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1. Re: new addition to the NOU website
lizprints@webtv.net (elizabeth allen)
Fri, 10 Jul 1998 10:16:40 -0500 (CDT)
2. Re: Sutton's Buttowing Owl
lizprints@webtv.net (elizabeth allen)
Fri, 10 Jul 1998 10:58:14 -0500 (CDT)
3. White-winged Dove
price_rip@hotmail.com (Robert I. Price)
Fri, 10 Jul 1998 21:25:49 +0100
4. Northern Harriers need active nest-1-2day old
"Linda R. Brown" <lb14735@navix.net>
Sat, 11 Jul 1998 09:50:39 +0000
5. Bill Clemente's Wisconsin e-mail address
<NRATZLAFF@aol.com>
Sat, 11 Jul 1998 15:04:38 EDT
6. Re: Bill Clemente's Wisconsin e-mail address
"Ross Silcock" <silcock@sidney.heartland.net>
Sat, 11 Jul 1998 17:11:36 -0500
7. White-winged Dove
lpdlfrd@juno.com (Loren J. Padelford)
Sat, 11 Jul 1998 23:58:02 -0500
8. Big Bend Birding Bubbas Bird Bonanza!
"murwille" <murwille@genie.esu10.k12.ne.us>
Sun, 12 Jul 1998 15:07:24 -0500
9. NOU web site news
ROBIN HARDING <HARDINGR@platte.unk.edu>
Mon, 13 Jul 1998 11:43:36 -0500
10. Swainson's Hawk 4/11/98 W. RWB
LANNY RANDOLPH <RANDOLPHL@platte.unk.edu>
Mon, 13 Jul 1998 12:47:30 -0500
11. White-winged Dove sighting in Kearney
ROBIN HARDING <HARDINGR@platte.unk.edu>
Mon, 13 Jul 1998 18:02:00 -0500
12. KOS 50th Anniversary (long)
"Lloyd D. Moore" <ictinia@swbell.net>
Mon, 13 Jul 1998 20:19:21 -0500
13. Common Moorhen in Sarpy County
lpdlfrd@juno.com (Loren J. Padelford)
Tue, 14 Jul 1998 08:59:18 -0500
14. Re: White-winged Dove
rluehrs@kearney.net (Richard Luehrs)
Tue, 14 Jul 1998 22:16:36 -0500
15. Swainson's Hawks, Loggerhead Shrikes, and others
ROBIN HARDING <HARDINGR@platte.unk.edu>
Wed, 15 Jul 1998 18:19:57 -0500
16. Babies
Jan Johnson <jjohnson@mother.esu1.k12.ne.us>
Wed, 15 Jul 1998 19:26:04 -0500 (CDT)
17. Another project for already busy people
rluehrs@kearney.net (Richard Luehrs)
Thu, 16 Jul 1998 22:20:27 -0500
18. White-winged Dove
"Ross Silcock" <silcock@sidney.heartland.net>
Fri, 17 Jul 1998 07:38:39 -0500
19. WW dove, YC Night Heron, Curlew Sandpiper
Joe Gubanyi <JGUBANYI@seward.cune.edu>
Fri, 17 Jul 1998 09:11:32 -0500 (CDT)
20. Re: YC Night Heron,
"murwille" <murwille@genie.esu10.k12.ne.us>
Fri, 17 Jul 1998 17:30:43 -0500
21. Nebraska birdline
ROBIN HARDING <HARDINGR@platte.unk.edu>
Mon, 20 Jul 1998 12:50:38 -0500
22. Funk Lagoon conditions
LANNY RANDOLPH <RANDOLPHL@platte.unk.edu>
Mon, 20 Jul 1998 18:30:01 -0500
23. Black-necked Stilts in Grand Island
ROBIN HARDING <HARDINGR@platte.unk.edu>
Mon, 20 Jul 1998 18:30:44 -0500
24. Re: Black-necked Stilts in Grand Island
"Thomas E. Labedz" <tlabedz@unlinfo.unl.edu>
Tue, 21 Jul 1998 07:43:02 -0500
25. Sightings for 7/22/98
lpdlfrd@juno.com (Loren J. Padelford)
Wed, 22 Jul 1998 18:01:48 -0500
26. Laughing Gull at BOL
johnsllvn@juno.com (John C Sulllivan)
Fri, 24 Jul 1998 23:19:43 -0500
27. Re: Laughing Gull at BOL
"Ross Silcock" <silcock@sidney.heartland.net>
Sat, 25 Jul 1998 00:58:07 -0500
28. Re: Laughing Gull at BOL
johnsllvn@juno.com (John C Sulllivan)
Sat, 25 Jul 1998 20:10:15 -0500
29. Negative on Buff-breasted Sandpipers Sat 7/25/98 Laughing Gull at BOL
"Linda R. Brown" <lb14735@navix.net>
Sat, 25 Jul 1998 23:06:39 +0000
30. buff-breasted sandpipers
paseka@tvsonline.net (Paseka, Janis)
Sun, 26 Jul 1998 10:38:57 -0500
31. Re: Laughing Gull at BOL
Joe Gubanyi <JGUBANYI@seward.cune.edu>
Sun, 26 Jul 1998 14:01:28 -0500 (CDT)
32. a Funk Lagoon update
LANNY RANDOLPH <RANDOLPHL@platte.unk.edu>
Sun, 26 Jul 1998 15:41:55 -0500
33. Re: a Funk Lagoon update
lizprints@webtv.net (elizabeth allen)
Sun, 26 Jul 1998 15:52:27 -0500 (CDT)
34. Re: Laughing Gull at BOL
cnk@scholars.bellevue.edu
Sun, 26 Jul 1998 19:12:54 CDT
35. Re: a Funk Lagoon update
"Ross Silcock" <silcock@sidney.heartland.net>
Sun, 26 Jul 1998 20:22:16 -0500
36. Re: white winged dove
lizprints@webtv.net (elizabeth allen)
Sun, 26 Jul 1998 23:08:35 -0500 (CDT)
37. Re: White winged dove
lizprints@webtv.net (elizabeth allen)
Mon, 27 Jul 1998 11:36:24 -0500 (CDT)
38. Re: White winged dove
cnk@scholars.bellevue.edu
Mon, 27 Jul 1998 15:08:48 CDT
39. shorebird question
Kevin Poague <kpoague@ngpsun.ngpc.state.ne.us>
Mon, 27 Jul 1998 15:34:37 -0500
40. Re: shorebird question
johnsllvn@juno.com (John C Sulllivan)
Mon, 27 Jul 1998 15:58:32 -0500
41. Re: white winged dove
"Ross Silcock" <silcock@sidney.heartland.net>
Mon, 27 Jul 1998 22:33:21 -0500
42. Buff-breasted Sandpipers
johnsllvn@juno.com (John C Sulllivan)
Mon, 27 Jul 1998 22:21:57 -0500
From: lizprints@webtv.net (elizabeth allen) Date: Fri, 10 Jul 1998 10:16:40 -0500 (CDT) Subject: Re: new addition to the NOU website Hi Robert, I'm the president of NOU and introduced you at the meeting in Scotts Bluff. I am registered with the service, as you can see I'm hooking on to one of the letters written by some one else. This seems to be the only way I can "chat". Another problem , when I pull up the website, I find no way to get into the NOU the NOU links. I get UNK, Audubon etc but nothing on white I see on the screen allows me to get into Nebraska Birds or whatever else is on there, no even to write a letter. HELP! Betty Allen Omaha, NE
