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1. Nebraska Birdline for 6/24/99
"Loren J. Padelford" <lpdlfrd@juno.com>
Thu, 24 Jun 1999 11:30:02 -0500
2. [NeBirds] Loons in Birder's World
marshwren@nctc.net (Randolph and Harding)
Thu, 24 Jun 1999 22:01:05 -0500
3. [NeBirds] big shorebirds a Funk Lagoon
marshwren@nctc.net (Randolph and Harding)
Sun, 27 Jun 1999 19:45:04 -0500
4. spring meeting final tally (finally)
marshwren@nctc.net (Randolph and Harding)
Mon, 28 Jun 1999 19:13:12 -0500
5. [NeBirds] Cattle Egrets in Phelps Co.
marshwren@nctc.net (Randolph and Harding)
Wed, 30 Jun 1999 00:03:48 -0500
6. Re: Need Birder Contact in Lexington, NE area
"Mike Mnich" <mmnich@eurekaherald.com>
Thu, 1 Jul 1999 17:27:39 -0500
7. Re: Need Birder Contact in Lexington, NE area
Laurel Badura <lteten@ngpc.state.ne.us>
Fri, 02 Jul 1999 07:44:22 -0500
8. Nebraska Birdline for 7/2/99
"Loren J. Padelford" <lpdlfrd@juno.com>
Fri, 2 Jul 1999 16:58:40 -0500
9. Fw: Calliope Hummer
"Ross Silcock" <silcock@sidney.heartland.net>
Sun, 4 Jul 1999 18:03:31 -0500
10. July 4
"Alice Kenitz" <akenitz@prairieweb.com>
Sun, 4 Jul 1999 19:36:27 -0600
11. e. Rainwater Basin: SPECIAL REPORT
"Joel Jorgensen" <zrtac@genesisnet.net>
Mon, 5 Jul 1999 14:43:52 -0500
12. [NeBirds] How we celebrate the 4th
marshwren@nctc.net (Randolph and Harding)
Mon, 05 Jul 1999 14:47:42 -0500
13. [NeBirds] July 05 Phelps Co. Funk Lagoon
marshwren@nctc.net (Randolph and Harding)
Mon, 05 Jul 1999 20:08:12 -0500
14. Nebraska Birdline for 7/5/99
"Loren J. Padelford" <lpdlfrd@juno.com>
Mon, 5 Jul 1999 20:13:06 -0500
15. Kestrels
Jan Johnson <jjohnson@mother.esu1.k12.ne.us>
Tue, 6 Jul 1999 11:54:23 -0500 (CDT)
16. Nebraska Panhandle Trip June 20-25
BrianAhern@aol.com
Tue, 6 Jul 1999 13:14:10 EDT
17. Birds Sighted
cnk@scholars.bellevue.edu
Tue, 6 Jul 1999 17:21:27 CDT
18. Re: Birds Sighted- WY and UT
NevaLCP@aol.com
Wed, 7 Jul 1999 09:04:33 EDT
19. Re: Birds Sighted
Laurel Badura <lteten@ngpc.state.ne.us>
Wed, 07 Jul 1999 08:12:05 -0500
20. Re: Birds Sighted- WY and UT
cnk@scholars.bellevue.edu
Wed, 7 Jul 1999 13:15:47 CDT
21. Nebraska Birdline for 7/9/99
"Loren J. Padelford" <lpdlfrd@juno.com>
Fri, 9 Jul 1999 20:01:15 -0500
22. Redstarts
"Alice Kenitz" <akenitz@prairieweb.com>
Fri, 9 Jul 1999 20:07:52 -0600
23. Am Redstart breeding Scblf Co?
"Ross Silcock" <silcock@sidney.heartland.net>
Fri, 9 Jul 1999 22:10:21 -0500
24. [NeBirds]Cattle Egrets, Buff. Co.
marshwren@nctc.net (Randolph and Harding)
Sat, 10 Jul 1999 12:57:24 -0500
25. [NeBirds] southcentral Clay Co. 7/11
marshwren@nctc.net (Randolph and Harding)
Sun, 11 Jul 1999 18:42:17 -0500
26. Sightings.
Jan Johnson <jjohnson@mother.esu1.k12.ne.us>
Mon, 12 Jul 1999 09:56:17 -0500 (CDT)
27. Funk
Laurel Badura <lteten@ngpc.state.ne.us>
Mon, 12 Jul 1999 10:07:35 -0500
28. Re: Sightings
"Kevin Poague"<kpoague@audubon.org>
Tue, 13 Jul 99 09:29:58 -0400
29.
"Wanda Hoge" <jacana@swnebr.net>
Tue, 13 Jul 1999 12:34:18 -0000
30. Nebraska Birdline for 7/15/99
"Loren J. Padelford" <lpdlfrd@juno.com>
Thu, 15 Jul 1999 16:15:37 -0500
31. Brief Late Afternoon Birding Trip
murwille <murwille@genie.esu10.k12.ne.us>
Fri, 16 Jul 1999 21:16:51 -0500
32. eastern RWB
"Joel Jorgensen" <zrtac@genesisnet.net>
Sat, 17 Jul 1999 20:25:58 -0500
33. White Ibis
John C Sulllivan <johnsllvn@juno.com>
Sun, 18 Jul 1999 22:33:48 -0500
34. Re: White Ibis
Joe Gubanyi <JGUBANYI@seward.cune.edu>
Mon, 19 Jul 1999 17:16:57 -0500 (CDT)
35. Re: White Ibis
lizprints@webtv.net (elizabeth allen)
Mon, 19 Jul 1999 22:43:37 -0500 (CDT)
36. [NeBirds]July 18 Funk Lagoon
"Robin Harding" <hardingr@unk.edu>
Tue, 20 Jul 1999 13:31:35 -0500
37. Re: White Ibis
Joe Gubanyi <JGUBANYI@seward.cune.edu>
Tue, 20 Jul 1999 15:33:50 -0500 (CDT)
38. Successful Trip To See The White Ibis!
murwille <murwille@genie.esu10.k12.ne.us>
Tue, 20 Jul 1999 16:23:21 -0500
39. Re: White Ibis
lizprints@webtv.net (elizabeth allen)
Tue, 20 Jul 1999 22:18:07 -0500 (CDT)
40.
"Wanda Hoge" <jacana@swnebr.net>
Wed, 21 Jul 1999 13:56:12 -0000
41. Mississippi Kite - Lincoln
"Thomas E. Labedz" <tlabedz@unlinfo.unl.edu>
Fri, 23 Jul 1999 15:41:43 -0500
42. Unidentified bird
HARRYNE@aol.com
Fri, 23 Jul 1999 16:49:25 EDT
43. Re: Unidentified bird
"Ross Silcock" <silcock@sidney.heartland.net>
Fri, 23 Jul 1999 19:40:35 -0500
44. Re: Unidentified bird
Mark Brogie <mbrogie@mother.esu1.k12.ne.us>
Fri, 23 Jul 1999 20:51:39 -0500 (CDT)
45. Eurasian Collared-Doves in Northeast NE
Mark Brogie <mbrogie@mother.esu1.k12.ne.us>
Fri, 23 Jul 1999 21:18:10 -0500 (CDT)
46. Re: Unidentified bird
HARRYNE@aol.com
Sat, 24 Jul 1999 13:15:04 EDT
47. Saturday birds in Seward area
Joe Gubanyi <JGUBANYI@seward.cune.edu>
Sat, 24 Jul 1999 16:05:13 -0500 (CDT)
48. Re: Unidentified bird
NevaLCP@aol.com
Sat, 24 Jul 1999 17:07:23 EDT
49. Re: Unidentified bird
NevaLCP@aol.com
Sat, 24 Jul 1999 21:03:17 EDT
50. eastern Rainwater Basin
"Joel Jorgensen" <zrtac@genesisnet.net>
Sun, 25 Jul 1999 18:25:40 -0500
51. RE: Mississippi Kite - Lincoln
Mark Orsag <MOrsag@doane.edu>
Mon, 26 Jul 1999 14:16:48 -0500
52. Re: Mississippi Kite - Lincoln
"Thomas E. Labedz" <tlabedz@unlinfo.unl.edu>
Mon, 26 Jul 1999 14:35:44 -0500
53. RE: Mississippi Kite - Lincoln
Mark Orsag <MOrsag@doane.edu>
Mon, 26 Jul 1999 15:30:41 -0500
54. Nebraska Birdline for 7/26/99
"Loren J. Padelford" <lpdlfrd@juno.com>
Mon, 26 Jul 1999 22:25:52 -0500
55. bird killer
"Thomas E. Labedz" <tlabedz@unlinfo.unl.edu>
Wed, 28 Jul 1999 13:52:48 -0500
56. RE: bird killer
Mark Orsag <MOrsag@doane.edu>
Thu, 29 Jul 1999 13:24:19 -0500
57. RE: Mississippi Kite - Lincoln
Mark Orsag <MOrsag@doane.edu>
Thu, 29 Jul 1999 13:29:13 -0500
58. RE: bird killer
"Todd Jensen" <gyrfalcon2@hotmail.com>
Thu, 29 Jul 1999 18:18:08 PDT
59. Please
Terry Swirczek <ts41025@navix.net>
Fri, 30 Jul 1999 17:20:17 -0700
60. How to use this listserv
marshwren@nctc.net (Randolph and Harding)
Fri, 30 Jul 1999 21:04:26 -0500
Date: Thu, 24 Jun 1999 11:30:02 -0500 Subject: Nebraska Birdline for 6/24/99 From: "Loren J. Padelford" <lpdlfrd@juno.com> - RBA * Nebraska * Statewide * June 24th, 1999 * NEST9906.24 - Birds Mentioned Carolina Wren Hooded Warbler Kentucky Warbler Pileated Woodpecker Cedar Waxwing Black-billed Magpie Blue-winged Warbler Burrowing Owl Black & White Warbler Trumpeter Swan Mississippi Kite Common Loon Clark's Grebe Piping Plover Least Tern Great-tailed Grackle Bewick's Wren Yellow-billed Cuckoo Bell's Vireo Yellow-breasted Chat Greater Prairie Chicken Northern Mockingbird Semipalmated Sandpiper - 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 Thursday, June 24th. In eastern Nebraska in Douglas County on the 20th, a CAROLINA WREN, a singing HOODED WARBLER & 2 KENTUCKY WARBLERS were seen along the stream at the north end of Hummel Park. In Sarpy County on the 21st in Bellevue in Fontenelle Forest, a PILEATED WOODPECKER was seen north of the deer exclosure on North Stream Trail. In Washington County on the 20th, 2 CEDAR WAXWINGS were seen at Boyer Chute NWR. In Pierce County on the 19th, a BLACK-BILLED MAGPIE was spotted at Willow Creek WMA. In western Nebraska on the 18th, a BLUE-WINGED WARBLER was seen & heard singing at Fort Niobrara NWR on the Niobrara River between Cornell Dam & Berry Bridge on the north shore. On the 22nd, 12 BURROWING OWLS were seen at Fort Niobrara NWR in the prairie dog town east of the headquarters. In Rock County on the 22nd, 2 BLACK-BILLED MAGPIES & a BLACK & WHITE WARBLER were found at Long Pine State Recreation Area. In Grant County on the 21st, 2 TRUMPETER SWANS were seen east of Hyannis on the north side of Highway 20. Also on the 21st, 9 adult & 5 young TRUMPETER SWANS were seen on Whitman Lake. In Keith County on the 21st, an adult MISSISSIPPI KITE was seen flying near Boot Hill in Ogallala. At Lake Ogallala on the 21st, a COMMON LOON & a CLARK'S GREBE were seen. On the 21st, 6 PIPING PLOVERS & 6 LEAST TERNS were found at the Martin Bay nest site at Lake McConaughy. In Scotts Bluff County on the 22nd, 4 GREAT-TAILED GRACKLES were seen ‡ mile south of Kiowa WMA. In central Nebraska in Antelope County on the 19th, the BEWICK'S WREN was seen at Ashfall State Historical Park. It was seen & heard between the Visitor's Center & the Rhino Barn. In Harlan County on the 20th, a YELLOW-BILLED CUCKOO, a BELL'S VIREO & 3 YELLOW-BREASTED CHATS were found. In Franklin County on the 20th, a GREATER PRAIRIE CHICKEN with chicks was spotted 5 miles southwest of Campbell. Also on the 20th, a NORTHERN MOCKINGBIRD was seen 4 miles north of Bloomington. In Iowa in Woodbury County at the Port Neal power plant ponds on the 19th, 5 PIPING PLOVERS, a SEMIPALMATED SANDPIPER & a LEAST TERN were found. 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. Be sure to include the date of the sighting. Thank you and good birding! - End transcript
