NEBRASKA COUNTY LIFE-LISTS
As of the end of 2003. (125 species minimum)
| COUNTY NAMES |
BIRDERS' NAMES |
NUMBER OF SPECIES |
|
Adams
|
Robin Harding
|
151
|
|
Joel Jorgensen
|
150
|
|
Antelope
|
Mark A. Brogie
|
235
|
|
Scott Buss
|
171
|
|
Dave Heidt
|
133
|
|
Dave Stage
|
125
|
|
Arthur
|
Richard Rosche
|
129
|
|
Blaine
|
Mark A. Brogie
|
128
|
|
Boone
|
Wayne Molhoff
|
243
|
|
Mark A. Brogie
|
133
|
|
Boyd
|
Mark A. Brogie
|
140
|
|
Dave Heidt
|
130
|
|
Box Butte
|
Richard Rosche
|
163
|
|
Brown
|
Mark A. Brogie
|
179
|
|
Dave Stage
|
138
|
|
Neal Ratzlaff
|
128
|
|
Izen Ratzlaff
|
127
|
|
Richard Rosche
|
126
|
|
Robin Harding
|
125
|
|
Buffalo
|
Robin Harding
|
226
|
|
Lanny Randolph
|
191
|
|
Tom Labedz
|
165
|
|
Burt
|
Joel Jorgensen
|
161
|
Dave Stage
|
126
|
|
Butler
|
Joe Gubanyi
|
128
|
|
Cass
|
Gertrude Wood
|
279
|
|
Babs Padelford
|
167
|
|
Loren Padelford
|
167
|
|
Clem Klaphake
|
149
|
|
Dave Stage
|
137
|
|
Cedar
|
Dave Stage
|
244
|
|
Mark A. Brogie
|
207
|
|
Norma Brockmoller
|
173
|
|
Bill Huser
|
139
|
|
Dave Heidt
|
136
|
|
Jan Johnson
|
126
|
|
Chase
|
Mark A. Brogie
|
148
|
|
Richard Rosche
|
145
|
|
T. J. Walker
|
126
|
|
Cherry
|
Richard Rosche
|
186
|
|
Mark A. Brogie
|
185
|
|
Joel Jorgensen
|
146
|
|
Izen Ratzlaff
|
140
|
|
Neal Ratzlaff
|
140
|
|
Dave Stage
|
138
|
|
Joe Gubanyi
|
135
|
|
Babs Padelford
|
135
|
|
Loren Padelford
|
134
|
|
Robin Harding
|
132
|
|
Stephen J. Dinsmore
|
129
|
|
Gertrude Wood
|
129
|
|
Clem Klaphake
|
126
|
|
Cheyenne
|
Richard Rosche
|
131
|
|
Clay
|
Joel Jorgensen
|
243
|
|
Stephen J. Dinsmore
|
182
|
|
Robin Harding
|
128
|
|
Mark A. Brogie
|
126
|
|
Babs Padelford
|
125
|
|
Loren Padelford
|
125
|
|
Colfax
|
Don Paseka
|
130
|
|
Janis Paseka
|
130
|
|
Cuming
|
Mark A. Brogie
|
165
|
|
Dave Stage
|
158
|
|
Dave Heidt
|
142
|
|
Dakota
|
Bill Huser
|
260
|
|
Dave Stage
|
168
|
|
Mark A. Brogie
|
135
|
|
Dawes
|
Richard Rosche
|
285
|
|
Mark A. Brogie
|
167
|
|
Stephen J. Dinsmore
|
155
|
|
Bruce Walgren
|
128
|
|
Donna Walgren
|
128
|
|
Dawson
|
Kathryn Kaufman
|
141
|
|
Mark M. Peyton
|
133
|
|
Robin Harding
|
125
|
|
Deuel
|
Richard Rosche
|
127
|
|
Dixon
|
Jan Johnson
|
237
|
|
Bill Huser
|
201
|
|
T.J. Walker
|
192
|
|
Mark A. Brogie
|
174
|
|
Dave Stage
|
169
|
|
Dave Heidt
|
130
|
|
Dodge
|
Don Paseka
|
240
|
|
Janis Paseka
|
240
|
|
Mark A. Brogie
|
140
|
|
Joel Jorgensen
|
128
|
|
Loren Padelford
|
127
|
|
Babs Padelford
|
126
|
|
Douglas
|
Joel Jorgensen
|
242
|
|
Babs Padelford
|
239
|
|
Loren Padelford
|
235
|
|
Neal Ratzlaff
|
228
|
|
Izen Ratzlaff
|
198
