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1. RE: birds
Mark Orsag <MOrsag@doane.edu>
Mon, 27 Sep 1999 16:33:43 -0500
2. Nebraska Birdline for 9/28/99
"Loren J. Padelford" <lpdlfrd@juno.com>
Tue, 28 Sep 1999 14:05:31 -0500
3. Seward wrens
"Gubanyi,Joe" <jgubanyi@seward.cune.edu>
Wed, 29 Sep 1999 13:52:46 -0500
4. HNA 9/27
Mark Orsag <MOrsag@doane.edu>
Wed, 29 Sep 1999 15:22:04 -0500
5. Re: Nebraska Birdline for 9/19/99
Janet Ronald whitaker <ronjanw@juno.com>
Mon, 27 Sep 1999 07:09:23 -0400
6. Re: Nebraska Birdline for 9/19/99
marshwren@nctc.net (Harding and Randolph)
Thu, 30 Sep 1999 08:01:00 -0500
7. RE: birds
"Susan J. Herrick" <th41814@mail.navix.net>
Thu, 30 Sep 1999 08:31:22 -0500
8. RE: birds
Mark Orsag <MOrsag@doane.edu>
Thu, 30 Sep 1999 10:51:29 -0500
9. FW: HNA 9/27 (Missing Data)
Mark Orsag <MOrsag@doane.edu>
Thu, 30 Sep 1999 18:03:47 -0500
10. [NeBirds] Buffalo Co signs of winter
marshwren@nctc.net (Harding and Randolph)
Fri, 1 Oct 1999 21:55:03 -0500
11. FW: New EPA Bird Conservation Web Site
"Randall D. Williams" <yiams@avalon.net>
Sat, 2 Oct 1999 15:21:39 -0500 (CDT)
12. [NeBirds] Hall Co. Oct. 02 riparian birds
marshwren@nctc.net (Harding and Randolph)
Sat, 2 Oct 1999 19:14:26 -0500
13. A few birds Sat
"Ross Silcock" <silcock@sidney.heartland.net>
Sat, 2 Oct 1999 19:40:05 -0500
14. One more!
"Ross Silcock" <silcock@sidney.heartland.net>
Sat, 2 Oct 1999 20:39:24 -0500
15. Little Salt Fork Marsh birds
"Gubanyi,Joe" <jgubanyi@seward.cune.edu>
Sat, 02 Oct 1999 20:48:39 -0500
16. Nebraska Birdline for 10/3/99
"Loren J. Padelford" <lpdlfrd@juno.com>
Sun, 3 Oct 1999 10:59:36 -0500
17. FW: 9/29-10/2
Mark Orsag <MOrsag@doane.edu>
Sun, 3 Oct 1999 16:42:19 -0500
18.
"Wanda Hoge" <jacana@swnebr.net>
Sun, 3 Oct 1999 17:08:49 -0000
19. FW: Hitchcock, 9/29
Mark Orsag <MOrsag@doane.edu>
Sun, 3 Oct 1999 17:04:40 -0500
20. brief walk along Antelope Park hiker/biker trail in Lincoln
Moni J Usasz <musasz@juno.com>
Sun, 3 Oct 1999 20:17:28 -0500
21. BOL / Jack Sinn
John C Sulllivan <johnsllvn@juno.com>
Sun, 3 Oct 1999 21:19:52 -0500
22. Birding in the sandhills
Carolyn Hall <cjhall@huntel.net>
Mon, 04 Oct 1999 00:07:30 -0500
23. NOU Travel Advisory
"Thomas E. Labedz" <tlabedz@unlserve.unl.edu>
Mon, 04 Oct 1999 07:49:34 -0500
24. Re: County names, please (fwd)
Jan Johnson <jjohnson@mother.esu1.k12.ne.us>
Mon, 4 Oct 1999 07:59:53 -0500 (CDT)
25. Panhandle birding.
Steve_Dinsmore@usgs.gov (Steve Dinsmore)
Sat, 2 Oct 1999 20:32:10 -0600
26. FW: 10/3 at HNA
Mark Orsag <MOrsag@doane.edu>
Mon, 4 Oct 1999 18:04:11 -0500
27.
"Wanda Hoge" <jacana@swnebr.net>
Tue, 5 Oct 1999 20:18:40 -0000
28. Nebraska Birdline for 10/5/99
"Loren J. Padelford" <lpdlfrd@juno.com>
Tue, 5 Oct 1999 21:40:13 -0500
29. RE:
Mark Orsag <MOrsag@doane.edu>
Wed, 6 Oct 1999 09:05:59 -0500
30. FW: 10/4 at HNA + upcoming weekend
Mark Orsag <MOrsag@doane.edu>
Wed, 6 Oct 1999 09:27:39 -0500
31. Re:
"Wanda Hoge" <jacana@swnebr.net>
Wed, 6 Oct 1999 10:32:10 -0000
32. Cormorant calls
NevaLCP@aol.com
Wed, 6 Oct 1999 12:56:42 EDT
33. Re: Cormorant calls
"Wanda Hoge" <jacana@swnebr.net>
Wed, 6 Oct 1999 18:54:19 -0000
34.
"Wanda Hoge" <jacana@swnebr.net>
Wed, 6 Oct 1999 19:08:07 -0000
35. [NeBirds] Birds in Fontenelle Forest, 10/6/99
"Loren J. Padelford" <lpdlfrd@juno.com>
Wed, 6 Oct 1999 21:28:46 -0500
36. RE:
Mark Orsag <MOrsag@doane.edu>
Thu, 7 Oct 1999 08:55:22 -0500
From: Mark Orsag <MOrsag@doane.edu> Subject: RE: birds Date: Mon, 27 Sep 1999 16:33:43 -0500 Susan, Thanks for an interesting post. Were the raptors' wings locked in a glide? Were the birds very high? It is always interesting to me to hear about hawk migration away from established sites. Most of our birds at Hitchcock glided over high and FAST yesterday. Mark O -----Original Message----- From: Susan J. Herrick [mailto:th41814@mail.navix.net] Sent: Monday, September 27, 1999 4:05 PM To: NE BIRDS (E-mail) Subject: birds Sunday and Monday mornings in my neighborhood near 70th. and Holdredge in Lincoln, as I watched the monarchs migrating there were also 4 Sharp Shins, 2 Broad Wings, 2 Red Tails, 2 Kestrels and 3 unidents. Monday morning, especially, the birds were going with the wind and just cruising over head very very fast, they looked really cool. Robins, and Bluejays are invading the backyard bird bath and it constantly needs refilling. Susan Herrick
Date: Tue, 28 Sep 1999 14:05:31 -0500 Subject: Nebraska Birdline for 9/28/99 From: "Loren J. Padelford" <lpdlfrd@juno.com> - RBA * Nebraska * Statewide * September 28, 1999 * NEST9909.28 - Birds Mentioned Prairie Falcon Baird's Sparrow Chestnut-collared Longspur Western Grebe Clark's Grebe Sharp-tailed Grouse Lesser Black-backed Gull Black-throated Blue Warbler Townsend's Warbler Sage Thrasher White-throated Swift Townsend's Solitaire Black-bellied Plover Semipalmated Plover Long-billed Dowitcher Sanderling Least Sandpiper Baird's Sandpiper Pectoral Sandpiper American Pipit Harris's Sparrow White-crowned Sparrow Clay-colored Sparrow Cattle Egret Great Egret Black-crowned Night-Heron Ibis sp. American Golden-Plover American Avocet Greater Yellowlegs Lesser Yellowlegs Semipalmated Sandpiper Stilt Sandpiper Common Snipe Red-necked Phalarope Merlin Sedge Wren Brewer's Blackbird Blue-headed Vireo Orange-crowned Warbler Nashville Warbler Wilson's Warbler Double-crested Cormorant Palm Warbler Le Conte's Sparrow Sora Red-eyed Vireo Carolina Wren Osprey Blackburnian Warbler Oporornis sp. Yellow-bellied Sapsucker - Transcript Tape Number: 402-292-5325 Compilers: Babs & Loren Padelford Transcriber: Babs Padelford (lpdlfrd@juno.com) Welcome to an update of the Nebraska Birdline, sponsored by the Audubon Society of Omaha, for Tuesday, September 28th. In western Nebraska