From: marshwren@nctc.net (Randolph and Harding) Subject: [NeBirds] Loons in Birder's World Date: Thu, 24 Jun 1999 22:01:05 -0500 NeBirders, In the August 1999 issue of Birder's World, there is a photo essay of fish eating birds. On page 35 is a picture of a pair of loons with two chicks. The picture is labeled Common Loons but one of the adults has a yellow bill and the other has a black bill. The shape of the head and bill are like a Common Loon but why is the bill yellow? I checked a few reference books and field guides but did not find any helpful information. Robin Harding 50370 24th Road Gibbon, NE 68840 308-468-5057 (home), 308-865-8647 (work) marshwren@nctc.net (home), HardingR@UNK.edu (work)
From: marshwren@nctc.net (Randolph and Harding) Subject: [NeBirds] big shorebirds a Funk Lagoon Date: Sun, 27 Jun 1999 19:45:04 -0500 Hi NeBirders, Sunday June 27 in Buffalo County Robin and I heard two Sedge Wrens behind our home near the Platte River near Gibbon. In Phelps County at Funk Lagoon we saw a mink run across the road with a fish in its mouth. We also identified a Great Egret, an adult Black-crowned Night-Heron, four White-faced Ibis, an American Avocet in alternate plumage, a Greater Yellowlegs, seventeen Lesser Yellowlegs, nine Willet, an Upland Sandpiper, six Marbled Godwits, a male Wilson's Phalarope, a dowitcher unidentified as to species, twelve Black Terns, two Sedge Wrens, a Marsh Wren, about fifteen Song Sparrows, two Swamp Sparrows and about twelve Great-tailed Grackles. About three miles north of Funk Lagoon we saw four more Upland Sandpipers. All the little shorebirds running around between the bigger ones turned out to be Lesser Yellowlegs. This is the first time I remember seeing that. 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: marshwren@nctc.net (Randolph and Harding) Subject: spring meeting final tally (finally) Date: Mon, 28 Jun 1999 19:13:12 -0500 Hi NeBirders, Sorry for the delay, but here is the final tally for the Nebraska Ornithologists' Union spring meeting. We saw a total 207 different species of wild birds. We saw 160 species in Lancaster County, 135 species in Fillmore County, 123 species in Clay County, 111 species in Sarpy County, 43 species in Adams County, 20 species in York County and 12 species in Seward County. We saw ten species of waders, 26 species of shorebirds, six vireo species, thirty warbler species and fifteen sparrow species. Some highlight species are Least Bittern, Little Blue Heron, White-faced Ibis, Whimbrel, Ruddy Turnstone, Dunlin, Buff-breasted Sandpiper, Short-billed Dowitcher, Red-necked Phalarope, Caspian Tern, Common Tern, Pileated Woodpecker, Sedge Wren, Grey-cheeked Thrush, Wood Thrush, Bell's Vireo, Blue-winged Warbler, Golden-winged Warbler, Northern Parula, Cape May Warbler, Louisiana Waterthrush, Kentucky Warbler, Connecticut Warbler, Mourning Warbler, MacGillivray's Warbler, Canada Warbler, Summer Tanager, Lazuli Bunting, Henslow's Sparrow and Nelson's Sharp-tailed Sparrow. This highlight list is as seen from my point of view. Things will most definitely look different from your point of view. May 14-16, besides seeing many of the above listed things, I also saw many friends, many more friendly people and my way safely home. In a weaker moment, I probably wished for more. But I shouldn't have. 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: marshwren@nctc.net (Randolph and Harding) Subject: [NeBirds] Cattle Egrets in Phelps Co. Date: Wed, 30 Jun 1999 00:03:48 -0500 Hi NeBirders, Sunday, June 27, in Phelps County Dr. Price and his wife Linda saw a half dozen Cattle Egrets about three miles east of the Funk-Odessa Expressway along the road south of the Platte. Lanny Lanny Randolph southcentral Nebraska 50370 24th rd Gibbon, Ne. 68840 308-468-5057 Marshwren@nctc.net (home) RandolphL@UNK.edu (work)
From: "Mike Mnich" <mmnich@eurekaherald.com> Subject: Re: Need Birder Contact in Lexington, NE area Date: Thu, 1 Jul 1999 17:27:39 -0500 Dear Laurel, Just wanted to let you know how Birding at Science Camp went last week. We were blessed with no rain! Had about 20 kids who chose birds. We saw a total of 35 species around the camp. We didn't venture forth. The schedule was too tight. Had 4, 75 min. classes/day. We saw Orchard and Northern orioles, house wrens, rose-breasted grosbeak, turkey, yellow warbler, green wing teal, bluebird, etc. We saw nests of house wren, robin, grackle, and barn swallow. Saw baby wrens. The kids had never birded before for the most part. We talked about how to use and maintain binoculars, how to use a field guide, what to look for, how to attract birds, call birds, etc. I think it went well. Thanks for your correspondence. Mike
Date: Fri, 02 Jul 1999 07:44:22 -0500 From: Laurel Badura <lteten@ngpc.state.ne.us> Subject: Re: Need Birder Contact in Lexington, NE area Mike- That's great! Very impressive for new bird watchers. Too bad your schedule was so tight, however, to have 20 kids choose birds is wonderful. I'm glad you all had a nice time:) Laurel At 05:27 PM 7/1/99 -0500, you wrote: > > >Dear Laurel, > Just wanted to let you know how Birding at Science Camp went last week. >We were blessed with no rain! Had about 20 kids who chose birds. We saw a >total of >35 species around the camp. We didn't venture forth. The schedule was too >tight. >Had 4, 75 min. classes/day. We saw Orchard and Northern orioles, house >wrens, rose-breasted grosbeak, turkey, yellow warbler, green wing teal, >bluebird, etc. We saw nests of house wren, robin, grackle, and barn >swallow. Saw baby wrens. The kids had never birded before for the most >part. We talked about how to use and maintain binoculars, how to use a >field guide, what to look for, how to attract birds, call birds, etc. I >think it went well. Thanks for your correspondence. >Mike >
Date: Fri, 2 Jul 1999 16:58:40 -0500 Subject: Nebraska Birdline for 7/2/99 From: "Loren J. Padelford" <lpdlfrd@juno.com> - RBA * Nebraska * Statewide * July 2, 1999 * NEST9907.02 - Birds Mentioned Burrowing Owl Northern Mockingbird Cassin's Sparrow Mountain Plover McCown's Longspur Chestnut-collared Longspur Cordilleran Flycatcher Pygmy Nuthatch Red-breasted nuthatch Townsend's Solitaire Merlin Bullock's Oriole Clark's Grebe California Gull Caspian Tern Prairie Falcon White-throated Swift Violet-green Swallow Great Egret Black-crowned Night-Heron White-faced Ibis American Avocet Greater Yellowlegs Lesser Yellowlegs Willet Upland Sandpiper Marbled Godwit Wilson's Phalarope Black Tern Sedge Wren Marsh Wren Swamp Sparrow Great-tailed Grackle Cattle Egret Broad-winged Hawk Carolina Wren Scarlet Tanager Gray Catbird Rose-breasted Grosbeak Piping Plover Western Kingbird Blue Grosbeak - Transcript Tape Number: 402 292-5325 Compilers: Babs & Loren Padelford Transcriber: Babs Padelford (lpdlfrd@juno.com) Welcome to an update of the Nebraska Birdline, sponsored by the Audubon Society of Omaha, for Friday, July 2nd. In western Nebraska in Dundy County on June 26th, 2 BURROWING OWLS & 2 NORTHERN MOCKINGBIRDS were seen at Rock Creek SRA & Fish Hatchery, & 8 CASSIN'S SPARROWS were seen just east of there. In Kimball County on the 27th, a MOUNTAIN PLOVER was found in a disked field just west of the Kimball airport. Also on the 27th, 3 NORTHERN MOCKINGBIRDS were seen south of I- 80 Exit One. On the 27th, 6 MCCOWN'S LONGSPURS & 13 CHESTNUT-COLLARED LONGSPURS were found 2 miles north of the Colorado state line & 2 to 7 miles west of Highway 71. In Sioux County on the 27th, 5 CORDILLERAN FLYCATCHERS, PYGMY NUTHATCHES & RED- BREASTED NUTHATCHES were seen in Sowbelly & Monroe Canyons. Also on the 27th, a TOWNSEND'S SOLITAIRE was seen south of the Sowbelly Bed & Breakfast. On the 28th, a MERLIN, 51 CHESTNUT-COLLARED LONGSPURS, 17 MCCOWN'S LONGSPURS & 2 BULLOCK'S ORIOLES were seen near Agate Fossil Beds. In Keith County on the 26th, 3 CLARK'S GREBES were seen at Omaha Beach on Lake McConaughy & a CALIFORNIA GULL & a CASPIAN TERN were seen on Lake Ogallala. In Scotts Bluff County on the 27th, a PRAIRIE FALCON, WHITE-THROATED SWIFTS & VIOLET- GREEN SWALLOWS were spotted at Scotts Bluff National Monument. In central Nebraska in Phelps County on the 27th, a GREAT EGRET, a BLACK-CROWNED NIGHT- HERON, 4 WHITE-FACED IBIS, an AMERICAN AVOCET, a GREATER YELLOWLEGS, 27 LESSER YELLOWLEGS, 9 WILLETS, an UPLAND SANDPIPER, 6 MARBLED GODWITS, a WILSON'S PHALAROPE, 12 BLACK TERNS, 2 SEDGE WRENS, a MARSH WREN, 2 SWAMP SPARROWS & 12 GREAT-TAILED GRACKLES were found at Funk Lagoon. Also on the 27th, 6 CATTLE EGRETS were seen 3 miles east of the Funk-Odessa Expressway along the road south of the Platte River. In eastern Nebraska in Sarpy County in Bellevue on the 28th, a BROAD-WINGED HAWK was seen at Camp Wakonda south of Fontenelle Forest, & a CAROLINA WREN & a SCARLET TANAGER were seen on Prairie Trail in the Forest. In Washington County on the 26th, a GRAY CATBIRD & a ROSE- BREASTED GROSBEAK were seen at Boyer Chute NWR. In Iowa south of Council Bluffs on July 1st, a PIPING PLOVER, 2 WESTERN KINGBIRDS & a BLUE GROSBEAK were seen at the Mid-American south pond. For more information on this week's sightings, you may call 402-292-5556. To report your sightings, please leave your name, your phone number and your report after the tone at the end of this message. Be sure to include the date of the sighting. Thank you and good birding! - End transcript
