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1. [NeBirds] Lewis Woodpecker at Verdigre
lpdlfrd@juno.com (Loren J. Padelford)
Fri, 11 Dec 1998 23:00:41 -0600
2. Nebraska Birdline for 12/11/98
lpdlfrd@juno.com (Loren J. Padelford)
Fri, 11 Dec 1998 23:00:58 -0600
3. Sunday Birds
"Ross Silcock" <silcock@sidney.heartland.net>
Sun, 13 Dec 1998 20:07:16 -0600
4. Sunday sightings
Jan Johnson <jjohnson@mother.esu1.k12.ne.us>
Sun, 13 Dec 1998 20:37:32 -0600 (CST)
5. Lake Minatare 12-12
AKENITZ@aol.com
Sun, 13 Dec 1998 21:43:24 EST
6. Nebraska Birdline for 12/14/98
lpdlfrd@juno.com (Loren J. Padelford)
Mon, 14 Dec 1998 21:46:50 -0600
7. Rowe holiday mailing
rluehrs@kearney.net (Richard Luehrs)
Tue, 15 Dec 1998 22:49:57 -0600
8. Seward-Branched Oak CBC
Joe Gubanyi <JGUBANYI@seward.cune.edu>
Fri, 18 Dec 1998 19:49:36 -0500 (CDT)
9. Late Bird!!
Jan Johnson <jjohnson@mother.esu1.k12.ne.us>
Sat, 19 Dec 1998 09:25:33 -0600 (CST)
10. Indigo Bunting
Jan Johnson <jjohnson@mother.esu1.k12.ne.us>
Sat, 19 Dec 1998 12:03:55 -0600 (CST)
11. Red Cloud SL
"Ross Silcock" <silcock@sidney.heartland.net>
Sat, 19 Dec 1998 15:41:34 -0600
12. HCR CBC
"Joel Jorgensen" <zrtac@genesisnet.net>
Sat, 19 Dec 1998 18:30:39 -0600
13. Re: HCR CBC
"Ross Silcock" <silcock@sidney.heartland.net>
Sat, 19 Dec 1998 18:52:26 -0600
14. Panhandle birding.
Steve_Dinsmore@usgs.gov (Steve Dinsmore)
Sat, 19 Dec 1998 20:08:46 -0700
15. [NeBirds] Omaha CBC
lpdlfrd@juno.com (Loren J. Padelford)
Sat, 19 Dec 1998 23:04:05 -0600
16. Nebraska Birdline for 12/20/98
lpdlfrd@juno.com (Loren J. Padelford)
Sun, 20 Dec 1998 15:07:11 -0600
17. Re: Late Bird!!
johnsllvn@juno.com (John C Sulllivan)
Sun, 20 Dec 1998 19:37:40 -0600
18. Scottsbluff CBC
"Alice Kenitz" <akenitz@prairieweb.com>
Sun, 20 Dec 1998 20:14:00 -0700
19. Re: Scottsbluff CBC
"Ross Silcock" <silcock@sidney.heartland.net>
Sun, 20 Dec 1998 21:51:42 -0600
20. NeBirds, late birds in south central Ne.
marshwren@nctc.net (Randolph and Harding)
Mon, 21 Dec 1998 00:52:55 -0600
21. Re: Scottsbluff CBC
"Alice Kenitz" <akenitz@prairieweb.com>
Mon, 21 Dec 1998 14:36:44 -0700
22. OOPS!
johnsllvn@juno.com (John C Sulllivan)
Mon, 21 Dec 1998 17:39:23 -0600
23. Omaha Res birds
"Joel Jorgensen" <zrtac@genesisnet.net>
Tue, 22 Dec 1998 07:50:31 -0600
24. HCR CBC
"Joel Jorgensen" <zrtac@genesisnet.net>
Tue, 22 Dec 1998 08:25:45 -0600
25. [NeBirds] Birds at Offutt Lake, Sarpy County
lpdlfrd@juno.com (Loren J. Padelford)
Thu, 24 Dec 1998 14:17:01 -0600
26. Indigo Bunting
Jan Johnson <jjohnson@mother.esu1.k12.ne.us>
Fri, 25 Dec 1998 19:18:27 -0600 (CST)
27. Nebraska Birdline for 12/26/98
lpdlfrd@juno.com (Loren J. Padelford)
Sat, 26 Dec 1998 23:01:05 -0600
28. Lake Mac CBC
Laurel Badura <lteten@ngpc.state.ne.us>
Tue, 29 Dec 1998 08:10:19 -0600
29. Birds
Jan Johnson <jjohnson@mother.esu1.k12.ne.us>
Tue, 29 Dec 1998 09:55:47 -0600 (CST)
30. NeBirds, Platte River southcentral Nebr. birds
marshwren@nctc.net (Randolph and Harding)
Wed, 30 Dec 1998 23:16:38 -0600
31. Nebraska Birdline for 12/31/98
lpdlfrd@juno.com (Loren J. Padelford)
Thu, 31 Dec 1998 19:17:46 -0600
Date: Fri, 11 Dec 1998 23:00:41 -0600
Subject: [NeBirds] Lewis Woodpecker at Verdigre
From: lpdlfrd@juno.com (Loren J. Padelford)
Nebirders,
Received this note today from Lona Schreier. An interesting sighting.
Loren Padelford
Bellevue, NE
lpdlfrd@juno.com
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From: "PHILIP L. SCHREIER" <plschrei@bloomnet.com>
To: lpdlfrd@juno.com
Subject: Lewis Woodpecker at Verdigre
Date: Thu, 10 Dec 1998 22:36:25 -0600
Message-ID: <3670A149.10A3@bloomnet.com>
Dear Padelfords,
I spotted a Lewis Woodpecker at Verdigre's Wildwood Acres Park on Nov.
26. I have
seen it there since and it is there today, Dec. l0. The bird's place is
where a large
main branch of an oak tree broke off. It is the 2nd tree past the end
of the pool.
The back of the bird is all black except for a gray-white stripe between
the nape and the mantle. The bird is bigger than a Red-Bellied
Woodpecker, has a red face, a short,
black collar with gray-white below. When it flies there is a flash of
pink and the back
is exactly like the picture in the geographic field guide. The flight
is not
woodpecker-like, but its actions and call are.
I believe a Lewis Woodpecker was seen on a creek near the Niobrara
River about 5 miles
from Verdigre a few years ago. E-mail me for more information.
