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1. Re: [NeBirds] Fwd. from Hoges at Alma
"Lanny Randolph" <randolphl@unk.edu>
Mon, 12 Apr 1999 10:23:06 -0500
2. Re: Garganey (Iowa)
NevaLCP@aol.com
Mon, 12 Apr 1999 18:19:05 EDT
3. Re: Garganey (Iowa)
"Ross Silcock" <silcock@sidney.heartland.net>
Mon, 12 Apr 1999 20:18:40 -0500
4. Re: [IA-BIRD] Fw: Garganey (Iowa)
"Loren J. Padelford" <lpdlfrd@juno.com>
Mon, 12 Apr 1999 21:17:11 -0500
5. Nebraska Birdline for 4/12/99
"Loren J. Padelford" <lpdlfrd@juno.com>
Mon, 12 Apr 1999 21:31:23 -0500
6. [NeBirds] Turkey Vultures in Buffalo Co.
marshwren@nctc.net (Randolph and Harding)
Mon, 12 Apr 1999 22:42:45 -0500
7. Smith's Longspur
John C Sulllivan <johnsllvn@juno.com>
Mon, 12 Apr 1999 22:44:21 -0500
8. No subject given
"Kevin Poague"<kpoague@audubon.org>
Tue, 13 Apr 99 08:58:32 -0400
9. [NeBirds] Buffalo County birds
"Lanny Randolph" <randolphl@unk.edu>
Tue, 13 Apr 1999 12:41:15 -0500
10. Re: Smith's Longspur
Joe Gubanyi <JGUBANYI@seward.cune.edu>
Tue, 13 Apr 1999 12:43:37 -0500 (CDT)
11. Little Salt Fork Marsh
"Lanny Randolph" <randolphl@unk.edu>
Tue, 13 Apr 1999 13:35:22 -0500
12. Little Salt Fork Marsh
"Lanny Randolph" <randolphl@unk.edu>
Tue, 13 Apr 1999 14:32:02 -0500
13. Re: Garganey (Iowa)
NevaLCP@aol.com
Tue, 13 Apr 1999 15:51:04 EDT
14. 4/12&4/13 highlights
Jerry Toll /Carol Schmid <cjs_jwt@radiks.net>
Tue, 13 Apr 1999 09:27:24 -0700
15. Barn Swallows
murwille <murwille@genie.esu10.k12.ne.us>
Tue, 13 Apr 1999 21:40:57 -0500
16. Re: Little Salt Fork Marsh
John C Sulllivan <johnsllvn@juno.com>
Tue, 13 Apr 1999 21:59:09 -0500
17. Re: Smith's Longspur
"Linda R. Brown" <lb14735@navix.net>
Tue, 13 Apr 1999 22:44:32 +0000
18. Garganey, 14 Apr 1999
"Thomas E. Labedz" <tlabedz@unlinfo.unl.edu>
Wed, 14 Apr 1999 08:55:49 -0500
19. Nebraska Birdline for 4/14/99
"Loren J. Padelford" <lpdlfrd@juno.com>
Wed, 14 Apr 1999 09:32:29 -0500
20. What a World
NevaLCP@aol.com
Wed, 14 Apr 1999 17:37:45 EDT
21. Another Bald Eagle
"Alice Kenitz" <akenitz@prairieweb.com>
Wed, 14 Apr 1999 20:52:04 -0600
22. [NeBirds] Buffalo Co. hawk and sparrows
marshwren@nctc.net (Randolph and Harding)
Thu, 15 Apr 1999 21:04:31 -0500
23. Re: NOU board Meeting
lizprints@webtv.net (elizabeth allen)
Fri, 16 Apr 1999 21:00:48 -0500 (CDT)
24. Re: Photo & Article on Steve & Cheryl Eno
Carolyn Hall <cjhall@huntel.net>
Sat, 17 Apr 1999 14:37:59 -0500
25. Re: The Good, The Bad, and the Ugly
Carolyn Hall <cjhall@huntel.net>
Sat, 17 Apr 1999 14:40:55 -0500
26. Chalco Hills, Saturday
"John W. Hall" <jwhall2@juno.com>
Sat, 17 Apr 1999 14:41:28 -0500
27. Western Panhandle birding.
Steve_Dinsmore@usgs.gov (Steve Dinsmore)
Sat, 17 Apr 1999 22:05:28 -0600
28. Sun 18th birds
"Ross Silcock" <silcock@sidney.heartland.net>
Sun, 18 Apr 1999 13:37:47 -0500
29. My recent posting on California Gull
"Ross Silcock" <silcock@sidney.heartland.net>
Sun, 18 Apr 1999 13:57:19 -0500
30. Brambling in Scottsbluff
"Alice Kenitz" <akenitz@prairieweb.com>
Sun, 18 Apr 1999 14:27:28 -0600
31. Re: Brambling in Scottsbluff
NevaLCP@aol.com
Sun, 18 Apr 1999 17:49:27 EDT
32. Re: Brambling in Scottsbluff
"Ross Silcock" <silcock@sidney.heartland.net>
Sun, 18 Apr 1999 17:21:02 -0500
33. Re: Brambling in Scottsbluff
"Ross Silcock" <silcock@sidney.heartland.net>
Sun, 18 Apr 1999 17:25:23 -0500
34. Nebraska Birdline for 4/18/99
"Loren J. Padelford" <lpdlfrd@juno.com>
Sun, 18 Apr 1999 21:37:18 -0500
35. Re: Brambling in Scottsbluff
"Alice Kenitz" <akenitz@prairieweb.com>
Sun, 18 Apr 1999 21:10:00 -0600
36. [NeBirds] Sharp-shinned Hawk in Buffalo County
marshwren@nctc.net (Randolph and Harding)