From: lizprints@webtv.net (elizabeth allen) Date: Fri, 10 Jul 1998 10:58:14 -0500 (CDT) Subject: Re: Sutton's Buttowing Owl Hi Linda, Looks like a great day outside not too hot but after the walk with the dog I know the humidity is up. I,m working on the Newsletter and I was wondering if you coud send me a good copy of the Owl. As I mentioned at our meeting the one's we are all using have been copied to death. Mr Sutton would be rolling over in his grave if he saw them or wouldn't claim them as his! I would like to get the stuff into the computer by Monday, and finishi it up by the 17th. My helper Laurine Blankenau who formats it is leaving for 3 week vacation on the 23rd, so she must get the draft copy at least a week before she goes. If you have anything for the news letter , mail it to me if its long or if short , I can hand copy it. On the other hand Laurine now has e-mail. This is the address: rblanken@creighton.edu. Send me a copy at my address , either way. I have no printer..... I tried it out, bought printer and webtv adapter but couldn't get adapter to fit into machine so sent everything back. Now I can't even get a replacement adaptor as everything is back ordered. Oh well ...... HAVE A GOODDAY! Betty Allen Omaha, NE
Date: Fri, 10 Jul 1998 21:25:49 +0100 From: price_rip@hotmail.com (Robert I. Price) Subject: White-winged Dove As you may remember in mid-May Roger and Marilyn Newcomb reported nesting Eurasian Collared-Doves near their home. Robin Harding has asked me to send this notice to NeBirds. Now they are reporting a White-winged Dove. She says that the Newcombs have a photograph of the bird. She will add to this report on or before Monday. I assume they will submit the appropriate information to the NOU records committee for proper review. <citation> "The Official List Of The Birds Of Nebraska" reports: White-winged Dove, Zenaida asiatica: Accidental, 1-P <definition> Accidental: acceptably reported in 0-2 of the past 10 years. I-P: an adequately labelled diagnostic photograph or slide has been received. </definition> </citation> <citation> THE BIRDS OF NEBRASKA AND ADJACENT PLAINS STATES by Paul A. Johnsgard White-winged Dove -- Zenaida asiatica Accidental Photographed in Lincoln May ll-l6, l994 (Nebraska Bird Review 64:39), photographed at Malcolm, Lancaster County, May 13, 1994, and seen at Scottsbluff on 15-21 April, 1995 (Nebraska Bird Review 64:135; Brogie, 1997). There are four Kansas records for this southern species. </citation> RIP
Date: Sat, 11 Jul 1998 09:50:39 +0000 From: "Linda R. Brown" <lb14735@navix.net> Subject: Northern Harriers need active nest-1-2day old Help! Betsy Hancock at Raptor Recovery has Northern Harrier 1-2 days old. One is pipping today, the other 2 days old (but with eyes open.) Does anyone know of a nest with a 100 miles of Lincoln with similar aged babies that these could be fostered to? The one with the eyes open may already be imprinted to humans. Linda R. Brown 3745 Garfield Lincoln, NE 68506 402-489-2381 lb14735@navix.net Betsy Hancock 402-994-2009
From: <NRATZLAFF@aol.com> Date: Sat, 11 Jul 1998 15:04:38 EDT Subject: Bill Clemente's Wisconsin e-mail address Help!! I've misplaced our Editor's address. Does anyone have Bill Clemente's WISCONSIN e-mail address?? THANKS!! Neal Ratzlaff
From: "Ross Silcock" <silcock@sidney.heartland.net> Subject: Re: Bill Clemente's Wisconsin e-mail address Date: Sat, 11 Jul 1998 17:11:36 -0500 Neal (and others): Nebraska Bird Reviw Editor Bill Clemente's email address in Wisconsin is <ClementeL@mail.ripon.edu> (Thanks to Linda Brown!) Ross Silcock Tabor, IA silcock@sidney.heartland.net ---------- > From: NRATZLAFF@aol.com > To: NeBirds@rip.physics.unk.edu > Subject: Bill Clemente's Wisconsin e-mail address > Date: Saturday, July 11, 1998 2:04 PM > > Help!! I've misplaced our Editor's address. Does anyone have Bill Clemente's > WISCONSIN e-mail address?? THANKS!! > > Neal Ratzlaff
Date: Sat, 11 Jul 1998 23:58:02 -0500 Subject: White-winged Dove From: lpdlfrd@juno.com (Loren J. Padelford) Greetings, We saw the White-winged Dove at the home of Roger and Marilyn Newcomb today, 7/11. It came and sat on a light pole across the street from their home at 402 E. 32nd St. in Kearney. It appeared at 7:15 p.m. and stayed for about a half hour before it flew to a tree about a half block south and disappeared. Roger said it had been there about 7:00 a.m. and again at 4:40 p.m. While there we saw at least three Eurasian Collared-Doves. Loren and Babs Padelford Bellevue, NE lpdlfrd@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]
From: "murwille" <murwille@genie.esu10.k12.ne.us>
Subject: Big Bend Birding Bubbas Bird Bonanza!
Date: Sun, 12 Jul 1998 15:07:24 -0500
Hello Nebraska Birders,
The "birding bubbas", Mark Urwiller, John Kozak, and John Murphy went out
on birding this morning and collected quite a bonanza! We saw 74 species
in all.
