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1. Birds seen on 7/29/98
lpdlfrd@juno.com (Loren J. Padelford)
Wed, 29 Jul 1998 11:00:49 -0500
2. FW: new birding group for teens
"Randall D. Williams" <yiams@avalon.net>
Wed, 29 Jul 1998 18:49:29 +0000
3. more b-b sandpipers
Kevin Poague <kpoague@ngpsun.ngpc.state.ne.us>
Thu, 30 Jul 1998 17:04:19 -0500
4. Trip to Nebraska
huskey@UTAPHY.PH.UTEXAS.EDU (Ingrid Huskey)
Fri, 31 Jul 1998 13:56:28 -0500 (CDT)
5. Red-necked Phalarope at Schilling 7/31/98
lpdlfrd@juno.com (Loren J. Padelford)
Fri, 31 Jul 1998 16:14:04 -0500
6. Re: Trip to Nebraska
cnk@scholars.bellevue.edu
Fri, 31 Jul 1998 16:19:15 CDT
7. Re: Trip to Nebraska
hardingr@unk.edu
Fri, 31 Jul 1998 16:45:41 -0500
8. Re: Trip to Nebraska
huskey@UTAPHY.PH.UTEXAS.EDU (Ingrid Huskey)
Fri, 31 Jul 1998 16:43:32 -0500 (CDT)
9. Re: Trip to Nebraska
hardingr@unk.edu
Fri, 31 Jul 1998 17:11:16 -0500
10. Shorebirds
Jan Johnson <jjohnson@mother.esu1.k12.ne.us>
Sat, 1 Aug 1998 20:42:08 -0500 (CDT)
11. Re: Trip to Nebraska
<AKENITZ@aol.com>
Sun, 2 Aug 1998 23:33:36 EDT
12. Re: Trip to Nebraska
huskey@UTAPHY.PH.UTEXAS.EDU (Ingrid Huskey)
Mon, 03 Aug 1998 15:24:42 -0500 (CDT)
13. Funk Lagoon Least Bitterns in August
LANNY RANDOLPH <RANDOLPHL@platte.unk.edu>
Mon, 3 Aug 1998 16:31:50 -0500
14. Re: Trip to Nebraska
Carolyn Hall <cjhall@huntel.net>
Mon, 03 Aug 1998 18:12:24 -0500
15. Sightings
Jan Johnson <jjohnson@mother.esu1.k12.ne.us>
Thu, 6 Aug 1998 11:25:54 -0500 (CDT)
16. Re: White-winged and E. Collared doves
<NevaLCP@aol.com>
Fri, 7 Aug 1998 11:42:19 EDT
17. Fall Warbler
lpdlfrd@juno.com (Loren J. Padelford)
Sat, 8 Aug 1998 21:54:01 -0500
18. Yellow-billed Loon at Lake McConaughy
lpdlfrd@juno.com (Loren J. Padelford)
Sun, 9 Aug 1998 10:28:05 -0500
19. Nebraska birding.
"Ross Silcock" <silcock@sidney.heartland.net>
Mon, 10 Aug 1998 23:06:36 -0500
20. Odd Dove
"Thomas E. Labedz" <tlabedz@unlinfo.unl.edu>
Tue, 11 Aug 1998 09:54:27 -0500
21. Funk Lagoon Sandpiper spot
LANNY RANDOLPH <RANDOLPHL@platte.unk.edu>
Tue, 11 Aug 1998 10:50:43 -0500
22. Funk Lagoon August 10
hardingr@unk.edu
Tue, 11 Aug 1998 15:34:39 -0500
23. Re: suggestions - Nebraska
"Ross Silcock" <silcock@sidney.heartland.net>
Wed, 12 Aug 1998 21:04:26 -0500
24. Bl-necked Stilt & Buff-br Sandpipers
LANNY RANDOLPH <RANDOLPHL@platte.unk.edu>
Mon, 17 Aug 1998 15:31:33 -0500
25. White-winged & Eurasian Collared-Doves in Kearney
hardingr@unk.edu
Mon, 17 Aug 1998 16:09:18 -0500
26. Cassin's Sparrow info needed
Kevin Poague <kpoague@ngpsun.ngpc.state.ne.us>
Wed, 19 Aug 1998 16:23:05 -0500
27. IOU Meeting
"Randall D. Williams" <yiams@avalon.net>
Thu, 20 Aug 1998 05:48:59 -0500 (CDT)
28. weekend birds
"Joel Jorgensen" <zrtac@genesisnet.net>
Thu, 20 Aug 1998 19:15:48 -0500
29. Fw: Greater Roadrunner
"Ross Silcock" <silcock@sidney.heartland.net>
Sat, 22 Aug 1998 17:47:58 -0500
30. Seen Sun
"Ross Silcock" <silcock@sidney.heartland.net>
Sun, 23 Aug 1998 13:36:27 -0500
31. L. Babcock/RWB report
"Joel Jorgensen" <zrtac@genesisnet.net>
Sun, 23 Aug 1998 13:32:54 -0500
32. birds at Funk Aug 22
hardingr@unk.edu
Mon, 24 Aug 1998 11:50:38 -0500
33. L. Babcock/L. North Update
"Joel Jorgensen" <zrtac@genesisnet.net>
Mon, 24 Aug 1998 19:00:34 -0500
34. xmas bird counts
Kevin Poague <kpoague@ngpsun.ngpc.state.ne.us>
Wed, 26 Aug 1998 16:03:30 -0500
35. Re: xmas bird counts
"Linda R. Brown" <lb14735@navix.net>
Wed, 26 Aug 1998 20:56:34 +0000
36. Re: xmas bird counts
<AKENITZ@aol.com>
Wed, 26 Aug 1998 23:33:01 EDT
Date: Wed, 29 Jul 1998 11:00:49 -0500 Subject: Birds seen on 7/29/98 From: lpdlfrd@juno.com (Loren J. Padelford) Greetings, At 8:20 this morning we found 2 Buff-breasted Sandpipers at the sod farm just east of Offutt AFB, west side of Harlan Lewis Rd., Sarpy Co. The sod farm where we saw the first 2 Buffies on 7/22 across from the chemical plant has been plowed up. We went on to Cass County to Schilling Refuge east of Plattsmouth and found : 1 Snowy Egret, 5 Least Terns, about 60 Least Sandpipers, about 20-40 Semipalmated Sandpipers, 2 Baird's, 8 Solitary's, 2 Spotted, 4 Lesser Yellowlegs, 1 Stilt Sandpiper, 5 Pectorals, 3 Semipalmated Plovers. The numbers are definitely increasing. Babs & 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: Wed, 29 Jul 1998 18:49:29 +0000 Subject: FW: new birding group for teens From: "Randall D. Williams" <yiams@avalon.net> Birders, I thought I'd pass this along FYI. It came across a National Audubon Society chat list. My apologies if there is a duplicate. Thanks, Randy -------------Forwarded Message----------------- From: "Francois Dewaghe" <france@UDel.Edu> To: <71634.41@compuserve.com> Subject: new birding group Date: Mon, 27 Jul 1998 13:00:40 -0400 Hello. I'm am in an attempted to interest youth birders in a kind of group I am putting together. I am a youth birder. I have spent the past two years searching around the net constantly in an attempt to find other younger birders such as myself, with the exception of ABA's youth birding page and Teen Bird Chat , I found virtually nothing, so low and behold I have created a web site (actually a series of them) for youth birders on the net. Its kind of like Teen Bird chat in that you can leave messages for other birders, but more, much more. The main purpose for the site is to have a place for younger birders to go to find other birders like them......... if you could please check it out... you don't have to join... but at least take a look at the site and send me some feedback..... Also could you forward this message on to the members of your list? It would be a great help to me.. the address is: http://udel.edu/~france/teenbirding.html thanks and good birding to you France Francois Dewaghe (France) Age 19 Newark Delaware france@udel.edu http://udel.edu/~france/ + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + From the (former) Home Office in Sioux City, Iowa Randall D. Williams MT(ASCP)BB Loess Hills Audubon Society newsletter editor & web-spinner http://www.avalon.net/~yiams/ yiams@avalon.net Requisite signature file quote: "This calls for hyperspeed!" -Space Ghost + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + +
Date: Thu, 30 Jul 1998 17:04:19 -0500 From: Kevin Poague <kpoague@ngpsun.ngpc.state.ne.us> Subject: more b-b sandpipers I would feel very left out if I did not offer a buff-breasted sandpiper report. John Dinan and I saw 13 and 4 in two groups in a sod farm field near a gravel pit about 6 miles northwest of Plattsmouth on July 29. Also on the trip we heard a black-billed cuckoo and saw a snowy egret and a great egret together near Plattsmouth. Speaking of birds of a feather flocking together, we had an interesting observation at a pit north of Ashland. There on a small point of land near the lakeshore were 3 different tern species. We saw 13 adult and 2 juvenile least terns, one molting black tern, and 3 adult Forster's terns. One of the adult least terns ran and pecked at one of the Forster's. Don't know why. Also there was one adult and 3 just-about fledgling piping plovers. -- Kevin Poague Nebraska Game and Parks Commission (402) 471-5412 kpoague@ngpsun.ngpc.state.ne.us
Date: Fri, 31 Jul 1998 13:56:28 -0500 (CDT) From: huskey@UTAPHY.PH.UTEXAS.EDU (Ingrid Huskey) Subject: Trip to Nebraska Hello: I am from Austria and live currently in Austin, Texas. My husband grew up in Colorado but was born in Alliance, NE, in 1929. He has not seen his place of birth since he was a young man and we are planning to visit Alliance (coming from Fort Collins, CO) during August. Are there any good birding spots either in or around Alliance or between Fort Collins and Alliance? We will probably return to Colorado via Wyoming. I also like to meet local birders since one sees 2-3 times as many birds than when one goes out alone and has trouble finding the birding spots. We plan to be in Nebraska betwen August 15 and 25. I realize that this may not be the best time for birding. Thank you very much for your help, Ingrid Huskey Travis Audubon Society Austin, Texas
Date: Fri, 31 Jul 1998 16:14:04 -0500 Subject: Red-necked Phalarope at Schilling 7/31/98 From: lpdlfrd@juno.com (Loren J. Padelford) About 11 am Friday morning, 7/31, we saw a Red-necked Phalarope at Schilling WMA, Cass. It was in the same mudflat that most of the shorebirds have been using on the west side of the refuge, about 1/4 mile east on the road that cuts across the middle of the refuge. The mudflats are about 50 - 100 yards north of the road. We saw 12 species of shorebirds, a Great Egret & 2 Least Terns at Schilling today. Babs & Loren Padelford Bellevue, NE lpdlfrd@juno.com
From: cnk@scholars.bellevue.edu Date: Fri, 31 Jul 1998 16:19:15 CDT Subject: Re: Trip to Nebraska > Date: Fri, 31 Jul 1998 13:56:28 -0500 (CDT) > Reply-to: NeBirds@rip.physics.unk.edu > From: huskey@UTAPHY.PH.UTEXAS.EDU (Ingrid Huskey) > Subject: Trip to Nebraska > To: NeBirds@rip.physics.unk.edu > Hello: > > I am from Austria and live currently in Austin, Texas. My husband grew up > in Colorado but was born in Alliance, NE, in 1929. He has not seen his > place of birth since he was a young man and we are planning to visit > Alliance (coming from Fort Collins, CO) during August. > > Are there any good birding spots either in or around Alliance or between > Fort Collins and Alliance? We will probably return to Colorado via > Wyoming. I also like to meet local birders since one sees 2-3 times as > many birds than when one goes out alone and has trouble finding the birding > spots. > > We plan to be in Nebraska betwen August 15 and 25. I realize that this may > not be the best time for birding. > > Thank you very much for your help, > > Ingrid Huskey > Travis Audubon Society > Austin, Texas > > Ingrid There are a number of good birding areas out in the Alliance area. Where to go depends on how much driving and how much time you have to just bird. The Lake McCoughey area is good, the areas up around Chadron State Park, Ft. Robinson, and Crawford also. Crescent Lake National Wildlife Area, Wildcat Hills area near Gering and Scottsbluff National Monument. You probably will get some responses from individuals who live closer to those areas. I live in eastern Nebraska (450 miles east in the Omaha area), but try to get out to the western part of the state as often as I can. There are several publications such as BIRDING that have covered western Nebraska. I'm sending this from my office and don't have the dates right here with me. There also is a Wildlife Viewing Book on Nebraska that is for sale in many parks in the state. There also is the Nebraska Ornithological Union that might be helpful if you can get their number in Lincoln, NE. Sorry I can't be more specific. Good birding. Clem Klaphake Bellevue University Bellevue, NE >
From: hardingr@unk.edu Date: Fri, 31 Jul 1998 16:45:41 -0500 Subject: Re: Trip to Nebraska Ingrid and others, There are several good birding places in Nebraska's panhandle. Many have already been mentioned by Clem. Oliver Reservoir near Kimball has been a good spot. Near Scottsbluff, the Wildcat Hills Area, Scotts Bluff National Monument and Lake Minatare Area are good spots. If you have time to go through Crescent Lake and Lake McConaughy, I think you will like it. There have been Mississippi Kites at the Boot Hill cemetary in Ogallala. I don't know the good spots in northeast Colorado. I hope someone else can offer some tips for that area. I lived in Laramie, Wyoming for a few years and I remember a few good spots but I need to look at a map to get their names and locations correct. 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@unk.edu