Sun, 18 Apr 1999 22:20:16 -0500
37. eastern RWB
"Joel Jorgensen" <zrtac@genesisnet.net>
Mon, 19 Apr 1999 07:08:21 -0500
38. Re: Brambling in Scottsbluff
NevaLCP@aol.com
Mon, 19 Apr 1999 09:43:50 EDT
39. weekend stuff
"Kevin Poague"<kpoague@audubon.org>
Mon, 19 Apr 99 09:09:18 -0400
40. Re: weekend stuff
Carolyn Hall <cjhall@huntel.net>
Mon, 19 Apr 1999 09:29:56 -0500
41. Re: weekend stuff
Carolyn Hall <cjhall@huntel.net>
Mon, 19 Apr 1999 09:33:11 -0500
42. regurgitant gems
Jerry Toll /Carol Schmid <cjs_jwt@radiks.net>
Sun, 18 Apr 1999 22:30:56 -0700
43. addendum to Ross' FF list
Jerry Toll /Carol Schmid <cjs_jwt@radiks.net>
Sun, 18 Apr 1999 22:48:17 -0700
44. Brambling.
Steve_Dinsmore@usgs.gov (Steve Dinsmore)
Mon, 19 Apr 1999 15:26:12 -0600
45. Magpies
paseka@tvsonline.net (Paseka, Janis)
Mon, 19 Apr 1999 20:47:10 -0500
46. Re: Brambling in Scottsbluff
"Alice Kenitz" <akenitz@prairieweb.com>
Mon, 19 Apr 1999 20:41:04 -0600
47. Re: Magpies
marshwren@nctc.net (Randolph and Harding)
Mon, 19 Apr 1999 22:38:40 -0500
48. Re: Magpies
drintoul@ksu.edu
Mon, 19 Apr 1999 22:58:10 -0500 (CDT)
49. Re: Magpies
"Ross Silcock" <silcock@sidney.heartland.net>
Mon, 19 Apr 1999 23:37:35 -0500
50. Re: Magpies
Jan Johnson <jjohnson@mother.esu1.k12.ne.us>
Tue, 20 Apr 1999 06:48:45 -0500 (CDT)
51. Nebraska Birdline for 4/20/99
"Loren J. Padelford" <lpdlfrd@juno.com>
Tue, 20 Apr 1999 08:53:37 -0500
52. [NeBirds] Funk Lagoon Apr. 18
"Lanny Randolph" <randolphl@unk.edu>
Tue, 20 Apr 1999 13:02:47 -0500
53. Little Salt Fork Marsh
"Susan J. Herrick" <th41814@mail.navix.net>
Tue, 20 Apr 1999 17:59:01 -0500
54. No Brambling today
"Alice Kenitz" <akenitz@prairieweb.com>
Tue, 20 Apr 1999 19:05:12 -0600
55. Prague and Magpies
paseka@tvsonline.net (Paseka, Janis)
Tue, 20 Apr 1999 20:50:53 -0500
56. [NeBirds] Harlan Co. April 20
marshwren@nctc.net (Randolph and Harding)
Tue, 20 Apr 1999 21:54:50 -0500
57. Re: Brambling and Alliance to Ogallala
NevaLCP@aol.com
Tue, 20 Apr 1999 23:43:24 EDT
58. Re[2]: Magpies
"Kevin Poague"<kpoague@audubon.org>
Tue, 20 Apr 99 16:29:57 -0400
From: "Lanny Randolph" <randolphl@unk.edu> Date: Mon, 12 Apr 1999 10:23:06 -0500 Subject: Re: [NeBirds] Fwd. from Hoges at Alma Oops Hi Nebraska birders, The three Semipalmated Sandpipers should have read three Semipalmated Plovers. That was my fault, she sent me a correction before I posted the following. I just neglected it. Once again, oops. Lanny ============================================================ Subject: [NeBirds] Fwd. from Hoges at Alma Nebraska birders, Wanda Hoge sent this to us today from Harlan County, thought you would be interested. Robin Sat, Apr 10, 1999 >From: "Wanda Hoge" >To: "Robin" <marshwren@nctc.net> >Robin > Tonight at 7 p.m. on bridge over Republican River on the mud we saw > l Snipe, 3 semipalmated Sandpipers, 10 Amer Avocets, 8 Baird's Sandpipers, > Killdeer, 2 Lesser Yellowlegs, 1 Tree Swallow. Then at the boat launch >in town > we saw 1 Eared Grebe. Not bad for a 20 min look on the way home from eating > out. Today we also had a male Purple Martin flying over home. > How was the Crane night? When are you going to be down are way. Whets >new up your way Good Birding Wanda and Glen >
From: NevaLCP@aol.com Date: Mon, 12 Apr 1999 18:19:05 EDT Subject: Re: Garganey (Iowa) Once again it took two trips to find the Eurasian bird. I spent six hours at Forney Lake last week (Tues. 4/6) the day the Garganey disappeared, searching for it to no avail. This morning when I pulled up about 9AM it took approximately 30 seconds to locate it. I stopped at the first batch of bottoms-up Teal, just east of the first pull out along the road and there was the Garganey. I had him spotted before he put his pretty little head up. He certainly seems to have teamed up with a specific pair of Blue-wings. The three of them pulled away from the rest of the Teal and worked east right along the shore. I got out my coffee, enjoyed the beautiful spring morning and just watched them. They were in front of the second pull out when I finally left about 10:00. This is an intriguing menage a troi. The Blue-wings copulated and the Garganey was very interested. Wonder what will hatch in her nest later this spring. Five Turkey Vultures trying to divide one small roadkill just down the road provided more entertainment. About 200 White Pelicans were still present but the Snow Goose flock was gone. I head on east and then north checking out the Whooping Crane sites near Essex and up by DeSota Bend but they also apparently moved on. Still lots of assorted ducks everywhere. A very nice day, certainly the best April 12th I have had since 1973. (for those who don't know I am fully retired this Spring after 25 years of income tax preparation) Neva Pruess Lincoln, NE
From: "Ross Silcock" <silcock@sidney.heartland.net> Subject: Re: Garganey (Iowa) Date: Mon, 12 Apr 1999 20:18:40 -0500 Neva: Enjoyed your comments, esp that both groups of whoopers had moved on. Russ Widner saw the Essex cranes this morning prior to about 11 am, so they must have left about then (or gone somewhere temporarily!) Must be an incredible feeling not to have that April 15 (among others) deadline! Ross Ross Silcock Tabor, IA silcock@sidney.heartland.net New Zealand Land and Pelagic Trips. Next: Nov 1999 ---------- > From: NevaLCP@aol.com > To: NEBIRDS@rip.physics.unk.edu > Subject: Re: Garganey (Iowa) > Date: Monday, April 12, 1999 5:19 PM > > Once again it took two trips to find the Eurasian bird. I spent six hours at > Forney Lake last week (Tues. 4/6) the day the Garganey disappeared, searching > for it to no avail. This morning when I pulled up about 9AM it took > approximately 30 seconds to locate it. I stopped at the first batch of > bottoms-up Teal, just east of the first pull out along the road and there was > the Garganey. I had him spotted before he put his pretty little head up. He > certainly seems to have teamed up with a specific pair of Blue-wings. The > three of them pulled away from the rest of the Teal and worked east right > along the shore. I got out my coffee, enjoyed the beautiful spring morning > and just watched them. They were in front of the second pull out when I > finally left about 10:00. This is an intriguing menage a troi. The > Blue-wings copulated and the Garganey was very interested. Wonder what will > hatch in her nest later this spring. > > Five Turkey Vultures trying to divide one small roadkill just down the road > provided more entertainment. About 200 White Pelicans were still present but > the Snow Goose flock was gone. I head on east and then north checking out > the Whooping Crane sites near Essex and up by DeSota Bend but they also > apparently moved on. Still lots of assorted ducks everywhere. > > A very nice day, certainly the best April 12th I have had since 1973. (for > those who don't know I am fully retired this Spring after 25 years of income > tax preparation) > > Neva Pruess > Lincoln, NE
Date: Mon, 12 Apr 1999 21:17:11 -0500 Subject: Re: [IA-BIRD] Fw: Garganey (Iowa) From: "Loren J. Padelford" <lpdlfrd@juno.com> Hi Birders: An addendum to Ross's comments below. We spoke with Mindy Sheets at DeSoto NWR this afternoon, and she said she saw the Whoopers fly over the headquarters about 11:00 am heading north. When they encountered a flock of cormorants flying south, they turned around and followed them back. However, the refuge people couldn't find them again, and thought they probably had left the area. We were at Forney Lake this evening at 7 p.m. and saw the Garganey-Blue-winged Teal trio. It'll be interesting to see what happens next! Babs & Loren Padelford Bellevue, NE lpdlfrd@juno.com On Mon, 12 Apr 1999 20:21:50 -0500 Ross Silcock <silcock@SIDNEY.HEARTLAND.NET> writes: >From the below, looks like the Essex whoopers departed about 11 am, as >they >were seen by Russ Widner before 11 am and Neva would have arrived >about >then. Neva said the DeSoto whoopers had left also. >BUT: the Garganey is still there, still trying to contribute genes to >the >Blue-wing pool. I suspect that if copulation was seen the female BW >Teal >will lay at Forney Lake. Is that true? Wouldn't air turbulence be a >little >rough on egg formation??? >Ross > > >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: Mon, 12 Apr 1999 21:31:23 -0500 Subject: Nebraska Birdline for 4/12/99 From: "Loren J. Padelford" <lpdlfrd@juno.com> - RBA * Nebraska * Statewide * April 12, 1999 * NEST9904.12 - Birds Mentioned Red-shouldered Hawk Louisiana Waterthrush Osprey Rough-winged Swallow Ruby-crowned Kinglet Golden-crowned Kinglet Yellow-rumped Warbler Yellow-bellied Sapsucker Harris's Sparrow American White Pelican Double-crested Cormorant Carolina Wren Eared Grebe American Avocet Marbled Godwit Lesser Yellowlegs Baird's Sandpiper Bonaparte's Gull Swainson's Hawk Semipalmated Plover Say's Phoebe Vesper Sparrow Savannah Sparrow Field Sparrow Garganey (Iowa) Whooping Crane (Iowa, not found) - Transcript Tape Number: 402 292-5325 Compilers: Babs & Loren Padelford Transcriber: Babs Padelford (lpdlfrd@juno.com) Welcome to an update of the Nebraska Birdline, sponsored by the Audubon Society of Omaha , for Monday, April 12th. In eastern Nebraska in Sarpy County on the 12th in Bellevue, a RED-SHOULDERED HAWK & a LOUISIANA WATERTHRUSH were found in Fontenelle Forest. On the 11th, an OSPREY, 75 ROUGH- WINGED SWALLOWS, 47 RUBY-CROWNED KINGLETS, 3 GOLDEN-CROWNED KINGLETS & 4 YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLERS were seen in Fontenelle Forest. On the 12th, a YELLOW-BELLIED SAPSUCKER was seen in the Birdline backyard in Bellevue. In Douglas County on the 12th, a YELLOW- RUMPED WARBLER & 4 HARRIS'S SPARROWS were seen in Elkhorn. On the 11th in Omaha at Zorinsky Lake, 14 AMERICAN WHITE PELICANS & over 100 DOUBLE-CRESTED CORMORANTS were seen. In Lancaster County on the 10th in Lincoln, NORTHERN ROUGH-WINGED SWALLOWS, a CAROLINA WREN & YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLERS were seen at Pioneer's Park. On the 10th at Branched Oak Lake the following species were seen: EARED GREBES, an AMERICAN AVOCET, 2 MARBLED GODWITS, LESSER YELLOWLEGS, BAIRD'S SANDPIPERS & BONAPARTE'S GULLS. In Dodge County on the 10th, a SWAINSON'S HAWK was seen 5 miles north & a mile west of Ames. In central Nebraska in Harlan County on the 10th, an EARED GREBE, 3 SEMIPALMATED PLOVERS, 10 AMERICAN AVOCETS, 2 LESSER YELLOWLEGS & 8 BAIRD'S SANDPIPERS were seen at Harlan Reservoir. On the 11th, 3 SAY'S PHOEBES, VESPER SPARROWS & SAVANNAH SPARROWS were found in Harlan County. In Buffalo County on the 10th, 2 FIELD SPARROWS & 20 HARRIS'S SPARROWS were seen 3 miles southeast of Gibbon. In Iowa in Fremont County on the 12th, the GARGANEY was seen again close to the road on the south shore of Forney Lake south of Bartlett. On the 12th, the 6 WHOOPING CRANES that had spent the last three days in fields east of DeSoto NWR were not seen again after 11:00 a.m. The three WHOOPING CRANES north of Essex in Page County were not found after 11:00 am on the 12th. 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] Turkey Vultures in Buffalo Co. Date: Mon, 12 Apr 1999 22:42:45 -0500 Nebraska birders, Lanny and I saw our first Turkey Vultures of this year. We saw three of them soaring over the Gibbon I-80 exit this evening (April 12). What have you been seeing? Robin Harding Gibbon, NE
Date: Mon, 12 Apr 1999 22:44:21 -0500 Subject: Smith's Longspur From: John C Sulllivan <johnsllvn@juno.com> Hello all, While hiking through the prairie at The Nature Conservancy's Little Salt Fork Marsh I flushed a Smith's Longspur tonight at about 5:30. He flushed out of the sparse tall grass prairie south of the big marsh heading up the hill towards Raymond road, near where the brome grass is replaced by tall grass. I flushed him three times, the first two times he landed back into the tall grass, calling his rattling call over and over as he flew thirty or so yards away each time. The last time he landed on a bare patch of disturbed dirt at the top of the big hill close to Raymond road just east of the walk-through gate. I was able to get my scope on him while he sat out on the bare dirt. I saw that it was a male, just molting into breeding plumage. 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: Tue, 13 Apr 99 08:58:32 -0400
From: "Kevin Poague"<kpoague@audubon.org>
Subject: No subject given
Just a note to say I saw the first barn swallow and grasshopper
sparrows at Spring Creek Prairie yesterday (Monday, April 12), and
this morning observed two savannah sparrows and a northern harrier.
