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1. Ducks in Clay Co.
paseka@tvsonline.net (Paseka, Janis)
Thu, 26 Aug 1999 20:30:48 -0500
2. spring creek news
"Kevin Poague"<kpoague@audubon.org>
Fri, 27 Aug 99 15:16:37 -0400
3. Seward County shorebirds
Joe Gubanyi <JGUBANYI@seward.cune.edu>
Fri, 27 Aug 1999 16:07:19 -0500 (CDT)
4. Black-bellied Whistling Ducks
marshwren@nctc.net (Randolph and Harding)
Sat, 28 Aug 1999 22:20:48 -0500
5. [NeBirds] wierd bird behavior
marshwren@nctc.net (Randolph and Harding)
Sun, 29 Aug 1999 16:30:29 -0500
6. [NeBirds]Lesser Goldfinch
"Loren J. Padelford" <lpdlfrd@juno.com>
Sun, 29 Aug 1999 18:38:28 -0500
7. eastern RWB report
"Joel Jorgensen" <zrtac@genesisnet.net>
Sun, 29 Aug 1999 19:55:51 -0500
8. Merritt Jeager
John C Sulllivan <johnsllvn@juno.com>
Sun, 29 Aug 1999 22:01:28 -0500
9.
"Wanda Hoge" <jacana@swnebr.net>
Mon, 30 Aug 1999 20:55:33 -0000
10. Nebraska Birdline for 8/30/99
"Loren J. Padelford" <lpdlfrd@juno.com>
Mon, 30 Aug 1999 21:44:29 -0500
11. Marine Conservation Delegation to Australia and NZ
"Randall D. Williams" <yiams@avalon.net>
Tue, 31 Aug 1999 05:50:14 -0500 (CDT)
12. Approaching Front
Mark Orsag <MOrsag@doane.edu>
Fri, 3 Sep 1999 11:15:21 -0500
13. Scraggly Bluejay
Alan and Lynette Risor <arisor@gpcom.net>
Fri, 03 Sep 1999 12:03:54 -0500
14. Re: finally!
"Jan Johnson" <jjohnson@mother.esu1.k12.ne.us>
Fri, 3 Sep 1999 21:20:19 -0700
15. falls and spills
Janet Ronald whitaker <ronjanw@juno.com>
Sat, 4 Sep 1999 00:12:41 -0400
16. Re: finally!
Janet Ronald whitaker <ronjanw@juno.com>
Sat, 4 Sep 1999 07:57:45 -0400
17. Re: finally!
Janet Ronald whitaker <ronjanw@juno.com>
Sat, 4 Sep 1999 18:47:41 -0400
18. Re: finally!
Jan Johnson <jjohnson@mother.esu1.k12.ne.us>
Sat, 4 Sep 1999 19:38:11 -0500 (CDT)
19. Re: Scraggly Bluejay
Janet Ronald whitaker <ronjanw@juno.com>
Sun, 5 Sep 1999 15:08:57 -0400
20. Re: Scraggly Bluejay
"Dave Rintoul" <drintoul@ksu.edu>
Sun, 5 Sep 1999 16:14:41 -0500
21. Weekend Birding Highlights
murwille <murwille@genie.esu10.k12.ne.us>
Sun, 5 Sep 1999 17:13:29 -0500
22. Sightings
"Jan Johnson" <jjohnson@mother.esu1.k12.ne.us>
Sun, 5 Sep 1999 21:17:26 -0700
23. [NeBirds] Phelps Co. Funk Lagoon
marshwren@nctc.net (Randolph and Harding)
Sun, 05 Sep 1999 21:26:15 -0500
24. None
marshwren@nctc.net (Randolph and Harding)
Sun, 05 Sep 1999 22:26:11 -0500
25. RE: Hitchcock Nature Area September 1-5
Mark Orsag <MOrsag@doane.edu>
Mon, 6 Sep 1999 13:51:26 -0500
26. Nebraska Birdline for 9/6/99
"Loren J. Padelford" <lpdlfrd@juno.com>
Mon, 6 Sep 1999 21:26:41 -0500
27. Halsey Field Days Oct 8-10
"Linda R. Brown" <lb14735@navix.net>
Tue, 07 Sep 1999 01:24:20 -0600
28. Re: finally!
Laurel Badura <lteten@ngpc.state.ne.us>
Tue, 07 Sep 1999 08:09:56 -0500
29. Administrivia: Attachments
"Robert I. Price" <price@rip.physics.unk.edu>
Tue, 7 Sep 1999 09:15:34 +0100
30. burrowing owl shirts
paseka@tvsonline.net (Paseka, Janis)
Tue, 07 Sep 1999 10:27:07 -0500
Date: Thu, 26 Aug 1999 20:30:48 -0500 From: paseka@tvsonline.net (Paseka, Janis) Subject: Ducks in Clay Co. NeBirders: As of 10 am this morning (Thursday) the two Black-bellied Whistling Ducks were still present at Sandpiper WMA in Clay County. And finding them was no trouble at all since the Padelfords had them in their scope by the time we got there. They were by themselves and spent the whole time we were there sleeping, preening or drinking. (the ducks, not the Padelfords) Some of the other birds at Sandpiper: Blue-winged Teal Mallard Wood Duck Great Egret American Bittern Great Blue Heron Merlin Cliff Swallows (hundreds!) Dickcissel Sedge Wren We also saw 9 dragonfly and 4 damselfly species, for those of you who care. Don & Janis Paseka
Date: Fri, 27 Aug 99 15:16:37 -0400
From: "Kevin Poague"<kpoague@audubon.org>
Subject: spring creek news
Folks,
Carolyn Hall just kidded me about my INFREQUENT reports on birds out
here (actually, it was about 2 minutes ago), so to redeem myself, here
is what I found on this morning's birding trip.
Eastern kingbirds (a few dozen, what's the deal?)
Northern orioles
Belted kingfisher
Green heron (first one sighted here)
Yellow warbler
Red-headed woodpeckers (adults and juveniles)
Field sparrow
Song sparrow
Gray catbirds
Sedge wrens
Northern bobwhite
Prairie is looking very nice in spots. Indiangrass is coming on
strong, as is big bluestem and switchgrass. And there are lots of
"prairie cicadas" buzzing around. They are very large, brown, really
scary looking things. Enough to make you want to take a flyswatter or
a baseball bat out with you on a hike.
