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1. Nebraska Birdline for 1/19/99
"Loren J. Padelford" <lpdlfrd@juno.com>
Tue, 19 Jan 1999 21:02:33 -0600
2. Re: [BIRDCHAT] RFI - Cowbird Hosts
Carolyn Hall <cjhall@huntel.net>
Thu, 21 Jan 1999 11:11:18 -0600
3. Re: [BIRDCHAT] RFI - Cowbird Hosts
Paul Johnsgard <pjohnsga@unlinfo.unl.edu>
Thu, 21 Jan 1999 11:45:11 -0600 (CST)
4. Re: [BIRDCHAT] RFI - Cowbird Hosts
Carolyn Hall <cjhall@huntel.net>
Thu, 21 Jan 1999 16:50:18 -0600
5. January 23, 1999
Carolyn Hall <cjhall@huntel.net>
Sat, 23 Jan 1999 16:43:37 -0600
6. Re: other bird lists
Carolyn Hall <cjhall@huntel.net>
Sat, 23 Jan 1999 19:19:06 -0600
7. Western Nebraska.
Steve_Dinsmore@usgs.gov (Steve Dinsmore)
Sun, 24 Jan 1999 19:46:12 -0700
8. Laser sight
"Thomas E. Labedz" <tlabedz@unlinfo.unl.edu>
Mon, 25 Jan 1999 09:33:59 -0600
9. Re: Laser sight
pkaufman@sccm.cc.ne.us
Mon, 25 Jan 1999 09:35:55 -0600
10. Laser sight
"Robert I. Price" <price@rip.physics.unk.edu>
Mon, 25 Jan 1999 09:59:07 +0000
11. Re: Laser sight
randolphl@unk.edu
Mon, 25 Jan 1999 14:17:40 -0600
12. Re: Laser sight
lizprints@webtv.net (elizabeth allen)
Mon, 25 Jan 1999 22:23:24 -0600 (CST)
13. Nebraska Birdline for 1/26/99
"Loren J. Padelford" <lpdlfrd@juno.com>
Tue, 26 Jan 1999 18:46:53 -0600
14. SOS Call from the "Birds of Sarawak" (Long)
LIM KOOI FONG <limster@pop.jaring.my>
Thu, 28 Jan 1999 08:40:29 +0800
15. Re: Laser sight
rluehrs@kearney.net (Richard Luehrs)
Thu, 28 Jan 1999 08:06:35 -0600
16. Rough-legged hawk
Jerry Toll /Carol Schmid <cjs_jwt@radiks.net>
Thu, 28 Jan 1999 20:38:51 -0800
17. Re: Fred Thomas
Carolyn Hall <cjhall@huntel.net>
Fri, 29 Jan 1999 11:43:21 -0600
18. Re: Rough-legged hawk
marshwren@nctc.net (Randolph and Harding)
Fri, 29 Jan 1999 21:56:57 -0600
19. Jan 31 in Kearney and Phelps Cos
marshwren@nctc.net (Randolph and Harding)
Sun, 31 Jan 1999 22:39:20 -0600
20.
Mark Brogie <mbrogie@mother.esu1.k12.ne.us>
Mon, 1 Feb 1999 13:09:04 -0600 (CST)
21. Nebraska Birdline for 2/1/99
"Loren J. Padelford" <lpdlfrd@juno.com>
Mon, 1 Feb 1999 20:13:39 -0600
22. Lake McConaughy trip.
Steve_Dinsmore@usgs.gov (Steve Dinsmore)
Mon, 1 Feb 1999 19:14:10 -0700
23. Fwd:
NRATZLAFF@aol.com
Tue, 2 Feb 1999 15:48:14 EST
24. 1999 RWC Information
rluehrs@kearney.net (Richard Luehrs)
Tue, 2 Feb 1999 23:01:12 -0600
25. Re: 1999 RWC Information
"Kevin Poague"<kpoague@audubon.org>
Wed, 03 Feb 99 09:36:47 -0500
26. County List Totals!
Mark Brogie <mbrogie@mother.esu1.k12.ne.us>
Wed, 3 Feb 1999 10:40:37 -0600 (CST)
27.
Laurel Badura <lteten@ngpc.state.ne.us>
Fri, 05 Feb 1999 21:22:47 -0600
28. Greater White-fronted Geese
"Ross Silcock" <silcock@sidney.heartland.net>
Sun, 7 Feb 1999 13:00:13 -0600
29. Feb 6 and 7 in southcentral Nebr
marshwren@nctc.net (Randolph and Harding)
Sun, 07 Feb 1999 21:08:54 -0600
30. BOL
John C Sulllivan <johnsllvn@juno.com>
Sat, 6 Feb 1999 23:29:43 -0600
31. Sunday Birding
John C Sulllivan <johnsllvn@juno.com>
Sun, 7 Feb 1999 21:41:39 -0600
32.
Laurel Badura <lteten@ngpc.state.ne.us>
Mon, 08 Feb 1999 08:07:38 -0600
33. Gr. White-fronted Geese.
Steve_Dinsmore@usgs.gov (Steve Dinsmore)