on the 26th in Keith County, a PRAIRIE FALCON, 2 BAIRD'S SPARROWS & 150 CHESTNUT-COLLARED LONGSPURS were found at Clear Creek marshes. Also on the 26th, 35,000 WESTERN GREBES, 11 CLARK'S GREBES & a SHARP-TAILED GROUSE were seen at Lake McConaughy, & a first-alternate LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL was seen on Lake Ogallala. In Kimball County on the 26th, a female BLACK-THROATED BLUE WARBLER & 2 TOWNSEND'S WARBLERS were seen at Oliver Reservoir, & an immature male TOWNSEND'S WARBLER was found at the Bushnell Cemetery. Also on the 26th, a SAGE THRASHER was seen at the Kimball Airport. In Scotts Bluff County on the 26th, 36 WHITE-THROATED SWIFTS & 2 TOWNSEND'S SOLITAIRES were seen at Scotts Bluff National Monument. In central Nebraska in Loup County on the 25th, an adult male BLACK-THROATED BLUE WARBLER was seen at Calamus Reservoir. Other species found at Calamus Reservoir were: 3 BLACK-BELLIED PLOVERS, a SEMIPALMATED PLOVER, 2 LONG-BILLED DOWITCHERS, 13 SANDERLINGS, 25 LEAST SANDPIPERS, 10 BAIRD'S SANDPIPERS, 5 PECTORAL SANDPIPERS, an AMERICAN PIPIT, HARRIS'S SPARROW, WHITE-CROWNED SPARROW & CLAY-COLORED SPARROW. On the 25th in the eastern Rainwater Basin the following birds were seen: a CATTLE EGRET, 11 GREAT EGRETS, 5 BLACK-CROWNED NIGHT-HERONS, 31 dark IBIS, 5 BLACK-BELLIED PLOVERS, 116 AMERICAN GOLDEN-PLOVERS, 41 AMERICAN AVOCETS, 50 GREATER YELLOWLEGS, 77 LESSER YELLOWLEGS, 4 SEMIPALMATED SANDPIPERS, 93 LEAST SANDPIPERS, 38 STILT SANDPIPERS, 196 LONG-BILLED DOWITCHERS, 7 COMMON SNIPES, 5 RED-NECKED PHALAROPES, a MERLIN & 4 SEDGE WRENS. In Buffalo County on the 26th, 200 BREWER'S BLACKBIRDS were seen 3 miles southeast of Gibbon. In Hall County on the 25th, a BLUE-HEADED VIREO, 10 ORANGE-CROWNED WARBLERS, a NASHVILLE WARBLER & a WILSON'S WARBLER were found at Lilley Sandpits. In Harlan County on the 24th, 500 DOUBLE-CRESTED CORMORANTS, 5 BLACK-CROWNED NIGHT- HERONS, 130 GREAT EGRETS & 54 CATTLE EGRETS were seen at Harlan Reservoir. In eastern Nebraska in York County on the 25th a PALM WARBLER & 40 LE CONTE'S SPARROWS were found at Kirkpatrick WMA. In Seward County on the 24th, 6 GREAT EGRETS, a SORA & 4 COMMON SNIPES were seen at Straight Water WMA south of Tamora. On the 25th, a RED-EYED VIREO, a BLUE-HEADED VIREO, a CAROLINA WREN, 6 ORANGE-CROWNED WARBLERS & 3 NASHVILLE WARBLERS were found on the Concordia University campus. In Richardson County on the 25th, an OSPREY, a BLACKBURNIAN WARBLER & an Oporornis (warbler sp.) were seen at Indian Cave State Park. In Sarpy County on the 25th at Chalco Hills Recreation Area, an OSPREY & 2 YELLOW-BELLIED SAPSUCKERS were seen. For more information on this week's sightings, you may call 402-292-5556. To report your sightings, please leave your name, your phone number and your report after the tone at the end of this message. Be sure to include the date of the sighting. Thank you and good birding! - End transcript
Date: Wed, 29 Sep 1999 13:52:46 -0500 From: "Gubanyi,Joe" <jgubanyi@seward.cune.edu> Subject: Seward wrens On Tuesday (Sept 28), I had the following birds along Plum Creek on the edge of Concordia University campus: chimney swifts - 2 ruby-throated hummingbirds - 2 (visiting a feeder near campus) eastern phoebe - 1 barn swallow - 5 blue jays - 30+ (all flying high from north to south) house wrens - 2 winter wren - 1 marsh wren - 1 Carolina wren (heard Mon and Wed but not Tues) - 1 ruby-crowned kinglet - 4 orange-crowned warbler - 15 Nashville warbler - 4 common yellowthroat - 1 Lincoln's sparrow - 2 The four wren species were within 50 meters of each other. The marsh wren and winter wren could not be found on Wed (Sept 29), but a Carolina and house wren were again found Wed morning. On Wed. morning orange-crowned and Nashville warblers continued to be common and I finally had my first yellow-rumped warblers (2) of the fall. Joseph Gubanyi Concordia University 800 North Columbia Seward, NE 68434 (402) 643-7316 jgubanyi@seward.cune.edu
From: Mark Orsag <MOrsag@doane.edu>
Subject: HNA 9/27
Date: Wed, 29 Sep 1999 15:22:04 -0500
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.
September 1999
Clem Klaphake, Don Maas, and Sue and Howard Mattix gave us full coverage on
the 27th. They witnessed a so-so hawk flight, but they found two good
non-raptors; one of these was a western stray that is a Hitchcock first!
The big sour note here lately has been the Swainson's Hawks, which are still
only trickling through. I'm afraid their highly concentrated push here will
occur mid-week when we don't have coverage. Speculation that Sunday would be
"the day" proved fruitless. Given the conditions, they may well have moved
today. If so, our Swainson's totals for the season may prove to be all-time
worsts.
There is still some data missing, but we should be totally caught up by next
week...
9/28,9/29 = no counter
9/13, 9/20 = counters present, but we haven't been able to transfer the data
yet. I'll include these numbers with the next post. Thus our seasonal totals
are a bit higher than is reflected below.
Species 9/27 YTD
Turkey Vulture 24 736#
Osprey 1 52#
Northern Harrier 0 20
Sharp-sh. Hawk 25 240
Cooper's Hawk 5 67#
Red-should. Hawk 0 2=
Swainson's Hawk 1 27*
Broad-wing.Hawk 14 178
Red-tailed Hawk 20 132**
Amer. Kestrel 2 71#
Merlin 0 1
Peregrine Falcon 0 6
unid. raptor 5 37
Totals 9/97 12/1561
Non-raptor highlights included:
505 Blue Jay
95 Double-crested Cormorant
2 Common Nighthawk
2 Great Blue Heron
1 Scarlet Tanager (male)-- spotted by Clem Klaphake in the Lodge parking
lot.
1 Black-billed Magpie (1st ever HNA record) seen by Howard and Sue Mattix.
Black-billed Magpies tend to move eastward as winter approaches, but they
are quite uncommon in western Iowa.