Kevin Poague
Date: Fri, 27 Aug 1999 16:07:19 -0500 (CDT) From: Joe Gubanyi <JGUBANYI@seward.cune.edu> Subject: Seward County shorebirds I visited a mudflat approximately 8 miles west of Seward on US 34 (mudflat is on north side of highway) Friday afternoon and found approximately 200 shorebirds including the following species: killdeer - ~50 lesser yellowlegs - 2 semipalmated sandpiper - ~20 western sandpiper - 1 (good looks) least sandpiper - ~25 Baird's sandpiper - ~20 pectoral sandpiper - 6 stilt sandpiper -2 buff-breasted sandpiper - 1 Also seen were: 1 great blue heron 4 shovelers 1 sora ~50 cliff swallows (for those of you are still tracking cliff swallow migration). The above mentioned mudflat has been the only reliable spot that I have found for shorebirds in Seward County this summer. Joseph Gubanyi Concordia University Seward, NE 68434 (402) 643-7316 jgubanyi@seward.cune.edu
From: marshwren@nctc.net (Randolph and Harding) Subject: Black-bellied Whistling Ducks Date: Sat, 28 Aug 1999 22:20:48 -0500 NeBirders, Friday, August 27, at about 1:00 pm, I went by Sandpiper WPA in Clay County on my way to a funeral and saw what was probably the two Black-bellied Whistling Ducks but they were far away and the light was not good. Saturday, August 28, at about 6:15 pm, on my way back from the funeral, I stopped at Sandpiper WPA again. As soon as I stopped, a flock of ducks took flight. I thought, <Oh No, there goes my chance>, but I watched the flock as it flew and I saw two ducks with big white wing-stripes so I watched where they landed. I drove over to the south side of the marsh and found the two Black- bellied Whistling Ducks. Wow, beautiful birds! Also at Sandpiper WPA were several Great Egrets and a Northern Harrier. Robin Harding 50370 24th Road Gibbon, NE 68840 308-468-5057 (home), 308-865-8647 (work) marshwren@nctc.net (home), HardingR@UNK.edu (work) N.O.U. web site http://rip.physics.unk.edu/NOU/
From: marshwren@nctc.net (Randolph and Harding) Subject: [NeBirds] wierd bird behavior Date: Sun, 29 Aug 1999 16:30:29 -0500 Saturday, Aug 28, in Buffalo County three and a half miles southeast of Gibbon I heard a Sedge Wren singing in the prairie behind our house. The first sighting that I had in Clay County at Hultine WPA was Jim and Sandy Kovanda. They are so nice, they abandoned their birding plan and took me to Sandpiper WPA where they had seen the Black-bellied Whistling Ducks. I only got to see one, not the pair. One is good. What a different sort of duck than what I am used to. I had assumed that they were puddle ducks, but they are divers. It even looked as though it could change buoyancy, although I could be mistaken there. When we were still a Hultine WPA I counted five more Sedge Wrens. At Sandpiper WPA, besides the whistling duck, I saw at least seven Great Blue Herons, about twelve Great Egrets, a Turkey Vulture,four Willets, more than five more Sedge Wrens and thirty Great-tailed Grackles. The Kovandas told me that they had seen a Ruddy Duck earlier. We went over to Kissinger WPA which is dry except for out in the middle. We identified another Turkey Vulture and a Greater Yellowlegs. Also we saw many smaller shorebirds out with the yellowlegs, but they were to far away to identify. As I was heading home, right after the Kovandas left, I saw a Solitary Sandpiper in a puddle at the feedlot next to Kissinger WPA. Not only did I get to enjoy the Kovandas company, but I'm certain that I would have missed the whistling duck and the Willet if the Kovandas wouldn't have shown me where to look for the Willets and where to wait for the whistling duck. The Willets were sleeping, standing in the water among the emergent vegetation. If I wouldn't have known that they were there I would have thought that it was all emergent vegetation. On my way home I witnessed the strangest behavior. I saw a Swainson's Hawk and a flock of Starlings flying in formation. At first it looked like the hawk was chasing the starlings. But this caught my attention, because I thought the starlings should be chasing the Hawk. But as I watched I could see that the hawk at least was flying easily. The hawk and the flock of starlings stayed the same distance apart as they flew around each other. It was like they were riding thermals to gain altitude, but they never got very far off the ground. It took them about three and a half minutes to fly out of sight to the north after I had first noticed them to the south. What was going on? Were they cooperating to catch insects or something? I had noticed that the area had the largest number of dragonflys at once that I had ever seen. When I stopped to see the Swainson's Hawk spectacle I noticed why all the dragonflies were present. While I watched I became covered in gnats. This occurred in southern Hall County about four and a half miles south of the Alma I-80 exit. Robin and I saw an Olive-sided Flycatcher in our yard today, 8/29. 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: Sun, 29 Aug 1999 18:38:28 -0500 Subject: [NeBirds]Lesser Goldfinch From: "Loren J. Padelford" <lpdlfrd@juno.com> Hi NeBirders, Babs and I saw the Lesser Goldfinch Friday morning, 8/27, and again in the afternoon at Oliver Reservoir. It was perched in a dead tree southwest of the stone gates, near the iron bridge. It would sing for a few minutes and then fly off for a while before returning to the same tree. We looked for it again on Saturday morning. As of about 9 a.m. we had not seen it. We had a very heavy rain with lots of wind the evening before. Loren Padelford Bellevue, NE lpdlfrd@juno.com ___________________________________________________________________ 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.
From: "Joel Jorgensen" <zrtac@genesisnet.net> Subject: eastern RWB report Date: Sun, 29 Aug 1999 19:55:51 -0500 Hello. Below is what I found in the eastern Rainwater Basin on Sunday, 29 Aug. I did not see the whistling-ducks at sandpiper WPA. I did not spend very much time there and there were very few ducks there anyways (as if the majority left). Joel Jorgensen ----------------------------- 29 Aug-eRWB 52 Great Egrets 2 Snowy Egrets 1 Cattle Egret 1 Little Blue Heron 4 Black-crowned Night-herons 1 Cattle Egret 2 imm. dark Ibis 4 Soras 4 American Avocets 17 Greater Yellowlegs 54 Lesser Yellowlegs 18 Upland Sandpipers 1 Sanderling 23 Semipalmated Sandpipers 6 Western Sandpipers 99 Least Sandpipers 4 Baird's Sandpipers (virtually absent all fall) 188 Pectoral Sandpipers 41 Stilt Sandpipers 9 Buff-breasted Sandpipers 3 Short-billed Dowitchers (all juvs) 61 Long-billed Dowitchers 8 Common Snipe 1 Wilson's Phalarope 6 Swainson's Hawk 1 Yellow-billed Cuckoo 1 (presumed) Ruby-throated Hummingbird (same place as last week) 1 Great-crested Flycatcher 1 empid Flycatcher 1 Eastern (presumed) Wood-pewee 1 Nashville Warbler 1 Wilson's Warbler 1 American Redstart 1 Ovenbird 89 Bobolinks (87 in a loose flock at Waco WPA)
Date: Sun, 29 Aug 1999 22:01:28 -0500 Subject: Merritt Jeager From: John C Sulllivan <johnsllvn@juno.com> Hello all, I just returned home from a Halsey / Valentine / Merritt Reservoir trip. The birding was rather slow except for one exciting bird at Merritt Reservoir, an adult light phase POMARINE JEAGER. I first saw it there on Saturday 8-28 and he was still present from 12:30 - 1:30 pm today 8-29. The water level at Merritt is very low, lots of exposed sandbars, looks great for shorebirds or roosting gulls / terns but there was not much there this weekend. Most of these numbers are approximate. Ring-billed Gull 40 Semipalmated Sandpiper 10 Least Sandpiper 20 Stilt Sandpiper 6 Lesser Yellowlegs 2 Merlin 1 fem./imm. 8-28 At Halsey N.F.12 Common Poorwill were seen at night along the road in the forest. At Valentine NWR I spotted 2 small, all black rails in the reeds along Hwy 83. That got my attention! They turned out to be half grown Virginia Rails. They were still downy, but their bills were already too long to be Black, Yellow or Sora. 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.