Here are the highlights:
White-winged Dove (1) (Kearney)
Eurasian Collared Dove (Kearney)
Common Loon (1) (Union Pacific SRA - Odessa)
Barn, Bank, Rough-winged, and Cliff Swallows (in route and Funk WPA)
Yellow-crowned Night Heron (1) (Funk)
Black-crowned Night Heron (~100!) (Funk)
American Bittern (1) (Funk)
Least Bittern (1) (Funk)
White-faced Ibis (1) (Funk)
Swamp Sparrow (2) (Funk)
Greater and Lesser Yellowlegs (Funk)
American White Pelicans (>100!) (Funk)
Short-billed Dowitcher (1) (Funk)
Semipalmated, Western, Least, Stilt, and Baird's Sandpipers (Funk)
Great Egrets (at least 15!) (Funk)
Wood Ducks (pair with 8 young) (Funk)
Pied Billed Grebes (several - one family had 6 young)
Great-tailed Grackles (ever present at Funk)
Bells and Warbling Vireo (nesting at Seven Hills Observatory)
There is no doubt about the White-winged Dove in Kearney! Check my
website(last in the list below) for a full list and photo of a White-winged
dove! 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
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Date: Mon, 13 Jul 1998 11:43:36 -0500 From: ROBIN HARDING <HARDINGR@platte.unk.edu> Subject: NOU web site news Nebraska birders, Take a look at the NOU web site at http://rip.physics.unk.edu/NOU/ RIP has been adding to it. He has more sources of information about Nebraska birds and the NOU brochure is there. If any of you have information that you would like to see on the NOU web site, please send it to me or Lanny or RIP. Ms. Robin Harding 50370 24th Road Gibbon, Nebraska 68840 (308) 468-5057 marshwren@nctc.net or my work address: University of Nebraska at Kearney Office of Public Safety Kearney, Nebraska 68849 (309) 865-8647 HardingR@platte.unk.edu
Date: Mon, 13 Jul 1998 12:47:30 -0500 From: LANNY RANDOLPH <RANDOLPHL@platte.unk.edu> Subject: Swainson's Hawk 4/11/98 W. RWB Hi Nebraska birders, Saturday, July ll, in Buffalo County we heard two Sedge Wrens and saw a male Rose-breasted Grosbeak from our home. In Phelps County at Funk Lagoon we saw 24 American White Pelicans, eight Great Egrets, five Lesser Yellowlegs, about 50 Semipalmated Sandpipers, three Least Sandpipers, two Baird's Sandpipers, a Stilt Sandpiper, a Long-billed Dowitcher, about 25 Wilson's Phalaropes, six Franklin's Gulls, four Black Terns, three Marsh Wrens and two Swamp Sparrows. In Kearney County from the corner of R and 36th roads we saw a Swainson's Hawk. good birding and goodbye, Lanny Lanny Randolph southcentral Nebraska 50370 24th rd Gibbon Ne. 68840 RandolphL@Platte.UNK.edu MarshWren@nctc.net 308-468-5057
Date: Mon, 13 Jul 1998 18:02:00 -0500 From: ROBIN HARDING <HARDINGR@platte.unk.edu> Subject: White-winged Dove sighting in Kearney Nebraska birders, We got an email message from the Newcombs about a strange dove among the Eurasian Collared-Doves that they have been seeing in their neighborhood in Kearney. Roger described the dove's behavior in a telephone conversation and it sounded like a different species. He said it flipped its tail often and flapped its wings when it gave its call which, he said, sounded entirely different from the other doves. Roger first saw this strange dove on Wednesday morning, July 08. We went over to look for it Friday, July 10. We stayed from about 7:00-8:00 pm but did not see the dove. Marilyn had taken some video tape of the dove Friday morning and showed us the tape. It looked like a White-winged Dove so when we got home, we called RIP to tell him and ask him if he would post a message to NeBirds for us. Many thanks to RIP for posting the message right away. We did not go back over to the Newcombs until Monday morning, July 13. We looked from 8:15-8:45 am but we still did not see the dove. We heard that the dove gave the Bubbas and the Padelfords a good show over the weekend. They positively identified the dove as a White-winged Dove. This is only the fourth or fifth recorded occurrence of that species in Nebraska. Why does the White-winged Dove choose to associate with the Eurasian Collared-Doves? Have there been other White-winged Doves seen but not yet reported in Nebraska? Ms. Robin Harding 50370 24th Road Gibbon, Nebraska 68840 (308) 468-5057 marshwren@nctc.net or my work address: University of Nebraska at Kearney Office of Public Safety Kearney, Nebraska 68849 (309) 865-8647 HardingR@platte.unk.edu
Date: Mon, 13 Jul 1998 20:19:21 -0500
From: "Lloyd D. Moore" <ictinia@swbell.net>
Subject: KOS 50th Anniversary (long)
Anyone wishing to attend the Kansas Ornithological Society's 50th
Anniversary Meeting on October 9, 10 & 11, 1998 are cordially invited.
Details are in the following announcement.
50th Anniversary Meeting of the Kansas Ornithological Society
Fall 1998; University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS
The Kansas Ornithological Society will celebrate the 50th anniversary
of its founding with a meeting at the University of Kansas, where the
Society was founded. The Division of Ornithology at the University of
Kansas Natural History Museum will host the meeting on the weekend of
9-11 October. The meeting headquarters will be in the Kansas Union,
although several meeting activities will focus in the Natural History
Museum.
The meeting program will consist of a wide array of activities.
Because of this year's special anniversary, there will be two keynote
speakers.
Friday evening, award-winning author and renowned birder Pete Dunne
of the Cape May Bird Observatory will give a presentation. Pete's
unique and hilarious views on birders have bestowed him with such labels
as "bard of America's birding community". Some of Pete's books include
"Feather Quest," "Tales of a Low Rent Birder," "Hawks Aloft," and
"Before the Echo."
The Saturday night banquet will feature Dr. Glen E. Woolfenden,
Archbold Biological Station & Professor Emeritus at University of South
Florida and early KOS member. Glen has spent over three decades
studying the social system of the Florida Scrub-Jay. In 1985, he along
with John Fitzpatrick, received the prestigious William Brewster Award
for their jay work. We believe you will find both of these speakers
highly entertaining!
Additional activities will include an identification workshop using
museum specimens, exhibitions from KU's world bird holdings,
demonstrations of new technologies applied to bird distributions for
biodiversity conservation, local birding trips, a banquet in the
Museum's Panorama Hall, and the traditional silent auction. A scientific
program is open to everyone.
PROGRAM
Friday, October 9th -- Big Twelve Room at the Kansas Union (see map
below).
6:30 p.m. Registration
8:00 Keynote presentation by Pete Dunne, Cape May Bird
Observatory, NJ
Saturday, October 10th -- Big Twelve Room at the Kansas Union.
8:00 a.m. Registration
8:45 -- 11:00 Scientific presentations
11:00 Business meeting
11:30 - 1:00 Lunch -- available at the Union or in several restaurants
near campus
1:00 Afternoon will consist of additional scientific presentations,
ID workshop
(details are being worked out), 2nd half of business meeting
6:30 -- 7:00 Reception at Panorama, main entrance to KU Natural History
Museum
7:00 -- 8:00 Dinner
8:00 Recognitions -- Roy Beckemeyer
Student Paper Award -- Greg Farley
Top Ten Birds of the Year -- Kansas Bird Records Committee
Resolution -- Roy Beckemeyer
8:30 Keynote presentation by Dr. Glen Woolfenden, Archbold Biological
Station, Venus, Florida, "Jays of Our Lives: Nature's Soap Opera"
Sunday, October 11th Local field trips -- details yet to be worked out
SCIENTIFIC PROGRAM: Information and forms for presentations should be
addressed to:
Dr. Greg Farley
Dept. of Biology
Fort Hays State Univ.
Hays, KS 67601
phone: 785-628-5965; email bigf@fhsu.edu
REGISTRATION:
Registration fee: $15 K.O.S. members; $25 nonmembers
Banquet: $12 per person
Please send registration form, fees, and general inquiries to:
Local Commitee, K.O.S. 50th Meeting
Division of Ornithology
Natural History Museum
University of Kansas
Lawrence, KS 66045
phone: 785-864-3657
fax: 785-864-5335
email: until 10 August: mrobbins@falcon.cc.ukans.edu
after 10 August: town@ukans.edu
ACCOMODATIONS: Hotel reservations are up to you. Below are several
options in Lawrence:
Comfort Inn: 800-228-5150
Day's Inn: 800-329-7466
Hampton Inn: 800-426-7866
Ramada Inn: 800-272-6232
Travelodge: 800-578-7878
Travelodge: 800-578-7878
DIRECTIONS: Arriving from the east: take East Lawrence exit off
interstate 70. Left (south) at traffic light (on highway 59).