From: "Ross Silcock" <silcock@sidney.heartland.net> Subject: Fw: Calliope Hummer Date: Sun, 4 Jul 1999 18:03:31 -0500 Hi folks: Time to head west! Ross Ross Silcock Tabor, IA silcock@sidney.heartland.net New Zealand Land and Pelagic Trips. Next: Nov 1999 ---------- > From: susan b bonfield <dipper5@juno.com> > To: cobirds@lists.Colorado.EDU > Subject: Calliope Hummer > Date: Sunday, July 04, 1999 4:58 PM > > Hi: > > Tony Leukering spotted a female Calliope Hummingbird at my feeder (Pebble > Creek Ranch, north of Silverthorne) today. There are also at least two > female Rufous Hummers visiting. > > Sue Bonfield > Silverthorne, CO
From: "Alice Kenitz" <akenitz@prairieweb.com> Subject: July 4 Date: Sun, 4 Jul 1999 19:36:27 -0600 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_000D_01BEC654.822EA4C0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable NeBirders, This morning I took a quick trip up Stage Hill (the old highway over = the Wildcat Hills). I had the usual Chats, Spotted Towhees, Lazuli = Buntings, Chipping Sparrows, Yellow Warblers. I was surprised to hear a = Bobwhite. The biggest surprise was a Sharp-shinned Hawk. I did see 3 = Mountain Bluebirds and 2 Eastern Bluebirds. A note to those who might be wanting to drive from Kimball to Gering in = the next month and a half. Highway 71 over the Wildcat Hills is set to = close July 8 for 42 days. There is a very long detour going by way of = the Stegall road. A more interesting route might be to take Highway 88 east for about 8 = miles and go north on the Wright's Gap Road which will join Highway 92 = just west of Melbeta. This is a gravel road while the regular detour is = all paved, but it is a lot more scenic and there are some opportunities = to do a little birding when you come through the hills. It will still be possible to get to the Wildcat Hills Nature Center on a = local detour. Good birding, Alice Kenitz Gering ------=_NextPart_000_000D_01BEC654.822EA4C0 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>NeBirders,</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT color=#000000 size=2>This morning I took a quick = trip up Stage Hill (the old highway over the Wildcat Hills). I had the usual = Chats, Spotted Towhees, Lazuli Buntings, Chipping Sparrows, Yellow = Warblers. I was surprised to hear a Bobwhite. The biggest surprise was a = Sharp-shinned Hawk. I did see 3 Mountain Bluebirds and 2 Eastern = Bluebirds.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT color=#000000 size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT color=#000000 size=2>A note to those who might be wanting = to drive from Kimball to Gering in the next month and a half. Highway 71 = over the Wildcat Hills is set to close July 8 for 42 days. There is a very = long detour going by way of the Stegall road.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT color=#000000 size=2>A more interesting route might be to = take Highway 88 east for about 8 miles and go north on the Wright's Gap Road = which will join Highway 92 just west of Melbeta. This is a gravel road = while the regular detour is all paved, but it is a lot more scenic and there are = some opportunities to do a little birding when you come through the hills.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT color=#000000 size=2>It will still be possible to get to = the Wildcat Hills Nature Center on a local detour.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT color=#000000 size=2>Good birding,</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT color=#000000 size=2>Alice Kenitz</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2>Gering</FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML> ------=_NextPart_000_000D_01BEC654.822EA4C0--
From: "Joel Jorgensen" <zrtac@genesisnet.net> Subject: e. Rainwater Basin: SPECIAL REPORT Date: Mon, 5 Jul 1999 14:43:52 -0500 Hello all. I birded the eastern RWB late sunday (4 July) and early monday (5 July). Top bird, and perhaps the only highlight, was a first-year WHITE IBIS at Kissinger WMA on 5 July. I observed (and photographed) the bird in the southwest corner of the marsh at about 9:30 a.m. At around 10:00 the bird flew into the interior of the marsh and I was unable to relocate it. Some of the other birds I found are mentioned below. Joel Jorgensen. -------------- 4 July western Seward Co 10 Lesser Yellowlegs 2 Great Egrets Clay Co 1 Semipalmated Sandpiper 5 July Clay Co 14 Lesser Yellowlegs 1 Greater Yellowlegs Kissinger WMA Northern Shoveler Brood. 3 Lesser Yellowlegs
From: marshwren@nctc.net (Randolph and Harding) Subject: [NeBirds] How we celebrate the 4th Date: Mon, 05 Jul 1999 14:47:42 -0500 Hi NeBirders, Sunday, July 4 in Buffalo County we saw three Turkey Vultures soaring over the Platte River four miles southeast of Gibbon. One mile east of Funk Lagoon we saw one Upland Sandpiper in Kearney County and seven more in Phelps County. In Phelps County at Funk Lagoon we saw two Greater White-fronted Geese, a Snow Goose, six American Avocets, two Lesser Yellowlegs, a Willet, two Swamp Sparrows and a male Blue Grosbeak. In Kearney County we saw a Solitary Sandpiper and a Grasshopper Sparrow in the sandhills between the river and the Rainwater Basin south of Gibbon. good birding and goodbye, Lanny
From: marshwren@nctc.net (Randolph and Harding) Subject: [NeBirds] July 05 Phelps Co. Funk Lagoon Date: Mon, 05 Jul 1999 20:08:12 -0500 NeBirders, On July 05 at our home in Buffalo County, we heard a Sedge Wren. We have been hearing one or two on a regular basis this summer in a prairie just north of our home. In Minden (Kearney Co.) we saw six Purple Martins. In Phelps County at Funk Lagoon, we saw forty Lesser Yellowlegs, a Solitary Sandpiper, ten Willets, three Greater Yellowlegs, an American Avocet, a Marbled Godwit, a Black Tern, five Franklin's Gulls, a Marsh Wren, two more Sedge Wrens, a Willow Flycatcher and ten Swamp Sparrows. The water and cattails are both rather high, making the search for shorebirds challenging. There were many more that we didn't get to. In Kearney County, southwest of Lowell, we heard six Grasshopper Sparrows. What have you been seeing? We have not been getting very many messages. Is everyone on vacation? Robin Harding 50370 24th Road Gibbon, NE 68840 308-468-5057 (home), 308-865-8647 (work) marshwren@nctc.net (home), HardingR@UNK.edu (work)
Date: Mon, 5 Jul 1999 20:13:06 -0500 Subject: Nebraska Birdline for 7/5/99 From: "Loren J. Padelford" <lpdlfrd@juno.com> - RBA * Nebraska * Statewide * July 5, 1999 * NEST9907.05 - Birds Mentioned WHITE IBIS Lesser Yellowlegs Greater Yellowlegs Great Egret Semipalmated Sandpiper Greater White-fronted Goose Snow Goose American Avocet Willet Swamp Sparrow Blue Grosbeak Solitary Sandpiper Sharp-shinned Hawk Northern Bobwhite Mountain Bluebird Yellow-breasted Chat Lazuli Bunting Carolina Wren Kentucky Warbler Scarlet Tanager American White Pelican Cattle Egret Black-crowned Night-Heron Common Moorhen - 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, July 5th. In central Nebraska in Clay County on the 4th & 5th, a first year WHITE IBIS was seen in the southwest corner of Kissinger WMA. On the 5th, 14 LESSER YELLOWLEGS & a GREATER YELLOWLEGS were seen in Clay County. Also seen in Clay County on the 4th were 2 GREAT EGRETS & a SEMIPALMATED SANDPIPER. In Phelps County on the 4th at Funk Lagoon, 2 GREATER WHITE-FRONTED GEESE, a SNOW GOOSE, 6 AMERICAN AVOCETS, 2 LESSER YELLOWLEGS, a WILLET, 2 SWAMP SPARROWS & a BLUE GROSBEAK were spotted. In Kearney County on the 4th, a SOLITARY SANDPIPER was found in the sandhills between the Platte River & the Rainwater Basin south of Gibbon. In western Nebraska in Scotts Bluff County on the 4th, a SHARP-SHINNED HAWK, a NORTHERN BOBWHITE, 3 MOUNTAIN BLUEBIRDS, YELLOW-BREASTED CHATS & LAZULI BUNTINGS were seen on Stage Hill Road (the old highway through the Wildcat Hills). In eastern Nebraska in Sarpy County in Bellevue on the 4th at Schramm Park, 3 CAROLINA WRENS, a KENTUCKY WARBLER & pair of SCARLET TANAGERS were found. In Iowa in Fremont County on the 5th, 40 AMERICAN WHITE PELICANS, 15 CATTLE EGRETS, 9 BLACK-CROWNED NIGHT-HERONS, 6 COMMON MOORHENS & 2 WILLETS were found at Forney Lake. 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. Be sure to include the date of the sighting. Thank you and good birding! - End transcript
Date: Tue, 6 Jul 1999 11:54:23 -0500 (CDT)
From: Jan Johnson <jjohnson@mother.esu1.k12.ne.us>
Subject: Kestrels
The fledgling kestrels have finally took wing. Mom and Dad have been
scolding me in my yard for almost 3 months now. This morning they were
seen feeding 2 young males and 2 young females on a dead branch not far
from their nest. They nested in a hole in a dying ash tree about 15 feet
off the ground.