Lona Schreier
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Date: Fri, 11 Dec 1998 23:00:58 -0600 Subject: Nebraska Birdline for 12/11/98 From: lpdlfrd@juno.com (Loren J. Padelford) - RBA * Nebraska * Statewide * December 11, 1998 * NEST9812.11 - Birds Mentioned Lewis's Woodpecker Common Loon Double-crested Cormorant Greater White-fronted Goose Green-winged Teal Canvasback Killdeer Ring-billed Gull Bonaparte's Gull Herring Gull Townsend's Solitaire Northern Shrike Carolina Wren Brown Creeper Fox Sparrow Spotted Towhee Snow Goose Ross's Goose Greater White-fronted Goose Ruddy Duck Prairie Falcon Western Grebe Red-breasted Merganser - Transcript Tape Number: 402 292-5325 Compilers: Babs & Loren Padelford Transcriber: Babs Padelford (lpdlfrd@juno.com) Welcome to an update of the Nebraska Birdline, sponsored by the Audubon Society of Omaha, for Friday, December 11th. In eastern Nebraska in Knox County on the 10th, a LEWIS'S WOODPECKER was seen in Wildwood Acres Park in Verdigre. It is apparently staying around the area, as it was first spotted on Nov. 26th. The bird is usually seen in the 2nd tree past the end of the pool. In central Nebraska on the 8th in Harlan County the following species were seen at Harlan Reservoir: 2 COMMON LOONS, 60 DOUBLE-CRESTED CORMORANTS, 2 GREATER WHITE-FRONTED GEESE, 50 GREEN-WINGED TEAL, 2 CANVASBACKS, 4 KILLDEERS, 3500 RING-BILLED GULLS, 100 BONAPARTE'S GULLS, 100 HERRING GULLS, a TOWNSEND'S SOLITAIRE, a NORTHERN SHRIKE, 2 CAROLINA WRENS, 2 BROWN CREEPERS, 3 FOX SPARROWS & good numbers of SPOTTED TOWHEES. In Adams County on the 8th, 250 SNOW GEESE, 7 ROSS'S GEESE, 350 GREATER WHITE-FRONTED GEESE & 11 RUDDY DUCKS were found at Ayr Lake. In Clay County on the 8th, a PRAIRIE FALCON was seen 5 miles southwest of Sutton. In Iowa south of Council Bluffs on the 10th, a WESTERN GREBE & 6 RED-BREASTED MERGANSERS were spotted at Lake Manawa. Christmas Bird Counts begin next week: Dec. 18th - Branched Oak-Seward, contact Joe Gubanyi, 402- 643-3989; Harlan County, contact Joel Jorgensen, 402 533-4476; Dec. 19th, - Omaha, contact Betty Grenon, 402 731-2383; Lincoln, contact Linda Brown, 402 489-2381; Big Bend, contact Bill Wozniak, 308-236-6281; Norfolk, contact Mark Brogie, 402-358-5675. For more information on this week's sightings, you may call 402-292-5556. To report your sightings, please leave your name, your phone number and your report after the tone at the end of this message. Thank you for calling the Nebraska Birdline and good birding! - End transcript
From: "Ross Silcock" <silcock@sidney.heartland.net> Subject: Sunday Birds Date: Sun, 13 Dec 1998 20:07:16 -0600 John Sullivan and I visited Gavin's Point Dam again and returned via the Niobrara area and Lakes Babcock and North. Nothing spectacular, but fun nevertheless! Gavin's Point Dam (few gulls present, but 2 kittiwakes still there) Black-legged Kittiwake 2 Herring Gull 3 (2 imm) Ring-billed Gull 6 Niobrara area Hooded Merganser 4+ Bonaparte's Gull 5 Great-tailed Grackle 49 (about 65% males) Lakes Babcock and North Snow Goose 15 Ross's Goose 2 Gr. White-froned Goose 300 Canada Goose 2000 (incl about 200 individuals of small race(s) Mallard 30,000 Am Wigeon 8 Green-winged Teal 250 No. Pintail 11 Herring Gull 4 (ads) Ring-billed Gull 22 Common Merganser 250 Ross Silcock Tabor, IA silcock@sidney.heartland.net New Zealand Land and Pelagic Trips. Next: Nov 1999
Date: Sun, 13 Dec 1998 20:37:32 -0600 (CST)
From: Jan Johnson <jjohnson@mother.esu1.k12.ne.us>
Subject: Sunday sightings
We went in search of the Lewis' Woodpecker at Verdigre but came up empty
handed. A lovely day to be out and found John Sullivan and Ross Silcock
at Verdigre and had a nice chat.
To add to Ross' previous post:
Niobrara:
Northern Shoveller 1
Bufflehead 1
Eastern Bluebird 3
Gadwall 5
Bald Eagle 2 (1 adult & 1 immature)
Common Grackle 15
Great-tailed Grackle 52 (mostly males like Ross said)
Rough legged Hawk 1
Hooded Merganser 30 !!! (10 males and 20 females)
Verdigre:
Red-headed Woodpecker 1
Red-bellied Woodpecer 1
Golden-crowned Kinglet 2
American Robin 19
No Lewis' Woodpecker but the weather was so nice to be out in and see
people enjoying the few birds around.
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Jan Johnson ___ Children are a message
Wakefield Community Schools <*,*> we send to a time we
Wakefield, NE 68784 ['-'] will not see.
jjohnson@mother.esu1.k12.ne.us _"_"_
From: AKENITZ@aol.com Date: Sun, 13 Dec 1998 21:43:24 EST Subject: Lake Minatare 12-12 Hi Nebraska birders, Yesterday was the annual 'open house' at Lake Minatare. Most numerous birds were Common Mergansers & Mallards. Also quite a few Canada Geese & Ring- billed Gulls. There were 12 Bald Eagles seen at one time. Other birds included Common Goldeneye, Western Grebe, Herring Gull, and American Wigeon. Nothing spectacular, but it was a nice day to be out. Alice Kenitz
Date: Mon, 14 Dec 1998 21:46:50 -0600 Subject: Nebraska Birdline for 12/14/98 From: lpdlfrd@juno.com (Loren J. Padelford) - RBA * Nebraska * Statewide * December 14, 1998 * NEST9812.14 - Birds Mentioned Black-legged Kittiwake Herring Gull Ring-billed Gull Hooded Merganser Bald Eagle Rough-legged Hawk Bonaparte's Gull Great-tailed Grackle Rusty Blackbird Red-headed Woodpecker Golden-crowned Kinglet Snow Goose Ross's Goose Greater White-fronted Goose Green-winged Teal Common Merganser Western Grebe - Transcript Tape Number: 402 292-5325 Compilers: Babs & Loren Padelford Transcriber: Babs Padelford (lpdlfrd@juno.com) Welcome to an update of the Nebraska Birdline, sponsored by the Audubon Society of Omaha , for Monday, December 14th. In eastern Nebraska in Cedar County on the 13th, at Gavin's Point Dam, 2 BLACK-LEGGED KITTIWAKES, 3 HERRING GULLS & 6 RING-BILLED GULLS were seen. In Knox County on the 13th, 30 HOODED MERGANSERS, 2 BALD EAGLES, a ROUGH-LEGGED HAWK, 5 BONAPARTE'S GULLS & 52 GREAT-TAILED GRACKLES were seen in the Niobrara area. On the 12th, 2 RUSTY BLACKBIRDS were seen near the Standing Bear Bridge east of Niobrara. On the 13th in Verdigre, a RED-HEADED WOODPECKER & 2 GOLDEN-CROWNED KINGLETS were seen in Wildwood Acres Park. In Platte County on the 13th, 15 SNOW GEESE, 2 ROSS'S GEESE, 300 GREATER WHITE-FRONTED GEESE, 250 GREEN-WINGED TEAL, 250 COMMON MERGANSERS, 4 adult HERRING GULLS & 22 RING-BILLED GULLS were found at Lake Babcock & Lake North. In western Nebraska in Scotts Bluff County on the 13th, 12 BALD EAGLES, a WESTERN GREBE & a HERRING GULL were seen at Lake Minatare. Christmas Bird Counts begin this week: Dec. 18th: Branched Oak Lake, contact Joe Gubanyi, 402-643- 3989; Harlan County, contact Joel Jorgensen, 402-533-4476; Dec. 19th: Omaha, contact Betty Grenon, 402-731-2383; Lincoln, contact Linda Brown, 402-489-2381; Big Bend, contact Bill Wozniak, 308-236- 6281; Norfolk, contact Mark Brogie, 402-358-5675. For more information on this week's sightings, you may call 402-292-5556. To report your sightings, please leave your name, your phone number and your report after the tone at the end of this message. Thank you for calling the Nebraska Birdline and good birding! - End transcript
From: rluehrs@kearney.net (Richard Luehrs)
Subject: Rowe holiday mailing
Date: Tue, 15 Dec 1998 22:49:57 -0600
Hey, all:
Well, here we are again, time again for my once-a-year,
netiquette-be-damned, mail-bomb cleverly disguised as a letter from Paul
Tebbel, Bill Dunn, Bill Taddiken, and Spook the cat bringing you up to date
on the doings at my favorite sanctuary and asking you for a few bucks, if
you can afford it. Paul asked me to add that if you wish to give money via
credit card, you can email him the amount, which card, credit card number,
and expiration date, or, if you are understandably a bit cynical about
security on the net, phone or snail him the same to this address:
