South Dakota Bird Notes
Official Publication
of
SOUTH DAKOTA ORNITHOLOGISTS' UNION
(Organized 1949)
Vol. 29, No. 4 December, 1977 Whole No. 115
Courtesy of U .$. Fish and Wildlife Service Photo by Kent Olson
Eastern Kingbird Adult and Young
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Vol. 29, No. 4 December, 1977 Whole No. 115
In This Issue
President's Page, Bill Lemons 67
SDOU Autumn Meeting, L.M. Baylor 68
Banding Summary -- Oakwood Lakes State Park, Charles and Gladyce Rogge 70
General Notes of Special Interest -- First Nest Records for Cattle Egrets and Snowy Egrets in South Dakota; Broad-winged Hawk Nesting in Black Hills; Home-loving Male Kestrels; Northern Parula Warbler Sighted in Black Hills; Egyptian Goose in Deuel County. 72
SDOU Spring Meeting 75
1977 Nesting Season, Compilers: B.K. Harris, G.L. Steffen, J. Harter 76
SDOU Members ... 1977 82
SDOU Shoulder Patches Now Available 85
South Dakota Ornithologists' Union OFFICERS 1978-79
President William E. Lemons, BOX .Ql, Meckling 57()4.4 vice President RObert Buckman, Dakota State COiiege, Madison S7CW2 secretary Esther Edie, Rt. 2, Bruce 57220 Treasurer Nelda Holden,Rt. 4, BOx 68, Brookings 57006 Editor June Harter, BOx 236, Highmore 57345 Librarian Herman P. Chilson, Webster 57274
DIRECTORS For Term Expiring 1978: Byron Harrell, Vermillion; J.W. JOhnson,Huron; Gilbert Blankespoor, Sioux Falls; Kenneth Husmann, 8r00kings; June Harter, Highmore.
FO<" Term Expiring 1979: Bill Lemons, Meckling; Nelda Holden, Brookings; Esther Edie, Bruce; Galen L. St�. Burke; RObert Buckman, Madison.
FO<" Term Expiring 1980: Herman P. Chilson, Webster; Bruce Harris, Clear Lake; N.R. Whitney, Jr., Rapid City; L.M. BaylO<",Rapid City; E.C. Montgomery, Aberdeen.
66 SOUTH DAKOTA BIRD NOTES President's Page
It is a pleasure to address you as charges will be considerably lower than SDOU's new president. I first joined our those of the other bidders. group in the fall of 1969 at Huron, my We wish to thank our former publish journey there spurred by sheer impulse er, Larry Ingalls, Webster, for the to satisfy my curiosity about you after excellent service he has provided over seeing an advertisement somewhere the years. We also wish to thank Ellen about the meetings. There I met the Williamson, Webster, for her faithful Halls and others who have since be efforts in labeling and mailing out all come good friends, and I recall the the copies of BIRD NOTES for many warm welcome I received from J.W. years. Her job will be taken over by Johnson on his "President's Page" in SDOU members residing in Vermillion the following issue of and Yankton. BIRD NOTES. Our Spring Meeting will be held this year at the Samuel H. Ordway Prairie At the November near Leola, and Paul M. Bultsma, its meeting in Vermillion manager, is making plans to receive us the membership pre there. Looking still further ahead, I sent decided to retain want to suggest that we consider in the the name "South near future the study of a portion of one Dakota Ornithologists' of our state's eight Indian Reservation Union" for our organ at the time of our May get-together. For ization and to post various reasons, one of which is my pone for a year any personal knowledge of the Standing decision to change the Rock Reservation (most of it is in South name of BIRD Dakota), I suspect that these reser NOTES. Bruce Harris explained the vations have been much neglected by state's small wetlands acquisition pro birders. We might make some surpris gram and urged support of it, and I ing discoveries in these habitats. Ob have since asked him to chair an ad hoc viously, theproblems of organizing field committee including Esther Edie and trips would be unusual, but they need Ken Husmann to study this program's not be insurmountable. problems and to recommend appropri An important problem that our or ate actions that we might take as a ganization has perhaps not fully consid group to aid the realization of its ered is how to attract young people to objectives. our cause, for, after all, the young, The Board of Directors, concerned properly schooled, must succeed us. about the sharply rising costs for Surely, we must do something different printing BIRD NOTES, empowered a to encourage the young to join us, and committee composed of Editor June that something probably requires us to Harter, Treasurer Nelda Holden, and endorse some changes in our activities myself to select a Jess expensive pub and programs. I trust we are not lisher. After investigating the known believers in Lord Falkland's famous alternatives, that committee voted un dictum: "When it is not necessary to animously to accept the bid of Thomas change, it is necessary not to change." H. Odenbrett, Vermillion, whose --- Bill Lemons, M�ckling.
December, 1977 67 SDOU AUTUMN MEETING NOVEMBER 11 - 12, 1977
L.M. Baylor Despit.e a severe snow storm through Population Studies;" thus, Les Baylor out the stat.e a few days before the substitut.ed with impromptu remarks meeting, about the usual number/of from his experiences with this ongoing members were able to gather at USD's l}'orest Service project. William Lemons new Churchill-Haines Laboratories in then concluded the paper session by Vermillion for SDOU's autumn meeting, sharing his lucky discovery of November 11-12, 1977. Members in historical records revealing "Fort Ran att.endance were amply rewarded by dall Birds a Century Ago." the program assembled by hosts Joyce Following the formal program, Pre and Byron Harrell, William Lemons, sident Nelda Holden led us through the Adelene Siljenberg, Rosamond and affairs of the business meeting. The Willis Hall, and Karolyn Hoover. The treasurer's report indicat.ed SDOU sur informal social activity on Friday even vived the critical year of a dues ing included the sharing of bird and increase with a modest advancement in scenery slides provided by a new new worth and a net loss of only three collection at USD's Biology Department members. Of course, we regret the loss and by the Holdens, the Edies, Everett of any members and hope for their Montgomery, Juli 'Wilcox and Les eventually rejoining SDOU. We were Baylor. pleased to welcome 18 new members in Saturday's program began with a 1977. "Symposium on the Vert.ebrat.es of Principal discussion during the bus South Dakota" with emphasis on the iness meeting focused on the issue of status of various species. Participants SDOU's possibly changing its official included James Schmulbach, USD, re name. Ken Husmann read a lett.er from porting on fish; Nathaniel Whitney, Jr., SDOU member Jon Rickert, of Eliza on birds; and Byron Harrell, on mam bethtown, KY, in which Rickert mals. With regret and sympathy we thoroughly analyzed ramifications of a learned that illness prevent.ed Donald name change. This Jett.er was instru Dunlap from bringing his scheduled mental in leading the members present presentation on amphibians and rep to vot.e in favor of SDOU's retaining its tiles. present name. Bruce Harris report.ed on The program continued in the aft.er the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's noon session with Gervase Hittle program of land acquisition for wildlife speaking on "Falconry in Art" -- a and urged individual members to sup remarkably appropriat.e sequel to his port this program through lett.ers to the "Falconry and Lit.erature: A Reclam appropriat.e political agencies and ation" (see BIRD NOTES, 26:38-41). officials. Edward Fortner, in his "A Study of Everett Montgomery earned election Catbird Song," discussed the complex to the Board of Directors--along with charact.er of catbird vocalization as incumbent directors Chilson, Harris, revealed through analysis of sona Whitney, and Baylor--for the term ex- grams. Robert Buckman could not att.end the meeting to present his (Continued on page 71) scheduled report on "Black Hills Bird 68 SOUTH DAKOTA BIRO NOTES -< 0 • • CID - • .. .. 0 • - • CID 0 • - .,.