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From: BrianAhern@aol.com Date: Tue, 6 Jul 1999 13:14:10 EDT Subject: Nebraska Panhandle Trip June 20-25 Hi, I recently got back from out west collecting fossils. One place i visited for a week was Crawford, NE. During that time i took a couple days off to go birding, i'd thought i'd share with you all what i found. On State Line Rd. in Sioux county I added 2 lifebirds: Brewer's Sparrow and McCown's Longspur. At Gilbert-Baker State Wildlife Management Area I saw the following of interest: Violet-Green Swallow Pygmy Nuthatch Western Tananger Weestern Wood-Pewee 3 Pinyon Jay Red Crossbill 1 Cordilleran Flycatcher 1 Great-Crested Flycatcher Pine Sisken Brown Thrasher Vesper Sparrow Mountains Bluebird On West Ash Creek Road: Blue Grosbeak Grasshoper Sparrow Warbling Vireo Western Wood-Pewee Red-Breasted Nuthatch Mountain Bluebird 1 LEWIS' WOODPECKER Swainson's Hawk I checked out some ponds along SR-2 around Antioch in Sheridan county. besides from the below mentioned i found 3 ducks that were not listed in the National geo book as summer residents: 1 female Bufflehead, Hooded Mergansers, 1 male Common Goldeneye, and also 1 Black-Necked Stilt, are any of those birds rare in that area during the summer?? WILSON'S PHALAROPE EARED GREBE Yellow-Headed Blackbird White-Faced Ibis Black Terns 1 Least Tern 1 Canvasback plus most of the other duck species on Willy Lake in Sheridan county, i 2 more lifebirds: WESTERN & CLARK'S GREBES I had a real good trip and alot of thanks goes out to Wayne Mollhoff for some great information and directions. Brian Ahern Temple Terrace, Fl. BrianAhern@aol.com
From: cnk@scholars.bellevue.edu
Date: Tue, 6 Jul 1999 17:21:27 CDT
Subject: Birds Sighted
Nebraska Birders,
Just got back from a birding trip to Wyoming and northern Utah with 9
other individuals from Fontenelle Forest. A few birds we saw in
Nebraska were:
Lake McConaughy
June 29 - Piping Plovers and their baby chicks (close-up views)
Least Terns - flying and sitting on nests - one adult
feeding another
Orchard Oriole - adults feeding young in a nest
Yellow Warblers
Brown Thrasher
Western Kingbird
Lark Sparrows
Belted Kingfisher
Savannah Sparrows
Eastern Kingbird
Cliff Swallows
Red tailed Hawk
Northern Cardinal
Mississippi Kites
Gering Cemetary
July 4 -
Western Tanager
Lazuli Bunting
Bobwhite
Yellow-breasted Chat
Blue Grosbeak
Bullock's Oriole (feeding young in a nest and another pair
feeding a fledgling)
Chipping Sparrows
Pine Siskins
House Finches
Lark Sparrow
Brown Thrasher
Yellow Warbler
If anyone is interested the Wyoming birds we saw let me know.
Good birding.
Clem Klaphake
Bellevue, NE
From: NevaLCP@aol.com Date: Wed, 7 Jul 1999 09:04:33 EDT Subject: Re: Birds Sighted- WY and UT Hi Clem, I would like the list of your Wyoming and Utah sightings on your recent trip. We get out they way for fishing/birding now and then. Neva Pruess
Date: Wed, 07 Jul 1999 08:12:05 -0500 From: Laurel Badura <lteten@ngpc.state.ne.us> Subject: Re: Birds Sighted Clem, Please share the birds you saw in Wyoming. Thanks! Laurel At 05:21 PM 7/6/99 -0500, you wrote: >Nebraska Birders, > >Just got back from a birding trip to Wyoming and northern Utah with 9 >other individuals from Fontenelle Forest. A few birds we saw in >Nebraska were: >Lake McConaughy >June 29 - Piping Plovers and their baby chicks (close-up views) > Least Terns - flying and sitting on nests - one adult > feeding another > Orchard Oriole - adults feeding young in a nest > Yellow Warblers > Brown Thrasher > Western Kingbird > Lark Sparrows > Belted Kingfisher > Savannah Sparrows > Eastern Kingbird > Cliff Swallows > Red tailed Hawk > Northern Cardinal > Mississippi Kites > >Gering Cemetary >July 4 - > Western Tanager > Lazuli Bunting > Bobwhite > Yellow-breasted Chat > Blue Grosbeak > Bullock's Oriole (feeding young in a nest and another pair > feeding a fledgling) > Chipping Sparrows > Pine Siskins > House Finches > Lark Sparrow > Brown Thrasher > Yellow Warbler > >If anyone is interested the Wyoming birds we saw let me know. > >Good birding. > >Clem Klaphake >Bellevue, NE >
From: cnk@scholars.bellevue.edu Date: Wed, 7 Jul 1999 13:15:47 CDT Subject: Re: Birds Sighted- WY and UT > From: NevaLCP@aol.com > Date: Wed, 7 Jul 1999 09:04:33 EDT > Reply-to: NeBirds@rip.physics.unk.edu > Subject: Re: Birds Sighted- WY and UT > To: NeBirds@rip.physics.unk.edu Neva, Will send it as soon as it is completed. Clem > Hi Clem, > > I would like the list of your Wyoming and Utah sightings on your recent trip. > We get out they way for fishing/birding now and then. > > Neva Pruess >
Date: Fri, 9 Jul 1999 20:01:15 -0500 Subject: Nebraska Birdline for 7/9/99 From: "Loren J. Padelford" <lpdlfrd@juno.com> - RBA * Nebraska * Statewide * July 9, 1999 * NEST9907.09 - Birds Mentioned White Ibis (not found) American Avocet Lesser Yellowlegs Greater Yellowlegs Willet Marbled Godwit Solitary Sandpiper Franklin's Gull Black Tern Marsh Wren Sedge Wren Willow Flycatcher Swamp Sparrow Bewick's Wren Yellow-breasted Chat Western Tanager Lazuli Bunting Blue Grosbeak Bullock's Oriole Least Bittern Cattle Egret Red-necked Phalarope Wilson's Phalarope - Transcript Tape Number: 402 292-5325 Compilers: Babs & Loren Padelford Transcriber: Babs Padelford (lpdlfrd@juno.com) Welcome to an update of the Nebraska Birdline, sponsored by the Audubon Society of Omaha, for Friday, July 9th. In central Nebraska in Clay County, no more reports were received of the first year WHITE IBIS seen on the 4th & 5th at Kissinger WMA. In Phelps County on the 5th at Funk Lagoon, an AMERICAN AVOCET, 40 LESSER YELLOWLEGS, 3 GREATER YELLOWLEGS, 10 WILLETS, a MARBLED GODWIT, a SOLITARY SANDPIPER, 5 FRANKLIN'S GULLS, a BLACK TERN, a MARSH WREN, 2 SEDGE WRENS, a WILLOW FLYCATCHER & 10 SWAMP SPARROWS were found. In Antelope County on the 3rd, the BEWICK'S WREN was seen again at Ash Fall State Historical Park. It's usually seen between the Visitor's Center & the Rhino Barn. In western Nebraska in Scotts Bluff County on the 4th, a YELLOW-BREASTED CHAT, a WESTERN TANAGER, a LAZULI BUNTING, a BLUE GROSBEAK & a BULLOCK'S ORIOLE were seen at the Gering Cemetery. on Stage Hill Road (the old highway through the Wildcat Hills). In eastern Nebraska on the 7th in Sarpy County south of Offutt AFB, a LEAST BITTERN was seen at La Platte Bottoms east of the T intersection. Also on the 7th, a CATTLE EGRET was spotted south of Offutt Lake. In Seward County on the 6th, a LEAST BITTERN was heard calling at North Lake Basin north of Utica. In Pierce County on June 30th, a RED-NECKED PHALAROPE was seen with 4 WILSON'S PHALAROPES in a flooded field north of Pierce. 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. Be sure to include the date of the sighting. Thank you and good birding! - End transcript
From: "Alice Kenitz" <akenitz@prairieweb.com> Subject: Redstarts Date: Fri, 9 Jul 1999 20:07:52 -0600 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_000A_01BECA46.B98E8840 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Hi all, A friend who lives just north of Scottsbluff has a pair of American = Redstarts in her yard. She thinks they are probably nesting and will = watch to see if she can figure out where the nest might be. This is the = first A. Redstart nest that I have ever been aware of in Scotts Bluff = County. Alice Kenitz, Gering ------=_NextPart_000_000A_01BECA46.B98E8840 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>A friend who lives just north of = Scottsbluff has a pair of American Redstarts in her yard. She thinks they are = probably nesting and will watch to see if she can figure out where the nest might = be. This is the first A. Redstart nest that I have ever been aware = of in Scotts Bluff County.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT color=#000000 size=2>Alice Kenitz, = Gering</FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML> ------=_NextPart_000_000A_01BECA46.B98E8840--
From: "Ross Silcock" <silcock@sidney.heartland.net> Subject: Am Redstart breeding Scblf Co? Date: Fri, 9 Jul 1999 22:10:21 -0500 NeBirders: Interesting post from Alice re possibly nesting redstarts in Scottsbluff. They breed commonly on the Pine Ridge, but there have been no nesting records from Scotts Bluff Co, although there are a few summer records, none since the 1970s. Dick Rosche said that redstarts "are known to summer but not breed in many areas of the western United States" (Rosche 1994: Birds of Lake McConaughy area). Proof of nesting would be significant indeed! Ross 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: [NeBirds]Cattle Egrets, Buff. Co. Date: Sat, 10 Jul 1999 12:57:24 -0500 Hi NeBirders, Last night on our way home from work, Robin and I saw three Cattle Egrets in a freshly cut alfalfa field accross the road from our mail box. We count our yard list as anything we see while we are in our house, in our yard or on our driveway (it's our list). Our mailbox is at the end of our driveway, we could still see the Cattle Egrets from our mailbox. We drove right past the egrets on our way to our mailbox. Our yard list total now stands at 120. 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: marshwren@nctc.net (Randolph and Harding) Subject: [NeBirds] southcentral Clay Co. 7/11 Date: Sun, 11 Jul 1999 18:42:17 -0500 Hi NeBirders, Sunday, July 11, in Buffalo County at our home 3 miles southeast of Gibbon, Robin and I heard a Sedge Wren. In Kearney County four and a half miles north of Heartwell we saw six Upland Sandpipers and a Common Nighthawk. In Clay County at Kissinger Basin we saw four Black Terns, a Lesser Yellowlegs, a dowitcher unidentified as to species and two more Sedge Wrens. We didn't see any ibis shapes. At Massie WPA we heard another Sedge Wren and saw a Loggerhead Shrike. At Mosher WPA we saw two more Upland Sandpipers and yet another Sedge Wren. In the northeast corner of Kearney County we saw a Turkey Vulture. We saw fifteen Mourning Doves at our home and we counted fifteen more a mile away. From there to the middle of Clay County and back it seemed as though we repeated that pattern of about fifteen more each mile the entire way. Is this possible? 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: Mon, 12 Jul 1999 09:56:17 -0500 (CDT)
From: Jan Johnson <jjohnson@mother.esu1.k12.ne.us>
Subject: Sightings.
