+
UPSA - 2+ (H)
! BBSA - 12+
!!! REKN - 1
SESA - 50+
LESA - 200+
WESA - 15+
PESA - 10+
STSA - 12+
SBDO - 1 (juv.)
Dow sp. - 2 (1 basic, 1 alternate)
WIPH - 3
Gull sp. - 1 (BG, around 3 miles out)
LETE - 3+
RHWO - 1
HAWO - 1 (BG)
ALFL - 2
LEFL - 1
Traill's Flycatcher - 2
WEVI - 3 (H)
! BANS - 300+
TRSW - 2
BARS - 30+
CLSW - 10+
PUMA - 2
WBNU - 1
EABL - 10+
YEWA - 50+
WIWA - 10+
MOWA - 1
NOWA - 2+
SUTA - 4+
DICK - 50+ (noted because one group of 30 flew out to the south right as we came into the refuge)
OROR - 1
BAOR - 1
August 30, 2005
8AM-1PM
Observers - Karl Haller, Lee Lemmons, Jack Chiles, Jana Singletary, Dick Malnory, and Thomas Riecke
AWPE - 250+
BWTE - 25+
NOSH - 3
COHA - 3
RSHA - 3+
KILL - 10+
LEYE - 6+
SPSA - 6+
!!! REKN - 1 juv.
SESA - 60+
LESA - 100+
WESA - 5+
PESA - 7+
STSA - 5+
SBDO - 1 (juv.)
Dowitcher sp. - 1 (adult)
FOTE - 5
LETE - 3+ (seen from HQ in early AM, most were probably gone by the time we got over to O pad at 11:30)
RHWO - 1
YEWA - 6+
WIWA - 1
August 28, 2005
7:30-10:30
Clear and Hot
Observers - Brian Gibbons, Ross Rasmussen, Greg Cook, Thomas Riecke
AWPE - 20+
COHA - 2
KILL - 5+ (low #s)
SEPL - 2
LEYE - 4
SPSA - 4
UPSA - 6+ (1 seen, others H)
SESA - 30+
LESA - 30+
WESA - 10+
PESA - 3
STSA - 8+
BBSA - 2
WIPH - 1
RBGU - 1
!! CATE - 1
FOTE - 5+
LETE - 40+
RTHU - 2
YEWA - 10+
WAVI - 1
TRFL - 2
Empidonax sp. - 2
PIWO - 1 (H)
BGGN - 8+
21 shorebird species were seen on the 27th, the wind began to come from the north, most of the birds left with no new arrivals.
ALSO OF NOTE - 3 dead paddlefish were seen in the Red River below the dam, 2 were about 15 pounds, the other was approaching 20.
August 21, 2005
7:30-11:30
Clear and Hot
Observers - Bob Stone, Ross Rasmussen, Brian Gibbons, Derek Hill, Thomas Riecke
AWPE - 300+
!! BRPE - 1
MIKI - 25+
BWHA - 1
KILL - 40+
SEPL - 3+
BNST - 3
AMAV - 5
GRYE - 2
LEYE - 20+
SOSA - 2
WILL - 8
! MAGO - 1
SPSA - 6+
PESA - 25+
BASA - 10+
LESA - 100+
SESA - 100+
WESA - 25+
STSA - 50+
SBDO - 1 (juv.)
LBDO - 1 (H)
Dowitcher sp. - 12+
BBSA - 2
UPSA - 3 (H)
FOTE - 20+
BLTE - 25+
LETE - 35+
RTHU - 2
ALFL - 1
TRFL - 1
Empidonax sp. - 1
WEVI - 3 (H)
REVI - 2
YEWA - 7
20 species of shorebirds recorded