[ .., December, 19" 69 BANDING SUMMARY
OAKWOOD LAKES STATE PARK
Charles and Gladyce Rooge
Between 05-30-65 and 05--09-77 we SPECIES AND NUMBERS OF BIRDS BANDED AT banded birds at Oakwood Lakes Stat.e OAKWOOD LAKES STATE PARK
Park during parts or all of 115 days. 05-30-65to 09.09.77 This banding station is 80 miles from our home. Traveling time left us with Green Heron few hours for banding. Black-cr'OWn
70 SOUTH DAKOTA BIRO NOTES CopeMay Warbler 1 two effective years as SDOU's Black-throated Warbler 1 Blue president. Yellow.rumped Warbler (Myrtle) 203 Blackburnlan Warbler 1 The autumn meeting in 1978 will be at Chestnut-sided Warbler 3 Rapid City, the dat.e to be announced Blackpoll Warbler 2S Pine Warbler s lat.er. Palm Warbler 3 Ovenbird 40 Banquet speaker Dr. Harold Smith, of Northern Waterthrush fR the Department of Biology at USO, COnnecticutWarbler 2 impressively brought the meeting to its Mourning Warbler 15 McGillivray's Warbler 3 climax with his captivating presentation Common Yellowthroat 80 on "Seeing More in Landscape." With Wilson's Warbler 17 sensitive perception Dr. Smith tran Canada Warbler 3 Ameri,can Redstart 26 scended his professional role as a House Sparrow • botanist to combine passages of poetry, Yellow-headed Blackbird 16 prcse, and music with the technique of Red-winged Blackbird 51 Orchard Oriole 31 dissolved projection of beautiful colored Northern Oriole 37 slides (one slide fades from the screen common Grackle 2'9 as another slide fades into projection). Brown-headed Cowbird •1 scarlet Tanager 3 His theme stressed the mutually inter Summer Tanager 1 acting roles of scientific, aesthetic, and Rose-breasted Grosbeak 33 spiritual awareness in one's response to Indigo Bunting 2 Pine Siskin 2 the landscape. - Rapid City American GOidfinch 65 Rufous.sided ToWhee (westernI 1 Registrants at Meeting Ju o (Slate-col.) 31 Dark-eyed nc November 11-12, 1977 Tree Sparrow 1 Chipping Sparrow 18 From Other States Clay-colored Sparrow 9 Harris' Sparrow 26 White-crowned Sparrow • Sioux City, Iowa -- Edward Fortner. White-throated Sparrow 70 Westfield, Iowa -·Larry Farmer. 61 Lincoln's Sparrow Omaha, Nebraska - Emma and Clyde Swamp Sparrow 18 song Sparrow M Johnson.
119species 273'2 individuals From South Dakota Aberdeen Jeanette and Everett Montgomery. Brookings -- Arthur, David, and Nelda Holden; Kenneth Husmann. SDOU AUTUMN MEETING Bruce -- Esther and Richard Edie. Burke - Galen Steffen. December,1977 71 Genett/I Notes of Special Interest FIRST NEST RECORDS FOR CATTLE the standard field guides, and by EGRETS AND SNOWY EGRETS IN comparison of the call with records of SOUTH DAKOTA - Twenty pairs of Broad-winged Hawk calls. They noted Cattle Egrets and one pair of Snowy nestlings about July 4. Egrets were observed nesting at Sand Mrs. Scott notified the Whitneys of the Lake National Wildlife Refuge from find, and on July 20, 1977, they, \\'.ith about June 'l:l, 1977, to about July 22, Mrs. Robert Branch and Mrs. Scott, 1977. All the egrets were nesting in a visited the nest. At that time they found colonial situation along with about an two well-feathered young still in the equal number of Black-crowned Night nest, and watched them for several Herons. The colony was located in a minutes. On July 'l:l, L.M. Baylor and stand of phragmites (about 0.5 hectare) N.R. Whitney returned to the nest site, in the central portion of Mud Lake. and found the adults in the area, The adults and subsequent young although the nest was empty. Whitney birds were observed on a weekly basis had photographed the nest and young on until mid-July when the young birds July 20, and on July 27, Baylor succeed became mobile enough to walk away ed in obtaining good photograhs of one from observers. At last observation, adult, to document the identity. there were three young Snowy Egrets Mrs. Scott heard the young calling and 40-50 young Cattle Egrets. once in August, and Miss Olsson saw all The primary observers were Biolog four birds, both adults and both young, ical Aides Bill Schultze and Bob on August 18. On one occasion, she VandenBerge from Sand Lake N.W.R. found bone fragments under the nest After August 1, 1977, only occasional tree. Mrs. Scott observed the adults in sightings were made. Since no dead the area into October. young egrets were found it is assumed This is the first observation of which that a high percentage reached flight we are aware of the Broad-winged stages. - Sam Waldstein, Manager, Hawk nesting in the Black Hills. Mr. Sand Lake N.W.R., Columbia 57433. and Mrs. Richard Hurd observed one in Canyon Lake Park, Rapid City, on May +++ 1, 1960 (S.D.B.N., 12:60, 1960), and B.J. BROAD-WINGED HAWK NESTING IN Rose observed one at Rapid City on THE BLACK HILLS -- On or about May May 7, 1967. The only nests previously 20, 1977, Carla Olsson, while walking reported in South Dakota were located down the northwest slope of Terry in Roberts County (Bruce Harris and Peak, Lawrence County, was scolded by others) in 1924 and 1942. -- Merial Scott, two hawks. About May 25, she found the Boulder, Colo., and Nathaniel R. nest, built on a main branch of a ·Whitney, Jr., 633 So. Berry Pines Rd., ponderosa pine (Pinus ponderosa) ap Rapid City, S.D. 57701. proximately 20 feet above ground, and +++ immediately against the main trunk. HOME LOVING MALE KESTRELS She showed the nest to her mother, Merial Scott, and together they ident After the 1977 S.D.O.U. convention at ified the bird as a Broad-winged Hawk Bison, Rosamond and I stayed in the (Buteo platypterus) by comparison with Slim Buttes for two days. On May 23, 72 SOUTH DAKOTA BIRO NOTES Photo courtesy ofWillis Hall Male American Kestrel Feeding Young we explored some of the