From: "Wanda Hoge" <jacana@swnebr.net> Subject: Date: Mon, 30 Aug 1999 20:55:33 -0000 At HCR Dam we had 500 Cliff Swallows with over 100 still going in and out of the nest.. At the bridge on 183 we saw 1 Cattle Egret 30 Great Egrets 80 DC Cormorants 1 Black Tern and a 1000 + Franklin's Gulls. It has been 5 day without seeing a Purple Martin so think they have all gone south. Only a few ducks yet and had the first large flock of Geese come in but did not see them tonight. Still not much mud and no Shorebirds. Good Birding Wanda and Glen Alma.
Date: Mon, 30 Aug 1999 21:44:29 -0500 Subject: Nebraska Birdline for 8/30/99 From: "Loren J. Padelford" <lpdlfrd@juno.com> - RBA * Nebraska * Statewide * August 30, 1999 * NEST9908.30 - Birds Mentioned Pomarine Jaeger Merlin Lesser Yellowlegs Semipalmated Sandpiper Least Sandpiper Stilt Sandpiper Common Poorwill Lesser Goldfinch Willet Northern Waterthrush Western Grebe Osprey Yellow-breasted Chat Cassin's Kingbird Northern Mockingbird Black-bellied Whistling-Duck Great Egret Great-tailed Grackle Snowy Egret Cattle Egret Little Blue Heron Black-crowned Night-Heron Sora American Avocet Upland Sandpiper Sanderling Western Sandpiper Baird's Sandpiper Pectoral Sandpiper Buff-breasted Sandpiper Short-billed Dowitcher Long-billed Dowitcher Common Snipe Wilson's Phalarope Nashville Warbler Wilson's Warbler American Redstart Ovenbird Olive-sided Flycatcher Double-crested Cormorant Black Tern Franklin's Gull Bobolink Ruby-throated Hummingbird - 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, August 30th. In western Nebraska in Cherry County on the 28th & 29th, an adult light phase POMARINE JAEGER was found at Merritt Reservoir. Also seen at Merritt Reservoir were a MERLIN, 2 LESSER YELLOWLEGS, 10 SEMIPALMATED SANDPIPERS, 20 LEAST SANDPIPERS & 6 STILT SANDPIPERS. In Thomas County on the 28th, 12 COMMON POORWILLS were found along the road in Halsey National Forest. In Kimball County on the 27th at Oliver Reservoir, the male LESSER GOLDFINCH was found again around the area southwest of the stone gates. Other birds seen at Oliver on the 27th were a WILLET & a NORTHERN WATERTHRUSH. On the 28th, a WESTERN GREBE, an OSPREY & a YELLOW- BREASTED CHAT were seen at Oliver Reservoir. On the 27th, 2 CASSIN'S KINGBIRDS & 4 NORTHERN MOCKINGBIRDS were found south of I-80 Exit 1. In central Nebraska in Clay County on the 28th, 2 BLACK-BELLIED WHISTLING-DUCKS were seen again at Sandpiper WPA (or North Hultine WPA). Other birds of note on the 28th at Sandpiper WPA were 12 GREAT EGRETS, a plegadis IBIS species, 4 WILLETS & 30 GREAT-TAILED GRACKLES. Birds seen in the eastern Rainwater Basin on the 29th include: 2 SNOWY EGRETS, a CATTLE EGRET, a LITTLE BLUE HERON, 4 BLACK-CROWNED NIGHT-HERONS, 4 SORAS, 4 AMERICAN AVOCETS, 18 UPLAND SANDPIPERS, a SANDERLING, 6 WESTERN SANDPIPERS, 4 BAIRD'S SANDPIPERS, 188 PECTORAL SANDPIPERS, 41 STILT SANDPIPERS, 9 BUFF-BREASTED SANDPIPERS, 3 SHORT-BILLED DOWITCHERS, 61 LONG-BILLED DOWITCHERS, 8 COMMON SNIPE, a WILSON'S PHALAROPE, a NASHVILLE WARBLER, a WILSON'S WARBLER, an AMERICAN REDSTART & an OVENBIRD. In Buffalo County on the 29th, an OLIVE-SIDED FLYCATCHER was seen 3 miles southeast of Gibbon. In Harlan County on the 30th, 80 DOUBLE-CRESTED CORMORANTS, a CATTLE EGRET, 30 GREAT EGRETS, a BLACK TERN & more than 1,000 FRANKLIN'S GULLS were seen from the Highway 183 bridge at Harlan Reservoir. In eastern Nebraska in Seward County on the 27th, the following species were found on a mudflat about 8 miles west of Seward on U.S. 34: 2 LESSER YELLOWLEGS, 20 SEMIPALMATED SANDPIPERS, 1 WESTERN SANDPIPER, 25 LEAST SANDPIPERS, 20 BAIRD'S SANDPIPERS, 6 PECTORAL SANDPIPERS, 2 STILT SANDPIPERS & 1 BUFF-BREASTED SANDPIPER. In York County on the 29th, 87 BOBOLINKS were found at Waco WPA. In Douglas County on the 27th, a RUBY-THROATED HUMMINGBIRD was seen in Memorial Park in Omaha. For more information on this week's sightings, you may call 402-292-5556. To report your sightings, please leave your name, your phone number and your report after the tone at the end of this message. Be sure to include the date of the sighting. Thank you and good birding! - End transcript
Date: Tue, 31 Aug 1999 05:50:14 -0500 (CDT) From: "Randall D. Williams" <yiams@avalon.net> Subject: Marine Conservation Delegation to Australia and NZ Birders and Friends, This came across from another list server to which I belong and I thought I'd pass it along to see if there might be any interest. Randy ================= >MIME-Version: 1.0 >Date: Sun, 29 Aug 1999 15:20:14 EDT >Reply-To: Audubon discussion list <AUDUBON-CHAT@LIST.AUDUBON.ORG> >Sender: Audubon discussion list <AUDUBON-CHAT@LIST.AUDUBON.ORG> >Subject: Marine Conservation Delegation to Australia and NZ >To: AUDUBON-CHAT@LIST.AUDUBON.ORG >X-MIME-Autoconverted: from quoted-printable to 8bit by arthur.avalon.net >id OAA23532 > >FYI - sounds like a great opportunity!: > >Carole Wilmoth >Richardson, TX >----------- >In a message dated 8/27/99 2:40:05 PM, (Greg Carter) gcarter@orf.org writes= : > ><<Greeting to all from ORF, > >I have received information about a marine conservation delegation to >Australia and New Zealand that may interest many people. This delegation >takes place during the last two weeks of June 2000. If you are >interested in taking part in this delegation, please contact the >organizers directly. The contact for the People to People Ambasador >Program is listed at the end of the message. > >Best regards, Greg >-- >"Mother, mother ocean I have heard your call, >Wanted to sail upon your waters since I was three feet tall." > >Jimmy Buffet > >Greg L. Carter http://www.orf.org >gcarter@orf.org Oceanic Resource Foundation > >-------------------- >MARINE CONSERVATION DELEGATION TO NEW ZEALAND AND AUSTRALIA > >Samantha Pollard, Delegation Leader >Director of Conservation, Marine Conservation Society > >Leader Bio: >Samantha Pollard received her Master of Science in marine science degree fr= om >the University of >California, Santa Cruz and Bachelor of Science in biology from the Universi= ty >of New York. >Following graduation, she was the research assistant for the United States >Fish and Wildlife Service >and teaching assistant at the University of California. > >Currently, she is Director of Conservation at the Marine Conservation >Society. Her responsibilities >include policy development, new campaigns, lobbying, and acting as a liaiso= n >with government >departments and agencies for improvements in conservation legislation >concerning marine and >coastal environments of the UK. As Senior Conservation Officer she >coordinated many programs, >including Beachwatch, Adopt-A-Beach, and Baking Shark Watch. She is editor = of >the Society’s >magazine and has appeared on BBC National News, ITN news, and several other >TV and over 100 >radio interviews. Ms. Pollard is a representative of the Society within man= y >organizations including the Marine Pollution Advisory Group, Wildlife and >Countryside Link Marine and Coastal, Cetaceans Groups, and the Marine Forum= =2E > >PROPOSED SCHEDULE OF ACTIVITIES > >Sunday, June 13, 2000 >Delegation convenes in Los Angeles. Following a reception and briefing by >People to People officials, we will depart for Auckland, New Zealand. June = 14 >is lost en route. > >AUCKLAND >Auckland is not only New Zealand’s largest city, but also its largest >industrial and commercial >center. The city was built on several extinct volcanoes, the slopes of whic= h >allow spectacular views >of sea and land as well as the city’s two harbors—the Waitemata and the >Manukau. > >June 15 >Morning arrival in Auckland. Afternoon city sights tour is planned includin= g >Victoria Park, >Westhaven Drive, Mount Eden Auckland Domain (which provides a breathtaking >view of both the >Tasman Sea and the Pacific Ocean), War Memorial Museum, Parnell Village, >Tamaki Drive, and >Kelly Tarlton’s Underwater World. (B) > >June 16 >Delegates will have the opportunity to gain insight into the current status >and plans for further >development of New Zealand’s Marine Conservation activities during aftern= oon >discussions with >faculty and students from the University of Auckland. Gail Arnold will >discuss research projects on >the impact of pollution on coastal areas. > >This afternoon the delegation will resume their look into marine conservati= on >issues in a meeting >with representatives of the Department of Conservation. Opportunity for >roundtable discussion on >such topics as business practices— e.g. waste administration, environment= al >design, codes of practice, >government legislation, policies protecting the coral reefs, and the impact= s >of land based pollution >and tourism. (B,L) > >June 17 >Day trip to the Marine Laboratory, Cape Rodney and Okakari Point Marine >Reserve for professional >meetings and social activities. Bill Ballantine will discuss the use of >artificial reefs for fishery >enhancement. Opportunities for hands-on work and observation. Afternoon may >also include a visit >to the Tawharanui Marine Park. Early evening is at leisure for shopping and >exploring. Dinner with >invited guests which may include representatives from government department= s >and agencies, >fisheries organizations, and conservation monitoring centers. (B,D) > >ROTORUA >Rotorua is a spa town built around the hot mineral springs which feed its >lake.Boiling mud, geysers, >and silica deposits draw fascinated visitors in the thousands and the area >thrives with attractions >developed to cater for them. > >June 18 >Morning departure by motorcoach to Rotorua, through the rich Waikato farmin= g >district to Waitomo, >where we will visit the famous glowworm caves. We will float silently throu= gh >part of the cave on >an underground river. Overhead the glowworms twinkle like stars. Barbecue >lunch at the Roselands >Farm, where we can learn about the lifestyle and customs of New Zealand’s >agricultural families. >Tonight the delegation will attend a traditional Maori hangi feast, which >features authentic >Polynesian food cooked in underground ovens that are heated by volcanic roc= ks >and music >performed by the Maoris—all in a working Maori village setting. (B,L,D) > >June 19 >Today, the return to Auckland will include sightseeing visits to the >Whakarewarewa Thermal >Reserve, a colorful and varied wonderland of thermal activity. Explore the >boiling mud pools, silica >terraces, colorful craters and steaming sulfur vents of this remarkable >thermal area. Also along the >return route is Rainbow Springs, a trout sanctuary boasting crystal clear >cold springs, home to >thousands of trout. Possible meetings with a local fishery to discuss >balancing the needs of local >economies and the protection of the environment. Lunch is provided at the >Longlands Farm. >Evening, following the return to Auckland, is at leisure. (B,L) > >MELBOURNE >The second city of the Australian Commonwealth, Melbourne is truly a >cosmopolitan city and >unique with its combination of traditional tree-lined boulevards, glorious >parks, elegant buildings, >and Victorian churches. > >June 20 >Morning flight to Melbourne, Australia, followed by a tour of the city, wit= h >visits to the Victorian >Arts Centre, the fashionable garden suburbs of Toorak and South Yarra, >Captain Cook's Cottage, >and the "Shrine of Remembrance." (B,D) > >June 21 >Morning meeting with representatives from Australian Marine Conservation >Society, AMCS, or the >Australian Conservation Foundation. Afternoon tour of Phillip Island and it= s >unusual fairy penguin >colony. Visit Sea Life Center at Seal Rocks, home of Australia's largest >colony of Fur Seals, for a >tour and meeting hosted by rangers. After a stop at the Koala Conservation >Center, we will continue >to the Penguin Reserve to discuss research and conservation issues with >volunteers who operate the >Center. Dinner in Cowes with invited guests representing local conservation >and marine laboratories >for informal discussions and activities before returning to Melbourne. Tim >Allen, Marine and >Coastal Community Network Regional coordinator for Victoria, will discuss h= is >radio program on >marine issues and work with the AMCS. Henrietta Kaye, head of the Project >Jonah, Victoria, will >discuss her work with the Australian government in the development of the >Global Whale Sanctuary >Proposal. (B,D) > >June 22 >Full day in the Blue Dandenong Range east of Melbourne. After a ride on the >old mountain train, >the "Puffing Billy," we will have a light lunch at one of the leading Yarra >Valley wineries. Here we >will have a chance to inspect the winery and taste some of the wines which >have been acclaimed >worldwide. The evening is free of scheduled activities to allow delegates t= o >take part in individual >sightseeing and leisure activities. (B,L) > >SYDNEY >Sydney, the country's oldest and largest city, is also the capital of the >Australian state of New South >Wales. As the site of the country's first permanent settlement and Captain >Cook's initial landing spot >in Australia, Sydney has played an important part in Australian history. > >June 23 >Transfer to Sydney. An orientation tour is planned for this afternoon, >including visits to Darling >Harbor, the city’s waterfront leisure and tourist park, and a wildlife pa= rk >to observe kangaroos, >koalas, and emus in their natural surroundings. - A guided tour of the Oper= a >House will conclude >today's activities. (B,L) > >June 24 >Morning meeting at the Fisheries Research Center operated by the NSW Dept. = of >Fisheries. >Discussions will include recreational and commercial fishing issues, with >particular focus on >measures being enforced to conserve fish stocks for future generations. >Following lunch, the >delegation will meet with students and professors from the marine and coast= al >departments from the >University of Sydney. Discussion points will include the campaign to stop >the dumping of most of >Sydney's sewage via a long sea outfall and the establishment of a team of >fisheries environmental >officers. Dinner with invited guests from the Australian Marine Conservatio= n >Society. (B,L,D) > >June 25 >Professional meeting this morning with David Parish with Sydney Water or >Planet Ark >Environmental Foundation. Afternoon tour of Sydney Aquarium, hosted by a >marine biologist. A >farewell banquet is planned for this evening to allow delegates to share >memorable stories of the past >two weeks and to recap their People to People experience. (B, D) > >June 26 >Morning at leisure for final sightseeing and shopping. Early evening >departure for Los Angeles, with >arrival on the same day. (B) > >Optional Extension to Cairns and the Great Barrier Reef > >June 26-30 >Spend four days exploring Australia’s tropical coast, diving in and explo= ring >the Great Barrier Reef >from a base in Cairns. 