= Ties existing seasonal record.
# Indicates new seasonal record.
*Indicates 1 dark morph individual.
** Indicates 1 dark morph (indeterminate) individual. There was also an
early immature Harlan's Red-tailed Hawk on 9/17.
Total Hours: 8.5 92.5
Max Obs: 2
Points manned: 1
H.Temp: 70s
Wind: WNW
Skies: Mostly
Clear
Best wishes,
Mark Orsag
morsag@doane.edu
Date: Mon, 27 Sep 1999 07:09:23 -0400 Subject: Re: Nebraska Birdline for 9/19/99 From: Janet Ronald whitaker <ronjanw@juno.com> please cancel my Nebraska birdline thank you.,\\ Janet whitaker
Date: Thu, 30 Sep 1999 08:01:00 -0500 From: marshwren@nctc.net (Harding and Randolph) Subject: Re: Nebraska Birdline for 9/19/99 NeBirders, You have the power to cancel your own subscriptions if you wish to. All it takes is to read the help message. You can get the NeBirds help message by sending to AUTOSHARE@RIP.PHYSICS.UNK.EDU and in the body of the message write the word HELP that's all it takes. The operators of the NeBirds list have asked the Paddlefords to forward a copy of the Nebraska birdline to the NeBirds list. We thank them for doing that. Robin Harding marshwren@nctc.net On Sept. 29 Janet Ronald whitaker <ronjanw@juno.com> sent: >please cancel my Nebraska birdline thank you.,\\ > Janet whitaker
From: "Susan J. Herrick" <th41814@mail.navix.net> Subject: RE: birds Date: Thu, 30 Sep 1999 08:31:22 -0500 Mark, Yes, the Red Tails and the unidents were locked in a glide and definitely very high, they just went screaming by. The Sharp Shins and BWs and Kestrels were lower and gliding but at some point circled to regain altitude. Susan Herrick Lincoln -----Original Message----- From: Mark Orsag [SMTP:MOrsag@doane.edu] Sent: Monday, September 27, 1999 4:34 PM To: 'nebirds@rip.physics.unk.edu' Subject: RE: birds Susan, Thanks for an interesting post. Were the raptors' wings locked in a glide? Were the birds very high? It is always interesting to me to hear about hawk migration away from established sites. Most of our birds at Hitchcock glided over high and FAST yesterday. Mark O -----Original Message----- From: Susan J. Herrick [mailto:th41814@mail.navix.net] Sent: Monday, September 27, 1999 4:05 PM To: NE BIRDS (E-mail) Subject: birds Sunday and Monday mornings in my neighborhood near 70th. and Holdredge in Lincoln, as I watched the monarchs migrating there were also 4 Sharp Shins, 2 Broad Wings, 2 Red Tails, 2 Kestrels and 3 unidents. Monday morning, especially, the birds were going with the wind and just cruising over head very very fast, they looked really cool. Robins, and Bluejays are invading the backyard bird bath and it constantly needs refilling. Susan Herrick
From: Mark Orsag <MOrsag@doane.edu> Subject: RE: birds Date: Thu, 30 Sep 1999 10:51:29 -0500 Susan, Thanks for the info! Mark O -----Original Message----- From: Susan J. Herrick [mailto:th41814@mail.navix.net] Sent: Thursday, September 30, 1999 8:31 AM To: 'nebirds@rip.physics.unk.edu' Subject: RE: birds Mark, Yes, the Red Tails and the unidents were locked in a glide and definitely very high, they just went screaming by. The Sharp Shins and BWs and Kestrels were lower and gliding but at some point circled to regain altitude. Susan Herrick Lincoln -----Original Message----- From: Mark Orsag [SMTP:MOrsag@doane.edu] Sent: Monday, September 27, 1999 4:34 PM To: 'nebirds@rip.physics.unk.edu' Subject: RE: birds Susan, Thanks for an interesting post. Were the raptors' wings locked in a glide? Were the birds very high? It is always interesting to me to hear about hawk migration away from established sites. Most of our birds at Hitchcock glided over high and FAST yesterday. Mark O -----Original Message----- From: Susan J. Herrick [mailto:th41814@mail.navix.net] Sent: Monday, September 27, 1999 4:05 PM To: NE BIRDS (E-mail) Subject: birds Sunday and Monday mornings in my neighborhood near 70th. and Holdredge in Lincoln, as I watched the monarchs migrating there were also 4 Sharp Shins, 2 Broad Wings, 2 Red Tails, 2 Kestrels and 3 unidents. Monday morning, especially, the birds were going with the wind and just cruising over head very very fast, they looked really cool. Robins, and Bluejays are invading the backyard bird bath and it constantly needs refilling. Susan Herrick
From: Mark Orsag <MOrsag@doane.edu>
Subject: FW: HNA 9/27 (Missing Data)
Date: Thu, 30 Sep 1999 18:03:47 -0500
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.
September 1999
Species 9/13 9/20 YTD
Turkey Vulture 0 2 738#
Osprey 1 1 54#
Northern Harrier 1 0 21
Sharp-sh. Hawk 1 13 253
Cooper's Hawk 3 4 74#
Red-should. Hawk 0 0 2=
Swainson's Hawk 0 0 27*
Broad-wing.Hawk 1 24 203
Red-tailed Hawk 2 6 140**
Amer. Kestrel 2 6 79#
Merlin 0 0 1
Peregrine Falcon 0 0 6
unid. raptor 2 4 43
Totals 7/13 7/60 12/1634
= Ties existing seasonal record.
# Indicates new seasonal record.
*Indicates 1 dark morph individual.
** Indicates 1 dark morph (indeterminate) individual. There was also an
early immature Harlan's Red-tailed Hawk on 9/17.