Immediately after crossing Kansas River bridge make right then get in
left hand turning lane to go south on Tennessee St. Take Tennessee to
9th street. Make right (headed west) on 9th street. Make left (go
south) on Indiana Street -- drive up hill past traffic guard post --
this will lead directly to the Kansas Union & Natural History museum.
There is limited parking in front of the museum and in a lot across the
street. If these lots are full pass by the museum (headed south) and
make a right at the first stop sign. This is Mississippi St. There is
a large visitor parking lot at the south end of the stadium (on the
left). Option: instead of turning on Indiana off 6th street, make a
left at the stop light (this is Mississippi St.). As mentioned above,
there is a large visitor parking lot on the south side of the stadium.
Arriving from the west: take West Lawrence exit off interstate 70.
Continue south on Iowa Street to 2nd traffic light (at 9th Street).
Turn left (east) at this light and go to Mississippi St. or 1 block
further to Indiana St. Follow instructions given above.
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REGISTRATION FORM
Name..................................................................................................................................................
Address:.............................................................................................................................................
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NUMBER TOTAL
Registration Fee.....$15.00 (K.O.S. members) _________ $_______
....$25.00 (non-members) _________ $_______
Banquet..................$12.00/person _________ $_______
TOTAL $_______
Make checks payable to KU Bird Division. Mail to: Local Commitee,
K.O.S. 50th Meeting,
Division of Ornithology, Natural History Museum, University of Kansas,
Lawrence, KS 66045
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Lloyd D. Moore
1250 Scott Avenue
Kansas City, Kansas 66105
E-mail: ictinia@swbell.net
"Like the winds and sunsets wild things were taken for granted
until progress began to do away with them." - Aldo Leopold
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Date: Tue, 14 Jul 1998 08:59:18 -0500 Subject: Common Moorhen in Sarpy County From: lpdlfrd@juno.com (Loren J. Padelford) Babs and I saw a Common Moorhen at LaPlatte Bottoms yesterday, 7/13, at about 8:30 p.m. It was spotted on a muskrat mound between the 2nd and 3rd power poles on the south side of the gravel road, east of the "T" intersection. LaPlatte Bottoms is located south of Offutt AFB. At Schilling WMA in Plattsmouth, Cass County, we found 4 Piping Plovers, Lesser Yellowlegs, a Semipalmated Sandpiper, a Least Sandpiper and a Least Tern on the west side of the refuge. Loren Padelford Bellevue, NE lpdlfrd@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]
From: rluehrs@kearney.net (Richard Luehrs) Subject: Re: White-winged Dove Date: Tue, 14 Jul 1998 22:16:36 -0500 At 11:58 PM -0500 7/11/98, Loren J. Padelford wrote: >We saw the White-winged Dove at the home of Roger and Marilyn Newcomb >today, 7/11. It came and sat on a light pole across the street from >their home at 402 E. 32nd St. in Kearney. It appeared at 7:15 p.m. and >stayed for about a half hour before it flew to a tree about a half block >south and disappeared. Roger said it had been there about 7:00 a.m. and >again at 4:40 p.m. When I was in TX last November, where these birds are fairly common (and beautiful; if those of you out here in central NE can, I'd recommend you go look it up), I was informed that the dove has been expanding northward and is becoming an urban bird, replacing, to some degree, Rock Doves in TX and apparently other parts of its range. I wonder if what is happening here is a colonization effort (which sounds a bit more anthropomorphizing than I like, but you get what I mean). Of course, one bird does not a settlement make, and I'm not sure if the birds have made it out of TX in any numbers yet. Still, an interesting possibility. _____________________________________________________________________ / 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 / \___________________________|_________________________________________/
Date: Wed, 15 Jul 1998 18:19:57 -0500 From: ROBIN HARDING <HARDINGR@platte.unk.edu> Subject: Swainson's Hawks, Loggerhead Shrikes, and others Nebraska birders, I heard that Swainson's Hawks were still dying of pesticide poisoning in Argentina. My impression is that we are not seeing as many as we used to here in south central Nebraska but we are seeing some. Last weekend we saw three or four in Kearney and Franklin Counties. We saw some behavior that I had never seen before. We saw a hawk perched on a powerpole, so we stopped to take a look. We noticed three smaller birds perched on the wire nearby. I've seen that before. I just thought they were Eastern Kingbirds harrassing a Red-tailed Hawk. But no! When we looked through our binoculars, we saw a Swainson's Hawk with three Loggerhead Shrikes harrassing it. Now this was interesting. Don't they both eat grasshoppers? Could there be some competition between the two species? In our Sunday travels from our home near Gibbon through Kearney and Franklin Counties, we saw nine Loggerhead Shrikes. A good count I think. We saw at least five Purple Martins in Campbell and that reminded me that we have not been seeing as many as usual in Kearney. Have you been seeing them in other parts of the state? Wednesday morning (July 15) Roger Newcomb called me to report that the White-winged Dove was on top of a powerpole across the street doing its dancing and singing. In case you haven't heard, the White-winged Dove has been hanging around with the Eurasian Collared-Doves at 402 E. 32nd Street in Kearney since July 8. Ms. Robin Harding 50370 24th Road Gibbon, Nebraska 68840 (308) 468-5057 marshwren@nctc.net or my work address: University of Nebraska at Kearney Office of Public Safety Kearney, Nebraska 68849 (309) 865-8647 HardingR@platte.unk.edu
Date: Wed, 15 Jul 1998 19:26:04 -0500 (CDT)
From: Jan Johnson <jjohnson@mother.esu1.k12.ne.us>
Subject: Babies
The babies are out and about. Today in the yard we had parents and babies
of the following species:
Baltimore Oriole
Black-capped Chickadee
Blue Grosbeak
Eastern Bluebird
House Wren
Common Grackle
Robin
Kildeer
Chipping Sparrow
So much fun to watch dad and mom show them how to hunt their own dinner,
but then follow mom or dad back to a perch and try to beg from them
instea.
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From: rluehrs@kearney.net (Richard Luehrs)
Subject: Another project for already busy people
Date: Thu, 16 Jul 1998 22:20:27 -0500
Hi, gang:
This is from the TEX-birds listserv. Anyone want to take on such a
project for NE? I suspect that Dr. Price might be able to give some
pointers on maps on the Web, etc.
Richard Luehrs
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>TexBirders:
>
>Go to http://biosci.cbs.umn.edu/~mou/maps/map020.gif to see an example
>of what the Minnesota Ornithologists' Union has done with range maps for their
>state. The MOU has range maps for all 422 species that have occurred in MN at
>http://biosci.cbs.umn.edu/~mou/birdref.html .
>
>Maybe someone can do this for Texas if they are not already overloaded with
>work.
>
>Onward!
