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1. Natural areas on-line?
rluehrs@kearney.net (Richard Luehrs)
Fri, 1 Jan 1999 18:23:34 -0600
2. SITES: Buffalo County: Rowe Sanctuary
rluehrs@kearney.net (Richard Luehrs)
Fri, 1 Jan 1999 18:23:46 -0600
3. From Harding regarding Luehrs' idea
marshwren@nctc.net (Randolph and Harding)
Sun, 03 Jan 1999 16:43:57 -0600
4. McConaughy CBC and more.
Steve_Dinsmore@usgs.gov (Steve Dinsmore)
Sun, 3 Jan 1999 19:20:46 -0700
5. Indigo Bunting
Jan Johnson <jjohnson@mother.esu1.k12.ne.us>
Mon, 4 Jan 1999 22:46:37 -0600 (CST)
6. Nebraska Birdline for 1/5/99
lpdlfrd@juno.com (Loren J. Padelford)
Tue, 5 Jan 1999 19:43:06 -0600
7. County Life-lists! (Up through 1998)
marshwren@nctc.net (Randolph and Harding)
Tue, 05 Jan 1999 20:44:04 -0600
8. Fw: Doug Rose
"Ross Silcock" <silcock@sidney.heartland.net>
Tue, 5 Jan 1999 21:09:48 -0600
9. [NeBirds] Hepatic Tanager in Cuming County, 1/6/99
lpdlfrd@juno.com (Loren J. Padelford)
Wed, 6 Jan 1999 19:35:42 -0600
10. Nebraska Birdline for 1/6/99
lpdlfrd@juno.com (Loren J. Padelford)
Wed, 6 Jan 1999 20:55:07 -0600
11. Fw: Hepatic Tanager
"Ross Silcock" <silcock@sidney.heartland.net>
Wed, 6 Jan 1999 21:43:45 -0600
12. Hepatic tanager, Cumings CO and Gray Partridge
Joe Gubanyi <JGUBANYI@seward.cune.edu>
Thu, 07 Jan 1999 08:43:54 -0500 (CDT)
13. Nebraska Birdline for 1/8/99
lpdlfrd@juno.com (Loren J. Padelford)
Fri, 8 Jan 1999 16:35:59 -0600
14. [NeBirds] update of White-winged Dove in Kearney
marshwren@nctc.net (Randolph and Harding)
Fri, 08 Jan 1999 20:07:22 -0600
15. America's Prairie Documentary on Discovery Channel
"Randall D. Williams" <yiams@avalon.net>
Sat, 9 Jan 1999 09:07:17 -0600 (CST)
16. Nebraska Birdline for 1/10/99
lpdlfrd@juno.com (Loren J. Padelford)
Sun, 10 Jan 1999 19:08:02 -0600
17. Phelps Co. Rainwater Basin birds
marshwren@nctc.net (Randolph and Harding)
Sun, 10 Jan 1999 19:39:04 -0600
18. Lake McConaughy birding.
Steve_Dinsmore@usgs.gov (Steve Dinsmore)
Sun, 10 Jan 1999 18:26:08 -0700
19. NeBirds Short-eared Owl Buffalo Co.
marshwren@nctc.net (Randolph and Harding)
Sun, 10 Jan 1999 19:55:54 -0600
20. Scottsbluff CBC
"Alice Kenitz" <akenitz@prairieweb.com>
Sun, 10 Jan 1999 20:48:33 -0700
21. Big Bend Audubon Eagle Count
murwille <murwille@genie.esu10.k12.ne.us>
Sun, 10 Jan 1999 19:47:05 -0600
22.
Laurel Badura <lteten@ngpc.state.ne.us>
Wed, 13 Jan 1999 08:39:32 -0600
23. NeBirds list help
marshwren@nctc.net (Randolph and Harding)
Wed, 13 Jan 1999 20:50:26 -0600
24. England in May
"Randall D. Williams" <yiams@avalon.net>
Thu, 14 Jan 1999 07:36:44 -0600 (CST)
25. Nebraska Birdline for 1/15/99
lpdlfrd@juno.com (Loren J. Padelford)
Thu, 14 Jan 1999 23:05:45 -0600
From: rluehrs@kearney.net (Richard Luehrs) Subject: Natural areas on-line? Date: Fri, 1 Jan 1999 18:23:34 -0600 Hi, gang: I've been batting around an idea, bounced it off Dr. Robert Price (the "rip" in "NeBirds@rip.physics.unk.edu"), who seems supportive, and so I thought I'd ask the list whether this seems like a good idea. So far on NEBirds, we've had lots of good trip reports, a few requests or questions that were answered and of course, the RBA. I've always thought that a great service that a mailing list like this one could provide is a database of birding and other natural areas, so that people planning a trip could take a few minutes to seek out areas where they could spend some time, not necessarily state parks or federal lands (although these should be included in the database), maybe just some nice accessible spots to see eastern bluebirds or prairie dogs or watch hawks soar around. I think that a message that would provide a brief description of the area, directions on how to find it, what times of year to go, any information about road conditions or need to call for permission to enter, that sort of thing, would be a great addition to the resource. Dr. Price has said he'd be willing to create a separate database where such messages could be warehoused, and I'm sure he would encourage anyone who wanted to massage the data into maps or other forms and then generate pages on the NOU web-site to do so. I'll provide a brief sample of what I have in mind in a separate message. Notice the special subject line there, which I'd recommend we use for these messages, to facilitate the creation of the archive. Also, notice that I included my email address in the body of the message, so that anyone interested in working with the message contents can contact me for other information if they wish. _____________________________________________________________________ / 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" / \___________________________|_________________________________________/
From: rluehrs@kearney.net (Richard Luehrs)
Subject: SITES: Buffalo County: Rowe Sanctuary
Date: Fri, 1 Jan 1999 18:23:46 -0600
Lillian Annette Rowe Sanctuary.
Rowe Sanctuary is a refuge owned by the National Audubon Society in
south central Nebraska. It was established 25 years ago to provide a place
for Sandhill and Whooping Cranes to roost at night during their spring
migration. It straddles both sides of the Platte River (main channel)
between Nebraska highway 10 and Buffalo County road Lowell Road (south of
Gibbon, NE). Much of the channel between these roads is managed by the
staff to facilitate crane roosting, so it resembles what the river would
have looked like before the building of Kingsley Dam, ie, braided shallow
channels separated by vegetation-free sandbars. The sanctuary also
contains extensive tall-grass prairie, woodland, and wet meadows.