Total Hours: 5 4 101.5
Max Obs: 3 2
Points manned: 1 1
H.Temp: 50s 50s
Wind: NW N
Skies: Clear Partly Cloudy
Best wishes,
Mark Orsag
morsag@doane.edu
Date: Fri, 1 Oct 1999 21:55:03 -0500 From: marshwren@nctc.net (Harding and Randolph) Subject: [NeBirds] Buffalo Co signs of winter NeBirders, George Brown called to report a Red Crossbill that was seen at a friend's feeder in Kearney on Wednesday, September 29. Today, October 01, I heard a Red-breasted Nuthatch near the Univ. of Nebr. at Kearney campus. What have you been seeing? Robin Harding marshwren@nctc.net
Date: Sat, 2 Oct 1999 15:21:39 -0500 (CDT) From: "Randall D. Williams" <yiams@avalon.net> Subject: FW: New EPA Bird Conservation Web Site Birders, Thought I'd pass this along from the IOU birding list. Randy ================= >MIME-Version: 1.0 >Date: Fri, 1 Oct 1999 16:30:39 -0400 >Reply-To: Bird discussion list for Iowa <IA-BIRD@LIST.AUDUBON.ORG> >Sender: Bird discussion list for Iowa <IA-BIRD@LIST.AUDUBON.ORG> >From: "ZEPH, Paul" <PZEPH@AUDUBON.ORG> >Subject: FW: New EPA Bird Conservation Web Site >To: IA-BIRD@LIST.AUDUBON.ORG > >Subject: New EPA Bird Conservation Web Site > >Note: This new webpage provides an excellent overview of the national >programs >being developed for bird conservation efforts. Pay special attention to the >North American Bird Conservation Initiative (NABCI). This initiative will >essentially tie together all bird conservation efforts into a single plan. > > >FROM: Dave Davis, EPA > >TO: Colleagues in the bird conservation community and others > >I am very pleased to announce that EPA now has a new Internet web site on >bird conservation. It can be found at http://www.epa.gov/owow/birds ><http://www.epa.gov/owow/birds> . I hope that you will take a few minutes >to *surf* the site and familiarize yourself with its contents. > >My purpose in establishing this web site was not to create a >comprehensive site on birds or bird conservation*there are many others that >fill that role, maintained by organizations for which birds are a central >focus. Instead, I hoped to create a link between the millions of people who >visit EPA*s homepage (1.5 million per day at last count)and the critical and >fascinating issues of bird conservation. I believe that most of those >people who visit EPA*s homepage have as their primary interests public >health and mainstream chemical pollution control issues >rather than wildlife and natural resources. I believe further, however, >that a significant percentage of these citizens are nonetheless interested >in nature and birds, and if guided a bit through a site like this might >become more interested in and even active in bird conservation. With such a >high visit rate, even a small percentage of *converts* could make a big >difference. > >My secondary objective is to help the bird conservation community gain a >better appreciation of EPA*s role in the conservation of birds, wildlife, >and habitat. In my work with many people in the bird conservation community >over the past 8 or so years, I have been repeatedly struck by how little >these people*well educated conservation professionals*know about EPA and our >programs. Beyond the few programs that appear frequently in the popular >press like superfund and the air program, most know surprisingly little and >generally have the impression that EPA has no involvement or interest in >natural communities and wildlife. By raising their awareness of EPA, I >believe that it will have the two-way benefit of offering them additional >tools for use in bird/wildlife conservation and EPA a larger base of >supporters. While >most of these folks, of course, won*t come looking for an EPA bird site, >thanks to the magic of hyperlinks and search engines, they will end up here >anyway. > >My final objective is to provide some information and assistance to >those people who actually do come first to EPA looking for information about >birds. Among the public, as opposed to conservation professionals, there >really are people who are not familiar with government organization and >assume that EPA is in the business of protecting birds and wildlife. This >is especially prevalent among schoolchildren and other students, teachers, >librarians, and such folks who increasingly use EPA*s homepage as a major >source of information for school projects or other non-professional >research. > >These objectives are inherent in the basic layout of the site: a section on >bird conservation initiatives aimed at potential recruits from the >environmentally-interested public and at children; a section on EPA*s >programs for the bird conservation community; and a section of what the >individual can do aimed at the general public and EPA staff. Given the >overall purpose of this site, I tried to keep it fairly simple and >uncluttered. It is only two layers deep before links take the visitor >outside of the site itself*and for the most part outside of EPA. I also >tried to keep the number of links down to a manageable number and tried to >pick those that provided the most general information (though many of >them lead to much more technical information if the visitor chooses to >follow secondary links). In short, I did not wish to create the >definitive site on bird conservation; rather I tried to create the >introductory site for bird conservation as a topic and a site that >related that topic to EPA*s programs and activities. > >Like any web site, this one is incomplete and probably imperfect. I expect >that some of its visitors will find errors, that others will suggest better >links, and that new information will emerge that I will need to >incorporate. Your suggestions, of course, are most welcome, and a *hot* >email address is provided in the web site. I would also appreciate your >assistance in publicizing the site through your own newsletters, >list-servers, etc., and where appropriate linking it to your own web sites. > >In closing, I want to give special thanks to Wendy Walsh, a former >employee of our Ocean and Coastal Protection Division, who set up the >attractive homepage and worked up a good shell that I was able to fill in >after her departure from my office. I also want to note that a considerable >amount of the material in this web site*especially in the section on the >major bird conservation initiatives*was *borrowed* extensively from the web >sites of other organizations or initiatives. In every case, a hyperlink back >to the primary site is provided, so that the appropriate organization or >initiative will ultimately get the credit, and probably a greater number of >visits. Your contributions are appreciated. > >Note on distribution of this announcement: I sent this note out broadly to >my list of contacts involved in various bird conservation work. Where I >could identify a contact for organizations to whose web sites I established >a link, I included them as well. Please take a minute to check the address >list to see who I missed and forward as appropriate. Thanks. > >********************* >David G. Davis >Deputy Director >Office of Wetlands, Oceans, and Watersheds >US Environmental Protection Agency >Phone: 202-260-7166 Fax: 260-6294 > = + = + = + = + = + = + = + = + = + = + = + From the (former) Home Office in Sioux City, Iowa Randall D. Williams MT(ASCP)BB Loess Hills Audubon Society newsletter editor & web-spinner http://www.avalon.net/~yiams/ yiams@avalon.net Requisite signature file quote: "Obviously I'm dealing with inferior mentalities." -Daffy Duck = + = + = + = + = + = + = + = + = + = + = +