Mon, 8 Feb 1999 12:45:58 -0700
34. Re: Gr. White-fronted Geese.
"Ross Silcock" <silcock@sidney.heartland.net>
Mon, 8 Feb 1999 19:58:41 -0600
Date: Tue, 19 Jan 1999 21:02:33 -0600 Subject: Nebraska Birdline for 1/19/99 From: "Loren J. Padelford" <lpdlfrd@juno.com> - RBA * Nebraska * Statewide * January 19, 1999 * NEST9901.19 - Birds Mentioned Merlin Greater White-fronted Goose Common Merganser Common Goldeneye Glaucous Gull Herring Gull Red-breasted Nuthatch Golden-crowned Kinglet Yellow-rumped Warbler Pine Siskin Sandhill Crane Red-breasted Merganser Rough-legged Hawk Northern Harrier Red-tailed Hawk Barred Owl Pileated Woodpecker Red-shouldered Hawk Belted Kingfisher Carolina Wren Lincoln's Sparrow Swamp Sparrow Song Sparrow Northern Shrike - 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 19th. In central Nebraska on the 17th in Buffalo County, a MERLIN was seen 3 miles south of Gibbon. In Gosper County on the 17th at Johnson Lake the following species were seen: 5 GREATER WHITE- FRONTED GEESE, 71 COMMON MERGANSERS, 417 COMMON GOLDENEYES, a 1st winter GLAUCOUS GULL, 130 HERRING GULLS, 7 RED-BREASTED NUTHATCHES, 5 GOLDEN-CROWNED KINGLETS, a YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLER & 3 PINE SISKINS. Also on the 17th, 7 SANDHILL CRANES were seen between Alda & Grand Island & on the 16th, a small group of cranes was seen near Ft. Kearney Recreation Area. In eastern Nebraska in Cass County on the 16th, a male RED-BREASTED MERGANSER was spotted on the Missouri River from the canoe access area south of Schilling WMA in Plattsmouth. Also on the 16th, south of Beaver Lake, a ROUGH-LEGGED HAWK, 2 NORTHERN HARRIERS, 9 RED-TAILED HAWKS, 2 BARRED OWLS & a YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLER were found at Rakes Creek WMA. In Sarpy County in Bellevue on the 16th, a PILEATED WOODPECKER was seen in Fontenelle Forest south of Gifford Rd. along the railroad tracks in the Mormon Hollow area. There have been no further reports. Also seen in Fontenelle on the 16th, were a RED-SHOULDERED HAWK, a BELTED KINGFISHER, 2 CAROLINA WRENS, a LINCOLN'S SPARROW, a SWAMP SPARROW & a SONG SPARROW. In Washington County on the 17th, a ROUGH-LEGGED HAWK was seen at Boyer Chute NWR. In Nemaha County on the 16th, a CAROLINA WREN & a NORTHERN SHRIKE were seen in Peru. In Otoe County in Nebraska City on the 16th, a YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLER was found at Arbor Lodge State Park. 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: Thu, 21 Jan 1999 11:11:18 -0600 From: Carolyn Hall <cjhall@huntel.net> Subject: Re: [BIRDCHAT] RFI - Cowbird Hosts I think there was some research done by a UNL grad student on cowbirds. Does anyone remember who did that and perhaps could send it to Marsie Carolyn Hall Bassett, NE Marsie Nufer aka (Virginia Nufer) wrote: > > Birdchatters: > > I saw on a tv program a long time ago that indicated that Brown-Headed Cowbirds parasitized Prothonotary Warblers. I'm *still* surprised about this as I had believed that these cowbirds did not parasitize cavity nesters. > > Now, that has had me wondering where I can find a complete and up-to-date list of Brown-Headed Cowbird Hosts. And while I'm at it, are there any other birds besides American Robin and Catbird that recognize and eject Cowbird eggs? > > Many thanks. > > Marsie Nufer > nuferv@ohsu.edu > Portland, Oregon, USA
Date: Thu, 21 Jan 1999 11:45:11 -0600 (CST) From: Paul Johnsgard <pjohnsga@unlinfo.unl.edu> Subject: Re: [BIRDCHAT] RFI - Cowbird Hosts Birders; My recent book "The Avian Brood Parasites" has a complete list of brown-headed cowbird hosts. There are more than 90 records of prothonotary warbler parasitisms. Josef Kren worked on BHC parasitism (of red-winged blackbirds only) in w. Nebraska--his work isn't published. Paul Johnsgard
Date: Thu, 21 Jan 1999 16:50:18 -0600 From: Carolyn Hall <cjhall@huntel.net> Subject: Re: [BIRDCHAT] RFI - Cowbird Hosts Spitler wrote: > > I'd like to recommend a new book on the subject: Cowbirds and Other Brood > Parasites by Catherine P. Ortega, University of Arizona Press, 1998. The > author does an excellent job of summarizing the research, including her own. > Specifically, for the Prothonotary Warbler the parasitism rates vary between > 6.7 to 20.9% as found in 4 studies. > Cheers > Gail Spitler > Johnsons Landing, BC > spitler@wkpowerlink.com
Date: Sat, 23 Jan 1999 16:43:37 -0600 From: Carolyn Hall <cjhall@huntel.net> Subject: January 23, 1999 Hi, Everyone, North Central Nebraska is unusually warm for this time of season. It was 20 degrees this morning and 34 degrees now. My niece just came from Valentine and drove out to see the Halls at the ranch on the Niobrara river 13 miles north of Bassett. We saw a sharp-shin hawk as we were leaving town. A flock of juncos were in the cedar trees at the Eastman place, two eastern bluebirds were in cedars sloce to the house at our south place and when we dropped into the river valley we saw cedar waxwings flip from one set of cedar trees to the next. While at the house down in the river valley, we saw white-breasted nuthatches, black-capped chickadees and goldfinches on the birdfeeders. On Friday, my nephew Les, saw an immature bald eagle on a cow carcass about a mile north of the Niobrara in the hill canyons. On our return trip to town, we saw another sharp shin hawk, a red-tailed hawk and a very brief look at what I think was a northern harrier. On the north edge of Bassett was a flock of 50 wild turkeys crossing the highway to go check out the feeding areas at the livestock sale barn. There was a flock of some 20 American crows in the cottonwood trees east of the sale barn. Still no birds at my feeders but I did see two squirrelscrossing the street in front of my house. I have my feeders mounted on a metal goose-necked pole that supports two feeders so the squirrels here may not know there is food up there! All for now. I am enjoying all of your wonderful birding reports. Carolyn Hall Bassett, NE Sandhills Bluebird Lady
Date: Sat, 23 Jan 1999 19:19:06 -0600 From: Carolyn Hall <cjhall@huntel.net> Subject: Re: other bird lists RIP, I don't see NE Birds on here. Do you want to add it? Carolyn Hall Bassett, NE > > http://www.sentex.net/~tntcomm/kwfn/listserver.htm
Date: Sun, 24 Jan 1999 19:46:12 -0700
From: Steve_Dinsmore@usgs.gov (Steve Dinsmore)
Subject: Western Nebraska.