|
|
Dave Stage
|
194
|
|
Jon Strong
|
176
|
|
Clem Klaphake
|
148
|
|
Don Paseka
|
147
|
|
Janis Paseka
|
145
|
|
John Brenneman
|
133
|
|
Joe Gubanyi
|
131
|
|
Mark A. Brogie
|
129
|
|
Gertrude Wood
|
127
|
|
Dundy
|
Richard Rosche
|
136
|
|
Fillmore
|
Joel Jorgensen
|
221
|
|
Stephen J. Dinsmore
|
197
|
|
Gertrude Wood
|
132
|
|
Frontier
|
Robin Harding
|
128
|
|
Richard Rosche
|
127
|
|
Gage
|
Kent Fiala
|
196
|
|
Garden
|
Richard Rosche
|
223
|
|
Steve J. Dinsmore
|
222
|
|
Larry Malone
|
191
|
|
Joe Fontaine
|
161
|
|
Dave Stage
|
131
|
|
Mark A. Brogie
|
128
|
|
Dave Heidt
|
127
|
|
Garfield
|
Mark A. Brogie
|
128
|
|
Gosper
|
Robin Harding
|
148
|
|
Grant
|
Richard Rosche
|
145
|
|
Hall
|
Tom Labedz
|
187
|
|
Paul Bedell
|
170
|
|
Robin Harding
|
153
|
|
Mark Brogie
|
130
|
|
Gertrude Wood
|
125
|
|
Hamilton
|
Joel Jorgensen
|
158
|
|
Gertrude Wood
|
125
|
|
Harlan
|
Glen Hoge
|
225
|
|
Wanda Hoge
|
225
|
|
Robin Harding
|
169
|
|
Joel Jorgensen
|
163
|
|
Stephen J. Dinsmore
|
162
|
|
Richard Rosche
|
132
|
|
Mark A. Brogie
|
127
|
|
Hitchcock
|
Richard Rosche
|
134
|
|
Jon Strong
|
128
|
|
Stephen J. Dinsmore
|
126
|
|
Holt
|
Dave Stage
|
195
|
|
Mark A. Brogie
|
186
|
|
Hooker
|
Richard Rosche
|
133
|
|
Jefferson
|
Glen Hoge
|
186
|
|
Wanda Hoge
|
168
|
|
Kearney
|
Robin Harding
|
208
|
|
Lanny Randolph
|
168
|
|
Pat Dornhoff
|
149
|
|
Keith
|
Stephen J. Dinsmore
|
298
|
|
Richard Rosche
|
247
|
|
Joe Fontaine
|
245
|
|
John Sullivan
|
209
|
|
Babs Padelford
|
201
|
|
Loren Padelford
|
201
|
|
Mark A. Brogie
|
199
|
|
Joel Jorgensen
|
196
|
|
Robin Harding
|
162
|
|
T.J. Walker
|
155
|
|
Joe Gubanyi
|
146
|
|
Dave Heidt
|
142
|
|
Neal Ratzlaff
|
134
|
|
Gertrude Wood
|
134
|
|
Helen Hughson
|
130
|
|
Izen Ratzlaff
|
129
|
|
Bruce Walgren
|
128
|
|
Donna Walgren
|
128
|
|
Keya Paha
|
Mark A. Brogie
|
147
|
|
Kimball
|
Stephen J. Dinsmore
|
235
|
|
Joe Fontaine
|
169
|
|
Babs Padelford
|
158
|
|
Loren Padelford
|
158
|
|
Mark A. Brogie
|
156
|
|
Joe Gubanyi
|
140
|
|
Richard Rosche
|
129
|
|
Knox
|
Mark A. Brogie
|
301
|
|
Ellen Brogie
|
273
|
|
Dave Heidt
|
207
|
|
Dave Stage
|
190
|
|
Bill Huser
|
169
|
|
Babs Padelford
|
167
|
|
Loren Padelford
|
167
|
|
Gertrude Wood
|
164
|
|
Lona Schreier
|
156
|
|
Norma Brockmoller
|
151
|
|
Jan Johnson
|
145
|
|
Scott Buss
|
142
|
|
Lancaster
|
John Sullivan
|
255
|
|
Tom Labedz
|
241
|
|
Kevin Poague
|
236
|
|
Joe Gubanyi
|
222
|
|
Gertrude Wood
|
212
|
|
Babs Padelford
|
211
|
|
Loren Padelford
|
210
|
|
Paul Bedell
|
201
|
|
Joel Jorgensen
|
199
|
|
Dave Stage
|
196
|
|