LOCATED: To reach Rowe, exit Interstate 80 at Gibbon (mile number 285).
Proceed on Lowell Road (paved) about one mile south (cross all channels of
the river) to Elm Island Road (unpaved, a bit soft when wet) and turn west
(right). Continue for about two miles until the road turns south. The Rowe
office is located immediately north of the bend. The office is usually
open weekdays between 9 am and 5 pm, and there is an outdoor kiosk there
with information on viewing blinds, public access, and other activities.
ACTIVITIES: The sanctuary provides, at a fee, access to viewing blinds
to watch roosting Sandhill Cranes and waterfowl during March and the first
half of April. Additionally, there are hiking trails through tall-grass
prairie and woodland areas and a butterfly garden. There is also a small
gift shop. Besides cranes, one can see waterfowl in winter and spring,
waders and shore-birds (including Least Terns and Piping Plovers) in late
spring and early summer, Bald and occasional Golden Eagles in winter, and a
variety of woodland and prairie species throughout much of the year. A
bird list is under construction and is available at the office. In summer,
prairie areas of the sanctuary boast high numbers of endangered Regal
Fritillary butterflies.
CONTACT: While much of the sanctuary is open to the public much of the
time, it's a good idea to contact the staff about specific areas and times,
especially during spring and hunting season. Paul, Bill, and Bill can be
reached at:
Rowe Sanctuary-National Audubon Society
44450 Elm Island Road
Gibbon, NE 68840
(308) 468-5282 (voice)
(308) 468-5627 (fax)
mailto:rowe@nctc.net
http://rip.physics.unk.edu/audubon/Rowe/
Rowe Sanctuary is an excellent place to spend an hour or half a day
enjoying nature.
Richard Luehrs
mailto:rluehrs@kearney.net
From: marshwren@nctc.net (Randolph and Harding) Subject: From Harding regarding Luehrs' idea Date: Sun, 03 Jan 1999 16:43:57 -0600 Nebraska birders, Regarding Richard's idea of a database of good birding areas in Nebraska; Lanny and I are working on this sort of a list for the Nebraska Ornithologists' Union (NOU) web site. I hope to get it up on the web site this month. It will be in the Favorite Birding Areas part of the NOU web site. We already have information about Funk Lagoon and Rowe Sanctuary in this part of the web site and we have plans to add much more. For example, Richard asked the NeBirds list about how to find Little Salt Fork marsh near Lincoln and John Sullivan answered. I saved that message so that we can put it on the web site. I will try to contact each person before putting their message on the web site just in case anyone objects. I also think it is a good idea to put some personal comments about the areas that are listed. Please stay tuned for more good stuff on the web site and give me your comments. Robin Harding marshwren@nctc.net On January 01, Richard Luehrs wrote: >Hi, gang: > > I've been batting around an idea, bounced it off Dr. Robert Price >(the "rip" in "NeBirds@rip.physics.unk.edu"), who seems supportive, >and so I thought I'd ask the list whether this seems like a good idea. > > So far on NEBirds, we've had lots of good trip reports, a few >requests or questions that were answered and of course, the RBA. >I've always thought that a great service that a mailing list like >this one could provide is a database of birding and other natural >areas, so that people planning a trip could take a few minutes to >seek out areas where they could spend some time, not necessarily >state parks or federal lands (although these should be included in >the database), maybe just some nice accessible spots to see eastern >bluebirds or prairie dogs or watch hawks soar around. I think that >a message that would provide a brief description of the area, >directions on how to find it, what times of year to go, any information >about road conditions or need to call for permission to enter, that >sort of thing, would be a great addition to the resource. > > Dr. Price has said he'd be willing to create a separate database where >such messages could be warehoused, and I'm sure he would encourage anyone >who wanted to massage the data into maps or other forms and then generate >pages on the NOU web-site to do so. > > I'll provide a brief sample of what I have in mind in a separate >message. Notice the special subject line there, which I'd recommend we use >for these messages, to facilitate the creation of the archive. Also, >notice that I included my email address in the body of the message, so that >anyone interested in working with the message contents can contact me for >other information if they wish. > > _____________________________________________________________________ > / 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" / > \___________________________|_________________________________________/
Date: Sun, 3 Jan 1999 19:20:46 -0700
From: Steve_Dinsmore@usgs.gov (Steve Dinsmore)
Subject: McConaughy CBC and more.
> NeBirders-
I spent most of the last 4 days birding my way west
across Nebraska. The results of the Lake McConaughy CBC are
below. Some other highlights include:
1 January
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Lake Ogallala
1 Trumpeter Swan
9 Oldsquaw
**1 female Barrow's Goldeneye
**1 female/immature Black Scoter
1 Thayer's Gull
Lake McConaughy
**1 Red-necked Grebe
365 Western Grebe
3 Clark's Grebes
2 Horned Grebes
3 January
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Ash Hollow S.P.