> NEBirders-
I birded western Nebraska a bit this weekend. I was
surprised at the water conditions-McConaughy is wide open,
Minatare was half open, and many smaller lakes had some open
water. Anyway, here are the highlights of my trip.
23 January
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Lake Chappell
1 Gr. White-fronted Goose
Lake Ogallala
21 Trumpeter Swans
584 American Coots
5 Thayer's Gulls
2 Glaucous Gulls (1 adult)
1 Common Goldeneye X Hooded Merganser hybrid
Lake McConaughy
18 Western Grebes
24 January
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Lake Ogallala area
13 Trumpeter Swans
2 Virginia Rails
4 Thayer's Gulls
4 Glaucous Gulls (2 adults)
4 Harris's Sparrows
Lake McConaughy
11 Western Grebes
11 Red-breasted Mergansers
1 Thayer's Gull
2 Glaucous Gulls (1 adult)
1 Merlin-7 mi east of Lisco
1 Merlin-Wildcat Hills N.C.
Western Banner County
1 Merlin
1 Prairie Falcon
2,130 Lapland Longspurs
Northwest Kimball County
1 Merlin
2 Prairie Falcons
1,700 Lapland Longspurs
Bushnell
**16 Bohemian Waxwings
Stephen J. Dinsmore
Fort Collins, CO
Date: Mon, 25 Jan 1999 09:33:59 -0600 From: "Thomas E. Labedz" <tlabedz@unlinfo.unl.edu> Subject: Laser sight Dear Birders: Just a thought I'll throw out for discussion. The recent rage among jr.high kids in Lincoln has been the minature laser light pens often used as a pointer in presentations. The pen sized models can cast a red dot several hundred to over one thousand feet away. I won't go into what the kids use them for. My question is: Has anyone tried using these to help birders find "the bird" in flock, putting the red dot on the bird you want them to find? Do they work well in daylight? Will they frighten or flush birds? Can they do harm to the birds? I think it would be extremely helpful in a group of birders trying to study that one gull among hundreds or that Ross's Goose among the snows, etc. Who's going to run out and experiment with straping one on their scope? Just curious. Thomas Labedz, Lincoln
From: pkaufman@sccm.cc.ne.us
Date: Mon, 25 Jan 1999 09:35:55 -0600
Subject: Re: Laser sight
There was an article in either Birding or Winging It several years ago about
this. They said it worked well in low light conditions (rainforest) but not
bright light. They said it would be good to use caution and just draw a circle
around the bird rather than point on it directly to keep from startling the bird
or causing it potential eye damage. I haven't found a pointer cheap enough to
tempt me to try it.
The idea of putting it on a scope wasn't discussed, but the potential for
startling birds should be considered.
I'm anxious to hear others direct experiences...
Paul
"Thomas E. Labedz" <tlabedz@unlinfo.unl.edu> on 01/25/99 09:33:59 AM
Please respond to nebirds@rip.physics.unk.edu
To: nebirds@rip.physics.unk.edu
cc: (bcc: Paul O Kaufman/SCC)
Subject: Laser sight
Dear Birders:
Just a thought I'll throw out for discussion. The recent rage among
jr.high kids in Lincoln has been the minature laser light pens often
used as a pointer in presentations. The pen sized models can cast a red
dot several hundred to over one thousand feet away. I won't go into
what the kids use them for.
My question is: Has anyone tried using these to help birders find "the
bird" in flock, putting the red dot on the bird you want them to find?
Do they work well in daylight? Will they frighten or flush birds? Can
they do harm to the birds? I think it would be extremely helpful in a
group of birders trying to study that one gull among hundreds or that
Ross's Goose among the snows, etc. Who's going to run out and
experiment with straping one on their scope?
Just curious. Thomas Labedz, Lincoln
From: "Robert I. Price" <price@rip.physics.unk.edu> Subject: Laser sight Date: Mon, 25 Jan 1999 09:59:07 +0000 At least one kid has suffered eye damage do to these "toys". When used carefully they are safe, but you can say the same about guns. When too many people have them, they become a hazard. If only a few use them on birds the damage would be minimal but if a lot of people use them the damage could be substantial. RIP >Dear Birders: > Just a thought I'll throw out for discussion. The recent rage among >jr.high kids in Lincoln has been the minature laser light pens often >used as a pointer in presentations. The pen sized models can cast a red >dot several hundred to over one thousand feet away. I won't go into >what the kids use them for. > My question is: Has anyone tried using these to help birders find "the >bird" in flock, putting the red dot on the bird you want them to find? >Do they work well in daylight? Will they frighten or flush birds? Can >they do harm to the birds? I think it would be extremely helpful in a >group of birders trying to study that one gull among hundreds or that >Ross's Goose among the snows, etc. Who's going to run out and >experiment with straping one on their scope? > Just curious. Thomas Labedz, Lincoln
From: randolphl@unk.edu Date: Mon, 25 Jan 1999 14:17:40 -0600 Subject: Re: Laser sight Who's going to run out and experiment with straping one on their scope? Just curious. Thomas Labedz, Lincoln ................................................. Hi Nebraska birders, Thank you for volunteering, it would be useful to know. Lanny
From: lizprints@webtv.net (elizabeth allen) Date: Mon, 25 Jan 1999 22:23:24 -0600 (CST) Subject: Re: Laser sight Tom, a reponse to laser light. Physiologically I uderstand they dangerous. Another suggestion is to use a pocket mirror and on a sunny dy you can diect the light to the body of the bird in the tree or whever.... Even with this I try to stay away from the eye an head. Betty Allen Omaha, NE
Date: Tue, 26 Jan 1999 18:46:53 -0600 Subject: Nebraska Birdline for 1/26/99 From: "Loren J. Padelford" <lpdlfrd@juno.com> - RBA * Nebraska * Statewide * January 26, 1999 * NEST9901.26 - Birds Mentioned Trumpeter Swan Virginia Rail Thayer's Gull Glaucous Gull California Gull Harris's Sparrow Western Grebe Red-breasted Merganser Ring-necked Duck Canvasback Redhead Hooded Merganser Killdeer Golden-crowned Kinglet Townsend's Solitaire Merlin Prairie Falcon Lapland Longspur Bohemian Waxwing American White Pelican Great Blue Heron Bufflehead Rough-legged Hawk Ferruginous Hawk Northern Harrier Yellow-rumped Warbler Bald Eagle American Coot Common Merganser Swamp Sparrow Song Sparrow Red-headed Woodpecker Eurasian Collared-Dove American Black Duck Wood Duck - Transcript Recorded Message: 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 26th. In western Nebraska on the 24th in Keith County, 13 TRUMPETER SWANS, 2 VIRGINIA RAILS, 4 THAYER'S GULLS, 4 GLAUCOUS GULLS, an adult CALIFORNIA GULL & 4 HARRIS'S