Date: Sat, 2 Oct 1999 19:14:26 -0500 From: marshwren@nctc.net (Harding and Randolph) Subject: [NeBirds] Hall Co. Oct. 02 riparian birds NeBirders, Saturday, October 02, Lanny and I saw at least one Vesper Sparrow along our driveway, which is in Buffalo County about three miles southeast of Gibbon. We saw one lonely Barn Swallow about a quarter mile west of our home. We went to Lilley Sandpits which is in Hall County on the south side of the Platte River south of the Wood River I-80 exit. We saw twenty Ruby-crowned Kinglets, one Golden-crowned Kinglet, 45 Yellow-rumped Warblers, fifteen Orange-crowned Warblers, an Eastern Phoebe, two Clay-colored Sparrows, two Lincoln's Sparrows, one adult White-crowned Sparrow, two White-throated Sparrows, one adult Nelson's Sharp-tailed Sparrow and one adult female Northern Harrier. Along the way back home, about three miles southwest of Lilley Sandpits, we saw one Loggerhead Shrike. At 150th Road and Platte River Drive, we watched a Cooper's Hawk chase and almost catch a Mourning Dove. We will write a report on the Nelson's Sharp-tailed Sparrow for the Nebraska Ornithologists' Union (NOU) Records Committee. If anyone would like a copy, please send us a message at marshwren@nctc.net. What have you been seeing? Robin Harding marshwren@nctc.net
From: "Ross Silcock" <silcock@sidney.heartland.net> Subject: A few birds Sat Date: Sat, 2 Oct 1999 19:40:05 -0500 Hi NEBirders: Went to a few spots today Oct 2 (Forest Lawn Cemetery, Hummel Park, Nathan's Lake, Boyer Chute NWR) north of Omaha looking for late warblers etc; here's the results: Some totals: Ruby-crowned Kinglet: 51 Yellow-rumped Warbler: 28 Orange-crowned Warbler: 7 Forest Lawn: Northern Flicker (all yellow-shafted): 28 Chipping Sparrow 14 American Crow 36 American Robin: 60 Spotted Towhee: 2 White-throated Sparrow: 1 Sharp-shinned Hawk: 2 (spiralling up about 10 am) Hummel Park: Nashville Warbler: 2 Golden-crowned Kinglet: 1 House Wren: 1 Nathan's Lake: Great Egret: 1 Boyer Chute NWR: Barn Swallow: 4 House Wren: 1 Ross Ross Silcock Tabor, IA silcock@sidney.heartland.net New Zealand Land and Pelagic Trips. Next: Nov 1999
From: "Ross Silcock" <silcock@sidney.heartland.net> Subject: One more! Date: Sat, 2 Oct 1999 20:39:24 -0500 Sorry I omitted a bird seen at Boyer Chute NWR today: Eastern Phoebe 1(dipping tail) Ross Ross Silcock Tabor, IA silcock@sidney.heartland.net New Zealand Land and Pelagic Trips. Next: Nov 1999
Date: Sat, 02 Oct 1999 20:48:39 -0500 From: "Gubanyi,Joe" <jgubanyi@seward.cune.edu> Subject: Little Salt Fork Marsh birds > On Saturday (Oct 2), I had the following birds at Little Salt Fork > Marsh, in Lancaster County. The marsh was in geat shape and there was > lots of habitat for marsh birds and sparrows. > great blue heron - 1 > mallards - ~10 gadwall - 1 blue-winged teal - 10 shoveler - 2 ruddy duck -1 turkey vulture - 1 Cooper's hawk -1 sharp-shinned hawk -1 northern harrier - 1 red-tailed hawl -2 sora - 1 killdeer - 2 yellowlegs sp. - 1 common snipe - 4 great horned owl - 1 barn swallow - 6 marsh wren - 1 orange-crowned warbler - 1 Nelson's sharp-tailed sparrow - 5 white-crowned sparrow - 5 Lincoln's sparrow - 6 swamp sparrow - 4 Along Plum Creek on the edge of Concordia University campus the following birds were also seen in Seward County Saturday, Oct 2: house wren - 1 > ruby-crowned kinglet - 6 > orange-crowned warbler - 4 > Nashville warbler - 1 > chipping sparrow - 1 > > Joseph Gubanyi > Concordia University > 800 North Columbia > Seward, NE 68434 > (402) 643-7316 > jgubanyi@seward.cune.edu >
Date: Sun, 3 Oct 1999 10:59:36 -0500 Subject: Nebraska Birdline for 10/3/99 From: "Loren J. Padelford" <lpdlfrd@juno.com> - RBA * Nebraska * Statewide * October 3, 1999 * NEST9910.03 - Birds Mentioned Sora Common Snipe Marsh Wren Nelson's Sharp-tailed Sparrow White-crowned Sparrow Lincoln's Sparrow Swamp Sparrow Rough-legged Hawk Winter Wren Carolina Wren Philadelphia Vireo Indigo Bunting Great Egret Stilt Sandpiper Golden-crowned Kinglet Osprey Eastern Phoebe Nashville Warbler Common Yellowthroat Vesper Sparrow Lark Sparrow Harris's Sparrow White-throated Sparrow Blue Grosbeak Red-breasted Nuthatch Spotted Towhee Eastern Bluebird Yellow-rumped Warbler Orange-crowned Warbler Clay-colored Sparrow Red Crossbill Fox Sparrow - Transcript Tape Number: 402-292-5325 Compilers: Babs & Loren Padelford Transcriber: Babs Padelford (lpdlfrd@juno.com) Welcome to an update of the Nebraska Birdline, sponsored by the Audubon Society of Omaha, for Sunday, October 3rd. In eastern Nebraska in Lancaster County on the 2nd at Little Salt Fork Marsh the following species were seen: SORA, 4 COMMON SNIPES, a MARSH WREN, 5 NELSON'S SHARP-TAILED SPARROWS, 5 WHITE-CROWNED SPARROWS, 6 LINCOLN'S SPARROWS & 4 SWAMP SPARROWS. In Douglas County on September 30th & October 1st, a ROUGH-LEGGED HAWK, a WINTER WREN, a CAROLINA WREN, a PHILADELPHIA VIREO & an INDIGO BUNTING were seen at Neale Woods north of Omaha. On the 2nd, 3 GREAT EGRETS, a STILT SANDPIPER & a COMMON SNIPE were found at Cunningham Lake north of Highway 36. Also on the 2nd, a GOLDEN-CROWNED KINGLET was seen at Hummel Park. On the 30th, an OSPREY was spotted at Zorinksy Lake. In Washington County on the 2nd, a GREAT EGRET was found at Nathan's Lake north of Neale Woods. In Seward County on September 28th, an EASTERN PHOEBE, a CAROLINA WREN, a WINTER WREN, a MARSH WREN, 4 NASHVILLE WARBLERS & a COMMON YELLOWTHROAT were found along Plum Creek on the Concordia University Campus. In Dixon County on the 3rd, a WINTER WREN, a VESPER SPARROW, a LARK SPARROW, 6 HARRIS'S SPARROWS, a WHITE-THROATED SPARROW, a BLUE GROSBEAK & an INDIGO BUNTING were seen northwest of Wakefield. On the 2nd, a RED-BREASTED NUTHATCH & 2 SPOTTED TOWHEES were also seen there. In Cass County on the 28th, 41 EASTERN BLUEBIRDS & a YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLER were seen in Elmwood. In central Nebraska in Hall County on the 2nd, a GOLDEN-CROWNED KINGLET, 15 ORANGE- CROWNED WARBLERS, 45 YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLERS, a NELSON'S SHARP-TAILED SPARROW, 2 CLAY-COLORED SPARROWS, a WHITE-CROWNED SPARROW & 2 WHITE- THROATED SPARROWS were seen at the Lilley Sandpits which is on the south side of the Platte River south of the Wood River I-80 exit. In Buffalo County on the 29th, a RED-CROSSBILL came to a feeder in Kearney. On October 1st, a RED- BREASTED NUTHATCH was seen on the UNK campus in Kearney. In Iowa on the 2nd, 2 OSPREYS, a FOX SPARROW & a WHITE-THROATED SPARROW were seen at DeSoto NWR. 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: Mark Orsag <MOrsag@doane.edu>
Subject: FW: 9/29-10/2
Date: Sun, 3 Oct 1999 16:42:19 -0500
-----Original Message-----
From: Mark Orsag
Sent: Sunday, October 03, 1999 4:41 PM
To: Mark Orsag
Cc: 'BIRDHAWK@LISTSERV.ARIZONA.EDU'
Subject: HNA: 9/29-10/2
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.
Four straight days with at least some coverage. Interest has really picked
up this year!
Species 9/29 9/30 10/1 10/2 YTD
Turkey Vulture 19 7 122 133 1019#
Osprey 0 1 1 1 57#
Northern Harrier 0 1 10 2 34
Sharp-sh. Hawk 2 16 10 15 296
Cooper's Hawk 1 2 1 1 79#
Red-should. Hawk 0 0 0 0 2=
Swainson's Hawk 5 20 103 12 167*
Broad-wing.Hawk 0 1 0 8 212
Red-tailed Hawk 11* 27* 35* 58* 239*
Amer. Kestrel 0 0 1 1 81#
Merlin 0 0 0 1 2
Peregrine Falcon 0 0 0 0 6
unid. raptor 7 9 9 7 75
Totals 6/27 8/84 8/292 10/239 12/2276
= Ties existing seasonal record.
# Indicates new seasonal record.
* Unusual Buteo Morphs and subspecies through 10/2
1 Dark Morph Swainson's Hawk
1 Harlan's Red-tailed Hawk
1 Krider's Red-tailed Hawk
2 Western Dark Morph Red-tailed Hawk
1 (identifiable) Western Light Morph Red-tailed Hawk
3 Red-tailed Hawk (Dark Morph indeterminate Harlan's/Western)
Total Hours: 4.5 3 8.5 10.0 127.5
Max Obs: 3 2 6 5
Points manned: 1 1 2 2
H.Temp: 50s 50s 60s 60s
Wind: NW N SE/NW NW
Skies: Clear Clear Cloudy Clear
Best wishes,
Mark Orsag
morsag@doane.edu
From: "Wanda Hoge" <jacana@swnebr.net>
Subject:
Date: Sun, 3 Oct 1999 17:08:49 -0000
Below the dam we had 2 Lesser Yellowlegs 5 Greater Yellowlegs 7 Killdeer 1
Kingfisher 1 Great-blue Heron and 3 Turkey Vulture's At Alma at the Heron
Roost We had est 3000 Double-crested Cormorant's Heron's had not came in to
roost yet also 25 Pelican( very low to what we had this time last year)
250 Coots And all over the lake and land around lake you see Franklin's
Gulls Cant even guess how many there are. Still have few Yellow-rumped
Warblers and had 2 Orange crowned Warblers And saw 8 Spotted Towhee's
More Red-tailed Hawks moving in .
