===== begin NeBirds 19980525.text ===== Topics covered in this issue include: 1. Sedge Wrens LANNY RANDOLPH Wed, 13 May 1998 9:35:12 -0500 2. Re: Mississippi Kite cnk@scholars.bellevue.edu Wed, 13 May 1998 13:13:59 CDT 3. Re: Nebr birds resources cnk@scholars.bellevue.edu Wed, 13 May 1998 14:27:15 CDT 4. Re: Nebr birds resources JGIBSON@CSC1.CSC.EDU Thu, 14 May 1998 10:45:42 -0600 (MDT) 5. Saturday count cnk@scholars.bellevue.edu Thu, 14 May 1998 14:16:45 CDT 6. Saturday Birdathon "murwille" Fri, 15 May 1998 06:30:46 -0500 7. Bird Report From "The Bubbas" "murwille" Sun, 17 May 1998 17:32:19 -0500 8. Eurasian Collared-Dove update ROBIN HARDING Tue, 19 May 1998 10:21:58 -0500 9. Fw: Gull-billed Tern at Quivira!! "Ross Silcock" Tue, 19 May 1998 20:29:48 -0500 10. more about doves "Lanny Randolph & Robin Harding" Tue, 19 May 1998 20:38:40 -0500 11. Scottsbluff "Ross Silcock" Tue, 19 May 1998 22:06:58 -0500 12. Omaha Birding Information Request "murwille" Tue, 19 May 1998 22:12:49 -0500 13. Re: Omaha Birding Information Request cnk@scholars.bellevue.edu Wed, 20 May 1998 21:21:58 CDT 14. Fwd: Plumbeous Vireo Johnsllvn Wed, 20 May 1998 23:15:31 EDT 15. Re: Fwd: Plumbeous Vireo Mark Brogie Thu, 21 May 1998 07:31:44 -0500 (CDT) 16. Seen "Ross Silcock" Thu, 21 May 1998 17:02:28 -0500 17. Re: Fwd: Plumbeous Vireo Chris Hobbs Thu, 21 May 1998 18:23:05 -0500 18. Re: Fwd: Plumbeous Vireo "Ross Silcock" Thu, 21 May 1998 18:51:58 -0500 19. New Pictures "murwille" Fri, 22 May 1998 07:09:55 -0500 20. Re: Seen Jan Johnson Fri, 22 May 1998 08:45:05 -0500 (CDT) 21. Re: Seen Joe Gubanyi Fri, 22 May 1998 11:21:41 -0500 (CDT) 22. Another update on doves "Lanny Randolph & Robin Harding" Fri, 22 May 1998 22:05:36 -0500 23. Scottsbluff meeting final tally highlights "Lanny Randolph & Robin Harding" Sat, 23 May 1998 14:27:12 -0500 24. Birding Saturday jwhall2@juno.com (John W. Hall) Sat, 23 May 1998 18:14:36 -0500 25. Saturday birds at Schramm SP Joe Gubanyi Sat, 23 May 1998 19:24:08 -0500 (CDT) 26. Hooded Warber Johnsllvn Sat, 23 May 1998 20:54:51 EDT 27. Hooded Warb (not) "Ross Silcock" Sun, 24 May 1998 10:05:57 -0500 28. Schramm \ Platte River SP Johnsllvn Sun, 24 May 1998 19:50:03 EDT 29. This we saw "Lanny Randolph & Robin Harding" Sun, 24 May 1998 19:12:19 -0500 30. Re: This we saw rluehrs@kearney.net (Richard Luehrs) Mon, 25 May 1998 01:30:21 -0500 31. Schramm State Park, May 25 jwhall2@juno.com (John W. Hall) Mon, 25 May 1998 22:03:00 -0500 ============================================================ 1. Sedge Wrens ============================================================ Date: Wed, 13 May 1998 9:35:12 -0500 From: LANNY RANDOLPH Subject: Sedge Wrens Hello everybody, Last evening at 7:15 Robin and I heard a Sedge Wren singing from the grassland behind our house. Last year Sedge Wrens spent the summer there. Lanny Randolph Lanny Randolph southcentral Nebraska 50370 24th rd Gibbon Ne. 68840 RandolphL@Platte.UNK.edu MarshWren@nctc.net 308-468-5057 ============================================================ 2. Re: Mississippi Kite ============================================================ From: cnk@scholars.bellevue.edu Date: Wed, 13 May 1998 13:13:59 CDT Subject: Re: Mississippi Kite > Date: Thu, 07 May 1998 19:28:55 -0500 > From: Chris Hobbs > To: Nebraska BirdList > Reply-to: NeBirds@rip.physics.unk.edu > Subject: Mississippi Kite Chris, Mississippi Kites have been nesting in Ogalala for several years. I'm not sure what you mean by 'what are your thoughts'? Should he have reported it? Are there Miss. Kites in NE? Are they common in NE? Clem Klaphake Bellevue University Bellevue, NE > 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) > > ============================================================ 3. Re: Nebr birds resources ============================================================ From: cnk@scholars.bellevue.edu Date: Wed, 13 May 1998 14:27:15 CDT Subject: Re: Nebr birds resources > Date: Fri, 8 May 1998 15:52:18 -0500 > From: ROBIN HARDING > To: NeBirds@rip.physics.unk.edu > Reply-to: NeBirds@rip.physics.unk.edu > Subject: Nebr birds resources Robin, In reference to the question about Nebraska birds. Several years ago Nebraskaland Magazine put out a special edition on Nebraska Birds. It is pretty general, a lot of great photographs, some good descriptions, but not a fieldguide. I don't know if anyone would be interested in looking at it. Clem Klaphake Bellevue University Bellevue, NE > 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 > > ============================================================ 4. Re: Nebr birds resources ============================================================ Date: Thu, 14 May 1998 10:45:42 -0600 (MDT) From: JGIBSON@CSC1.CSC.EDU Subject: Re: Nebr birds resources Clem: Yes, I am interested in seeing the of Nebraska. Do you know the year and