SPARROWS were seen at Lake Ogallala & 11 WESTERN GREBES, 11 RED-BREASTED MERGANSERS , 1 THAYER'S GULL & 2 GLAUCOUS GULLS were found on Lake McConaughy. On the 24th, a RING- NECKED DUCK, a CANVASBACK, a REDHEAD, a HOODED MERGANSER, a KILLDEER, a GOLDEN- CROWNED KINGLET & a TOWNSEND'S SOLITAIRE were seen at Keystone Dam. In Garden County on the 24th, a MERLIN was seen 7 miles east of Lisco. In Scotts Bluff County on the 24th, a MERLIN was spotted at the Wildcat Hills Nature Center. In western Banner County on the 24th, a MERLIN, a PRAIRIE FALCON & over 2,000 LAPLAND LONGSPURS were seen. ln Kimball County on the 24th, 16 BOHEMIAN WAXWINGS were found in Bushnell. In northwest Kimball County a MERLIN, 2 PRAIRIE FALCONS & 1,700 LAPLAND LONGSPURS were seen. In Lincoln County on the 23rd, 3 AMERICAN WHITE PELICANS, a GREAT BLUE HERON, a BUFFLEHEAD, a light morph & a dark morph ROUGH-LEGGED HAWK, a FERRUGINOUS HAWK & a NORTHERN HARRIER were seen at Sutherland Reservoir. In eastern Nebraska in Douglas County on the 23rd, 5 YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLERS were found in Dodge Park north of Omaha. Also on the 23rd, a NORTHERN HARRIER was seen east of Eppley Airport. At Kiwanis Park on the 23rd, a BALD EAGLE & 4 AMERICAN COOTS were found. In Sarpy County south of Offutt Air Base on the 25th, 3 GREAT BLUE HERONS, 14 COMMON MERGANSERS & a BALD EAGLE were found at the confluence of the Papio Creek & the Missouri River. Also on the 25th, 3 SWAMP SPARROWS & 4 SONG SPARROWS were seen in the weedy area on the west side of the Papio Trail east of the water treatment plant. In Bellevue in Fontenelle Forest on the 25th, a dark morph ROUGH-LEGGED HAWK was seen flying over the Gifford Road parking lot. In Cass County on the 26th, a RED-HEADED WOODPECKER was spotted half way between Highway 50 & Murray on Highway 1. Also on the 26th at least 10 BALD EAGLES were seen in southeastern Cass Co. In central Nebraska on the 24th, a EURASIAN COLLARED-DOVE was seen at 402 East 32nd Street in Kearney. In Iowa south of Council Bluffs on the 23rd, an AMERICAN BLACK DUCK & a female WOOD DUCK were seen at the MidAmerican 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
Date: Thu, 28 Jan 1999 08:40:29 +0800 From: LIM KOOI FONG <limster@pop.jaring.my> Subject: SOS Call from the "Birds of Sarawak" (Long) Dear Birders, (Much apologies for cross posting) This message may not be directly related to your birdwatching area, but we certainly know that it will appeal to the very heart and compassion of a bird lover, that is the sancity and respect for nature, found either at your backyard or elsewhere in this only world we know. For a good 15 years, a brave and dedicated Australian ornithologist, Dr Richard Gregory-Smith have traversed to some of the wildest and untamed parts of Asia to document checklists of birds. This particular area, called Sarawak is one of the state of Malaysia, a country located in South East Asia. His checklist contains one of the rarest and most exotic collection ever compiled for Sarawak, and some of it include regions which is considered as the "lost world" of Asia. We believe every bird lovers will appreciate Richard's checklist for one simple reason: that it document avian creatures in its most pristine and undisturbed state, something many of us yearn for, but can only wish so. For many years his collection have been kept unpublished, simply because of the prohibitive costs involved. However, with the advent of the internet, the publications of such priceless materials is now possible. And through the effort of many parties involved, it is now possible for you to view, for the the very first time ever, Dr Richard Gregory-Smith's exotic online checklists of the "Birds of Sarawak". This web site however, has a deeper mission than to just present a rare collection of birds. It has something to do with the Asian financial crisis. You may be aware that East Asia is currently immersed in financial chaos so sweeping and deep that many organizations involved in nature conservation and preservation of its rich biodiversity is dire lacking in funds. One such project involves the Turtle Island Heritage Protected Area (TIHPA) off the coast of Sabah (Malaysia) and the Philippines. Scientists involved in research of marine turtles in this area have discovered that if things are left as it is, by the year 2010, the marine turtles plying in these areas will be extinct. The situation is made more dire in these difficult times because on many islands off Borneo the turtle eggs are still wantonly stolen or taken by the local communities to be sold to earn more money. As such, conservation and community educational programs are urgently and critically needed. With the Asian financial crisis, however, funding for these purposes have come to naught. It is with this appeal that the "Birds of Sarawak" project was earmarked as a SOS call to all bird lovers. The call is that by subscribing to this rare and exotic collection, you'll not only be made aware of the magnificient avian diversity found in a pristine and relatively undisturbed part of the world, but your subscription will go a long way in resolving an urgent call to save the sea turtles off the Sulu and Celebes seas from extinction within this very generation. You can call this as "a gift from the sky to heed a plea from the deep". We've said as much as we can, and so we are profoundly pleased to present for your viewership, for the first time ever, the world internet premier of "Birds of Sarawak: A Digital Annotated Checklist". Please click onto this site to go there: http://www.cyberct.com.my/bos Please note that your initial access allows you for a free 30 days preview. Should you wish to own access for continued viewership for two years uninterrupted, you'll need to subscribe to this webshare for a one off fee of only US$ 10.00. As stated above, part of the fees will go to the conservation and educational effort urgently required by the TIHPA. Should you have problems accessing this webshare, please contact the webmaster (limster@pop.jaring.my). For more information on this webshare, please go to the URL stated above. If you believe this webshare is worthy of its cause, please feel free to pass it on to your friends. Thank you for your support and enjoy the show! Yours sincerely, Ornithologists and Producers of "Birds of Sarawak" Scientists and turtle conservationists at TIHPA
From: rluehrs@kearney.net (Richard Luehrs)
Subject: Re: Laser sight
Date: Thu, 28 Jan 1999 08:06:35 -0600
At 10:23 PM -0600 1/25/99, elizabeth allen wrote:
>Tom, a reponse to laser light. Physiologically I uderstand they
>dangerous.