Date: Fri, 31 Jul 1998 16:43:32 -0500 (CDT) From: huskey@UTAPHY.PH.UTEXAS.EDU (Ingrid Huskey) Subject: Re: Trip to Nebraska Dear Clem: Thanks so much for all this information. I will look up these places on our map and will try to visit as many as we can. Where can I get checklists? Thanks, Ingrid >> >> Ingrid >There are a number of good birding areas out in the Alliance area. >Where to go depends on how much driving and how much time you have to >just bird. The Lake McCoughey area is good, the areas up around >Chadron State Park, Ft. Robinson, and Crawford also. Crescent Lake >National Wildlife Area, Wildcat Hills area near Gering and >Scottsbluff National Monument. >Sorry I can't be more specific. Good birding. >Clem Klaphake >Bellevue University >Bellevue, NE >>
From: hardingr@unk.edu Date: Fri, 31 Jul 1998 17:11:16 -0500 Subject: Re: Trip to Nebraska Ingrid and others, I forgot to mention the NOU web site at http://rip.physics.unk.edu/NOU/ There is a Nebraska checklist of birds and references to the Birding issues that Clem mentioned. Robert, Lanny and I have added a link to favorite birding areas. We have a map of Funk WPA on there now and we would love to add maps of other birding areas in Nebraska. Send them to me and we will put them on there. Robin 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@unk.edu
Date: Sat, 1 Aug 1998 20:42:08 -0500 (CDT)
From: Jan Johnson <jjohnson@mother.esu1.k12.ne.us>
Subject: Shorebirds
Went out and did a little birding around my home are this evening. Found
2 Swamp Sparrows in a marsh 5 miles north and 1 mile east of Wakefield.
Then headed south to a muddy place and found 9 Pectoral Sandpipers, 3
Baird's Sandpipers and 1 Solitary Sandpiper 3 miles north and 3/4 mile
east of Wakefield. Then came back across the highway heading west and 1
1/4 miles west of the highway just beyond Waldbaum's growing farms in a
muddy streambed we found 3 more Pectorals, 1 Baird's and 1 BUFF-BREASTED
SANDPIPER. He was standing on the edge of a weedy field in a disked
strip.
Also had 3 Indigo Buntings another mile west of this area.
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From: <AKENITZ@aol.com> Date: Sun, 2 Aug 1998 23:33:36 EDT Subject: Re: Trip to Nebraska Hi Ingrid, I live near Gering & Scottsbluff, NE, which could certainly be on your way to Alliance from Ft. Collins. I would be happy to talk to you further and maybe give you some ideas. Don't know whether my schedule will allow going out with you, but that would certainly be fun. My phone number is 308-436-2959. Have fun, Alice Kenitz, Gering, NE
Date: Mon, 03 Aug 1998 15:24:42 -0500 (CDT) From: huskey@UTAPHY.PH.UTEXAS.EDU (Ingrid Huskey) Subject: Re: Trip to Nebraska >Ingrid and others, > >There are several good birding places in Nebraska's panhandle. >Many have already been mentioned by Clem. Oliver Reservoir >near Kimball has been a good spot. Near Scottsbluff, the Wildcat >Hills Area, Scotts Bluff National Monument and Lake Minatare >Area are good spots. If you have time to go through Crescent >Lake and Lake McConaughy, I think you will like it. There >have been Mississippi Kites at the Boot Hill cemetary in >Ogallala. I don't know the good spots in northeast Colorado. I >hope someone else can offer some tips for that area. I lived >in Laramie, Wyoming for a few years and I remember a few good >spots but I need to look at a map to get their names and locations >correct. > >Ms. Robin Harding Thanks so much for your suggestions. I'm delighted with the responses I am getting. I've tried to look up some of these locations on a map but have not found them on a road map. Of course, we don't have a NE highway map. Is there a site on the web that shows the locations of the places you mentioned? I'd also be interested in your birding spots in and around Laramie, Wyo. Thanks, Ingrid
Date: Mon, 3 Aug 1998 16:31:50 -0500 From: LANNY RANDOLPH <RANDOLPHL@platte.unk.edu> Subject: Funk Lagoon Least Bitterns in August Hi Nebraska birders, In Phelps County, Sunday, August 2, at Funk Lagoon, we saw about seven Least Bitterns, four Great Egrets, four Snowy Egrets, about ninety Cattle Egrets, nine Black-crowned Night-Herons, a Swainson's Hawk, an American Avocet, a Lesser Yellowlegs, three Franklin's Gulls, a Black Tern, about 400 Cliff Swallows and five Marsh Wrens. These birds were seen from the east end of Peterson dike. The map of Funk Lagoon on our NOU website has dike names and other information. Http://Rip.physics.UNK.edu/NOU/is the address of our website. From the page that you come to by using the above address, scroll down one page and click on birding areas in the phrase favorite birding areas in Nebraska. Robin and I saw Least Bitterns flying in front of us, from one clump of cattails to another, nine times. We figured that this represented seven individuals. But we were on Peterson Dike, at the same time Rip and Linda saw more from Pintail Dike. I have heard Least Bitterns many, many times, but until three weeks to a month ago I had seen only one. Yesterday I even got to study one close up. If you have never seen a Least Bittern, now could be the time. Funk Lagoon is the place. I don't know why this ordinarily sedentary bird has suddenly taken to mad flights from place to place, I am only taking advantage of it. Cool looking bird. good birding and good bye, Lanny Lanny Randolph southcentral Nebraska 50370 24th rd Gibbon Ne. 68840 RandolphL@Platte.UNK.edu MarshWren@nctc.net 308-468-5057
Date: Mon, 03 Aug 1998 18:12:24 -0500
From: Carolyn Hall <cjhall@huntel.net>
Subject: Re: Trip to Nebraska
Hello Ingrid,
Try visiting the Nebraska Game and Parks website:
http://www.ngpc.state.ne.us
Carolyn Hall
Bassett, NE
In the beautiful Sandhills of northcentral Nebraska
cjhall@huntel.net
Date: Thu, 6 Aug 1998 11:25:54 -0500 (CDT)
From: Jan Johnson <jjohnson@mother.esu1.k12.ne.us>
Subject: Sightings
Yesterday, August 5th, the first fall Ruby-throated Hummingbird appeared
in my yard. She is still feeding today.