Buttes to the reappeared when I left at 12:45. While I north of Highway 20. was making these observations I also On my walk west of the trail to an noted a second male perching on a dead interesting formation featuring a large limb of a pine about 150 yards to the vertical window, I found a male Ameri northest. Once, this bird came to the can Kestrel (Falco Sparverius) appar tree of the nearer Kestrel and remained ently in possession of the skeleton of a I for several minutes before returning to pine. The next morning, while the his own tree. A female Kestrel twice strong hot wind, which had blown all flew within a few feet of the tree I was night, continued, I returned to the pine. observing, but showed no inclination to enter the nest cavity. By degrees I moved closer and ob served, apparently without affecting the I regretted that I could not continue behavior of the bird. my watch because I should like to have known whether this male Kestrel was At 10:05 the male Kestrel entered a hole in the trunk about eighteen feet up. having just an average day or whether At 10:44 he came out and perched and a female would later come to do her share of incubation. Perhaps his mate preened on one of the upper limbs of the had left him. Perhaps she was taking pine. At 10:47 he entered the hole and remained until 11:20. Again he preened care of a nest in the more distant pine. and made a short flight within sight, Brown and Amadon, in their book then perched on a limb until 11:28 when Eagles, Hawks and Falcons of the he entered the hole. He had not World (Vol. 2, p. 776), state: "The 73 female does most of the incubation but where paper birch and quaking aspen the male occasionally sits." predominated. This experience at the Slim Buttes The following identification charact reminded me of another, in June 1953, eristics were noted: (1) the main when nesting Kestrels inspired me to territorial song was that expected for a build my first rope ladder. At that time Northern Parula Warbler and can be I obtained pictures of the male bringing described as a buzzy trill which rose in pitch and then became a bit more food to the nest and young three musical as it "snapped over the top"; \l different times. This also, according to (2) the birds were noticeably smaller authorities, was unusual behavior. 11 than most other warblers, smaller than Brown and Amadon (loc. cit.) state: a Yellow-rumped (Audubon's) Warbler "Usually the male feeds the female, with which I was able to visually calling her off the nest with food-beg compare it: (3) the back of the male ging calls like those of the young." And was blue with a yellowish patch below Althea Sherman in her Birds of an Iowa the neck; (4) there were two distinct Dooryard, p. 163, wrote: "According to wing-bars; (5) the throat was yellow, the economy of these hawks (Kestrels), and there was a hint of a dark throat incubation, the brooding and feeding of stripe. (I did not notice a suffused patch the young, and the guarding of the nest of red which might be expected on the was the part of the female, while the throat of a male in good plumage.) male hunted for the family; only once On Sunday, July 10, 1977, Les Baylor was he seen in or near the nest. - Willis accompanied me to the site to confirm Hall, Yankton. the identification. -- Gil Blankespoor, +++ Augustana College, Sioux Falls NORTHERN PARULA WARBLER +++ SIGHTED IN THE BLACK HILLS -- On a mountain ridge near Sheridan Lake, EGYPTIAN GOOSE IN DEUEL Pennington County, South Dakota, dur COUNTY -- A brief note on this bird 1977 ing the time period July 3, 1977, to July appeared in the September issue of 23, 1977, I heard and or saw a pair of BIRD NOTES (29:56). The following Northern Parula Warblers no fewer account gives the details of the sighting. than six times. The sighting of this On May 19, 1977, Jim Anderson, species in the Black Hills is noteworthy Brandt, Deuel County, called me to say since it undoubtedly is of rare occur that an unfamiliar goose had joined his rence in the western part of the state. flock of Canada Geese that he kept Pettingill and Whitney in their Birds of pinioned in an enclosed pond. His u the Black Hills make no mention of it. description of the bird, emphasizing Although most of my observations pinkish legs and a dark spot on the G were of the male alone, at two different breast, enabled me to find the colored times I saw the male and female picture of the Egyptian Goose in Peter together. As far as I could tell, the Scott's "A Coloured Key to the Wildfowl birds' territory surrounded the top of a of the World" (The Wildfowl Trust, 1957). 5000-ft.-high, mostly north-facing ridge. It was about the only goose From my observation point on top of pictured that had a dark mark in the the ridge, I could observe 74 SOUTH DAKOTA BIRO NOTES County. Arriving in Brandt, we had no SDOU SPRING MEETING difficulty finding the medium-sized May 19-21, 1978 goose in the pen with the Canada Geese and miscellaneous waterfowl. We stud A newsletter containing full inform ied the bird at leisure for about 20 ation about the program and the minutes under good light conditions, at accommodations for the 1978 Spring a range of about 70 yards. There was no Meeting at the Samuel H. Ordway doubt about its identifty, as it matched Memorial Prairie will be mailed to the picture of the Egyptian Goose in members at a later date, but some brief Scott's "Coloured Key" (Plate 6, p. 45). Anderson said the bird had been around notes at this time will be helpful to for several days. They had seen it in the those planning to attend the meeting. air on at least one occasion as it took a short flight over the pinioned birds Lodging and camping