1 Red-bellied Woodpecker
SW Sioux County
170 Green-winged Teal
1 Ferruginous Hawk
250+ Gray-crowned Rosy-Finches
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Lake McConaughy CBC-2 January 1999
CW=Count Week bird (not seen count day)
Pied-billed Grebe 1
Horned Grebe CW
Red-necked Grebe CW
Eared Grebe 2
Western Grebe 285
Clark's Grebe CW
Great Blue Heron 4
Black-cr. Night-Heron 1
Snow Goose 1
Canada Goose 4,588
Trumpeter Swan 12
Gadwall 92
American Wigeon 74
Mallard 678
Northern Shoveler 3
Northern Pintail 4
Green-winged Teal 92
Canvasback 87
Redhead 114
Ring-necked Duck 21
Greater Scaup 9
Lesser Scaup 122
Black Scoter CW
Oldsquaw 9
Bufflehead 23
Common Goldeneye 257
Barrow's Goldeneye 1
Hooded Merganser 1
Common Merganser 889
Red-breasted Merganser 1
Ruddy Duck 22
Bald Eagle 53 (24 adult, 29 immature)
Northern Harrier 13
Sharp-shinned Hawk 5
Red-tailed Hawk 17
Ferruginous Hawk 2
Rough-legged Hawk 2
Golden Eagle 1
American Kestrel 15
Merlin 2
Prairie Falcon 2
Ring-necked Pheasant 8
Greater Prairie-Chicken 34
Sharp-tailed Grouse 6
Wild Turkey 2
Northern Bobwhite 8
Virginia Rail 3
American Coot 300
Killdeer 3
Common Snipe 9
Ring-billed Gull 400
California Gull 17
Herring Gull 37
Thayer's Gull 1
Glaucous Gull CW
Rock Dove 37
Mourning Dove 4
Eastern Screech-Owl 2
Great Horned Owl 7
Short-eared Owl 1
Belted Kingfisher 2
Red-bellied Woodpecker 1
Downy Woodpecker 14
Hairy Woodpecker 2
Northern Flicker 40
Northern Shrike 5
Blue Jay 8
Black-billed Magpie 63
American Crow 33
Horned Lark 1,553
Black-capped Chickadee 43
White-breasted Nuthatch 7
Brown Creeper 5
Marsh Wren 4
Golden-crowned Kinglet 9
Eastern Bluebird CW
Townsend's Solitaire 22
American Robin 1,404
European Starling 1,161
Cedar Waxwing 373
American Tree Sparrow 246
Savannah Sparrow 1
Song Sparrow 6
White-crowned Sparrow 1
Dark-eyed Junco 415
Lapland Longspur 2,129
Northern Cardinal 11
Red-winged Blackbird 62
meadowlark sp. 26
House Finch 51
Pine Siskin 7
American Goldfinch 150
House Sparrow 135
87 species, plus 6 more count week
Stephen J. Dinsmore
Fort Collins, CO
Date: Mon, 4 Jan 1999 22:46:37 -0600 (CST)
From: Jan Johnson <jjohnson@mother.esu1.k12.ne.us>
Subject: Indigo Bunting
I am sorry to say that I have not seen the Indigo Bunting since his last
feeder stop at 5 p.m. January 2nd. I fear that he could not withstand the
-15 degrees with -47 degree windchill that we had Saturday night.
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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: Tue, 5 Jan 1999 19:43:06 -0600 Subject: Nebraska Birdline for 1/5/99 From: lpdlfrd@juno.com (Loren J. Padelford) - RBA * Nebraska * Statewide * January 5, 1999 * NEST9901.05 - Birds Mentioned Eared Grebe Western Grebe Black-crowned Night-Heron Trumpeter Swan Barrow's Goldeneye Oldsquaw Ferruginous Hawk Golden Eagle Greater Prairie Chicken Virginia Rail California Gull Thayer's Gull Marsh Wren Savannah Sparrow Lapland Longspur Horned Grebe Red-necked Grebe Clark's Grebe Black Scoter Glaucous Gull Green-winged Teal Ferruginous Hawk Gray-crowned Rosy-Finch American White Pelican Northern Shrike Cooper's Hawk Sharp-shinned Hawk Rough-legged Hawk Merlin Horned Lark Red-headed Woodpecker Eastern Towhee Northern Harrier Rusty Blackbird Red-winged Blackbird Trumpeter Swan Ross's Goose Prairie Falcon Fox Sparrow Swamp Sparrow Spotted Towhee Yellow-headed Blackbird - 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 Tuesday, January 5th. In western Nebraska in Keith County on the 2nd, the Lake McConaughy CBC tallied 87 species. Highlights include: 2 EARED GREBES, 285 WESTERN GREBES, a BLACK-CROWNED NIGHT- HERON, 22 waterfowl species including 12 TRUMPETER SWANS, a BARROW'S GOLDENEYE & 9 OLDSQUAWS, 2 FERRUGINOUS HAWKS, a GOLDEN EAGLE, 34 GREATER PRAIRIE CHICKENS, 3 VIRGINIA RAILS, 17 CALIFORNIA GULLS, a THAYER'S GULL, 4 MARSH WRENS, a SAVANNAH SPARROW & over 2,000 LAPLAND LONGSPURS. On the 1st, a HORNED GREBE, a RED-NECKED GREBE, a CLARK'S GREBE, a BLACK SCOTER & a GLAUCOUS GULL were also seen at Lake McConaughy and Lake Ogallala. In Sioux County on the 3rd, 170 GREEN-WINGED TEAL, a FERRUGINOUS HAWK & 250 GRAY- CROWNED ROSY-FINCHES were found. In Lincoln County on the 3rd, 3 AMERICAN WHITE PELICANS & a NORTHERN SHRIKE were found at Sutherland Reservoir. In eastern Nebraska in Cass County on the 3rd, a COOPER'S HAWK, a SHARP-SHINNED HAWK, a ROUGH-LEGGED HAWK, a MERLIN & flocks of hundreds of HORNED LARKS with LAPLAND LONGSPURS were seen 4 miles east of Elmwood. Also on the 3rd, a RED-HEADED WOODPECKER was spotted 3 miles west & 1 mile south of Elmwood on 274th St. On the 4th, an EASTERN TOWHEE was seen 3 miles west of Elmwood on Adams St. On the 5th, a NORTHERN HARRIER, 15 LAPLAND LONGSPURS & 4 RUSTY BLACKBIRDS were seen 4 miles east of Elmwood. In Douglas County on the 3rd, a COOPER'S HAWK, 2 RUSTY BLACKBIRDS & a RED-WINGED BLACKBIRD were seen at feeders at 160th & Harrison north of Chalco Hills Recreation Area. In western Douglas County on the 3rd, 4 TRUMPETER SWANS were found on a private lake. In Iowa on the 2nd, the DeSoto NWR CBC tallied 62 species. Highlights include 2 ROSS'S GEESE, a PRAIRIE FALCON, a FOX SPARROW, a SWAMP SPARROW, 10 LAPLAND LONGSPURS, a SPOTTED TOWHEE, a YELLOW-HEADED BLACKBIRD & a RUSTY BLACKBIRD. 