Last night at the Pioneers Park Nature Center we saw several
golden-crowned kinglets and many tree swallows.
Kevin Poague
kpoague@audubon.org
From: "Lanny Randolph" <randolphl@unk.edu> Date: Tue, 13 Apr 1999 12:41:15 -0500 Subject: [NeBirds] Buffalo County birds Hi Nebraska birders, Sunday, April ll, Robin and I went for a walk north of our yard which is three miles southeast of Gibbon. Combined with what we had been seeing in our yard, some species of birds ended with good totals. What we saw included a Black-billed Magpie, a Ruby-crowned Kinglet, Eastern Bluebirds, at least 16 Northern Cardinals, a Chipping Sparrow, a Field Sparrow, at least thirty Song Sparrows and at least twenty Harris's Sparrows. 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: Tue, 13 Apr 1999 12:43:37 -0500 (CDT) From: Joe Gubanyi <JGUBANYI@seward.cune.edu> Subject: Re: Smith's Longspur Would someone post the the exact location and/or directions to Little Salt Fork Marsh, please. Joseph Gubanyi Concordia University Seward, NE 68434 (402) 643-7316 jgubanyi@seward.cune.edu > > Hello all, > > While hiking through the prairie at The Nature Conservancy's Little Salt > Fork Marsh I flushed a Smith's Longspur tonight at about 5:30. He flushed > out of the sparse tall grass prairie south of the big marsh heading up > the hill towards Raymond road, near where the brome grass is replaced by > tall grass. I flushed him three times, the first two times he landed back > into the tall grass, calling his rattling call over and over as he flew > thirty or so yards away each time. The last time he landed on a bare > patch of disturbed dirt at the top of the big hill close to Raymond road > just east of the walk-through gate. I was able to get my scope on him > while he sat out on the bare dirt. I saw that it was a male, just molting > into breeding plumage. > > John Sullivan > Lincoln, NE > > > ___________________________________________________________________ > You don't need to buy Internet access to use free Internet e-mail. > Get completely free e-mail from Juno at http://www.juno.com/getjuno.html > or call Juno at (800) 654-JUNO [654-5866]
From: "Lanny Randolph" <randolphl@unk.edu> Date: Tue, 13 Apr 1999 13:35:22 -0500 Subject: Little Salt Fork Marsh Hi Joe and others interested, John Sullivan sent this to me several months ago. I saved it. Sending this may save John or someone else writing a new one. Lanny ============================================================ Lanny, I can tell you what I know about the Little Salt Fork Marsh. It is about 8 miles north of Lincoln on 14th street and 1.5 west on Raymond road. Or from the town of Raymond, it is about 2.5 miles east on the north side of Raymond road. It is Nature Conservancy Land, I really don't know for sure about entry permission, but it looks to me that it is open to the public. I say this because of the set-up of the walk-through gates provided and the information Kiosk near the corner of Raymond road and 1st street. You can walk in from this point but, I think the access is better from the top of the hill 1/2 of a mile west of 1st street on Raymond road. I just park in the short drive on the north side of the road, as not to block the main gate and walk through the walk-through gate, follow the road to the north,down the hill to the marsh. I haven't been there for several weeks so I don't know the water level and mud flat conditions. Should be great Sparrowing! I hope this helps, if you need more info. let me know. John ============================================================ Would someone post the the exact location and/or directions to Little Salt Fork Marsh, please. Joseph Gubanyi Concordia University Seward, NE 68434 (402) 643-7316 jgubanyi@seward.cune.edu
From: "Lanny Randolph" <randolphl@unk.edu> Date: Tue, 13 Apr 1999 14:32:02 -0500 Subject: Little Salt Fork Marsh Hi Joe and others interested, John Sullivan sent this to me several months ago. I saved it. Sending this may save John or someone else writing a new one. Lanny ============================================================ Lanny, I can tell you what I know about the Little Salt Fork Marsh. It is about 8 miles north of Lincoln on 14th street and 1.5 west on Raymond road. Or from the town of Raymond, it is about 2.5 miles east on the north side of Raymond road. It is Nature Conservancy Land, I really don't know for sure about entry permission, but it looks to me that it is open to the public. I say this because of the set-up of the walk-through gates provided and the information Kiosk near the corner of Raymond road and 1st street. You can walk in from this point but, I think the access is better from the top of the hill 1/2 of a mile west of 1st street on Raymond road. I just park in the short drive on the north side of the road, as not to block the main gate and walk through the walk-through gate, follow the road to the north,down the hill to the marsh. I haven't been there for several weeks so I don't know the water level and mud flat conditions. Should be great Sparrowing! I hope this helps, if you need more info. let me know. John ============================================================ Would someone post the the exact location and/or directions to Little Salt Fork Marsh, please. Joseph Gubanyi Concordia University Seward, NE 68434 (402) 643-7316 jgubanyi@seward.cune.edu
From: NevaLCP@aol.com Date: Tue, 13 Apr 1999 15:51:04 EDT Subject: Re: Garganey (Iowa) In a message dated 4/12/99 7:38:23 PM CST, silcock@sidney.heartland.net writes: > Russ > Widner saw the Essex cranes this morning prior to about 11 am, so they must > have left about then (or gone somewhere temporarily!) I got there about 11:30 and looked over the designated fields and a fair amount of surrounding area noting only an absence of large white birds. I'm sure the Cranes sensed my approach and headed off elsewhere immediately. Uncommon birds have an uncanny ability to do that. Would have been nice to get WC on my rather anemic Iowa list but I was too high over Garganey watching to really mind. Neva P.
Date: Tue, 13 Apr 1999 09:27:24 -0700 From: Jerry Toll /Carol Schmid <cjs_jwt@radiks.net> Subject: 4/12&4/13 highlights Hi to all, Thought I would post what new-this-year migrants I have seen in the last two days. All in Douglas county 4/12 NP Dodge Park; Veery Roufous sided Towhee Grey-cheeked Thrush Keystone area in Omaha: 2 Hermit Thrushes White-throated Sparrow 4/13 behind Eppley Airfield; Loggerhead Shrike Cunningham Lake, northside of US 36 Sora
From: murwille <murwille@genie.esu10.k12.ne.us> Subject: Barn Swallows Date: Tue, 13 Apr 1999 21:40:57 -0500 Nebraska Birders, This morning a Barn Swallow came back to our garage. They have been nesting inside our garage for years. They are completely undisturbed by the comings and goings of my family and the parents and children in my wife's in-home daycare. The children enjoy seeing the parents repair nests and build new ones. They watch them gather mud from the road at the end of the driveway and bring it back into the garage. The kids also enjoy seeing the adults sit on their eggs and watching the hatchlings get fed. It's also enjoyable to watch them fledge. My double car garage door has a chunk of missing seal on one end about 18"long. Even when the door is down there is about a 1 1/2" gap between the door and the floor. The birds have learned to crawl under the gap even when the door is down. They come and go as they please. They simply watch as I put the door down for the night or when it storms. I have no plans to fix the seal even though sometimes water blows under the door when it storms. The swallows like to perch on a little ledge to the attic crawlway only about 8 feet from our kitchen door. We feel they have built a trust in us even beyond the naturally tame nature of this species. Tonight our swallow is on the ledge perch, ready to sleep in our garage for the night. Spring has sprung! It's time to get out the sheets to throw over the cars! Good Birding! Mark Urwiller 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: Tue, 13 Apr 1999 21:59:09 -0500 Subject: Re: Little Salt Fork Marsh From: John C Sulllivan <johnsllvn@juno.com> Hello All, The official word from Chris Helzer, with The Nature Conservancy is that their policy at this point is to allow public access to Little Salt Fork Marsh, until or unless they begin to have problems with too many people and/or too much disturbance to the site. 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: Tue, 13 Apr 1999 22:44:32 +0000 From: "Linda R. Brown" <lb14735@navix.net> Subject: Re: Smith's Longspur John, I love reading your Smith's Longspur account. Thank you. Linda Linda R. Brown 1b14735@navix.net
Date: Wed, 14 Apr 1999 08:55:49 -0500 From: "Thomas E. Labedz" <tlabedz@unlinfo.unl.edu> Subject: Garganey, 14 Apr 1999 Good morning fellow birders. The male Garganey was seen again this morning (0705-0710h CDT, 14 April 1999) on the south side of Forney's Lake, IA. I located the bird on my second pass along the lake road. Cold rain. Bird was in the company of a Blue-winged Teal pair and hanging very close to shore, nearly out of sight behind the bank and reeds when observing from the shore. A student from Concordia College, Seward, NE was also present. Thomas Labedz, Lincoln