month? Thanks, Jim Gibson, Chadron ============================================================ 5. Saturday count ============================================================ From: cnk@scholars.bellevue.edu Date: Thu, 14 May 1998 14:16:45 CDT Subject: Saturday count Nebraska Birders, Saturday, May 9th Don and Janice Paseka, Jim and Sandi Kovanda and I counted birds in the southwest sector of Sarpy County as part of the Intl' Bird Count Day. Our area primarily concentrated on the Schramm State Recreation area along the Platte River. We tallied a total of 84 species and 792 birds. The following is a list of some of the sightings: NORTHERN BOBWHITE GREATER YELLOWLEGS LESSER YELLOWLEGS SPOTTED SANDPIPER LEAST SANDPIPER WHITE RUMPED SANDPIPER LEAST FLYCATCHER EASTERN PHOEBE GREAT CRESTED FLYCATCHER CAROLINA WREN BLUE-GRAY GNATCATCHER GRAY CATBIRD BROWN THRASHER YELLOW-THROATED VIREO RED-EYED VIREO WARBLING VIREO TENNESSEE WARBLER ORANGE-CROWNED WARBLER YELLOW WARBLER YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLER BLACK-AND WHITE WARBLER OVENBIRD KENTUCKY WARBLER SCARLET TANAGER SUMMER TANAGER ROSE-BREASTED GROSBEAK INDIGO BUNTING DICKCISSEL RUFOUS SIDED TOWHEE CHIPPING SPARROW CLAY-COLORED SPARROW FIELD SPARROW LARK SPARROW GRASSHOPPER SPARROW SONG SPARROW WHITE-THROATED SPARROW WHITE-CROWNED SPARROW HARRIS' SPARROW EASTERN MEADOWLARK WESTERN MEADOWLARK ORCHARD ORIOLE BALTIMORE ORIOLE HOUSE FINCH SWAINSON'S HAWK BROADWING HAWK RED-TAILED HAWK TURKEY VULTURE SWAINSON'S THRUSH Clem Klaphake Bellevue, NE ============================================================ 6. Saturday Birdathon ============================================================ From: "murwille" Subject: Saturday Birdathon Date: Fri, 15 May 1998 06:30:46 -0500 On Saturday, May 9th several birders from the Kearney area participated in a birdathon run under the auspices of Paul Tebbels and Audubon Rowe Sanctuary. The group saw 126 species. For a complete list of birders, birded locations, and species - see my web page at: http://204.234.2.2/~murwille/birding.htm Mark Urwiller 4711 Heather Lane Kearney NE 68847 Phone: 308-234-6536 Internet: murwille@genie.esu10.k12.ne.us http://162.127.10.1/~murwille/7hills.htm http://204.234.2.2/~murwille/7hills.htm http://162.127.10.1/~murwille/resume.htm http://204.234.2.2/~murwille/birding.htm _=_ _____________________ ______--' '--______ (|__________________/ '-------------------' // '-.-' \ \ // \ ----------//-----= -}| =^====--- _/) \_____________/ "Live long and prosper" ============================================================ 7. Bird Report From "The Bubbas" ============================================================ From: "murwille" Subject: Bird Report From "The Bubbas" Date: Sun, 17 May 1998 17:32:19 -0500 Hi guys, The "birding bubbas", Mark Urwiller and John Kozak (John Murphy couldn't make it today), just got back from a long day birding. A complete list of what we saw is available at: http://204.234.2.2/~murwille/birding.htm The highlights of today's trip were a pair of Ruddy Turnstones in full breeding plumage at Funk WPA near the "T" road (North) on the rocks next to the road. We also saw an Interior Least Tern at Sandy Channel State Rec. Area - on the sandpit. Mark Urwiller 4711 Heather Lane Kearney NE 68847 Phone: 308-234-6536 Internet: murwille@genie.esu10.k12.ne.us http://162.127.10.1/~murwille/7hills.htm http://204.234.2.2/~murwille/7hills.htm http://162.127.10.1/~murwille/resume.htm http://204.234.2.2/~murwille/birding.htm _=_ _____________________ ______--' '--______ (|__________________/ '-------------------' // '-.-' \ \ // \ ----------//-----= -}| =^====--- _/) \_____________/ "Live long and prosper" ============================================================ 8. Eurasian Collared-Dove update ============================================================ Date: Tue, 19 May 1998 10:21:58 -0500 From: ROBIN HARDING Subject: Eurasian Collared-Dove update Nebraska birders, Most of you have heard that there is a pair of Eurasian Collared-Doves nesting in Kearney. I got word just today that the eggs hatched while we were on vacation last Thursday (May 14). Roger and Marilyn Newcomb live accross the street from the cedar tree with the nest and they have been keeping us posted as to its progress. If you would like to see the doves, call the Newcombs at 308-236-5187. They would love to show you the nest. They live at 402 E. 32nd Street. This is the first nesting of the doves in Nebraska that I know of and the second sighting of adult Eurasian Collared-Doves. The first Nebraska record of the doves was one adult at Richard and Marty Mathieson's home in Shelton last November. Good birding, Robin ============================================================ 9. Fw: Gull-billed Tern at Quivira!! ============================================================ From: "Ross Silcock" Subject: Fw: Gull-billed Tern at Quivira!! Date: Tue, 19 May 1998 20:29:48 -0500 NEBirders: How about this! Keep your (our) eyes peeled. Ross Silcock Tabor, IA ---------- > From: Diane Seltman > To: KSBIRD-L@ksu.edu > Subject: Gull-billed Tern at Quivira!! > Date: Tuesday, May 19, 1998 7:16 PM > > A breeding plumaged Gull-billed Tern was found at Quivira by Max > Thompson, Gene Young and Mike Rader at 7PM, 19 May. It is at the sw. > corner of the Wildlife Drive. > > Scott Seltman > Nekoma, KS > sselt@ruraltel.net ============================================================ 10. more about doves ============================================================ Date: Tue, 19 May 1998 20:38:40 -0500 From: "Lanny Randolph & Robin Harding" Subject: more about doves Nebraska birders, Lanny and I just visited the Newcomb's in Kearney and saw the pair of adult Eurasian Collared-Doves and two young in the nest. The young doves look as though they are almost ready to fledge. There may be more babies in the nest but it is difficult to see. We saw one mass of feathers with two heads sticking up. As other babies do, these are sitting so close to each other that they look like one. The adults appeared to be courting. Could they be preparing for another brood? Robin May 19, 1998 Lanny Randolph and Robin Harding 50370 24th Road Gibbon, Nebraska 68840 (308) 468-5057 home (308) 865-8647 work ============================================================ 11. Scottsbluff ============================================================ From: "Ross Silcock" Subject: Scottsbluff Date: Tue, 19 May 1998 22:06:58 -0500 NEBirders: Great NOU meeting at Scottsbluff. Nifty pres by Steve Dinsmore on Panhandle specialties. Also some great birding in beautiful weather. A new hotspot was discovered (already known I'm sure by Alice et al) that we called Cemetery Gulch. If it has a real name, please let me know! Gulch has great arid brushy habitat. It is adjacent and south of Gering Cemetery (drive into and to the south end of the Cem); walk the entire canyon. The upper (west) end reminds me of New Mexico or Arizona. Best bird there was Green-tailed Towhee (found by Mark Brogie). I had a male Magnolia there Fri, and a male MacGillivray's on Sun (heard first by Steve Dinsmore). I spent most of my time warblering. Had a beautiful male Prothonotary Fri in a small wooded slough about a mile east of the railroad yards east of Kiowa Springs. Stateline Island was great, too. 3 Blackpolls, a Northern Waterthrush, and 2 gnatcatchers on Fri. George Brown had several Bobwhite there that I mistakenly tried to pass off as starlings; apparently Bobwhite are fairly numerous there. Surely the westernmost in NE! Looking for great spring reports for Nebraska Bird Review. Hope everyone reports; don't forget numbers seen! Ross Silcock Tabor, IA ============================================================ 12. Omaha Birding Information Request ============================================================ From: "murwille" Subject: Omaha Birding Information Request Date: Tue, 19 May 1998 22:12:49 -0500 Two of the "Bird Bubbas" (Mark Urwiller and John Kozak) of Kearney are planning a trip to the Omaha area this weekend. We are coming to Omaha late Friday evening and plan to get up early on Saturday. We have to be back in Kearney late Saturday night. We had thought we might try to go to Fontenelle Forest and Neill Woods. We would appreciate suggestions as to the most efficient use of our limited time. We are trying to find as many of the woodland species as possible. Thanks in advance. (Please respond to my e-mail address below - not to the list) Mark Urwiller 4711 Heather Lane Kearney NE 68847 Phone: 308-234-6536 Internet: murwille@genie.esu10.k12.ne.us http://162.127.10.1/~murwille/7hills.htm http://204.234.2.2/~murwille/7hills.htm http://162.127.10.1/~murwille/resume.htm http://204.234.2.2/~murwille/birding.htm _=_ _____________________ ______--' '--______ (|__________________/ '-------------------' // '-.-' \ \ // \ ----------//-----= -}| =^====--- _/) \_____________/ "Live long and prosper" ============================================================ 13. Re: Omaha Birding Information Request ============================================================ From: cnk@scholars.bellevue.edu Date: Wed, 20 May 1998 21:21:58 CDT Subject: Re: Omaha Birding Information Request > From: "murwille" > To: "NeBirds" > Reply-to: NeBirds@rip.physics.unk.edu > Subject: Omaha Birding Information Request > Date: Tue, 19 May 1998 22:12:49 -0500 > Two of the "Bird Bubbas" (Mark Urwiller and John Kozak) of Kearney are > planning a trip to the Omaha area this weekend. We are coming to Omaha > late Friday evening and plan to get up early on Saturday. We have to be > back in Kearney late Saturday night. We had thought we might try to go to > Fontenelle Forest and Neill Woods. We would appreciate suggestions as to > the most efficient use of our limited time. We are trying to find as many > of the woodland species as possible. Thanks in advance. (Please respond > to my e-mail address below - not to the list) > > Mark Urwiller > 4711 Heather Lane > Kearney NE 68847 > Phone: 308-234-6536 > Internet: > murwille@genie.esu10.k12.ne.us > http://162.127.10.1/~murwille/7hills.htm > http://204.234.2.2/~murwille/7hills.htm > http://162.127.10.1/~murwille/resume.htm > http://204.234.2.2/~murwille/birding.htm > > _=_ _____________________ > ______--' '--______ (|__________________/ > '-------------------' // > '-.