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From: Mark Orsag <MOrsag@doane.edu> Subject: Approaching Front Date: Fri, 3 Sep 1999 11:15:21 -0500 Hi all, Got a feeling that this might be an unusually good weekend for early September. I'll be opening up the hawk count at Hitchcock this afternoon through Sunday (as reports of raptors and warblers on the move are coming out of Iowa). A lot might get "dumped" around here as well. It is a big front but slow moving at this stage. Good luck! Mark O -----Original Message----- From: marshwren@nctc.net [mailto:marshwren@nctc.net] Sent: Saturday, August 28, 1999 10:21 PM To: NeBirds@rip.physics.unk.edu Subject: Black-bellied Whistling Ducks NeBirders, Friday, August 27, at about 1:00 pm, I went by Sandpiper WPA in Clay County on my way to a funeral and saw what was probably the two Black-bellied Whistling Ducks but they were far away and the light was not good. Saturday, August 28, at about 6:15 pm, on my way back from the funeral, I stopped at Sandpiper WPA again. As soon as I stopped, a flock of ducks took flight. I thought, <Oh No, there goes my chance>, but I watched the flock as it flew and I saw two ducks with big white wing-stripes so I watched where they landed. I drove over to the south side of the marsh and found the two Black- bellied Whistling Ducks. Wow, beautiful birds! Also at Sandpiper WPA were several Great Egrets and a Northern Harrier. Robin Harding 50370 24th Road Gibbon, NE 68840 308-468-5057 (home), 308-865-8647 (work) marshwren@nctc.net (home), HardingR@UNK.edu (work) N.O.U. web site http://rip.physics.unk.edu/NOU/
Date: Fri, 03 Sep 1999 12:03:54 -0500 From: Alan and Lynette Risor <arisor@gpcom.net> Subject: Scraggly Bluejay Hello, We have had an unusual Bluebird coming to our feeder the last few days. It has hardly any feathers on its head, part of it's neck is completely bare. The feathers that are on its head which are very few are a light grey. The bird seems quite healthy otherwise with a good appetite. Is this a young bird going through molting stage or do you think something is wrong with it. Thank you anyone that responds Alan and Lynette Risor
From: "Jan Johnson" <jjohnson@mother.esu1.k12.ne.us> Subject: Re: finally! Date: Fri, 3 Sep 1999 21:20:19 -0700 No, everything is not well! Rick and I a bike ride up to the creek to night and on the way home I for some reason hit the brakes hard and really took a spill. I scraped my elbow, got plenty of bruises and l landed hard on the heel of my right hand. It wasn't long before it swelled way up and is hard to move! I'm trying to type this with my left hand and ice on my right. RLJ may have to do diaper duty tomorrow. Later... Jan Johnson Wakefield Community Schools Wakefield, NE 68784 jjohnson@mother.esu1.k12.ne.us Lover of birds, books, and beasts...
Date: Sat, 4 Sep 1999 00:12:41 -0400 Subject: falls and spills From: Janet Ronald whitaker <ronjanw@juno.com> dear Jan; Don;t you know not to put your breaks on while on a bike??? not a good idea at all. I tried it once too. and did also a nice spill. not fun. but worse then that. while I was in Mexico. we were on way to a panama cruise. my husband stayed in hotel to rest. but I had to get out and find some of that wonderful silver jewlery that turnes green after a while. anyhow I'm out shopping. finding great bargins. when I decide it';s getting real late. about 9:00 and I am about 4 or 5 blocks from my hotel. and I'm in Mexico alone.!! non of the above sound good huh? well, I am in a hurry., and I am walking very very fast. not running. just really going fast. when I don;t notice a sidewalk that;'s a little higher. and I trip. as fast as I'm going, I fall foreward, on to the cement. hitting, my knee, then my hip, going on to hit my hand and arm, and last my face.!! Now I lay there for some time. these people beside there, in german ask me if I'm ok?? I keep saying NO. at last I try to get up and find my arm hurts a lot. I mean a very lot. some BIG fellows from Montral, canada come by. they were Hockey players there. they say they will walk me back to my hotel. I get there. thinking to myself. my dear husband will be so worried how late I am. Oh sure. he was asleep. well, I told him my arm sure hurt, the rest was just bruse and skinned, that arm hurt. so we got ice for it. since we were in Mexico. I did not care to see a Dr. there. well, so I waited till next day on the ship when we boarded it for first time. I found our room and went to see the Dr. !! he said,. it's broken!! what?? well, fix it. he said, I can;t, you need more then what I can do. so, I am sending you back into mexico where they will put you to sleep and no doubt do surgery on your arm.!!! well, I was not happy about that . but my husband came down. and said. just do what you need to do. and let her complain. we'll do as you think best. well, needless to say. I knew we'd miss the ship. it was only 5 hours till sailing. here I was taken to hospital and put to sleep had x ray and arm was able to be set, and hugh cast put on. and I was awaken then I was sure I would miss the ship. but, amazing. they did all that in 3 hours.!! I couldn;t have seen a Dr. in USA in that time let alone get it done.! cost? it was $1,000.00 for bone Dr. and 2 other Dr's in the suregery. and emergancy room. x ray , while I was in the surgery. Ron had a Dr. with him and a interperter too. with him in waiting room. they even came to ship to get up and brought us back to ship. and saw that I was in my room, resting. when they left. the best care I had ever gotten from any Doctor. they told us. " In Mexico, we think the patient is important, NOT the Doctor" I must say my outlook on Mexican Dr's sure did change. so watch that arm. take it easy. and see a Dr. if it gets worse. it could be a hairline crack. and you need to check that out ... after all. I'm the expert. (ha) Janet