improvements before alighting again in the pen. are not available at Ordway, and After returning from the S.D.0.U. camper vehicles are restricted to the meeting, I asked zoo officials in Water headquarters area. However, there is a town and Sioux Falls if they had lost an lab-conference room, with cement floor Egyptian Goose. They knew nothing and bathroom, where some of the about the bird, and had not heard of any hardier souls may sleep if they bring escapes of this species from breeders in army cots or sleeping bags. Minnesota or elsewhere, but they said it is not unusual for birds to escape from handlers when they are being banded, Leola, nine miles from Ordway, has a or transferred from pen to pen. The hotel with a limited number of rooms, bird in Brandt was not banded, but as and a park with adequate facilities for there are no records of this species in campers. There is a modern motel at the wild in the U.S., it is likely that this Eureka, 26 miles west of Ordway, and bird was an escape. N.R. Whitney many facilities at Aberdeen, 50 miles informed me that he and others ob from Ordway. served an Egyptian Goose at Rapid City, and they had also assumed that it Breakfasts, lunches, and coffee for was a bird that had escaped from some thermos bottles may be obtained at two breeder. -- Bruce K. Harris, Clear Lake. cafes in Leola and one cafe in Long Lake. Paul Bultsma, manager at +++ Ordway, also suggested that a camp stove could be set up in the lab-confer REQUEST FOR PINE ence room. The Saturday night banquet GROSBEAK RECORDS will probably be in Leola. Your cooperation is needed for an Briefly, the accommodations will be article that will be done on the sufficient and the birding will keep you irruption of Pine Grosbeaks during the busy with your binoculars, scopes and 1977 - 78 winter. Please send So. Dak. cameras. Start planning now for the records to: Bruce K Harris, Box 605, fellowship and a memorable weekend at Clear Lake, SD 57226. Ordway Prairie. - Editor. December, 19n 75 1977 NESTING SEASON Compilers: B.K. Harris, G.L. Steffen, J. Harter Summer rainfall over most of South Rufous Hummingbird in Rapid City is Dakota was sufficient for maintaining probably the first record for the species adequate topsoil moisture and plant in South Dakota; the Sage Thrasher growth. Locally heavy rains filled some was observed in Butte County; a pair of of the sloughs and wetlands in the Northern Parula Warblers in the Black Waubay National Wildlife Refuge, Hills and a singing male Clay-colored water and crop conditions in Gregory Sparrow were out of their normal and Tripp Counties were the best since ranges, and singing male Baird's 1962, and the sloughs and wetlands in Sparrows were found on Ordway Deuel County had ample water levels Prairie. through most of the nesting season. In South Dakota we now have about Exceptions to these improvements over 200 verified breeding species of birds. 1976 the season were the Yankton area, This summer report lists 187 species, where the smaller ponds and marshes but some of those on the list do not were dry or nearly so by the end of the breed in this state. More importantly, period, and the northwest corner of the there are a few of the regularly state, where the drought conditions reported species, such as the Savannah seriously affected the crops and Sparrow, that are absent this time. pastures. In the following species accounts the 1976, In contrast to when food and numbers of individuals are in paren water supplies were scarce or non - theses. Observers' initials can be ident existent, the improved conditions in the ified in the list of reporters at the end of 1977 summer of provided good habitat, the article. seed and berry crops, and water sources. The comeback in water bird LOONS, GREBES, HERONS nesting was particularly noticeable. Common Loon •• 6-21 Missouri R., Yankton (1) JW. The higher summer temperatures Eared Grebe .. 7-22 Lawrence Co. (12 nests) JLM, began in the first week of June -- about EMS; 6-25 Tripp Co. (.50GLS; reports from Brown Charles Mix, McPherson, Day, M arshall, Meade, two weeks earlier than usual. and Gregory Counties. Some of the important events of the Western Grebe .. 6-1 to 7-27 Waubay N.W.R. (75) adults present but no nests or young observed, period were several nest records and MHP; a few present 6-lO in Deuel Co. an d 6-13 in the sightings of unexpected or seldom Marshall and Roberts Counties, 6-16 MCPherson observed species. The first Cattle Egret Co. (25) birds nesting, on eggs and with young, BKS; 6-12 many at Lacreek N.W.R.. BHAS; and Snowy Egret nesting in South reports. also from Charles Mix, Yankton, Brown, Dakota occurred on Sand Lake National and F all River Counties. Wildlife Refuge; a Broad-winged Hawk Pied-billed Grebe .. Nesting in Lawrence,Meade, and Fall River Counties, JLM; Marshall Co. (10) young nest in the Black Hills is apparently the in 3 broods, MHP; numbers continue low in Deuel first record for the western part of the Co.; reports from Roberts, Edmunds, and state; the Badlands had its first con McPherson Counties. White Pelican .. 6-2 Clay co. (15) KJH; 6-13 firmed Blue Grosbeak nest, and three Waubay L .. Day Co. . 105 nests with (108 young, 10 Brewer's Sparrow nests were found in eggs) MHP, KFH; 6-13 n. Dl'ywood L. . Roberts Butte County. The Black-necked Stilts Co. . 293 nests with (404 young, plus eggs), and Piyas L .. Marshall Co., had colony of (.500) adults at Spearfish were a treat for the Black with nest s, BKH and Ken Husmann; 6-18 L&C L. . Hills birders; a netted and banded male Bon m Ho me Co. . (13) WH. 76 SOUTH DAKOTA BIRD NOTES Doubi.crested Cormclr•nt •• lr--13 Waubay L., Day Wood Dvck •• lr--23 Butte Co. (2 ad., 2 Imm.) JLM; Co.,85 nests wlth (119 young,«>eggs) KFH, MHP; 7-12 Spink co. (I ad., 4 Imm.