My sightings aren't quite as good as Robin's and Lanny's, but here goes...
Sunday, July 11th
Say's Phoebe
Lark Sparrow
Gray Catbird
Loggerhead Shrike
Song Sparrow
Vesper Sparrow
Common Yellowthroat Warbler
Field Sparrow
Dickcissel
Bluejay
Mourning Dove
Western Meadowlark
American Kestrel
Redwing Blackbird
Common Grackle
Kildee
Eastern Kingbird
House Wren
Redtail Hawk
Monday July 12th
Gray Catbird
Dickcissel
Warbling Vireo (2)
Song Sparrow
Vesper Sparrow
Field Sparrow
Redwing Blackbird
Mourning Dove
Eastern Kingbird
House Wren
Barn Swallow
Northern Cardinal
Upland Sandpiper
Black-capped Chickadee
Common Grackle
Common Yellowthroat Warbler
Robin (one with a broken wing)
Mourning Dove
Sedge Wren (5 no. 3 west of Wakefield)
Great Blue Heron (7 flew over me while I was watching the Sedge Wren!)
You've got to remember I live in farming country with little
wate around.
Solitary Sandpiper (3 west & 4 3/4 north of Wakefield in a mudpuddle)
Robin and Lanny mentioned counting 15 Mourning Doves to the mile. A
week ago I was seeing so many Dickcissels that I decided to count them on
one square mile of my morning bike ride. Would you believe I counted 43!!
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Date: Mon, 12 Jul 1999 10:07:35 -0500 From: Laurel Badura <lteten@ngpc.state.ne.us> Subject: Funk I went to Funk Lagoon this weekend and saw: Greater and Lesser Yellowlegs Dowitchers (spp.) Spotted Sandpipers Great-tailed Grackles with young Redhead Willow Flycatcher Swamp Sparrow For all you mammal enthusiasts: A raccoon playing with a muskrat and then harassing a female mallard with young A doe with two fawns (both had spots) I think this is the most interesting time of year to watch birds because there are young everywhere! What I like about it is you can get fairly close to the youngsters and then hear their "shrieks" as they fly away. Laurel
Date: Tue, 13 Jul 99 09:29:58 -0400
From: "Kevin Poague"<kpoague@audubon.org>
Subject: Re: Sightings
Over the past few days of thistle annihilation at Spring Creek, I've
seen the following birds:
Eastern bluebird (with 4 young)
grasshopper sparrow
field sparrow
song sparrow
red-headed woodpecker
yellow-billed cuckoo (several)
Bell's vireo
dickcissel (lots)
Eastern kingbird
killdeer (with young)
Baltimore oriole
Eastern phoebe (with young)
Kevin Poague
Audubon Nebraska
402/797-2301
From: "Wanda Hoge" <jacana@swnebr.net> Subject: Date: Tue, 13 Jul 1999 12:34:18 -0000 This AM. at Funk Lagoon we saw l Adult Yellow crowned Nightheron Lesser Yellowlegs Killdeer Spotted Sandpiper Solitary Sandpiper White fronted Geese Snow Geese Semipalmated Plover Semipalmated Sandpiper Short billed Dowitcher Least Sandpipers Baird's Sandpiper Pectoral Sandpiper At Sacramento S W M A We had 3 Bobolink's 1 Snipe 1 Pied billed Grebe
Date: Thu, 15 Jul 1999 16:15:37 -0500 Subject: Nebraska Birdline for 7/15/99 From: "Loren J. Padelford" <lpdlfrd@juno.com> - RBA * Nebraska * Statewide * July 15, 1999 * NEST9907.15 - Birds Mentioned Yellow-crowned Night-Heron Semipalmated Plover Solitary Sandpiper Semipalmated Sandpiper Least Sandpiper Baird's Sandpiper Pectoral Sandpiper Short-billed Dowitcher Willow Flycatcher Swamp Sparrow Great-tailed Grackle Pied-billed Grebe Common Snipe Bobolink Lesser Yellowlegs Black Tern Sedge Wren Upland Sandpiper Cattle Egret Acadian Flycatcher Say's Phoebe Loggerhead Shrike Vesper Sparrow Lark Sparrow Yellow-billed Cuckoo Eastern Phoebe Eastern Bluebird Bell's Vireo Grasshopper Sparrow Least Bittern Green Heron Cedar Waxwing Orchard Oriole Pileated Woodpecker (not seen) - 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 Thursday, July 15th. The next update to the Birdline will be at the end of the month. In central Nebraska in Phelps County on the 13th at Funk Lagoon, an adult YELLOW-CROWNED NIGHT-HERON, a SEMIPALMATED PLOVER, a SOLITARY SANDPIPER, a SEMIPALMATED SANDPIPER, LEAST SANDPIPERS, a BAIRD'S SANDPIPER, a PECTORAL SANDPIPER & a SHORT- BILLED DOWITCHER were seen. On the 11th, a WILLOW FLYCATCHER, a SWAMP SPARROW & GREAT-TAILED GRACKLES with young were seen at Funk Lagoon. On the 13th at Sacramento Wilcox WMA, a PIED-BILLED GREBE, a COMMON SNIPE & 3 BOBOLINKS were found. In Clay County on the 11th at Kissinger Basin, a LESSER YELLOWLEGS, a dowitcher, 4 BLACK TERNS & 2 SEDGE WRENS were seen. In Kearney County on the 11th, 6 UPLAND SANDPIPERS were found 4.5 miles north of Heartwell. In Buffalo County on the 9th, 3 CATTLE EGRETS were seen 3 miles southeast of Gibbon. In eastern Nebraska on the 3rd on the Thurston/Dakota County line, a pair of ACADIAN FLYCATCHERS was found at the Ashford Scout Camp. In Dixon County on the 11th, a SAY'S PHOEBE, a LOGGERHEAD SHRIKE, a VESPER SPARROW & a LARK SPARROW were found 2 miles north, 3 miles west & 2.5 miles north of Wakefield. On the 12th, a SEDGE WREN was seen 5 miles north & 3 miles west of Wakefield & a SOLITARY SANDPIPER was found 3 miles west & 4.75 miles north of Wakefield. In Lancaster County this week, several YELLOW-BILLED CUCKOOS, an EASTERN PHOEBE with young, an EASTERN BLUEBIRD with 4 young, a BELL'S VIREO & a GRASSHOPPER SPARROW were seen at Audubon Spring Creek Prairie south of Denton. In Sarpy County south of Offutt AFB on the 10th, a LEAST BITTERN & 3 GREEN HERONS were seen atLa Platte Bottoms east of the T intersection on the gravel road. In Bellevue in Fontenelle Forest on the 11th, CEDAR WAXWINGS & a pair of ORCHARD ORIOLES were seen from the observation blind at the Marsh. The PILEATED WOODPECKERS appear to have fledged young & have left the area of the nest tree on North Stream Trail in Fontenelle Forest. 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. Be sure to include the date of the sighting. Thank you and good birding! - End transcript
From: murwille <murwille@genie.esu10.k12.ne.us> Subject: Brief Late Afternoon Birding Trip Date: Fri, 16 Jul 1999 21:16:51 -0500 Hello Nebraska Birders, John Kozak and I made a brief trip to Funk Lagoon (Phelps County) today. = I won't list every bird we saw, just some of the interesting ones: American Bittern (1) NUMEROUS Black Terns White-fronted Geese (2) Snow Goose Canada Goose Great-tailed Grackle Semipalmated Sandpipers Baird's Sandpipers Western Sandpipers Pectoral Sandpipers Short-billed Dowitchers Lesser Yellowlegs Wilson's Phaloropes Willet (1) Spotted Sandpipers Upland Sandpiper Song Sparrows Grasshopper Sparrows Here at Seven Hills Observatory I have at least one nesting pair of = Bell's Vireo. I hope everyone is having a nice Summer! Mark Urwiller Mark Urwiller Physics Instructor, Kearney High School Seven Hills Observatory Director Home Address: 4711 Heather Lane, Kearney NE 68845 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
From: "Joel Jorgensen" <zrtac@genesisnet.net> Subject: eastern RWB Date: Sat, 17 Jul 1999 20:25:58 -0500 Hi all. I birded the eastern Rainwater Basin on Saturday, 17 July. Things were more or less scattered all over so I'm listing my totals for the region, additional information is in parenthesis for certain species. Joel Jorgensen ------- 17 Jul, eRWB **1 first-year White Ibis (Kissinger WMA, same bird that I found on 5 July) 7 Great Egrets 1 Green Heron 1 female Pintail with 3 near-grown young (Harvard WPA) 1 Gr. White-fronted Goose 16 Snow Geese 3 Lesser Scaup 3 Sora 1 American Golden-plover (alternate-plumage, Kissinger WMA) 5 Semipalmated Sandpipers 8 American Avocets 7 Greater Yellowlegs 70 Lesser Yellowlegs 3 Willets 64 Semipalmated Sandpipers 133 Least Sandpipers 61 Pectoral Sandpipers 91 Stilt Sandpipers 24 Short-billed Dowitchers 5 Ring-billed Gulls 16 Forster's Terns 300 Black Terns 7 Sedge Wrens
Date: Sun, 18 Jul 1999 22:33:48 -0500 Subject: White Ibis From: John C Sulllivan <johnsllvn@juno.com> Hello all, I went out to Kissenger Basin this afternoon, the White Ibis that Joel Jorgensen discovered was still there today. It was in the northern most part of the marsh, seen from the parking lot at the top of the hill north of the marsh. Also there this afternoon was; 3-Great Egrets 5-Short-billed Dowitchers 8-Greater Yellowlegs 12-Lesser Yellowlegs 2- Wilson's Phalaope 1- American Avocet 1-Willet 10-Stilt Sandpipers 3-Upland Sandpipers 3-Pectoral Sandpipers 30-Least sandpipers 15-Semipalmated Sandpipers 2-Snow Geese 1-Forster's Tern At Arbor Lake in Lincoln on the 17th 2- imm. Little Blue Herons 1-Black-crowned Night-heron John Sullivan Lincoln, NE ___________________________________________________________________ Get the Internet just the way you want it. Free software, free e-mail, and free Internet access for a month! Try Juno Web: http://dl.www.juno.com/dynoget/tagj.