This a.m. on my walk I again found a Say's Phoebe hawking insects.
Although they have been in the area for the past 2 summers I have been
unable to find a nest, but it is likely they are nesting since they
returned this summer. Last summer I saw as many as three at one time.
There are two vacant places withing a mile of my house and I suspect they
are nesting at one of these two sights.
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Wakefield Community Schools <*,*> we send to a time we
Wakefield, NE 68784 ['-'] will not see.
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From: <NevaLCP@aol.com> Date: Fri, 7 Aug 1998 11:42:19 EDT Subject: Re: White-winged and E. Collared doves We stopped briefly in Kearney yesterday (Aug. 9), about 5PM , to look for the doves and spotted two of the Collared Doves immediately. I did not find the White-winged but Mr. Newcomb came out of the house and said that it was at his front yard feeder the day before (Aug 8) after a two week absence. He says there are eight Collared doves in the vicinity now, which sounds like three sucessful nestings. Neva Pruess Lincoln, Ne NevaLCP@AOL.com
Date: Sat, 8 Aug 1998 21:54:01 -0500 Subject: Fall Warbler From: lpdlfrd@juno.com (Loren J. Padelford) Babs and I were speaking with Betty Grenon today and she mentioned that she had a Northern Waterthrush on her deck this morning, 8/8. She lives in Bellevue near Fontenelle Forest. The waterthrush is the first fall migrant warbler in Nebraska that we know about. Loren Padelford Bellevue, NE lpdlfrd@juno.com
Date: Sun, 9 Aug 1998 10:28:05 -0500 Subject: Yellow-billed Loon at Lake McConaughy From: lpdlfrd@juno.com (Loren J. Padelford) Hi Nebraska Birders, Steve Dinsmore & Joel Jorgensen birded Lake McConaughy yesterday, 8/8, and found a sub-adult Yellow-billed Loon within 10 feet of the dam. In Bushnell, they found a Broad-tailed Hummingbird coming to Kay Smith's feeders on the west side of town. Steve called last night with this report. He'll have more updates when he can use his computer. Babs & Loren Padelford Bellevue, NE lpdlfrd@juno.com
From: "Ross Silcock" <silcock@sidney.heartland.net>
Subject: Nebraska birding.
Date: Mon, 10 Aug 1998 23:06:36 -0500
NeBirders-
I just returned from a 3-day birding trip across Nebraska. The highlight
was a young Yellow-billed Loon that Joel Jorgensen and I discovered at Lake
McConaughy on 8 August. The bird was still present the next morning. For
those wishing to see this bird, be sure to bring a scope! It was
frequenting the area off the south end of the dam, but was still >0.5 mi
from shore. There were also up to 3 Common Loons in this area.
On 9 August, Joel and I saw 10,000+ Franklin's Gulls at Sutherland
Reservoir. At Funk Lagoon, we counted 179 Cattle Egrets at the northwest
corner. At Harlan County Reservoir, there was a good egret roost at the
west end that included 130+ Great Egrets, 21 Snowy Egrets, and 6 Cattle
Egrets.
Stephen J. Dinsmore
Fort Collins, CO
Date: Tue, 11 Aug 1998 09:54:27 -0500
From: "Thomas E. Labedz" <tlabedz@unlinfo.unl.edu>
Subject: Odd Dove
Dear Nebraska Birders.
I have received, and am forwarding to you, a report of a Ringed Turtle
Dove in Lancaster County. I have not seen this bird but only discussed
it briefly with the person who reported it to me. I suggested that it
might be a Eurasian Collared Dove but he was certain it was Ringed
Turtle Dove. He is open to receiving calls and visitors from others
wishing to discuss or view the bird. Due to my schedule the earliest I
can look for the bird will be next week.
Contact P.D. Duensing at 402/423-1562. To reach his home and feeders
go 3 miles south of Highway 2 on 56th Street and then 0.5 miles east on
Rokeby Road. The bird was seen about one week ago at the feeders and
then again yesterday (10 August).
Good luck and good hunting!
