===== begin NeBirds 19980511.text ===== Topics covered in this issue include: 1. Test! "Ross Silcock" Tue, 5 May 1998 19:32:28 -0500 2. A funny thing happened on our way home from work. LANNY RANDOLPH Wed, 6 May 1998 10:35:09 -0500 3. Re: Birding along the Niobrara River in NE Carolyn Hall Wed, 06 May 1998 11:07:17 -0500 4. websites LANNY RANDOLPH Wed, 6 May 1998 12:59:03 -0500 5. Iceland Gull photograph "Richard Bunn" Wed, 6 May 1998 17:07:37 +0000 6. Re: websites Carolyn Hall Wed, 06 May 1998 19:49:44 -0500 7. Re: websites royb@southwind.net (Roy Beckemeyer) Wed, 6 May 1998 20:25:25 -0500 (CDT) 8. Re: websites price_rip@hotmail.com (Robert I. Price) Wed, 6 May 1998 23:22:06 -0500 9. First for the year ROBIN HARDING Thu, 7 May 1998 13:34:23 -0500 10. Nebraska birds rluehrs@kearney.net (Richard Luehrs) Thu, 7 May 1998 13:52:14 -0500 11. Hummel Park "Ross Silcock" Thu, 7 May 1998 18:15:22 -0500 12. Re: Nebraska birds "Ross Silcock" Thu, 7 May 1998 18:28:03 -0500 13. Mississippi Kite Chris Hobbs Thu, 07 May 1998 19:28:55 -0500 14. Re: First for the year Jan Johnson Fri, 8 May 1998 08:09:35 -0500 (CDT) 15. Great Listserv! Jan Johnson Fri, 8 May 1998 08:15:52 -0500 (CDT) 16. re: Mississippi Kite LANNY RANDOLPH Fri, 8 May 1998 13:34:21 -0500 17. Re: Mississippi Kite "Thomas E. Labedz" Fri, 08 May 1998 15:24:55 -0500 18. Nebr birds resources ROBIN HARDING Fri, 8 May 1998 15:52:18 -0500 19. Little Salt Fork Marsh Johnsllvn Fri, 8 May 1998 18:26:14 EDT 20. Monk Parakeets "Ross Silcock" Sun, 10 May 1998 14:15:47 -0500 21. Seen May 10 "Ross Silcock" Sun, 10 May 1998 14:25:25 -0500 22. RWB birds "Joel Jorgensen" Sun, 10 May 1998 21:05:40 -0500 23. Chalco Hills Recreation area birds. jwhall2@juno.com (John W. Hall) Sun, 10 May 1998 22:52:24 -0500 24. southwestern Hall Co. birds "Lanny Randolph & Robin Harding" Sun, 10 May 1998 23:35:25 -0500 25. Sightings Jan Johnson Mon, 11 May 1998 11:09:10 -0500 (CDT) 26. Nebraska List (long) Mark Brogie Mon, 11 May 1998 20:07:31 +0000 27. hoppy hawks ROBIN HARDING Mon, 11 May 1998 17:29:43 -0500 28. Fw: NeBirds notes. "Ross Silcock" Mon, 11 May 1998 17:57:14 -0500 29. More Hoppy Hawks Johnsllvn Mon, 11 May 1998 20:33:21 EDT 30. Re: Fw: NeBirds notes. price_rip@hotmail.com (Robert I. Price) Mon, 11 May 1998 19:56:02 -0500 31. Mississippi Kite and a warning price_rip@hotmail.com (Robert I. Price) Mon, 11 May 1998 20:10:04 -0500 32. Western Nebraska Birding. price_rip@hotmail.com (Robert I. Price) Mon, 11 May 1998 20:11:16 -0500 33. Bird-a-thon Johnsllvn Mon, 11 May 1998 21:13:27 EDT 34. Re: Nebraska List (long) Carolyn Hall Mon, 11 May 1998 20:42:18 -0500 35. Re: Fw: NeBirds notes. rluehrs@kearney.net (Richard Luehrs) Mon, 11 May 1998 21:41:39 -0500 36. Hoppy Hawks jwhall2@juno.com (John W. Hall) Mon, 11 May 1998 23:34:44 -0500 ============================================================ 1. Test! ============================================================ From: "Ross Silcock" Subject: Test! Date: Tue, 5 May 1998 19:32:28 -0500 Hi folks: This is an exciting development. Thanks to Lanny, Robin and Robert Price (RIP)! Let's hope we can get as many sightings posted as possible! I'd like to ask that observers put numbers seen with the species! (Just might make it into the NBR Seasonal Report!) Ross Silcock Tabor, IA silcock@sidney.heartland.net ============================================================ 2. A funny thing happened on our way home from work. ============================================================ Date: Wed, 6 May 1998 10:35:09 -0500 From: LANNY RANDOLPH Subject: A funny thing happened on our way home from work. Nebraska birders, Hi everybody, this spring more birds seem to be using this area to migrate through than many other years. Yesterday on the UNK campus we heard many Pine Siskins, Chipping Sparrows and Clay-colored Sparrows. Early last evening, on our way home from work, Robin and I saw two White-faced Ibis on the marshy edges of a sandpit at the Gibbon I-80 exit. At the end of the road that we live on, at the edge of the woods that follow the Platte River we saw an empidonax flycatcher. In our area, as far as I know, no one has reported any empidonax flycatcher other than Willow and Least. Eventhough it remained silent we are both certain that it was a Willow Flycatcher because it had a small headed shape instead of a large headed shape. At that same spot we heard a Baltimore Oriole and a Rose-breasted Grosbeak. Most of the western Rain Water Basin is very good shorebird habitat right now except for Funk Lagoon which is still full of water. But the outside edges of it should be good for shorebirds any day now if not already. Lanny Lanny Randolph southcentral Nebraska 50370 24th rd Gibbon Ne. 68840 RandolphL@Platte.UNK.edu 308-468-5057 ============================================================ 3. Re: Birding along the Niobrara River in NE ============================================================ Date: Wed, 06 May 1998 11:07:17 -0500 From: Carolyn Hall Subject: Re: Birding along the Niobrara River in NE > > > > Good morning from the beautiful Niobrara River valley in northern > > Nebraska. If you thought the entire state of Nebraska was flat like the > > Platte River valley along I-80 and that the only birds of note were > > Sandhill and Whooping cranes---you were wrong. > > Living in the Central Flyway, we have lots of birds that migrate > > through here and lots that nest here. We even have a few that stay > > here all winter. Goldfinches have been here all winter and will nest > > here. The pine siskins have left and so have the house finches. > > The redwing blackbirds, western meadowlarks, robins, brown thrashers, mourning doves > > and horned larks are back and will be nesting here. > > The migrants that I saw in the past two days are > > yellow rumped warblers chipping sparrow > > white crowned sparrow Harris sparrow > > rufous-sided towhee Western kingbird > > I might have seen a Philidelphia vireo and there was one of the > > "wagging" warblers flitting around so fast in the top of the elm trees > > that I could never get an ID on him. > > I might add, I found these birds in riparian forest of burr oak, elm, > > hackberry, western red cedar and plum bushes. Yesterday while helping my nephew repair fence, I saw long-billed curlew and horned larks. > > > > Carolyn Hall > > 12 miles north of Bassett on the west side of Highway 7 I have a > > Springview address and a Bassett phone number. ============================================================ 4. websites ============================================================ Date: Wed, 6 May 1998 12:59:03 -0500 From: LANNY RANDOLPH Subject: websites Nebraska birders, There are two websites that I would like you to check out. http://204.234.2.2/~murwille/birding.htm is the URL for Mark Urwiller's birding southcentral Nebraska site. http://ianrwww.unl.edu/ianr/pwp/ is the URL for Gary Lingle's Platte Watershed Program site. Lanny ============================================================ 5. Iceland Gull photograph ============================================================ From: "Richard Bunn" Date: Wed, 6 May 1998 17:07:37 +0000 Subject: Iceland Gull photograph I posted a Steve Dinsemore photograph of the Lake Ogallela Iceland Gull. Steve took the photograph in February 1998. Thought some of you might like to see it. Sorry, can't help you with the bird, just the photo:-) The address is: http://www.mindspring.com/~rlbunn/peakbird.html The link is about in the middle of the page. Rick Green Mountain Falls, Colorado ============================================================ 6. Re: websites ============================================================ Date: Wed, 06 May 1998 19:49:44 -0500 From: Carolyn Hall Subject: Re: websites LANNY RANDOLPH wrote: > > Nebraska birders, > > There are two websites that I would like you to check > out. http://204.234.2.2/~murwille/birding.htm is the Lanny or whomever, I am unable to reach either of these web sites. Has anyone else had a problem. If not, what am I doing wrong??? Carolyn Hall> URL for Mark Urwiller's birding southcentral Nebraska > site. http://ianrwww.unl.edu/ianr/pwp/ is the URL for > Gary Lingle's Platte Watershed Program site. > > Lanny ============================================================ 7. Re: websites ============================================================ Date: Wed, 6 May 1998 20:25:25 -0500 (CDT) From: royb@southwind.net (Roy Beckemeyer) Subject: Re: websites Just a note to let you know that I tried pasting these addresses into my browser (Netscape) and got to these web sites with no problem. You might try using your editor to copy and paste them also, as that is one way to avoid any problems with typos. Interesting sites, by the way. Roy Beckemeyer Wichita, KS royb@southwind.net >LANNY RANDOLPH wrote: >> Nebraska birders, >> There are two websites that I would like you to check >> out. http://204.234.2.2/~murwille/birding.htm is the >Lanny or whomever, > I am unable to reach either of these web sites. Has anyone else had a >problem. If not, what am I doing wrong??? > Carolyn Hall> > URL for Mark Urwiller's birding southcentral Nebraska >> site. http://ianrwww.unl.edu/ianr/pwp/ is the URL for >> Gary Lingle's Platte Watershed Program site. >> Lanny ============================================================ 8. Re: websites ============================================================ Date: Wed, 6 May 1998 23:22:06 -0500 From: price_rip@hotmail.com (Robert I. Price) Subject: Re: websites At 7:49 PM 5/6/98, Carolyn Hall wrote: > I am unable to reach either of these web sites. Has anyone else had a >problem. If not, what am I doing wrong??? > Carolyn Hall> You may be having a "browser specific" problem. Some browsers do not read some sites properly. What browser are you using? Your connection may be slow so that the connection breaks before anything gets transfered. Give my site (address listed below) a try and let me know what happens. RIP * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Standard Bicycle :: Bike E == Standard Computer :: Macintosh * * - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - * * Dr. Robert I. Price H: (308)234-5961 * * Department of Physics O: (308)865-8282 * * University of Nebraska at price_rip@hotmail.com * * Kearney, Nebraska 68849-1160 http://rip.physics.unk.edu * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * ============================================================ 9. First for the year ============================================================ Date: Thu, 7 May 1998 13:34:23 -0500 From: ROBIN HARDING Subject: First for the year Nebraska birders, Yesterday evening (May 06) I saw a Black-headed Grosbeak in the Tebbel's backyard. The Tebbel's live beside the Platte River near the Fort Kearny Historical Park. This is the first Black-headed Grosbeak that I have seen so far this year and I do not see very many of them any time of the year so this was a real treat. We also saw a pair of Wood Ducks and a pair of Canada Geese. I think that both pairs are nesting nearby. This morning (May 07) we saw our first Red-headed Woodpecker this year. It was in our backyard. We live two miles east of the Gibbon Interstate 80 exit. We have been seeing many Harris and White-crowned Sparrows in our yard also. Robin ============================================================ 10. Nebraska birds ============================================================ Date: Thu, 7 May 1998 13:52:14 -0500 From: rluehrs@kearney.net (Richard Luehrs) Subject: Nebraska birds Hi, gang: This message from a new NEBIRDS subscriber (which, I guess, we all are.) Anybody got any hot leads? _____________________________________________________________________ / I imagine it's hard for a middle-aged | Richard Luehrs \ / man to get to the top in the business | Big Bend A.S. \ / world when his name is Fat Baby Moxford. | Friends Of Rowe Sanctuary \ | --------------- Kearney, Nebraska | \ Mr. I-Know-Where-They-Are | / \ aka Bob & Ray | rluehrs@kearney.net / \___________________________|_________________________________________/ >From: HARRY NE >Date: Wed, 6 May 1998 10:30:05 EDT >To: rluehrs@KEARNEY.NET (Richard Luehrs) >Mime-Version: 1.0 >Subject: Nebraska birds > >Hi Richard > >Thanks for the post. I have dutifully