>
>Steve
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>Steve Hawkins
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From: "Ross Silcock" <silcock@sidney.heartland.net> Subject: White-winged Dove Date: Fri, 17 Jul 1998 07:38:39 -0500 NEBIRDERS: John Sullivan and I saw the White-winged Dove at the Newcomb residence in Kearney at 7 pm on Thursday evening. Also 3-4 Eurasian Collared-Doves, several Mourning Doves, and a few Rock Doves! The WWDO was on the large power pole just northeast of the Newcomb's house. Ross Silcock Tabor, IA silcock@sidney.heartland.net
Date: Fri, 17 Jul 1998 09:11:32 -0500 (CDT)
From: Joe Gubanyi <JGUBANYI@seward.cune.edu>
Subject: WW dove, YC Night Heron, Curlew Sandpiper
I was in the Kearney area Tuesday, July 14 looking for the white-winged dove
and also for the yellow-crowned night heron at Funk Lagoon. I missed both
species although I did see the marbled godwit and a cinnamon teal at Funk
Lagoon. I was at the white-winged dove site from 7:15 to 8:15 AM and then
again over the noon hour. I also walked and drove the neighborhood a
little looking for the dove. The Eurasian collared doves were constantly
present and I suspect they may be nesting in trees caddy corner from 402 E
32nd St. Since the white-winged dove is still being seen, I would like to
try again, but would also like to see the yellow-crowned night herons at
Funk Lagoon. Can anyone tell me where at Funk Lagoon and what time of day
the yellow-crowned night herons were being seen? I may try this evening if
there is a good chance.
On another note, curlew sandpipers have been seen in Missouri (near
Columbia) and in Colorado in this past week and a half. This is a good time
of year for them and they usually still have breeding plumage through July.
Maybe someone can find the second record for Nebraska. Is anyone been to or
planning to go to Crescent Lake NWR in the near future?
Joseph Gubanyi
Concordia College
Seward, NE 68434
(402) 643-7316
jgubanyi@seward.cune.edu
***** END *****
From: "murwille" <murwille@genie.esu10.k12.ne.us> Subject: Re: YC Night Heron, Date: Fri, 17 Jul 1998 17:30:43 -0500 Joe and Nebraska Birders, I (Mark Urwiller) along with John Kozak and John Murphy were the ones to spot the (one) Yellow-crowned Night Heron. It was perched on a snag positioned near the South end of the large pond on the Northwest corner of Funk WPA. (I don't have a map of the WPA. That pond may have a name, but I can't help you there.) I spotted it using 60x on my spotting scope from the "T-road. We drove South at "T" until we could cross over the berm on the West side. When we crossed over we proceeded North until the trail horseshoe back around in a Southerly direction much closer to the snag. By then a Great Egret had dislodged the Night Heron and we never saw it again. There are so many Black-crowned Night Herons in there that finding a Yellow-crowned is like finding a needle in a haystack - good luck! Mark Urwiller ---------- > From: Joe Gubanyi <JGUBANYI@seward.cune.edu> > To: NEBIRDS@RIP.PHYSICS.UNK.EDU > Subject: WW dove, YC Night Heron, Curlew Sandpiper > Date: Friday, July 17, 1998 9:11 AM > > I was in the Kearney area Tuesday, July 14 looking for the white-winged dove > and also for the yellow-crowned night heron at Funk Lagoon. I missed both > species although I did see the marbled godwit and a cinnamon teal at Funk > Lagoon. I was at the white-winged dove site from 7:15 to 8:15 AM and then > again over the noon hour. I also walked and drove the neighborhood a > little looking for the dove. The Eurasian collared doves were constantly > present and I suspect they may be nesting in trees caddy corner from 402 E > 32nd St. Since the white-winged dove is still being seen, I would like to > try again, but would also like to see the yellow-crowned night herons at > Funk Lagoon. Can anyone tell me where at Funk Lagoon and what time of day > the yellow-crowned night herons were being seen? I may try this evening if > there is a good chance. > On another note, curlew sandpipers have been seen in Missouri (near > Columbia) and in Colorado in this past week and a half. This is a good time > of year for them and they usually still have breeding plumage through July. > Maybe someone can find the second record for Nebraska. Is anyone been to or > planning to go to Crescent Lake NWR in the near future? > > Joseph Gubanyi > Concordia College > Seward, NE 68434 > (402) 643-7316 > jgubanyi@seward.cune.edu > > ***** END *****
Date: Mon, 20 Jul 1998 12:50:38 -0500
From: ROBIN HARDING <HARDINGR@platte.unk.edu>
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From: lpdlfrd@juno.com (Loren J. Padelford)
Hi Robin,
Sorry you got cut off when reporting your birds and thanks for sending
the rest. We will be out of town starting tomorrow, 7/17. We will
return about the 28th. We don't plan to have the birdline updated during
that time so your postings to NEBirds will have to suffice.
Thanks for your continuing support of the birdline!
Loren
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Date: Mon, 20 Jul 1998 18:30:01 -0500 From: LANNY RANDOLPH <RANDOLPHL@platte.unk.edu> Subject: Funk Lagoon conditions Hi Nebraska birders, In Buffalo County, Saturday, July 18, from our home about 3 1/2 miles southeast of Gibbon we saw an immature male Rose-breasted Grosbeak and a Spotted Towhee. In Phelps County at Funk Lagoon we saw about a hundred American White Pelicans, a Cattle Egret, Two Snow Geese, a male Ruddy Duck, and at least six Great-tailed Grackles. In Buffalo County at Rowe Sanctuary we saw a Greater Yellowlegs and a Spotted Sandpiper. It is still to wet at the east end of Funk Lagoon to walk in for shore birds. So the east end of Peterson Dike would still be the best place for a short bird walk at Funk Lagoon. Good birding and goodbye. Lanny Lanny Randolph southcentral Nebraska 50370 24th rd Gibbon Ne. 68840 RandolphL@Platte.UNK.edu MarshWren@nctc.net 308-468-5057
Date: Mon, 20 Jul 1998 18:30:44 -0500 From: ROBIN HARDING <HARDINGR@platte.unk.edu> Subject: Black-necked Stilts in Grand Island Nebraska birders, I was talking with Gary Lingle the other day about birds. He said that there was a pair of Black-necked Stilts nesting at the Grand Island sewage lagoons. A friend of Gary's who works at the sewage treatment plant has been watching the birds progress. Gary said that the birds were not visible from any public area and that we should call Connie McCartney for more information. I have heard of Black-necked Stilts migrating through the Rainwater Basin and nesting in the Sandhills but I have not heard of Stilts being seen in the Platte River valley. Ms. Robin Harding 50370 24th Road Gibbon, Nebraska 68840 (308) 468-5057 marshwren@nctc.net or my work address: University of Nebraska at Kearney Office of Public Safety Kearney, Nebraska 68849 (309) 865-8647 HardingR@platte.unk.edu
Date: Tue, 21 Jul 1998 07:43:02 -0500
From: "Thomas E. Labedz" <tlabedz@unlinfo.unl.edu>
Subject: Re: Black-necked Stilts in Grand Island
Robin and others,
I had heard last week that a clutch of three Stilt eggs had hatched at
the GI STP. This information via the Crane Meadows Nature Center,
original source unknown.