Rowe Sanctuary
National Audubon Society
44450 Elm Island Rd.
Gibbon, NE 68840
308-468-5282 (5627 - fax)
rowe@nctc.net
Also, a brief plug to those of you interested in continuing
e-conversation about Rowe (most of it civilized and friendly, but I gotta
get a shot in every now and again), you are encouraged to subscribe to the
Rowe Sanctuary mailing list, rowesanc@rip.physics.unk.edu, by sending the
message:
subscribe(or sub) rowesanc <Your Full Name>
to:
autoshare@rip.physics.unk.edu
Hang out with the likes of me, and I ain't the worst of the lot! Learn
how to tick Tebbel off. Practice your crane-call in front of an e-live,
highly critical audience. What the heck, surprise our illustrious (?)
mailing-list owner-god, Robert Price, by sending 500 quick subscriptions
(well, not 500 *each* of course). Go ahead and see if those new-fangled
G-3's are up to it, or just more Apple hype. Do it today!!
Anyway, here's Paul's letter:
_____________________________________________________________________
/ 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 | rluehrs@kearney.net /
\ aka Bob & Ray | "The School of Cosa Beakstra" /
\___________________________|_________________________________________/
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December, 1998
Dear friend of Rowe,
Happy holidays and please accept my apology for sending you this letter.
It's hard for me to ask for money and even harder to do it at this time of
year. However, if Rowe Sanctuary is to continue working to protect crane
and other bird habitat on the Platte River, we need your help. I send
these out before the end of the year for those desiring to make a 1998 tax
year contribution, but it's OK if you don't respond until later in 1999.
Next year is a major milestone for Rowe -- it was in March of 1974 that the
first land was purchased to create this sanctuary -- so Rowe will be 25
years old! We're planning a big birthday party at the Kearney Ramada Inn
from 7-10 p.m. on Friday, March 12 as part of the Rivers and Wildlife
Celebration (RWC). Youíre invited for an evening of good music, lots of
food, plenty of wonderful socializing, and maybe a toast or two to the
individuals who made Rowe possible. Weíre also planning a few surprises =
ñ
something for everyone! Please consider this an informal but official
invitation! If you want more information on RWC, contact us after the
first of the year.
The sanctuary is in excellent shape. Our new public hiking trail (named
the Triplett Trail, after the family that sold us the first land) just
passed its 1st birthday. Unfortunately for hikers, we had to close it for
three weeks last month because 3 adult whooping cranes chose that part of
the river to roost every evening and most of the days! The current
whooping crane population in the wild is less than 190 birds so we're
pleased that these cranes utilized our land for such a long period. Over
our entire 5.5 miles of river, the islands and much of the river edge have
been cleared of seasonal vegetation growth and await the return of the
sandhills next spring. Rowe is one of the two most preferred roosting
areas, with our section of the river hosting over 20% of the sandhill
cranes on the Platte (this can mean more than 60,000 cranes!).
Rowe Sanctuary continues to be the most effective and proactive
conservation presence on the Platte River. Over this past year, up to 40
hours per month of my time was focused on the Cooperative Agreement (the 3
state and Dept. of the Interior program to manage part of the Platte to
help endangered birds). This was and continues to be in addition to my
other responsibilities at the sanctuary and is completely unpaid -- Rowe
Sanctuary receives no state, federal or county tax funds. In fact one of
the ways we use the money received from folks like you is to pay for this
effort. We will continue to work as hard as we can on this program because
we think it offers the best chance of managing the Platte River for all
concerns -- so that farmers get all the water they need but not to the
detriment of endangered species and the cranes.
In the summer we keep busy improving our habitat and trying to set a good
example for our farmer neighbors by helping our land produce good crops
without excluding wildlife habitat. This past year we took 25 acres of
non-irrigated cropland near the office out of production and put it into
the Conservation Reserve Program. It was then seeded with native grasses
and forbs (wildflowers) which will be established in a year or two. This
land will soon be both wildlife habitat and a teaching tool.
One other focus is on outreach about the crane migration and the importance
of the Platte River. In the last two months I've given presentations to
audiences in rural Nebraska, Illinois, Michigan, Wisconsin and New Mexico.
We believe that the more people who come here and appreciate the spectacle
of the cranes, the more advocates we'll have for good management of the
Platte, especially appropriate habitat management for wildlife. My talks
are usually free as long as I get some help with expenses. We could charge
but that could exclude the very people we want to reach.
Rowe staff continue to find every possible source of revenue. Friends of
Rowe Sanctuary, our new support group, helped finance several projects on
the sanctuary including a new information kiosk near the office, a diesel
fuel tank for our pickup and a back-up drive for our main computer. I
received several small grants to reprint our visitor-friendly Spring
Migration Guide and to build another kiosk near at the entrance to the
Triplett Trail. Whatever it takes to bring money to Rowe, we do it.
I really hope you can help us this year. On this, our 25th birthday, we
still need and rely on your support. Checks can be made out to Rowe
Sanctuary. Please use the return envelope provided and don't forget that
the cost of a first-class stamp after January 5 is $.33. Since National
Audubon is a 501-c-3, your donation is tax deductible to the fullest extent
of the law. We truly appreciate your assistance and hope that you'll come
back to see the cranesÖand us soon.
Sincerely yours,
Paul Tebbel
Manager, Rowe Sanctuary
Date: Fri, 18 Dec 1998 19:49:36 -0500 (CDT) From: Joe Gubanyi <JGUBANYI@seward.cune.edu> Subject: Seward-Branched Oak CBC The Seward-Branched Oak CBC was held Friday, December 18 and preliminary results are in (species seen but not total numbers). Currently, we are at 83 species. Highlights include: pied-billed grebe double-crested cormorant (2nd year in a row) 19 species of waterfowl including 2 Ross' geese canvasback redhead ring-necked duck red-breasted merganser killdeer common snipe 5 species of owl (we usually get 4) short-eared owl was new for us Carolina wren winter wren yellow-rumped warbler (multiple sightings) 9 species of sparrow including field fox swamp white-throated white-crowned A few species might yet be turned in, but 83 species are firm. Joseph Gubanyi Concordia University Seward, NE 68434 (402) 643-7316 jgubanyi@seward.cune.edu
Date: Sat, 19 Dec 1998 09:25:33 -0600 (CST)
From: Jan Johnson <jjohnson@mother.esu1.k12.ne.us>
Subject: Late Bird!!