subscribed to the new list. > >We are new birders. Got our books and binocs ready! > >Wonder if you might suggest some pictoral books that dwelt primarily with >Nebraska birds? We thought that would be nice for a start. > >Also a tape of Nebraska bird calls would really help. > >Thanks in advance > > >Harry and Harriett Schaeffer >2458 Lake Street >Lincoln, Nebraska >68502 > ============================================================ 11. Hummel Park ============================================================ From: "Ross Silcock" Subject: Hummel Park Date: Thu, 7 May 1998 18:15:22 -0500 NEBirders: Spent an hour 6.15 to 7.15 at north en Hummel Prk, north Omaha. Very slow, only migrants 4 Yell-rumped Warbs and a Blackand White Warb. Otherwise best were 2 Great Crested Flycs and a Scarlet Tanager. Seems like migrants are only very slowly trickling in so far. Ross Silcock Tabor, IA ============================================================ 12. Re: Nebraska birds ============================================================ From: "Ross Silcock" Subject: Re: Nebraska birds Date: Thu, 7 May 1998 18:28:03 -0500 Richard: As far as Pictorial books on NE birds, pretty scarce, although Nebraskaland (Game and Parks) put out a noce issue in 1985. It was devoted to "Birds of Nebraska" and was Vol 63, No 1. Has lots of great photos of NE birds. For tapes, closest would be just one of the commercially available tape sets. Hope this helps, Ross Silcock Tabor, IA ---------- > From: Richard Luehrs > To: NeBirds@rip.physics.unk.edu > Subject: Nebraska birds > Date: Thursday, May 07, 1998 1:52 PM > > Hi, gang: > > This message from a new NEBIRDS subscriber (which, I guess, we all are.) > Anybody got any hot leads? > _____________________________________________________________________ > / I imagine it's hard for a middle-aged | Richard Luehrs \ > / man to get to the top in the business | Big Bend A.S. \ > / world when his name is Fat Baby Moxford. | Friends Of Rowe Sanctuary \ > | --------------- Kearney, Nebraska | > \ Mr. I-Know-Where-They-Are | / > \ aka Bob & Ray | rluehrs@kearney.net / > \___________________________|_________________________________________/ > > >From: HARRY NE > >Date: Wed, 6 May 1998 10:30:05 EDT > >To: rluehrs@KEARNEY.NET (Richard Luehrs) > >Mime-Version: 1.0 > >Subject: Nebraska birds > > > >Hi Richard > > > >Thanks for the post. I have dutifully subscribed to the new list. > > > >We are new birders. Got our books and binocs ready! > > > >Wonder if you might suggest some pictoral books that dwelt primarily with > >Nebraska birds? We thought that would be nice for a start. > > > >Also a tape of Nebraska bird calls would really help. > > > >Thanks in advance > > > > > >Harry and Harriett Schaeffer > >2458 Lake Street > >Lincoln, Nebraska > >68502 > > > > ============================================================ 13. Mississippi Kite ============================================================ Date: Thu, 07 May 1998 19:28:55 -0500 From: Chris Hobbs Subject: Mississippi Kite Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit On 1 July 1992, upon returning from a birding trip to North and South Dakota, Tim Barksdale and I observed a Mississippi Kite in Kearney. I reported it to Joe Gryzbowski for possible inclusion in (then) American Birds. Joe apparently didn't use the submission and I figured one of two things happened: 1) He wasn't convinced 2) It wasn't interesting enough What are your thoughts on MS Kite distribution in south-central NE, and elsewhere within the state for that matter? Chris Hobbs c-hobbs@worldnet.att.net Bonner Springs, KS (suburban Kansas City) ============================================================ 14. Re: First for the year ============================================================ Date: Fri, 8 May 1998 08:09:35 -0500 (CDT) From: Jan Johnson Subject: Re: First for the year Believe it or not but the shorebirds are finally arriving in Northeast Nebraska! Yesterday I saw both a Short-billed Dowitcher and Long Billed Dowitcher together, a Pectoral Sandpiper, Great Yellowlegs, American Pipit, and Baird's Sandpiper. Also had the first Great Egret of the year. Farther down the road I saw the first Least Flycatcher of the year and at home in my yard the first Baltimore Oriole. The Red-headed Woodpeckers appeared on Tuesday. We have more Harris' Sparrows in my yard than I can ever remember! They are even feeding from the tube feeders. I am estimating that I have at least 100, plus many Clay-colored Sparrows and White-crowned Sparrows. ****************************************************************************** Jan Johnson ___ Children are a message Wakefield Community Schools <*,*> we send to a time we Wakefield, NE 68784 ['-'] will not see. jjohnson@mother.esu1.k12.ne.us _"_"_ ============================================================ 15. Great Listserv! ============================================================ Date: Fri, 8 May 1998 08:15:52 -0500 (CDT) From: Jan Johnson Subject: Great Listserv! Robin, Thanks so much for getting a Nebraska birding listserv going! I think it will be great for those of us who don't often venture too far from our home state. Wish I could attend the spring conf. in Scottsbluff, but it's a bad time of the year for me with school ending in only two weeks and so much to do. Some year... ****************************************************************************** Jan Johnson ___ Children are a message Wakefield Community Schools <*,*> we send to a time we Wakefield, NE 68784 ['-'] will not see. jjohnson@mother.esu1.k12.ne.us _"_"_ ============================================================ 16. re: Mississippi Kite ============================================================ Date: Fri, 8 May 1998 13:34:21 -0500 From: LANNY RANDOLPH Subject: re: Mississippi Kite Chris and all, Thursday evening Chris Hobbs sent this to our list: ..................................................... What are your thoughts on MS Kite distribution in south-central NE, and elsewhere within the state for that matter? ..................................................... There are people subscribed to this list that are more qualified than I to answer this question, and I don't intend to discourage their doing so. But I live and work in south central Nebraska and so I think I can add to the conversation things I have learned just from living here. There is a known small breeding population of Mississippi Kites in Ogallala. Mississippi Kites have also been seen within a 150 to 200 mile radius of Ogallala that have been generally regarded as wanderers from the Ogallala site. For example, two or three years ago most of us attending the NOU Fall Field Days (that year in late August) saw an immature Mississippi Kite at the Nebraska National Forest near Halsey. If memory serves me, it was considerred post breeding dispersal from Ogallala. I may be mistaken, but it seems to me that a record exists of a siting of a Mississippi Kite in the Platte River valley in eastern Nebraska. Around 1992, before the breeding site in Ogallala was common knowledge, I received a phone call from a birder with well developed birding skills. He/she had seen a Mississippi Kite in Kearney and wanted me to find the bird and verify its identity, since at the time it may have been a state record. I could not find the kite. That siting was never reported in any manner that I am aware of, perhaps the birder thought that there wasn't enough evidence for a state record. About a week ago I saw a bird that may have been a Mississippi Kite near Kearney near the Platte River. I could not identify it for sure, because I was moving about 40 mph when I glimpsed it. I then passed farm epuipment that blocked my vision. By the time I stopped and looked around it was gone. But the glimpse gave me the immpression of a bird shaped like and flying in the same manner as the Mississippi Kites that I have seen in Ogallala and at Halsey Forest. I hope this helps, Lanny Lanny Randolph south central Nebraska 50370 24th rd Gibbon, Ne. 68840 308-468-5057 RandolphL@platte.UNK.edu ============================================================ 17. Re: Mississippi Kite ============================================================ Date: Fri, 08 May 1998 15:24:55 -0500 From: "Thomas E. Labedz" Subject: Re: Mississippi Kite LANNY RANDOLPH wrote: > > Chris and all, > and to whomever else. I spent many summer days during grad school in western Kansas (Hays) enjoying the antics of Mississippi Kites and their broods. These kites exhibit a post breeding dispersal in which the birds, particularly the young, will go north briefly before beginning the southward migration. With the exception of Ogallala breeding group I'd bet the best time to look for kites is going to be August and September in the southern tiers of counties. The first Nebraska specimen record of Mississippe Kite is probably the result of this brief northward dispersal. ZM-17034 was an immature male found dead along I-80, 2 miles east of North Platte on 9 Sep 1991. An interesting side note is that its location is not a good indicator of how it died. Being along I-80 gives the impression of its being bumper-bait, however, it died of tubercullosis (or complications there of) and simply expired along the Interstate. Thomas E. Labedz tlabedz@unlinfo.unl.edu Collections Manager - Division of Zoology University of Nebraska State Museum ============================================================ 18. Nebr birds resources ============================================================ Date: Fri, 8 May 1998 15:52:18 -0500 From: ROBIN HARDING Subject: Nebr birds resources Nebraska birders, Harry and Harriett posted a message on May 06 asking for information about books and tapes on Nebraska birds. Lanny and I have been actively birding in Nebraska for the past ten years or so. We searched for information about Nebraska birds when we started. We have not found a pictoral guide to the birds of Nebraska nor have we found any tapes of songs of Nebraska birds. What we have found are several field guides to birds of North America that we use for identifications. Then we use some Nebraska lists and maps to find out what has been seen here. The guides that we like best are the National Geographic Guide to the Birds of North America and a guide called All the Birds of North America by the American Bird Conservancy. We also use the Peterson Guide to the birds of western North America and we use the Golden Guide to the Birds of North America. You can buy these guides at a backyard birdfeeding store or a book store or by mail from several companies. You should also find tapes or CDs of bird songs at one of these stores. We especially like two sets called Birding by Ear, Eastern and Birding by Ear, Western. Since Nebraska is in the center, you need both sets. The Nebraska lists and maps that we have found include the Nebraska Ornithologists' Union (N.O.U.) Field Card of Nebraska Birds. This is a handy checklist of birds. We also use a booklet by Paul Johnsgard called Birds of Nebraska and Adjacent Plains States. It has good, reliable maps and descriptions of where birds can be found in Nebraska. You can get these items by contacting the N.O.U. Librarian at the University of Nebraska State Museum, Lincoln, NE 68588-0514. Mary Pritchard is a voluteer for N.O.U. who works at the State Museum, where the N.O.U. library is contained. For the most current information about Nebraska birds, we use the Nebraska Bird Review. It is the journal of the N.O.U. and each issue includes a report of the occurrance and distribution of birds in Nebraska for each season. You can subscribe to this journal by contacting the N.O.U. Treasurer, Betty Grenon, 1409 Childs Road East, Bellevue, NE 68005. This is what we have found most useful. I hope this helps others as well. Robin Harding Gibbon, NE (308) 468-5057 HardingR@Platte.UNK.edu ============================================================ 19. Little Salt Fork Marsh ============================================================ From: Johnsllvn Date: Fri, 8 May 1998 18:26:14 EDT Subject: Little Salt Fork Marsh Hello All, A good Shorebirding spot close to Lincoln is the Nature Conservancy Little Salt Fork Marsh at 1st street and Raymond road. Seen there on