Good birding Wanda and Glen Alma
From: Mark Orsag <MOrsag@doane.edu> Subject: FW: Hitchcock, 9/29 Date: Sun, 3 Oct 1999 17:04:40 -0500 From the hawkwatch oddities file: On Saturday at HNA, a southbound White-breasted Nuthatch came whizzing right along the Lodge deck while I was talking to Overlook 1 on the radio. Seeing Jim Meyer, Darrin Jones ( HNA's Assistant Ranger) and I standing at the south end of the deck, the bird seemed to panic. Performing a sharp left turn, the nuthatch slammed into one of the Lodge windows and fell stunned to the deck! It just lay there for a bit breathing hard. Darrin picked it up and carried it down the slope. He placed the bird, which he identified as a second year male, under some shrubs. A bit later, it revived and took off seemingly none the worse for wear. Mark O -----Original Message----- From: Loren J. Padelford [mailto:lpdlfrd@juno.com] Sent: Thursday, September 30, 1999 7:39 PM To: MOrsag@doane.edu Cc: lpdlfrd@juno.com Subject: Re: Hitchcock, 9/29 Hi Mark, In regard to yesterday's dark red tails: 2 were Western & 1 was indeterminate. We went to Hitchcock today. It started out pretty good, but the flight died at noon. Here's what we had: 1 Osprey, 7 TV, 20 Swainson's, 29 Redtails (2 dark indeterminate) 1 Broad-winged, 16 Sharp-shinned, 2 Cooper's Hawks, 1 Northern Harrier & 9 UR. We stayed at the 1st overlook the whole time. The first bunches of Swainson's & Redtails went east of there. Here are the birds by the hour: 10:10 - 11:10 - OS 1; TV 6, SS - 4; SW - 8, RT - 7, UR - 3 11:10-12:10 - TV - 1; SS - 7; CH - 1; BW - 1; SW - 12; RT -16; UR - 6 12:10 - 1:10 - NH - 1; SS - 2; CH - 1; RT 3 1:10 - 2:10 - SS - 3, RT - 3 Other migrants: 50 Pelicans; 363 Blue Jays We'll probably go up tomorrow. Loren and Babs ___________________________________________________________________ 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: Sun, 3 Oct 1999 20:17:28 -0500 Subject: brief walk along Antelope Park hiker/biker trail in Lincoln From: Moni J Usasz <musasz@juno.com> Hi folks, Took a 20 minute walk that lasted almost an hour. Saw the first white-throated sparrow, red-breasted nuthatch and ruby crowned kinglet of the season. Also saw nashville and orange-crowned warblers and the first yellow-rumped since spring. Found a plumbeous vireo and a sedge wren. The sedge wren was a first for me. It worked through the grass near the path's edge and gave me numerous good looks - generally too close for binoculars. It even came up to look at me when I pished - not something I've generally had much luck with! Friday night after the front moved in and the wind was blowing strongly from the north - we saw over 100 vultures soaring above south Lincoln. That's quite a bit more than the usual 25-30. I was sure they'd all head south by morning but we still saw a few on Saturday. Moni ___________________________________________________________________ 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: Sun, 3 Oct 1999 21:19:52 -0500 Subject: BOL / Jack Sinn From: John C Sulllivan <johnsllvn@juno.com> Hello All, I birded around Branched Oak Lake and Jack Sinn today, ended up with 72 spp. for the day. Here are the highlites: BOL ------ Bald Eagle 1 imm. Osprey 1 Merlin 1 adult male Forster's Tern 4 Screech Owl 2 GHO 1 Easter Pheobe 2 Red-breasted Nuthatch 3 Ruby-crowned Kinglet 50+ Orange Crowned Warbler several Yellow-rumped Warbler several Palm Warbler 1 Swamp Sparrow 1 White-crowned Sparrow 1 Jack Sinn WMA --------------------- Sora 2 LeConte's Sparrow 1 Nelson's Sharp-tailed Sparrow 4 Great-tailed Grackle 8 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, 04 Oct 1999 00:07:30 -0500 From: Carolyn Hall <cjhall@huntel.net> Subject: Birding in the sandhills Today I was at my sister's south and west of Valentine on Gordon Creek. The live just north of where 16B turns south west of highway 83. At 5:15 we saw 50 sandhill cranes cruising souuth. Earlier we went ot the pastures northeast of their house to obtain bunches of grass for decorating. We saw a merlin, a male northern harrier, robins, meadowlarks, song, chipping and savanna sparrows, mourning dove, sharp-tailed grouse, killdeer, and hundreds of blackbird species but we think mostly red-winged blackbirds. Carolyn Hall, Bassett, NE
Date: Mon, 04 Oct 1999 07:49:34 -0500
From: "Thomas E. Labedz" <tlabedz@unlserve.unl.edu>
Subject: NOU Travel Advisory
To all those traveling from southeast Nebraska to the NOU meeting at
Halsey:
Be advised that Highway 2 repairs between Cairo (Hall Co.) and
Ravenna (Buffalo Co.) are not complete and the detour into Howard and
Sherman counties is still in effect. Travelers on Saturday tell me that
the detour route is now getting some maintenance as well and you can
expect loose gravel on portions of the asphalt on the detour. Perhaps
the easiest route from southeast Nebraska will be to Kearney, then north
to join Highway 2 in Sherman County.
Drive safe, see you there!
Thomas Labedz, Lincoln
Date: Mon, 4 Oct 1999 07:59:53 -0500 (CDT)
From: Jan Johnson <jjohnson@mother.esu1.k12.ne.us>
Subject: Re: County names, please (fwd)
I think the Iowa bird sighting suggestion would be a good idea for Ne bird
sightings, too.
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Jan Johnson ___ Children are a message
Wakefield Community Schools <*,*> we send to a time we
Wakefield, NE 68784 ['-'] will not see.
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---------- Forwarded message ----------
Date: Sun, 3 Oct 1999 23:43:33 -0400
From: Mike Dooley <mcdooley@BLUE.WEEG.UIOWA.EDU>
Reply-To: Bird discussion list for Iowa <IA-BIRD@LIST.AUDUBON.ORG>
To: IA-BIRD@LIST.AUDUBON.ORG
Subject: Re: County names, please
A big amen to Ann Barker's suggestion. Jester Park? Never heard of it...
Finally that first evening's RBA informed us that it was part of
Saylorville Reservoir. My first thought at the initial Brown Pelican
reports was, hmmm, I wonder if that's on the east side of the state or not?
Maybe it's within a reasonable drive of Cedar Rapids. But, no way to know
based on the e-mail.
I would add to Ann's suggestion that in cases such as "Campground #4" that
specific directions be given as well, at least when it's a bird or locale
you could reasonably believe someone might want to follow up on.
Just a friendly reminder, we are not all old Iowa veterans on this list.
Thank you,
Mike Dooley
Cedar Rapids -- mcdooley@blue.weeg.uiowa.edu
Date: Sat, 2 Oct 1999 20:32:10 -0600
From: Steve_Dinsmore@usgs.gov (Steve Dinsmore)
Subject: Panhandle birding.