Thomas Labedz, Lincoln
Date: Tue, 11 Aug 1998 10:50:43 -0500 From: LANNY RANDOLPH <RANDOLPHL@platte.unk.edu> Subject: Funk Lagoon Sandpiper spot Hi Nebraska birders, Saturday, August 8, in Buffalo County at our home Robin and I heard at least four Sedge Wrens and saw at least one adult and at least one immature Spotted Towhee. In Phelps county at a corn field on the edge of Funk Lagoon we saw at least 4000 Red-winged Blackbirds. At Funk Lagoon from Pintail Dike trail we saw five Black-crowned Night-Herons, two Spotted Sandpipers, two Western Sandpipers, six Least Sandpipers, a Long-billed Dowitcher,two Common Snipes, a Wilson's Phalarope, about 100 Bank Swallows, at least five Sedge Wrens and two Orchard Orioles. We saw a Swainson's Hawk flying over Axtell with a snake dangling from its talons. Pintail Dike is at the extreme southwest corner of Funk Lagoon. The mudflat is at the northwest corner of Pintail Dike trail. It is about a half mile walk from the parking lot. Refer to the map of Funk Lagoon at http://Rip.physics.UNK.edu/NOU on NOU's website. Click on the highlighted favorite birding areas. If you have a good color printer, try printing it, it makes a beautiful map. 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: hardingr@unk.edu Date: Tue, 11 Aug 1998 15:34:39 -0500 Subject: Funk Lagoon August 10 Hello Nebraska birders, We were accompanied on our Monday, August 10 birding excursion by Charlie Chase (Deckinchef@aol.com), a birder from Florida who comes to Nebraska often on business. In Kearney County at a privately owned marsh that is two miles east of Funk Lagoon, we saw two Least Bitterns and three Black Terns. In Phelps County at Funk Lagoon, we saw about twenty American White Pelicans, about twenty Double-crested Cormorants, two more Least Bitterns, four Great Egrets, two Snowy Egrets, about 75 Cattle Egrets, four or five Black-crowned Night-Herons, a Virginia Rail, eight Greater Yellowlegs, two Solitary Sandpipers, two Spotted Sandpipers, three Long-billed Dowitchers, a Sedge Wren, a Marsh Wren, a Loggerhead Shrike, a Blue Grosbeak, a Swamp Sparrow and a Great-tailed Grackle. In Kearney County along "O" Road about three miles west of highway 44, we saw a Swainson's Hawk and about two miles east of the highway, we heard two more Blue Grosbeaks. Please note my new work email address, it is slightly different from my old one. 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@unk.edu
From: "Ross Silcock" <silcock@sidney.heartland.net> Subject: Re: suggestions - Nebraska Date: Wed, 12 Aug 1998 21:04:26 -0500 John: Some of the best locations at this time (these are on state maps): Lake McConaughy (Lake Ogallala below the main dam is a must; good shorebirds, herons etc are at the westernmost access, Omaha Beach, along the north side of L McConaughy. Note: an immature Yellow-billed Loon was on L McConaughy just above the dam 8-9 Aug!!! Oliver Reservoir in Kimball Co: good riparian for woodland migrants; fall birds should start arriving in the next 2 wks Wildcat Hills Nature Center: south of Scottsbluff on highway 71, has a good feeder setup. Currently has Red Crossbills, Pine Siskins, etc. L Minatare: in ne Scotts Bluff Co: a little populated by boaters etc right now, but riparian habitat good on lighthouse (yes!) point at north side of lake Winters Creek L: adjacent to L Minatare to the north has great riparian habitat around it L Alice: great mudflats and shorebirds at present. Access to north end of lake with mudflats is from north-south gravel road west of Lake via gravel track along south side of irrigation canal. Drive in and onto dam for good scope viewing. Road south past Limber Pines in Kimball County from Exit 1 on I-80 (just east of Pine Bluffs, Wyoming). Follow this road through native grassland. Good now for Sage Thrasher and Cassin's Kingbird, etc Bushnell: check feeders for hummingbirds at 316 Maple St; has Rufous and Broad-tailed in Aug with some regularity, but be there early in am (5.30 to 7.30). Pine Ridge: canyons north of Harrison, Sioux Co, including Monroe (=Gilbert-Baker Wildlife Area) and Sowbelly Canyon. Good for Rocky Mountain birds eg Western Tanager, Western Pewee, Plumbeous Vieo, Cordilleran Flycatcher, Dark-eyed (White-winged) Junco, Yell-rumped (Audubon's) Warbler, etc Mansfield Ranch wetlands: Just east of Crawford, Dawes Co; turn sharply to north from highway 20 about 2 miles east of Crawford. Excellent alkaline wetland with extensive mudflats Hope this is helpful; please email me if you have further questions. Ross Silcock Tabor, IA silcock@sidney.heartland.net ---------- > From: John Tumasonis <jtuma@email.msn.com> > To: COBIRDS <cobirds@lists.colorado.edu> > Subject: suggestions - Nebraska > Date: Wednesday, August 12, 1998 8:14 PM > > Dear Cobirders: > Does anyone have suggestions for good birding areas in western > Nebraska for the next couple of weeks. Reply back personally if you do. > Thanks much, > John T. , Lafayette > > >
Date: Mon, 17 Aug 1998 15:31:33 -0500 From: LANNY RANDOLPH <RANDOLPHL@platte.unk.edu> Subject: Bl-necked Stilt & Buff-br Sandpipers Hi Nebraska birders, Saturday, August 15, in Buffalo County, three miles southeast of Gibbon we heard Upland Sandpipers and a Sedge Wren and we saw an immature Spotted Towhee. In Phelps County at Funk Lagoon we saw twelve American White Pelicans, twelve Great Egrets, five Snowy Egrets, three Little Blue Herons, twenty Cattle Egrets, a Virginia Rail, thirteen shorebird species including a Black-necked Stilt, four Greater Yellowlegs, sixteen Lesser Yellowlegs, one adult and two young Spotted Sandpipers, many Upland Sandpipers, seven Least Sandpipers, seventeen Pectoral Sandpipers, four Stilt Sandpipers, two Buff-breasted Sandpipers, ten Long-billed Dowitchers, nine Common Snipe and twelve Wilson's Phalaropes. Also at Funk Lagoon we saw ten Black Terns, two more Sedge Wrens, a Marsh Wren, a Loggerhead Shrike and two Swamp Sparrows. The Black-necked Stilt was seen from the dike about fifteen yards east of the kiosk, which is the only place you can see over the cattails without standing on your vehicle right now. The two Buff-breasted Sandpipers were seen from the northwest corner of Pintail Dike trail. Remember there is a map of Funk Lagoon on the NOU website. Http://Rip.physics.UNK.edu is the website address. good birding and goodbye, Lanny