> RLH; reports trom lr--13 Drywood L., Rot>e the colony crowded out by • large pelican colony Redllead ·· lr--1 to 7-71 Waubay N.W.R. (35) young and enlarged Ring-billed Gull colony on the same In 6 broods, KFH, MHP; lr--3 Sand Lake N.W.R. Island?), a colony at Plyas L., MarShall Co., (150) NRW; lr--11 Devel Co. (65 pair) plus extra contained (150) young,BKH •nd K.., Hl)\mann. males on several different lakes, a big Increase Grut Blue Heron 6-5 Custer Co. (21 adults, II over last year. BKH; ._15 Tripp Co. (15) on one nests> BMN; lr--13 Piyas L., Marshall Co.• 12 nests pond, lr--22 Burke Lagoon (I m.), first time tor with about (2') young,BKH and Ken Husmann; summer Observation in area, GLS. lr--18 L&C L., Bon Homme Co. (5), 7-4 to 7-'19 Rl1t9-necked Dvck •• None observed In northest Yankton Co. (6 total) WH. counties during summer, unusual, BKH. Grffn HerOft ·· lr--18 L&C Lake (3), 7-11 Gavin's Pt. C.nvaslNlck - ._l to 7-71 Waubay N.W.R. (38) (3) WH; observed In five •rHs In Deuel Co. during young in 7 broods, KFH, MPH; lr--13 Coteau L., period, BKH Deuel Co. (I f.l. only Cl-10) sighted In McPh..-son CATTLE EGRET •• Nesting •t Sand Lake Refuge. Co. on 16,lr-- notencouraging, BKH. (See "General Notes") Lesser Scaup .. 6-4 Chas. Mix Co. (4) WH; ._10 SNOWY EGRET •• One pair nested at Sand Lake Missouri R., Yankton (7) JW; lr--13 Plyas L. (4 m., Refuge. Virginia Rall -- 7-24 Si ou>< Park, Rapid Clly (1 Imm.) Injured, later died, L.M. Baylor (fide NRW) : 6-20 Spearfish Lagoon (2) answered recording, 6-23 Bulle Co. (2). 7---t Rapid City (1) heard, 7-12 CUster Co. <21, Fall River Co. (SI JLM. Sora -- 7-17 Rapid City (1 ad., 1 imm.J TMS; ob served in Lawrence, Butte, Penn., Custer, and Fall River COUnlies, JLM: (1) Clark Co., KFH. American Coot -- Nesting in good numbers at Sand Lake N.W.R. (2;; birds) and in Marshall (P1yas L. 100 birds), McPherson (Long L. «lO birds), and Gregory (S; nests) Counties; 7-19 Waubay N.W.R. (S young) in 3 brOOds, Day Co. ( 19 youngJ In 12 broods, KFH, MHP; also repgrted from Penning. ton, Lawrence, Fall River, Jackson, Yankton, Tripp, Deuel, and Roberts Counties. Piping Plover-· 7-13, 14 Gavin's Pt. (S) JW, WH. Killdeer Present and nesting statewide. American Woodcock -- 7---t (2) flushed by Willie Foss at Pickerel L .• Day Co. (fide BKHl. Common Snipe -- Winnowing males at 3 areas In Courtesy of U.S. Fish and WildlifeService Deuel Co., also observed in McPherson and Roberts Counties. BKH; 6-12 Lacreek N w R. (lJ Photo by Kent Olson BHAS. Long·bllled Curlew -- � Perkins Co. (11 flew over house, (1 pr.) present during period at neighbor' s Upland Sandpiper place, AH; 6-12 Lacreek N.W.R. (2) BHAS; 7--6, Wilson's Phalarope .. GOOd 7-26 Rapid City (9) EMS. Increase in Deuel Co., observed 6 7-19 (651 L., 6-16 Upland Sandpiper -- 7-26 Rapid City (1 ad., 4 Imm.I in areas, Drywood common Pher Co.• H; 6-1 EMS; nesting in Perkins Co., AH; observed in in Mc son BK Bear Butte (2) JLM; 6-4 L m n Co. (3) Dewey, A uror a, Deuel, Roberts, McPherson, L. y a WCT. Meade, Tripp, and Jackson Counties. CALIFORNIA GULL .. 6-13 n. Drywood L., Roberts Spotted Sandpiper -- Young birds observed In Law. Co. (I) in company wilh many Ring-billed Gulls for rence Co., JLM, and Roberts Co., BKH; repgrts for comparison, noted bill and coarser call. second Penn .• Fall River. Bon Homme, Yankton, Spink, lime for species at this same locallon, BKH and and Gregory Counties. Ken Husmann; 7-25 below Oahe Dam (1 I TMH. Willet •. Adults present all period, Waubay N.W.R.• Ring-billed Gull . 6-13 s. Waubay L•• Day Co. (123 RRJ; 6-16 McPherson co. (10) in one locallon, (1) nestswith 74 young,217 eggs) MHP, KFH; 6-13 n. on Deuel Co., small numbers in Roberts and Drywood L. Roberts Co. nss nests with young and Marshall Counties, BKH. eggs) BKH and Ken Husmann; 6-18 L&C Lake, Marbled Godwil Adults present all period, Waubay Bon Homme Co. (SJ, 7-28 Gavin's Pl. (3) WH; N.W.R., RRJ; 6-15 Aurora Co. (2) WH; 6-16 7-10 to 7-16 Angostura (av. 81 JLM. McPherson co. (231 in 2 location s. present In Deuel Franklin's Gull .. 6-11 Yankton Co. (SJ. 6-18 L&C and Roberts Counties, BKH. Lake, eon Homme Co. (11) WH; 7-16 Angostura American Avocet .. 6-13 n. Drywood L., Roberls Co. Res. (2251 JLM. (16 . Including 1 nest with 4 eggs ). 6-16 Long L., Forster's Tern .. 6-16 Long L., McPherson Co. (6), McPherson Co. (10), 7-19 n. Drywood L. (801 and also small numbers in 3 areas in Deuel Co., BKH; (2) In Marshall Co.• BKH and Ken Husmann; 6--6 6-17 (3), 6--25 (5). 7-12 (6) Gavin's P t .• WH; (25), 6-20 (10), 7-22 (1 l Spearfish Lagoons, JLM, 6-12 many at Lacreek N.W.R .• BHAS. EMS; 6-3 Sand L. N.W.R. (231 NRW: 6-25 Tripp Common Tern -· 6-13 n. Drywood L. (32 nests, most Co. (1) GLS; 6-29 Waubay L. (2 imm.) KFH; 7-1 with eggs, but 10 young found) BKH and Ken Badlands (4) RAW. H us mann; 6-25 <21 , 7_. (1) Gavin' s Pl., WH. BL.ACK-NECKED STILT •• 6--6 to 7-29 (6 to 8 LEAST TERN -- 6--16 Missouri R.• Clay co. (6) present at Spearfish Lagoons, first discovered by KJH; 6--18 L&C Lake (1), 7-2 (2), 7---t Gavin's Pl. Tom Hays and thereafter viewed by many mem (1) WH; 7-7 (2) and pgsslbly (4) upslream 3 miles bers of Black Hills Audubon Society There are few from Hwy. 63 bridge, n e Haakon Co., L. McDaniel SO. Oak. records. M. Anderson (fide RLH). 78 SOUTH DAKOTA BIRO NOTES CASPIAN TERN .. 6-25 Gavin's Pl. (I) WH. Grtat Crested Flycatcher .• Reports from Yankton, Black Tern .. Reported from Deuel, McPherson, Hughes, and Roberts Counties. Yankton, Bon Homme, and Fall River Counties, Eastern Phoebe •• Only two reporls: Yankton Co. (I) Waubay N.W.R. and Sand Lake N.W.R. WH, and Roberts Co., BKH. .