Thursday 5-7, 4 Hudsonian Godwits, 2 White-faced Ibis, Long-billed Dowitchers, Both Yellowlegs sp., Least, Semi-palm, Bairds and White-rumped Sandpipers, Pectoral Sandpipers, Semi-palm Plovers, Wilson's Phalarope, Common Snipe, 11 Duck sp., a Black Tern and Eastern Kingbirds. Also over the past few days, American Avocet, Willet, Black-crowned Night-herons and a Bobolink. John ============================================================ 20. Monk Parakeets ============================================================ From: "Ross Silcock" Subject: Monk Parakeets Date: Sun, 10 May 1998 14:15:47 -0500 NEbirders: Today Jim and Sandy Kovanda and I checked a report from Jan Paseka that Monk Parakeets were at Freedom Park, Omaha. This is a National Historic Site just south of Eppley Airfield off Abbott Drive. Indeed the birds are there. I spoke to the 2 gentlemen manning the Visitor Center/Entrance and they said 1-2 birds had been there for several years, and had raised young at least last year. This year there are 6 birds, and 2 nests are under construction. One is under the crowsnest of the minesweeper on display the other in a large lone cottonwood south of the display (which consists of a minesweeper and a training submarine). The parakeets are noisy and easy to find and see from the parking lot. The gentlemen said that visitors like the birds and they have become part of the attraction. In past years the birds appear late Apr-early May and depart in fall "when the weather gets cold". Does anyone have any further info on the history of this apparently establishing population? Although there are a few published reports of Monk Parakeets in the 1970s for Nebraska, there are none since. Ross Silcock Tabor, IA ============================================================ 21. Seen May 10 ============================================================ From: "Ross Silcock" Subject: Seen May 10 Date: Sun, 10 May 1998 14:25:25 -0500 Nebirders: As even Kansas birders are noting, the migration hasn't peaked yet. Painfully obvious at Fontenelle Forest and Hummel Park north Omaha) this morning. Vireos and warbs: 1 Redeyed Vireo, 1 Yell-throated Vireo, 4 Warbling Vireo, 8 Tenn W, 2 Nashville W, 4 No Parula (FF), 6 Yell-rumps, 1 Black and White W, 2 Ovenbird, 5 No Waterthrush, 1 Kentucky W (at Hummel near the picnic shelter on the road above the exercise trail at extreme n end of park), 12 Common Yellowthroat. Also 2 Least Flycs, 2 Western Kingbirds at Freedom Park, 2 gnatcatchers at Hummel Pk, 12 Rose-br Grosbeak, 2 Indigo Btg, 9 White-throated Sp. See sep post re Monk Parakeets at Freedom Park, Omaha. Ross Silcock Tabor, IA ============================================================ 22. RWB birds ============================================================ From: "Joel Jorgensen" Subject: RWB birds Date: Sun, 10 May 1998 21:05:40 -0500 Hi folks, This weekend I was in the eastern Rainwater Basin (primarily those basins in Clay, Fillmore, Hamilton, York, and Seward Counties) counting shorebirds, like I have every weekend since the beginning of April. Shorebird numbers were allright, however numbers were lower this week since Wilkins WPA, which had about 1600 shorebirds last weekend, was largely dry this weekend. Best birds this weekend were a Black-necked Stilt at Weis WPA and a Baird's Sparrow north of Bradshaw, York County. The Baird's Sparrow was in the same spot where I had one two weeks ago, presumably it is the same bird (quite a long stopover, however). I also found a Barnacle Goose amongst the 2000 geese (1500 Snow, 250 White-front, 250 Canadas) still at Harvard WPA. This bird is presumably the same bird found by John Sullivan at Massie WPA in early April. Finding this bird on this late of date pretty much ends speculation of it being a natural vagrant. I also had some time to do a little warbling. Interesting passerines include a Blue-headed Vireo and Nothern Waterthrush at Shickley, Fillmore Co. 2 Tennessee and 3 Blackpolls at Stockham, Hamilton county. 6 Blackpolls, 2 Yellow, 22 Yellow-rumped, 9 Orange-crowned, 2 Northern Waterthrushes, and 5 Swainson's Thrushes at Streeter Park, Aurora. An American Redstart and 3 Swainson's Thrushes at the Clay Center Cemetery. Below are my shorebird totals for this weekend. American Golden-plover - 113 Semipalmated Plover - 133 Piping Plover - 1 Killdeer - 213 (3 of which were downy young at Brauning WPA) Black-necked Stilt - 1 American Avocet - 16 Greater Yellowlegs - 1 Lesser Yellowlegs - 119 Solitary Sandpiper - 3 Willet - 10 Spotted Sandpiper - 25 Upland Sandpiper - 7 Hudsonian Godwits - 22 Semipalmated Sandpiper - 727 Least Sandpiper - 361 White-rumped Sandpiper - 1,725 Baird's Sandpiper - 115 Pectoral Sandpiper - 480 Dunlin - 46 Stilt Sandpiper - 106 Buff-breasted Sandpiper - 67 Short-billed Dowitcher - 10 Long-billed Dowitcher - 157 (down from 1,152 last weekend) Wilson's Phalarope - 267 total - 4,725 later. Joel Jorgensen. ============================================================ 23. Chalco Hills Recreation area birds. ============================================================ Date: Sun, 10 May 1998 22:52:24 -0500 Subject: Chalco Hills Recreation area birds. From: jwhall2@juno.com (John W. Hall) Spent some time in the nature trail area at Chalco Hills Recreation area this afternoon. Bird song level nearly doubled from a week ago. Lots of new arrivals. Baltimore Orioles are back too. 8 Gray Catbirds, 6 Common Yellothroats, 1 Northern Waterthrush, 2 Nashville Warblers, 1 Blackpoll Warbler, 1 Bell's Vireo, 1 Yellow Warbler, 1 Yellow-rumped Warbler, 2 Orange-crowned Warblers, 3 Ruby-crowned Kinglets, 3 White-throated Sparrows, 2 Lincoln's Sparrow, 2 Rose-breasted Grosbeaks, 2 Blue Grosbeaks and a pair of nesting Cooper's Hawks. John W. Hall Omaha, Nebraska jwhall2@juno.com _____________________________________________________________________ You don't need to buy Internet access to use free Internet e-mail. Get completely free e-mail from Juno at http://www.juno.com Or call Juno at (800) 654-JUNO [654-5866] ============================================================ 24. southwestern Hall Co. birds ============================================================ Date: Sun, 10 May 1998 23:35:25 -0500 From: "Lanny Randolph & Robin Harding" Subject: southwestern Hall Co. birds Hello Nebraska Birders, Saturday, May 9, in Hall County at Lilley Sandpits which is a pay to fish place we saw two Turkey Vultures, an Osprey, three first year Swainson's Hawks, three Spotted Sandpipers, two Upland Sandpipers, about 55 Franklin's Gulls, three Willow Flycatchers, a Least Flycatcher, four Eastern Kingbirds, four Swainson's Thrushes, two Gray Catbirds, a Loggerhead Shrike, a Bell's Vireo, about 20 Orange-crowned Warblers, about 105 Myrtle's Yellow-rumped Warblers, two Blackpoll Warblers, a Black-and-White Warbler, a Northern Waterthrush, a Rose-breasted Grosbeak, about 45 Spotted Towhees, a Grasshopper Sparrow, four Lincoln's Sparrows and six White-throated Sparrows. We have a home address again. Marshwren@nctc.net During the weekends it is the only address we will be sure to check, unless we are on vacation. Lanny Randolph and Robin Harding Lanny Randolph and Robin Harding 50370 24th Road Gibbon, Nebraska 68840 (308) 468-5057 home (308) 865-8647 work ============================================================ 25. Sightings ============================================================ Date: Mon, 11 May 1998 11:09:10 -0500 (CDT) From: Jan Johnson Subject: Sightings Yesterday we did a bit of bird searching. Like everyone else says there isn't too much out there yet. We did find Rose-breasted Grosbeaks and a Palm Warbler at Fahrenholz Ponds west of Allen in Dixon County. At Ponca State Park we found a Red-eyed Vireo, Eastern Towhee, numerous Warbling Vireos, and 3 Wood Thrush. On Saturday I found 4 Dunlin on a small pond 3 miles northeast of Wakefield. But I think my best sighting came this a.m. I looked out my kitchen window to check the orange half I had out for the Orioles and took a double take. Last year we put in a 6 foot diameter pond. In the pond I have a cement frog. On top of the frog was a Green Heron!!! (Excuse me if I have the name wrong. But trying to keep up with as many name changes as it's gone through over the years I forget which it is.) I ran for the camera, but made one noise just as I got it set up and he flew into the grove. :-( I had to come to work so couldn't wait for him to return. Great sighting for me but I wonder how many fish he snared before I saw him?? Most years I spend all season searching for this species but this year he came to me early. :-) ****************************************************************************** Jan Johnson ___ Children are a message Wakefield Community Schools <*,*> we send to a time we Wakefield, NE 68784 ['-'] will not see. jjohnson@mother.esu1.k12.ne.us _"_"_ ***** END ***** ============================================================ 26. Nebraska List (long) ============================================================ Date: Mon, 11 May 1998 20:07:31 +0000 From: Mark Brogie Subject: Nebraska List (long) For those out there interested; the following is the current list of Nebraska Birds. The 434 species listed includes two extinct species (Passenger Pigeon & Carolina Parakeet). THE OFFICIAL LIST OF THE BIRDS OF NEBRASKA (1997) Order GAVIIFORMES Family Gaviidae: Loons Red-throated Loon, Gavia stellata: Accidental, 1-P Pacific Loon, Gavia pacifica: Casual, 1-P Common Loon, Gavia immer: Regular, 1-S Yellow-billed Loon, Gavia adamsii: Accidental, 1-P Order PODICIPEDIFORMES Family Podicipedidae: Grebes Pied-billed Grebe, Podilymbus podiceps: Regular, 1-S Horned Grebe, Podiceps auritus: Regular, 1-S Red-necked Grebe, Podiceps grisegena: Accidental, 1-P Eared Grebe, Podiceps nigricollis: Regular, 1-S Western Grebe, Aechmophorus occidentalis: Regular, 1-S ClarkUs Grebe, Aechmophorus clarkii: Regular, 1-S Order PELECANIFORMES Family Pelecanidae: Pelicans American White Pelican, Pelecanus erythrorhynchos: Regular, 1-S Brown Pelican, Pelecanus occidentalis: Accidental, 1-P Family Phalacrocoracidae: Cormorants Double-crested Cormorant, Phalacrocorax auritus: Regular, 1-P Neotropic Cormorant, Phalacrocorax brasilianus: Accidental, 1-S Family Anhingidae: Darters Anhinga, Anhinga anhinga: Accidental, 1-S Order CICONIIFORMES Family Ardeidae: Bitterns and Herons American Bittern, Botaurus lentiginosus: Regular, 1-S Least Bittern, Ixobrychus exilis: Regular, 1-S Great Blue Heron, Ardea herodias: Regular, 1-S Great Egret, Ardea alba: Regular, 1-S Snowy Egret, Egretta thula: Regular, 1-P Little Blue Heron, Egretta caerulea: Regular, 1-S Tricolored Heron, Egretta tricolor: Accidental, 1-S Cattle Egret, Bubulcus ibis: Regular, 1-P Green Heron, Butorides virescens: Regular, 1-S Black-crowned Night-Heron, Nycticorax nycticorax: Regular, 1-S Yellow-crowned Night-Heron, Nyctanassa violacea: Regular, 1-S Family Threskiornithidae: Ibises and Spoonbills White-faced Ibis, Plegadis chihi: Regular, 1-S Roseate Spoonbill, Ajaia ajaja: Accidental, II Family Ciconiidae: Storks Wood Stork, Mycteria americana: Accidental, III Family Cathartidae: American Vultures Black Vulture, Coragyps atratus: Accidental, 1-S Turkey Vulture, Cathartes aura: Regular, 1-S Order ANSERIFORMES Family Anatidae: Swans, Geese, and Ducks Black-bellied Whistling-Duck, Dendrocygna autumnalis: Accidental, 1-S Bean Goose, Anser fabalis: Accidental, 1-P Greater White-fronted Goose, Anser albifrons: Regular, 1-S Emperor Goose, Chen canagica: Accidental, 1-P Snow Goose, Chen caerulescens: Regular, 1-S RossUs Goose, Chen rossii: Regular, 1-S Canada Goose, Branta canadensis: Regular, 1-S Brant, Branta bernicla: Accidental, 1-S Trumpeter Swan, Cygnus buccinator: Regular, 1-S Tundra Swan, Cygnus columbianus: Casual, 1-S Wood Duck, Aix sponsa: Regular, 1-S Gadwall, Anas strepera: Regular, 1-S Eurasian Wigeon, Anas penelope: Casual, 1-S American Wigeon, Anas americana: Regular, 1-S American Black Duck, Anas rubripes: Regular, 1-S Mallard, Anas platyrhynchos: Regular, 1-S Mottled Duck, Anas fulvigula: Accidental 1-P Blue-winged Teal, Anas discors: Regular, 1-S Cinnamon Teal, Anas cyanoptera: Regular, 1-S Northern Shoveler, Anas clypeata: Regular, 1-S Northern Pintail, Anas acuta: Regular, 