Date: Sat, 4 Sep 1999 07:57:45 -0400 Subject: Re: finally! From: Janet Ronald whitaker <ronjanw@juno.com> dear Jan. After last nights e mail about my broken arm in Mexico. I want to tell you. before that I was sure that I was not prejusted about any other race or color of people. but once they said I was to be put to sleep in a mexican hospital. all I could think of was about 4 drunk mexicans. drinking and singing. over me, and not having an idea what to do with my arm. my thoughts were really bad. and so glad my husband insisted I had to do what was needed. As it was the best care I had ever gotten. wonderful people who spoke wonderful English. my arm recovered very well, I found my fearful outlook was all wrong. I don;t think I could have had all that done in the states for that low of a price, and certainly not that fast or have so many Doctors really talking to me. as in surgery I had one bone Dr. and two others. both Doctors. as I had met them before. no nurses. all Doctors. so see how mistaken we can be about people? Now I am still wondering how I got your e mail.address. so odd. do you do birdwatching? I am getting Nebraska bird watch lists. also for Ky. and Penn. . could that be a way?? I am going to send you a joke or so. and with that I will also send same joke to some other people. now check the list see if any of them make any sence to you. I enjoy your letters. but keep wondered how I found you. please keep me posted on Nebraska news. thanks a lot. I have my two German people here now. they leave next wed. 8th. we have been to Niagera falls now. and they took tours. so glad they did. as they saw places that I never would have seen. or been able toshow them. that is really the way to go. Have you been to the falls? it's about 5 hours from canton where I am. have a nice week end. Oh. if I see weather. I see where you get rain. we get some in a day or so. but our rain. and snow is never as bad as Nebraska. I KNOW. I lived there for 40 years! Janet. of Canton ohio
Date: Sat, 4 Sep 1999 18:47:41 -0400 Subject: Re: finally! From: Janet Ronald whitaker <ronjanw@juno.com> dear Jan. I don;t read a lot of books. but the ones I read, I dearly love. have you read Clan of the cave bear??? by Jean Auel??? she has 4 books out and I really enjoy the prehistoric stories. and she has done so much research that when she writes about someone or some item. if you check it out. that item really was found about where her story says it was. my other book I really enjoy, it religous. it is " Poem of the man God" by Maria Valtora. it follows the Bible every story in in line. and Marie, has visions of how the Bible happened, she also heard Jesus speak to her telling her and explaning things to her. this all she wrote down. Now. I am not trying to tell you about Religeon. or change your views. but I found this book. ( 5 vols. of this book) was the most wonderful book next to the Bible I've ever read, and it inspired me to feel closer to God and His Son. then I ever had before. anyhow. we do not have to talk religeon. if you'd rather not. Just that I found it very inspiring. So is your arm better now?? you take care of that arm. if it isn;t well, pretty soon. you be sure you see a Doctor. that comes. from a self made Doctore. (ME)> ``janet
Date: Sat, 4 Sep 1999 19:38:11 -0500 (CDT)
From: Jan Johnson <jjohnson@mother.esu1.k12.ne.us>
Subject: Re: finally!
I enjoyed your Arkansas jokes and really chuckled. I don't recognize
anyone on the list you forwarded the jokes to. Yes, I LOVE to watch
birds. Not much to watch the past couple of years like previous years.
Sure makes one wonder about the decline in numbers and species. This year
I know most of the shorebirds by passed northeast Nebraska because of the
dry weather and no puddles to forage in.
Yes, I was to the falls 3 years ago when I attended a science conference
in Toronto. I took a day trip down to see them. The countryside was
lovely but not the best time of the year to be seeing them. Some other
time in the future...
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Date: Sun, 5 Sep 1999 15:08:57 -0400 Subject: Re: Scraggly Bluejay From: Janet Ronald whitaker <ronjanw@juno.com> dear Alan. about your scraggly bluejay. no doubt he has mites. that eat the feather base and he goes bald.!! we had squirrles one year they pulled thier fur out and in January. I had naked squirrlls running in the trees. and to feeder. strange, to see naked squirrlls and snow on the ground. janet
From: "Dave Rintoul" <drintoul@ksu.edu> Subject: Re: Scraggly Bluejay Date: Sun, 5 Sep 1999 16:14:41 -0500 -----Original Message----- From: Janet Ronald whitaker <ronjanw@juno.com> To: NeBirds@rip.physics.unk.edu <NeBirds@rip.physics.unk.edu> Date: Sunday, September 05, 1999 4:01 PM Subject: Re: Scraggly Bluejay >dear Alan. > > about your scraggly bluejay. no doubt he has mites. that eat the >feather base and he goes bald.!! > Have to respectfully disagree. All birds in North America molt at this time of year. Some birds molt all of their head feathers at one time. This is OK, and certainly preferable to molting all of your wing feathers at one time (you don't need your head feathers to fly around). Regards Dave David A. Rintoul (mailto:drintoul@ksu.edu) Biology Division Kansas State University Manhattan KS 66506 http://www.ksu.edu/audubon
From: murwille <murwille@genie.esu10.k12.ne.us> Subject: Weekend Birding Highlights Date: Sun, 5 Sep 1999 17:13:29 -0500 Hello Nebraska Birders, Last night I saw a Loggerhead Shrike on Dove Hill Road about 1/2 mile South of 56th Street. (This is Northwest of Kearney.) I still have at least a couple of Bell's Vireo vocalizing regularly here at Seven Hills Observatory (also NW of Kearney). This morning John Kozak and I took a brief trip to Funk WPA. On our way South on the Odessa road we saw a flock of several thousand Cow Birds. We found Funk to be remarkably devoid of waterfowl/shorebirds. We did see several Blue-winged Teals, perhaps a dozen Black Terns, a couple of Least Sandpipers and one lone Cormorant sunning itself. We saw several Yellow-headed Blackbirds, but few Red-winged Blackbirds. At the grove of trees about 1/2 mile West of the Kiosk we saw Baltimore Orioles, Red-headed Woodpeckers, and Red-bellied Woodpeckers as well as Jays, Thrashers, Robins, and Chickadees. The best bird here was an American Redstart. East of Funk we saw a lone Canada Goose and a Black-crowned Night Heron. On the way back up to Kearney we saw an Osprey at the river bridge South of Odessa. On our way across Highway 30 toward Kearney we decided to stop and turn North on Dove Hill Road again. We were rewarded with at least one perhaps two Say's Phoebes about 1/4 mile South of 37th street on the West side of the road. We think there may be two because each of us saw one bird which was much more tawny than the other, but never both at the same time. We are experienced enough to account for changes in lighting. One other note - A Cooper's hawk has been seen every two or three days flying over Seven Hills Observatory. Good Birding Everyone! 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: "Jan Johnson" <jjohnson@mother.esu1.k12.ne.us>
Subject: Sightings
Date: Sun, 5 Sep 1999 21:17:26 -0700
First of all I'd like to apologize for posting messages directly to nebirds.
I have always been careful about that in the past, but my e-mail software
was doing some crazy things a few days ago and that is when it must have
happened.