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: marshwren@nctc.net (Randolph and Harding) Subject: County Life-lists! (Up through 1998) Date: Tue, 05 Jan 1999 20:44:04 -0600 Nebraska birders, Mark Brogie has not been able to post messages to NeBirds so he asked me to post the following message for him. Robin Harding marshwren@nctc.net >Have you seen 125 species or more for any county in Nebraska?? >If the answer is "YES!" send me the name of the county and # of species >seen! I DO NOT need a list of the species seen! Only one rule - your >totals should not include any new species seen for that county in 1999! >List all counties with a total of 125 or more! >This will go in the NOU Newsletter and Robin and Lanny are putting it on >the NOU Website! > >Thanks!! >Mark A. Brogie - Science Dept. HOME: >Creighton Community Schools Mark A. Brogie >1609 Redick Ave., Box 10 508 Seeley St., Box 316 >Creighton, NE 68729 Creighton, NE 68729 >(402) 358-3663 (402) 358-5675 >FAX (402) 358-3804 > mbrogie@mother.esu1.k12.ne.us
From: "Ross Silcock" <silcock@sidney.heartland.net> Subject: Fw: Doug Rose Date: Tue, 5 Jan 1999 21:09:48 -0600 > > I want to pass on the sad news that Doug Rose passed away last night after > a long battle with cancer. Many of you I am sure enjoyed Doug's company and > pleasant personality as I did, many times. > There will be a Memorial Service at 2 pm Thursday at Peterson Funeral Home, > Glenwood. > Messages may be sent to P.O. Box 137, Glenwood, IA 51534. > Ross > > Ross Silcock > Tabor, IA > silcock@sidney.heartland.net >
Date: Wed, 6 Jan 1999 19:35:42 -0600 Subject: [NeBirds] Hepatic Tanager in Cuming County, 1/6/99 From: lpdlfrd@juno.com (Loren J. Padelford) Hi Nebraska Birders, Babs & I and Ross Silcock went to Westpoint today, 1/6, to check out a report of Hepatic Tanager at a feeder. It proved to be a male Hepatic Tanager. It has been seen there for about 3 weeks. It's at the feeders of Dr. & Mrs. David Mlnarik (pronounced Minarik) at 741 Prinz St. From US 275 turn east at McDonalds on E. 13th St. Drive east on 13th until it turns to the south where 13th becomes Prinz St. Continue on Prinz through an intersection and look for a patch of woods on the right side of the road. The next house on the right is 741. The Mlnariks are happy to share this bird with birders. When you arrive try the doorbell. If no one is home, go through the garage to observe the feeders in the backyard. The home phone number is 402 372-2055. Anyone that sees the bird please notify NeBirds or the Birdline so that we can update for people who haven't seen it yet. Thanks and good luck. 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/getjuno.html or call Juno at (800) 654-JUNO [654-5866]
Date: Wed, 6 Jan 1999 20:55:07 -0600 Subject: Nebraska Birdline for 1/6/99 From: lpdlfrd@juno.com (Loren J. Padelford) - RBA * Nebraska * Statewide * January 6, 1999 * NEST9901.06 - Birds Mentioned Hepatic Tanager Eurasian Collared-Dove Common Snipe Northern Shrike Lapland Longspur Snow Bunting Great Blue Heron Cooper's Hawk Sharp-shinned Hawk Rough-legged Hawk Merlin Horned Lark Red-headed Woodpecker Eastern Towhee Northern Harrier Rusty Blackbird Trumpeter Swan Eared Grebe Western Grebe Black-crowned Night-heron Barrow's Goldeneye Oldsquaw Ferruginous Hawk Golden Eagle Greater Prairie Chicken Virginia Rail California Gull Thayer's Gull Marsh Wren Savannah Sparrow Red-necked Grebe Clark's Grebe Black Scoter Glaucous Gull Gray-crowned Rosy-Finch Ross's Goose Prairie Falcon Fox Sparrow Swamp Sparrow Spotted Towhee Yellow-headed Blackbird - 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 Wednesday, January 6th. In eastern Nebraska in Cuming County on the 6th, a male HEPATIC TANAGER was seen at feeders in Westpoint at 741 Prinz St. at the home of Dr. & Mrs. Mlnarik. From US 275 turn east at McDonald's Restaurant onto E. 13th St. Continue on 13th, until it turns south to become Prinz St. It's the first house on the right after a wooded area. The feeders are in the backyard. Three EURASIAN COLLARED- DOVES have been frequenting the same neighborhood. In Dodge County on the 3rd, a COMMON SNIPE, a NORTHERN SHRIKE, 12 LAPLAND LONGSPURS & a SNOW BUNTING were seen 6 miles north of Ames. On the 5th, a GREAT BLUE HERON was also seen in the area. In Cass County on the 3rd, a COOPER'S HAWK, a SHARP-SHINNED HAWK, a ROUGH-LEGGED HAWK, a MERLIN & flocks of hundreds of HORNED LARKS with LAPLAND LONGSPURS were seen 4 miles east of Elmwood. Also on the 3rd, a RED-HEADED WOODPECKER was spotted 3 miles west & 1 mile south of Elmwood on 274th St. On the 4th, an EASTERN TOWHEE was seen 3 miles west of Elmwood on Adams St. On the 5th, a NORTHERN HARRIER, 15 LAPLAND LONGSPURS & 4 RUSTY BLACKBIRDS were seen 4 miles east of Elmwood. In Douglas County on the 3rd, a COOPER'S HAWK & 2 RUSTY BLACKBIRDS were seen at feeders at 160th & Harrison north of Chalco Hills Recreation Area. In western Douglas County on the 3rd, 4 TRUMPETER SWANS were found on a private lake. In western Nebraska in Keith County on the 2nd, the Lake McConaughy CBC tallied 87 species. Highlights include: 2 EARED GREBES, 285 WESTERN GREBES, a BLACK-CROWNED NIGHT- HERON, 22 waterfowl species including 12 TRUMPETER SWANS, a BARROW'S GOLDENEYE & 9 OLDSQUAWS, 2 FERRUGINOUS HAWKS, a GOLDEN EAGLE, 34 GREATER PRAIRIE CHICKENS, 3 VIRGINIA RAILS, 17 CALIFORNIA GULLS, a THAYER'S GULL, 4 MARSH WRENS, a SAVANNAH SPARROW & over 2,000 LAPLAND LONGSPURS. On the 1st, a RED-NECKED GREBE, a CLARK'S GREBE, a BLACK SCOTER & a GLAUCOUS GULL were also seen at Lake McConaughy. In Sioux County on the 3rd, 250 GRAY-CROWNED ROSY-FINCHES were found on the Henry Rd 18 miles north of Henry. In Iowa on the 2nd, the DeSoto NWR CBC tallied 62 species. Highlights include 2 ROSS'S GEESE, a PRAIRIE FALCON, a FOX SPARROW, a SWAMP SPARROW, 10 LAPLAND LONGSPURS, a SPOTTED TOWHEE, a YELLOW-HEADED BLACKBIRD & a RUSTY BLACKBIRD. 