Date: Wed, 14 Apr 1999 09:32:29 -0500 Subject: Nebraska Birdline for 4/14/99 From: "Loren J. Padelford" <lpdlfrd@juno.com> - RBA * Nebraska * Statewide * April 14, 1999 * NEST9904.14 - Birds Mentioned Smith's Longspur Grasshopper Sparrow Gray-cheeked Thrush Veery Eastern Towhee Hermit Thrush White-throated Sparrow Loggerhead Shrike Red-shouldered Hawk Louisiana Waterthrush Yellow-headed Blackbird Black-billed Magpie Field Sparrow Harris's Sparrow Garganey (Iowa) American Golden-Plover (Iowa) - 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, April 14th. In eastern Nebraska in Lancaster County on the 12th, a SMITH'S LONGSPUR was seen at Little Salt Fork Marsh 2.5 miles east of Raymond. Also on the 12th, a GRASSHOPPER SPARROW was seen at Spring Creek Prairie south of Denton. In Douglas County on the 12th, a GRAY-CHEEKED THRUSH, a VEERY & an EASTERN TOWHEE were found in Dodge Park in northeast Omaha. Also on the 12th, 2 HERMIT THRUSHES & a WHITE- THROATED SPARROW were seen in the Keystone area of Omaha. On the 13th, a LOGGERHEAD SHRIKE was found behind Eppley Airport in Omaha. In Sarpy County on the 12th in Bellevue, a RED-SHOULDERED HAWK & a LOUISIANA WATERTHRUSH were found in Fontenelle Forest. In Buffalo County on the 12th, 8 YELLOW-HEADED BLACKBIRDS were seen east of Ravenna. On the 11th, a BLACK-BILLED MAGPIE, a FIELD SPARROW & 20 HARRIS'S SPARROWS were seen 3 miles southeast of Gibbon. In Iowa in Fremont County on the 13th, the GARGANEY was seen again on the south shore of Forney Lake south of Bartlett. Also in Fremont County on the 13th, a flock of 325 AMERICAN GOLDEN- PLOVERS were spotted near Percival. 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: NevaLCP@aol.com Date: Wed, 14 Apr 1999 17:37:45 EDT Subject: What a World What a world we live in these days. I'm going on Ross Silcock's New Zealand trip next November and a week ago Monday I got online to Amazon.com and ordered Lonely Planet's guide to New Zealand. It was in my mailbox on Wednesday, a week ago today. On Thursday, in the book, I discovered a website about a CD Rom of New Zealand Birds so I went there and discovered that I could order it by online secure server, to be sent to me from New Zealand. So it did just that and today, six days later, the CD Rom is in my mailbox. Amazing. For anybody else headed for New Zealand the web site is www.nzvt.co.nz If only the real birds were that easy to run down. Could not find the Smith's Longspur at Little Salt Marsh yesterday afternoon. Lots of assorted ducks, four Lesser Yellowlegs, a large flock of sandpipers,( Bairds I think), Killdeer all over the place, a beautiful female Harrier, Song Sparrows, Western Meadowlarks, Pheasants crowing all the time. Neva Pruess (How to startle a cat: start up a CD program that has bird calls on the opening page when the feline is sleeping on top of your monitor. He's still crawling around the computer desk looking for the birds.)
From: "Alice Kenitz" <akenitz@prairieweb.com> Subject: Another Bald Eagle Date: Wed, 14 Apr 1999 20:52:04 -0600 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0026_01BE86B8.A6C22B80 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Hi, Heard today that there are now 3 Bald Eagle chicks in the nest at Lake = Alice. Alice Kenitz ------=_NextPart_000_0026_01BE86B8.A6C22B80 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 color=#000000 size=2>Hi,</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT color=#000000 size=2>Heard today that there are now 3 = Bald Eagle chicks in the nest at Lake Alice.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT color=#000000 size=2>Alice = Kenitz</FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML> ------=_NextPart_000_0026_01BE86B8.A6C22B80--
From: marshwren@nctc.net (Randolph and Harding) Subject: [NeBirds] Buffalo Co. hawk and sparrows Date: Thu, 15 Apr 1999 21:04:31 -0500 Nebraska birders, On April 13 along I-80 near the Minden exit, Lanny and I saw our first Swainson's Hawk for this year. On April 15, near our home (southeast of Gibbon) we saw about seven Vesper Sparrows. A few minutes later, we heard them singing. What have you been seeing? Robin Harding Gibbon, NE
From: lizprints@webtv.net (elizabeth allen) Date: Fri, 16 Apr 1999 21:00:48 -0500 (CDT) Subject: Re: NOU board Meeting I'd like to invite the nominees for office of NOU to meet with current Board members at out Board meeting at the convention. We will be meeting at 9 p.m. Friday night. The place ? The continuing education building. Directions will be given at the time you register. Also , Id like to extend a special invitation to Linda Brown to be there. For those of you who don't know, Linda is spearheading and coordinating the Annual meeting Wayne Mulhoff , I would like to ask you to attend also. Please plan to update us on the Breeding Bird Report you have been compiling ... I would like all committee chairs to be prepared to bring a report of their activities so that we all can keep abreast of what is going on. I hope this method of communication is satisfactory. If anyone knows of any of our Board and future Board people that cannot access this general invitatiion, please et me know. Betty Allen Omaha, NE
Date: Sat, 17 Apr 1999 14:37:59 -0500 From: Carolyn Hall <cjhall@huntel.net> Subject: Re: Photo & Article on Steve & Cheryl Eno Some of you may know Steve and Cheryl Eno of Raymond. This article appeared in the Lincoln JournalStar: > > If you go to the link: > > http://www.journalstar.com/stories/neb/sto2 > > there is part of an article and the photo that was in Saturday's Lincoln > Journal Star paper. It is about Steve & Cheryl Eno receiving the > Outstanding Wildlife Conservation Award. I don't know how long the link > stays good for, hopefully a few days. They do cut the article short, maybe > an insentive to purchace their paper at the stands. > > Anne DeVries > > Lincoln
Date: Sat, 17 Apr 1999 14:40:55 -0500 From: Carolyn Hall <cjhall@huntel.net> Subject: Re: The Good, The Bad, and the Ugly I am forwarding this from the Bluebird-L. don't know if letters to the Wisconsin Game & Parks people would do any good. Carolyn Hall Sandhills Bluebird Lady - nests made, no eggs yet. Too cold. Bassett, NE > > Bob and Jackie wrote: > > > > Hi all! As the subject title suggests, it has been an up and down week > > for me. Here basically is a quick review: > > > > THE GOOD: At my Muskego Co. Park trail, I finally spotted a female > > bluebird poking her head in and out of one box. No HOSPs around the > > park either. It did seem a bit strange that SHE preceded the male > > however. Past experience has the male showing up first - doing the > > scouting. Anyway, for two days , Tuesday and Wednesday, she was there > > for all to see. > > > > THE BAD: At same park, female bluebird gone... tree swallows made an > > appearance today at the same box... that is o.k., but I really want > > the bb back. Lots of cowbirds around too...waiting for the nests to be > > built! > > > > THE UGLY: In last Sunday's Milw. Journal - front page - there was a > > big article on the Conservation Congress meetings to be held > > simultaneously the next evening at 7 p.m. in all 72 counties in > > Wisconsin. Foremost on the aggenda was the question: Should there be a > > hunting season in this state for SANDHILL CRANES. I had trouble > > believing what I was reading. It seems that a few farmers in central > > Wisconsin complained about these cranes foraging in their fields, and > > that is all the hunters needed. Mind you, hunters are not all that > > likely to come to the aid of farmers, UNLESS there is something to be > > gained by it, like a hunting season on these beautiful birds. I, along > > with a friend, attended this meeting, which lasted well into the > > night. Note: the Conservation Congress is made up almost entirely of > > hunters and fishermen. I too love to fish so some of the points and > > issues were good ones, but when the big issue came up, I was > > hopelessly outnumbered. To make a long story short, I spoke my piece > > to the gathering for about 10 minutes. My closing statement was " It > > is sad that it has come to this, and also cruelly ironic, that > > Wisconsin, which was home for so many years to one of the greatest > > environmentalists ever in Aldo Leopold - and is now the home for the > > International Crane Foundation - is voting on an issue like this. > > Leopold, in writing about this crane in his "Marshland Elegy", noted > > that ' when we hear its call, we hear no mere bird. He is the symbol > > of our untamable past...' Today, Mr. Leopold must be crying in his > > grave." > > I gave it my best shot, but in the end, the recommendation passed > > by a two to one margin. One fellow, in defending his "right " to have > > this hunt, stated that "we are only trying to help these farmers > > control the problem!" He was quiet after I pointed out that the ICF's > > latest estimates show that there are all of 12,000 Sandhills in the > > whole state! Hardly a number that has to be controlled! > > I lastly stated that it is a shame that an organization such as > > this has the power to get this state to OK this type of hunt ( already > > Sandhills are legally hunted in some western states) without receiving > > input from a greater cross section of the public - the birders, > > bicyclers, hikers, and the nature lovers, all of whom never forget the > > first time they hear the loud echoing trumpeting call of this close > > cousin of the whooping crane. > > Please don't anyone complain about herons eating too many fish > > out of their ponds... they may be next. > > Yeah, Aldo, it is a sad day for our state. > > > > Sorry bluebirders, much of this is not about bluebirds, but it > > IS about another very special bird, and about man's incessant need to > > interfere with nature. At any rate. thanks for letting me vent a > > little. I feel better already. > > > > Bob Tamm > > Muskego, Wisconsin
Date: Sat, 17 Apr 1999 14:41:28 -0500 Subject: Chalco Hills, Saturday From: "John W. Hall" <jwhall2@juno.com> Out amongst the ducks, 1 Western Grebe, 1 Snow Goose. At the pond on the education trail, 1 Great Egret (in breeding plumage), 2 Ruby-crowned Kinglets, 2 Lincoln Sparrows. John W. Hall Omaha, Nebraska jwhall2@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: Sat, 17 Apr 1999 22:05:28 -0600
From: Steve_Dinsmore@usgs.gov (Steve Dinsmore)
Subject: Western Panhandle birding.