1-S Garganey, Anas querquedula: Accidental, III Green-winged Teal, Anas crecca: Regular, 1-S Canvasback, Aythya valisineria: Regular, 1-S Redhead, Aythya americana: Regular, 1-S Ring-necked Duck, Aythya collaris: Regular, 1-S Greater Scaup, Aythya marila: Regular, 1-S Lesser Scaup, Aythya affinis: Regular, 1-S King Eider, Somateria spectabilis: Accidental, 1-P Common Eider, Somateria mollissima: Accidental, 1-S Harlequin Duck, Histrionicus histrionicus: Accidental, 1-S Surf Scoter, Melanitta perspicillata: Regular, 1-S White-winged Scoter, Melanitta fusca: Regular, 1-S Black Scoter, Melanitta nigra: Casual, 1-S Oldsquaw, Clangula hyemalis: Regular, 1-S Bufflehead, Bucephala albeola: Regular, 1-S Common Goldeneye, Bucephala clangula: Regular, 1-S BarrowUs Goldeneye, Bucephala islandica: Casual, 1-P Hooded Merganser, Lophodytes cucullatus: Regular, 1-S Red-breasted Merganser, Mergus serrator: Regular, 1-S Common Merganser, Mergus merganser: Regular, 1-S Ruddy Duck, Oxyura jamaicensis: Regular, 1-S Order FALCONIFORMES Family Accipitridae: Kites, Hawks, Eagles, and Allies Osprey, Pandion haliaetus: Regular, 1-S Swallow-tailed Kite, Elanoides forficatus: Extripated, 1-S White-tailed Kite, Elanus leucurus: Accidental, 1-P Mississippi Kite, Ictinia mississippiensis: Regular, 1-S Bald Eagle, Haliaeetus leucocephalus: Regular, 1-S Northern Harrier, Circus cyaneus: Regular, 1-S Sharp-shinned Hawk, Accipiter striatus: Regular, 1-S CooperUs Hawk, Accipiter cooperii: Regular, 1-S Northern Goshawk, Accipiter gentilis: Regular, 1-S HarrisUs Hawk, Parabuteo unicinctus: Accidental, 1-S Red-shouldered Hawk, Buteo lineatus: Regular, 1-S Broad-winged Hawk, Buteo platypterus: Regular, 1-S SwainsonUs Hawk, Buteo swainsoni: Regular, 1-S Red-tailed Hawk, Buteo jamaicensis: Regular, 1-S Ferruginous Hawk, Buteo regalis: Regular, 1-S Rough-legged Hawk, Buteo lagopus: Regular, 1-S Golden Eagle, Aquila chrysaetos: Regular, 1-S Family Falconidae: Falcons American Kestrel, Falco sparverius: Regular, 1-S Merlin, Falco columbarius: Regular, 1-S Prairie Falcon, Falco mexicanus: Regular, 1-S Peregrine Falcon, Falco peregrinus: Regular, 1-S Gyrfalcon, Falco rusticolus: Casual, 1-S Order GALLIFORMES Family Phasianidae: Partridges, Grouse, and Turkeys Gray Partridge, Perdix perdix: Regular, 1-S Ring-necked Pheasant, Phasianus colchicus: Regular, 1-S Ruffed Grouse, Bonasa umbellus: Extirpated, 1-S Sage Grouse, Centrocercus urophasianus: Accidental, III Greater Prairie-Chicken, Tympanuchus cupido: Regular, 1-S Lesser Prairie-Chicken, Tympanuchus pallidicinctus: Extirpated, 1-S Sharp-tailed Grouse, Tympanuchus phasianellus: Regular, 1-S Wild Turkey, Meleagris gallopavo: Regular, 1PS Family Odontophoridae: Quail Northern Bobwhite, Colinus virginianus; Regular, 1-S Order GRUIFORMES Family Rallidae: Rails, Gallinules, and Coots Yellow Rail, Coturnicops noveboracensis: Accidental, 1-S Black Rail, Laterallus jamaicensis: Accidental, ??? Clapper Rail, Rallus longirostris: Accidental, 1-S King Rail, Rallus elegans: Casual, 1-S Virginia Rail, Rallus limicola: Regular, 1-S Sora, Porzana carolina: Regular, 1-S Purple Gallinule, Porphyrula martinica: Accidental, III Common Moorhen, Gallinula chloropus: Accidental, 1-S American Coot, Fulica americana: Regular, 1-S Family Gruidae: Cranes Sandhill Crane, Grus canadensis: Regular, 1-S Common Crane, Grus grus: Accidental, 1-P Whooping Crane, Grus americana: Regular, 1-S Order CHARADRIIFORMES Family Charadriidae Black-bellied Plover, Pluvialis squatarola: Regular, 1-S American Golden-Plover, Pluvialis dominica: Regular, 1-S Snowy Plover, Charadrius alexandrinus: Casual, 1-S Semipalmated Plover, Charadrius semipalmatus: Regular, 1-S Piping Plover, Charadrius melodus: Regular, 1-S Killdeer, Charadrius vociferus: Regular, 1-S Mountain Plover, Charadrius montanus: Casual, 1-S Family Recurvirostridae: Stilts and Avocets Black-necked Stilt, Himantopus mexicanus: Regular, 1-S American Avocet, Recurvirostra americana: Regular, 1-S Family Scolopacidae: Sandpipers and Phalaropes Greater Yellowlegs, Tringa melanoleuca: Regular, 1-S Lesser Yellowlegs, Tringa flavipes: Regular, 1-S Solitary Sandpiper, Tringa solitaria: Regular, 1-S Willet, Catoptrophorus semipalmatus: Regular, 1-S Spotted Sandpiper, Actitis macularia: Regular, 1-S Upland Sandpiper, Bartramia longicauda: Regular, 1-S Eskimo Curlew, Numenius borealis: Extirpated, 1-S Whimbrel, Numenius phaeopus: Casual, 1-S Long-billed Curlew, Numenius americanus: Regular, 1-S Hudsonian Godwit, Limosa haemastica: Regular, 1-S Marbled Godwit, Limosa fedoa: Regular, 1-S Ruddy Turnstone, Arenaria interpres: Regular, 1-S Red Knot, Calidris canutus: Casual, 1-P Sanderling, Calidris alba: Regular, 1-S Semipalmated Sandpiper, Calidris pusilla: Regular, 1-S Western Sandpiper, Calidris mauri: Regular, 1-S Least Sandpiper, Calidris minutilla: Regular, 1-S White-rumped Sandpiper, Calidris fuscicollis: Regular, 1-S BairdUs Sandpiper, Calidris bairdii: Regular, 1-S Pectoral Sandpiper, Calidris melanotos: Regular, 1-S Sharp-tailed Sandpiper, Calidris acuminata: Accidental, III Dunlin, Calidris alpina: Regular, 1-S Curlew Sandpiper, Calidris ferruginea: Accidental, 1-P Stilt Sandpiper, Calidris himantopus: Regular, 1-S Buff-breasted Sandpiper, Tryngites subruficollis: Regular, 1-S Ruff, Philomachus pugnax: Accidental, 1-P Short-billed Dowitcher, Limnodromus griseus: Casual, 1-S Long-billed Dowitcher, Limnodromus scolopaceus: Regular, 1-S Common Snipe, Gallinago gallinago: Regular, 1-S American Woodcock, Scolopax minor: Regular, 1-S WilsonUs Phalarope, Phalaropus tricolor: Regular, 1-S Red-necked Phalarope, Phalaropus lobatus: Regular, 1-S Red Phalarope, Phalaropus fulicaria: Casual, 1-S Family Laridae: Gulls and Terns Pomarine Jaeger, Stercorarius pomarinus: Accidental, 1-S Parasitic Jaeger, Stercorarius parasiticus: Accidental, 1-S Long-tailed Jaeger, Stercorarius longicaudus: Accidental, 1-S Laughing Gull, Larus atricilla: Casual, 1-P FranklinUs Gull, Larus pipixcan: Regular, 1-S Little Gull, Larus minutus: Accidental, 1-P Black-headed Gull, Larus ridibundus: Accidental, III BonaparteUs Gull, Larus philadelphia: Regular, 1-S Mew Gull, Larus canus: Accidental, 1-P Ring-billed Gull, Larus delawarensis: Regular, 1-S California Gull, Larus californicus: Regular, 1-S Herring Gull, Larus argentatus: Regular, 1-S ThayerUs Gull, Larus thayeri: Casual, 1-P Iceland Gull, Larus glaucoides: Casual, 1-P Lesser Black-backed Gull, Larus fuscus: Casual, 1-P Glaucous-winged Gull, Larus glaucescens: Accidental, 1-P Glaucous Gull, Larus hyperboreus: Regular, 1-P Great Black-backed Gull, Larus marinus: Casual, 1-P Black-legged Kittiwake, Rissa tridactyla: Casual, 1-S RossUs Gull, Rhodostethia rosea: Accidental, 1-P SabineUs Gull, Xema sabini: Accidental, 1-S Caspian Tern, Sterna caspia: Regular, 1-Regular, 1-S Common Tern, Sterna hirundo: Regular, 1-S ForsterUs Tern, Sterna forsteri: Regular, 1-S Least Tern, Sterna antillarum: Regular, 1-S Black Tern, Chlidonias niger: Regular, 1-S Family Alcidae: Auks, Murres, and Allies Ancient Murrelet, Synthliboramphus antiquus: Accidental, 1-S Order COLUMBIFORMES Family Columbidae: Pigeons and Doves Rock Dove, Columba livia: Regular, 1-S Band-tailed Pigeon, Columba fasciata: Accidental, III Eurasian Collared-Dove, Streptopelia decaocto: Accidental, III White-winged Dove, Zenaida asiatica: Accidental, 1-P Mourning Dove, Zenaida macroura: Regular, 1-S Passenger Pigeon, Ectopistes migratorius: Extinct, 1-S Inca Dove, Columbina inca: Accidental, 1-P Common Ground-Dove, Columbina passerina: Accidental, III Order PSITTACIFORMES Family Psittacidae: Parrots Carolina Parakeet, Conuropsis carolinensis: Extinct, 1-S Order CUCULIFORMES Family Cuculidae: Cuckoos and Anis Black-billed Cuckoo, Coccyzus erythropthalmus: Regular, 1-S Yellow-billed Cuckoo, Coccyzus americanus: Regular, 1-S Groove-billed Ani, Crotophaga sulcirostris: Accidental, 1-P Order STRIGIFORMES Family Tytonidae: Barn Owls Barn Owl, Tyto alba: Regular, 1-S Family Strigidae: Typical Owls Eastern Screech-Owl, Otus asio: Regular, 1-S Great Horned Owl, Bubo virginianus: Regular, 1-S Snowy Owl, Nyctea scandiaca: Regular, 1-S Northern Hawk Owl, Surnia ulula: Accidental, 1-S Burrowing Owl, Athene cunicularia: Regular, 1-S Barred Owl, Strix varia: Regular, 1-S Great Gray Owl, Strix nebulosa: Accidental, 1-S Long-eared Owl, Asio otus: Regular, 1-S Short-eared Owl, Asio flammeus: Regular, 1-S Boreal Owl, Aegolius funereus: Accidental, 1-S Northern Saw-whet Owl, Aegolius acadicus: Regular, 1-S Order CAPRIMULGIFORMES Family Caprimulgidae: Goatsuckers Common Nighthawk, Chordeiles minor: Regular, 1-S Common Poorwill, Phalaenoptilus nuttallii: Regular, 1-S Chuck-willUs-widow, Caprimulgus carolinensis: Regular, 1-P Whip-poor-will, Caprimulgus vociferus: Regular, 1-S Order APODIFORMES Family Apodidae: Swifts Chimney Swift, Chaetura pelagica: Regular, 1-S White-throated Swift, Aeronautes saxatalis: Regular, 1-S Family Trochilidae: Hummingbirds Ruby-throated Hummingbird, Archilochus colubris: Regular, 1-S Calliope Hummingbird, Stellula calliope: Accidental 1-P Broad-tailed Hummingbird, Selasphorus platycercus: Casual, 1-P Rufous Hummingbird, Selasphorus rufus: Casual, 1-S Order CORACIIFORMES Family Alcedinidae: Kingfishers Belted Kingfisher, Ceryle alcyon: Regular, 1-S Order PICIFORMES Family Picidae: Woodpeckers LewisUs Woodpecker, Melanerpes lewis: Regular, 1-S Red-headed Woodpecker, Melanerpes erythrocephalus: Regular, 1-S Acorn Woodpecker, Melanerpes formicivorus: Accidental, 1-P Red-bellied Woodpecker, Melanerpes carolinus: Regular, 1-S Yellow-bellied Sapsucker, Sphyrapicus varius: Regular, 1-S Red-naped Sapsucker, Sphyrapicus nuchalis: Accidental, 1-S WilliamsonUs Sapsucker, Sphyrapicus thyroideus: Accidental, 1-S Downy Woodpecker, Picoides pubescens: Regular, 1-S Hairy Woodpecker, Picoides villosus: Regular, 1-S Three-toed Woodpecker, Picoides tridactylus: Accidental, 1-S Northern Flicker, Colaptes auratus: Regular, 1-S Pileated Woodpecker, Dryocopus pileatus: Accidental, 1-P Order PASSERIFORMES Family Tyrannidae: Tyrant Flycatchers Olive-sided Flycatcher, Contopus cooperi: Regular, 1-S Western Wood-Pewee, Contopus sordidulus: Regular, 1-S Eastern Wood-Pewee, Contopus virens: Regular, 1-S Yellow-bellied Flycatcher, Empidonax flaviventris: Casual, 1-S Acadian Flycatcher, Empidonax virescens: Regular, 1-S Alder Flycatcher, Empidonax alnorum: Regular, 1-R Willow Flycatcher, Empidonax traillii: Regular, 1-R Least Flycatcher, Empidonax minimus: Regular, 1-S HammondUs Flycatcher, Empidonax hammondii: Accidental, 1-S Cordilleran Flycatcher, Empidonax occidentalis: Casual, 1-R Eastern Phoebe, Sayornis phoebe: Regular, 1-S SayUs Phoebe, Sayornis saya: Regular, 1-S Vermilion Flycatcher, Pyrocephalus rubinus: Accidental, 1-P Ash-throated Flycatcher, Myiarchus cinerascens: Accidental, III Great Crested Flycatcher, Myiarchus crinitus: Regular, 1-S CassinUs Kingbird, Tyrannus vociferans: Regular, 1-S Western Kingbird, Tyrannus verticalis: Regular, 1-S Eastern Kingbird, Tyrannus tyrannus: Regular, 1-S Scissor-tailed Flycatcher, Tyrannus forficatus, Casual, 1-P Family Laniidae: Shrikes Northern Shrike, Lanius excubitor: Regular, 1-S Loggerhead Shrike, Lanius ludovicianus: Regular, 1-S Family Vireonidae: Vireos White-eyed Vireo, Vireo griseus: Casual, 1-S BellUs Vireo, Vireo bellii: Regular, 1-S Black-capped Vireo, Vireo atricapillus: Accidental, 1-S Blue-headed Vireo, Vireo solitarius: Regular, 1-S CassinUs Vireo, Vireo cassinii: Accidental, 1-S Plumbeous Vireo, Vireo plumbeus: Regular, 1-S Yellow-throated Vireo, Vireo flavifrons: Regular, 1-S Warbling Vireo, Vireo gilvus: Regular, 1-S Philadelphia Vireo, Vireo philadelphicus: Regular, 1-S Red-eyed Vireo, Vireo olivaceus: Regular, 1-S Family Corvidae: Jays, Magpies, and Crows Gray Jay, Perisoreus canadensis: Accidental, III StellerUs Jay, Cyanocitta stelleri: Accidental, 1-S Blue Jay, Cyanocitta cristata: Regular, 1-S Pinyon Jay, Gymnorhinus cyanocephalus: Regular, 1-S ClarkUs Nutcracker, Nucifraga columbiana: Casual, 1-S Black-billed Magpie, Pica pica: Regular, 1-S American Crow, Corvus brachyrhynchos: Regular, 1-S Chihuahuan Raven, Corvus cryptoleucus: Accidental, 1-S Common Raven, Corvus corax: Accidental, III Family Alaudidae: Larks Horned Lark, Eremophila alpestris: Regular, 