> NEBirders-
I spent today (2 October) birding Kimball and Scotts
Bluff counties. My total of 95 species included a few nice
birds, but no real rarities. Here are the highlights:
Black-crowned Night-Heron (1@ Bushnell cemetery)
Ferruginous Hawk (2 in SW Scotts Bluff County)
Golden Eagle (2 south of Lake Alice)
Bonaparte's Gull (1 adult@ Lake Minatare)
White-throated Swift (14@ Scotts Bluff Monument)
Northern Shrike (1 immature east of Lyman)
Nashville Warbler (1@ Oliver Reservoir)
Townsend's Warbler (1 male@ West Lawn Cemetery, Gering)
Field Sparrow (2@ Riverside Park, Scottsbluff)
White-throated Sparrow (1@ Oliver Reservoir)
Great-tailed Grackle (26@ Kiowa WMA)
Some other totals for the day:
40 Orange-crowned Warblers
2 Common Yellowthroats
11 Wilson's Warblers
Stephen J. Dinsmore
Fort Collins, CO
steve_dinsmore@usgs.gov
From: Mark Orsag <MOrsag@doane.edu>
Subject: FW: 10/3 at HNA
Date: Mon, 4 Oct 1999 18:04:11 -0500
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.
Field trip by Audubon Society of Omaha led by Hitchcock veteran Clem
Klaphake. Terrible weather in the morning-- sleet, cloudy, no wind that
caused some (myself included) to decamp. Those who kept the faith were
rewarded with an afternoon flight that included a record 3rd Red-shouldered
Hawk found by Jim Kovanda and Clem. Also on the move were kinglets,
Orange-crowned Warblers, and a sprinkling of early ducks and geese.
Species 10/3 YTD
Turkey Vulture 20 1039#
Osprey 0 57#
Northern Harrier 2 36
Bald Eagle 0 0
Sharp-sh. Hawk 10 306
Cooper's Hawk 3 82#
Northern Goshawk 0 0
Red-should. Hawk 1 3#
Swainson's Hawk 1 168*
Broad-wing.Hawk 1 213
Red-tailed Hawk 40* 279*
Amer. Kestrel 1 82#
Merlin 0 2
Peregrine Falcon 0 6
unid. raptor 22 75
Totals 9/101 12/2377
# Indicates new seasonal record.
* Unusual Buteo Morphs and subspecies through 10/3:
1 Dark Morph Swainson's Hawk
1 Harlan's Red-tailed Hawk
1 Krider's Red-tailed Hawk
2 Western Dark Morph Red-tailed Hawk
1 (identifiable) Western Light Morph Red-tailed Hawk
4 Red-tailed Hawk (Dark Morph indeterminate between Harlan's/Western)
Total Hours: 136.0
Max Obs: 15
Points manned: 2
H.Temp: 50
Wind: NE
Skies: Sleet/Clearing Later
Best wishes,
Mark Orsag
morsag@doane.edu
From: "Wanda Hoge" <jacana@swnebr.net> Subject: Date: Tue, 5 Oct 1999 20:18:40 -0000 We went down to the lake in Alma 7p.m. We tried to est. how many D.C. Cormorants that were roosting in the trees and on the water at least 5,000 but could be up to 10,000 300+Pelicans 27 Cattle Egret 30 Great Egret and the Gulls going East in a steady stream don't know for sure where they were going for the night. At are home just before 7 we had 8 Chimney Swift fly over the house. Had never heard D.C make noise but they were tonight. Good birding Wanda and Glen
Date: Tue, 5 Oct 1999 21:40:13 -0500 Subject: Nebraska Birdline for 10/5/99 From: "Loren J. Padelford" <lpdlfrd@juno.com> - RBA * Nebraska * Statewide * October 5, 1999 * NEST9910.05 - Birds Mentioned Le Conte's Sparrow Nelson's Sharp-tailed Sparrow Great-tailed Grackle Osprey Bald Eagle Merlin Forster's Tern Eastern Phoebe Red-breasted Nuthatch Ruby-crowned Kinglet Palm Warbler Swamp Sparrow White-crowned Sparrow Great Egret Great Blue Heron Long-billed Dowitcher Dark-eyed Junco Spotted Towhee Least Bittern Sora Common Snipe Townsend's Warbler White-throated Swift Golden Eagle Bonaparte's Gull Northern Shrike Black-crowned Night-Heron Sandhill Crane Sharp-tailed Grouse Lesser Yellowlegs Greater Yellowlegs Double-crested Cormorant Franklin's Gull - Transcript Tape Number: 402-292-5325 Compilers: Babs & Loren Padelford Transcriber: Babs Padelford (lpdlfrd@juno.com) Welcome to an update of the Nebraska Birdline, sponsored by the Audubon Society of Omaha, for Tuesday, October 5th. In eastern Nebraska in Lancaster County on the 3rd at Jack Sinn WMA, a LE CONTE'S SPARROW, 4 NELSON'S SHARP-TAILED SPARROWS & 8 GREAT-TAILED GRACKLES were found. On the 3rd at Branched Oak Lake the following species were seen: an OSPREY, an immature BALD EAGLE, a MERLIN, 4 FORSTER'S TERNS, an EASTERN PHOEBE, 3 RED-BREASTED NUTHATCHES, 50 RUBY-CROWNED KINGLETS, a PALM WARBLER, a SWAMP SPARROW & a WHITE-CROWNED SPARROW. In Douglas County on the 3rd, 10 PALM WARBLERS were seen at Heron Haven at 118th & Old Maple Road. Also on the 3rd, 2 GREAT EGRETS, 9 GREAT BLUE HERONS, 3 LONG-BILLED DOWITCHERS & 4 RUBY-CROWNED KINGLETS were seen north of Lake Cunningham north of Highway 36. On the 4th, a DARK-EYED JUNCO was seen at a west Omaha feeder. On the 3rd, a SPOTTED TOWHEE was seen in a yard near 114th & Center Streets. In Sarpy County on the 4th, a LEAST BITTERN, 2 SORAS & a COMMON SNIPE were found at Walnut Creek Recreation Area west of Papillion. In western Nebraska on the 2nd in Scotts Bluff County a TOWNSEND'S WARBLER was found in West Lawn Cemetery in Gering. At Scotts Bluff National Monument on the 2nd, 14 WHITE-THROATED SWIFTS were spotted. On the 2nd, 2 GOLDEN EAGLES were seen south of Lake Alice & an adult BONAPARTE'S GULL was seen at Lake Minatare. Also on the 2nd, a NORTHERN SHRIKE was seen east of Lyman. In Kimball County on the 2nd, a BLACK-CROWNED NIGHT-HERON was seen in the Bushnell cemetery. In Cherry County on the 4th, a MERLIN, 50 SANDHILL CRANES & a SHARP-TAILED GROUSE were seen south & west of Valentine near Gordon Creek. In central Nebraska in Harlan County on the 3rd, 2 LESSER YELLOWLEGS & 5 GREATER YELLOWLEGS were seen below the dam at Harlan Reservoir. Also on the 3rd at Alma at the heron roost, about 3,000 DOUBLE-CRESTED CORMORANTS were seen. Also on the 3rd, large numbers of FRANKLIN'S GULLS & 8 SPOTTED TOWHEES were found at Harlan Reservoir. 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: Mark Orsag <MOrsag@doane.edu> Subject: RE: Date: Wed, 6 Oct 1999 09:05:59 -0500 Wanda, I always assumed cormorants were mute! What kind of call do they have? Mark O -----Original Message----- From: Wanda Hoge [mailto:jacana@swnebr.net] Sent: Tuesday, October 05, 1999 3:19 PM To: NeBirds@rip.physics.unk.edu Subject: We went down to the lake in Alma 7p.m. We tried to est. how many D.C. Cormorants that were roosting in the trees and on the water at least 5,000 but could be up to 10,000 300+Pelicans 27 Cattle Egret 30 Great Egret and the Gulls going East in a steady stream don't know for sure where they were going for the night. At are home just before 7 we had 8 Chimney Swift fly over the house. Had never heard D.C make noise but they were tonight. Good birding Wanda and Glen
From: Mark Orsag <MOrsag@doane.edu>
Subject: FW: 10/4 at HNA + upcoming weekend
Date: Wed, 6 Oct 1999 09:27:39 -0500
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.