-' \ \ // > \ ----------//-----= > -}| =^====--- _/) > \_____________/ > > "Live long and prosper" > > Mark, Here as else where in many parts of the country, warblers are not abundant and haven't been this season. The best place to try at Fontenelle is down on the flood plain on both sides of the Gifford Road which takes you down to the parking lot. I'm assuming you know how to get to the Forest. So I won't send you those directions. There still may be some Northern Parulas in the Sycamore trees on the north side of the road next to the parking lot. There should be Redstarts, Indigo Buntings, Warbling Vireos, Tennessee Warblers, Common Yellowthroats and then always possiblilities of Cerulean Warblers, although few people have seen them this year. It too was on the north side of Gifford Road. Watch and listen for the Red-shouldered Hawk that is usually down there also. Could be Swainson's and Wood Thrushes. If you want to take a long hike to Hidden Lake which is on the far south end of the Forest you will find Prothonotary Warblers. The other area at Fontenelle is any of the trails starting from the nature center along the 1 mile boardwalk. Again, hard to say what you will see. Should be lots of Red-eyed Vireos, Warbling Vireos, Rose-breasted Grosbeaks, possible Scarlet Tanagers, Northern Water Thrush. Some of the warblers have moved on and any number may be still arriving. Two weeks ago I saw two Worm Eating Warblers off the boardwalk on Hickory Trail. Others saw a Black Throated Green here also. Check the latest on the Bird Line for any new reports at the Forest just before you come. Jerry has been updating it on Thursdays. At Neale Woods there are several places. One is north to Raccoon Hollow from the nature center. There is an Acadian Flycatcher as of Tuesday. It was there last year also. Listen for the Pizza call to distinguish it from the Least. If you drive down to the new Krimlofosky proerty along the river and go north of the far north trail you should also find Prothonotary Warblers. They are in the area that has a lot of dead trees and little grass or under growth. That area was flooded out and killed everything off. They like nesting in cavities of these dead trees. Again, Warbling Vireos, Orchard Orioles, Redstarts, Wood Thrushes, Red-eyed Vireos, Yellow Warblers. Further north on the dry dusty road from The parking lot for the Krimlofsky property about 1 ot 1 and half miles is Nathan's Lake (really a wetlands) we saw a Little Blue Heron on Tuesday evening. It is an immature one and is almost entirely white. Hope this helps you. Clem Klaphake Bellevue, NE Bellevue University ============================================================ 14. Fwd: Plumbeous Vireo ============================================================ From: Johnsllvn Date: Wed, 20 May 1998 23:15:31 EDT Subject: Fwd: Plumbeous Vireo This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --part0_895720531_boundary Content-ID: <0_895720531@inet_out.mail.aol.com.1> Content-type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII --part0_895720531_boundary Content-ID: <0_895720531@inet_out.mail.aol.com.2> Content-type: message/rfc822 Content-transfer-encoding: 7bit Content-disposition: inline From: Johnsllvn Return-path: To: rip@physics.unk.edu Subject: Plumbeous Vireo Date: Wed, 20 May 1998 23:11:45 EDT Organization: AOL (http://www.aol.com) Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-transfer-encoding: 7bit Nebirders, On the way home from an awesome weekend at the NOU spring meeting in Scotts Bluff, 5-17, I made a detour through Crescent Lake NWR. In the same cedar and choke cherry thicket that the BLACK-THROATED BLUE WARBLER was in on the way out to Scotts Bluff, was another interesting bird, a PLUMBEOUS VIREO. Is this pretty far east for this bird? The other birds in the thicket were 1 WILSON'S WARBLER, 1 AUDUBON'S WARBLER, 1 SWAINSON'S THRUSH, 1 BLACK-HEADED GROSBEAK, 1 WARBING VIREO and several YELLOW WARBLERS. John Sullivan Lincoln, Ne --part0_895720531_boundary-- ============================================================ 15. Re: Fwd: Plumbeous Vireo ============================================================ Date: Thu, 21 May 1998 07:31:44 -0500 (CDT) From: Mark Brogie Subject: Re: Fwd: Plumbeous Vireo A good record!! The Nebr. Records Committee reveived and accepted a sight record of this species seen by David Heidt at Dead Timber SRA, Dodge Co., NE. To my knowledge this is the eastern-most record in NE. I know of no nesting records outside Sioux Co. and Rosche (1982) states: Migrants are very scare, our only records being from the deciduous trees in Wilson Park, Chadron." He goes on to state that these belong to the Rocky Mt. race. Mark A. Brogie - Science Dept. HOME: Creighton Community Schools Mark A. Brogie 1609 Redick Ave., Box 10 508 Seeley St., Box 316 Creighton, NE 68729 Creighton, NE 68729 (402) 358-3663 (402) 358-5675 FAX (402) 358-3804 mbrogie@mother.esu1.k12.ne.us On Wed, 20 May 1998, Johnsllvn wrote: ============================================================ 16. Seen ============================================================ From: "Ross Silcock" Subject: Seen Date: Thu, 21 May 1998 17:02:28 -0500 NEBirders: Played hooky a little this morning; went to Schramm Park and Fontenelle Forest. Virtually no migrants, except for cuckoos. Four Blackbilled at Schramm and 3 at FF, with several Yellow-billed also. Both tanagers at Schramm. Not even a Tennessee! Ross Silcock Tabor, IA ============================================================ 17. Re: Fwd: Plumbeous Vireo ============================================================ Date: Thu, 21 May 1998 18:23:05 -0500 From: Chris Hobbs Subject: Re: Fwd: Plumbeous Vireo Not to diminish John's sighting of Plumbeous Vireo, but it's a regular migrant in extreme western KS, and I'm somewhat surprised to learn of only one additional sight record for NE. With the split of the Solitary complex, I would be surprised if that number doesn't soar. Prior to the split, perhaps observers didn't bother reporting at the subspecies level (?). Most of the Plumbeous I've seen in KS were in habitat not too different from that in the Crescent Lake NWR area, which lies only slightly west of the KS/CO border. Chris Hobbs Bonner Springs, KS c-hobbs@worldnet.att.net Johnsllvn wrote: > Subject: Plumbeous Vireo > Date: Wed, 20 May 1998 23:11:45 EDT > From: Johnsllvn > Organization: AOL (http://www.aol.com) > To: rip@physics.unk.edu > > Nebirders, > > On the way home from an awesome weekend at the NOU spring meeting in Scotts > Bluff, 5-17, I made a detour through Crescent Lake NWR. In the same cedar and > choke cherry thicket that the BLACK-THROATED BLUE WARBLER was in on the way > out to Scotts Bluff, was another interesting bird, a PLUMBEOUS VIREO. Is this > pretty far east for this bird? The other birds in the thicket were 1 WILSON'S > WARBLER, 1 AUDUBON'S WARBLER, 1 SWAINSON'S THRUSH, 1 BLACK-HEADED GROSBEAK, 1 > WARBING VIREO and several YELLOW WARBLERS. > > John Sullivan > Lincoln, Ne ============================================================ 18. Re: Fwd: Plumbeous Vireo ============================================================ From: "Ross Silcock" Subject: Re: Fwd: Plumbeous Vireo Date: Thu, 21 May 1998 18:51:58 -0500 Chris is right. Prior to the split there are indeed several sight reports of "Solitary Vireo" for the Panhandle and somewhat further east that very likely, if not certainly, pertain to Plumbeous Vireo, especially in spring. Blue-headed is a possibility in spring, but Cassin's would be very unlikely. In fall, however, many of the Sep records could be (were last year!) of Cassin's, which migrates about the same time as Plumbeous. Late reports, such as those in October, are about as likely or more likely to be Blue-headed as either of the others. Most of this is based on eastern Colorado data (Andrews and Righter). Ross Silcock Tabor, IA ---------- > From: Chris Hobbs > To: Nebirds@rip.physics.unk.edu > Subject: Re: Fwd: Plumbeous Vireo > Date: Thursday, May 21, 1998 6:23 PM > > Not to diminish John's sighting of Plumbeous Vireo, but it's a regular migrant in > extreme western KS, and I'm somewhat surprised to learn of only one additional > sight record for NE. With the split of the Solitary complex, I would be > surprised if that number doesn't soar. Prior to the split, perhaps observers > didn't bother reporting at the subspecies level (?). Most of the Plumbeous I've > seen in KS were in habitat not too different from that in the Crescent Lake NWR > area, which lies only slightly west of the KS/CO border. > > Chris Hobbs > Bonner Springs, KS > c-hobbs@worldnet.att.net > > Johnsllvn wrote: > > > Subject: Plumbeous Vireo > > Date: Wed, 20 May 1998 23:11:45 EDT > > From: Johnsllvn > > Organization: AOL (http://www.aol.com) > > To: rip@physics.unk.edu > > > > Nebirders, > > > > On the way home from an awesome weekend at the NOU spring meeting in Scotts > > Bluff, 5-17, I made a detour through Crescent Lake