• n Mo urning Dove Present and esting statewide, Say's Phoebe •• Nests and young observed in Perkins appears to be an increase in most areas. Co. (AH, WH) and Penn. Co. (JLM); reports from . Yellow-billed Cuckoo . Reported from Perkins, Fall River and Jackson Counties. Hyde, Hughes, Penn., Yankton, and Fall River Least Flycatcher .. 6-16 several observed In Counties. McPh1!1"son Co., none seen In Roberts Co., BKH; Black-billed Cuckoo .. Reported from Clay, Chas. 6-1 Lawrence Co. (I) JLM; 7-2 Rapid City (2) Mix, Bon Homme, Aurora, Yankton, Brookings, JLM. Moody, Hyde, Deuel, Roberts, McPherson, and Western Flycatcher .. 6-11 Rapid City (l) JLM; Pennington Counties. 6-26 Roubaix L. (S), 6-22 Cusle1" Co. (20) NRW. Willow Flycatcher •• At least one pair all period, OWLS TO WOODPECKERS Hyde co., JH; (4) on June B. Bird Surveys, NJH; Screech OWi .. (3) young observed in Moody Co., D. 6-1 (l) clearl y seen and heard c.alling, Burke L., Wells (fide NJH); (4) young fledged in SOdak Park, GLS. . Roberts Co., also reported from 2 areas in Water Eastern Wood Pewee .• 6-23 Ve1"million (l) KJH; town, Codington Co., BKH. 7-1 to 7-28 Yankton Co. CS total ) WH; 7� c. Great Horned Owl .. 6-1 to 7-27 Waubay N.W.R. (8) Penn. Co. (l) clearly seen an d heard calling, young in 5 nests, KFH; present in all other areas of matched call to tape recording, JLM, EMS. SO. Oak. Western Wood Pewee ·· Reports from Penn., Custe1", Burrowing OWi .. Several pair nestin g in Hyde Co., and Fall River Counties. JH; observations reported from Brule, Lyman, Horned Lark .. Nesting statewide. Poller, Aurora, Penn .. Meade, and Gregory Count Violet-green Swallow •. Numerous In Black Hills, ies. BHAS. Long-eared OWi .. 7-20 (2 ad., 1 imm.) nest in 1976 Tree Swallow •• 7-2 Bon Homme Co. (4), one nest, nest location, Badlands, RAW. 7-19 Yankton (3) WH; 6-5 to 7-2 Rapid City (8) Short-eared Owl .. Reported from Meade (Where including one nesting allempt Which failed, BLG; actions in dicated nesting, JLM), Perkins, Jackson, present in Day, Deuel, and Roberts Counties, BKH. and Penn. Counties. Bank Swallow .. 5-9 Armdale Park, Spink Co., nest Whip-poor-will .. 6-10 Gavin's Pl. (1) JW. ing colony of (30-40) pairs, RLH; 6-4 Gre90ry Co. Poor-will ·· 7-2 French Cr. canyon, Custer Co. (1) (40), 7-14 Gavin's Pt. (80) WH; at least one colony RLH. in Hyde Co., JH. Common Nighthawk .. Nesting in Bulle Co., TMH; Rough-winged Swallow ·· 6-4 Gre9ory co. (50), � Gavin's Pt. (25) with nests, WH; 7-10 Rapid City reported from Hughes, Hyde, Yankton, Penn., Fall · River, and Gregory Counties. (231 JLM, NRW; present in Deuel, Roberts, and Chimney Swift .. Present in Hughes, Yankton, Penn., McPherson Counties, BKH. Lawrence, and Gr1!9ory Counties. Barn Swallow .. Common and nesting statewide. White-throated Swift .. 7-2 Jackson Co. (IS), 7� Cliff Swallow •• Present and nesti ng in Hyde co., JH; Meade Co. ClOJ NRW; 7-2 Custer Co. (2) RLH. present also at Gavin's Pt. an d in Bon Homme, RUFOUS HUMMINGBIRD ·· 6-26 (I m.) captured Custer, Deuel, Roberts, and McPherson Counties. in mist net and banded by Tom Hays. Location: Purple Martin .. (4) fledged from one nest, Hyde Co., Canyon L. area of Rapid City. Bird viewed by JH; (8) nesting pairs, banded (19) young, s. many members of BHAS. II probably is a first Brookings Co., NJH; estimate 60 nesting pairs state record. fledged about (250), banded (185) young In tour Belled Kingfisher •• 6-23 Gavin's Pl. (5) WH; colonies in Burke, GLS; 6-12 Martin, Benne!! Co. widespread in Black Hil ls, BHAS. (4) JLM; from (l to 40) obs1!1"ved during July in Common Flicker .. Common and nesling statewide. Yankton, WH; present in Deuel and Roberts Red-headed Woodpecker .. Good numbers in Gre Counties, BKH. gory, Deuel, and Robern Counties; 6-23 Lawrence Co. (3) JLM; also reported from Bon Homme, Yankton, Fall River Counties. JAYS TO WRENS Lewis' Woodpecker •. (1) al feeder throughout July, Rapid Cily, BLG. Gray Jay .. 6-3 Rapi d City (2 ad., 3 imm.), av. (6) Yellow-be llied Sapsucker .. 6-22 two occupied nesls, dally during July, AMS. Custer Stale Park, NRW; pair observed r1!9ularly Blue Jay .. Present and nesting statewide. •• epo ed during June al Sodak Park, Roberts Co., and Black-billed Magpie R rt from most West probably nested, BKH. River areas; 7-25 Rapi d City (30) BLG. Hairy and Downy Woodpeckers .. Present and common Crow .. Few reported from all areas. nesting statewide. Pinyon Jay •• � to 7-28 Rapi d City (30) almost daily in yard; 7-24 and almost daily (50) at base Black-backed Three-toed Woodpecker •. 7-10 Palmer Gulch, Hill City (1) TMH, FMM; 7-2 Blue Bell of Skyline Drive, Rapid City, BLG. Black-capped Chic.kadee .• Nest in Lodge, Custer Co. Cl) C. Faanes (fide EMS). Perkins Co., first record for area, AH; 6-10 Gre9ory Co., pair feed· FLYCATCHERS, SWALLOWS Ing young In nest in forml!1" Downy Woodpecker Eastern Kingbird ·· Com mon and nesllng statewide. nest hole, GLS; reported in small numbers from Western Kingbird .• Common and n es ting statewide. other areas. December, 1977 79 Whlt•bnasted N�tcf\ •• Pair et feeder most of TennesHe Warbler .. 6-10 (1) Yankton, JW. period, Burke, GLS; 7-9 and 7-26 Yankton Co. (1) Orange-crowned Warbler •• 7-25 Repid City (1l WH; also In Robe<'ts Co .. BKH. GRB. Red·brHsted Nuthatch ••6-1 LaWTence Co. (2) JLM. Northern Parul• Warbler •• 6-1, 6-24, 27, 28 (1) In Dipper .• 7-2 Custer Co. (7) RLH; 7� Penn. Co. (2) yard at Yankton, JW; 6-22, 28 Penn. co. (1 m.) GRB. JLM; 7-3 to 7-23 Penn. Co. (1 pr.) G. Blanke· House Wren .. Common endnesting statewide. spoor, L.M. Baylor. Lon•bllled Marsh Wren .