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: Fw: Hepatic Tanager Date: Wed, 6 Jan 1999 21:43:45 -0600 > >The tanager at West Point appears to be a SY (second calendar year, ie > >hatched in summer 1997) male, as it is essentially a red bird, > particularly > >bright on the forecrown and bib areas, with duller flanks and > underparts, > >but has some greenish tinges in its wing feathers and a couple of small > >greenish feathers in the body plumage. HY (hatching year) birds of both > >genders are greenish (Pyle). We thought it was probably almost finished > >molting into its first alternate plumage. The plumage looks fresh, with > >marked pale geyish edges to the primaries. There was one in Illinois 23 > Nov > >1981 which was in a greenish plumage (at the time, and probably still, > the > >only record east of the Mississippi River). It seems unusual that a bird > >would wander northeastward after its 2nd winter, but there definitely > isn't > >a statistically significant sample available! > >The bill is shiny greyish black above and a little paler below, there is > a > >small greyish loral patch which extends rearward just past (and > includes) > >the eye, and the bird was happily "chucking" a little like a Hermit > Thrush, > >but a bit squeakier to my ears. We were able to get some video of the > bird > >which included the call notes. It should be pretty reliable to see as > it > >is well fed! > >We much appreciate the kindness of Dr and Mrs Mlnarik for allowing us to > >look at this tanager! > >Ross Silcock > >Tabor, IA > >silcock@sidney.heartland.net > >New Zealand Land and Pelagic Trips. Next: Nov 1999 > > > > ___________________________________________________________________ > 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: Thu, 07 Jan 1999 08:43:54 -0500 (CDT) From: Joe Gubanyi <JGUBANYI@seward.cune.edu> Subject: Hepatic tanager, Cumings CO and Gray Partridge I am thinking about going up to see the hepatic tanager and was wondering if anyone has seen gray partridges around West Point or how far one would have to drive from West Point to get into good gray partridge habitat. Joseph Gubanyi Concordia University Seward, NE 68434 (402) 643-7316 jgubanyi@seward.cune.edu
Date: Fri, 8 Jan 1999 16:35:59 -0600 Subject: Nebraska Birdline for 1/8/99 From: lpdlfrd@juno.com (Loren J. Padelford) - RBA * Nebraska * Statewide * January 8, 1999 * NEST9901.08 - Birds Mentioned Hepatic Tanager (not seen) Merlin Northern Shrike Rough-legged Hawk Red-tailed Hawk Short-eared Owl Snow Bunting Lapland Longspur Northern Goshawk Mourning Dove Rusty Blackbird Red-winged Blackbird Chukar - 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, January 8th. In eastern Nebraska in Cuming County, the male HEPATIC TANAGER in Westpoint was not found on the 7th or 8th. In Dodge County on the 8th, a MERLIN was seen near Scribner. On the 7th, a NORTHERN SHRIKE was seen north of Scribner, & 3 ROUGH-LEGGED HAWKS & 7 RED-TAILED HAWKS, including a KRIDER'S, were seen along Highway 275 near Dead Timber SRA. Also on the 7th, a SHORT-EARED OWL was seen at the corner of County Roads 14 & K about 12 miles north of Ames. In Burt County on the 5th, 3 SNOW BUNTINGS & 3 LAPLAND LONGSPURS were found near Tekamah. In Sarpy County in Bellevue, an immature NORTHERN GOSHAWK has been reported hunting at feeders south of Bellevue University on the 7th & 8th. Also frequenting the feeding station are about 40 MOURNING DOVES & a small flock of RUSTY & RED-WINGED BLACKBIRDS. In Douglas County on the 7th, a CHUKAR was reported to be walking around the Con Agra property on 10th Street in Omaha. 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: marshwren@nctc.net (Randolph and Harding) Subject: [NeBirds] update of White-winged Dove in Kearney Date: Fri, 08 Jan 1999 20:07:22 -0600 Nebraska birders, On January 06, Roger Newcomb of Kearney called to give me an update on the Eurasian Collared-Doves and the White- winged Dove that have been in his neighborhood. He regularly sees eight Collared-Doves and one White-winged Dove feeding on the ground under his feeder. Two of the Collared-Doves tried to nest in December but Roger found broken eggs on the ground under the nest after a cold spell. Crazy birds. I guess that is why they are spreading so fast. If you would like to see these doves, Roger would love to show them to you. His phone number is (308)236-5187. Robin Harding marshwren@nctc.net