>
>Another suggestion is to use a pocket mirror and on a sunny dy you can
>diect the light to the body of the bird in the tree or whever.... Even
>with this I try to stay away from the eye an head.
I wonder with either one, if pointing to a bird would increase it's
exposure (albeit briefly) to predation as well.
Richard
Date: Thu, 28 Jan 1999 20:38:51 -0800 From: Jerry Toll /Carol Schmid <cjs_jwt@radiks.net> Subject: Rough-legged hawk Greetings, Has anyone noticed an increase this winter in the occurence of Rough-legged hawks in eastern Nebraska? My observation is that in most winters I may see maybe 3-4 Roughlegs per season, This winter I see a roughleg most everytime I go into the field. I first noticed this occurring on November 10(?) when that powerful westerly wind blew and all the sandhill cranes were seen.
Date: Fri, 29 Jan 1999 11:43:21 -0600 From: Carolyn Hall <cjhall@huntel.net> Subject: Re: Fred Thomas This my second message so I think I have caught everyone on the list from NE Audubon Council. > > Lou Christensen from Sparks just called. Fred Thomas' son, Mark, > called about 10 AM. Fred died this morning from pancreatic cancer. > Fred retired from the Omaha World Herald about a year ago and had been > researching a book on the fight to save the Niobrara River. The family > assured Lou that they would see that the book is completed and dedicated > to the memory of their father. He did so love the Niobrara. > His funeral is at 10AM Monday February 1 at St. Paul's Church in Omaha. > ( Lou forgot to get the address, sorry.) > Memorials may be made to the Friends of the Niobrara River, Sparks, NE. > We are trying to get that organization up and running and who better to > dedicate it to that Fred Thomas, Loring Kuhre, Fred Wilson, etc. Lots > of love has been poured into preserving that area. > I can not attend but hope that some of you are able to. > Carolyn Hall > Bassett, NE Please let your friends know about the funeral.
From: marshwren@nctc.net (Randolph and Harding) Subject: Re: Rough-legged hawk Date: Fri, 29 Jan 1999 21:56:57 -0600 Nebraska birders, On Jan. 28, Jerry Toll asked: >Greetings, Has anyone noticed an increase this winter in the occurence >of Rough-legged hawks in eastern Nebraska? My observation is that in >most winters I may see maybe 3-4 Roughlegs per season, This winter I see >a roughleg most everytime I go into the field. I first noticed this >occurring on November 10(?) when that powerful westerly wind blew and >all the sandhill cranes were seen. Lanny and I saw two Rough-legs last November, two in December and one in January, all in central Nebraska. It seems as though we have not seen as many as usual this winter. In past winters, we have seen one or more almost every time we went birding, depending somewhat upon where we went birding. The hawk's distribution this winter is most likely due to the food supply. The hunting must be better in eastern Nebraska this winter. Robin marshwren@nctc.net
From: marshwren@nctc.net (Randolph and Harding) Subject: Jan 31 in Kearney and Phelps Cos Date: Sun, 31 Jan 1999 22:39:20 -0600 Nebraska birders, Sunday, January 31, in Kearney County, two miles south on Norman, we saw a Red-tailed Hawk chase a Ferruginous Hawk across the road in front of us and over a prairie dog town. At Jensen Waterfowl Production Area (WPA), we saw about two thousand American Tree Sparrows. Two miles west of Youngson WPA, we saw another 750 Tree Sparrows, two adult and two immature White-crowned Sparrows and twenty Harris' Sparrows. Five miles west of Youngson WPA, we saw a Rough-legged Hawk and a little further down the road, a Cooper's Hawk chased an immature Northern Harrier from a cedar shelter belt out over a pasture. Six miles west of Youngson WPA, we saw a few birds flying low over a corn field so we stopped. When we looked at the field with unaided eyes, there were only a few birds but when we watched for a while with binoculars, we saw about 1500 Lapland Longspurs. We saw a total of about 550 American Robins in eastern Kearney County. In Phelps County at Sacramento/Wilcox Wildlife Management Area (Sac), we saw another Northern Harrier, another Cooper's Hawk, about 600 more American Robins, 140 Cedar Waxwings, 1500 more American Tree Sparrows, a Song Sparrow, another adult and an immature White-crowned Sparrow, and another fifty Harris' Sparrows. The weather was pretty nasty today but the birds kept us preoccupied. Robin Harding marshwren@nctc.net
Date: Mon, 1 Feb 1999 13:09:04 -0600 (CST)
From: Mark Brogie <mbrogie@mother.esu1.k12.ne.us>
I'll like to inform you that John Lueshen passed away
this weekend. John's funeral is at 1 pm in Norfolk at the
Home for Funerals on Norfolk Ave. on Wed., Feb. 3rd
dinner at the Willetta Lueshen Ornithological Library following,
then burial at Wisner cemetery.
John and his wife Willetta were very active with the NOU in the
50's and 60's and countless other organizations both state and National
on birds and bird banding. They were indeed dedicated to helping us
all appreciate nature.