About 8:45 this a.m. I was scanning a mixed flock of juncos and tree
sparrows feeding on the ground when I had to do a double take! Amongst
them was a female or first winter male INDIGO BUNTING!!! I haven't seen
it since nor do I know if it is the first day for it here. Teaching all
day and leaving home and arriving back home in the dark doesn't afford me
any bird-watching here at home unless it's Saturday or Sunday.
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Jan Johnson ___ Children are a message
Wakefield Community Schools <*,*> we send to a time we
Wakefield, NE 68784 ['-'] will not see.
jjohnson@mother.esu1.k12.ne.us _"_"_
Date: Sat, 19 Dec 1998 12:03:55 -0600 (CST)
From: Jan Johnson <jjohnson@mother.esu1.k12.ne.us>
Subject: Indigo Bunting
The bird is definitely a first fall male Indigo Bunting. I observed it
again at 11:00 and 11:15 a.m. at my fish pond drinking. He exhibits some
blue on the wing primaries and has a dark blue-gray tail. The breast is
slightly streaked with a brown head and back.
Anyone wanting to verify my sighting or just see the bird is welcome, but
tomorrow (if it's still here) I'll have to ask that you observe from your
car rather than the warmth of my house since I will be having an early
family Christmas here Sunday. I've seen him to the north of the house and
the fish pond to the west end of the yard which is close to the grove.
Hope the Christmas bird counts went well? We have a wedding this
afternoon so was unable to attend the Norfolk count.
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Jan Johnson ___ Children are a message
Wakefield Community Schools <*,*> we send to a time we
Wakefield, NE 68784 ['-'] will not see.
jjohnson@mother.esu1.k12.ne.us _"_"_
From: "Ross Silcock" <silcock@sidney.heartland.net> Subject: Red Cloud SL Date: Sat, 19 Dec 1998 15:41:34 -0600 Stopped by on my way home from Alma (Harlan Co Res CBC) at the Red Cloud Sewage Lagoons. Present were: Greater Scaup 7 (the 4 females had pale area to rear of eye; otherwise I have trouble with the scaups!) Common Goldeneye 5 Bonaparte's Gull 7 Ring-billed Gull 1 These lagoons are very good; they are on the highway just south of Red Cloud (the excellent Cather Prairie of 610 acres is further south near the Kansas line). Ross Silcock Tabor, IA silcock@sidney.heartland.net New Zealand Land and Pelagic Trips. Next: Nov 1999
From: "Joel Jorgensen" <zrtac@genesisnet.net>
Subject: HCR CBC
Date: Sat, 19 Dec 1998 18:30:39 -0600
Hello NEbirders
The Harlan County Christmas Bird Count was held on Friday, 18 Dec. We had
an excellent count and the tentative number of species tallied is 85. The
warm Fall/early Winter obviously allowed several species to linger longer
than they would in a typical year. Below is a brief summary of the count.
I have not received final word from one party and and species tallied may
rise by 1 or 2. Thanks to all who participated!
Joel Jorgensen
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Highlights (tentative numbers tallied in parenthesis)
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GOLDEN-CROWNED SPARROW (one apparent immature with White-crowned sparrows
on the south
side near Patteson Harbor. The bird was found in the late
morning and later relocated in the afternoon. However, I assume subsequent
attempts to find the bird on saturday morning were unsuccessful.)
Common Loon (3)
Pied-billed Grebe
4 species of Geese
Canvasback
Oldsquaw (1, Alma Sewage Lagoons)
Red-breasted Merganser (3)
Ferruginous Hawk (1)
Merlin (1)
Greater Prairie-chicken (1)
Killdeer (4)
Common Snipe
Bonaparte's Gull (26)
Carolina Wren (2)
Ruby-crowned Kinglet (4)
Loggerhead Shrike (1)
Northern Shrike (3)
Orange-crowned Warbler (1)
Yellow-rumped Warbler (approximately 10)
Fox Sparrow (approximately 6)
Rusty Blackbird (approximately 50)
Purple Finch (1)
Dissapointing Misses - Horned Grebe (one was present near the dam saturday
morning), Glaucous Gull, Thayer's Gull, Townsend's Solitaire (seen days
before), Lapland Longspur
Observers- Steve Dinsmore, Ross Silcock, Lanny Randolf, Robin Harding, Glen
and Wanda Hoge, and Joel Jorgensen
Joel Jorgensen
From: "Ross Silcock" <silcock@sidney.heartland.net> Subject: Re: HCR CBC Date: Sat, 19 Dec 1998 18:52:26 -0600 Hi folks: As Joel suggested, at least I was unable to refind the Golden-crowned Sparrow Sat morning. I suspect the cold cleared it (and all the Harris's and White-crowned Sparrows it was with) out. The area was dead this morning. Ross Ross Silcock Tabor, IA silcock@sidney.heartland.net New Zealand Land and Pelagic Trips. Next: Nov 1999 ---------- > From: Joel Jorgensen <zrtac@genesisnet.net> > To: NeBirds@rip.physics.unk.edu > Subject: HCR CBC > Date: Saturday, December 19, 1998 6:30 PM > > Hello NEbirders > > The Harlan County Christmas Bird Count was held on Friday, 18 Dec. We had > an excellent count and the tentative number of species tallied is 85. The > warm Fall/early Winter obviously allowed several species to linger longer > than they would in a typical year. Below is a brief summary of the count. > I have not received final word from one party and and species tallied may > rise by 1 or 2. Thanks to all who participated! > > Joel Jorgensen > > ------- > Highlights (tentative numbers tallied in parenthesis) > ------------- > GOLDEN-CROWNED SPARROW (one apparent immature with White-crowned sparrows > on the south > side near Patteson Harbor. The bird was found in the late > morning and later relocated in the afternoon. However, I assume subsequent > attempts to find the bird on saturday morning were unsuccessful.) > Common Loon (3) > Pied-billed Grebe > 4 species of Geese > Canvasback > Oldsquaw (1, Alma Sewage Lagoons) > Red-breasted Merganser (3) > Ferruginous Hawk (1) > Merlin (1) > Greater Prairie-chicken (1) > Killdeer (4) > Common Snipe > Bonaparte's Gull (26) > Carolina Wren (2) > Ruby-crowned Kinglet (4) > Loggerhead Shrike (1) > Northern Shrike (3) > Orange-crowned Warbler (1) > Yellow-rumped Warbler (approximately 10) > Fox Sparrow (approximately 6) > Rusty Blackbird (approximately 50) > Purple Finch (1) > > > Dissapointing Misses - Horned Grebe (one was present near the dam saturday > morning), Glaucous Gull, Thayer's Gull, Townsend's Solitaire (seen days > before), Lapland Longspur > > > Observers- Steve Dinsmore, Ross Silcock, Lanny Randolf, Robin Harding, Glen > and Wanda Hoge, and Joel Jorgensen > > > Joel Jorgensen > > >
Date: Sat, 19 Dec 1998 20:08:46 -0700
From: Steve_Dinsmore@usgs.gov (Steve Dinsmore)
Subject: Panhandle birding.