Strong SE winds led to a very poor flight on 10/4. With the Red-tails set to
start coming through in big numbers and Turkey Vultures still on the move
north of us,however, this upcoming weekend could be a good one. With the
Halsey meeting "kidnapping" many of our regulars we could really use some
help! Hope to see you up there.
Species 10/4 YTD
Turkey Vulture 2 1041#
Osprey 0 57#
Northern Harrier 0 36
Bald Eagle 0 0
Sharp-sh. Hawk 3 309
Cooper's Hawk 0 82#
Northern Goshawk 0 0
Red-should. Hawk 0 3#
Swainson's Hawk 0 168*
Broad-wing.Hawk 0 213
Red-tailed Hawk 2 281*
Amer. Kestrel 0 82#
Merlin 0 2
Peregrine Falcon 0 6
unid. raptor 0 75
Totals 3/7 12/2384
# Indicates new seasonal record.
* Unusual Buteo Morphs and subspecies through 10/4:
1 Dark Morph Swainson's Hawk
1 Harlan's Red-tailed Hawk
1 Krider's Red-tailed Hawk
2 Western Dark Morph Red-tailed Hawk
1 (identifiable) Western Light Morph Red-tailed Hawk
4 Red-tailed Hawk (Dark Morph indeterminate between Harlan's/Western)
Hours: 3.5 139.5 YTD
Max Obs: 2
Points manned: 1
H.Temp: 70
Wind: SE
Skies: Clear
Best wishes,
Mark Orsag
morsag@doane.edu
From: "Wanda Hoge" <jacana@swnebr.net> Subject: Re: Date: Wed, 6 Oct 1999 10:32:10 -0000 thats a good question. they almost sound like a frog or glen said a bull frog warming up . It has to be them making the noise as its coming from all over the roost .I think it sounds like a flock of geese talking low in a large feeding area. But deeper.Wish I could be more help. Just cant explain better Wanda ---------- > From: Mark Orsag <MOrsag@doane.edu> > To: 'NeBirds@rip.physics.unk.edu' > Subject: RE: > Date: Wednesday, October 06, 1999 2:05 PM > > Wanda, > > I always assumed cormorants were mute! What kind of call do they have? > > Mark O > > -----Original Message----- > From: Wanda Hoge [mailto:jacana@swnebr.net] > Sent: Tuesday, October 05, 1999 3:19 PM > To: NeBirds@rip.physics.unk.edu > Subject: > > > We went down to the lake in Alma 7p.m. We tried to est. how many D.C. > Cormorants that were roosting in the trees and on the water at least 5,000 > but could be up to 10,000 300+Pelicans 27 Cattle Egret 30 Great Egret > and the Gulls going East in a steady stream don't know for sure where they > were going for the night. At are home just before 7 we had 8 Chimney Swift > fly over the house. Had never heard D.C make noise but they were tonight. > Good birding Wanda and Glen
From: NevaLCP@aol.com Date: Wed, 6 Oct 1999 12:56:42 EDT Subject: Cormorant calls > > I always assumed cormorants were mute! What kind of call do they have? The new Stokes CDs sets, "Field Guide to Bird Songs" (3 CDs eastern set, 4 CDs western set) include a number of Cormorant noises. All of them seem to be recorded at breeding colonies. The eastern set note for Double Crested says "Adults snore and croak in breeding colony; nestlings make raspy whines ". That describes it fairly well but I like the "bull frog warming up" bit. I recall hearing some grunts and snorts from the Great and Double Crested Cormorants in a Prince Edward Island colony when I was hanging over the cliff trying to get a picture of them. I recommend the Stokes CDs by the way. I ordered them from Amazon.com. ABA sales and other places should have them too. About $21 for the eastern set, $25 for the Western set, which is not bad considering there are 7 CDs all together with eight and half hours of bird sounds. Neva Pruess, Lincoln
From: "Wanda Hoge" <jacana@swnebr.net> Subject: Re: Cormorant calls Date: Wed, 6 Oct 1999 18:54:19 -0000 Thank you for the info on the CDs will see if we can get them if you are going to the meeting this weekend maybe you can bring them with you and we can hear them Wanda and Glen ---------- > From: NevaLCP@aol.com > To: NeBirds@rip.physics.unk.edu > Subject: Cormorant calls > Date: Wednesday, October 06, 1999 4:56 PM > > > > > I always assumed cormorants were mute! What kind of call do they have? > > The new Stokes CDs sets, "Field Guide to Bird Songs" (3 CDs eastern set, 4 > CDs western set) include a number of Cormorant noises. All of them seem to > be recorded at breeding colonies. The eastern set note for Double Crested > says "Adults snore and croak in breeding colony; nestlings make raspy whines > ". That describes it fairly well but I like the "bull frog warming up" bit. > I recall hearing some grunts and snorts from the Great and Double Crested > Cormorants in a Prince Edward Island colony when I was hanging over the cliff > trying to get a picture of them. > > I recommend the Stokes CDs by the way. I ordered them from Amazon.com. ABA > sales and other places should have them too. About $21 for the eastern set, > $25 for the Western set, which is not bad considering there are 7 CDs all > together with eight and half hours of bird sounds. > > Neva Pruess, Lincoln
From: "Wanda Hoge" <jacana@swnebr.net> Subject: Date: Wed, 6 Oct 1999 19:08:07 -0000 just now from are house saw 21 Chimney Swifts also had 2 T.V today and saw a very white Red-tailed Hawk with 2 other Red-tailed Hawks and 1 Snowy Egret Good Birding Wanda and Glen Alma Ne.
Date: Wed, 6 Oct 1999 21:28:46 -0500 Subject: [NeBirds] Birds in Fontenelle Forest, 10/6/99 From: "Loren J. Padelford" <lpdlfrd@juno.com> Hi NE Birders: We spent 2 1/2 hours this morning in Fontenelle Forest in Bellevue (Sarpy County) and following is a list of some of the birds we saw: Merlin - 1 Eastern Phoebe 3 House Wren - 2 Marsh Wren - 1 American Robin - thousands Eastern Bluebird - 8 Ruby-crowned Kinglet - 2 Palm Warbler - 1 Yellow-rumped Warbler - 50+ Clay-colored Sparrow - 1 Lincoln's Sparrow - 4 Fox Sparrow - 1 White-throated Sparrow - 1 Dark-eyed Junco - 4 Babs & 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: Mark Orsag <MOrsag@doane.edu> Subject: RE: Date: Thu, 7 Oct 1999 08:55:22 -0500 Wanda, Sounds like a possible Krider's. Of course, that white Red-tailed could have partial albinism or be a real light imm. Mark O -----Original Message----- From: Wanda Hoge [mailto:jacana@swnebr.net] Sent: Wednesday, October 06, 1999 2:08 PM To: NeBirds@rip.physics.unk.edu Subject: just now from are house saw 21 Chimney Swifts also had 2 T.V today and saw a very white Red-tailed Hawk with 2 other Red-tailed Hawks and 1 Snowy Egret Good Birding Wanda and Glen Alma Ne.
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