• 6-12 Ulcreek N.W.R. (2) Yellow Warbler •• Reported In small numbers tor BHAS; 7-12 Gavin's Pl. (5) WH; en increase over mostareas. last year In the northeast �rt Of the state, BKH. Yellow-rvmpecl Warbler .. 6-11 to 7-13 Black Hiiis Canyon Wren •• 7-2 French Crttk Cenyon, Custer (total 74) BHAS. Co. (3) RLH. Blackpoll Warbler •• 6-10 Yankton (1) JW. (Ulte Roc:k Wren .. Three pairs during July, Rapid City, migrant?) BLG; 7-2 Badlands (14) RAW; 7-12 Red Canyon, Ovenbird .. 6-11 to 7� Penn. Co. W JLM; 6-23 (3) Fell River Co. (1) JLM. Meade Co., 6-22 (15) Custer Co., NRW. MacGllllvray's Warbler .• (3) Penn. Co. . (1) Law. MIMIDS TO SHll!IKE rence Co., JLM. Common Yellowtflroat •• Common and nesting in ell Mock ngb •• v 's Pl. i ird 6-23 Ga in (2) JW; 7-2 n.w. areas with suitable habitet; 1-15, 16 male Ob· Yankton Co. (3) WH. served feeding fledgling, Hyde co., JH. of Gray Catbird .. Nesting reports from most areas Yellow-brHsted Chat .. July records tor (1) Penn. the state. Co., (2) Custer CO., (14) Fell River Co., JLM; �Ir Brown Thrasher .. Common end nesting statewide. present during June In Bedlencls, RAW. T Hh •• Sage hr er 7-17 s.w. Butte Co. (1), Tim Shalde Wiison's Warbler .. 7-10 Rapid City (2) TMH. saw (4) In this same area earlier in the perlOd, American Reclstart •• (10) In Penn. Co. during June, TMH. JLM, GRB. America n Robin •• Common end nesting statewide. Wood Thrush .. � Roberts Co. (1) singing male, ICTERIDS, TANAGERS but not Observed on later visits, BKH. Swalnson's Thrush .. 7- C6l s.w. Meade Co.,.7� (1) Bobolink - Reported from Meade, Moody, Yankton Penn. Co., NRW. Counties. Western Meaclowlart< ·· Common encl nesting state Veery •• 6-'17 Penn. Co. (3) heard calling, responded to tape recording, JLM. wide. Eastern Bluebird .. 7- (1 ed., 2 Imm.), 7-22 (8), Yellow-headed Blackbird .• GoOd increases in Gre 7-26 (16) Yankton Co., WH; 6-11 nest failure due gory, Tripp, Deuel, and Lyman Counties; reported to predator, Rapid City, OHK; 6-28 to 7-17 Penn. also from Hyde, Moody, Yankton, Bonmm Ho e, Co. (1 pr.) NJE; 7-22 Rapid City (2) GRB; num Penn., end Meade Counties. . bers still down in northeast pert of state, BKH. Red-winged Blackbird . Common end nesting state. wide. Mountain Bluebird ·· Smell numbers reported from several areas In Black Hiiis, BHAS. Orchard Oriole .. Nesting In Penn .. Hyde, Yankton, Townsend's Solitaire .. 7-28 Cleghorn Cenyon (2 ed., and Bon Homme Counties; reported also from Fall 21mm.) DSM. River, Perkins, Moody, Deuel, Roberts, and Golden-crowned Kinglet .• 7-2 n.w. Custer Co. Cll c. McPtlerson counties. Feenes (fide EMS). Northern Oriole - Present encl nestin9 statewide. Brewitr's B c b d •• Ruby-crowned Kinglet •• 6-'17 Penn. Co. 05) JLM; la k ir Reports from Yankton, Penn., 6-22 Custer Co. (2) NRW. Meade, and Custer Counties. Common ckl .• Cedar Waxwing •• �2 Yankton (1) JW; goOd Gra e Common and nesting statewide. numbers In northeast part ofstate, BKH. Brown-headed Cowbird ·· Common statewide. Wtstitrn Tanager .• 6-3 to 7-25 Penn. Co., adults Loggerhead Shrike •• 6-1 nest with young, 6-15 (3) Deuel Co., observed in Grant Co., 6-13 Marshall end youn9 (total 29) GRB, NJE, JLM, NRW. Co. (1 ), encouraging numbers after leek of birds FINCHES, SPARROWS during breeding season the �st few years, BKH; 6-13 to 7-27 Yankton Co. (total of 30) WH; 6-9to Cardinal •• Several ell perlOd, s. Clay Co., KJH; 7-26 Penn. Co. (total of 24) BHAS. several almost daily in yard, (5) in rural areas VIREOS, WARBLERS during perlOd, 6-11 Bon Homme Co. (2) WH, JW. Ros..breHttd Grosbuk .• Reported from Clay, Bell's Vireo . • 6-26 Rockytord, Shannon co. (1) Yankton, Penn., Butte, and Roberts Counties. RAW; 7-t Gavin's Pl. (1) WH. Black·hHdecl Grosbeak •• Reported from Penn., Solitary Vireo .. 6-19 Rapid City (1) DSM; 6-23 Bulle, and Hughes Counties. Custer Co. (3) NRW. Btu• Grosbeak •• Nesting In Badlands (first confirm . Red-eyed Vireo .. Reported from Herding (1), Penn. ed record, RAW); goOd Increase end expanding in (4), end meade (6) Counties; apparent increase in Miner and Lake Counties, NJH; �Ir In Moody Co., northeast S. Oak., BKH. 0. Wells; reported also from Fall River, Yankton, Warbling Vireo •. Nesting In Yankton Co.; reports Chu. Mix, Bon Homme, and Clay Counties. also from Penn. (numerous>. Custer, Clay, Moody, Indigo Bunting - Reported from Clay, Yankton, Bon Bon Homme Counties. Homme, Penn., and Meade Counties. Black-and-wtllte Warbler .. 6-18 (1), 7-22 (1) Rapid Lazuli Bunting •• Nesting at Rapid City, BLG; (2) In City, DSM, GRB. Fell River Co.,JLM. 80 SOUTH DAKOTA BIRO NOTES Song Sparrow .• Reports from Penn., Yankton, Spink, Hyde, Deuel, Roberts, Marshal l, and McPherson Counties. Chestnut-collared Longspur •• Scarce In Rapid City area, BHAS; common in Hyde Co., JH; (12) sighted in Miner and Lake Counties, NJH; (5) In Aurora Co., WH; many in w. Roberts, Marshall, and McPherson Counties, BKH. Chestnut-collared Longspur REPORTERS -�;. '\\'. Steffen WEST RIVER •• Dickcissel .. Reported from Bon Homme and Black Hiiis Audubon Society (BHAS) Yankton Counties, Lacreek N.W.R., and Badlands. Members : Gertrude Bachmann (GRB); Harry . Evening Grosbeak . (31 adults and young) in Rapid Behrens (HCBl; Dorothy Borerson (DAB); Adelaide City, BHAS; ClOl in Belle Fourche in July, IW. Brodsky (AMB); Norma Eckmann CNJE); Bonnie . cassin's Finch . 7-2 Custer co. (2) JLM. Green CBLG); Tom Hays (TMH l; Doris Knecht PINE GROSBEAK .. 