> NEBirders-
I birded a few lakes in the Panhandle on 17 December
and I had a few noteworthy sightings. I saw 70 species for
the day. Here are the highlights.
Gering sewage lagoons
**1 adult male Barrow's Goldeneye
**1 first-basic Thayer's Gull
Scottsbluff sewage lagoons
1 male Greater Scaup
133 American Wigeon
Lake Minatare
1 Clark's Grebe
2 Western Grebes
Lake McConaughy
**1 Baird's Sandpiper
**2 Least Sandpipers
Lake Ogallala
**2 Black Scoters
**4 Oldsquaw
2 Eared Grebes
Sutherland Reservoir
**1 Glaucous Gull
1 Thayer's Gull
Stephen J. Dinsmore
Fort Collins
Date: Sat, 19 Dec 1998 23:04:05 -0600 Subject: [NeBirds] Omaha CBC From: lpdlfrd@juno.com (Loren J. Padelford) Hi Nebraska Birders, The Omaha count was held today, Sat. the 19th. Number of species tallied was 70. Highlights were: Canvasback 2 Hooded Mergansers 23 Bald Eagles 2 Rough-legged Hawks 6 Winter Wrens 4 White-throated Sparrows 2 Fox Sparrows 5 Lincoln's Sparrow Swamp Sparrow 50 Rusty Blackbirds Loren & 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/getjuno.html or call Juno at (800) 654-JUNO [654-5866]
Date: Sun, 20 Dec 1998 15:07:11 -0600 Subject: Nebraska Birdline for 12/20/98 From: lpdlfrd@juno.com (Loren J. Padelford) - RBA * Nebraska * Statewide * December 20, 1998 * NEST9812.20 - Birds Mentioned Golden-crowned Sparrow Common Loon Oldsquaw Red-breasted Merganser Ferruginous Hawk Merlin Common Snipe Bonaparte's Gull Carolina Wren Ruby-crowned Kinglet Orange-crowned Warbler Fox Sparrow Rusty Blackbird Greater Scaup Barrow's Goldeneye Thayer's Gull Clark's Grebe Western Grebe Baird's Sandpiper Least Sandpiper Eared Grebe Black Scoter Winter Wren Glaucous Gull Ross's Goose Killdeer Short-eared Owl Field Sparrow White-throated Sparrow Hooded Merganser Bald Eagle Lincoln's Sparrow Swamp Sparrow Indigo Bunting Northern Harrier - Transcript Tape Number: 402 292-5325 Compilers: Babs & Loren Padelford Transcriber: Babs Padelford (lpdlfrd@juno.com) Welcome to an update of the Nebraska Birdline, sponsored by the Audubon Society of Omaha , for Saturday, December 19th. In central Nebraska on the 18th the Harlan County CBC tallied at least 85 species. Highlight was a GOLDEN-CROWNED SPARROW, which could not be relocated on the 19th. Other highlights include 3 COMMON LOONS, an OLDSQUAW seen at the Alma Sewage Lagoon, 3 RED-BREASTED MERGANSERS, a FERRUGINOUS HAWK, a MERLIN, a COMMON SNIPE, 26 BONAPARTE'S GULLS, 2 CAROLINA WRENS, 4 RUBY-CROWNED KINGLETS, an ORANGE-CROWNED WARBLER, 6 FOX SPARROWS & 50 RUSTY BLACKBIRDS. In Webster County on the 19th, 7 GREATER SCAUP & 7 BONAPARTE'S GULLS were found at the Red Cloud Sewage Lagoons. In western Nebraska on the 17th in Scotts Bluff County an adult male BARROW'S GOLDENEYE & a first- basic THAYER'S GULL were found at the Gering sewage lagoons, & a GREATER SCAUP was seen at the Scottsbluff sewage lagoons. Also on the 17th, a CLARK'S GREBE & 2 WESTERN GREBES were seen at Lake Minatare. In Keith County on the 17th, a BAIRD'S SANDPIPER & 2 LEAST SANDPIPERS were found at Lake McConaughy & 2 EARED GREBES, 2 BLACK SCOTERS & 4 OLDSQUAWS were seen at Lake Ogallala. On the 12th, 7 OLDSQUAWS, 2 WINTER WRENS & a RUBY-CROWNED KINGLET were seen at Keystone Dam. In Lincoln County on the 17th, a GLAUCOUS GULL & a THAYER'S GULL were found at Sutherland Reservoir. In eastern Nebraska on the 18th on the Seward-Branched Oak CBC, at least 83 species were counted including 2 ROSS'S GEESE, a RED-BREASTED MERGANSER, KILLDEER, COMMON SNIPE, SHORT- EARED OWL, CAROLINA WREN, WINTER WREN, FIELD SPARROW, FOX SPARROW & WHITE- THROATED SPARROW. The Omaha CBC on the 19th tallied 70 species including, 2 HOODED MERGANSERS, 23 BALD EAGLES, 2 ROUGH-LEGGED HAWKS, 6 WINTER WRENS, 4 WHITE-THROATED SPARROWS, 2 FOX SPARROWS, 5 LINCOLN'S SPARROWS, a SWAMP SPARROW & 50 RUSTY BLACKBIRDS. In Dixon County on the 19th, a late INDIGO BUNTING was coming to feeders 2 miles north, 3 miles west & 2.5 miles north of Wakefield. In Cass County on the 18th, a NORTHERN HARRIER was seen along highway U.S. 75 near Union. Christmas Bird Counts coming up are: Calamus, Dec. 27th, contact Norma Brockmoller, 402-286-4944; Lake McConaughy, Jan. 2nd, contact Steve Dinsmore, 515 292-3152. For more information on this week's sightings, you may call 402-292-5556. To report your sightings, please leave your name, your phone number and your report after the tone at the end of this message. Thank you for calling the Nebraska Birdline and good birding! - End transcript
Date: Sun, 20 Dec 1998 19:37:40 -0600 Subject: Re: Late Bird!! From: johnsllvn@juno.com (John C Sulllivan) Hello Jan, The Indigo Bunting is awesome!! When I saw your post, I realized that I had not sent you the directions to the Rosy-finches. I apologized for the delay. >From Scotts Bluff, head west on hwy 26 to the town of Henry, take the black-top road north out of town, this road jogs east about 1 mile before heading north and is paved for several miles before turning to gravel. The Rosy-finch escarpment is about 18 miles north of henry, you won't miss it. Pull up to where in comes right to the road, there is a small creek here also. It is best to arrive by 1:00 pm MST, as the Finches go to roost early. They were all gone by 2:00pm when I was there. Heading north from there, the Henry Rd. is a great Raptor rd. for Golden Eagles, Ferruginous and Rough-legged Hawks, and Prairie Falcons all the way to hwy. 20 near Harrison. From Harrison head north on hwy. 29 into the pine ridge. The road is paved through Gilbert-Baker WMA. Gravel through Sowbelly, East and West Hat Creek Canyons. There is great birding along these roads if not too snow-packed. The DeLorme Nebraska Atlas and Gazetteer has great maps of these roads. John ___________________________________________________________________ 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/getjuno.html or call Juno at (800) 654-JUNO [654-5866]
From: "Alice Kenitz" <akenitz@prairieweb.com> Subject: Scottsbluff CBC Date: Sun, 20 Dec 1998 20:14:00 -0700 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0009_01BE2C55.47DF2040 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Nebraska Birders, We chickened out & postponed the Scottsbluff CBC until January 2. Please note my new e-mail address. Alice Kenitz ------=_NextPart_000_0009_01BE2C55.47DF2040 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD W3 HTML//EN"> <HTML> <HEAD> <META content=text/html;charset=iso-8859-1 = http-equiv=Content-Type> <META content='"MSHTML 4.72.3110.7"' name=GENERATOR> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT size=2>Nebraska Birders,</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2>We chickened out & postponed the Scottsbluff CBC = until January 2.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2>Please note my new e-mail address.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2>Alice Kenitz</FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML> ------=_NextPart_000_0009_01BE2C55.47DF2040--