Date: Mon, 19 Jul 1999 17:16:57 -0500 (CDT) From: Joe Gubanyi <JGUBANYI@seward.cune.edu> Subject: Re: White Ibis I went out to Kissinger Basin this afternoon and ran into to Mark and Ben Brogie. We also found the immature white ibis. The White Ibis could be seen from the parking lot at the top of the hill north of the marsh, but better views were seen from the road going east and west just north of the refuge. Drive east past the farm buildings and the northeast part of the marsh will come into view nicely. The ibis was feeding along the edge of the water in the northeast edge of the marsh. There is a lot of bird activity in the marsh and in a short time we also had the following: 6-Great Egrets 1- cattle egret 1-Short-billed Dowitchers 2-Greater Yellowlegs several Lesser Yellowlegs 2- American Avocet 1-Willet several-Stilt Sandpipers 1-Upland Sandpipers 1-Pectoral Sandpipers several-Least sandpipers 3-Forster's Tern several black terns several sedge wrens 1(possibly 3)- imm. Little Blue Herons Joseph Gubanyi Concordia University Seward, NE 68434 (402) 643-7316 jgubanyi@seward.cune.edu
From: lizprints@webtv.net (elizabeth allen) Date: Mon, 19 Jul 1999 22:43:37 -0500 (CDT) Subject: Re: White Ibis Joe, jusr where is Kissinger Basin ? If you have time , please give me detailed instructions of how to get there from Omaha. When I find out how far it is, I can decide whether or not to make the trip. Betty Allen Omaha, NE
From: "Robin Harding" <hardingr@unk.edu> Date: Tue, 20 Jul 1999 13:31:35 -0500 Subject: [NeBirds]July 18 Funk Lagoon NeBirders, On Sunday, July 18, at our home three miles southeast of Gibbon, we heard a Sedge Wren singing. In Phelps County at Funk Lagoon, we saw 27 Great Blue Herons, 1 or 2 Great Egrets, a Snow Goose and a Greater White-fronted Goose. We saw 16 species of shorebirds at Funk including a Piping Plover, an early Semipalmated Plover, 14 Lesser Yellowlegs, a Greater Yellowlegs, 65 Stilt Sandpipers, one female Long-billed Dowitcher, 3 Short-billed Dowitchers (hendersonii), 63 Least Sandpipers, 32 Western Sandpipers, 60 Semipalmated Sandpipers, a Solitary Sandpiper, two Spotted Sandpipers, a Common Snipe, ten Wilson's Phalaropes and 2 Pectoral Sandpipers. We saw more dowitchers about a half mile west of the first group but since they were also 3 hendersonii and one Long-billed, we assumed they were the same individuals. We also saw 75 Black Terns, 1250 Cliff Swallows, a Marsh Wren, four Swamp Sparrows and a Great-tailed Grackle at Funk. In Kearney County about three miles southwest of the Kearney Platte River bridge, we saw two Loggerhead Shrikes. About three miles south of the Fort Kearny Historical Park, we saw 14 Grasshopper Sparrows. What have you been seeing? Ms. Robin Harding 50370 24th Road Gibbon, Nebraska 68840 (308) 468-5057 marshwren@nctc.net
Date: Tue, 20 Jul 1999 15:33:50 -0500 (CDT) From: Joe Gubanyi <JGUBANYI@seward.cune.edu> Subject: Re: White Ibis Betty, To get to Kissinger Basin from Omaha, take I-80 west to the Aurora exit and go south on Highway 14 to Clay Center. Five miles south of Clay Center on Highway 14 is a turn off to Fairfield. Go three miles west and turn north. At that intersection you will be at the southwest corner of Kissinger Basin. If you have the Nebraska Atlas (Gazeteer? - the big red Nebraska atlas), it shows Kissinger. It is in Clay County. Good luck if you decide to go out and see it. Joe Joseph Gubanyi Concordia University Seward, NE 68434 (402) 643-7316 jgubanyi@seward.cune.edu > > Joe, jusr where is Kissinger Basin ? > > If you have time , please give me detailed instructions of how to get > there from Omaha. When I find out how far it is, I can decide whether or > not to make the trip. > > > > Betty Allen Omaha, NE >
From: murwille <murwille@genie.esu10.k12.ne.us> Subject: Successful Trip To See The White Ibis! Date: Tue, 20 Jul 1999 16:23:21 -0500 Hello Nebraska Birders, John Kozak and I (Mark Urwiller) made a quick trip over to Kissinger Marsh this morning. We spotted the Imm. White Ibis from the parking area on the Northwest corner of the marsh. It was definitely a spotting scope task, perhaps near 1/2 mile away. (No problem for my Swarovski HD at 60X however.) We didn't stay long, but did see 6 Great Egrets as well. Upon leaving we decided to check out Massie Lagoon. The area was very overgrown. I went into the tower blind and was opening up some observation doors when I heard a familiar bird. Then it hit me - it was a Sandhill Crane. By the time I got to the door to look out; I could not find it. I know what I heard though. We looked around for a while to no avail. The reeds and grass are very tall. The bird, if it landed, could easily escape detection. Good birding to all! Mark Urwiller Mark Urwiller Physics Instructor, Kearney High School Seven Hills Observatory Director Home Address: 4711 Heather Lane, Kearney NE 68845 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
From: lizprints@webtv.net (elizabeth allen) Date: Tue, 20 Jul 1999 22:18:07 -0500 (CDT) Subject: Re: White Ibis Thank you for the directions to Kissinger Basin. I sure wish it was closer to Omaha, espescially with all this heat. I heard or read earlier that there had ben a lot of ibis in Oklahoma and was hoping we might have a lot more over a wider distribution over Nebraska. but that was during spring migration. Betty Allen Omaha, NE
From: "Wanda Hoge" <jacana@swnebr.net> Subject: Date: Wed, 21 Jul 1999 13:56:12 -0000 July 21 we saw the White Ibis at 8:00 A.M. it was hard to see it stayed in the weeds and had to use our scope . Saw it from parking lot looking South East Thank you Joel for finding such a good bird. Wanda and Glen Alma
Date: Fri, 23 Jul 1999 15:41:43 -0500
From: "Thomas E. Labedz" <tlabedz@unlinfo.unl.edu>
Subject: Mississippi Kite - Lincoln
Just reported to me by Cliff A. Lemen, Lincoln, was an adult plumaged
Mississippi Kite over the east campus area of the University of Nebraska
- Lincoln seen yesterday, 22 Jul 1999. The bird was seen in flight
along Holdrege St. between 33rd St and 40th St. Good birding to all.
Thomas Labedz, Lincoln
From: HARRYNE@aol.com Date: Fri, 23 Jul 1999 16:49:25 EDT Subject: Unidentified bird Fellow listers Question here on 24th and Lake Street in Lincoln Nebraska Yesterday morning at 7:00 I spotted an unusual bird in our back yard. It was eating cracked corn out of a squirrel pan. It's size was similar to a good sized Robin. Its color was all black except for it's neck and head. It's neck and head were of a steele-gray color. It had an ordinary beak. No other color feathers anywhere. It was alone. Several Grackles and a Blue-jay were quite upset with it's presence. It ate rather nervously and then flew away. Any ideas on identification? Thanks Harry Schaeffer Lincoln, Nebraska
From: "Ross Silcock" <silcock@sidney.heartland.net> Subject: Re: Unidentified bird Date: Fri, 23 Jul 1999 19:40:35 -0500 Wow! Hard to say what it was. What shape and color was the beak? Like a grackle's? Or thicker and shorter? How long was its tail? Long like a grackle or shorter? Any calls? Interesting! Ross Ross Silcock Tabor, IA silcock@sidney.heartland.net New Zealand Land and Pelagic Trips. Next: Nov 1999 ---------- > From: HARRYNE@aol.com > To: nebirds@rip.physics.unk.edu > Subject: Unidentified bird > Date: Friday, July 23, 1999 3:49 PM > > Fellow listers > > Question here on 24th and Lake Street in Lincoln Nebraska > > Yesterday morning at 7:00 I spotted an unusual bird in our back yard. It was > eating cracked corn out of a squirrel pan. It's size was similar to a good > sized Robin. Its color was all black except for it's neck and head. It's > neck and head were of a steele-gray color. > > It had an ordinary beak. No other color feathers anywhere. It was alone. > Several Grackles and a Blue-jay were quite upset with it's presence. It ate > rather nervously and then flew away. > > Any ideas on identification? > > Thanks > > Harry Schaeffer > Lincoln, Nebraska
Date: Fri, 23 Jul 1999 20:51:39 -0500 (CDT)
From: Mark Brogie <mbrogie@mother.esu1.k12.ne.us>
Subject: Re: Unidentified bird
From the very brief description a possibility would be Eurasian Jackdaw!