Date: Sat, 9 Jan 1999 09:07:17 -0600 (CST) From: "Randall D. Williams" <yiams@avalon.net> Subject: America's Prairie Documentary on Discovery Channel Prairie Lovers, Perhaps this is a little off topic for the Nebraska Bird list, but I figured there might be some interested parties out there somewhere. Randy ============ >Mime-Version: 1.0 >Date: Wed, 6 Jan 1999 18:03:59 EST >Reply-To: Bird discussion list for Iowa <IA-BIRD@LIST.AUDUBON.ORG> >Sender: Bird discussion list for Iowa <IA-BIRD@LIST.AUDUBON.ORG> >From: Kay Niyo <Kniyo@AOL.COM> >Subject: America's Prairie Documentary on Discovery Channel >To: IA-BIRD@LIST.AUDUBON.ORG > >I just received the following message from Beth Harris who visited some of >us in IA and other prairie areas in the Midwest and filmed an hour >documentary on the prairies for the Discovery Channel. See her details >below. Carl and Linda Kurtz have the video and said it is very good. > >Kay Niyo >kniyo@aol.com >Ames, IA >_________________ > >To all you prairie lovers, friends, and relatives, I am pleased to inform >you that > > "AMERICA'S PRAIRIE: Where The Sky Began" > >Will be broadcast on: January 9th @ 8PM & 11PM on THE TRAVEL CHANNEL** and >January 17th @ 1PM on THE DISCOVERY CHANNEL ** > >"AMERICA'S PRAIRIE: Where The Sky Began" is a one hour documentary film that >explores the natural and social history of a vanishing landscape, the >tallgrass prairie. > >Among others, cast of characters include: a herd of buffalo, butterflies, >several great prairie skinks, a snake in the grass, a collared lizard, the >birds, the bees, and grasshoppers galore! > >And for you prairie enthusiasts, we have our usual round-up of prairie >experts: Steve Packard, Wes Jackson, Dave Hartnett, Pauline Drobney, Carl >Kurtz, Cynthia Camberdella. > >Tell your friends! >Thanks > >(**check your local listings) > = + = + = + = + = + = + = + = + = + = + = + = * 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: Sun, 10 Jan 1999 19:08:02 -0600 Subject: Nebraska Birdline for 1/10/99 From: lpdlfrd@juno.com (Loren J. Padelford) - RBA * Nebraska * Statewide * January 10, 1999 * NEST9901.10 - Birds Mentioned Pacific Loon Clark's Grebe Western Grebe Common Goldeneye Barrow's Goldeneye Thayer's Gull Trumpeter Swan American Coot Killdeer Common Snipe American White Pelican Double-crested Cormorant Great Blue Heron Common Merganser Glaucous Gull Northern Shrike Hepatic Tanager (gone) Snow Bunting Merlin Rough-legged Hawk Red-tailed Hawk (Krider's) Short-eared Owl Northern Pintail Hooded Merganser Bald Eagle Eurasian Collared-Dove White-winged Dove - 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 Sunday, January 10th. In western Nebraska in Keith County on the 9th, a PACIFIC LOON, a CLARK'S GREBE, 32 WESTERN GREBES, 1500 COMMON GOLDENEYES, 2 male BARROW'S GOLDENEYES & 3 THAYER'S GULLS were found at Lake McConaughy. Also on the 9th, 16 TRUMPETER SWANS & 518 AMERICAN COOTS were seen at Lake Ogallala, & 6 KILLDEER & 8 COMMON SNIPE were found below Keystone Dam. In Lincoln County at Sutherland Reservoir on the 9th, 3 AMERICAN WHITE PELICANS, a DOUBLE- CRESTED CORMORANT, 2 GREAT BLUE HERONS, thousands of COMMON MERGANSERS, 4 GLAUCOUS GULLS, 4 THAYER'S GULLS & a NORTHERN SHRIKE were seen. In eastern Nebraska in Cuming County, the male HEPATIC TANAGER in Westpoint has not been seen since the 6th and is presumed to have left the area. In western Wayne County on the 9th, 50 SNOW BUNTINGS were found ‡ mile west of the Sholes Road turn off at mile marker 14 on Highway 98. In Dodge County on the 8th, a MERLIN was seen near Scribner. On the 7th, a NORTHERN SHRIKE was seen north of Scribner, & 3 ROUGH-LEGGED HAWKS & 8 RED-TAILED HAWKS, including a KRIDER'S, were seen along Highway 275 near Dead Timber SRA. Also on the 7th, a SHORT-EARED OWL was seen at the corner of 14th & K Streets north of Ames. In Lancaster County on the 9th at Branched Oak Lake, 2 NORTHERN PINTAILS, 12 COMMON GOLDENEYES, 2 HOODED MERGANSERS & an adult BALD EAGLE were seen at a small open area on the lake near the dam. A MERLIN was also seen on the 9th on the south side of Branched Oak Lake near the dam. In Sarpy County in Bellevue on the 9th, 2 ROUGH-LEGGED HAWKS were spotted where Highway 370 crosses over the Kennedy Freeway. On the 10th, 7 BALD EAGLES were seen sitting on the ice at Offutt Lake with a few ducks and geese gathered around a small hole in the ice. In central Nebraska in Buffalo County on the 6th, 8 EURASIAN COLLARED-DOVES & a WHITE-WINGED DOVE were still visiting feeders in Kearney at 402 East 32nd Street. 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: marshwren@nctc.net (Randolph and Harding) Subject: Phelps Co. Rainwater Basin birds Date: Sun, 10 Jan 1999 19:39:04 -0600 Nebraska birders, Sunday, January 10, Lanny and I drove through some of the wetlands in Phelps County. At Johnson WPA, we found a Northern Shrike and a Song Sparrow. In eastern Phelps County we saw five Northern Harriers, two Rough-legged Hawks (one of which was a dark morph), 2000 American Tree Sparrows, 340 Lapland Longspurs and 2000 Horned Larks. At Sacramento/Wilcox State Wildlife Management Area, we saw 150 Cedar Waxwings, ten White-crowned Sparrows and five Pine Siskins. We found a spot where the larks and longspurs were close to the road. It looked like a corn field that had been burned. There was snow covering most of the field but there were a few clear spots where the blackened ground showed. One such spot close to the road was crawling with larks and longspurs. It was a good opportunity to look at the birds carefully and see their individual differences. There was a spot at Sacramento/Wilcox that was just filled with birds. The trees and bushes there were covered with berries. It was close to the end of the day and the birds were very active. That is where we saw all of the Cedar Waxwings and White-crowned Sparrows. There were also many American Tree Sparrows and American Robins. What have you been seeing? Robin Harding marshwren@nctc.net
Date: Sun, 10 Jan 1999 18:26:08 -0700
From: Steve_Dinsmore@usgs.gov (Steve Dinsmore)
Subject: Lake McConaughy birding.
> NEBirders-
I spent the weekend birding in western Nebraska, mostly
around Lake McConaughy. Here are the highlights.