NWR. In the same cedar and > > choke cherry thicket that the BLACK-THROATED BLUE WARBLER was in on the way > > out to Scotts Bluff, was another interesting bird, a PLUMBEOUS VIREO. Is this > > pretty far east for this bird? The other birds in the thicket were 1 WILSON'S > > WARBLER, 1 AUDUBON'S WARBLER, 1 SWAINSON'S THRUSH, 1 BLACK-HEADED GROSBEAK, 1 > > WARBING VIREO and several YELLOW WARBLERS. > > > > John Sullivan > > Lincoln, Ne > > > ============================================================ 19. New Pictures ============================================================ From: "murwille" Subject: New Pictures Date: Fri, 22 May 1998 07:09:55 -0500 I just uplinked 4 new pictures I have taken within the last month - perhaps most notably the Ruddy Turnstone I photographed at Funk WPA last weekend! You can find them at the last address in my signature file. Enjoy! Mark Urwiller 4711 Heather Lane Kearney NE 68847 Phone: 308-234-6536 Internet: murwille@genie.esu10.k12.ne.us http://162.127.10.1/~murwille/7hills.htm http://204.234.2.2/~murwille/7hills.htm http://162.127.10.1/~murwille/resume.htm http://204.234.2.2/~murwille/birding.htm _=_ _____________________ ______--' '--______ (|__________________/ '-------------------' // '-.-' \ \ // \ ----------//-----= -}| =^====--- _/) \_____________/ "Live long and prosper" ============================================================ 20. Re: Seen ============================================================ Date: Fri, 22 May 1998 08:45:05 -0500 (CDT) From: Jan Johnson Subject: Re: Seen Glad to hear I'm not the only one not seeing any warblers...even a Tennesee! They are usually a shoo-in, but not this year. The best warbler I've seen this spring is a Chestnut-sided last Sunday and then only briefly. The shorebirds were almost nill this spring, too. School is over today so maybe next week I can go out and see if we have any stragglers anywhere on the place. ****************************************************************************** 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 _"_"_ ============================================================ 21. Re: Seen ============================================================ Date: Fri, 22 May 1998 11:21:41 -0500 (CDT) From: Joe Gubanyi Subject: Re: Seen I was out this morning in the Seward cemetery and nearby wooded area and had 9 warbler species including yellow, American redstart, blackpoll, Tennessee, black-throated green, Blackburnian, black-and-white, common yellowthroat and magnolia and I also had 4 vireo species including blue-headed, Bell's, warbling and red-eyed vireo. Least flycatchers and Swainson's thrushes were everywhere. I'll bet Schramm and Fontennelle were pretty good this morning. Joseph Gubanyi Concordia College Seward, NE 68434 (402) 643-7316 jgubanyi@seward.ccsn.edu ============================================================ 22. Another update on doves ============================================================ Date: Fri, 22 May 1998 22:05:36 -0500 From: "Lanny Randolph & Robin Harding" Subject: Another update on doves Nebraska birders, Roger Newcomb called us this morning to tell us that the young Eurasian Collared-Doves were out of their nest, climbing around in the tree. He did not see them fly but he did pick one up from the street and put it back in the tree. He also saw a third adult fly into the neighborhood and he saw the parents chase the stranger away. Lanny and I visited them this afternoon and saw the two young doves in the cedar tree and one of the adults was perched on a street light across the street. We could hear it softly cooing. Robin Lanny Randolph and Robin Harding 50370 24th Road Gibbon, Nebraska 68840 (308) 468-5057 home (308) 865-8647 work ============================================================ 23. Scottsbluff meeting final tally highlights ============================================================ Date: Sat, 23 May 1998 14:27:12 -0500 From: "Lanny Randolph & Robin Harding" Subject: Scottsbluff meeting final tally highlights Hi Nebraska birders, Here are highlights we picked from the May 15 - 17, 1998 N.O.U. meeting's final tally. ..................................................... In Scottsbluff County a Common Loon was seen. In Kimball County a Clark's Grebe was seen. In Scottsbluff County (a) Snowy Egret(s) and (a) Snow Goose were seen. In Morrill and Scottsbluff Counties Cinnamon Teal were seen. In Kimball and Scottsbluff Counties Lesser Scaup were seen. In Banner, Kimball, Morrill, Scottsbluff and Sioux Counties Turkey Vultures were identified. In Scottsbluff County (a) Bald Eagle(s) was/were seen. In Sioux County (a) Sharp-shinned Hawk(s) was/were seen. In Scottsbluff and Sioux Counties Ferruginous Hawks were seen. In Scottsbluff County (a) Golden Eagle(s) was/were seen. In Scottsbluff and Sioux Counties Prairie