> NEBirders-
I spent the afternoon birding in Kimball, Banner, and
Scotts Bluff Counties. I saw about 80 species, including the
following birds of interest:
southwest Kimball County
5 Mountain Plovers
2 Golden Eagles
2 Long-billed Curlews
1,800+ McCown's Longspurs
Oliver Reservoir
1 Clark's Grebe
1 Canada Goose brood (first of the year)
Scotts Bluff National Monument
1 Prairie Falcon
1 White-throated Swift
Winters Creek Lake
26 Horned Grebes
14 Sandhill Cranes
Kiowa WMA
12 Cinnamon Teal
3 Great-tailed Grackles
southwest Scotts Bluff County
2 Long-billed Curlews
17 Burrowing Owls
Some miscellaneous totals for the day: 11 Northern
Harriers, 1 Swainson's Hawk, 2 Rough-legged Hawks, 59
American Kestrels, and 6 Loggerhead Shrikes (my first of the
year).
Stephen J. Dinsmore
Fort Collins, CO
steve_dinsmore@usgs.gov
From: "Ross Silcock" <silcock@sidney.heartland.net> Subject: Sun 18th birds Date: Sun, 18 Apr 1999 13:37:47 -0500 Hi Nebirders: Beautiful morning at Fontenelle Forest! Some interesting passerines, too. Red-shouldered Hawk 1 Barred Owl 3 (including a pair interacting in Mormon Hollow) Ruby-crowned Kinglet 8 (singing) Hermit Thrush 2 YELLOW-THROATED WARBLER 1 (singing; much easier to see now than later!) No. Parula 1 (singing) Eastern Towhee 2 (singing pure Eastern songs) Fox Sparrow 1 White-throated Sparrow 3 Song Sparrow 9 Swamp Sparrow 1 (singing; marsh between Great Marsh and Gifford Road along RR tracks) Also at Krimlofski Tract: Spotted Sandpiper (floated by on a log on the river; is this reverse migration??) Brown Creeper 1 Fountain Pond at corner of Abbot Drive and Locust Street (I'm pretty sure this pond is in Nebraska) Bonaparte's Gull 2 (1st winter/1st summer) Ring-billed Gull 11 (mixed ages) CALIFORNIA GULL 1 (2nd winter/3rd summer; legs very green with no trace of yellow, eye very dark if not black, bill pink with clean-cut black distal one-quarter, slight brown streaking on nape, primaries brown, brown mottling on greater coverts, tail white, underparts and head white, mantle grey as in adult) Ross Ross Silcock Tabor, IA silcock@sidney.heartland.net New Zealand Land and Pelagic Trips. Next: Nov 1999
From: "Ross Silcock" <silcock@sidney.heartland.net> Subject: My recent posting on California Gull Date: Sun, 18 Apr 1999 13:57:19 -0500 NEBIRDERS: I made a mistake in my description of he California Gull I reported this morning. I said the tail was white, but it was mostly white with some black markings visible distally in the folded tail. I didn't see the bird fly, as I had to leave. It was at point-blank range in beautiful light having been chummed in by some bread crusts deposited in the area. Ross Ross Silcock Tabor, IA silcock@sidney.heartland.net New Zealand Land and Pelagic Trips. Next: Nov 1999
From: "Alice Kenitz" <akenitz@prairieweb.com> Subject: Brambling in Scottsbluff Date: Sun, 18 Apr 1999 14:27:28 -0600 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_000F_01BE89A7.9612A2A0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Hi all, Got a real goody!!! This afternoon about 1:30 I went into the Dean and Phyllis Drawbaugh = home in Scottsbluff (2211 2nd Ave, phone is 308-632-4869). They have = had a female Brambling coming to their feeders since April 14. I was = able to observe this cute little bird for about 5 minutes from their = bedroom window. It no doubt blew in with the very strong winds we have = had this past week. Drawbaughs are very new birders and very careful. Phyllis brought this = great description to our Audubon meeting last night. Helen Hughson & I = couldn't figure out what she had. This morning we all checked field = guides for rare species, and her description was perfect for the female = Brambling. This bird has made my spring!!!! Alice Kenitz P. S. Yes, I will submit this to the RC and have asked Phyllis to write = something as well. ------=_NextPart_000_000F_01BE89A7.9612A2A0 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 color=#000000 size=2>Hi all,</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT color=#000000 size=2>Got a real goody!!!</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT color=#000000 size=2>This afternoon about 1:30 I went = into the Dean and Phyllis Drawbaugh home in Scottsbluff (2211 2nd Ave, phone is 308-632-4869). They have had a female Brambling coming to their = feeders since April 14. I was able to observe this cute little bird for = about 5 minutes from their bedroom window. It no doubt blew in with the = very strong winds we have had this past week.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT color=#000000 size=2>Drawbaughs are very new birders and = very careful. Phyllis brought this great description to our Audubon = meeting last night. Helen Hughson & I couldn't figure out what she = had. This morning we all checked field guides for rare species, and her = description was perfect for the female Brambling.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2>This bird has made my spring!!!!</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2>Alice Kenitz</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2>P. S. Yes, I will submit this to the RC and have = asked Phyllis to write something as well.</FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML> ------=_NextPart_000_000F_01BE89A7.9612A2A0--
From: NevaLCP@aol.com Date: Sun, 18 Apr 1999 17:49:27 EDT Subject: Re: Brambling in Scottsbluff Wasn't there a report of a Brambling in Rapid City, SD a few weeks back? Neva Pruess, trying to decide if she is taking off for Scottsbluff in the AM.
From: "Ross Silcock" <silcock@sidney.heartland.net> Subject: Re: Brambling in Scottsbluff Date: Sun, 18 Apr 1999 17:21:02 -0500 Alice: Great bird! Thanks to you and the Drawbaughs for getting out the info. Just checked some literature and the latest North American date seems to be April 22 (one in New Jersey), so this is he 2nd-latest ever! This is truly a midwinter bird, even at feeders. Hope it waits around a little longer. Has anyone been able to get a photo? Ross Ross Silcock Tabor, IA silcock@sidney.heartland.net New Zealand Land and Pelagic Trips. Next: Nov 1999 ---------- From: Alice Kenitz <akenitz@prairieweb.com> To: Nebraska Birds <NeBirds@rip.physics.unk.edu> Subject: Brambling in Scottsbluff Date: Sunday, April 18, 1999 3:27 PM Hi all, Got a real goody!!! This afternoon about 1:30 I went into the Dean and Phyllis Drawbaugh home in Scottsbluff (2211 2nd Ave, phone is 308-632-4869). They have had a female Brambling coming to their feeders since April 14. I was able to observe this cute little bird for about 5 minutes from their bedroom window. It no doubt blew in with the very strong winds we have had this past week. Drawbaughs are very new birders and very careful. Phyllis brought this great description to our Audubon meeting last night. Helen Hughson & I couldn't figure out what she had. This morning we all checked field guides for rare species, and her description was perfect for the female Brambling. This bird has made my spring!!!! Alice Kenitz P. S. Yes, I will submit this to the RC and have asked Phyllis to write something as well.
From: "Ross Silcock" <silcock@sidney.heartland.net> Subject: Re: Brambling in Scottsbluff Date: Sun, 18 Apr 1999 17:25:23 -0500 Go for it, Neva! Good luck! (I'll be pouting at work). Ross Ross Silcock Tabor, IA silcock@sidney.heartland.net New Zealand Land and Pelagic Trips. Next: Nov 1999 ---------- > From: NevaLCP@aol.com > To: NeBirds@rip.physics.unk.edu > Subject: Re: Brambling in Scottsbluff > Date: Sunday, April 18, 1999 4:49 PM > > Wasn't there a report of a Brambling in Rapid City, SD a few weeks back? > > Neva Pruess, trying to decide if she is taking off for Scottsbluff in the AM.