Janis Paseka
|
168
|
|
Stephen J. Dinsmore
|
159
|
|
Neal Ratzlaff
|
155
|
|
Don Paseka
|
152
|
|
Izen Ratzlaff
|
152
|
|
Mark A. Brogie
|
150
|
|
Lincoln
|
T.J. Walker
|
200
|
Richard Rosche
|
189
|
|
Stephen J. Dinsmore
|
173
|
|
Mark A. Brogie
|
142
|
|
Joe Gubanyi
|
142
|
|
Tom Labedz
|
139
|
|
Loup
|
Joel Jorgensen
|
140
|
|
Dave Heidt
|
136
|
|
Mark A. Brogie
|
135
|
|
Robin Harding
|
130
|
|
Madison
|
Mark A. Brogie
|
190
|
|
Dave Heidt
|
184
|
|
Scott Buss
|
148
|
|
Dave Stage
|
135
|
|
McPherson
|
Richard Rosche
|
129
|
|
Morrill
|
Richard Rosche
|
187
|
|
Stephen J. Dinsmore
|
136
|
Phyllis Drawbaugh
|
127
|
|
Dean Drawbaugh
|
125
|
|
Nance
|
Mark A. Brogie
|
125
|
|
Otoe
|
Gertrude Wood
|
244
|
|
Laurence Falk
|
230
|
Dave Stage
|
129
|
|
Babs Padelford
|
125
|
|
Pawnee
|
Kent Fiala
|
128
|
|
Babs Padelford
|
128
|
|
Loren Padelford
|
128
|
|
Phelps
|
Robin Harding
|
233
|
|
Lanny Randolph
|
226
|
|
Joel Jorgensen
|
170
|
|
Glen Hoge
|
149
|
|
Wanda Hoge
|
149
|
|
Mark A. Brogie
|
148
|
|
Stephen J. Dinsmore
|
145
|
|
Loren Padelford
|
142
|
|
Babs Padelford
|
141
|
|
Tom Labedz
|
125
|
|
Pierce
|
Scott Buss
|
240
|
|
Mark A. Brogie
|
219
|
|
Dave Stage
|
199
|
|
Norma Brockmoller
|
182
|
|
Dave Heidt
|
166
|
|
Platte
|
T. J. Walker
|
168
|
|
Mark A. Brogie
|
164
|
|
Joel Jorgensen
|
149
|
|
Dave Heidt
|
143
|
|
Don Paseka
|
141
|
|
Janis Paseka
|
141
|
|
Rock
|
Mark A. Brogie
|
140
|
|
Dave Stage
|
126
|
|
Sarpy
|
Babs Padelford
|
282
|
|
Loren Padelford
|
281
|
|
Ruth Green
|
274
|
|
Gertrude Wood
|
249
|
|
Clem Klaphake
|
224
|
|
Neal Ratzlaff
|
219
|
|
Dave Stage
|
215
|
|
John Brenneman
|
210
|
|
Izen Ratzlaff
|
204
|
|
Don Paseka
|
191
|
|
Janis Paseka
|
182
|
|
Joel Jorgensen
|
181
|
|
Mark A. Brogie
|
178
|
|
Jon Strong
|
156
|
|
Joe Gubanyi
|
137
|
|
Dave Heidt
|
129
|
|
Saunders
|
Thomas A. Hoffman
|
191
|
|
Gertrude Wood
|
164
|
|
Dave Stage
|
150
|
|
Mark A. Brogie
|
145
|
|
Joel Jorgensen
|
141
|
|
Neal Ratzlaff
|
137
|
|
Janis Paseka
|
136
|
|
Izen Ratzlaff
|
134
|
|
Don Paseka
|
132
|
|
Scott's Bluff
|
Stephen J. Dinsmore
|
264
|
|
Alice Kenitz
|
260
|
|
Helen Hughson
|
256
|
|
Kathy DeLara
|
222
|
|
Joe Fontaine
|
206
|
|
Phyllis Drawbaugh
|
201
|
|
Dean Drawbaugh
|
199
|
|
Larry Malone
|
189
|
|
Richard Rosche
|
180
|
|
Lynne Landon
|
158
|
|
Mark A. Brogie
|
157
|
|
Harley Winfrey
|
139
|
|
Joe Gubanyi
|
130
|
|
Dave Heidt
|
126
|
|
Robin Harding
|
125
|
|
Seward
|
Joe Gubanyi
|
248
|
|
Joel Jorgensen
|
139
|
|
Babs Padelford
|
136
|
|
Loren Padelford
|
135
|
|
Sheridan
|
Richard Rosche
|
250
|
|
Bruce Walgren