Falcons were seen. In Morrill, Scottsbluff and Sioux Counties Northern Bobwhite were seen. In Kimball County Mountain Plovers were seen. In Morrill and Scottsbluff Counties Upland Sandpipers and Long-billed Curlews were seen. In Kimball and Scottsbluff Counties Franklin's Gulls were seen. In Scottsbluff and Sioux Counties Forster's Terns were seen. In Scottsbluff County (a) Black Tern(s) was/were seen. In all counties but Kimball Burrowing Owls were seen. In Scottsbluff County (a) Common Poorwill(s) was/were identified. In Scottsbluff County White-throated Swifts were seen. In Scottsbluff County (a) Western Wood-Pewee(s) was/were identified. In Kimball, Scottsbluff and Sioux Counties Say's Phoebes were seen. In Sioux County (a) Great Crested Flycatcher(s) was/were seen. In Morrill County Cassin's Kingbirds were seen. In Sioux County a Scissor-tailed Flycatcher was seen. In Scottsbluff and Sioux Counties Violet-green Swallows were seen. In Morrill County Pinyon Jays were seen. In Sioux County (a) Pygmy Nuthatch(es) was/were seen. In all counties but Banner Rock Wrens were seen. In Scottsbluff County (a) Blue-gray Gnatcatcher(s) was/were seen. In Kimball and Scottsbluff Counties Northern Mockingbirds were seen. In Scottsbluff County Bell's Vireos, Plumbeous Vireos and Red-eyed Vireos were seen. In Scottsbluff County (a) Magnolia Magnolia Warbler(s), (a) Townsend's Warbler(s), Blackpoll Warblers and Prothonotary Warblers were seen. In Kimball and Scottsbluff Counties Northern Waterthrushes were seen. In Scottsbluff County (a) MacGillivray's Warbler(s) was/were seen. In Scottsbluff and Sioux Counties Western Tanagers were seen. In Scottsbluff County (a) Black-headed Grosbeak(s) was/were seen. In Morrill and Scottsbluff Counties Blue Grosbeaks were seen. In Banner, Kimball and Scottsbluff Counties Lazuli Buntings were seen. In Kimball and Scottsbluff Counties Green-tailed Towhees were seen. In Banner, Kimball and Sioux Counties Brewer's Sparrows were seen. In Sioux County (a) Lincoln's Sparrow(s) was/ were seen. In Scottsbluff County (a) Swamp Sparrow(s) was/were seen. In Sioux County (a) Dark-eyed Junco(s), (a) McCown's Longspur(s) and (a) Chestnut-collared Longspur(s) was/were seen. In Morrill and Scottsbluff Counties Brewer's Blackbirds were seen. In Scottsbluff County (a) Great-tailed Grackle(s) was/were seen. Finally, in Scottsbluff County, Red Crossbills were seen. ..................................................... Of course, everyone has their own opinion of which are highlight species. This is just our opinion of which species were the highlights of the weekend. As far as we are concerned everything went great at the NOU meeting, even though there is never enough time to talk with everyone. More than 150 bird species were seen and more than 80 people attended. Lanny and Robin Lanny Randolph & Robin Harding southcentral Nebraska 50370 24th rd Gibbon Ne. 68840 RandolphL@Platte.UNK.edu HardingR@Platte.UNK.edu MarshWren@nctc.net 308-468-5057 Lanny Randolph and Robin Harding 50370 24th Road Gibbon, Nebraska 68840 (308) 468-5057 home (308) 865-8647 work ============================================================ 24. Birding Saturday ============================================================ Date: Sat, 23 May 1998 18:14:36 -0500 Subject: Birding Saturday From: jwhall2@juno.com (John W. Hall) Chalco Hills Recreation area, Sarpy County Spent about three hours in the wooded areas today looking for wood warblers. Special birds seen: Yellow Warbler 1 Common Yellowthroat 6 Chestnut-sided Warbler 1 American Redstart 4 Warbling Vireo 6 Rose-breasted Grosbeak 2 Indigo Bunting 5 Sedge Wren 1 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] ============================================================ 25. Saturday birds at Schramm SP ============================================================ Date: Sat, 23 May 1998 19:24:08 -0500 (CDT) From: Joe Gubanyi Subject: Saturday birds at Schramm SP Migrants were not abundant at Schramm, Saturday, but a few good birds were seen including: ruby-throated hummingbird Carolina wren Swainson's thrush yellow-throated vireo many red-eyed vireos prothonotary warbler Tennessee warbler Nashville warbler Yellow warbler ovenbird Kentucky warbler Connecticut warbler (seen and heard) least flycatcher alder flycatcher several scarlet tanagers Joseph Gubanyi Concordia College Seward, NE 68434 (402) 643-7316 jgubanyi@seward.ccsn.edu ============================================================ 26. Hooded Warber ============================================================ From: Johnsllvn Date: Sat, 23 May 1998 20:54:51 EDT Subject: Hooded Warber NeBirders, I had a singing male HOODED WARBLER at Neale Woods Krimlovski Track this afternoon at 4:30. It was near marker #12 near the end of the loop. To find the warbler, follow the directions on marker #12, it reads "Stop, for a moment, to listen to the sounds of the forest." There were not many numbers of warblers today but, by spending most of the day in the forest I managed to find a few, here are the highlights. Also at the Kremlovski Track was 1 YELLOW-THROATED WARBLER. Fontenelle Forest on the boardwalk; 1 BLUE-HEADED VIREO, pointed out to me by Jim and Sandy Kovanda. 