Date: Sun, 18 Apr 1999 21:37:18 -0500 Subject: Nebraska Birdline for 4/18/99 From: "Loren J. Padelford" <lpdlfrd@juno.com> - RBA * Nebraska * Statewide * April 18, 1999 * NEST9904.18 - Birds Mentioned BRAMBLING White-throated Swift Prairie Falcon Horned Grebe Sandhill Crane Cinnamon Teal Great-tailed Grackle Long-billed Curlew Burrowing Owl Clark's Grebe Golden Eagle Mountain Plover McCown's Longspur Red-shouldered Hawk Barred Owl Winter Wren House Wren Gray-cheeked Thrush Hermit Thrush Northern Parula Yellow-throated Warbler White-throated Sparrow Fox Sparrow Osprey Western Grebe Great Egret Lincoln's Sparrow California Gull Bonaparte's Gull Ring-billed Gull - 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 Sunday, April 18th. In western Nebraska in Scotts Bluff County, a BRAMBLING was seen in Scottsbluff on the 18th. The bird has been coming to a feeder since the 14th at the home of Dean & Phyllis Drawbaugh. To see the bird, please call 308 632-4869 to make arrangements. On the 17th, a WHITE-THROATED SWIFT & a PRAIRIE FALCON were found at Scottsbluff National Monument. Also on the 17th, 26 HORNED GREBES & 14 SANDHILL CRANES were seen at Winters Creek Lake, & 12 CINNAMON TEAL & 3 GREAT-TAILED GRACKLES were found at Kiowa WMA. In southwest Scotts Bluff County on the 17th, 2 LONG-BILLED CURLEWS & 17 BURROWING OWLS were found. In Kimball County on the 17th, a CLARK'S GREBE was found at Oliver Reservoir. In southwest Kimball County on the 17th, 2 GOLDEN EAGLES, 5 MOUNTAIN PLOVERS, 2 LONG-BILLED CURLEWS & 1800 MCCOWN'S LONGSPURS were seen. In eastern Nebraska in Sarpy County in Bellevue on the 18th in Fontenelle Forest the following birds were seen: a RED-SHOULDERED HAWK, 3 BARRED OWLS, a WINTER WREN, a HOUSE WREN, a GRAY- CHEEKED THRUSH, 2 HERMIT THRUSHES, a NORTHERN PARULA, a YELLOW-THROATED WARBLER, 3 WHITE-THROATED SPARROWS & a FOX SPARROW. On the 17th, an OSPREY was seen at the marsh in Fontenelle Forest. Also on the 17th at Chalco Hills Recreation Area, a WESTERN GREBE was seen on the lake, & a GREAT EGRET & 2 LINCOLN'S SPARROWS were seen at the pond on the nature trail. In Douglas County on the 18th south of Eppley Airport, a CALIFORNIA GULL, 2 BONAPARTE'S GULLS & 11 RING-BILLED GULLS were seen at Kiwanis Park Lake at the intersection of Abbott Drive & Locust 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: "Alice Kenitz" <akenitz@prairieweb.com> Subject: Re: Brambling in Scottsbluff Date: Sun, 18 Apr 1999 21:10:00 -0600 Hi, Phyllis Drawbaugh has taken a few photos. Helen Hughson (with a little bigger lens) was also able to photograph the Brambling this afternoon. Hope some of them are good!! Alice -----Original Message----- From: Ross Silcock <silcock@sidney.heartland.net> To: NeBirds@rip.physics.unk.edu <NeBirds@rip.physics.unk.edu> Date: Sunday, April 18, 1999 4:03 PM Subject: Re: Brambling in Scottsbluff >Alice: >Great bird! Thanks to you and the Drawbaughs for getting out the info. >Just checked some literature and the latest North American date seems to be >April 22 (one in New Jersey), so this is he 2nd-latest ever! This is truly >a midwinter bird, even at feeders. Hope it waits around a little longer. >Has anyone been able to get a photo? >Ross > >Ross Silcock >Tabor, IA >silcock@sidney.heartland.net >New Zealand Land and Pelagic Trips. Next: Nov 1999 > >---------- >From: Alice Kenitz <akenitz@prairieweb.com> >To: Nebraska Birds <NeBirds@rip.physics.unk.edu> >Subject: Brambling in Scottsbluff >Date: Sunday, April 18, 1999 3:27 PM > >Hi all, >Got a real goody!!! >This afternoon about 1:30 I went into the Dean and Phyllis Drawbaugh home >in Scottsbluff (2211 2nd Ave, phone is 308-632-4869). They have had a >female Brambling coming to their feeders since April 14. I was able to >observe this cute little bird for about 5 minutes from their bedroom >window. It no doubt blew in with the very strong winds we have had this >past week. >Drawbaughs are very new birders and very careful. Phyllis brought this >great description to our Audubon meeting last night. Helen Hughson & I >couldn't figure out what she had. This morning we all checked field guides >for rare species, and her description was perfect for the female Brambling. >This bird has made my spring!!!! >Alice Kenitz >P. S. Yes, I will submit this to the RC and have asked Phyllis to write >something as well. > >
From: marshwren@nctc.net (Randolph and Harding) Subject: [NeBirds] Sharp-shinned Hawk in Buffalo County Date: Sun, 18 Apr 1999 22:20:16 -0500 Hi Nebraska birders, Saturday, April 17, in Buffalo County, 3 1/2 miles southeast of Gibbon we saw a Sharp-shinned Hawk, four Cedar Waxwings, our first Spotted Towhee this spring, our first Clay-colored Sparrows this spring, Field Sparrows and Vesper Sparrows. 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)
From: "Joel Jorgensen" <zrtac@genesisnet.net> Subject: eastern RWB Date: Mon, 19 Apr 1999 07:08:21 -0500 Hello all: I spent the weekend looking for shorebirds in the eastern Rainwater Basin. Some selected shorebird totals, as well as some other birds I saw are below. Joel Jorgensen ----- 17 April 3 miles south of Harvard WPA 1 Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 4 Yellow-rumped Warblers Hupp WMA 1 Peregrine Falcon Harvard WPA 150 Sandhill Cranes North Harvard Basin 6 Ross's Geese 18 April Hansen WPA 4 White-faced Ibis Kirkpatrick WMA 1 White-faced Ibis Renquist WMA 2 White-faced Ibis 16 Sandhill Cranes Selected Weekend Shorebird Totals American Golden-plover 22 American Avocet 99 Greater Yellowlegs 79 Lesser Yellowlegs 454 Upland Sandpiper 1 Willet 4 Hudsonian Godwit 18 Marbled Godwit 8 Semipalmated Sandpiper 6 Baird's Sandpiper 506 Dunlin 4 Wilson's Phalarope 1
From: NevaLCP@aol.com Date: Mon, 19 Apr 1999 09:43:50 EDT Subject: Re: Brambling in Scottsbluff Hi Alice, I'm on my way west. Somebody tie down that bird until I get there. Neva Pruess
Date: Mon, 19 Apr 99 09:09:18 -0400
From: "Kevin Poague"<kpoague@audubon.org>
Subject: weekend stuff
Hello all!
A brambling in Scottsbluff. Now I've heard everything.
Went birding both days last weekend around Lincoln. Here's a brief
rundown.
Oak Lake
Horned grebe (winter and breeding plumage)
Pied-billed grebe
Cormorants
Forster's tern
Snow goose
American coot
Pawnee Lake
White-faced ibis
Chipping sparrow
Field sparrow
Northern rough-winged swallow
Branched Oak
Franklin's Gull
Snow goose
Spend Sunday morning with Wachiska Audubon at Lincoln Saline Wetlands
Nature Center. Among the 43 species seen were:
Peregrine Falcon
Ruddy duck
Wood duck
Yellow-headed blackbird
Lincoln's sparrow
Hermit thrush
Ruby-crowned kinglet
Swamp sparrow
Killdeer
Great-tailed grackle
Black-crowned night-heron
Common snipe
It was nice to get out after the cold week we had. No mosquitoes
either.
Kevin Poague
Date: Mon, 19 Apr 1999 09:29:56 -0500 From: Carolyn Hall <cjhall@huntel.net> Subject: Re: weekend stuff Thanks for the weekend report-I miss the wachiska field trips. guess the bird class is a go for next week. I'll be down for the meeting April 24. Carolyn
Date: Mon, 19 Apr 1999 09:33:11 -0500 From: Carolyn Hall <cjhall@huntel.net> Subject: Re: weekend stuff Sorry folks, I thought I had changed the address to Kevin Poague and didn't. Hope Neva gets to see the Brambling. Lots of birds back here in the Sandhills. I got out and checked about 6 bluebird nestboxes-nests in some, calling cards in others. No eggs yet. Still too cold. Two nights ago froze 1/4" of ice on all the small puddles. Carolyn Hall
Date: Sun, 18 Apr 1999 22:30:56 -0700 From: Jerry Toll /Carol Schmid <cjs_jwt@radiks.net> Subject: regurgitant gems Found the motherlode. On Sunday, while at Cunningham Lake in Douglas county, I came across 100 or more owl pellets. Must be a favored roosting site for a Great-Horned. Anybody know someone doing a pellet rodentia study? Directions gladly given. Jerry Toll
Date: Sun, 18 Apr 1999 22:48:17 -0700 From: Jerry Toll /Carol Schmid <cjs_jwt@radiks.net> Subject: addendum to Ross' FF list I was at Fontenelle Forest also on Sunday. We saw pretty much the same except I will add 3 House Wrens (maybe Ross omitted it it on purpose). Also saw a Brown Creeper make four trips carrying nesting material under a piece of loose bark on a cottonwood tree at the worst possible location of NORTH STREAM TRAIL. Already submitted it. Also had a suspiciously loud and slow drumming sound coming from the woods opposite the new blind on the marsh about noon. Pileated WP? I was not able to see it nor was able to get to the other side before it stopped. Jer
Date: Mon, 19 Apr 1999 15:26:12 -0600
From: Steve_Dinsmore@usgs.gov (Steve Dinsmore)
Subject: Brambling.
> NEBirders-
I made the trip to Scottsbluff this morning with Dave
Ely and Rachel Kolokoff. We arrived at the Drewbaugh
residence at 7:30 a.m. and the BRAMBLING appeared at 7:50
a.m. It remained in the yard almost continuously until we
left at 9 a.m. A few words of advice for those planning a
trip to see the Brambling. First, Mrs. Drewbaugh will be
having cataract surgery tomorrow (tuesday, 20 April) and
they are asking birders to refrain from visiting then. The
Drewbaugh's are inviting birders to view the bird from their
house, but afternoons are best because the feeders are east
of the house. The bird visits the feeders throughout the
day, so morning visits are not absolutely necessary. The
bird might also be seen from the alley behind the house, but
there is no parking there and the birds apparently become
more skittish when people are in the alley. They also ask
all birders to stop at the house and sign their guest book.