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
Date: Mon, 1 Feb 1999 20:13:39 -0600 Subject: Nebraska Birdline for 2/1/99 From: "Loren J. Padelford" <lpdlfrd@juno.com> - RBA * Nebraska * Statewide * February 1, 1999 * NEST9902.01 - Birds Mentioned Ferruginous Hawk American Tree Sparrow Rough-legged Hawk Cooper's Hawk Northern Harrier Lapland Longspur American Robin Cedar Waxwing Song Sparrow White-crowned Sparrow Harris's Sparrow Northern Goshawk Black-billed Magpie Townsend's Solitaire Bald Eagle Eastern Bluebird Northern Flicker Golden Eagle Short-eared Owl American Black Duck Wood Duck Common Goldeneye Common Merganser - 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 Monday, February 1st. The next Birdline update will be on Friday, February 12th. In central Nebraska on the 31st in Kearney County, a FERRUGINOUS HAWK was seen 2 miles south of Norman. Also on the 31st, about 2,000 AMERICAN TREE SPARROWS were found at Jensen WPA. About 5 miles west of Youngson WPA, a ROUGH-LEGGED HAWK, a COOPER'S HAWK & a NORTHERN HARRIER were spotted. On the 31st six miles west of Youngson WPA, 1500 LAPLAND LONGSPURS were seen. In Phelps County on the 31st, a NORTHERN HARRIER, a COOPER'S HAWK, 600 AMERICAN ROBINS, 140 CEDAR WAXWINGS, 1500 AMERICAN TREE SPARROWS, a SONG SPARROW, a WHITE- CROWNED SPARROW & 50 HARRIS'S SPARROWS were found at Sacramento/Wilcox WMA. In Greeley County on the 29th, a NORTHERN GOSHAWK was spotted 3 miles east of Highway 281 on Highway 91. In western Nebraska on the 29th at Halsey National Forest, 2 NORTHERN HARRIERS, a ROUGH- LEGGED HAWK, a BLACK-BILLED MAGPIE & 2 TOWNSEND'S SOLITAIRES were found. In Blaine County along the Loup River, an adult BALD EAGLE was spotted. In eastern Nebraska in Sarpy County on the 31st at Schramm State Park, a NORTHERN HARRIER, 4 EASTERN BLUEBIRDS & 300 CEDAR WAXWINGS were found. In Cass County on the 30th at Mahoney State Park, 4 BALD EAGLES & a ROUGH-LEGGED HAWK were seen & in cedar trees just west of the lodge, 10 NORTHERN FLICKERS, 6 EASTERN BLUEBIRDS & 30 CEDAR WAXWINGS were found. Also on the 30th, at Louisville SRA, 3 BALD EAGLES were seen. On the 27th, a GOLDEN EAGLE was spotted at Rakes Creek WMA. In Saline County on the evening of the 27th, a SHORT-EARED OWL was hunting northwest of Crete on gravel road 2000. In Iowa south of Council Bluffs on the 30th, a NORTHERN HARRIER, an AMERICAN BLACK DUCK, a female WOOD DUCK, 7 COMMON GOLDENEYES & 8 COMMON MERGANSERS were seen at the MidAmerican south pond. 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: Mon, 1 Feb 1999 19:14:10 -0700
From: Steve_Dinsmore@usgs.gov (Steve Dinsmore)
Subject: Lake McConaughy trip.
> NEBirders-
I want to announce that the Lake McConaughy trip
scheduled for Feb. 13th has been changed to Feb. 20th. A
recent change in my work schedule will prevent me from
making it on the 13th, and I know of at least one other
potential replacement leader that has similar problems.
Also, there are very few gulls present now, so the later
date may actually work out better. I apologize for any
inconvenience. We will still plan to meet at 7 a.m. at the
Eagle Viewing building just north of the spillway below
Kingsley dam. Please email me privately if you have any
questions.
Stephen J. Dinsmore
Fort Collins, CO
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To all NOU bird line members:
I am forwarding the following note from from Mark Brogie who has difficulty
connecting with our address.
I'll like to inform you that John Lueshen passed away
this weekend. John's funeral is at 1 pm in Norfolk at the
Home for Funerals on Norfolk Ave. on Wed., Feb. 3rd
dinner at the Willetta Lueshen Ornithological Library following,
then burial at Wisner cemetery.
John and his wife Willetta were very active with the NOU in the
50's and 60's and countless other organizations both state and National
on birds and bird banding. They were indeed dedicated to helping us
all appreciate nature.
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
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I'll like to inform you that John Lueshen passed away
this weekend. John's funeral is at 1 pm in Norfolk at the
Home for Funerals on Norfolk Ave. on Wed., Feb. 3rd
dinner at the Willetta Lueshen Ornithological Library following,
then burial at Wisner cemetery.
John and his wife Willetta were very active with the NOU in the
50's and 60's and countless other organizations both state and National
on birds and bird banding. They were indeed dedicated to helping us
all appreciate nature.
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
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From: rluehrs@kearney.net (Richard Luehrs)
Subject: 1999 RWC Information
Date: Tue, 2 Feb 1999 23:01:12 -0600
Robert Price has announced the following:
>The 1999 RWC Information and registration form is now on-line.
>You my find it in the usual way but if you wish to get to it
>in one step just point your browser at:
>
>http://rip.physics.unk.edu/audubon/RWC/
A few details, for those considering coming: The Rivers and Wildlife
Celebration, once known as the Spring River Conference, is an annual
Audubon Nebraska event held each March in Kearney, NE coinciding with the
annual Sandhill Crane migration through the area. This year's festival,
from Friday, March 12 to Sunday, March 14, 1999, features Lillian Annette
Rowe Sanctuary's 25th Anniversary Party, speakers including NE governor
Mike Johanns, Rebecca Wodder, President of American Rivers, and noted
National Audubon humorist John Borneman, in addition to a wide selection of
field trip options.
For registration information, please check out the URL mentioned above.
For general information about the Sandhill Crane migration season, blind
reservation information at Rowe Sanctuary, plus other spring-time
birdwatching opportunities in central Nebraska, please check:
http://rip.physics.unk.edu/audubon/rowe/
or contact Rowe Sanctuary at:
Rowe Sanctuary
44450 Elm Island Road
Gibbon, NE 68840
(308) 468-5282
mailto:rowe@nctc.net
If you have any other questions, please feel free to email me at:
mailto:rluehrs@kearney.net
Thank you.