Birding in my yard has been so-so this weekend but I thought I'd post those
that I had seen both here and on my north route that were a bit more
interesting than the average:
HOME:
Ruby-throated Hummingbird Saturday and Sunday
Least Flycatcher Sat.
Willow Flycatcher Sat.
Yellow Warbler Sat.
Nashville Warbler Sat.
Wilson's Warbler Sat.
Indigo Bunting Sat. - 1 first fall male and 1
female Sunday - 1 female
Baltimore Oriole - 2 Saturday and Sunday
Brewer's Blackbird - 3 Sunday
NORTH:
Eastern Kingbird - 3
Cardinal 1 male
Red-eyed Vireo - 1
Gray Catbird - 1
Eastern Bluebird - 1 male
Red-bellied Woodpecker - 1
Jan Johnson
Wakefield Community Schools
Wakefield, NE 68784
jjohnson@mother.esu1.k12.ne.us
Lover of birds, books, and beasts...
From: marshwren@nctc.net (Randolph and Harding) Subject: [NeBirds] Phelps Co. Funk Lagoon Date: Sun, 05 Sep 1999 21:26:15 -0500 NeBirders, Sunday, September 05, Lanny and I saw four Swainson's Hawks and a Common Snipe fly over a recently cut alfalfa field in Kearney County about two miles north of Axtell. In Phelps County at Funk Lagoon, we saw: 21 Great Egrets one Snowy Egret one Black-crowned Night-Heron four Wood Ducks one female Northern Harrier two more Swainson's Hawks one female or immature Merlin one Sora one Greater Yellowlegs two Forster's Terns eight Black Terns 500-600 Cliff Swallows nine Marsh Wrens one Sprague's Pipit (details below) four Clay-colored Sparrows We identified the Sprague's Pipit by its walking behavior, its lack of tail-bobbing behavior, its heavily streaked light brown and buff back, its necklace of fine light brown streaks, its bright pinkish/orange legs, its white outer tail feathers, its large eye and pale face. It walked along the edge of the road just west of the western-most T-intersection, from the parking lot on the hill down almost to the T-intersection. It flew a short distance a couple times so we were able to see its white outer tail feathers. We followed it as it walked for more than a quarter mile. We could have followed it further but we decided that we had seen it well enough. Lanny plans to send a more detailed report in the next few days. On our way home, along the Phelps/Kearney County line, five and a half miles north of Funk Lagoon, we saw one female Lark Bunting. Back at our home three miles south-east of Gibbon, we saw four Common Nighthawks. What have you been seeing? Robin Harding marshwren@nctc.net
From: marshwren@nctc.net (Randolph and Harding) Date: Sun, 05 Sep 1999 22:26:11 -0500 Subject: None Hi Nebraska Birders, Robin just sent you her report of our field trip to Funk Lagoon today 9/5/99. She said that I would send my comments about our Sprague's Pipit sighting. Here they are. While walking fast back to the county road on a service road I scared up a little brown bird, about the size of a large sparrow, with white sides to its tail. It lit on the county road. It let Robin and I get close enough to see it when we were walking slowly. It had long legs that looked orange in direct sunlight and pink in indirect light. It walked and did not hop. It had a very strange gait when it walked. Its head moved back and forth as it walked, and its legs swung out farther than I would have predicted even from their length. It had a strongly marked back. Its undersides were all light colored except for a faint band of light brown streaks on the upper breast. It had a thin pink bill and a cap of brown braids above a paler brown face. This plain looking face was dominated by its dark eye. While standing, its appearance gave me the overall impression of a miniature Upland Sandpiper with a short neck. It flew only short distances and only lit on bare ground or gravel road. It was feeding by walking on the edge of the county road and picking insects out of the clumps of grass that were next to the edge of the road. I could tell it was a pipit by its size, general coloration, its walking behavior, the white sides to its tail and its thin straight bill. I could tell it was a Spragues Pipit and not an American Pipit by its pink legs and bill, its cap of braids and its big eyed plain face. 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: Mark Orsag <MOrsag@doane.edu> Subject: RE: Hitchcock Nature Area September 1-5 Date: Mon, 6 Sep 1999 13:51:26 -0500 -----Original Message----- From: Mark Orsag [mailto:MOrsag@doane.edu] Sent: Monday, September 06, 1999 1:50 PM To: 'BIRDHAWK@LISTSERV.ARIZONA.EDU' Cc: 'Nebirds@rip.physics.unk.edu' Subject: Hitchcock Nature Area September 1-5 ************************************************************ ATTENTION PLEASE Sorry. Your message did NOT get posted or forwarded A list server command must be sent to the list server address The list server address is autoshare@rip.physics.unk.edu ************************************************************ > Greetings, > > The Hitchcock Nature Area (HNA) is located in the Loess Hills on the Iowa side of the Iowa-Nebraska border overlooking the Missouri River Valley to the west. The watch is easily accessible from the intersection of Interstate Highways 680 and 29; take Iowa 988 into the town of Crescent, Iowa. From Crescent, take Route 183 north to HNA. Some counting has been done at HNA since 1992. This year, counting of raptors, vultures and other migrants is being done on a part-time basis during the September 1-December 15 period. There are three watchpoints at HNA; most counting, however, has been done from the deck of the park's lodge. HNA will remain an undercounted site until staffing improves or a higher vantage point is created. Fall 1999 9/1-9/2= no counter Species 9/3 9/4 9/5 YTD Turkey Vulture 5 34 52 91 Osprey 0 2 1 3 Northern Harrier 0 1 1 2 Sharp-sh. Hawk 0 0 1 1 Cooper's Hawk 0 1 5 6 Swainson's Hawk 1* 2 7 10 Broad-wing.Hawk 0 1 2 3 Red-tailed Hawk 0 1 6 7 Amer. Kestrel 7 0 11 18 Merlin 0 0 0 0 Peregrine Falcon 0 1 0 1 unid. raptor 0 0 2 2 Totals 3/13 8/43 9/88 10/144 *Indicates dark morph individual. Total Hours: 2.66 3.66 8.0 14.3 Max Obs: 1 1 2 Points manned: 1 1 1 (Lodge and O-1.) Temp: 85+ 80+ 60/80 Wind: S/SE East N/WSW Skies: Clear Cloudy Sun/cloud Descriptions: 9/3-- Clear skies overhead but very hazy. Counting started late at 4:40pm. 1st bird counted was a Dark Morph Swainson's Hawk, which flew past the Lodge harassed by an Eastern Kingbird! Not much raptor movement. Notable other migrants: 1 Purple Martin. Lots of other swallows/swifts of several species. 9/4-- Passing cold front with accompanying rain shut down the watch in the morning, but counting resumed in the afternoon. A PEREGRINE FALCON (im. Cont. female) powered over the knoll and glided past the lodge at 2:45pm. Peregrines are not common fall migrants here ( 2 in all of 1998). The species is basically annual at HNA, but we have been "skunked" once in the past. Nice to see the PG so early. One of the Swainson's Hawks flew by with a mouse or vole in its talons. Notable other migrants: 300 Tree Swallow and 29 Common Nighthawk. A Great Horned Owl, seven Wild Turkeys,a White-tailed Deer, and a Fox Squirrel were seen around the watch. 9/5-- The TVs were abnormally exasperating today as migrants mingled with resident birds. Odd assortment of hawks in the wake of the front. I think some short- range migrants moved early, but some of the more northerly species have yet to reach us in any numbers. Clem Klaphake found the very first Sharpie late in the afternoon. High distant flight-- a real eye-strainer. Notable other migrants: 81 Red-headed Woodpeckers and 257 White Pelicans were counted migrating past the Lodge and/or Overlook 1. On the Boardwalk Trail near Overlook 1, two male Summer Tanagers were seen. Almost all of the swallows that had swarmed over the ridges during the first two days of the count had been pushed southward by the front. > Best wishes, > Mark Orsag > morsag@doane.edu