Hope you see it again!
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
On Fri, 23 Jul 1999, Ross Silcock wrote:
> Wow! Hard to say what it was. What shape and color was the beak? Like a
> grackle's? Or thicker and shorter? How long was its tail? Long like a
> grackle or shorter? Any calls?
> Interesting!
> Ross
>
> Ross Silcock
> Tabor, IA
> silcock@sidney.heartland.net
> New Zealand Land and Pelagic Trips. Next: Nov 1999
>
> ----------
> > From: HARRYNE@aol.com
> > To: nebirds@rip.physics.unk.edu
> > Subject: Unidentified bird
> > Date: Friday, July 23, 1999 3:49 PM
> >
> > Fellow listers
> >
> > Question here on 24th and Lake Street in Lincoln Nebraska
> >
> > Yesterday morning at 7:00 I spotted an unusual bird in our back yard. It
> was
> > eating cracked corn out of a squirrel pan. It's size was similar to a
> good
> > sized Robin. Its color was all black except for it's neck and head.
> It's
> > neck and head were of a steele-gray color.
> >
> > It had an ordinary beak. No other color feathers anywhere. It was
> alone.
> > Several Grackles and a Blue-jay were quite upset with it's presence. It
> ate
> > rather nervously and then flew away.
> >
> > Any ideas on identification?
> >
> > Thanks
> >
> > Harry Schaeffer
> > Lincoln, Nebraska
>
Date: Fri, 23 Jul 1999 21:18:10 -0500 (CDT)
From: Mark Brogie <mbrogie@mother.esu1.k12.ne.us>
Subject: Eurasian Collared-Doves in Northeast NE
Saw an Eurasian Collared Dove today in Pierce, NE (just south of corner of
Sixth Street and Florence Ave. Upon visiting with a local resident who
has them coming to his feeder he told me a pair had been most of the
summer and just recently they have had 2 young birds at the feeder with
them. The lone bird I saw today was an adult.
Mark A. Brogie - Science Dept. HOME:
Creighton Community Schools Mark A. Brogie
1609 Redick Ave., Box 10 508 Seeley St., Box 316
Creighton, NE 68729 Creighton, NE 68729
(402) 358-3663 (402) 358-5675
FAX (402) 358-3804
mbrogie@mother.esu1.k12.ne.us
From: HARRYNE@aol.com Date: Sat, 24 Jul 1999 13:15:04 EDT Subject: Re: Unidentified bird In a message dated 7/23/1999 8:48:57 PM Central Daylight Time, mbrogie@mother.esu1.k12.ne.us writes: > > Hope you see it again! > > 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 > > On Fri, 23 Jul 1999, Ross Silcock wrote: > > > Wow! Hard to say what it was. What shape and color was the beak? Like a > > grackle's? Or thicker and shorter? How long was its tail? Long like a > > grackle or shorter? Any calls? > > Interesting! > > Ross > > > > Ross Silcock > > Tabor, IA > > silcock@sidney.heartland.net > > New Zealand Land and Pelagic Trips. Next: Nov 1999 > > > > ---------- > > > From: HARRYNE@aol.com > > > To: nebirds@rip.physics.unk.edu > > > Subject: Unidentified bird > > > Date: Friday, July 23, 1999 3:49 PM > > > > > > Fellow listers > > > > > > Question here on 24th and Lake Street in Lincoln Nebraska > > > > > > Yesterday morning at 7:00 I spotted an unusual bird in our back yard. > It > > was > > > eating cracked corn out of a squirrel pan. It's size was similar to a > > good > > > sized Robin. Its color was all black except for it's neck and head. > > It's > > > neck and head were of a steele-gray color. > > > > > > It had an ordinary beak. No other color feathers anywhere. It was > > alone. > > > Several Grackles and a Blue-jay were quite upset with it's presence. It > > ate > > > rather nervously and then flew away. > > > > > > Any ideas on identification? > > > > > > Thanks > > > > > > Harry Schaeffer > > > Lincoln, Nebraska > It certainly fits the description found on the NET (I'll send that along) The Eurasian Jackdaw (Corvus monedula) The Jackdaw should not be confused with the Alpine Chough (Pyrrocorax graculus), which lives in mountainous regions. Drawing: R. Schauberger The Eurasian (or Common) Jackdaw (Corvus monedula) is smaller than all other species of the crow family. It is about 33 cm (13 in.) long and weighs about 180-270 g (6-10 oz.) The plumage is black and slightly glossy on the upper side. The underside is duller. The nape, back of head and ear coverts are light grey. This coloration runs into the black of the breast. Light grey eyes stand out from the otherwise black forehead. The beak is shorter than that of the true crows, and the jackdaw also flies with faster wing beats than theirs. The jackdaw can be distinguished out of a mixed flock of crows due to its unmistakable "kyack" calls. When excited--especially on the nesting site--these calls are often heard closely one after the other. -----But, would this bird be found here in Nebraska???? Thanks Harry Schaeffer Lincoln Nebraska
Date: Sat, 24 Jul 1999 16:05:13 -0500 (CDT) From: Joe Gubanyi <JGUBANYI@seward.cune.edu> Subject: Saturday birds in Seward area Before It got hot, I visited Tamara WMA, Straight Water WMA (1.5 miles southwest of Tamara WMA. North Basin WMA, Freeman Lake WMA and Spike Rush WMA. Water was high at all sites and so there were few shorebirds seen. Birds seen include: great egrets - 7 at Straight Water WMA soras heard at Straight Water, North Basin and Spike Rush Plegadis ibis (Probable white-face) seen along US 34 between Utica and Tamara) lesser yellowlegs - 1 (same field as ibis) spotted sandpiper - 1 ( Spikerush) willow flycatcher - 2 (North Basin) cliff swallow - 100+ (Freeman Lake) bank swallow - 2 (Freeman Lake) Joseph Gubanyi Concordia University Seward, NE 68434 (402) 643-7316 jgubanyi@seward.cune.edu
From: NevaLCP@aol.com Date: Sat, 24 Jul 1999 17:07:23 EDT Subject: Re: Unidentified bird The juvenile plumage grackles coming to my feeder are more or less gray. Young grackle already molting out of juvenile plumage????? (of course I hope it's really a Jackdaw) Neva Pruess, whose yard is full of teenage birds.
From: NevaLCP@aol.com Date: Sat, 24 Jul 1999 21:03:17 EDT Subject: Re: Unidentified bird In a message dated 07/24/1999 12:17:52 PM Central Daylight Time, HARRYNE@aol.com writes: > > -----But, would this bird be found here in Nebraska???? Has anyone called the zoo to ask if they have an AWOL Jackdaw? A Jackdaw would be quite a bit larger than a Robin or Blue Jay. I'm still betting on juvenile plumage something or the other. I have some bald Grackles this week - feather mite time - ( but their heads still look black) plus an extremely variable assortment of juvenile grackles, starlings and cowbirds all of them some combination of gray, black and brown, no two alike. I think the juvenile plumage is quite brief. Neva Pruess, heading for the cooler? mountains of WY on Monday.
From: "Joel Jorgensen" <zrtac@genesisnet.net> Subject: eastern Rainwater Basin Date: Sun, 25 Jul 1999 18:25:40 -0500 Hello. I spent sunday, 25 July in the eastern Rainwater Basin and below is what I found. Overall totals are mentioned, with specific information in parenthesis. Joel Jorgensen -------------------------- Eastern RWB totals-25 July American White Pelican 40 Great Egret 22 Cattle Egret 3 Snowy Egret 2 Little Blue Heron 2 **first-year WHITE IBIS (same bird at Kissinger, I saw it in the middle of the marsh where the old digout/reuse pit once was) Northern Harrier 1 American Golden-plover 1 (same bird at Kissinger, apparently injured) Semipalmated Plover 1 American Avocet 10 Greater Yellowlegs 7 Lesser Yellowlegs 51 Solitary Sandpiper 6 Semipalmated Sandpiper 111 Western Sandpiper 5 Least Sandpiper 25 Stilt Sandpiper 55 Short-billed Dowitcher 4 Long-billed Dowitcher 8 Wilson's Phalarope 22 Sedge Wren 31 **HENSLOW'S SPARROW (1 singing bird at Harvard WPA)
From: Mark Orsag <MOrsag@doane.edu>
Subject: RE: Mississippi Kite - Lincoln
Date: Mon, 26 Jul 1999 14:16:48 -0500
Thomas and all,
Any word on the MK since the 22nd?
Mark O
-----Original Message-----
From: Thomas E. Labedz [mailto:tlabedz@unlinfo.unl.edu]
Sent: Friday, July 23, 1999 3:42 PM
To: Nebraska Bird Discussion Group
Subject: Mississippi Kite - Lincoln
Just reported to me by Cliff A. Lemen, Lincoln, was an adult plumaged
Mississippi Kite over the east campus area of the University of Nebraska
- Lincoln seen yesterday, 22 Jul 1999. The bird was seen in flight
along Holdrege St. between 33rd St and 40th St. Good birding to all.
Thomas Labedz, Lincoln
Date: Mon, 26 Jul 1999 14:35:44 -0500
From: "Thomas E. Labedz" <tlabedz@unlinfo.unl.edu>
Subject: Re: Mississippi Kite - Lincoln
Mark & other Kite watchers
None. The original information was passed to me in the course of
conversation on another topic. Sorry. However, I will be on East Campus
for a little while tomorrow morning, I'll keep an eye to the sky and report
any findings.
Thomas Labedz, Lincoln
Mark Orsag wrote:
> Thomas and all,
>
> Any word on the MK since the 22nd?
>
> Mark O
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Thomas E. Labedz [mailto:tlabedz@unlinfo.unl.edu]
> Sent: Friday, July 23, 1999 3:42 PM
> To: Nebraska Bird Discussion Group
> Subject: Mississippi Kite - Lincoln
>
> Just reported to me by Cliff A. Lemen, Lincoln, was an adult plumaged
> Mississippi Kite over the east campus area of the University of Nebraska
> - Lincoln seen yesterday, 22 Jul 1999. The bird was seen in flight
> along Holdrege St. between 33rd St and 40th St. Good birding to all.