6-1 Rapid City (1 pr.) AMB. CDHK); Dorothy McCOllotl (DSM); Richard Michael Size, beak, and colors noted. CRMM); Jocie Mortimer (JLM); Esther Sef"r Pine Siskin •• Total (74) for period, no nest records (EMS); Jon Sharps (JS); Elizabeth Southmayd but young were brought to feeders, GRB, NJE. CEAS); N.R. Whitney CNRW). American Goldfinch •. Nest record in Hyde co., JH; (AH) .. Alfred ·and Gertrice Hinds, west Perkins reports also from Perkins, Spink, Yankton, Penn., County. Fall River, Roberts, Deuel, Marshall, and McPher. CEEM) •. Ernest E. Miller, Sturgis, Meade County. son Counties. CJMN"l .. James M. Nissen, compiler for Lacreek Red Crossbill .. (126 ad. and imm.) Penn. Co. and Nalional Wildlife Refuge, Bennett County. Rapid City, BHAS. C BMN) .. Barney Nordstrom, east Custer County. Rufous-sided Towhee .. Reports for Black Hills (GLS) .. Galen L. Steffen, Burke, Gregory County, (widespread ), Yankton Co. (1), La Frambols Tripp Co. Island, Pierre (ll, and SOdak Park, Roberts Co. Cl (WCT) .. Waller C. Thletje, Reliance, Lyman singing male), a first summer season record for County. BKH. CRAW) •• Richard A. Wilt, Badlands National Lark Bunting .. Common and nesting In West River Monument, Jackson County. areas; reports also from Miner, Lake, Aurora, Hyde, n.w. Yankton (first sighting in area, WH), and n. Codington (first sighting In 10 years, Earl EAST RIVER .. Drake> counties. Grasshopper Sparrow •. Reports from Miner and CWH) •. Willis and Rosamond Hall, Yankton, Bon Lake (decreasing numbers again, NJH), Yankton, Homme, Chas. Mix, and Aurora Counties. Penn., Meade, and Jackson counties, and Badlands CBKH) .. Bruce K. Harris, Clear Lake, Deuel Co., (good recovery after being almost absent in 1976, plus Grant, Roberts, Marshall, and McPherson RAW). Counties. Baird's Sparrow .. 6-16 observed singing males at CJ H > .. June Harter, Hyde County. six locations in McPherson Co., five of the locations CRLH) .. Richard L. Hill, Pierre, Hughes Co., plus were on Ordway Prairie, BKH. Spink and Custer counties. Vesper Sparrow .• Reported from Lake, Miner, (NJHl ·· Nelda Holden, s. Brookings Co., plus Lake Yankton, Penn., Meade, Deuel, Roberts, Marshall, and Miner Counties. and McPherson Counties. (KJHl •• Karolyn J. Hoover, s. Clay County. Lark Sparrow •• Reported from Yankton, Penn., and (JW) .. Juli Wilcox, Yankton. Fall River Counties. (RRJ, KFH, MHP) •• Robert R. Jotlnson, Mgr., Dark-<1yed CW. · w.) Junco .. Observations of adults Kent F. Hall and Michael H. Phillips, Waubay and young in Penn., Co., DSM, JLM, NRW. National Wildlife Refuge, Day county. Dark-eyed (Slat-col.) Junco .• Adults and young observed in Rapid City, AMB. Chipping Sparrow .• Reported from all areas, good numbers in Brookings, Deuel, and Roberts Counties. Clay-colored Sparrow .• Singing male present during period, n. Moody Co., D. Wells (fide NJH>. BREWER'S SPARROW ·· 6-2 (3 nests) in sage. brush, w. Butte Co., TMH; 7-12 Igloo, Fall River Co. (6) JLM. Field Sparrow •• Reports from Yankton, Roberts, and McPherson Counties. December, 1977 81 SDOU MEMBERS • • • 1977 Honorary Members Regular Members Chapman, Mrs. Lois, Sioux Falls, SD Pettingill, Dr. Olin Sewall, Jr., Wayne, NE Anderson, Eva v., New York, NY Trimm, Wayne, Chatham, NY Anderson, Maurice E., Pierre, SD Anderson, Judge Sigurd, Webster, SD Life Member Arbogast, Mrs. Margerey R., Aberdeen, SD Eastman, Mrs. VYliitney, Minneapolis, MN Bachmann, Gertrude, Rapid City, SD Husmann, Kenneth, Brookings, SD Battin, Miss Blanche E., Huron, SD Baylor, Mrs. Kelsye, Freeport, IL Baylor, L.M.• Rapid City, SD Sustaining Memben; Baylor, Mrs. L.M., Rapid City, SD Adams, Nanci, Santa Cruz, CA Blankespoor, Or. Gilbert, Sioux Falls, SD Chilson, Herman P., Webster, SD Bowen, Allee L., Sioux Falls, SD Ouffner, Miss Dorothy, Watertown, SD Breen, Mrs. Enoch, Hurley, SD Halbritter, Mr. and Mrs. Wesley E., Sioux Falls, Brown, Mrs. P.J., Mobridge, SD SD Buckman, Or. 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Robert N., Bismarck, NO so Raske, Mrs. Richard, Highmore, SO south Dakota Slate University Library, Brookings, Rickert, Jon E., Elizabethtown, KY so Rogers, Or. Oilwyn, Sioux Falls, so University of British Columbia. WOOdward Library, Rosche, Richard C., Crawford, NE Vancouver, BC, can. Rose, Mrs. Lois, Pierre, SO University of Mi nnesota, BtO·Medical Library, Rose,W.A., Clear Lake, so Minneapolis, MN Saunders, Or. Jack K., Abercie.ti, so University of south Dakota.Springfield, Cerf G. Savage, Thomas C., St. Paul, MN Lawrence Library, Springfield, so Sawlnsky, Mrs. Dorothy, Selby, SO University of south Dakota. 1.0. Weeks Library, Serr, Esther, Rapid City, SO Vermillion, SO Sewell, Or. Warren L., Webster. so Watertown Regional Library, Watertown, SO Sillenberg,Mrs. Adelene M., Vermillion, SO Yale University, Ornithology Library, Peabody Sisk, James A., Belle Fourche, so Museum, New Haven, CT Smith, Karen A., Pierre, so Yankton College Library, Yankton, so Smith, RObert T., Ft. Huachuca, AZ Spevak, Mrs. Edward J., Watertown, so Spiltenberger. Terry L., Brookings, SO Springer, Or. Paul F., Arcata, CA Sleva, Gary, Clear Lake, so December, 1977 83 Published by SOUTH DAKOTA ORNITHOLOGISTS' UNION Non-Profit Organlutlon Editor: June Harter U.S. POSTAC.E P.O. Box 236 PAID Highmore, S.D. 57345 Pe SDOU SHOULDER PATCHES NOW AVAILABLE Members of South Dakota Ornithologists' Union now have the opportunity to display the SDOU symbol on shoulder patches. They were made up and presented to SDOU by Kenneth Husmann. His thoughtfulness and generosity are greatly appreciated. The round, three-inch patch features part of our official symbol --- the Lark Bunting design by Wayne Trimm -- in a central circle, with the organization's name in white letters on the blue border around the circle. The total effect is impressive and beautiful. The purchase price for Regular Members is $2.50, with proceeds going to the SDOU treasury. Life and Sustaining Members receive their patches free of charge. Orders may be sent to the Treasurer, Nelda Holden, Rt. 4, Box 68, Brookings, SD 57006. SOUTH DAKOTA BIRD NOTES