Thomas Labedz tlabedz@unlinfo.unl.edu
Lincoln,NE
ROBIN HARDING wrote:
>
> Nebraska birders,
>
> I was talking with Gary Lingle the other day about birds.
> He said that there was a pair of Black-necked Stilts
> nesting at the Grand Island sewage lagoons. A friend of
> Gary's who works at the sewage treatment plant has been
> watching the birds progress. Gary said that the birds
> were not visible from any public area and that we should
> call Connie McCartney for more information. I have heard
> of Black-necked Stilts migrating through the Rainwater
> Basin and nesting in the Sandhills but I have not heard
> of Stilts being seen in the Platte River valley.
>
> Ms. Robin Harding
Date: Wed, 22 Jul 1998 18:01:48 -0500 Subject: Sightings for 7/22/98 From: lpdlfrd@juno.com (Loren J. Padelford) Greetings from Bellevue, Babs and I were checking some of the local haunts today, 7/22, and found several species of shorebirds in the sod farm just south of the east entrance to Offutt AFB including Willet, LB Dowitcher, Lesser Yellowlegs, Least Sandpiper, Pectoral Sandpiper and Solitary Sandpiper. In the sod farm on LaPlatte Rd. across the road from the chemical plant we found two Buff-breasted Sandpipers. In Cass County at Schilling WMA in Plattsmouth we found two immature Yellow-crowned Night-Herons in the pond next to the headquarters building. They were hunting crawdads in the mud with some success. Loren Padelford Bellevue, NE lpdlfrd@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]
Date: Fri, 24 Jul 1998 23:19:43 -0500 Subject: Laughing Gull at BOL From: johnsllvn@juno.com (John C Sulllivan) Hello All, Tonight 7-24, there was a juvenile LAUGHING GULL at Branched Oak Lake. It was with about 12 Franklins Gulls and a few Ring-bills at the north swimming beach (area 10) from about 8:00 - 9:00pm. It is a mostly brown gull, very scaly appearance, fairly uniformly brown head with no dark hood markings. Slightly larger, longer and more pointed-winged and larger bill than Franklins, and a very broad, black subterminal band that extends to the outer tail feathers. There is also a little bit of mud flats in both the nw & sw branches of BOL. Seen there were Lesser Yellowlegs, Solitary Sandpiper, Spotted Sandpiper, Sanderling, Semipalmated, Least, Bairds, Pectoral & Stilt Sandpipers. Little Salt Fork Marsh; 1 Semipalmated Plover Also the Little Blue Herons are still hanging out at the Cracker Barrel Marsh. John Sullivan Lincoln, Ne _____________________________________________________________________ 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]
From: "Ross Silcock" <silcock@sidney.heartland.net>
Subject: Re: Laughing Gull at BOL
Date: Sat, 25 Jul 1998 00:58:07 -0500
John:
Good find! Looks like LAGU is going to be a reg species!
Did you have any luck with Padelfords' YCNH and Buff-breasted Sand?
Had a great party here in Tabor tonight ("Get high; come to Tabor!)
(Tabor's the highest town in IA)
Ross
----------
> From: John C Sulllivan <johnsllvn@juno.com>
> To: NeBirds@rip.physics.unk.edu
> Subject: Laughing Gull at BOL
> Date: Friday, July 24, 1998 11:19 PM
>
> Hello All,
>
> Tonight 7-24, there was a juvenile LAUGHING GULL at Branched Oak Lake. It
> was with about 12 Franklins Gulls and a few Ring-bills at the north
> swimming beach (area 10) from about 8:00 - 9:00pm. It is a mostly brown
> gull, very scaly appearance, fairly uniformly brown head with no dark
> hood markings. Slightly larger, longer and more pointed-winged and larger
> bill than Franklins, and a very broad, black subterminal band that
> extends to the outer tail feathers.
>
> There is also a little bit of mud flats in both the nw & sw branches of
> BOL. Seen there were Lesser Yellowlegs, Solitary Sandpiper, Spotted
> Sandpiper, Sanderling, Semipalmated, Least, Bairds, Pectoral & Stilt
> Sandpipers.
>
> Little Salt Fork Marsh; 1 Semipalmated Plover
>
> Also the Little Blue Herons are still hanging out at the Cracker Barrel
> Marsh.
>
> John Sullivan
> Lincoln, Ne
>
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Date: Sat, 25 Jul 1998 20:10:15 -0500
Subject: Re: Laughing Gull at BOL
From: johnsllvn@juno.com (John C Sulllivan)
Ross,
I was at LaPlatte Marsh today, didn't have any luck finding Padlefords
Buff-breasted Sandpipers, but there was 6 juvenile Common Moorhens there.
Also 1 Least Tern and 1 Snowy Egret. Didn't find the YCNH's at Schilling
WMA either. There is some good mud there and quite a few peeps, but
nothing unusual.
The Laughing Gull is still at BOL on the north swimming beach as of 6:30
pm.
John
On Sat, 25 Jul 1998 00:58:07 -0500 "Ross Silcock"
<silcock@sidney.heartland.net> writes:
>John:
>Good find! Looks like LAGU is going to be a reg species!
>Did you have any luck with Padelfords' YCNH and Buff-breasted Sand?
>Had a great party here in Tabor tonight ("Get high; come to Tabor!)
>(Tabor's the highest town in IA)
>Ross
>
>----------
>> From: John C Sulllivan <johnsllvn@juno.com>
>> To: NeBirds@rip.physics.unk.edu
>> Subject: Laughing Gull at BOL
>> Date: Friday, July 24, 1998 11:19 PM
>>
>> Hello All,
>>
>> Tonight 7-24, there was a juvenile LAUGHING GULL at Branched Oak
>Lake. It
>> was with about 12 Franklins Gulls and a few Ring-bills at the north
>> swimming beach (area 10) from about 8:00 - 9:00pm. It is a mostly
>brown
>> gull, very scaly appearance, fairly uniformly brown head with no
>dark
>> hood markings. Slightly larger, longer and more pointed-winged and
>larger
>> bill than Franklins, and a very broad, black subterminal band that
>> extends to the outer tail feathers.
>>
>> There is also a little bit of mud flats in both the nw & sw branches
>of
>> BOL. Seen there were Lesser Yellowlegs, Solitary Sandpiper, Spotted
>> Sandpiper, Sanderling, Semipalmated, Least, Bairds, Pectoral & Stilt
>> Sandpipers.
>>
>> Little Salt Fork Marsh; 1 Semipalmated Plover
>>
>> Also the Little Blue Herons are still hanging out at the Cracker
>Barrel
>> Marsh.