From: "Ross Silcock" <silcock@sidney.heartland.net> Subject: Re: Scottsbluff CBC Date: Sun, 20 Dec 1998 21:51:42 -0600 Alice: Wish your count could be Jan 1 or even Jan 3; seeing L McConaughy is Jan 2 I would finally have a chance of participating!! Don't blame you for postponing, though. The weather sure changed. Like night and day! Ross Ross Silcock Tabor, IA silcock@sidney.heartland.net New Zealand Land and Pelagic Trips. Next: Nov 1999 ---------- From: Alice Kenitz <akenitz@prairieweb.com> To: Nebraska Birds <NeBirds@rip.physics.unk.edu> Subject: Scottsbluff CBC Date: Sunday, December 20, 1998 9:14 PM Nebraska Birders, We chickened out & postponed the Scottsbluff CBC until January 2. Please note my new e-mail address. Alice Kenitz
From: marshwren@nctc.net (Randolph and Harding) Subject: NeBirds, late birds in south central Ne. Date: Mon, 21 Dec 1998 00:52:55 -0600 Nebraska birders, On Saturday, December 19, at our home southeast of Gibbon, we saw a male and an immature Yellow-headed Blackbird, a Common Grackle, a Rusty Blackbird and a male Brown-headed Cowbird in a flock of about 45 Red-winged Blackbirds. On December 20, at our home, we saw the male Yellow-headed Blackbird, the Common Grackle, a female or immature Brown-headed Cowbird and a Lincoln's Sparrow. It has been a strange winter so far, what's next? Robin Harding and Lanny Randolph on the Platte River near Gibbon marshwren@nctc.net
From: "Alice Kenitz" <akenitz@prairieweb.com> Subject: Re: Scottsbluff CBC Date: Mon, 21 Dec 1998 14:36:44 -0700 Sorry that we had to schedule our Scottsbluff CBC the same day as the McConaughy count, but that was the best we could do with the schedules of our participants. Maybe in a couple of years when Helen Hughson & I are both retired we can to something different. Alice -----Original Message----- From: Ross Silcock <silcock@sidney.heartland.net> To: NeBirds@rip.physics.unk.edu <NeBirds@rip.physics.unk.edu> Date: Sunday, December 20, 1998 8:50 PM Subject: Re: Scottsbluff CBC >Alice: >Wish your count could be Jan 1 or even Jan 3; seeing L McConaughy is Jan 2 >I would finally have a chance of participating!! Don't blame you for >postponing, though. The weather sure changed. Like night and day! >Ross > >Ross Silcock >Tabor, IA >silcock@sidney.heartland.net >New Zealand Land and Pelagic Trips. Next: Nov 1999 > >---------- >From: Alice Kenitz <akenitz@prairieweb.com> >To: Nebraska Birds <NeBirds@rip.physics.unk.edu> >Subject: Scottsbluff CBC >Date: Sunday, December 20, 1998 9:14 PM > >Nebraska Birders, >We chickened out & postponed the Scottsbluff CBC until January 2. >Please note my new e-mail address. >Alice Kenitz > >
Date: Mon, 21 Dec 1998 17:39:23 -0600 Subject: OOPS! From: johnsllvn@juno.com (John C Sulllivan) NeBirders, It was brought to my attention today that I inadvertently posted a private message to NeBirds, again. Sorry about that. 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/getjuno.html or call Juno at (800) 654-JUNO [654-5866]
From: "Joel Jorgensen" <zrtac@genesisnet.net>
Subject: Omaha Res birds
Date: Tue, 22 Dec 1998 07:50:31 -0600
Hello NEbirders,
Sunday, 20 Dec, I birded the Omaha reservoirs. I didn't find anything
spectacular, but what I did find was interesting since the numbers and
species composition is more typical of November at these locales, and since
they come after a November when these lakes had very few birds.
A quick check of Cunningham Lake monday yielded far fewer birds
and alot more ice. I suspect by Tuesday morning the lake will be
completely frozen. Species list follows.
Joel Jorgensen
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Cunningham Lake
1 Horned Grebe
3 Pied-billed Grebe
250 Canada Geese (1/2 were small forms)
300 Snow Geese
7 Lesser Scaup
17 Hooded Mergansers
31 Ruddy Ducks
4 Herring Gulls
20 Ring-billed Gulls
Standing Bear Lake
1 Pied-billed Grebe
9 Ruddy Ducks
Zorinsky Lake
1 Canvasback
1 Ring-necked Duck
1 Bufflehead
Wehrspann Lake
1 Pied-billed Grebe
61 Gadwall
9 Northern Shoveler
2 Green-winged Teal
6 Redheads
103 Lesser Scaup
4 Greater Scaup
16 Ring-necked Ducks
55 Ruddy Ducks
39 Hooded Mergansers
From: "Joel Jorgensen" <zrtac@genesisnet.net> Subject: HCR CBC Date: Tue, 22 Dec 1998 08:25:45 -0600 Hello again NEbirders, I thought I would post the official results of the Harlan County CBC, which follow. After massaging the numbers a bit, the number of species tallied jumped to 86. Official results follow. Joel Jorgensen. -------------------- Common Loon 3 Horned Grebe CW (1) Pied-billed Grebe 1 Double-crested Cormarant 34 Great Blue Heron 4 Greater White-fronted Goose 228 Snow Goose 895 Ross's Goose 33 Canada Goose 507 Wood Duck 5 Green-winged Teal 731 Mallard 5339 Northern Pintail 19 Northern Shoveler 56 Gadwall 7 American Wigeon 3 Redhead 2 Canvasback 2 Lesser Scaup 7 Oldsquaw 1 Common Goldeneye 105 Bufflehead 17 Hooded Merganser cw (2) Common Merganser 8671 Red-breasted Merganser 4 Bald Eagle 63 Northern Harrier 17 Sharp-shinned Hawk 8 Cooper's Hawk 3 Red-tailed Hawk 21 Ferruginous Hawk 1 American Kestrel 7 Merlin 1 Ring-necked Pheasant 5 Greater Prairie-chicked 1 American Coot 8 Killdeer 3 Common Snipe 4 Bonaparte's Gull 26 Ring-billed Gull 5103 Herring Gull 98 Rock Dove 74 Mourning Dove 1 Eastern Screech-owl 10 Great-horned Owl 5 Long-eared Owl 1 Belted Kingfisher 3 Red-bellied Woodpecker 22 Downy Woodpecker 26 Hairy Woodpecker 2 Northern Flicker 34 Horned Lark 36 Blue Jay 10 Black-billed Magpie 30 American Crow 634 Black-capped Chickadee 128 White-breasted Nuthatch 43 Brown Creeper 7 Carolina Wren 2 Golden-crowned Kinglet 19 Ruby-crowned Kinglet 4 Eastern Bluebird 6 American Robin 2633 Cedar Waxwing 233 Northern Shrike 2 Loggerhead Shrike 1 European Starling 2085 Orange-crowned Warbler 1 Yellow-rumped Warbler 17 American Tree Sparrow 593 Fox Sparrow 6 Song Sparrow 47 Lincoln's Sparrow 2 White-crowned Sparrow 38 Golden-crowned Sparrow Harris' Sparrow 183 Dark-eyed Junco 366 Red-winged Blackbird 79 Meadowlark spp. 52 Rusty Blackbird 68 Purple Finch 1 House Finch 89 Pine Siskin 40 American Goldfinch 99 House Sparrow 106
Date: Thu, 24 Dec 1998 14:17:01 -0600 Subject: [NeBirds] Birds at Offutt Lake, Sarpy County From: lpdlfrd@juno.com (Loren J. Padelford) Nebraska Birders, We checked the Offutt Base Lake yesterday, 12/23, and there was much less open water (about 15% of the lake was open) than the day before when about half was open. The following species were seen: Canada Goose - 200 + Snow Goose - 2 Woodduck - 2 Mallard - 1,000 + No. Pintail - 1 Gadwall - 3 Am. Wigeon - 31 Canvasback - 1 Lesser Scaup - 6 Com. Goldeneye - 21 Bufflehead - 1 Hooded Merganser - 1 Common Merganser - 2 Ruddy Duck - 1 Ring-billed Gull - 2 Merry Christmas and good birding! 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/getjuno.html or call Juno at (800) 654-JUNO [654-5866]
Date: Fri, 25 Dec 1998 19:18:27 -0600 (CST)
From: Jan Johnson <jjohnson@mother.esu1.k12.ne.us>
Subject: Indigo Bunting
This is one tough little bird! Richard found him in a weedy area
again thisafternoon just north of our house by the barn. This first fall
Indigo Bunting was with a flock of tree sparrows.