_____________________________________________________________________
/ 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, USA |
\ Mr. I-Know-Where-They-Are | mailto:rluehrs@kearney.net /
\ aka Bob & Ray | "The School of Cosa Beakstra" /
\___________________________|_________________________________________/
Date: Wed, 03 Feb 99 09:36:47 -0500
From: "Kevin Poague"<kpoague@audubon.org>
Subject: Re: 1999 RWC Information
Robert,
Thanks for getting the information up and running! Now we just have
to put on the thing.
Kevin
______________________________ Reply Separator _________________________________
Subject: 1999 RWC Information
Author: <NeBirds@rip.physics.unk.edu > at INTERNET
Date: 2/2/99 11:01 PM
Robert Price has announced the following:
>The 1999 RWC Information and registration form is now on-line.
>You my find it in the usual way but if you wish to get to it
>in one step just point your browser at:
>
>http://rip.physics.unk.edu/audubon/RWC/
A few details, for those considering coming: The Rivers and Wildlife
Celebration, once known as the Spring River Conference, is an annual
Audubon Nebraska event held each March in Kearney, NE coinciding with the
annual Sandhill Crane migration through the area. This year's festival,
from Friday, March 12 to Sunday, March 14, 1999, features Lillian Annette
Rowe Sanctuary's 25th Anniversary Party, speakers including NE governor
Mike Johanns, Rebecca Wodder, President of American Rivers, and noted
National Audubon humorist John Borneman, in addition to a wide selection of
field trip options.
For registration information, please check out the URL mentioned above.
For general information about the Sandhill Crane migration season, blind
reservation information at Rowe Sanctuary, plus other spring-time
birdwatching opportunities in central Nebraska, please check:
http://rip.physics.unk.edu/audubon/rowe/
or contact Rowe Sanctuary at:
Rowe Sanctuary
44450 Elm Island Road
Gibbon, NE 68840
(308) 468-5282
mailto:rowe@nctc.net
If you have any other questions, please feel free to email me at:
mailto:rluehrs@kearney.net
Thank you.
_____________________________________________________________________
/ 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, USA |
\ Mr. I-Know-Where-They-Are | mailto:rluehrs@kearney.net /
\ aka Bob & Ray | "The School of Cosa Beakstra" /
\___________________________|_________________________________________/
Date: Wed, 3 Feb 1999 10:40:37 -0600 (CST)
From: Mark Brogie <mbrogie@mother.esu1.k12.ne.us>
Subject: County List Totals!
Have you seen over 125 species of birds in ANY county of Nebraska?
If so, send me your County Total; as of end of 1998 (list of species NOT
needed)!
Robin Harding has posted last years totals in the NOU Homepage (under
Special Reports). There are still a number of counties missing, but
several gaps were filled in this year.
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
Date: Fri, 05 Feb 1999 21:22:47 -0600 From: Laurel Badura <lteten@ngpc.state.ne.us> Hello, I went out to Funk Lagoon today (2/5). There were about 300 snow geese, 150 white-fronted geese, 1,000 canada geese, 2 bufflehead, 400 mallards, 200 pintails, 50 red-winged blackbirds, and 100 common grackles. It was nice to see them On 2/4, the white-winged dove spent the day in my yard. Laurel Kearney, NE
From: "Ross Silcock" <silcock@sidney.heartland.net> Subject: Greater White-fronted Geese Date: Sun, 7 Feb 1999 13:00:13 -0600 Hi folks: Martin Reid, of Texas, has raised some questions about the races of Greater White-fronted Goose migrating through Nebraska. He pointed out that in Texas there are a few larger (taller), darker, longer-billed birds which might be of the race gambelli which breeds in northwest Canada and northern Alaska, surrounding the breeding locations of the more westerly smaller race frontalis. My question is: has anyone noticed size/color differences in flocks of WF Geese in Nebraska, or can anyone shed any light on this subject? Ross Silcock Tabor, IA silcock@sidney.heartland.net New Zealand Land and Pelagic Trips. Next: Nov 1999
From: marshwren@nctc.net (Randolph and Harding) Subject: Feb 6 and 7 in southcentral Nebr Date: Sun, 07 Feb 1999 21:08:54 -0600 Hi Nebraska birders, Saturday, February 6, in Buffalo County, 3 1/2 miles southeast of Gibbon Robin and I saw two Cooper's Hawks, probably a female and a male. Sunday, February 7, in Buffalo County, also 3 1/2 miles southeast of Gibbon we saw two Greater White-fronted Geese and about 4000 Snow. In Kearney County, a mile west of Minden, we saw a male Northern Harrier. Two miles southwest of Axtell we saw an immature Northern Harrier. Still in Kearney County, 1 1/2 miles north of Wilcox we saw a Prairie Falcon. Still on February 7, in Phelps County, at Sacramento/Wilcox SWMA we saw two more Northern Harriers, about 315 Cedar Waxwings, about eighty Harris's Sparrows, two immature White-crowned Sparrows and six Pine Siskins. Still in Phelps County at Blue Hole SWMA located at the Elm Creek I-80 exit we saw a Green-winged Teal. Good birding and goodbye, Lanny Lanny Randolph southcentral Nebraska 50370 24th rd Gibbon, Ne. 68840 308-468-5057 Marshwren@nctc.net (home) RandolphL@UNK.edu (work)
Date: Sat, 6 Feb 1999 23:29:43 -0600 Subject: BOL From: John C Sulllivan <johnsllvn@juno.com> Hello all, Branched Oak Lake Friday afternoon 2-5 had about 20% open water, several thousand ducks, mostly Mallards and Common Mergansers. Also several hundred gulls, mostly Ring-billed and about 50 Herring Gulls. Other highlites were; Snow Goose 1 Green-winged Teal 1 Northern Pintail 30 American Widgeon 6 Canvasback 14 Redhead 10 Ring-necked Duck 8 Lesser Scaup 4 Common Goldeneye 30 Bald Eagle 19 additional birds found at BOL this afternoon Saturday 2-6; Greater White-fronted Goose 34 *American Black Duck 1 on the mud flats in the nw branch. Bald Eagle 11 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]