From: hardingr@unk.edu Date: Mon, 17 Aug 1998 16:09:18 -0500 Subject: White-winged & Eurasian Collared-Doves in Kearney Hello Nebraska birders, I spoke with Roger Newcomb today (Aug. 17) about the White-winged Dove and Eurasian Collared-Doves. For those of you who may not know, Roger has been seeing up to eight Eurasian Collared-Doves in his neighborhood (402 E. 32nd St., Kearney) since May and recently a White-winged Dove has been there too. He saw the White- winged Dove again just yesterday perched on a powerline behind his house. Anyone wishing to see these birds is welcome to stop by anytime. The White-winged Dove is most often seen in the morning and evening, the Eurasian Collared-Doves can be seen anytime of the day. Robin
Date: Wed, 19 Aug 1998 16:23:05 -0500 From: Kevin Poague <kpoague@ngpsun.ngpc.state.ne.us> Subject: Cassin's Sparrow info needed Folks: The non-game wildlife division of the Nebraska Game and Parks Commission has been asked to supply information on the distribution and status of Cassin's Sparrow in Nebraska. Here is what we have so far: "Cassin's Sparrow (Aimophila cassinii) is a very rare and irregular spring and fall migrant and summer resident in western Nebraska. Recent issues of the Nebraska Bird Review list it as a casual species (March 1997), and show regular occurrences in sagelands near Kilpatrick Lake in Box Butte County (September 1995). This could be evidence of a possible northward expansion of the species. Older records indicate only two confirmed nesting occurrences, once each in Perkins county in 1974 and Dundy County in 1979 in southwestern Nebraska. Singing males have since been sighted in several other western counties, with a potential Garden County nest site in Nebraska's panhandle in 1986." Our sources are Johnsgard's ëBirds of Nebraska and Adjacent Plains States,' Ducey's ëNebraska Birds,' and Rosche's ëBirds of the Lake McConaughy Area and North Platte River Valley, Nebraska.' We are asking birders for recent, personal observations of this species as well as names of additional reference materials. Hard copies of information can be mailed to Kevin Poague at the Nebraska Game and Parks Commission, 2200 No. 33rd St., Lincoln, NE, 68503-0370. Thanks for your assistance. I know you won't let us down. -- Kevin Poague Nebraska Game and Parks Commission (402) 471-5412 kpoague@ngpsun.ngpc.state.ne.us
Date: Thu, 20 Aug 1998 05:48:59 -0500 (CDT) From: "Randall D. Williams" <yiams@avalon.net> Subject: IOU Meeting Birders, I thought I'd pass this along to anyone who might be interested in attending. Please contact Jane Clark for more information if you wish to attend. Randy ================ >Date: Tue, 18 Aug 1998 22:11:16 -0500 >From: jrclark <jrclark@radiks.net> >Subject: IOU Meeting >To: iacom@service.grin.edu >MIME-version: 1.0 >X-MSMail-Priority: Normal >X-Priority: 3 > > >CELEBRATE 75 YEARS WITH DES MOINES AUDUBON SOCIETY >AND IOWA ORNITHOLOGISTS' UNION >AND OUR GUEST, PETE DUNNE >SEPTEMBER 11-13, 1998 > >The date for the Fall Meeting of IOU will be September 11-13, and the >location will be Easter Seals' Camp Sunnyside, just north of Des Moines. >Easter Seals' Camp Sunnyside is adjacent to Margo Frankel Woods State Park >and offers a "camp" experience while being conveniently located near the >Interstate for easy access. > >PETE DUNNE TO SPEAK >Pete Dunne, well-known author, speaker, and trip leader will be our >featured guest. Pete will present a "Hawk Workshop" on Saturday afternoon, >and will be the featured speaker at the Saturday evening banquet. The >week-end will kick off Friday evening with registration at the camp and a >book signing event at Barnes & Noble Booksellers. > >OTHER PROGRAMS AND ACTIVITIES >Other programs during the afternoon will include Eugene and Eloise >Armstrong presenting "Sparrows – Cinderellas of the Avian World" , the IO= U >field trip to Mexico by Rick Hollis, and a summary of Des Moines Audubon's >75 years. Field trips will be held on Saturday and Sunday mornings to >favorite birding spots around the Des Moines area. > >LODGING, MEALS, AND ACCOMODATIONS >*** You must furnish your own bedding, pillow, and towels*** Camp >Sunnyside has large dormitory-type cabins available at the rate of $15 per >person per night. Some of these cabins have showers in-house and others >have shower buildings just outside the cabin. These will be assigned, >first come, first served. All rooms are handicap accessible. Meals will be >served at Camp Sunnyside. Breakfasts will include a hot entree, cereals, >cinnamon rolls, juices and coffee. Lunch will include sandwiches and a >soup/salad combo. The Saturday dinner will consist of a main entree, >salads, vegetable, rolls, beverages and dessert. Other snacks and >refreshments will be provided during social time and field trips. > >SCHEDULE OF EVENTS >Friday, September 11th 5:00-9:00 pm Registration and reception at Camp > Sunnyside >7:00 p.m. Book signing by Pete Dunne at Barnes & Noble Books, 8801 > University Avenue, Clive. >Saturday, September 12th 6:00 am Breakfast > 6:45 am Field Trips leave from Camp Sunnyside parking lot > 12:00 noon Lunch > 1:00 pm Afternoon programs begin with Pete Dunne > 4:15 pm Business meeting > 6:30 pm Banquet and program >Sunday, September 13th 6:00 am Breakfast > 6:45 am Field Trips leave from Camp Sunnyside parking lot > 12:00 noon Lunch and Compilation > >Emergency telephone numbers: Camp Sunnyside 515-289-1933 or James Clark >515-223-5047 > >REGISTRATION > >Registration: $5.00 per person > $ __________ >Room at Camp Sunnyside: >Number of people____ X $15.00 Friday night_______ $__________ > Number of people____ X $15.00 Saturday night _______ > $ __________ > ***Furnish your own bedding, pillow, and towels*** > >Breakfasts: $4.50 per person Saturday __________ > $ __________ > $4.50 per person Sunday __________ > $ __________ >Lunches: $5.50 per person Saturday __________ > $ __________ > $5.50 per person Sunday __________ > $ __________ >Saturday Dinner: $11.00 per person ___________ > $ __________ > >TOTAL:---------------------------------------------------------------------= - > > >------------------ $ __________ >NAME(S)__________________________________/_________________________________= _ > > >_____ >ADDRESS____________________________________________________________________= _ > > >____ >PHONE:__________________________E-MAIL_____________________________________= _ > > >____ >Please make checks payable to Des Moines Audubon Society. Deadline for >meal registration is Friday, September 4, 1998. Questions? Jane Clark at >515-223-5047 or jrclark@radiks.net or Phil Walsh at 515-255-2552 . >Mail registrations to: Jane Clark, 9871 Lincoln Avenue, Clive, Iowa 50325 > >OTHER ACCOMMODATIONS >CAMPING: Tent camping is available on an island in the pond at Camp >Sunnyside. Campers with vehicles may use the parking lot; however, there >are no hook-ups in the lot. Other camping is available at Saylorville >Lake's Bob Shetler Camping Area located a few miles away (515)276-0873. > >MOTELS AT ANKENY >Heartland Inn, 201 SE Delaware 515-964-8202 >Super 8, 206 SE Delaware, 515-964-4503 >Best Western, I-35 & 1st Street, 515-964-1717 >Holiday Inn Express, 2602 SE Creekside, 515-965-2400 >Country Inn & Suites, 2510 SE Tones Drive, 515-965-2646 > + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + =46rom the (former) Home Office in Sioux City, Iowa Randall D. 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From: "Joel Jorgensen" <zrtac@genesisnet.net>
Subject: weekend birds
Date: Thu, 20 Aug 1998 19:15:48 -0500
Hello all,
I had some good birds this weekend and would like to pass them along. I
have also been out of the state for most of the summer and now have a new
e-mail address, which is:
zrtac@genesisnet.net
Now, back to the birds, the following are the highlights from my weekend.
Joel Jorgensen
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15 Aug
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Lake North/Lake Babock, Platte Co.
1 Red Knot
1 Ruddy Turnstone
10 American Avocets
2 Willets
10 Least Terns
82 Black Terns
12 Forster's Tern
37 Buff-breasted Sandpipers (at the sod farm just east of Lake North)
Freeman Lake, York Co.
19 Buff-breasted Sandpiper
North Hultine WPA, Clay Co.
1 imm. Yellow-crowned Night-heron
Ayr Lake, Adams Co.
1 imm. Yellow-crowned Night-heron
Glenvil WPA, Clay Co.
4 imm. Yellow-crowned Night-herons
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16 Aug
field 5 miles southeast of Clay Center, Clay Co.
45 Buff-breasted Sandpipers
1 mi. west of the hiway 34-81 interchange north of York
4 Buff-breasted Sandpipers
6 miles north of Bradshaw, York co.
3 juvenile Western Sandpipers
Lake Babcock/Lake North
2 Juvenile Short-billed Dowitchers
5 Buff-breasted Sandpipers
19 ad. Black-bellied Plovers
but, no knot or turnstone
From: "Ross Silcock" <silcock@sidney.heartland.net> Subject: Fw: Greater Roadrunner Date: Sat, 22 Aug 1998 17:47:58 -0500 Getting closer!!! Ross Silcock Tabor, IA silcock@sidney.heartland.net ---------- > From: Richard F. Johnston <rfj@FALCON.CC.UKANS.EDU> > To: KSBIRD-L@ksu.edu > Subject: Greater Roadrunner > Date: Saturday, August 22, 1998 8:18 AM > > A Greater Roadrunner is moving around Lawrence this morning, 8:15am, > 8-22-98. I saw the bird in back of 615 Louisiana Street, where it left > a fence and landed on the alley running e-w between Louisiana and > Indiana streets. It made a left turn and went S on Indiana for 60 feet > and then found a quiet backyard at 614 Indiana. It eventually was lost > to sight, travelling westward. The bird was more-or-less alarmed, and > was giving "k-k-k-k" notes repeatedly. > > R. F. Johnston, Lawrence
From: "Ross Silcock" <silcock@sidney.heartland.net> Subject: Seen Sun Date: Sun, 23 Aug 1998 13:36:27 -0500 Hi all: Brief excursion Sun am: Forest Lawn Cemetery, Omaha: Canada Warbler 1 ad Mourning Warbler 1 imm (very yellow entire underparts, very short tail extension beyond undertail coverts giving effect of black tail-spots, yellow broken eye-ring, no other obvious features except greenish yellow upperparts, deliberate movements) Offutt Sod Farm: 36 Pectoral Sdps 52 Killdeer 2 Upland Sdp 11 Great-tailed Grackles (4 males, 7 fems) La Platte Bottoms: 7 Common Moorhen (1 ad, 6 chicks, obviously from 2 different broods, based on size and significant feathering on 2 largest) 3 juv Pied-billed Grebes 8 juv Am Coots Ross Silcock Tabor, IA silcock@sidney.heartland.net
From: "Joel Jorgensen" <zrtac@genesisnet.net>
Subject: L. Babcock/RWB report
Date: Sun, 23 Aug 1998 13:32:54 -0500
Hello,
I spent saturday, 22 Aug, birding and what follows are the hightlights
Joel Jorgensen
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L. Babcock/L. North
7 Snowy Egrets
1 American Black Duck (typical BD, violetish speculum bordered by dark (no
white borders), dull yellow bill, dark brown to blackish body w/ paler head
and neck, no white in tail)
21 Sanderlings
92 Stilt Sandpipers
330 Semipalmated Sandpipers
105 Pectorals Sandpipers
5 Buff-breasted Sandpipers
4 Juvenile Short-billed Dowitchers
5 Least Terns
27 Forster's Terns
Note for anyone considering going to L. Babcock: since most of the birds
are on the west side of L. Babcock late afternoon and evening is a horrible
time to visit due to the sun.
