Fairbanks RBA
April 10, 2008
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- RBA
* Alaska
* Fairbanks and Interior
* April 10, 2008
* AKFA0804.10
Birds Mentioned
Red-Tailed Hawk
Northern Hawk Owl
Three-Toed Woodpecker
Black-Backed Woodpecker
Peregrine Falcon
Northern Shrike
Bald Eagle
Rough-Legged Hawk
Sharp-Shinned Hawk
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hotline: Fairbanks and Interior Alaska
date: April 10, 2008
number: (907) 451-9213
to report: (907) 451-9213
coverage: Fairbanks and vicinity
transcriber: Ken Russell
e_mail: Ken_Russell@fws.gov
Welcome to the Birding Hotline for interior Alaska as of April 10.
Even though the conditions are still wintry, spring migration has started.
A HARLAN'S RED-TAILED HAWK was seen sitting on a power pole along
the Alaska Highway, just east of Delta, on April 8.
A NORTHERN HAWK OWL was seen at the Musher's Hall on Farmer's
Loop on April 6. Another NORTHERN HAWK OWL was seen along the
pipeline corridor south of Love Road (3.8 miles Chena Hotsprings Road)
on March 31.
Also on April 6, a THREE-TOED and BLACK-BACKED WOODPECKER
were seen about 1 mile up the Granit Tors trail.
A PEREGRINE FALCON was seen flying over downtown Fairbanks carrying
a rock dove on April 4.
Two NORTHERN SHRIKES were calling to each other from the hedgerows
at Creamer's refuge on April 3.
A BALD EAGLE was seen hunting along the Chena River at the Power
plant on April 2.
A ROUGH-LEGGED HAWK was seen at the Chena River Flood Control
Project on March 28.
A SHARP-SHINNED HAWK was hunting at a feeder on the Old Steese
Highway about 1 mile north of Curry's Corner Store on March 25.
Upcoming events include:
Birds of the Boreal III- Identifying those Little Birds (Passerines), will
be presented by Susan Sharbaugh on April 23 from 7-9 PM at the ABO
Center for Education & Research. The cost is $12/person; $10/ABO
members (Or $60/$50 for the whole series)
Tundra to Tropics: Connecting Birds, Habitats, & People, A photographic
presentation in celebration of International Migratory Bird Day will be
shown on April 24 at 7:00 PM at the Alaska Bird Observatory.
The Fairbanks Spring Migration Celebration will take place from 12-4 PM
at Creamer's Field & Farmhouse. There will be activities, games, bird
watching, and fun to celebrate spring migration and International
Migratory Bird Day.
If you plan to record a bird sighting, please include the date and place
where the bird was seen along with your name and phone number.
If you wish to become a member of the Arctic Audubon Society
please call Mary Zalar at 479-4547.
Thanks for calling the birding hotline.
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Visit Arctic Audubon Society's website: http://www.arcticaudubon.org/
Site includes information on birding locations in Interior Alaska as well
As a calendar of Arctic Audubon programs.
Also visit Alaska Bird Observatory's website: http://www.alaskabird.org/
Directions to the sites mentioned in the report can found in 'A Birder's
Guide to Alaska' by George C. West; American Birding Association;
2002 ISBN 1-878788-19-1
Ken Russell and Laurel Devaney
PO Box 71462
Fairbanks, Alaska 99707
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