2 TENNESSEE WARBLERS, 2 AMERICAN REDSTARTS, and 1 NORTHERN WATERTHRUSH in Child's Hollow. Also 1 SCARLET TANAGER. Gifford Point; 2 NORTHERN PARULA'S, 2 MAGNOLIA WARBLERS, 3 AMERICAN REDSTARTS, 1 OVENBIRD, and at Hidden Lake a singing male PROTHONOTARY WARBLER, and an ALDER FLYCATCHER. John Sullivan ============================================================ 27. Hooded Warb (not) ============================================================ From: "Ross Silcock" Subject: Hooded Warb (not) Date: Sun, 24 May 1998 10:05:57 -0500 Folks: Could not relocate Hooded Warb found by John Sullivan. I was at Krimlofski 6.15 to 8.30, no luck. One Magnolia, one Tennessee, several Redstarts, 2 Parulas, no thrushes or migrant flycatchers. Ross Silcock Tabor, IA ============================================================ 28. Schramm \ Platte River SP ============================================================ From: Johnsllvn Date: Sun, 24 May 1998 19:50:03 EDT Subject: Schramm \ Platte River SP Hello All, Today was a rough day for relocating birds found yesterday. I did not find the Connecticut Warbler found by Joe Gubanyi at Schramm Park yesterday. I was there from 7:00 - 10:30. Migrants found were 6 TENNESSEE WARBLERS, 1 BLACKBURNIAN WARBLER, 1 AMERICAN REDSTART, 1 SWAINSON 'S THRUSH, 2 ALDER FLYCATCHERS, 1 OLIVE-SIDED FLYCATCHER and I watched a Traill''s Flycatcher with no eye-ring (Willow? although only Alder was heard) catch and eat a Cicada. Quite a mouthful! Also 1 BLACK-BILLED CUCKOO. Platte River SP from 11:00 - 12:30; 1 singing VEERY, 3 singing WOOD THRUSH, A pair of LOUISIANA WATERTHRUSH and 2 LEAST TERNS. John Sullivan Lincoln Ne ============================================================ 29. This we saw ============================================================ Date: Sun, 24 May 1998 19:12:19 -0500 From: "Lanny Randolph & Robin Harding" Subject: This we saw Hello Nebraska birders, Saturday, May 23, at our home we heard a Sedge Wren singing and a Rose-breasted Grosbeak. One mile east of Gibbon, we saw a Black-headed Grosbeak. Just south of our home, we saw a Dickcissel and Bobolinks. Sunday, May 24, at home we saw a Sedge Wren and a male Rose-breasted Grosbeak. At Rowe Sanctuary we saw a Green Heron, an Osprey, a Greater Prairie-Chicken, at least six Spotted Sandpipers, an Upland Sandpiper, 28 Franklin's Gulls, at least two Least Terns, five Black Terns, about four Willow Flycatchers, a Great-crested Flycatcher, about 35 Gray Catbirds, Warbling Vireos, a Red-eyed Vireo, at least 35 Yellow Warblers, Dickcissels, two Grasshopper Sparrows, about 100 Bobolinks, about 500 Red-winged Blackbirds, and at least nine Orchard Orioles. good birding and goodbye, Lanny and Robin Lanny Randolph and Robin Harding southcentral Nebraska 50370 24th Road Gibbon, Nebraska 68840 (308) 468-5057 home (308) 865-8647 work MarshWren@nctc.net RandolphL@platte.UNK.edu HardingR@Platte.UNK.edu ============================================================ 30. Re: This we saw ============================================================ Date: Mon, 25 May 1998 01:30:21 -0500 From: rluehrs@kearney.net (Richard Luehrs) Subject: Re: This we saw At 7.12 PM -0500 5/24/98, Lanny Randolph & Robin Harding wrote: At Rowe Sanctuary we >saw a Green Heron, an Osprey, a Greater >Prairie-Chicken, at least six Spotted Sandpipers, an >Upland Sandpiper, 28 Franklin's Gulls, at least two >Least Terns, five Black Terns, Just curious. Did you see these birds near the old VIP blind, upstream from the new L-shaped blind? _____________________________________________________________________ / 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 / \___________________________|_________________________________________/ ============================================================ 31. Schramm State Park, May 25 ============================================================ Date: Mon, 25 May 1998 22:03:00 -0500 Subject: Schramm State Park, May 25 From: jwhall2@juno.com (John W. Hall) Nebirders, Quick trip to Schramm late this afternoon just as the sun finally decided to break through the clouds. Nature trail #2 was most productive with 4 Indigo Buntings, 2 Carolina Wrens, 2 Yellow-billed Cuckoos, 4 Scarlet Tanagers, an Eastern Wood-Pewee, 1 Great-crested Flycatcher, 1 Nashville Warbler, and 1 American Redstart. John W. Hall Omaha, Nebraska jwhall2@juno.com ============================================================ ===== end NeBirds 19980525.text =====