1-S Family Hirundinidae: Swallows Purple Martin, Progne subis: Regular, 1-S Tree Swallow, Tachycineta bicolor: Regular, 1-S Violet-green Swallow, Tachycineta thalassina: Regular, 1-S Northern Rough-winged Swallow, Stelgidopteryx serripennis: Regular, 1-S Bank Swallow, Riparia riparia: Regular, 1-S Barn Swallow, Hirundo rustica: Regular, 1-S Cliff Swallow, Petrochelidon pyrrhonota: Regular, 1-S Cave Swallow, Petrochelidon fulva: Accidental 1-P Family Paridae: Titmice Black-capped Chickadee, Poecile atricapillus: Regular, 1-S Mountain Chickadee, Poecile gambeli: Accidental, 1-P Tufted Titmouse, Baeolophus bicolor: Regular, 1-S Family Sittidae: Nuthatches Red-breasted Nuthatch, Sitta canadensis: Regular, 1-S White-breasted Nuthatch, Sitta carolinensis: Regular, 1-S Pygmy Nuthatch, Sitta pygmaea: Regular, 1-S Family Certhiidae: Creepers Brown Creeper, Certhia americana: Regular, 1-S Family Troglodytidae: Wrens Rock Wren, Salpinctes obsoletus: Regular, 1-S Canyon Wren, Catherpes mexicanus; Accidental, 1-P Carolina Wren, Thryothorus ludovicianus: Regular, 1-S BewickUs Wren, Thryomanes bewickii: Casual, 1-P House Wren, Troglodytes aedon: Regular, 1-S Winter Wren, Troglodytes troglodytes: Regular, 1-S Sedge Wren, Cistothorus platensis: Regular, 1-S Marsh Wren, Cistothorus palustris: Regular, 1-S Family Cinclidae: Dippers American Dipper, Cinclus mexicanus: Accidental, 1-S Family Regulidae: Kinglets Golden-crowned Kinglet, Regulus satrapa: Regular, 1-S Ruby-crowned Kinglet, Regulus calendula: Regular, 1-S Family Sylviidae: Gnatcatchers Blue-gray Gnatcatcher, Polioptila caerulea: Regular, 1-S Family Turdidae: Thrushes and Allies Eastern Bluebird, Sialia sialis: Regular, 1-S Mountain Bluebird, Sialia currucoides: Regular, 1-S TownsendUs Solitaire, Myadestes townsendi: Regular, 1-S Veery, Catharus fuscescens: Regular, 1-S Gray-cheeked Thrush, Catharus minimus: Regular, 1-S SwainsonUs Thrush, Catharus ustulatus: Regular, 1-S Hermit Thrush, Catharus guttatus: Regular, 1-S Wood Thrush, Hylocichla mustelina: Regular, 1-S American Robin, Turdus migratorius: Regular, 1-S Varied Thrush, Ixoreus naevius: Casual, 1-S Family Mimidae: Mockingbirds and Thrashers Gray Catbird, Dumetella carolinensis: Regular, 1-S Northern Mockingbird, Mimus polyglottos; Regular, 1-S Sage Thrasher, Oreoscoptes montanus: Casual, 1-S Brown Thrasher, Toxostoma rufum: Regular, 1-S Curve-billed Thrasher, Toxostoma curvirostre: Accidental, 1-S Family Sturnidae: Starlings European Starling, Sturnus vulgaris: Regular, 1-S Family Motacillidae: Pipits American Pipit, Anthus rubescens: Regular, 1-S SpragueUs Pipit, Anthus spragueii: Casual, 1-S Family Bombycillidae: Waxwings Bohemian Waxwing, Bombycilla garrulus: Casual, 1-S Cedar Waxwing, Bombycilla cedrorum: Regular, 1-S Family Ptilogonatidae: Silky-flycatchers Phainopepla, Phainopepla nitens: Accidental, 1-P Family Parulidae: Wood Warblers Blue-winged Warbler, Vermivora pinus: Casual, 1-S Golden-winged Warbler, Vermivora chrysoptera: Regular, 1-S Tennessee Warbler, Vermivora peregrina: Regular, 1-S Orange-crowned Warbler, Vermivora celata: Regular, 1-S Nashville Warbler, Vermivora ruficapilla: Regular, 1-S VirginiaUs Warbler, Vermivora virginiae: Accidental, III Northern Parula, Parula americana: Regular, 1-S Yellow Warbler, Dendroica petechia: Regular, 1-S Chestnut-sided Warbler, Dendroica pensylvanica: Regular, 1-S Magnolia Warbler, Dendroica magnolia: Regular, 1-S Cape May Warbler, Dendroica tigrina: Casual, 1-S Black-throated Blue Warbler, Dendroica caerulescens: Casual, 1-S Yellow-rumped Warbler, Dendroica coronata: Regular, 1-S TownsendUs Warbler, Dendroica townsendi: Casual, 1-S Black-throated Green-Warbler, Dendroica virens: Regular, 1-S Blackburnian Warbler, Dendroica fusca: Regular, 1-S Yellow-throated Warbler, Dendroica dominica: Regular, 1-P Pine Warbler, Dendroica pinus: Casual, 1-P Prairie Warbler, Dendroica discolor: Accidental, 1-P Palm Warbler, Dendroica palmarum: Regular, 1-S Bay-breasted Warbler, Dendroica castanea: Regular, 1-S Blackpoll Warbler, Dendroica striata: Regular, 1-S Cerulean Warbler, Dendroica cerulea: Regular, 1-S Black-and-white Warbler, Mniotilta varia: Regular, 1-S American Redstart, Setophaga ruticilla: Regular, 1-S Prothonotary Warbler, Protonotaria citrea: Regular, 1-S Worm-eating Warbler, Helmitheros vermivorus: Casual, 1-P SwainsonUs Warbler, Limnothlypis swainsonii: Accidental, 1-S Ovenbird, Seiurus aurocapillus: Regular, 1-S Northern Waterthrush, Seiurus noveboracensis: Regular, 1-S Louisiana Waterthrush, Seiurus motacilla: Regular, 1-S Kentucky Warbler, Oporornis formosus: Regular, 1-S Connecticut Warbler, Oporornis agilis: Regular, 1-P Mourning Warbler, Oporornis philadelphia: Regular, 1-S MacGillivrayUs Warbler, Oporornis tolmiei: Regular, 1-S Common Yellowthroat, Geothlypis trichas: Regular, 1-S Hooded Warbler, Wilsonia citrina: Casual, 1-S WilsonUs Warbler, Wilsonia pusilla: Regular, 1-S Canada Warbler, Wilsonia canadensis: Regular, 1-S Yellow-breasted Chat, Icteria virens: Regular, 1-S Family Thraupidae: Tanagers Summer Tanager, Piranga rubra: Regular, 1-S Scarlet Tanager, Piranga olivacea: Regular, 1-S Western Tanager, Piranga ludoviciana: Regular, 1-S Family Emberizidae: Towhees, Sparrows and Longspurs Green-tailed Towhee, Pipilo chlorurus: Casual, 1-S Eastern Towhee, Pipilo erythrophthalmus: Regular, 1-S Spotted Towhee, Pipilo maculatus: Regular, 1-S CassinUs Sparrow, Aimophila cassinii: Casual, 1-P American Tree Sparrow, Spizella arborea: Regular, 1-S Chipping Sparrow, Spizella passerina: Regular, 1-S Clay-colored Sparrow, Spizella pallida: Regular, 1-S BrewerUs Sparrow, Spizella breweri: Regular, 1-S Field Sparrow, Spizella pusilla: Regular, 1-S Vesper Sparrow, Pooecetes gramineus: Regular, 1-S Lark Sparrow, Chondestes grammacus: Regular, 1-S Black-throated Sparrow, Amphispiza bilineata: Accidental, 1-P Sage Sparrow, Amphispiza belli: Accidental, III Lark Bunting, Calamospiza melanocorys: Regular, 1-S Savannah Sparrow, Passerculus sandwichensis: Regular, 1-S BairdUs Sparrow, Ammodramus bairdii: Accidental, 1-S Grasshopper Sparrow, Ammodramus savannarum: Regular, 1-S HenslowUs Sparrow, Ammodramus henslowii: Casual, 1-S Le ConteUs Sparrow, Ammodramus leconteii: Regular, 1-S NelsonUs Sharp-tailed Sparrow, Ammodramus nelsoni: Casual, 1-S Fox Sparrow, Passerella iliaca: Regular, 1-S Song Sparrow, Melospiza melodia: Regular, 1-S LincolnUs Sparrow, Melospiza lincolnii: Regular, 1-S Swamp Sparrow, Melospiza georgiana: Regular, 1-S White-throated Sparrow, Zonotrichia albicollis: Regular, 1-S HarrisUs Sparrow, Zonotrichia querula: Regular, 1-S White-crowned Sparrow, Zonotrichia leucophrys: Regular, 1-S Golden-crowned Sparrow, Zonotrichia atricapilla: Accidental, 1-P Dark-eyed Junco, Junco hyemalis: Regular, 1-S McCownUs Longspur, Calcarius mccownii: Regular, 1-S Lapland Longspur, Calcarius lapponicus: Regular, 1-S SmithUs Longspur, Calcarius pictus: Accidental, 1-S Chestnut-collared Longspur, Calcarius ornatus: Regular, 1-S Snow Bunting, Plectrophenax nivalis: Regular, 1-S Family Cardinalidae: Cardinals, Grosbeaks, and Allies Northern Cardinal, Cardinalis cardinalis: Regular, 1-S Rose-breasted Grosbeak, Pheucticus ludovicianus: Regular, 1-S Black-headed Grosbeak, Pheucticus melanocephalus: Regular, 1-S Blue Grosbeak, Guiraca caerulea: Regular, 1-S Lazuli Bunting, Passerina amoena: Regular, 1-S Indigo Bunting, Passerina cyanea: Regular, 1-S Painted Bunting, Passerina ciris: Accidental, 1-S Dickcissel, Spiza americana: Regular, 1-S Family Icteridae: Meadowlarks, Blackbirds, Orioles, and Allies Bobolink, Dolichonyx oryzivorus: Regular, 1-S Red-winged Blackbird, Agelaius phoeniceus: Regular, 1-S Eastern Meadowlark, Sturnella magna: Regular, 1-S Western Meadowlark, Sturnella neglecta: Regular, 1-S Yellow-headed Blackbird, Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus: Regular, 1-S Rusty Blackbird, Euphagus carolinus: Regular, 1-S BrewerUs Blackbird, Euphagus cyanocephalus: Regular, 1-S Common Grackle, Quiscalus quiscula: Regular, 1-S Great-tailed Grackle, Quiscalus mexicanus: Regular, 1-P Brown-headed Cowbird, Molothrus ater: Regular, 1-S Orchard Oriole, Icterus spurius: Regular, 1-S Baltimore Oriole, Icterus galbula: Regular, 1-S BullockUs Oriole, Icterus bullockii: Regular, 1-S ScottUs Oriole, Icterus parisorum: Accidental, III Family Fringillidae: Finches Gray-crowned Rosy-Finch, Leucosticte tephrocotis: Casual, 1-S Pine Grosbeak, Pinicola enucleator: Accidental, 1-S Purple Finch, Carpodacus purpureus: Regular, 1-S CassinUs Finch, Carpodacus cassinii: Regular, 1-S House Finch, Carpodacus mexicanus: Regular, 1-S Red Crossbill, Loxia curvirostra: Regular, 1-S White-winged Crossbill, Loxia leucoptera: Casual, 1-S Common Redpoll, Carduelis flammea: Regular, 1-S Hoary Redpoll, Carduelis hornemanni: Accidental, 1-S Pine Siskin, Carduelis pinus: Regular, 1-S Lesser Goldfinch, Carduelis psaltria: Accidental, 1-P American Goldfinch, Carduelis tristis: Regular, 1-S Evening Grosbeak, Coccothraustes vespertinus: Regular, 1-S Family Passeridae: Old World Sparrows House Sparrow, Passer domesticus: Regular, 1-S Mark A. Brogie - NOURC Chaiperson -- Mark A. Brogie - Science Dept. HOME: Creighton Community Schools Mark A. Brogie 1609 Redick Ave., Box 10 508 Seeley, Box 316 Creighton, NE 68729 Creighton, NE 68729 (402) 358-3663 (402) 358-5675 FAX (402) 358-3804 E-mail: mbrogie@mother.esu1.k12.ne.us ============================================================ 27. hoppy hawks ============================================================ Date: Mon, 11 May 1998 17:29:43 -0500 From: ROBIN HARDING Subject: hoppy hawks Nebraska birders, Lanny and I observed an interesting raptor behavior last weekend. We were about seven miles south of the town of Wood River, along the edge of the Sandhills-like habitat that is just south of the Platte River. On a distant grassy hillside, we saw three large shapes that were far apart from each other. When we scoped them, we saw three one year old Swainson's Hawks. Each was standing on the ground and every once in a while each of them would hop a few steps and grab something with their beaks or talons. Sometimes one of them would fly a short distance and then land on the ground again. We could not see what they were grabbing but we assume there must have been small mammals or large insects. It was a cool, wet day and we have not seen many large insects such as grasshoppers yet. It was odd to see Swainson's Hawks hopping around on the ground but there were not any perches nearby. Has anyone else seen such behavior before? Robin Harding 50370 24th Road Gibbon, NE 68840 (308) 468-5057 home (308) 865-8647 office ============================================================ 28. Fw: NeBirds notes. ============================================================ From: "Ross Silcock" Subject: Fw: NeBirds notes. Date: Mon, 11 May 1998 17:57:14 -0500 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit NEBirders: A forward from Steve Dinsmore, who is having some trouble submitting to NEBIRDS. Ross Silcock Tabor, IA ---------- > From: Steve Dinsmore > To: silcock@sidney.heartland.net > Subject: NeBirds notes. > Date: Sunday, May 10, 1998 4:31 PM > > Ross- > > Attached are two notes you can post to NeBirds. Sure > hope I get this problem straightened out soon! Thanks. > > Steve ============================================================ 29. More Hoppy Hawks ============================================================ From: Johnsllvn Date: Mon, 11 May 1998 20:33:21 EDT Subject: More Hoppy Hawks Robin & Lanny, I Released a Ferruginous Hawk with a group of birders at the Thompson Ranch Prarie Chicken lek NW of Grand Island during the Audubon Spring River Conference last March after rehabilitating from a broken wing at the Raptor Recovery Center. It looked very good when it flew off but it didn't fly very far so Bard Tebble and I stayed to watch it for awhile after the rest of the group left. What we saw was very interesting. The bird was perched on the ground (not unusual for a Ferruginous Hawk) and we saw it pounce on something. It held in it's talons what looked like prey ( a small vole or something ) and proceded to pick at it with it's beak, not eating but, more like plucking and flinging fur from a small rodent like they do. Then a puzzling