We birded a little bit on our return to Fort Collins
and saw the following noteworthy birds:
Scotts Bluff National Monument
14+ White-throated Swifts
1 Rock Wren
West Lawn cemetery, Gering
2 Northern Bobwhite
3 Lincoln's Sparrows
Kiowa WMA
2 Ross's Geese
16 Cinnamon Teal
7 Great-tailed Grackles
southwest Scotts Bluff County
1 Golden Eagle
1 Long-billed Curlew
41 Burrowing Owls
Stephen J. Dinsmore
Fort Collins, CO
steve_dinsmore@usgs.gov
Date: Mon, 19 Apr 1999 20:47:10 -0500
From: paseka@tvsonline.net (Paseka, Janis)
Subject: Magpies
Hi All,
There appears to be a pair of Magpies nesting in my aunt's yard
in southwestern Saunders county. It seems that they did the same thing
already last year. Does anyone know of other spots in eastern Nebraska
where nesting occurs? I'd always assumed that the occaisional birds we
see here in the winter were wandering youngsters.
Don
From: "Alice Kenitz" <akenitz@prairieweb.com> Subject: Re: Brambling in Scottsbluff Date: Mon, 19 Apr 1999 20:41:04 -0600 Hi all, Didn't need to tie the Brambling down--Neva did see it this afternoon. Alice -----Original Message----- From: NevaLCP@aol.com <NevaLCP@aol.com> To: NeBirds@rip.physics.unk.edu <NeBirds@rip.physics.unk.edu> Date: Monday, April 19, 1999 7:46 AM Subject: Re: Brambling in Scottsbluff >Hi Alice, > >I'm on my way west. Somebody tie down that bird until I get there. > >Neva Pruess >
From: marshwren@nctc.net (Randolph and Harding) Subject: Re: Magpies Date: Mon, 19 Apr 1999 22:38:40 -0500 Nebraska birders, Thanks, Don, for the message about a magpie nest in Saunders County. I thought we had the easternmost magpie nest at the Gibbon I-80 exit. Are there other eastern nesting locations? Are they expanding their range? Robin Harding marshwren@nctc.net
From: drintoul@ksu.edu Subject: Re: Magpies Date: Mon, 19 Apr 1999 22:58:10 -0500 (CDT) > > Nebraska birders, > > Thanks, Don, for the message about a magpie nest in Saunders County. > I thought we had the easternmost magpie nest at the Gibbon I-80 exit. > Are there other eastern nesting locations? Are they expanding their > range? This may not be completely relevant to the NE birding community, but magpies do seem to be expanding their range down here in KS (Baja Nebraska). There is a breeding record from northern Riley County, which is almost directly south of Lincoln NE. In fact, since that nest was discovered several years ago, there are now several breeding pairs of Pica pica in northern Riley County. The upcoming breeding bird atlas of Kansas will show a map in which the demarcation line for this species runs diagonally across the state from SW to NE, with the breeding range above that line. -- Dave Rintoul, Ph.D. mailto:drintoul@ksu.edu Biology Division - KSU ICBM: 39.18N, 96.34W Manhattan KS 66506-4901 VOX: 785-532-6663 http://www-personal.ksu.edu/~drintoul/ FAX: 785-532-6653 "Scientists are treacherous allies on committees, for they are apt to change their minds in response to arguments." - C.M. Bowra, 1898-1971
From: "Ross Silcock" <silcock@sidney.heartland.net> Subject: Re: Magpies Date: Mon, 19 Apr 1999 23:37:35 -0500 Hi y'all: There was a nesting group near Prague in Saunders Co a few years ago. Don't know if they're still there. Anyone? The range has changed back and forth over the years. Before 1900 magpies bred south and east to Cuming, Cass, and Gage Counties, but the range contracted and in 1958 magpies bred only in the western half of the state. In recent years the range has been expanding again, and the recent easternmost breeding records are for Dakota, Saunders, and Clay Counties. There are summer reports further east, especially in Lancaster County. There are no records from the southeasternmost 4 counties though. Ross Ross Silcock Tabor, IA silcock@sidney.heartland.net New Zealand Land and Pelagic Trips. Next: Nov 1999 ---------- > From: Randolph and Harding <marshwren@nctc.net> > To: NeBirds@rip.physics.unk.edu > Subject: Re: Magpies > Date: Monday, April 19, 1999 10:38 PM > > Nebraska birders, > > Thanks, Don, for the message about a magpie nest in Saunders County. > I thought we had the easternmost magpie nest at the Gibbon I-80 exit. > Are there other eastern nesting locations? Are they expanding their > range? > > Robin Harding > marshwren@nctc.net > >
Date: Tue, 20 Apr 1999 06:48:45 -0500 (CDT)
From: Jan Johnson <jjohnson@mother.esu1.k12.ne.us>
Subject: Re: Magpies
Magpies do nest in northeast Nebraska around the Buckskin Lake area a few
miles southwest of Newcastle and up along the Missouri River. Guess I
thought that was not out of the ordinary since there have been nests in
the area for several years.
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Date: Tue, 20 Apr 1999 08:53:37 -0500 Subject: Nebraska Birdline for 4/20/99 From: "Loren J. Padelford" <lpdlfrd@juno.com> - RBA * Nebraska * Statewide * April 20, 1999 * NEST9904.20 - Birds Mentioned BRAMBLING White-throated Swift Rock Wren Cinnamon Teal Great-tailed Grackle Long-billed Curlew Burrowing Owl Sandhill Crane Blue-gray Gnatcatcher Yellow-rumped Warbler White-faced Ibis American Golden-Plover American Avocet Greater Yellowlegs Lesser Yellowlegs Upland Sandpiper Willet Hudsonian Godwit Marbled Godwit Semipalmated Sandpiper Baird's Sandpiper Dunlin Wilson's Phalarope Horned Grebe Forster's Tern Black-crowned Night-Heron Peregrine Falcon Hermit Thrush California Gull Bonaparte's Gull Swainson's Thrush Whip-poor-will Orange-crowned Warbler Northern Parula Yellow-throated Warbler - 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, April 20th. In western Nebraska in Scotts Bluff County, the BRAMBLING was seen again in Scottsbluff on the 19th. The bird is coming to a feeder at the home of Dean & Phyllis Drawbaugh. They will be unable to host birders on Tuesday, the 20th. To see the bird after the 20th, please call 308 632-4869 to make arrangements. On the 19th, 14 WHITE-THROATED SWIFTS & a ROCK WREN were found at Scottsbluff National Monument. Also on the 19th, 16 CINNAMON TEAL & 7 GREAT-TAILED GRACKLES were found at Kiowa WMA. In southwest Scotts Bluff County on the 19th, a LONG-BILLED CURLEW & 41 BURROWING OWLS were found. In central Nebraska on the 17th in Clay County , 6 ROSS'S GEESE were found at North Harvard Basin & 150 SANDHILL CRANES were seen at Harvard WPA. Three miles south of Harvard WPA, a BLUE- GRAY GNATCATCHER & 4 YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLERS were found. On the 18th, 4 WHITE-FACED IBIS were spotted at Hansen WPA. In eastern Nebraska in York County on the 18th, a WHITE-FACED IBIS was found at Kirkpatrick WMA & 2 WHITE-FACED IBIS & 16 SANDHILL CRANES were seen at Renquist WMA. On the 17th & 18th in the Rainwater Basin area, 22 AMERICAN GOLDEN-PLOVERS, 99 AMERICAN AVOCETS, 79 GREATER YELLOWLEGS, 454 LESSER YELLOWLEGS, an UPLAND SANDPIPER, 4 WILLETS, 18 HUDSONIAN GODWITS, 8 MARBLED GODWITS, 6 SEMIPALMATED SANDPIPERS, 506 BAIRD'S SANDPIPERS, 4 DUNLINS & a WILSON'S PHALAROPE were seen. In Lancaster County on the 17th, a HORNED GREBE & a FORSTER'S TERN were found at Oak Lake. Also on the 17th, a WHITE-FACED IBIS was seen at Pawnee Lake. On the 18th in Lincoln, 3 BLACK- CROWNED NIGHT-HERONS were seen at Pioneer's Park. Also on the 18th, a BLACK-CROWNED NIGHT-HERON, a PEREGRINE FALCON, a HERMIT THRUSH & a GREAT-TAILED GRACKLE were seen at the Lincoln Saline Wetlands Nature Center. In Douglas County on the 18th south of Eppley Airport, a CALIFORNIA GULL & 2 BONAPARTE'S GULLS were seen at Kiwanis Park Lake at the intersection of Abbott Drive & Locust Street. On the 18th at Neale Woods Nature Center, a SWAINSON'S THRUSH was seen & WHIP-POOR-WILLS were heard calling. In Sarpy County on the 18th, an ORANGE-CROWNED WARBLER was seen at Chalco Hills Recreation Area. On the 19th in Bellevue in Fontenelle Forest, a NORTHERN PARULA & a YELLOW-THROATED WARBLER were found on North Stream Trail in the Sycamore grove. 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: "Lanny Randolph" <randolphl@unk.edu> Date: Tue, 20 Apr 1999 13:02:47 -0500 Subject: [NeBirds] Funk Lagoon Apr. 18 "Robin Harding" <hardingr@unk.edu> on 04/20/99 12:14:52 PM To: Lanny Randolph/CNSS/UNK/UNEBR cc: Subject: Nebr. RBA Apr. 18 Nebraska birders, On April 18, we saw a total of 73 species, starting with a Field Sparrow at our home southeast of Gibbon in Buffalo County. At a small lake near the Gibbon I-80 exit, we saw about 70 Double-crested Cormorants. In Phelps County at Funk Lagoon, we met Glen and Wanda Hoge and some of our highlights are: 22 Eared Grebes, 600 American White Pelicans, 200 Greater White-fronted Geese, 350 Northern Shovelers, 1 female Canvasback, 6 Lesser Scaup, 350 Ruddy Ducks, 1 Sharp-shinned Hawk, 1 American Golden-Plover, 2 American Avocets, 3 Greater Yellowlegs, 7 Lesser Yellowlegs, 1 Marbled Godwit, 14 Baird's Sandpipers, 1 Common Snipe, 1 Wilson's Phalarope, 350 Franklin's Gulls, 2 Forster's Terns, 1 Tree Swallow, 1 Barn Swallow, 3 Marsh Wrens, 200 Yellow-headed Blackbirds, 5 Great-tailed Grackles, 250 Song Sparrows Glen and Wanda saw a Cinnamon Teal at Funk Lagoon. We also saw that same great big exotic-looking goose that we reported a few weeks ago at Funk. Glen called it a Chinese Goose. It can fly but it must be an escaped captive. Also in Phelps County at the Sacramento/Wilcox Wildlife Management Area, we saw three more Greater Yellowlegs, two more Lesser Yellowlegs, two Eastern Phoebes, a Loggerhead Shrike and three Vesper Sparrows. One mile north of Sac, we saw two Turkey Vultures. In eastern Phelps County, we saw a total of ten Red-tailed Hawks. There is a map of Funk Lagoon on NOU's web site in the Favorite Birding Areas section. The web site is at: http://rip.physics.unk.edu/NOU/ We are developing more maps and a list of favorite birding areas in Nebraska. What have you been seeing? Robin Harding marshwren@nctc.net