>>
>> John Sullivan
>> Lincoln, Ne
>>
>>
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Date: Sat, 25 Jul 1998 23:06:39 +0000 From: "Linda R. Brown" <lb14735@navix.net> Subject: Negative on Buff-breasted Sandpipers Sat 7/25/98 Laughing Gull at BOL Good Evening All, Josef Kren & I checked for the Buff-breasted Sandpipers reported by Loren and Babs Padelford 7/22. We took Hgwy 75 south of Bellevue NE. Three to four miles south of Offutt AFB we turned east on LaPlatte road. We walked across the soggy almost floating bluegrass on the sod farm across the highway north of the chemical plant until we were in good scope distance of the marsh. We saw four Greater Yellowlegs and many Killdear but no Buff-breasted Sandpipers. We did not look for the Yellow-Crowned Night-Herons at Schilling WMA in Plattsmouth. However, going south into Elmwood just south of the Alvo Road, Josef spotted a peaheaded, big-eyed, long necked, long-legged Upland Sandpiper balencing on a telephone wire in schooch-legged posture. It was fun to see it lift up its head and neck and peer down at us questioningly when we turned the car around for a better look. It made my day! Linda R. Brown Lincoln, NE 68506 lb14735@navix.net
Date: Sun, 26 Jul 1998 10:38:57 -0500 From: paseka@tvsonline.net (Paseka, Janis) Subject: buff-breasted sandpipers John: Are you still looking for buff-breasted sandpipers? Don was baling an alfalfa field Friday evening and about 20 of them were in the field with some killdeer, presumably picking up insects. He just checked (10 am Sunday), and there are still some buff-breasted present in that same field. It's about half a mile east of our house. Janis Paseka
Date: Sun, 26 Jul 1998 14:01:28 -0500 (CDT) From: Joe Gubanyi <JGUBANYI@seward.cune.edu> Subject: Re: Laughing Gull at BOL I, too, saw the juvenile laughing gull at BOL Saturday about noon. When a few kids were playing on the beach the gull along with a half dozen Franklin's gulls sat on the rock jetty just to the south of the beach. On Friday, Paul and Karla Kaufman and I saw the yellow-crowned night heron at Funk Lagoon. We also saw 2 least bitterns. The shorebird pool on the southwest end of Funk has dried up and didn't have many birds. We saw the eurasian collared doves but no white-winged doves at 402 E 32nd St in Kearney. I have tried 3 times for the WW dove with no luck. Does anyone have any information on how often the dove is being seen? Joseph Gubanyi Concordia College Seward, NE 68434 (402) 643-7316 jgubanyi@seward.cune.edu
Date: Sun, 26 Jul 1998 15:41:55 -0500 From: LANNY RANDOLPH <RANDOLPHL@platte.unk.edu> Subject: a Funk Lagoon update Hi Nebraska birders, Saturday, July 25, in Kearney County at Bluestem WPA we heard a Sora and saw a Lesser Yellowlegs and a Pectoral Sandpiper. In Phelps County, at Funk Lagoon we saw seventeen American White Pelicans, a Least Bittern, eight Great Egrets, four Snowy Egrets, at least four Black-crowned Night-Herons, four white and three blue Snow Geese, five American Avocets, three Greater Yellowlegs, five Lesser Yellowlegs, a Spotted Sandpiper, about 25 Semipalmated Sandpipers, two Western Sandpipers, about four Least Sandpipers, about forty Stilt Sandpipers, four Long-billed Dowitchers, at least two Franklin's Gulls, about five Sedge Wrens and two Swamp Sparrows. That was yesterday, this morning I talked with Gary Lingle on the phone for a little while. He took a group to Funk Lagoon yesterday about 4:00. We were there about noon. We compared what we had seen. Almost everything was the same except they saw several Swainson's Hawks. Also when I got to the part about four Snowy Egrets, Gary asked if maybe I should recheck my field marks because they were four immature Little Blue Herons. And then I asked him if maybe he should recheck his fieldmarks, because there were four Snowy Egrets. After we had discussed matters in more detail, we decided that Funk Lagoon is big enough for four Snowy Egrets and four immature Little Blue Herons. Oh yah, they also saw an American Bittern. good birding and goodbye, Lanny Lanny Randolph southcentral Nebraska 50370 24th rd Gibbon Ne. 68840 RandolphL@Platte.UNK.edu MarshWren@nctc.net 308-468-5057
From: lizprints@webtv.net (elizabeth allen) Date: Sun, 26 Jul 1998 15:52:27 -0500 (CDT) Subject: Re: a Funk Lagoon update Hi Lanny and et all, I too would like to know where wnd when peole are seeing the white winged dove in Kearney. I have the address of 402 E.32nd street. Do you have the name of the people and their telephone number? In addition , are they taking calllsl or is that too much of an imposistion ? Betty Allen Omaha, NE
From: cnk@scholars.bellevue.edu Date: Sun, 26 Jul 1998 19:12:54 CDT Subject: Re: Laughing Gull at BOL > Date: Sun, 26 Jul 1998 14:01:28 -0500 (CDT) > Reply-to: NeBirds@rip.physics.unk.edu > From: Joe Gubanyi <JGUBANYI@seward.cune.edu> > Subject: Re: Laughing Gull at BOL > To: NeBirds@rip.physics.unk.edu > I, too, saw the juvenile laughing gull at BOL Saturday about noon. When a > few kids were playing on the beach the gull along with a half dozen > Franklin's gulls sat on the rock jetty just to the south of the beach. On > Friday, Paul and Karla Kaufman and I saw the yellow-crowned night heron at > Funk Lagoon. We also saw 2 least bitterns. The shorebird pool on the > southwest end of Funk has dried up and didn't have many birds. We saw the > eurasian collared doves but no white-winged doves at 402 E 32nd St in > Kearney. I have tried 3 times for the WW dove with no luck. Does anyone > have any information on how often the dove is being seen? > > Joseph Gubanyi > Concordia College > Seward, NE 68434 > (402) 643-7316 > jgubanyi@seward.cune.edu > > Joe, I went with Gary Lingle and several other people from the Nature Conservancy to bird at Funk on Saturday. Gary then told me he had seen the white winged dove at that same address in Kearney. At 7:00 PM Saturday night we went there to look. We only saw two of the Eurasian collared doves. So apparently it was there on Saturday morning. But I was there only in the evening. Clem Klaphake Bellevue, NE
From: "Ross Silcock" <silcock@sidney.heartland.net> Subject: Re: a Funk Lagoon update Date: Sun, 26 Jul 1998 20:22:16 -0500 Hi y'et all: Betty, your address is correct. The residence of Roger Newcomb. They are nice folks. John Sullivan and I heard that the WW Dove shows up in the morning and evening, and my experience in Kearney and chasing one in Iowa fits that. Seems they are more active then. The one in Kearney sat on a pole and called (knowing the call helps immeasurably; Eur Collared-Doves and Mourning Doves are calling in the neighborhood also) for only about 5 minutes at 7 pm. If we hadn't recognized the call we probably would have missed it. The field guides have adequate descriptions of the calls. The pattern is a bit like a Barrred Owl. Best is to try to see anything that dosn't sound like a Mourning Dove. It's either a WW Dove or a Eur Collared-Dove! Lanny and Robin probably can add to his! Ross Silcock Tabor, IA silcock@sidney.heartland.net ---------- > From: elizabeth allen <lizprints@webtv.net> > To: NeBirds@rip.physics.unk.edu > Subject: Re: a Funk Lagoon update > Date: Sunday, July 26, 1998 3:52 PM > > Hi Lanny and et all, > > I too would like to know where wnd when peole are seeing the white > winged dove in Kearney. I have the address of 402 E.32nd street. Do you > have the name of the people and their telephone number? In addition , > are they taking calllsl or is that too much of an imposistion ? > > > > Betty Allen Omaha, NE >
