The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1926-06-24
N. u. Bird Notes

BY o. A. Stevens, secretary O.
State Audubon Society)
The results obtained last year b,
having the different observers max,
record Of all the birds which coul.
be seen in Il single day, made it seen
worth while to try the same plar
again this year. The time suggested
was during the first week or two Of
June, in order that only the summer
resident birds would be represented
Five lists are at hand at this date
two from the Fargo region and three
from the northwestern part of the
state. In general they are much like
last year. Mr.. Larson, now located
at Rice Lake near Minot, saw 6s
species which was the largest mum.
Der. Mr.. Monsoon Of Argusville Sc.
cured Ga.
The lists probably give a fair in.
dex to the distribution of our com.
mon birds although a little incom.
plete for various reasons. Eleven
species were seen by all observers
They were: killdeer, flicker, king
bird, Arkansas kingbird, meadow lark
grackle, redwing blackbird, barn
swallow, yellow warbler, yellow
throat and robin. Another Is species
which were seen by four of the five
observers were: mourning dove,
marsh hawk, nighthawk. crow, horn
ed lark, cowbird, Baltimore oriole,
goidfinch, song sparrow, vesper
sparrow. barn swallow. redeyed vireo,
catbird, brown thrasher, and house
wren. Four more, the prairie chick
en-, short-eared owl, bobolink and
warbilng vireo are on three lists. =
These may be take to represent so
OF the commonest birds of the state.
though probably few which are
equally common were missed for
some reason. Mr.. Larson was the
only one who had good opportunity
to see water birds and reported 81
species, or nearly half of his whole
list. Eleven species of ducks, mallard.
gadwall, baldpate, blue winged teal.
:shoveller, pintail. canvas back and
lesser scaup were all common. Less
common we're: hooded merganser.
redhead and whitewinged scooter. The
green-winged teal he did not actually
see that day, although he expected to
find it,
Seven of these ducks. several sand
pipers ard warblers, also the DOWN
woodpecker hummingbird, orchard
oriole, pipit, chickadee and white
breasted nuthatch were seen this year
which were not listed last year.
From last years list not seen this
year were: scaup duck, widgeon. blue
heron, snipe, redtail hawk. sparrow
hawk, golden plover, woodcock.
horned owl, phoebe, field sparrow.
lark sparrow, Lincoln sparrow, white
throated sparrow, towhee, black
headed grosbeak, lazuli bunting, mar
tin. yellow-throated vireo, rock wren
and mountain ,bluebird.
Two Of the lists were made the last
few days of May and caught several
OF the transients especially among
the warblers and sandpircrs. Mr..
MOnson's list taken on MAY % did
not show the dickcissel, though he
had see the first one four day before
The writer found them common ON
June IL. but not having been out in
the two weeks preceding was unable
% say just when they appeared. These
figures show that such list to rep-
resent the summer birds only should
be made about the end of the first
week in June.
Summer is now with us and we
IAN no longer look for new birds to
strive. Many Of the birds are too
,usy with their family cares to do
much singing, hence they are less