9 January
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Lake McConaughy
**1 first-basic Pacific Loon
**2 Barrow's Goldeneye (1 adult male, 1 imm. male)
1 Clark's Grebe
12 Greater Scaup
2 Thayer's Gulls
Lake Ogallala area
16 Trumpeter Swans
1 Virginia Rail
1 Thayer's Gull
Sutherland Reservoir
1 Double-crested Cormorant
3 Am. White Pelican
52 Bald Eagles
1 California Gull
4 Glaucous Gulls
4 Thayer's Gulls
1 Western Grebe
1 Harris's Sparrow
10 January
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Lake McConaughy
**1 first-basic Iceland Gull
53 Western Grebes
1 Clark's Grebe
**1 Barrow's Goldeneye (adult male)
Lake Ogallala area
11 Trumpeter Swans
1 Virginia Rail
6 Killdeer
1 Thayer's Gull
1 Glaucous Gull
Facus Springs
16 Virginia Rails
6 Marsh Wrens
south of exit 1, Kimball County
1 Merlin
Stephen J. Dinsmore
Fort Collins, CO
From: marshwren@nctc.net (Randolph and Harding) Subject: NeBirds Short-eared Owl Buffalo Co. Date: Sun, 10 Jan 1999 19:55:54 -0600 Hi Nebraska birders, I sent this last night (Jan. 9) at about 9:30, but the mailer daemon snatched it up and sent it back. Here goes again: Hi Nebraska birders, We didn't go birding today. But I went to town to pick up a couple things at the grocery store. That must count, because I saw a Short-eared Owl 1 1/2 miles east of the southeast corner of Gibbon in Buffalo County while I was on my way home. good birding and goodbye, Lanny Lanny Randolph southcentral Nebraska 50370 24th rd Gibbon, Ne. 68840 308-468-5057 Marshwren@nctc.net (home) RandolphL@platte.UNK.edu (work)
From: "Alice Kenitz" <akenitz@prairieweb.com> Subject: Scottsbluff CBC Date: Sun, 10 Jan 1999 20:48:33 -0700 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0006_01BE3CDA.962692C0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable The Scottsbluff CBC was January 2. Sorry it has taken me so long to get = this posted. We had 39 species plus 2 during the Count Week. Our = historic average is 44 species. We had 17,823 individuals. The story = of the day was the average wind speed of 25 mph with the peak gust of 48 = mph. Temps were 9 to 26--with the winds we had a very cold day. In = many cases it seemed that only the 16 birders were crazy enough to be = out on such a day--the birds had more sense!! Great Blue Heron 1 Canada Goose 8358 American Wigeon 22 Mallard 6859 Northern Pintail 3 Green-winged Teal 7 Common Goldeneye 83 Bald Eagle 11 Sharp-shinned Hawk 1 Red-tailed Hawk 3 Rough-legged Hawk 4 Golden Eagle 2 American Kestrel 6 Ring-necked Pheasant 2 Wild Turkey 69 Common Snipe 1 Rock Dove 95 Great Horned Owl 1 Belted Kingfisher 2 Downy Woodpecker 6 Northern Flicker 12 Northern Shrike 1 Blue Jay 25 Black-billed Magpie 39 American Crow 54 Horned Lark 38 Black-capped Chickadee 8 Red-breasted Nuthatch CW Townsend's Solitaire 4 American Robin 7 European Starling 1526 American Tree Sparrow 11 White-crowned Sparrow 3 Dark-eyed Junco 129 Sparrow species 3 Northern Cardinal CW Red-winged Blackbird 272 Western Meadowlark 2 House Finch 10 Pine Siskin 43 American Goldfinch 72 House Sparrow 28 Alice Kenitz Gering ------=_NextPart_000_0006_01BE3CDA.962692C0 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>The Scottsbluff CBC was January 2. Sorry it = has taken me so long to get this posted. We had 39 species plus 2 during = the Count Week. Our historic average is 44 species. We had = 17,823 individuals. The story of the day was the average wind speed of 25 = mph with the peak gust of 48 mph. Temps were 9 to 26--with the winds = we had a very cold day. In many cases it seemed that only the 16 birders = were crazy enough to be out on such a day--the birds had more sense!!</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2>Great Blue Heron 1</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2>Canada Goose 8358</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT color=#000000 size=2>American Wigeon = 22</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT color=#000000 size=2></FONT><FONT size=2>Mallard &nb= sp; 6859</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2>Northern Pintail = 3</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2>Green-winged Teal 7</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2>Common Goldeneye 83</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2>Bald Eagle &n= bsp; 11</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2>Sharp-shinned Hawk 1</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2>Red-tailed Hawk 3</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2>Rough-legged Hawk 4</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2>Golden Eagle &n= bsp; 2</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2>American Kestrel = 6</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2>Ring-necked Pheasant 2</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2>Wild Turkey &= nbsp; 69</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2>Common = Snipe 1</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2>Rock Dove &nb= sp; 95</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2>Great Horned Owl = 1</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2>Belted = Kingfisher 2</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2>Downy Woodpecker 6</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2>Northern = Flicker 12</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2>Northern Shrike = 1</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2>Blue Jay &nbs= p; 25</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2></FONT><FONT color=#000000 size=2>Black-billed Magpie 39</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT color=#000000 size=2></FONT><FONT size=2>American Crow = 54</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2>Horned Lark &nb= sp; 38</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2>Black-capped Chickadee 8</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2>Red-breasted Nuthatch = CW</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2>Townsend's = Solitaire 4</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2>American Robin 7</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2>European Starling = 1526</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2>American Tree Sparrow = 11</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2>White-crowned = Sparrow 3</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2>Dark-eyed Junco 129</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2>Sparrow species = 3</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2>Northern Cardinal = CW</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2>Red-winged Blackbird = 272</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2>Western = Meadowlark 2</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2>House Finch &n= bsp; 10</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2>Pine Siskin &= nbsp; 43</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2>American Goldfinch = 72</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2>House Sparrow = 28</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2>Alice Kenitz</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2>Gering</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2> </FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML> ------=_NextPart_000_0006_01BE3CDA.962692C0--