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Date: Sat, 26 Dec 1998 23:01:05 -0600 Subject: Nebraska Birdline for 12/26/98 From: lpdlfrd@juno.com (Loren J. Padelford) - RBA * Nebraska * Statewide * December 26, 1998 * NEST9812.26 - Birds Mentioned Indigo Bunting Pied-billed Grebe Wood Duck Green-winged Teal American Wigeon American Coot Horned Grebe Snow Goose Lesser Scaup Hooded Merganser Ruddy Duck Herring Gull Ring-billed Gull Canvasback Ring-necked Duck Bufflehead Ross's Goose Northern Pintail Common Goldeneye Bald Eagle Gadwall Northern Shoveler Redhead Greater Scaup Cedar Waxwing - Transcript Tape Number: 402-292-5325 Compilers: Babs & Loren Padelford Transcriber: Loren Padelford (lpdlfrd@juno.com) Welcome to an update of the Nebraska Birdline, sponsored by the Audubon Society of Omaha , for Saturday, December 26th. In eastern Nebraska in Dixon County on the 25th, the 1st winter INDIGO BUNTING was still being seen 2 miles north, 3 miles west & 2.5 miles north of Wakefield. In Douglas County on the 26th west of Eppley Airport, a PIED-BILLED GREBE, 2 WOOD DUCKS, a GREEN-WINGED TEAL, an AMERICAN WIGEON & 4 AMERICAN COOTS were found at Kiwanis Park. On the 20th, a HORNED GREBE, 2 PIED-BILLED GREBES, 300 SNOW GEESE, 7 LESSER SCAUP, 17 HOODED MERGANSERS, 31 RUDDY DUCKS, 4 HERRING GULLS & 20 RING-BILLED GULLS were seen at Cunningham Lake & a PIED-BILLED GREBE & 9 RUDDY DUCKS were found at Standing Bear Lake. On the 20th at Zorinsky Lake a CANVASBACK, a RING-NECKED DUCK & a BUFFLEHEAD were seen. In Sarpy County on the 25th & 26th, an immature ROSS'S GOOSE was seen at Offutt Base Lake. Also seen there on the 26th, were 3 SNOW GEESE, a NORTHERN PINTAIL, 18 AMERICAN WIGEON, 11 COMMON GOLDENEYE & 3 BALD EAGLES. On the 25th, 3 GADWALLS were also seen at the Base Lake. On the 20th at Wehrspann Lake, a PIED-BILLED GREBE, 61 GADWALLS, 9 NORTHERN SHOVELERS, 2 GREEN-WINGED TEAL, 6 REDHEADS, 103 LESSER SCAUP, 4 GREATER SCAUP, 16 RING-NECKED DUCKS, 30 HOODED MERGANSERS & 55 RUDDY DUCKS were spotted. In central Nebraska on the 20th in Frontier County, 2 CEDAR WAXWINGS were seen 2 miles east of Eustis. Christmas Bird Counts coming up are: Lake McConaughy, Jan. 2nd, contact Steve Dinsmore, 515 292- 3152; Scottsbluff, Jan 2nd, contact Alice Kenitz, 308-436-2959. For more information on this week's sightings, you may call 402-292-5556. To report your sightings, please leave your name, your phone number and your report after the tone at the end of this message. Thank you for calling the Nebraska Birdline and good birding! - End transcript
Date: Tue, 29 Dec 1998 08:10:19 -0600 From: Laurel Badura <lteten@ngpc.state.ne.us> Subject: Lake Mac CBC Just wondering if anyone was heading through the Kearney area for the Lake Mac CBC January 1st or early morning January 2 and if you were, would you be interested in sharing expenses and traveling together? If you are interested, please contact me at lteten@ngpc.state.ne.us Thank you Laurel Badura
Date: Tue, 29 Dec 1998 09:55:47 -0600 (CST)
From: Jan Johnson <jjohnson@mother.esu1.k12.ne.us>
Subject: Birds
We just returned from a quick tour in the panhandle area. At Lake
McCaughahy (sp) nothing unusual. The ducks were all too far away to id
well. Did find oREDHEAD and two WESTERN GREBES. Also there were 10
Swans on the ice on the east end of Lake Ogallala. When I first saw them
I thought I caught a bit of yellow on the upper beak but when I got the
scope out for a closer look all 10 (5 adults and 5 juveniles) had their
beaks tucked under their wings. Has anyone else seen them? If so can you
tell me if they a TRUMPETERS OR TUNDRAS? Thanks.
Went on to Scottsbluff and at Wildcat Hills found lPINE SISKINS,
CHICKADEES and a TOWNSEND'S SOLITAIRE.
On the Henry Road we could not find any Gray Crowned Rosy Finches like
were found earlier this month. Did find sevERRUGINOUS, ROUGH-LEGGED AND
RED-TAILED HAWKS.
At the west entrance to Sowbelly Canyon we quickly he BOHEMIAN WAXWINGS
in small flocks and RED-BREASTED NUTHATCHES. Farther in we found
more TOWNSEND'S SOLITAIRES and RED CROSSBILLS. At Coffee Park we spotted
a pair of GOLDEN EAGLES soaring over the bluffs to the north. No Evening
Grosbeaks. :-( Also found a BROWN CREEPER.