Date: Mon, 6 Sep 1999 21:26:41 -0500 Subject: Nebraska Birdline for 9/6/99 From: "Loren J. Padelford" <lpdlfrd@juno.com> - RBA * Nebraska * Statewide * September 6, 1999 * NEST9909.06 - Birds Mentioned Sprague's Pipit Great Egret Snowy Egret Black-crowned Night-Heron Merlin Sora Greater Yellowlegs Forster's Tern Black Tern Cliff Swallow Marsh Wren American Redstart Clay-colored Sparrow Lark Bunting Osprey Say's Phoebe Red-shouldered Hawk Ruby-throated Hummingbird Olive-sided Flycatcher Blue-gray Gnatcatcher Wilson's Warbler Yellow-throated Warbler Cooper's Hawk Broad-winged Hawk Nashville Warbler Red-breasted Nuthatch Least Flycatcher Willow Flycatcher Brewer's Blackbird Swainson's Hawk Summer Tanager - 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, September 6th. In central Nebraska in Phelps County on the 5th, a SPRAGUE'S PIPIT was seen at Funk Lagoon. Also seen at Funk Lagoon on the 5th were 21 GREAT EGRETS, a SNOWY EGRET, a BLACK-CROWNED NIGHT-HERON, a MERLIN, a SORA, a GREATER YELLOWLEGS, 2 FORSTER'S TERNS, 8 BLACK TERNS, about 500 CLIFF SWALLOWS, 9 MARSH WRENS, an AMERICAN REDSTART & 4 CLAY- COLORED SPARROWS. On the 5th along the Phelps/Kearney County line, a female LARK BUNTING was spotted 5.5 miles north of Funk Lagoon. On the 5th, an OSPREY was spotted at the Platte River bridge south of Odessa. In Buffalo County on the 5th, 2 SAY'S PHOEBES were seen on Dove Hill Road northwest of Kearney. In eastern Nebraska in Sarpy County on the 6th the following species were found in Fontenelle Forest: 2 RED-SHOULDERED HAWKS, several RUBY-THROATED HUMMINGBIRDS, an OLIVE-SIDED FLYCATCHER, a BLUE-GRAY GNATCATCHER, a WILSON'S WARBLER & a family group of 2 adult & 2 young YELLOW-THROATED WARBLERS. On the 5th, 2 COOPER'S HAWKS, 3 BROAD-WINGED HAWKS, a NASHVILLE WARBLER & an AMERICAN REDSTART were found in Fontenelle Forest. On the 5th, 2 RED-BREASTED NUTHATCHES were seen in a yard on Lorraine Avenue in Bellevue. In Dixon County on the 4th, a RUBY-THROATED HUMMINGBIRD, a LEAST FLYCATCHER, a WILLOW FLYCATCHER, a NASHVILLE WARBLER & a WILSON'S WARBLER were seen northwest of Wakefield & on the 6th, a BREWER'S BLACKBIRD was seen there. In Iowa north of Crescent on the 5th, 2 BROAD-WINGED HAWKS & 2 SWAINSON'S HAWKS were seen at Hitchcock Nature Area. Also seen on the 5th at Hitchcock, were 2 male SUMMER TANAGERS along the new boardwalk trail. 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, 07 Sep 1999 01:24:20 -0600 From: "Linda R. Brown" <lb14735@navix.net> Subject: Halsey Field Days Oct 8-10 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Hi All, Attached is the registration form for Field Days for those of you who neglected to renew your NOU dues and consequently did not get the newsletter which was mailed last week. See you there! Linda R. Brown lb14735@navix.net
Date: Tue, 07 Sep 1999 08:09:56 -0500 From: Laurel Badura <lteten@ngpc.state.ne.us> Subject: Re: finally! Please be careful where you send personal messages! Thank you and sorry about the outbirst! Laurel At 07:38 PM 9/4/99 -0500, you wrote: >I enjoyed your Arkansas jokes and really chuckled. I don't recognize >anyone on the list you forwarded the jokes to. Yes, I LOVE to watch >birds. Not much to watch the past couple of years like previous years. >Sure makes one wonder about the decline in numbers and species. This year >I know most of the shorebirds by passed northeast Nebraska because of the >dry weather and no puddles to forage in. >Yes, I was to the falls 3 years ago when I attended a science conference >in Toronto. I took a day trip down to see them. The countryside was >lovely but not the best time of the year to be seeing them. Some other >time in the future... > > > >*************************************************************************** *** > > Jan Johnson ___ Children are a message > Wakefield Community Schools <*,*> we send to a time we > Wakefield, NE 68784 ['-'] will not see.. > jjohnson@mother.esu1.k12.ne.us _"_"_ > > > >
Date: Tue, 7 Sep 1999 09:15:34 +0100 From: "Robert I. Price" <price@rip.physics.unk.edu> Subject: Administrivia: Attachments Dear List User, When you send attachments this sort of error results: <snip> The following message could not be sent because the address 'UserName@Domain.xxx' was rejected by host 'Domain.xxx'. 552 Message exceeds the size limit </snip> In other words the host detected SPAM and rejected it. Please, *never* send attachments through a discussion list. Your message/attachment generates errors and ill-will. RIP * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Standard Bicycle :: Bike E == Standard Computer :: Macintosh * * - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - * * Dr. Robert I. Price H: (308)234-5961 * * Department of Physics O: (308)865-8282 * * University of Nebraska at price@rip.physics.unk.edu * * Kearney, Nebraska 68849-1160 http://rip.physics.unk.edu * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
Date: Tue, 07 Sep 1999 10:27:07 -0500 From: paseka@tvsonline.net (Paseka, Janis) Subject: burrowing owl shirts NEBirders: This is your last chance (really - I plan to place the order this week) to order a 100th anniversary commemorative NOU T-shirt. They are 100% cotton and feature the famous George Miksch Sutton burrowing owl. They're available in M, L, XL and XXL in natural, sage green, or stone-washed blue for $10. You may pick them up at the fall meeting in Halsey, or we can make other arrangements to get them to you. An added bonus is the reputation these shirts are getting for their reputed ability to enhance one's odds of finding a given bird. Certain NOU members have even been known to refer to them as their 'lucky' shirts. Of course we all know that 'luck' is merely a superstition, and the NOU makes no guarantees as to the quality of your birding experiences while wearing these shirts! Janis Paseka paseka@tvsonline.net
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