From: murwille <murwille@genie.esu10.k12.ne.us> Subject: Big Bend Audubon Eagle Count Date: Sun, 10 Jan 1999 19:47:05 -0600 Hello Nebraska Birders, The annual Big Bend Audubon Eagle Count was held today - Sunday January 10. There were 8 participants which were divided into two routes. One group went to the Harlan County Resevoir area and the other traveled just south of the Platte River from Kearney to the J-2 power station south of Lexington. The northern group saw a total of 69 eagles and the southern group saw a total of 66. Numbers were smaller than last year due to recent weather conditions and factors like snowmobilers on Johnsons Lake. All in all we had a good time though. Other birds of note along the way include a Prairie Falcon east of Cottonmill Ave on 70th street. A Merlin , Ferruginous Hawk and 6 Rough-legged Hawks west of Cottonmill on 70th. A total of 10 Rough-legged Hawks were seen all day. One additional Ferruginous Hawk was seen near the interstate west of the Kearney exit. Mark Urwiller Physics Instructor, Kearney High School Seven Hills Observatory Director Home Address: 4711 Heather Lane, Kearney NE 68847 Home Phone: 308-234-6536 e-mail: murwille@genie.esu10.k12.ne.us Web Pages: 204.234.2.2/~murwille/7hills.htm 162.127.10.1/~murwille/resume.htm 204.234.2.2/~murwille/birding.htm
Date: Wed, 13 Jan 1999 08:39:32 -0600 From: Laurel Badura <lteten@ngpc.state.ne.us> Subject: 1/12/99 Kearney NE The white-winged dove was feeding in my yard from 4 pm to 5 pm on the 12th. When I pulled into my drive at 4:00, I parked right next to the bird and it wasn't until I got out of my car that he flew away, but came back 5 minutes later. I got a really nice close-up of it as I watched it for about 5 minutes. Laurel Badura
From: marshwren@nctc.net (Randolph and Harding) Subject: NeBirds list help Date: Wed, 13 Jan 1999 20:50:26 -0600 Nebraska birders, A recent experience may help the rest of you on this mailing list. We unsubscribed from and resubscribed to the NeBirds list so that our full names would appear on the review NeBirds file. We sent a message to the list but did not get a copy sent back to us so we thought it had not been posted. We later found out that our message had been posted. We did not get a copy sent back to us because of our subscription settings. We just needed to change the settings on our subscription. I urge all of you to reread the welcome message that you got when you subscribed and send for the help message. They contain much useful information about how to use the NeBirds list. This is a great way for us to communicate and I sure hope it continues. Seen any good birds lately? Robin Harding marshwren@nctc.net
Date: Thu, 14 Jan 1999 07:36:44 -0600 (CST) From: "Randall D. Williams" <yiams@avalon.net> Subject: England in May Birders, Although this was addressed to the Iowa birds list, I thought I'd pass it along to see if there's any interest. Please contact Ann Barker directly if you wish to participate. Randy =============== >Mime-Version: 1.0 >Date: Wed, 13 Jan 1999 20:00:26 EST >Reply-To: Bird discussion list for Iowa <IA-BIRD@LIST.AUDUBON.ORG> >Sender: Bird discussion list for Iowa <IA-BIRD@LIST.AUDUBON.ORG> >From: Ann Barker <Lostcreek1@AOL.COM> >Subject: England in May >To: IA-BIRD@LIST.AUDUBON.ORG > >Anyone interested in coming along with a very small group to spend 6 days >birding in East Anglia the last week in May? This area is home to many of >Britain's rarest breeding birds, and is a well established migrant trap. The >proximity to London makes it possible to combine with a few days sightseeing >on your own. > >E-mail me for details. > >Ann Barker >Princeton >(319) 289-3175 >Lostcreek1@aol.com > = + = + = + = + = + = + = + = + = + = + = + = * 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, 14 Jan 1999 23:05:45 -0600 Subject: Nebraska Birdline for 1/15/99 From: lpdlfrd@juno.com (Loren J. Padelford) - RBA * Nebraska * Statewide * January 15, 1999 * NEST9901.15 - Birds Mentioned Clark's Grebe Western Grebe Barrow's Goldeneye Iceland Gull Trumpeter Swan Virginia Rail Killdeer Thayer's Gull Glaucous Gull Marsh Wren Merlin Snow Bunting Rough-legged Hawk Yellow-rumped Warbler Song Sparrow Swamp Sparrow White-throated Sparrow Bald Eagle Ferruginous Hawk Prairie Falcon White-winged Dove Northern Shrike Cedar Waxwing White-crowned Sparrow Pine Siskin Northern Harrier Tree Sparrow Lapland Longspur Horned Lark - 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 Wednesday, January 13th. In western Nebraska in Keith County on the 10th, a CLARK'S GREBE, 53 WESTERN GREBES, a male BARROW'S GOLDENEYE & a first basic ICELAND GULL were seen at Lake McConaughy. Also on the 10th, 11 TRUMPETER SWANS, a VIRGINIA RAIL, 6 KILLDEER, a THAYER'S GULL & a GLAUCOUS GULL were seen at Lake Ogallala. In Morrill County on the 10th, 16 VIRGINIA RAILS & 6 MARSH WRENS were found at Facus Springs. In Kimball County on the 10th, a MERLIN was seen south of I-80 Exit 1. In eastern Nebraska in Dodge County on the 10th, 3 SNOW BUNTINGS were seen 3 miles north of Ames on County Road 15. Also on the 10th, a ROUGH-LEGGED HAWK was seen at the corner of 14th & K Streets north of Ames. In Douglas County on the 11th in Dodge Park, 4 YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLERS, 7 SONG SPARROWS & 3 SWAMP SPARROWS were found on the bridle trail. On the 14th at Neale Woods, 4 WHITE- THROATED SPARROWS & a SONG SPARROW were seen on the Missouri River Trail. In central Nebraska on the 10th, the Big Bend Eagle Count tallied 69 BALD EAGLES south of the Platte River from Kearney to the J-2 power station south of Lexington & 66 BALD EAGLES in the Harlan County Reservoir area. In Buffalo County on the 10th, a MERLIN, a FERRUGINOUS HAWK & 6 ROUGH-LEGGED HAWKS were seen in Kearney west of Cottonmill on 70th Street, and a PRAIRIE FALCON was spotted east of Cottonmill on 70th Street. Another FERRUGINOUS HAWK was found west of the I-80 Kearney exit. On the 12th, the WHITE-WINGED DOVE was seen at 30th Street & Avenue C in Kearney. In Phelps County on the 10th at Johnson WPA, a NORTHERN SHRIKE & a SONG SPARROW were seen. At Sacramento/Wilcox WMA on the 10th, 150 CEDAR WAXWINGS, 10 WHITE-CROWNED SPARROWS & 4 PINE SISKINS were found. In eastern Phelps County, 5 NORTHERN HARRIERS, 2 ROUGH-LEGGED HAWKS, 2,000 TREE SPARROWS, 340 LAPLAND LONGSPURS & 2,000 HORNED LARKS were seen. 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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