> Thomas Labedz, Lincoln
From: Mark Orsag <MOrsag@doane.edu>
Subject: RE: Mississippi Kite - Lincoln
Date: Mon, 26 Jul 1999 15:30:41 -0500
Thomas,
Thanks. I may try for it tomorrow as well.
Mark O
-----Original Message-----
From: Thomas E. Labedz [mailto:tlabedz@unlinfo.unl.edu]
Sent: Monday, July 26, 1999 2:36 PM
To: nebirds@rip.physics.unk.edu
Subject: Re: Mississippi Kite - Lincoln
Mark & other Kite watchers
None. The original information was passed to me in the course of
conversation on another topic. Sorry. However, I will be on East Campus
for a little while tomorrow morning, I'll keep an eye to the sky and report
any findings.
Thomas Labedz, Lincoln
Mark Orsag wrote:
> Thomas and all,
>
> Any word on the MK since the 22nd?
>
> Mark O
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Thomas E. Labedz [mailto:tlabedz@unlinfo.unl.edu]
> Sent: Friday, July 23, 1999 3:42 PM
> To: Nebraska Bird Discussion Group
> Subject: Mississippi Kite - Lincoln
>
> Just reported to me by Cliff A. Lemen, Lincoln, was an adult plumaged
> Mississippi Kite over the east campus area of the University of Nebraska
> - Lincoln seen yesterday, 22 Jul 1999. The bird was seen in flight
> along Holdrege St. between 33rd St and 40th St. Good birding to all.
> Thomas Labedz, Lincoln
Date: Mon, 26 Jul 1999 22:25:52 -0500 Subject: Nebraska Birdline for 7/26/99 From: "Loren J. Padelford" <lpdlfrd@juno.com> - RBA * Nebraska * Statewide * July 26, 1999 * NEST9907.26 - Birds Mentioned WHITE IBIS American White Pelican Snowy Egret Great Egret Cattle Egret American Golden-Plover American Avocet Western Sandpiper Stilt Sandpiper Henslow's Sparrow Little Blue Heron Semipalmated Plover Greater Yellowlegs Lesser Yellowlegs Solitary Sandpiper Semipalmated Sandpiper Short-billed Dowitcher Long-billed Dowitcher Wilson's Phalarope Golden Eagle Mississippi Kite Eurasian Collared-Dove Sora Willow Flycatcher Great Blue Heron Least Sandpiper Piping Plover Least Tern Black Tern Western Kingbird - 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, July 26th. In central Nebraska in Clay County, the first year WHITE IBIS continues to be seen at Kissinger Basin just north of Fairfield. It was seen on the 25th in the middle section of the marsh. Other birds of interest at Kissinger on the 25th were: 30 AMERICAN WHITE PELICANS, a SNOWY EGRET, 4 GREAT EGRETS, a CATTLE EGRET, an AMERICAN GOLDEN-PLOVER, 9 AMERICAN AVOCETS, 3 WESTERN SANDPIPERS & 30 STILT SANDPIPERS. Also on the 25th, a HENSLOW'S SPARROW was found singing at Harvard WPA. Other birds seen in the eastern Rainwater Basin on the 25th were: 2 LITTLE BLUE HERONS, a SEMIPALMATED PLOVER, 7 GREATER YELLOWLEGS, 51 LESSER YELLOWLEGS, 6 SOLITARY SANDPIPERS, 111 SEMIPALMATED SANDPIPERS, 4 SHORT-BILLED DOWITCHERS, 8 LONG-BILLED DOWITCHERS & 22 WILSON'S PHALAROPES. In Keya Paha County on the 25th, an adult GOLDEN EAGLE was seen along Highway 183, 2 miles south of Springview. In the east in Lancaster County on the 22nd an adult MISSISSIPPI KITE was spotted at the East UNL Campus flying between 33rd & 40th Streets in Lincoln. In Pierce County on the 23rd, a EURASIAN COLLARED-DOVE was seen on the south corner of 6th Street & Florence Avenue in Pierce. A pair of adults & 2 young EURASIAN COLLARED-DOVES have been seen at a feeder in Pierce this summer. In Seward County on the 24th, 7 GREAT EGRETS were seen at Straight Water WMA. SORAS were heard at Straight Water WMA, North Basin WMA & Spike Rush WMA on the 24th, & an IBIS species was seen along US 34 between Utica & Tamara WMA. Also seen on the 24th were 2 WILLOW FLYCATCHERS at North Lake Basin north of Utica. In Cass County on the 17th, 8 GREAT BLUE HERONS, 3 LEAST SANDPIPERS & a SOLITARY SANDPIPER were found at Schilling Wildlife Area. In Iowa south of Council Bluffs on the 24th, 4 PIPING PLOVERS, 6 LEAST TERNS, 3 BLACK TERNS & WESTERN KINGBIRDS were found at the Mid-American ponds. 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. Be sure to include the date of the sighting. Thank you and good birding! - End transcript
Date: Wed, 28 Jul 1999 13:52:48 -0500
From: "Thomas E. Labedz" <tlabedz@unlinfo.unl.edu>
Subject: bird killer
Greetings Nebraska Birders:
Just thought I'd pass along an experience related to me earlier
today by some of our paleo field people. While camped at Oliver
Reservoir (Kimball County) earlier this summer the field crew noted a
Great Blue Heron skulking around the picnic shelters in the campground.
Twice they observed the GBH go into a low crouch and creep forward,
obviously stalking something. Twice they observed the GBH nail a small
bird, flailing it until death, and swallowing. "Quite effecient" they
said. Hopefully the prey was House Sparrows.
I'm glad someone gets to go out and watch birds.
Thomas E. Labedz, Lincoln
From: Mark Orsag <MOrsag@doane.edu>
Subject: RE: bird killer
Date: Thu, 29 Jul 1999 13:24:19 -0500
Thomas and all,
I have seen herons (Great Blue and Green) mobbed by kingbirds and other
songbirds on numerous occasions. Evidently, the little birds have their
reasons and are not merely confusing hawks and herons.
Mark O
-----Original Message-----
From: Thomas E. Labedz [mailto:tlabedz@unlinfo.unl.edu]
Sent: Wednesday, July 28, 1999 1:53 PM
To: Nebraska Bird Discussion Group
Subject: bird killer
Greetings Nebraska Birders:
Just thought I'd pass along an experience related to me earlier
today by some of our paleo field people. While camped at Oliver
Reservoir (Kimball County) earlier this summer the field crew noted a
Great Blue Heron skulking around the picnic shelters in the campground.
Twice they observed the GBH go into a low crouch and creep forward,
obviously stalking something. Twice they observed the GBH nail a small
bird, flailing it until death, and swallowing. "Quite effecient" they
said. Hopefully the prey was House Sparrows.
I'm glad someone gets to go out and watch birds.
Thomas E. Labedz, Lincoln
From: Mark Orsag <MOrsag@doane.edu>
Subject: RE: Mississippi Kite - Lincoln
Date: Thu, 29 Jul 1999 13:29:13 -0500
Thomas and all,
No kite seen during two visits this week. Not surprising. Post-breeding
wanderers wander.
Mark O
-----Original Message-----
From: Thomas E. Labedz [mailto:tlabedz@unlinfo.unl.edu]
Sent: Monday, July 26, 1999 2:36 PM
To: nebirds@rip.physics.unk.edu
Subject: Re: Mississippi Kite - Lincoln
Mark & other Kite watchers
None. The original information was passed to me in the course of
conversation on another topic. Sorry. However, I will be on East Campus
for a little while tomorrow morning, I'll keep an eye to the sky and report
any findings.
Thomas Labedz, Lincoln
Mark Orsag wrote:
> Thomas and all,
>
> Any word on the MK since the 22nd?
>
> Mark O
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Thomas E. Labedz [mailto:tlabedz@unlinfo.unl.edu]
> Sent: Friday, July 23, 1999 3:42 PM
> To: Nebraska Bird Discussion Group
> Subject: Mississippi Kite - Lincoln
>
> Just reported to me by Cliff A. Lemen, Lincoln, was an adult plumaged
> Mississippi Kite over the east campus area of the University of Nebraska
> - Lincoln seen yesterday, 22 Jul 1999. The bird was seen in flight
> along Holdrege St. between 33rd St and 40th St. Good birding to all.
> Thomas Labedz, Lincoln
From: "Todd Jensen" <gyrfalcon2@hotmail.com> Subject: RE: bird killer Date: Thu, 29 Jul 1999 18:18:08 PDT Ne Birds: I can't think of the islands off Florida, but during the spring migration. Egrets and Herons and noted there for eating neotropical birds that are exhausted from there flight across the carribean sea and gulf of mexico. Todd >From: Mark Orsag <MOrsag@doane.edu> >Reply-To: nebirds@rip.physics.unk.edu >To: "'nebirds@rip.physics.unk.edu'" <nebirds@rip.physics.unk.edu> >Subject: RE: bird killer >Date: Thu, 29 Jul 1999 13:24:19 -0500 > >Thomas and all, > >I have seen herons (Great Blue and Green) mobbed by kingbirds and other >songbirds on numerous occasions. Evidently, the little birds have their >reasons and are not merely confusing hawks and herons. > >Mark O > >-----Original Message----- >From: Thomas E. Labedz [mailto:tlabedz@unlinfo.unl.edu] >Sent: Wednesday, July 28, 1999 1:53 PM >To: Nebraska Bird Discussion Group >Subject: bird killer > > >Greetings Nebraska Birders: > Just thought I'd pass along an experience related to me earlier >today by some of our paleo field people. While camped at Oliver >Reservoir (Kimball County) earlier this summer the field crew noted a >Great Blue Heron skulking around the picnic shelters in the campground. >Twice they observed the GBH go into a low crouch and creep forward, >obviously stalking something. Twice they observed the GBH nail a small >bird, flailing it until death, and swallowing. "Quite effecient" they >said. Hopefully the prey was House Sparrows. > I'm glad someone gets to go out and watch birds. > Thomas E. Labedz, Lincoln _______________________________________________________________ Get Free Email and Do More On The Web. Visit http://www.msn.com
Date: Fri, 30 Jul 1999 17:20:17 -0700 From: Terry Swirczek <ts41025@navix.net> Subject: Please Can you remove me from this mailing list? ts41025@navix.net Thanks.
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