At Chadron State Park on the 28th we found RED-BREASTED NUTHATCHES, RED
CROSSBILLS, 3 BROWN CREEPERS, and a BELTED KINGFISHER.
Also, this a.m. we still have the first fall male INDIGO BUNTING here at
home. He appears to be quite healthy other than a bit cold! He's still
with the small flock of Juncos and Tree Sparrows, but he has now found the
feeders and was alone on one tube feeder eating hearts.
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From: marshwren@nctc.net (Randolph and Harding) Subject: NeBirds, Platte River southcentral Nebr. birds Date: Wed, 30 Dec 1998 23:16:38 -0600 Nebraska birders, On Wednesday, December 30, Lanny and I did some birding along the Platte River in Buffalo and Phelps Counties. Just southwest of the Elm Creek I-80 exit, we saw 19 Rusty Blackbirds. We almost overlooked them since they look like Red-wings from a distance but when we looked close, we saw their yellow eyes and their beautiful plumage. In northern Phelps County we saw one late American Coot, about 1000 Horned Larks and some Lapland Longspurs. We had stopped to look at something else but noticed some movement out in a bare field. When we scanned with binoculars we saw the larks and longspurs. They are so hard to see most of the time. If they sit still, they are invisible. When these birds flushed, we could estimate the number. About one mile southeast of the Overton bridge, we saw an adult Red-headed Woodpecker. A few years ago in the same location, we saw an immature Red-headed Woodpecker in the middle of winter. Could it be the same individual? Didn't it ever learn how to migrate? It's plumage looked ragged today, it's head looked partially black and it's white patches had some black streaks. Between the Overton bridge and the Gosper County line, we saw three Great Blue Herons. All of the small bodies of water are frozen but the Platte River is mostly open as are some creeks and canals. We were looking for snipes (a snipe hunt) but we did not find any. We did find a Merlin flying over a bare field a little south of the Overton bridge. In the southwesten corner of Buffalo County, we saw two adult and one immature Bald Eagles. In northern Phelps County, we saw three adult and one immature Bald Eagles. Robin Harding marshwren@nctc.net
Date: Thu, 31 Dec 1998 19:17:46 -0600 Subject: Nebraska Birdline for 12/31/98 From: lpdlfrd@juno.com (Loren J. Padelford) - RBA * Nebraska * Statewide * December 31, 1998 * NEST9812.31 - Birds Mentioned Trumpeter Swan Oldsquaw Glaucous Gull Western Grebe Clark's Grebe Horned Grebe American White Pelican Thayer's Gull California Gull Bonaparte's Gull Herring Gull Bohemian Waxwing Townsend's Solitaire Red Crossbill Red-breasted Nuthatch Brown Creeper Greater White-fronted Goose American Black Duck Common Merganser Northern Shrike Rusty Blackbird Lapland Longspur Horned Lark Merlin Red-headed Woodpecker Indigo Bunting Yellow-rumped Warbler Pied-billed Grebe Snow Goose Wood Duck Green-winged Teal American Wigeon Gadwall American Coot Fox Sparrow Harris's Sparrow Northern Pintail Bald Eagle Ring-billed Gull Cooper's Hawk White-crowned Sparrow Swamp Sparrow Song Sparrow Meadowlark sp. Red-winged Blackbird Belted Kingfisher Winter Wren Carolina Wren - Transcript Tape Number: 402-292-5325 Compilers: Babs & Loren Padelford Transcriber: Loren Padelford (lpdlfrd@juno.com) Welcome to an update of the Nebraska Birdline, sponsored by the Audubon Society of Omaha , for Thursday, December 31st. In western Nebraska in Keith County on the 31st, at Lake Ogallala 18 TRUMPETER SWANS, 4 OLDSQUAWS, & a GLAUCOUS GULL were seen & 200 WESTERN GREBES, a CLARK'S GREBE & a HORNED GREBE were seen on Lake McConaughy. In Lincoln County on the 31st, 2 AMERICAN WHITE PELICANS, a WESTERN GREBE, an OLDSQUAW, 5 THAYER'S GULLS, 5 GLAUCOUS GULLS, a CALIFORNIA GULL, 5 BONAPARTE'S GULLS & 600 HERRING GULLS were found at Sutherland Reservoir. In Sioux County on the 28th, small flocks of BOHEMIAN WAXWINGS were seen in the west end of Sowbelly Canyon. Also found in Sowbelly Canyon were TOWNSEND'S SOLITAIRES & RED CROSSBILLS. In Dawes County on the 28th, RED-BREASTED NUTHATCHES, 3 BROWN CREEPERS & RED CROSSBILLS were found in Chadron State Park. In central Nebraska in Harlan County on the 30th, an AMERICAN WHITE PELICAN, 73 GREATER WHITE-FRONTED GEESE, an AMERICAN BLACK DUCK, 30,000 COMMON MERGANSERS & a NORTHERN SHRIKE were seen at Harlan Reservoir & on the 31st, 191 BALD EAGLES were seen there. On the 30th in Buffalo County, 19 RUSTY BLACKBIRDS were seen at the Elm Creek I-80 exit. In northern Phelps County on the 30th, LAPLAND LONGSPURS were found with about 1,000 HORNED LARKS. Also on the 30th, a MERLIN was seen south of the Overton bridge & a RED-HEADED WOODPECKER was found southeast of the Overton bridge. In eastern Nebraska in Dixon County on the 29th, the 1st winter INDIGO BUNTING was still being seen 2 miles north, 3 miles west & 2.5 miles north of Wakefield. In Douglas County on the 30th, a YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLER was spotted on the bridle path at Dodge Parl. On the 28th west of Eppley Airport, a PIED-BILLED GREBE, a SNOW GOOSE, 2 WOOD DUCKS, a GREEN-WINGED TEAL, an AMERICAN WIGEON, a GADWALL & 2 AMERICAN COOTS were found at Kiwanis Park. On the 27th, a FOX SPARROW & HARRIS'S SPARROWS were seen at Standing Bear Lake. In Sarpy County on the 28th 4 SNOW GEESE, a NORTHERN PINTAIL, 28 AMERICAN WIGEONS, a GADWALL, 2 BALD EAGLES & 2 RING-BILLED GULLS were seen at Offutt Base Lake. On the 27thsouth of Offutt AF Base, a COOPER'S HAWK, 2 BALD EAGLES, a WHITE-CROWNED SPARROW, a SWAMP SPARROW, 20 HARRIS'S SPARROWS, 2 SONG SPARROWS, 16 MEADOWLARKS & a small flock of RED-WINGED BLACKBIRDS were seen along the Papio Trail. On the 26th in Bellevue, a BELTED KINGFISHER, a WINTER WREN & a CAROLINA WREN were spotted in Fontenelle Forest. In Iowa on the 29th, about 10,000 SNOW GEESE were reported from DeSoto NWR. On the 30th, 10 LAPLAND LONGSPURS were found with HORNED LARKS on the east side of DeSoto NWR. South of Council Bluffs on the 28th, an AMERICAN BLACK DUCK was seen at the Mid-American south pond. For more information on this week's sightings, you may call 402-292-5556. To report your sightings, please leave your name, your phone number and your report after the tone at the end of this message. Thank you for calling the Nebraska Birdline and good birding! - End transcript
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