thing happened, the bird took a few steps away then flew off with nothing in it's talons. It flew about 200 yards west, parallel to the road, we followed in Barbs truck. We watched the Hawk for a few more minutes wondering why it had left it's prey behind, when it went through the same routine again, pouncing and footing the ground as if to make a kill, only this time we got a better look at the birds prey. The bird appeared to be practicing to make kills on Cow Pies!! This was a nasty, true-to-form Ferrugenous Hawk that would have nothing to do with human presence. It was fat after the free lunch program at RRC, so I don't think these actions were out of hunger, and I don't think the 2 months of captivity during rehab had any influence on this birds capability to survive in the wild. I have no explaination for this behavior, it seemed to be happy to be free again. John Sullivan 3003 Orchard Lincoln, Ne 68503 Johnsllvn@aol.com ============================================================ 30. Re: Fw: NeBirds notes. ============================================================ Date: Mon, 11 May 1998 19:56:02 -0500 From: price_rip@hotmail.com (Robert I. Price) Subject: Re: Fw: NeBirds notes. Hello all, A bit of Administrivia from the trivial administrator: I do not know how many of you could read the files that were attached as indicated below. I do not trust documents that must be opened by microsoft products. The programs I use display garbage whenever I try to open Microsoft Word documents. I routinely throw such material away without even trying to open it. More importantly, none of the information contained in the attached files is in the NeBird list archive. The archive indicates oinly that two notes exist. Attached documents are only passed through this LMP and do not become part of the archived history of the list. RIP >Content-Type: application/octet-stream; name="REPORT.DOC" >Content-Description: Report (Microsoft Word Document) >Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="REPORT.DOC" > >Attachment converted: Macintosh HD:REPORT.DOC (WDBN/MSWD) (00003513) >Content-Type: application/octet-stream; name="MIKI.DOC" >Content-Description: Miki (Microsoft Word Document) >Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="MIKI.DOC" > >Attachment converted: Macintosh HD:MIKI.DOC (WDBN/MSWD) (00003514) ============================================================ 31. Mississippi Kite and a warning ============================================================ Date: Mon, 11 May 1998 20:10:04 -0500 From: price_rip@hotmail.com (Robert I. Price) Subject: Mississippi Kite and a warning A bit of Administrivia about posting through AutoShare >From: Steve_Dinsmore@usgs.gov (Steve Dinsmore) >Subject: Mississippi Kite > >RIP- > > Enclosed is an error message for one of the posts I sent to NeBirds. >Perhaps you can tell me what I'm doing wrong. I'll forward another message >in a >couple of minutes. > >Steve Dinsmore > >______________________________ Forward Header >__________________________________ >Subject: Mississippi Kite >Author: NeBirds@rip.physics.unk.edu at NBS-Internet-Gateway >Date: 5/10/98 12:08 PM > > >************************************************************ >ATTENTION PLEASE >Your message did NOT get posted or forwarded >A listserv command must be sent to the listserv address >The listserv address is autoshare@rip.physics.unk.edu >************************************************************ If the first thing AutoShare sees in the body of a message is a Tab character or several blank spaces, it thinks the message contains a command. As a result of AutoShare's stupidity (it is a robot, afterall! 8-)) the sender gets an error message telling them to use the AutoShare address and not the address. If you have a recalcitrant mailer that insists upon putting Tab characters of several blank spaces before you text, Autoshare will not be able to handle it. If you have this problem feel free to send your posting to me or to another person on this list and ask them to put your post into the body of a message to the NeBirds list. RIP And now back to your regularly scheduled program ... > Chris and others- > > Mississippi Kites are apparently a VERY local breeding > bird in Nebraska. Ross Silcock and I have looked for this > species in August along the Republican River from McCook > east to Harlan County Reservoir without success. It is > likely that they occur at other locations in southcentral > Nebraska, but apparently not in any numbers. My experience > in Ogallala is that the birds are very obvious at this time > of the year because they are actively feeding young. > Incidentally, the Ogallala "colony" has declined a bit the > last couple of years with perhaps 2-4 pairs now present. > > Stephen J. Dinsmore > Fort Collins, CO > ============================================================ 32. Western Nebraska Birding. ============================================================ Date: Mon, 11 May 1998 20:11:16 -0500 From: price_rip@hotmail.com (Robert I. Price) Subject: Western Nebraska Birding. >Date: Mon, 11 May 1998 09:41:08 -0600 >From: Steve_Dinsmore@usgs.gov (Steve Dinsmore) >Subject: Western Nebraska Birding. > > I just returned from birding western Nebraska on 8-9 May. > Despite moderate rains all friday and most of saturday, the > birding was very good. My 2-day trip list was about 153 > species. Highlights follow. > > 8 May > > near exit 1, Kimball Co.- > 2 Cassin's Kingbird > 1 Blue-gray Gnatcatcher > Oliver Reservoir- > 1 Clark's Grebe > 2 Blue-gray Gnatcatcher > 2 Upland Sandpiper-w of Lodgepole, Cheyenne Co. > 1 Gray-cheeked Thrush-Ash Hollow S.P. > 1 Sandhill Crane-Clear Creek marshes, Keith Co. > Lake McConaughy- > **1 adult Red-throated Loon-Arthur Bay (basic plumage) > Lake Ogallala- > **1 first-spring male Surf Scoter-at east end above > Keystone diversion dam > Sutherland Reservoir- > 14 Sanderling > > 9 May > > Lake McConaughy- > 19 Clark's Grebe > 4 Piping Plover > Lake Ogallala- > 1 Surf Scoter > 1 Gray-cheeked Thrush > 1 Least Flycatcher > 2 Blackpoll Warbler > 1 American Redstart > wet meadow n of Keystone L.- > 1 White-faced Ibis > 5 Ross's Goose > 1 adult Peregrine Falcon > **1 Whimbrel > 11 Upland Sandpiper > 2 California Gull > Clear Creek marshes, Keith Co.- > 1 Great Egret > 2 Snowy Egret > **1 Baird's Sparrow-grassy area SE of Check Station > Scotts Bluff National Monument- > 10 White-throated Swift > 1 Violet-green Swallow > > A few other notes to those headed west next weekend for the > NOU meeting. The water level at Lake McConaughy is very high > and there is no shorebird habitat anywhere. Also, Lakes > Minatare, Alice, and Little Lake Alice are very high. > > Stephen J. Dinsmore > Fort Collins, CO > ============================================================ 33. Bird-a-thon ============================================================ From: Johnsllvn Date: Mon, 11 May 1998 21:13:27 EDT Subject: Bird-a-thon Hello all, Elaine Bachel and I did the Wachiska Bird-a-thon on Sat. We started in the eastern forests and ended at the Salt Valley lakes. These are the highlights: Schramm Park: Whip-poor-will Fontenelle Forest: Great Crested Flycatcher, Cerulen Warbler, American Redstart, Wood Thrush and American Bittern on the Great Marsh. Back to Schramm: Scarlet Tanager, Kentucky Warbler, Ovenbird and Dickcissle. Platte River State Park: Swainson's Hawk, Red-eyed Vireo, Blue-headed Viroe and Louisiana Waterthrush. Jack Sinn WMA: American Avocet Branched Oak SRA: Black Tern, Bonaparte's Gull Pawnee SRA: Common Loon, Yellow Warbler, Tennessee Warbler and Virginia Rail. After a quick, unsuccessful owling stop at Wilderness Park we decided to check the State Capitol Building for a Peregrine Falcon. It was 9:30 pm after dark and we were very surprised to find 2 adult Peregrines roosting on the building. Maybe they will use the nest box this year!! John Sullivan 3003 Orchard Lincoln, Ne 68503 Johnsllvn ============================================================ 34. Re: Nebraska List (long) ============================================================ Date: Mon, 11 May 1998 20:42:18 -0500 From: Carolyn Hall Subject: Re: Nebraska List (long) Hi Dennis, I just had a call from one of the men at the Game Comm. about the breeding bird survey on the Barta Ranch. I would love to help but feel that I am not expert enough to ramrod it. Mark Brogie and his brother live near Wayne. Both are expert birders. We might want to ask them if they would be interested in helping. Carolyn Mark Brogie wrote: > > For those out there interested; the following is the current > list of Nebraska Birds. The 434 species listed includes two > extinct species (Passenger Pigeon & Carolina Parakeet). > > THE OFFICIAL LIST OF THE BIRDS OF NEBRASKA > (1997) > > Order GAVIIFORMES > Family Gaviidae: Loons > > Red-throated Loon, Gavia stellata: Accidental, 1-P > Pacific Loon, Gavia pacifica: Casual, 1-P > Common Loon, Gavia immer: Regular, 1-S > Yellow-billed Loon, Gavia adamsii: Accidental, 1-P > > Order PODICIPEDIFORMES > Family Podicipedidae: Grebes > > Pied-billed Grebe, Podilymbus podiceps: Regular, 1-S > Horned Grebe, Podiceps auritus: Regular, 1-S > Red-necked Grebe, Podiceps grisegena: Accidental, 1-P > Eared Grebe, Podiceps nigricollis: Regular, 1-S > Western Grebe, Aechmophorus occidentalis: Regular, 1-S > ClarkUs Grebe, Aechmophorus clarkii: Regular, 1-S > > Order PELECANIFORMES > Family Pelecanidae: Pelicans > > American White Pelican, Pelecanus erythrorhynchos: Regular, 1-S > Brown Pelican, Pelecanus occidentalis: Accidental, 1-P > > Family Phalacrocoracidae: Cormorants > > Double-crested Cormorant, Phalacrocorax auritus: Regular, 1-P > Neotropic Cormorant, Phalacrocorax brasilianus: Accidental, 1-S > > Family Anhingidae: Darters > > Anhinga, Anhinga anhinga: Accidental, 1-S > > Order CICONIIFORMES > Family Ardeidae: Bitterns and Herons > > American Bittern, Botaurus lentiginosus: Regular, 1-S > Least Bittern, Ixobrychus exilis: Regular, 1-S > Great Blue Heron, Ardea herodias: Regular, 1-S > Great Egret, Ardea alba: Regular, 1-S > Snowy Egret, Egretta thula: Regular, 1-P > Little Blue Heron, Egretta caerulea: Regular, 1-S > Tricolored Heron, Egretta tricolor: Accidental, 1-S > Cattle Egret, Bubulcus ibis: Regular, 1-P > Green Heron, Butorides virescens: Regular, 1-S > Black-crowned Night-Heron, Nycticorax nycticorax: Regular, 1-S > Yellow-crowned Night-Heron, Nyctanassa violacea: Regular, 1-S > > Family Threskiornithidae: Ibises and Spoonbills > > White-faced Ibis, Plegadis chihi: Regular, 1-S > Roseate Spoonbill, Ajaia ajaja: Accidental, II > > Family Ciconiidae: Storks > > Wood Stork, Mycteria americana: Accidental, III > > Family Cathartidae: American Vultures > > Black Vulture, Coragyps atratus: Accidental, 1-S > Turkey Vulture, Cathartes aura: Regular, 1-S > > Order ANSERIFORMES > Family Anatidae: Swans, Geese, and Ducks > > Black-bellied Whistling-Duck, Dendrocygna autumnalis: Accidental, 1-S > Bean Goose, Anser fabalis: Accidental, 1-P > Greater White-fronted Goose, Anser albifrons: Regular, 1-S > Emperor Goose, Chen canagica: Accidental, 1-P > Snow Goose, Chen caerulescens: Regular, 1-S > RossUs Goose, Chen rossii: Regular, 1-S > Canada Goose, Branta canadensis: Regular, 1-S > Brant, Branta bernicla: Accidental, 1-S > Trumpeter Swan, Cygnus buccinator: Regular, 1-S > Tundra Swan, Cygnus columbianus: Casual, 1-S > Wood Duck, Aix sponsa: Regular, 1-S > Gadwall, Anas strepera: Regular, 1-S > Eurasian Wigeon, Anas penelope: Casual, 1-S > American Wigeon, Anas americana: Regular, 1-S > American Black Duck, Anas rubripes: Regular, 1-S > Mallard, Anas platyrhynchos: Regular, 1-S > Mottled Duck, Anas fulvigula: Accidental 1-P > Blue-winged Teal, Anas discors: Regular, 1-S > Cinnamon Teal, Anas cyanoptera: Regular, 1-S > Northern Shoveler, Anas clypeata: Regular, 1-S > Northern Pintail, Anas acuta: Regular, 1-S > Garganey, Anas querquedula: Accidental, III > Green-winged Teal, Anas crecca: Regular, 1-S > Canvasback, Aythya valisineria: Regular, 1-S > Redhead, Aythya americana: Regular, 1-S > Ring-necked Duck, Aythya collaris: Regular, 1-S > Greater Scaup, Aythya marila: Regular, 1-S > Lesser Scaup, Aythya affinis: Regular, 1-S > King Eider, Somateria spectabilis: Accidental, 1-P > Common