From: lizprints@webtv.net (elizabeth allen) Date: Sun, 26 Jul 1998 23:08:35 -0500 (CDT) Subject: Re: white winged dove Thanks Ross for the information. The bird sounds like its elusive and has a mind of it's own. Could it possibly have anest somewhere that it is sitting on ? I saw what appeared to be 3 spotted sandpipers almost in alternate plumage on the river road across from the rock quarry not far from the Krim property. The Neal Woods naturalist's say there are immature black crowned night herons somewhere on that property. The ranger at Schilling said he had seen the immature yellow crowned night herons in a slew at the end of goose lake on the property. That's the lake with the berm around it. You turn right after reaching the end of the blacktop . Isn't this fun, everyone is chasing around to fine these sighted birds. Should we be surprised they aren't where they were sighted ? They do have wings and fly and unfortunately for us their time schedule isn't always our time schedule! By the way, all you NOU members should be getting your newsletters soon. IT's a double issue so pay attention to the Halsey registration information on the inside. Betty Allen, president Betty Allen Omaha, NE
From: lizprints@webtv.net (elizabeth allen) Date: Mon, 27 Jul 1998 11:36:24 -0500 (CDT) Subject: Re: White winged dove To any interested party: 7/27/98 11:40 a.m. Reliable sources at the home say that they haven't seen the dove at the house for about a week. She also said the Collard dove have disappeared too. Usually the white winged was seen between 6:30 and 9 am as well as the same times in the p.m. For whoever is intrested, a report from the Chicago bird line said the collard dove were on their 4th nesting attemp there ! Betty Allen Omaha, NE
From: cnk@scholars.bellevue.edu Date: Mon, 27 Jul 1998 15:08:48 CDT Subject: Re: White winged dove > From: lizprints@webtv.net (elizabeth allen) > Date: Mon, 27 Jul 1998 11:36:24 -0500 (CDT) > Reply-to: NeBirds@rip.physics.unk.edu > To: NeBirds@rip.physics.unk.edu > Subject: Re: White winged dove > To any interested party: 7/27/98 11:40 a.m. > > Reliable sources at the home say that they haven't seen the dove at the > house for about a week. She also said the Collard dove have disappeared > too. Usually the white winged was seen between 6:30 and 9 am as well as > the same times in the p.m. > > For whoever is intrested, a report from the Chicago bird line said the > collard dove were on their 4th nesting attemp there ! > > > > Betty Allen Omaha, NE > > Betty, I was just out in Kearney to see the White winged Doves and the Eurasian collared doves on Sat. July 25. I saw two of the collared doves at the house where they have been seen all summer. Gary Lingle was with me and saw them also. This was at about 7:00pm. He had seen the white winged dove earlier that morning in the same location. So they seem to still be in the area. Clem Klaphake Bellevue NE
Date: Mon, 27 Jul 1998 15:34:37 -0500 From: Kevin Poague <kpoague@ngpsun.ngpc.state.ne.us> Subject: shorebird question Folks: I think it is time to take a white-winged dove break, okay? My question is on sanderlings. How grayish-white are they during fall migration, and how easy is it to pick them out from the other shorebirdies? The eastern saline wetlands around Lincoln are kind of boring compared to Funk (well, then again, what isn't?). Saw yellowlegs, least, solitary and pectoral sandpipers, tons of killdeer, and two snipe this morning. The wetlands behind Cracker Barrel still had two little blue herons, and Little Salt Fork had about 10 black terns in varying degrees of molt. It was interesting because they resembled pigeons, due to their plumages being in all shades of white, gray and black. Not one looked just like another. Also learned just how much bigger male pectoral sandpipers are than females. I guess one never stops learning about birds, right? -- Kevin Poague Nebraska Game and Parks Commission (402) 471-5412 kpoague@ngpsun.ngpc.state.ne.us
Date: Mon, 27 Jul 1998 15:58:32 -0500 Subject: Re: shorebird question From: johnsllvn@juno.com (John C Sulllivan) On Mon, 27 Jul 1998 15:34:37 -0500 Kevin Poague <kpoague@ngpsun.ngpc.state.ne.us> writes: >Folks: >I think it is time to take a white-winged dove break, okay? My >question is on sanderlings. How grayish-white are they >during fall migration, and how easy is it to pick them out >from the other shorebirdies? -- >Kevin Poague >Nebraska Game and Parks Commission >(402) 471-5412 >kpoague@ngpsun.ngpc.state.ne.us > Kevin, I don't know if all Sanderlings have molted into winter plumage when they pass through Ne in the fall, but there was 1 at BOL on Fri. 7-24 that was pretty pale, almost white, with a very prominent black shoulder mark - pretty easy to pick out of a crowd. John Sullivan Lincoln, Ne _____________________________________________________________________ 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]
From: "Ross Silcock" <silcock@sidney.heartland.net> Subject: Re: white winged dove Date: Mon, 27 Jul 1998 22:33:21 -0500 Betty: It is fun having this list for us all to cummunicate electronically. Really facilitates sharing of information. It always amazes me how much knowledge is out there; this medium goes a long way towards making it eadily available (as long as folks who know things take the time to submit them!) Ross ---------- > From: elizabeth allen <lizprints@webtv.net> > To: NeBirds@rip.physics.unk.edu > Subject: Re: white winged dove > Date: Sunday, July 26, 1998 11:08 PM > > Thanks Ross for the information. The bird sounds like its elusive and > has a mind of it's own. Could it possibly have anest somewhere that it > is sitting on ? > > I saw what appeared to be 3 spotted sandpipers almost in alternate > plumage on the river road across from the rock quarry not far from the > Krim property. The Neal Woods naturalist's say there are immature black > crowned night herons somewhere on that property. > The ranger at Schilling said he had seen the immature yellow crowned > night herons in a slew at the end of goose lake on the property. That's > the lake with the berm around it. You turn right after reaching the end > of the blacktop . > Isn't this fun, everyone is chasing around to fine these sighted birds. > Should we be surprised they aren't where they were sighted ? They do > have wings and fly and unfortunately for us their time schedule isn't > always our time schedule! > > By the way, all you NOU members should be getting your newsletters soon. > IT's a double issue so pay attention to the Halsey registration > information on the inside. > Betty Allen, president > > > > Betty Allen Omaha, NE >
Date: Mon, 27 Jul 1998 22:21:57 -0500 Subject: Buff-breasted Sandpipers From: johnsllvn@juno.com (John C Sulllivan) Hello All, I went to Don & Janis Paseka's tonight to look for the Buff-breasted Sandpipers they reported this weekend. I checked out several mowed fields a golf course and 2 sod farms along the way. I was almost to their place when I came across a flock of 30 BBSA in a large sod farm on the north side of hwy. 30 between North Bend and Ames in Douglas Co. Thanks Don and Janis for getting me up to your neck of the woods. John Sullivan Lincoln, Ne _____________________________________________________________________ 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]
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