.3 miles east of the intersection of Roads C & 21 in York Co (about 7 miles
north of Bradshaw)
1 Eurasian Collared Dove sitting on a wire with 2 Mourning Doves
Small private basin 6 mi. north of Bradshaw
1 juvenile Yellow-crowned Night-heron
Hayfield at the intersection of U & 7th Road in Hamilton Co. (southeast of
Aurora)
13 Buff-breasted Sandpipers
Harvard WPA, Clay Co
19 White-faced Ibis
Hayfield 1 mile west of Eckhardt WPA, Clay Co
32 Buff-breasted Sandpipers
8 Upland Sandpipers
7 Least Sandpipers
1 mile north of Mallard Haven WPA, Fillmore Co.
6 Buff-breasted Sandpipers
Small basin south of Sutton, Clay Co.
2 adult and 2 immature "greater" Sandhill Cranes
Sinninger WPA
1 Buff-breasted Sandpiper
1 Juvenile Short-billed Dowitcher
From: hardingr@unk.edu Date: Mon, 24 Aug 1998 11:50:38 -0500 Subject: birds at Funk Aug 22 Hello Nebraska birders, On Saturday, August 22, in Phelps County at Funk Lagoon, we saw three American White Pelicans, twenty-one Great Egrets, one immature Black-crowned Night-Heron, two Semipalmated Plovers, fifteen Lesser Yellowlegs, two Solitary Sandpipers, six Upland Sandpipers, thirty-five Semipalmated Sandpipers, four Western Sandpipers, two Least Sandpipers, forty Pectoral Sandpipers, twenty-five Stilt Sandpipers, one Buff-breasted Sandpiper, ten Dowitcher species, three Common Snipes, twenty Wilson's Phalaropes, two immature Purple Martins and two Sedge Wrens. There is still a little mudflat north of the Pintail Dike parking lot but there was a wonderful group of peeps, shorebirds and ducks just northeast of the parking lot with the kiosk. We had to stand on a step ladder to see over the cattails. This mudflat will probably dry up soon but there will be another one somewhere else at Funk Lagoon. There is great variety in habitat types and water levels at Funk Lagoon. Have a great day! Robin
From: "Joel Jorgensen" <zrtac@genesisnet.net>
Subject: L. Babcock/L. North Update
Date: Mon, 24 Aug 1998 19:00:34 -0500
Hello
I ran over to L. North/Babcock today (24 Aug) and to my dismay the lake
rose about a foot and all the good mudflats were under water. A few birds
were present, however, and what was there follows.
Joel Jorgensen
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Lake North/Lake Babcock
2 Marbled Godwits
12 Sanderlings
2 Buff-breasted Sandpipers
47 Lesser Yellowlegs
Date: Wed, 26 Aug 1998 16:03:30 -0500 From: Kevin Poague <kpoague@ngpsun.ngpc.state.ne.us> Subject: xmas bird counts Folks: For some reason I got thinking about Christmas Bird Counts. I would like to publish the dates and organizers for the counts in the Wachiska Audubon newsletter for November, hopefully to get more people involved. If you are the person in charge of a count and know where and when it is going to be, let me know so I can publish it. Wachiska's, by the way, for the Lincoln area has been set for Saturday, December 19 (I know, I didn't vote for it either but majority rules). This is rather early in the ballgame, I realize, so if I remember I will ask this again sometime in October. How can we publicize the counts better to get more counts going and/or to get more participants? How should the state office be involved? Questions.... -- Kevin Poague Nebraska Game and Parks Commission (402) 471-5412 kpoague@ngpsun.ngpc.state.ne.us
Date: Wed, 26 Aug 1998 20:56:34 +0000 From: "Linda R. Brown" <lb14735@navix.net> Subject: Re: xmas bird counts Kevin, I love it that you are so "on the ball"! (I, too, did not vote for Dec 19th. However, even though I would prefer not to be spending the Saturday before Christmas birding, I too, will respect the majority. I am still planning to be the organizer for the Lincoln count ...unless someoneelse has volunteered....I certainly would like it if someoneelse would volunteer their home for the counting party. I am hoping Joe Gubanyi won't have the Branched Oak count on 12/19. I do not plan to be the organizer for the birders for the Birdathon. I work Mother's Day weekend this year and I am in charge of the NOU 100th celebration May 14-15-16. I hope we do not schedule the Birdathon that weekend. I would like Audubon people to have time and energy to participate in some of the NOU activities. I have in mind asking Lincoln people to act as hosts for the individual dinner tables Saturday night in Elephant Hall. I will query NOU people at the Halsey meeting mid-October as to whether we should offer "in-home" hospitality since this will be a more expensive meeting. If they want it, I will of course, be asking Audubon for hosts. Perhaps, John Sullivan will be asking some Lincoln people to be field trip leaders. For your information, Paul Johnsgard has written a paper reviewing Christmas Bird Count data for Lincoln and Scottsbluff. I think Bill Clemente is going to publish it in the Nebraska Bird Review. Also, did you know that the Inland Bird Banding Association is meeting at Halsey the same weekend as state Audubon? Jim Rising (of sparrow book fame) and Jerome Jackson are both speaking. I will be attending that gathering. I bet Audubon could also get in on these talks....You might forward this to Dave Sands if he has email. (On second thought, I bet he knows because Ruth Greene is orgainizing for Inland Birds and I see her name on the Audubon program.) Linda Linda R. Brown 3745 Garfield Lincoln, NE 68506 402-489-2381 lb14735@navix.net
From: <AKENITZ@aol.com> Date: Wed, 26 Aug 1998 23:33:01 EDT Subject: Re: xmas bird counts Kevin: As far as I know, the Scottsbluff Christmas Count will also be Saturday, December 19. I am the coordinator. If we have a change in plans, I will let you know. The calendar is just not very cooperative this year. Alice Kenitz
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