Date: Sun, 7 Feb 1999 21:41:39 -0600 Subject: Sunday Birding From: John C Sulllivan <johnsllvn@juno.com> Hello all, Paul Johnsgard, Linda Brown and I birded around Branched Oak Lake this spring-like afternoon, 2-7. We found that the ice has receded a little more, now about 1/3 open water. Mostly the same birds as yesterday, (see 2-6 BOL post), with a couple of surprises; Gadwall, 1 on the ice with Mallards *Sandhill Crane, 1 on the mud flats in the nw branch. Back in Lincoln, we made a quick stop at the Nature trail head at Capitol Beach and were surprised to find a *Short-eared Owl perched in a tree over-looking the marsh. Awesome!! 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]
Date: Mon, 08 Feb 1999 08:07:38 -0600 From: Laurel Badura <lteten@ngpc.state.ne.us> Subject: Hello, On 2/5 at Funk Lagoon, I saw 300 Greater White-fronted Geese, 1,000+ Canada's, 2 Bufflehead, 50 Common Grackles, 24 Red-winged Blackbirds, and about 400 Snow Geese. On 2/3, the White-winged Dove spent the day in my yard. On 2/7 at Funk Lagoon, I saw 1 Sharp-shinned Hawk, 1 Cooper's Hawk, and the same numbers of geese, 1 Merlin, and 1 Northern Shrike. At Grandpa's Pit in Kearney, I saw 2 northern shoveler's, one redhead, 615 Canada Geese, 30 Snow Geese, and 2 Bald Eagle's. At the Fort Kearney Hike-Bike Trail, the large numbers of Harris' Sparrows and Tree Sparrows were no longer there. There was 1 Bald Eagle, 4 Eastern Bluebirds, 25 Western Meadowlarks, 2 Red-tailed Hawks, and 35 American Robins. Good bye, Laurel
Date: Mon, 8 Feb 1999 12:45:58 -0700
From: Steve_Dinsmore@usgs.gov (Steve Dinsmore)
Subject: Gr. White-fronted Geese.
> NEBirders-
Ross Silcock raised a very interesting question about
the race(s) of Greater White-fronted Geese migrating through
Nebraska. Banding/neck collar data (from the Arctic Goose
Joint Venture) have established that the majority of Gr.
White-fronted Geese of the "nominate" races/forms/subspecies
albifrons and erythropus migrate through the Rainwater Basin
of Nebraska. I have spent many hours in the RWB reading
goose neck collars and I have always been struck by the huge
variation in size, and to a lesser extent coloration, found
in GWFG. I have never seen one that I labeled as gambelli.
However, given the recent spate of Asiatic vagrants in the
RWB (Garganey, Eurasian Wigeon, Bean Goose, and Common
Crane), plus the occurrence of other western Alaska species
(Emperor Goose, Snow Geese from those populations), I would
not be surprised to see a gambelli GWFG in Nebraska.
Stephen J. Dinsmore
Fort Collins, CO
steve_dinsmore@usgs.gov
From: "Ross Silcock" <silcock@sidney.heartland.net> Subject: Re: Gr. White-fronted Geese. Date: Mon, 8 Feb 1999 19:58:41 -0600 PK: Interesting info. What do you consider erythropus to be? Did you mean gambelli? Or something else? I think erythropus is the specific name for Lesser White-fronted Goose, an arctic Asian breeder, which likely could appear in Nebraska along with other Siberian strays that you mention. There was one in Iowa last year I believe. What taxonomy is the Arctic Goose Joint Venture using? According to Palmer (same taxonomy used by Madge and Burn "Waterfowl") the arctic N Am breeding races are gambelli and frontalis and Palmer shows most midcontinent migrants (through Nebraska) gambelli, with frontalis migrating mostly along the Pacific Coast (even though there are scattered frontalis breeding locations east to Hudson Bay). Extralimital races are flavirostris (breeds in sw Greenland), and albifrons (breeds northern Asia). However Madge and Burn give populations for gambelli as only "at least" 2000, with 200,000 for frontalis in North America. Seems more likely that Nebraska birds are frontalis, with the few gambelli mixed in. Gambelli are taiga nesters, while frontalis are tundra nesters. Gambelli are larger, darker, and longer-billed, but as you say, the variation within frontalis probably swamps all but maybe the very largest gambelli. Martin Reid in Texas was wondering about a couple of very large dark white-fronts he saw among the usual white-front types. There has been some confusion in the taxonomy of N Am GWGO, probably best known the Tule Goose subsp elgasi, which is even bigger than gambelli. Madge and Burn give the population of elgasi as 5000, which would make gambelli the rarest of the 3 N Am races. Ross Silcock Tabor, IA silcock@sidney.heartland.net New Zealand Land and Pelagic Trips. Next: Nov 1999 ---------- > From: Steve Dinsmore <Steve_Dinsmore@usgs.gov> > To: nebirds@rip.physics.unk.edu > Subject: Gr. White-fronted Geese. > Date: Monday, February 08, 1999 1:45 PM > > > NEBirders- > > Ross Silcock raised a very interesting question about > the race(s) of Greater White-fronted Geese migrating through > Nebraska. Banding/neck collar data (from the Arctic Goose > Joint Venture) have established that the majority of Gr. > White-fronted Geese of the "nominate" races/forms/subspecies > albifrons and erythropus migrate through the Rainwater Basin > of Nebraska. I have spent many hours in the RWB reading > goose neck collars and I have always been struck by the huge > variation in size, and to a lesser extent coloration, found > in GWFG. I have never seen one that I labeled as gambelli. > However, given the recent spate of Asiatic vagrants in the > RWB (Garganey, Eurasian Wigeon, Bean Goose, and Common > Crane), plus the occurrence of other western Alaska species > (Emperor Goose, Snow Geese from those populations), I would > not be surprised to see a gambelli GWFG in Nebraska. > > Stephen J. Dinsmore > Fort Collins, CO > steve_dinsmore@usgs.gov
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