Eider, Somateria mollissima: Accidental, 1-S > Harlequin Duck, Histrionicus histrionicus: Accidental, 1-S > Surf Scoter, Melanitta perspicillata: Regular, 1-S > White-winged Scoter, Melanitta fusca: Regular, 1-S > Black Scoter, Melanitta nigra: Casual, 1-S > Oldsquaw, Clangula hyemalis: Regular, 1-S > Bufflehead, Bucephala albeola: Regular, 1-S > Common Goldeneye, Bucephala clangula: Regular, 1-S > BarrowUs Goldeneye, Bucephala islandica: Casual, 1-P > Hooded Merganser, Lophodytes cucullatus: Regular, 1-S > Red-breasted Merganser, Mergus serrator: Regular, 1-S > Common Merganser, Mergus merganser: Regular, 1-S > Ruddy Duck, Oxyura jamaicensis: Regular, 1-S > > Order FALCONIFORMES > Family Accipitridae: Kites, Hawks, Eagles, and Allies > > Osprey, Pandion haliaetus: Regular, 1-S > Swallow-tailed Kite, Elanoides forficatus: Extripated, 1-S > White-tailed Kite, Elanus leucurus: Accidental, 1-P > Mississippi Kite, Ictinia mississippiensis: Regular, 1-S > Bald Eagle, Haliaeetus leucocephalus: Regular, 1-S > Northern Harrier, Circus cyaneus: Regular, 1-S > Sharp-shinned Hawk, Accipiter striatus: Regular, 1-S > CooperUs Hawk, Accipiter cooperii: Regular, 1-S > Northern Goshawk, Accipiter gentilis: Regular, 1-S > HarrisUs Hawk, Parabuteo unicinctus: Accidental, 1-S > Red-shouldered Hawk, Buteo lineatus: Regular, 1-S > Broad-winged Hawk, Buteo platypterus: Regular, 1-S > SwainsonUs Hawk, Buteo swainsoni: Regular, 1-S > Red-tailed Hawk, Buteo jamaicensis: Regular, 1-S > Ferruginous Hawk, Buteo regalis: Regular, 1-S > Rough-legged Hawk, Buteo lagopus: Regular, 1-S > Golden Eagle, Aquila chrysaetos: Regular, 1-S > > Family Falconidae: Falcons > > American Kestrel, Falco sparverius: Regular, 1-S > Merlin, Falco columbarius: Regular, 1-S > Prairie Falcon, Falco mexicanus: Regular, 1-S > Peregrine Falcon, Falco peregrinus: Regular, 1-S > Gyrfalcon, Falco rusticolus: Casual, 1-S > > > Order GALLIFORMES > Family Phasianidae: Partridges, Grouse, and Turkeys > > Gray Partridge, Perdix perdix: Regular, 1-S > Ring-necked Pheasant, Phasianus colchicus: Regular, 1-S > Ruffed Grouse, Bonasa umbellus: Extirpated, 1-S > Sage Grouse, Centrocercus urophasianus: Accidental, III > Greater Prairie-Chicken, Tympanuchus cupido: Regular, 1-S > Lesser Prairie-Chicken, Tympanuchus pallidicinctus: Extirpated, 1-S > Sharp-tailed Grouse, Tympanuchus phasianellus: Regular, 1-S > Wild Turkey, Meleagris gallopavo: Regular, 1PS > > Family Odontophoridae: Quail > > Northern Bobwhite, Colinus virginianus; Regular, 1-S > > Order GRUIFORMES > Family Rallidae: Rails, Gallinules, and Coots > > Yellow Rail, Coturnicops noveboracensis: Accidental, 1-S > Black Rail, Laterallus jamaicensis: Accidental, ??? > Clapper Rail, Rallus longirostris: Accidental, 1-S > King Rail, Rallus elegans: Casual, 1-S > Virginia Rail, Rallus limicola: Regular, 1-S > Sora, Porzana carolina: Regular, 1-S > Purple Gallinule, Porphyrula martinica: Accidental, III > Common Moorhen, Gallinula chloropus: Accidental, 1-S > American Coot, Fulica americana: Regular, 1-S > > Family Gruidae: Cranes > > Sandhill Crane, Grus canadensis: Regular, 1-S > Common Crane, Grus grus: Accidental, 1-P > Whooping Crane, Grus americana: Regular, 1-S > > Order CHARADRIIFORMES > Family Charadriidae > > Black-bellied Plover, Pluvialis squatarola: Regular, 1-S > American Golden-Plover, Pluvialis dominica: Regular, 1-S > Snowy Plover, Charadrius alexandrinus: Casual, 1-S > Semipalmated Plover, Charadrius semipalmatus: Regular, 1-S > Piping Plover, Charadrius melodus: Regular, 1-S > Killdeer, Charadrius vociferus: Regular, 1-S > Mountain Plover, Charadrius montanus: Casual, 1-S > > Family Recurvirostridae: Stilts and Avocets > > Black-necked Stilt, Himantopus mexicanus: Regular, 1-S > American Avocet, Recurvirostra americana: Regular, 1-S > > Family Scolopacidae: Sandpipers and Phalaropes > > Greater Yellowlegs, Tringa melanoleuca: Regular, 1-S > Lesser Yellowlegs, Tringa flavipes: Regular, 1-S > Solitary Sandpiper, Tringa solitaria: Regular, 1-S > Willet, Catoptrophorus semipalmatus: Regular, 1-S > Spotted Sandpiper, Actitis macularia: Regular, 1-S > Upland Sandpiper, Bartramia longicauda: Regular, 1-S > Eskimo Curlew, Numenius borealis: Extirpated, 1-S > Whimbrel, Numenius phaeopus: Casual, 1-S > Long-billed Curlew, Numenius americanus: Regular, 1-S > Hudsonian Godwit, Limosa haemastica: Regular, 1-S > Marbled Godwit, Limosa fedoa: Regular, 1-S > Ruddy Turnstone, Arenaria interpres: Regular, 1-S > Red Knot, Calidris canutus: Casual, 1-P > Sanderling, Calidris alba: Regular, 1-S > Semipalmated Sandpiper, Calidris pusilla: Regular, 1-S > Western Sandpiper, Calidris mauri: Regular, 1-S > Least Sandpiper, Calidris minutilla: Regular, 1-S > White-rumped Sandpiper, Calidris fuscicollis: Regular, 1-S > BairdUs Sandpiper, Calidris bairdii: Regular, 1-S > Pectoral Sandpiper, Calidris melanotos: Regular, 1-S > Sharp-tailed Sandpiper, Calidris acuminata: Accidental, III > Dunlin, Calidris alpina: Regular, 1-S > Curlew Sandpiper, Calidris ferruginea: Accidental, 1-P > Stilt Sandpiper, Calidris himantopus: Regular, 1-S > Buff-breasted Sandpiper, Tryngites subruficollis: Regular, 1-S > Ruff, Philomachus pugnax: Accidental, 1-P > Short-billed Dowitcher, Limnodromus griseus: Casual, 1-S > Long-billed Dowitcher, Limnodromus scolopaceus: Regular, 1-S > Common Snipe, Gallinago gallinago: Regular, 1-S > American Woodcock, Scolopax minor: Regular, 1-S > WilsonUs Phalarope, Phalaropus tricolor: Regular, 1-S > Red-necked Phalarope, Phalaropus lobatus: Regular, 1-S > Red Phalarope, Phalaropus fulicaria: Casual, 1-S > > Family Laridae: Gulls and Terns > > Pomarine Jaeger, Stercorarius pomarinus: Accidental, 1-S > Parasitic Jaeger, Stercorarius parasiticus: Accidental, 1-S > Long-tailed Jaeger, Stercorarius longicaudus: Accidental, 1-S > Laughing Gull, Larus atricilla: Casual, 1-P > FranklinUs Gull, Larus pipixcan: Regular, 1-S > Little Gull, Larus minutus: Accidental, 1-P > Black-headed Gull, Larus ridibundus: Accidental, III > BonaparteUs Gull, Larus philadelphia: Regular, 1-S > Mew Gull, Larus canus: Accidental, 1-P > Ring-billed Gull, Larus delawarensis: Regular, 1-S > California Gull, Larus californicus: Regular, 1-S > Herring Gull, Larus argentatus: Regular, 1-S > ThayerUs Gull, Larus thayeri: Casual, 1-P > Iceland Gull, Larus glaucoides: Casual, 1-P > Lesser Black-backed Gull, Larus fuscus: Casual, 1-P > Glaucous-winged Gull, Larus glaucescens: Accidental, 1-P > Glaucous Gull, Larus hyperboreus: Regular, 1-P > Great Black-backed Gull, Larus marinus: Casual, 1-P > Black-legged Kittiwake, Rissa tridactyla: Casual, 1-S > RossUs Gull, Rhodostethia rosea: Accidental, 1-P > SabineUs Gull, Xema sabini: Accidental, 1-S > Caspian Tern, Sterna caspia: Regular, 1-Regular, 1-S > Common Tern, Sterna hirundo: Regular, 1-S > ForsterUs Tern, Sterna forsteri: Regular, 1-S > Least Tern, Sterna antillarum: Regular, 1-S > Black Tern, Chlidonias niger: Regular, 1-S > > Family Alcidae: Auks, Murres, and Allies > > Ancient Murrelet, Synthliboramphus antiquus: Accidental, 1-S > > Order COLUMBIFORMES > Family Columbidae: Pigeons and Doves > > Rock Dove, Columba livia: Regular, 1-S > Band-tailed Pigeon, Columba fasciata: Accidental, III > Eurasian Collared-Dove, Streptopelia decaocto: Accidental, III > White-winged Dove, Zenaida asiatica: Accidental, 1-P > Mourning Dove, Zenaida macroura: Regular, 1-S > Passenger Pigeon, Ectopistes migratorius: Extinct, 1-S > Inca Dove, Columbina inca: Accidental, 1-P > Common Ground-Dove, Columbina passerina: Accidental, III > > Order PSITTACIFORMES > Family Psittacidae: Parrots > > Carolina Parakeet, Conuropsis carolinensis: Extinct, 1-S > > Order CUCULIFORMES > Family Cuculidae: Cuckoos and Anis > > Black-billed Cuckoo, Coccyzus erythropthalmus: Regular, 1-S > Yellow-billed Cuckoo, Coccyzus americanus: Regular, 1-S > Groove-billed Ani, Crotophaga sulcirostris: Accidental, 1-P > > Order STRIGIFORMES > Family Tytonidae: Barn Owls > > Barn Owl, Tyto alba: Regular, 1-S > > Family Strigidae: Typical Owls > > Eastern Screech-Owl, Otus asio: Regular, 1-S > Great Horned Owl, Bubo virginianus: Regular, 1-S > Snowy Owl, Nyctea scandiaca: Regular, 1-S > Northern Hawk Owl, Surnia ulula: Accidental, 1-S > Burrowing Owl, Athene cunicularia: Regular, 1-S > Barred Owl, Strix varia: Regular, 1-S > Great Gray Owl, Strix nebulosa: Accidental, 1-S > Long-eared Owl, Asio otus: Regular, 1-S > Short-eared Owl, Asio flammeus: Regular, 1-S > Boreal Owl, Aegolius funereus: Accidental, 1-S > Northern Saw-whet Owl, Aegolius acadicus: Regular, 1-S > > Order CAPRIMULGIFORMES > Family Caprimulgidae: Goatsuckers > > Common Nighthawk, Chordeiles minor: Regular, 1-S > Common Poorwill, Phalaenoptilus nuttallii: Regular, 1-S > Chuck-willUs-widow, Caprimulgus carolinensis: Regular, 1-P > Whip-poor-will, Caprimulgus vociferus: Regular, 1-S > > Order APODIFORMES > Family Apodidae: Swifts > > Chimney Swift, Chaetura pelagica: Regular, 1-S > White-throated Swift, Aeronautes saxatalis: Regular, 1-S > > Family Trochilidae: Hummingbirds > > Ruby-throated Hummingbird, Archilochus colubris: Regular, 1-S > Calliope Hummingbird, Stellula calliope: Accidental 1-P > Broad-tailed Hummingbird, Selasphorus platycercus: Casual, 1-P > Rufous Hummingbird, Selasphorus rufus: Casual, 1-S > > Order CORACIIFORMES > Family Alcedinidae: Kingfishers > > Belted Kingfisher, Ceryle alcyon: Regular, 1-S > > Order PICIFORMES > Family Picidae: Woodpeckers > > LewisUs Woodpecker, Melanerpes lewis: Regular, 1-S > Red-headed Woodpecker, Melanerpes erythrocephalus: Regular, 1-S > Acorn Woodpecker, Melanerpes formicivorus: Accidental, 1-P > Red-bellied Woodpecker, Melanerpes carolinus: Regular, 1-S > Yellow-bellied Sapsucker, Sphyrapicus varius: Regular, 1-S > Red-naped Sapsucker, Sphyrapicus nuchalis: Accidental, 1-S > WilliamsonUs Sapsucker, Sphyrapicus thyroideus: Accidental, 1-S > Downy Woodpecker, Picoides pubescens: Regular, 1-S > Hairy Woodpecker, Picoides villosus: Regular, 1-S > Three-toed Woodpecker, Picoides tridactylus: Accidental, 1-S > Northern Flicker, Colaptes auratus: Regular, 1-S > Pileated Woodpecker, Dryocopus pileatus: Accidental, 1-P > > Order PASSERIFORMES > Family Tyrannidae: Tyrant Flycatchers > > Olive-sided Flycatcher, Contopus cooperi: Regular, 1-S > Western Wood-Pewee, Contopus sordidulus: Regular, 1-S > Eastern Wood-Pewee, Contopus virens: Regular, 1-S > Yellow-bellied Flycatcher, Empidonax flaviventris: Casual, 1-S > Acadian Flycatcher, Empidonax virescens: Regular, 1-S > Alder Flycatcher, Empidonax alnorum: Regular, 1-R > Willow Flycatcher, Empidonax traillii: Regular, 1-R > Least Flycatcher, Empidonax minimus: Regular, 1-S > HammondUs Flycatcher, Empidonax hammondii: Accidental, 1-S > Cordilleran Flycatcher, Empidonax occidentalis: Casual, 1-R > Eastern Phoebe, Sayornis phoebe: Regular, 1-S > SayUs Phoebe, Sayornis saya: Regular, 1-S > Vermilion Flycatcher, Pyrocephalus rubinus: Accidental, 1-P > Ash-throated Flycatcher, Myiarchus cinerascens: Accidental, III > Great Crested Flycatcher, Myiarchus crinitus: Regular, 1-S > CassinUs Kingbird, Tyrannus vociferans: Regular, 1-S > Western Kingbird, Tyrannus verticalis: Regular, 1-S > Eastern Kingbird, Tyrannus tyrannus: Regular, 1-S > Scissor-tailed Flycatcher, Tyrannus forficatus, Casual, 1-P > > Family Laniidae: Shrikes > > Northern Shrike, Lanius excubitor: Regular, 1-S > Loggerhead Shrike, Lanius ludovicianus: Regular, 1-S > > Family Vireonidae: Vireos > > White-eyed Vireo, Vireo griseus: Casual, 1-S > BellUs Vireo, Vireo bellii: Regular, 1-S > Black-capped Vireo, Vireo atricapillus: Accidental, 1-S > Blue-headed Vireo, Vireo solitarius: Regular, 1-S > CassinUs Vireo, Vireo cassinii: Accidental, 1-S > Plumbeous Vireo, Vireo plumbeus: Regular, 1-S > Yellow-throated Vireo, Vireo flavifrons: Regular, 1-S > Warbling Vireo, Vireo gilvus: Regular, 1-S > Philadelphia Vireo, Vireo philadelphicus: Regular, 1-S > Red-eyed Vireo, Vireo olivaceus: Regular, 1-S > > Family Corvidae: Jays, Magpies, and Crows > > Gray Jay, Perisoreus canadensis: Accidental, III > StellerUs Jay, Cyanocitta stelleri: Accidental, 1-S > Blue Jay, Cyanocitta cristata: Regular, 1-S > Pinyon Jay, Gymnorhinus cyanocephalus: Regular, 1-S > ClarkUs Nutcracker, Nucifraga columbiana: Casual, 1-S > Black-billed Magpie, Pica pica: Regular, 1-S > American Crow, Corvus brachyrhynchos: Regular, 1-S > Chihuahuan Raven, Corvus cryptoleucus: Accidental, 1-S > Common Raven, Corvus corax: Accidental, III > > Family Alaudidae: Larks > > Horned Lark, Eremophila alpestris: Regular, 1-S > > Family Hirundinidae: Swallows > > Purple Martin, Progne subis: Regular, 1-S > Tree Swallow, Tachycineta bicolor: Regular, 1-S > Violet-green Swallow, Tachycineta thalassina: Regular, 1-S > Northern Rough-winged Swallow, Stelgidopteryx serripennis: Regular, > 1-S > Bank Swallow, Riparia riparia: Regular, 1-S > Barn Swallow, Hirundo rustica: Regular, 1-S > Cliff Swallow, Petrochelidon pyrrhonota: Regular, 1-S > Cave Swallow, Petrochelidon fulva: Accidental 1-P > > Family Paridae: Titmice > > Black-capped Chickadee, Poecile atricapillus: Regular, 1-S > Mountain Chickadee, Poecile gambeli: Accidental, 1-P > Tufted Titmouse, Baeolophus bicolor: Regular, 1-S > > Family Sittidae: Nuthatches > > Red-breasted Nuthatch, Sitta canadensis: Regular, 1-S > White-breasted Nuthatch, Sitta carolinensis: Regular, 1-S > Pygmy Nuthatch, Sitta pygmaea: Regular, 1-S > > Family Certhiidae: Creepers > > Brown Creeper, Certhia americana: Regular, 1-S > > Family Troglodytidae: Wrens > > Rock Wren, Salpinctes obsoletus: Regular, 1-S > Canyon Wren, Catherpes mexicanus; Accidental, 1-P > Carolina Wren, Thryothorus ludovicianus: Regular, 1-S > BewickUs Wren, Thryomanes bewickii: Casual, 1-P > House Wren, Troglodytes aedon: Regular, 1-S > Winter Wren, Troglodytes troglodytes: Regular, 1-S > Sedge Wren, Cistothorus platensis: Regular, 1-S > Marsh Wren, Cistothorus palustris: Regular, 1-S > > Family Cinclidae: Dippers > > American Dipper, Cinclus mexicanus: Accidental, 1-S > > Family Regulidae: Kinglets > > Golden-crowned Kinglet, Regulus satrapa: Regular, 1-S > Ruby-crowned Kinglet, Regulus calendula: Regular, 1-S > > Family Sylviidae: Gnatcatchers > > Blue-gray Gnatcatcher, Polioptila caerulea: Regular, 1-S > > Family Turdidae: Thrushes and Allies > > Eastern Bluebird, Sialia sialis: Regular, 1-S > Mountain Bluebird, Sialia currucoides: Regular, 1-S > TownsendUs Solitaire, Myadestes townsendi: Regular, 1-S > Veery, Catharus fuscescens: Regular, 1-S > Gray-cheeked Thrush, Catharus minimus: Regular, 1-S > SwainsonUs Thrush, Catharus ustulatus: Regular, 1-S > Hermit Thrush, Catharus guttatus: Regular, 1-S > Wood Thrush, Hylocichla mustelina: Regular, 1-S > American Robin, Turdus migratorius: Regular, 1-S > Varied Thrush, Ixoreus naevius: Casual, 1-S > > Family Mimidae: Mockingbirds and Thrashers > > Gray Catbird, Dumetella carolinensis: Regular, 1-S > Northern Mockingbird, Mimus polyglottos; Regular, 1-S > Sage Thrasher, Oreoscoptes montanus: Casual, 1-S > Brown Thrasher, Toxostoma rufum: Regular, 1-S > Curve-billed Thrasher, Toxostoma curvirostre: Accidental, 1-S > > Family Sturnidae: Starlings > > European Starling, Sturnus vulgaris: Regular, 1-S > > Family Motacillidae: Pipits > > American Pipit, Anthus rubescens: Regular, 1-S > SpragueUs Pipit, Anthus spragueii: Casual, 1-S > > Family Bombycillidae: Waxwings > > Bohemian Waxwing, Bombycilla garrulus: Casual, 1-S > Cedar Waxwing, Bombycilla cedrorum: Regular, 1-S > > Family Ptilogonatidae: Silky-flycatchers > > Phainopepla, Phainopepla nitens: Accidental, 1-P > > Family Parulidae: Wood Warblers > > Blue-winged Warbler, Vermivora pinus: Casual, 1-S > Golden-winged Warbler, Vermivora chrysoptera: Regular, 1-S > Tennessee Warbler, Vermivora peregrina: Regular, 1-S > Orange-crowned Warbler, Vermivora celata: Regular, 1-S > Nashville Warbler, Vermivora ruficapilla: Regular, 1-S > VirginiaUs Warbler, Vermivora virginiae: Accidental, III > Northern Parula, Parula americana: Regular, 1-S > Yellow Warbler, Dendroica petechia: Regular, 1-S > Chestnut-sided Warbler, Dendroica pensylvanica: Regular, 1-S > Magnolia Warbler, Dendroica magnolia: Regular, 1-S > Cape May Warbler, Dendroica tigrina: Casual, 1-S > Black-throated Blue Warbler, Dendroica caerulescens: Casual, 1-S > Yellow-rumped Warbler, Dendroica coronata: Regular, 1-S > TownsendUs Warbler, Dendroica townsendi: Casual, 1-S > Black-throated Green-Warbler, Dendroica virens: Regular, 1-S > Blackburnian Warbler, Dendroica fusca: Regular, 1-S > Yellow-throated Warbler, Dendroica dominica: Regular, 1-P > Pine Warbler, Dendroica pinus: Casual, 1-P > Prairie Warbler, Dendroica discolor: Accidental, 1-P > Palm Warbler, Dendroica palmarum: Regular, 1-S > Bay-breasted Warbler, Dendroica castanea: Regular, 1-S > Blackpoll Warbler, Dendroica striata: Regular, 1-S > Cerulean Warbler, Dendroica cerulea: Regular, 1-S > Black-and-white Warbler, Mniotilta varia: Regular, 1-S > American Redstart, Setophaga ruticilla: Regular, 1-S > Prothonotary Warbler, Protonotaria citrea: Regular, 1-S > Worm-eating Warbler, Helmitheros vermivorus: Casual, 1-P > SwainsonUs Warbler, Limnothlypis swainsonii: Accidental, 1-S > Ovenbird, Seiurus aurocapillus: Regular, 1-S > Northern Waterthrush, Seiurus noveboracensis: Regular, 1-S > Louisiana Waterthrush, Seiurus motacilla: Regular, 1-S > Kentucky Warbler, Oporornis formosus: Regular, 1-S > Connecticut Warbler, Oporornis agilis: Regular, 1-P > Mourning Warbler, Oporornis philadelphia: Regular, 1-S > MacGillivrayUs Warbler, Oporornis tolmiei: Regular, 1-S > Common Yellowthroat, Geothlypis trichas: Regular, 1-S > Hooded Warbler, Wilsonia citrina: Casual, 1-S > WilsonUs Warbler, Wilsonia pusilla: Regular, 1-S > Canada Warbler, Wilsonia canadensis: Regular, 1-S > Yellow-breasted Chat, Icteria virens: Regular, 1-S > > Family Thraupidae: Tanagers > > Summer Tanager, Piranga rubra: Regular, 1-S > Scarlet Tanager, Piranga olivacea: Regular, 1-S > Western Tanager, Piranga ludoviciana: Regular, 1-S > > Family Emberizidae: Towhees, Sparrows and Longspurs > > Green-tailed Towhee, Pipilo chlorurus: Casual, 1-S > Eastern Towhee, Pipilo erythrophthalmus: Regular, 1-S > Spotted Towhee, Pipilo maculatus: Regular, 1-S > CassinUs Sparrow, Aimophila cassinii: Casual, 1-P > American Tree Sparrow, Spizella arborea: Regular, 1-S > Chipping Sparrow, Spizella passerina: Regular, 1-S > Clay-colored Sparrow, Spizella pallida: Regular, 1-S > BrewerUs Sparrow, Spizella breweri: Regular, 1-S > Field Sparrow, Spizella pusilla: Regular, 1-S > Vesper Sparrow, Pooecetes gramineus: Regular, 1-S > Lark Sparrow, Chondestes grammacus: Regular, 1-S > Black-throated Sparrow, Amphispiza bilineata: Accidental, 1-P > Sage Sparrow, Amphispiza belli: Accidental, III > Lark Bunting, Calamospiza melanocorys: Regular, 1-S > Savannah Sparrow, Passerculus sandwichensis: Regular, 1-S > BairdUs Sparrow, Ammodramus bairdii: Accidental, 1-S > Grasshopper Sparrow, Ammodramus savannarum: Regular, 1-S > HenslowUs Sparrow, Ammodramus henslowii: Casual, 1-S > Le ConteUs Sparrow, Ammodramus leconteii: Regular, 1-S > NelsonUs Sharp-tailed Sparrow, Ammodramus nelsoni: Casual, 1-S > Fox Sparrow, Passerella iliaca: Regular, 1-S > Song Sparrow, Melospiza melodia: Regular, 1-S > LincolnUs Sparrow, Melospiza lincolnii: Regular, 1-S > Swamp Sparrow, Melospiza georgiana: Regular, 1-S > White-throated Sparrow, Zonotrichia albicollis: Regular, 1-S > HarrisUs Sparrow, Zonotrichia querula: Regular, 1-S > White-crowned Sparrow, Zonotrichia leucophrys: Regular, 1-S > Golden-crowned Sparrow, Zonotrichia atricapilla: Accidental, 1-P > Dark-eyed Junco, Junco hyemalis: Regular, 1-S > McCownUs Longspur, Calcarius mccownii: Regular, 1-S > Lapland Longspur, Calcarius lapponicus: Regular, 1-S > SmithUs Longspur, Calcarius pictus: Accidental, 1-S > Chestnut-collared Longspur, Calcarius ornatus: Regular, 1-S > Snow Bunting, Plectrophenax nivalis: Regular, 1-S > > Family Cardinalidae: Cardinals, Grosbeaks, and Allies > > Northern Cardinal, Cardinalis cardinalis: Regular, 1-S > Rose-breasted Grosbeak, Pheucticus ludovicianus: Regular, 1-S > Black-headed Grosbeak, Pheucticus melanocephalus: Regular, 1-S > Blue Grosbeak, Guiraca caerulea: Regular, 1-S > Lazuli Bunting, Passerina amoena: Regular, 1-S > Indigo Bunting, Passerina cyanea: Regular, 1-S > Painted Bunting, Passerina ciris: Accidental, 1-S > Dickcissel, Spiza americana: Regular, 1-S > > Family Icteridae: Meadowlarks, Blackbirds, Orioles, and Allies > > Bobolink, Dolichonyx oryzivorus: Regular, 1-S > Red-winged Blackbird, Agelaius phoeniceus: Regular, 1-S > Eastern Meadowlark, Sturnella magna: Regular, 1-S > Western Meadowlark, Sturnella neglecta: Regular, 1-S > Yellow-headed Blackbird, Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus: Regular, 1-S > Rusty Blackbird, Euphagus carolinus: Regular, 1-S > BrewerUs Blackbird, Euphagus cyanocephalus: Regular, 1-S > Common Grackle, Quiscalus quiscula: Regular, 1-S > Great-tailed Grackle, Quiscalus mexicanus: Regular, 1-P > Brown-headed Cowbird, Molothrus ater: Regular, 1-S > Orchard Oriole, Icterus spurius: Regular, 1-S > Baltimore Oriole, Icterus galbula: Regular, 1-S > BullockUs Oriole, Icterus bullockii: Regular, 1-S > ScottUs Oriole, Icterus parisorum: Accidental, III > > Family Fringillidae: Finches > > Gray-crowned Rosy-Finch, Leucosticte tephrocotis: Casual, 1-S > Pine Grosbeak, Pinicola enucleator: Accidental, 1-S > Purple Finch, Carpodacus purpureus: Regular, 1-S > CassinUs Finch, Carpodacus cassinii: Regular, 1-S > House Finch, Carpodacus mexicanus: Regular, 1-S > Red Crossbill, Loxia curvirostra: Regular, 1-S > White-winged Crossbill, Loxia leucoptera: Casual, 1-S > Common Redpoll, Carduelis flammea: Regular, 1-S > Hoary Redpoll, Carduelis hornemanni: Accidental, 1-S > Pine Siskin, Carduelis pinus: Regular, 1-S > Lesser Goldfinch, Carduelis psaltria: Accidental, 1-P > American Goldfinch, Carduelis tristis: Regular, 1-S > Evening Grosbeak, Coccothraustes vespertinus: Regular, 1-S > > Family Passeridae: Old World Sparrows > > House Sparrow, Passer domesticus: Regular, 1-S > > Mark A. Brogie - NOURC Chaiperson > -- > Mark A. Brogie - Science Dept. > HOME: > Creighton Community Schools Mark A. Brogie > 1609 Redick Ave., Box 10 508 Seeley, Box 316 > Creighton, NE 68729 Creighton, NE 68729 > (402) 358-3663 (402) 358-5675 > FAX (402) 358-3804 > E-mail: mbrogie@mother.esu1.k12.ne.us ============================================================ 35. Re: Fw: NeBirds notes. ============================================================ Date: Mon, 11 May 1998 21:41:39 -0500 From: rluehrs@kearney.net (Richard Luehrs) Subject: Re: Fw: NeBirds notes. At 5.57 PM -0500 5/11/98, Ross Silcock wrote: >NEBirders: >A forward from Steve Dinsmore, who is having some trouble submitting to >NEBIRDS. >Ross Silcock >Tabor, IA >---------- >> From: Steve Dinsmore >> To: silcock@sidney.heartland.net >> Subject: NeBirds notes. >> Date: Sunday, May 10, 1998 4:31 PM >> >> Ross- >> >> Attached are two notes you can post to NeBirds. Sure >> hope I get this problem straightened out soon! Thanks. A request. Please make sure all documents sent to the list are text-only, preferably in the body of the message rather than attached. Thank you. _____________________________________________________________________ / I imagine it's hard for a middle-aged | Richard Luehrs \ / man to get to the top in the business | Big Bend A.S. \ / world when his name is Fat Baby Moxford. | Friends Of Rowe Sanctuary \ | --------------- Kearney, Nebraska | \ Mr. I-Know-Where-They-Are | / \ aka Bob & Ray | rluehrs@kearney.net / \___________________________|_________________________________________/ ============================================================ 36. Hoppy Hawks ============================================================ Date: Mon, 11 May 1998 23:34:44 -0500 Subject: Hoppy Hawks From: jwhall2@juno.com (John W. Hall) Robin, While I have not personally observed this behavior, a thread developed on BirdChat back in December describing Red-tail Hawks hopping around on the ground after rains, feeding on earthworms and nightcrawlers. Since your day was cool and wet, perhaps your Swainson's were doing the same thing. John W. Hall Omaha, Nebraska jwhall2@juno.com _____________________________________________________________________ You don't need to buy Internet access to use free Internet e-mail. Get completely free e-mail from Juno at http://www.juno.com Or call Juno at (800) 654-JUNO [654-5866] ============================================================ ===== end NeBirds 19980511.text =====