[AK Birding] RBA Fairbanks Alaska January 9 2012
Subject: [AK Birding] RBA Fairbanks Alaska January 9 2012
From: Ken_Russell
Date: Mon, Jan 9, 2012, 7:50 PM
hotline: Fairbanks and Interior Alaska
date: January 9, 2011
number: (907) 451-9213
to report: (907) 451-9213
coverage: Fairbanks and vicinity
transcriber: Ken Russell
Birds Mentioned:
Slate-Colored Junco
Great gray Owl
Red-Breasted Nuthatch
Welcome to the Birding Hotline for Interior Alaska as of December
January 9, 2011. Few bird sightings have come in with the recent cold
temperatures. The following birds have been reported.
A SLATE-COLORED JUNCO has been coming into a feeder on Chena
Ridge.
A GREAT GRAY OWL was seen at the top of Summit Drive off of
Farmer's Loop on January 7.
A RED-BREASTED NUTHATCH continues to visit a feeder at 3.8
miles Chena Hotsprings Road.
Upcoming events include:
A presentation entitled: Autumn Bird Migration on Middleton
Island will take place January 9 at 7:00 PM at the Noel Wien Library.
Middleton Island, located 130 km south of Cordova in the Gulf of
Alaska is a represents a unique location to observe fall migration
across the Gulf of Alaska. Luke DeCicco will present his findings
from the work in fall 2011 as well as an overview of the phenomenal
bird migration on this island.
If you'd like to become a member of Arctic Audubon Society, information
is available at their web site: www.arcticaudubon.org .
Thanks for calling the Birding Hot Line.
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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
Ken Russell and Laurel Devaney
Fairbanks, Alaska
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