From: "Susan J. Herrick" <th41814@mail.navix.net> Subject: Little Salt Fork Marsh Date: Tue, 20 Apr 1999 17:59:01 -0500 Tuesday April 20 Linda Brown, Paul Johnsguard and I were at Little Salt Fork Marsh from about 10:00 to 11:00 a.m. The highlights included 3 Swainson's hawk, we got a nice view in the scope, Great-tailed Grackles, Yellow-headed Blackbirds, Snipe. We also saw Blue-winged Teal, Northern Shoveler,Lesser Scaup, Green-winged Teal, Mallards, Canada Goose, Coots, 3 Red-tailed Hawks, 1 Northern Harrier, Lesser Yellowlegs, Killdeer, 3 Great Blue Herons, Bobwhite, Pheasant, Eastern and Western Meadow Lark, Cow Birds, Tree Swallows, House Sparrows, Mourning and Rock Doves, Starlings, Crows, and Grackles, and Gold Finches. The morning was beautiful, partly sunny and a cool breeze. Susan Herrick
From: "Alice Kenitz" <akenitz@prairieweb.com> Subject: No Brambling today Date: Tue, 20 Apr 1999 19:05:12 -0600 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0004_01BE8B60.B77D0E20 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Hi Nebraska birders, I had a call from Phyllis Drawbaugh about 6:30 p.m. saying that they = have not seen the Brambling today. They were home from her cataract = surgery (which went well) by about 9:00 a.m. and Dean has watched = diligently since then. Not only did they not have the Brambling, but = they had few other birds today. It was a beautiful weather day & we are = supposed to have cooler with some moisture moving in tonight, so maybe = tomorrow will be a better birding day. Alice ------=_NextPart_000_0004_01BE8B60.B77D0E20 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 color=#000000 size=2>Hi Nebraska birders,</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT color=#000000 size=2>I had a call from Phyllis Drawbaugh = about 6:30 p.m. saying that they have not seen the Brambling today. They were = home from her cataract surgery (which went well) by about 9:00 a.m. and Dean = has watched diligently since then. Not only did they not have the = Brambling, but they had few other birds today. It was a beautiful weather day = & we are supposed to have cooler with some moisture moving in tonight, so = maybe tomorrow will be a better birding day.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT color=#000000 size=2>Alice</FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML> ------=_NextPart_000_0004_01BE8B60.B77D0E20--
Date: Tue, 20 Apr 1999 20:50:53 -0500
From: paseka@tvsonline.net (Paseka, Janis)
Subject: Prague and Magpies
Hi all,
Thanks for the magpie information everyone. My aunt lives 2
miles south and about 5 miles west of Prague in Saunders county, so I
guess they're part of that southern Bohemian Alps flock that Ross
mentioned. My dad grew up on that place after WWI and claims that they
saw them when he was a kid.
Don
From: marshwren@nctc.net (Randolph and Harding) Subject: [NeBirds] Harlan Co. April 20 Date: Tue, 20 Apr 1999 21:54:50 -0500 >>From jacana@swnebr.net Tue Apr 20 16:47:14 1999 >From: "Wanda Hoge" <jacana@swnebr.net> >To: "Robin" <marshwren@nctc.net> >Subject: >Date: Tue, 20 Apr 1999 16:48:16 -0000 > >Robin and Lanny > we had a White-faced Ibis at 3:45 p.m. to day at the river bridge, >also a black-bellied Plover. Saw an Osprey over lake. Will look tomorrow >for Ibis again. Good birding. Wanda and Glen >
From: NevaLCP@aol.com
Date: Tue, 20 Apr 1999 23:43:24 EDT
Subject: Re: Brambling and Alliance to Ogallala
Since one of my pet superstitions is that when you get two of something the
third will show up so I've been anticipating a third Eurasian rarity this
spring. I rather expected an Eurasian Widgeon but a Brambling exceeds my
wildest hopes.
I arrived at Scottsbluff about 4 PM Monday, called the Drewbaugh's and was
invited to come right over; the bird had been there a few minutes earlier.
Only a few Mourning Doves were there when I arrived but within ten minutes
Goldfinches, House Finches and Siskins began to come to the feeders right
outside the window and with them came the Brambling. It kept coming and
going, usually perching on eye level tree branches about five feet away from
the window and then dropping down to the ground to feed. A very pretty little
bird. The white rump is quite conspicuous when it flies. I just read
Alice's note that it was not seen today. I hope it is still around and a lot
of you get to see it.
When I left the weather was looking like thunderstorms although it never did
manage to rain. It was too late to drive up on the monument so I wandered
the back roads through Carter Canyon and the Wildcat Hills not finding
anything unusual. Enjoyed the Mountain Bluebirds near the nature center.
Today I spent a long day coming home via Alliance and the Lakeside to Oshkosh
road across Crescent Lake National Wildlife refuge. Beautiful weather and
wonderful birding.
Alliance to south edge of the refuge:
Waterfowl:
12 Canvasback half a mile west of Lakeside
1 male Hooded Merganser in the duck filled marsh/pond just east of
Lakeside
Here and there: Pintails, Mallards, Green-winged Teal, Ring-necked ducks,
Buffleheads (a lot on the refuge) Canada Geese (many of them on nests)
Everywhere: Blue-winged Teal, Gadwall, Northern Shovelers, Lesser Scaup,
Redheads, Ruddy Ducks, Coots
Never did find a Widgeon or Cinnamon Teal
Three Great Blue Herons and one Black Crowned Night Heron, on the refuge
1 Willet at the large lake west of Lakeside
A few Greater Yellowlegs, Lesser Yellowlegs, Pectoral Sandpipers, Bairds
Sandpipers, here and there. Killdeer everywhere. Avocets almost
everywhere.
12 Long-billed Curlews, 2 of them on the refuge and the rest between Lakeside
and the north refuge boundary
1 loggerhead Shrike just north of the refuge
Yellow-headed blackbirds here and there, including a field full of them
feeding on
the ground with one of the aforementioned LB Curlews walking among them.
What a sight!
Belted Kingfisher south of the refuge where road crosses Blue Creek
And of course lots of W. Meadowlarks, Horned Larks, Red-winged Blackbirds,
Cowbirds, Mourning Doves, etc. etc. Several Kestrel. No Swallows, Lark
Buntings, or Black Terns. Too early I presume.
West end of Lake McConaughy (Omaha Beach area) 500 (at least) White Pelicans
Lake Ogallala:
1 Common Loon
3 Cormorants
Ring-billed and Franklin's Gulls, a few
3 Eared Grebe
1 Pied-billed Grebe
18 Western Grebes, 2 Clark's Grebes and about a dozen more that
refused to
take their heads out from under their wings.
About 7:15 PM, just west of Wood River three Sandhill Cranes flew across !-80.
Seeking a break from traffic I drove the South River Road from Wood River to
Alda. Just before the Alda road I found four more Sandhill Cranes in a corn
field. They looked a bit lonely.
Summer is icumen in.
Neva Pruess
Lincoln, NE
Date: Tue, 20 Apr 99 16:29:57 -0400
From: "Kevin Poague"<kpoague@audubon.org>
Subject: Re[2]: Magpies
First, ferruginous hawks, then bramblings, now magpies.
Magpies have also nested recently a few miles west of Ceresco, NE.
Kevin
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Subject: Re: Magpies
Author: <NeBirds@rip.physics.unk.edu > at INTERNET
Date: 4/20/99 6:48 AM
Magpies do nest in northeast Nebraska around the Buckskin Lake area a few
miles southwest of Newcastle and up along the Missouri River. Guess I
thought that was not out of the ordinary since there have been nests in
the area for several years.
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