|
169
|
|
Donna Walgren
|
169
|
|
Mark A. Brogie
|
144
|
|
Stephen J. Dinsmore
|
135
|
|
Sherman
|
Robin Harding
|
128
|
|
Sioux
|
Helen Hughson
|
246
|
|
Richard Rosche
|
216
|
|
Mark A. Brogie
|
177
|
|
Stephen J. Dinsmore
|
158
|
|
Bill Huser
|
135
|
|
Babs Padelford
|
133
|
|
Loren Padelford
|
133
|
|
Alice Kenitz
|
131
|
|
Gertrude Wood
|
128
|
|
Joel Jorgensen
|
128
|
|
Dave Stage
|
125
|
|
Stanton
|
Duane Wolff
|
231
|
|
Dave Heidt
|
216
|
|
Mark A. Brogie
|
175
|
|
Norma Brockmoller
|
171
|
|
Dave Stage
|
133
|
|
Thayer
|
Joel Jorgensen
|
133
|
|
Thomas
|
Babs Padelford
|
146
|
|
Loren Padelford
|
145
|
|
Richard Rosche
|
141
|
|
Gertrude Wood
|
130
|
|
Thurston
|
Bill Huser
|
171
|
|
Washington
|
Joel Jorgensen
|
249
|
|
John Brenneman
|
184
|
|
Babs Padelford
|
176
|
|
Loren Padelford
|
176
|
|
Neal Ratzlaff
|
166
|
|
Gertrude Wood
|
163
|
|
Clem Klaphake
|
142
|
|
Don Paseka
|
139
|
|
Mark A. Brogie
|
137
|
|
Janis Paseka
|
135
|
|
Dave Stage
|
131
|
|
Wayne
|
Norma Brockmoller
|
215
|
|
Mark A. Brogie
|
203
|
|
Dave Stage
|
159
|
|
Wheeler
|
Mark A. Brogie
|
134
|
|
York
|
Joel Jorgensen
|
168
|
|
Gertrude Wood
|
152
|
|
Loren Padelford
|
142
|
|
Babs Padelford
|
141
|
|
Joe Gubanyi
|
129
|
TOP TEN BIRDERS WITH HIGHEST NUMBER OF SPECIES PER COUNTY
| BIRDERS' NAMES |
NUMBER OF SPECIES |
COUNTY NAMES |
| 1. Mark A. Brogie |
301
|
Knox
|
| 2. Stephen J. Dinsmore |
298
|
Keith
|
| 3. Richard Rosche |
285
|
Dawes
|
| 4. Babs Padelford |
282
|
Sarpy
|
| 5. Loren Padelford |
281
|
Sarpy
|
| 6. Gertrude Wood |
279
|
Cass
|
| 7. Ruth Green |
274
|
Sarpy
|
| 8. Ellen Brogie |
273
|
Knox
|
| 9. Stephen J. Dinsmore |
264
|
Scott's Bluff
|
| 10. Alice Kenitz |
260
|
Scott's Bluff
|
TOP TEN BIRDERS --- NUMBER OF COUNTIES OVER 125 SPECIES
| BIRDERS' NAMES |
NUMBER OF COUNTIES |
| 1. Mark A. Brogie |
42
|
| 2. Richard Rosche |
24
|
| 2. Dave Stage |
24
|
| 4. Joel Jorgensen |
21
|
| 5. Babs Padelford |
18
|
| 6. Loren Padelford |
17
|
| 7. Stephen J. Dinsmore |
16
|
| 7. Robin Harding |
16
|
| 9. Gertrude Wood |
14
|
| 10. Dave Heidt |
15
|
| TOTAL OF ALL |
BIRDERS' |
AVERAGE FOR |
| 93 COUNTIES |
NAMES
|
ALL NE COUNTIES |
| 10600 |
Mark A. Brogie
|
114.0
|
| 8648 |
Dave Stage
|
93.0
|
| 7345 |
Babs Padelford
|
79.0
|
| 7327 |
Loren Padelford
|
78.8
|
| 7562 |
Dave Heidt
|
81.3
|
| 5827 |
Stephen Dinsmore
|
62.7
|
| 5615 |
Robin Harding
|
60.4
|
| 5188 |
Neal Ratzlaff
|
55.8
|
| 5028 |
Izen Ratzlaff
|
54.1
|
| 4460 |
Tom Labedz
|
48.0
|
| 4259 |
Joel Jorgensen
|
45.8
|
| 4129 |
T.J. Walker
|
44.4
|
| 4127 |
Joe Gubanyi
|
44.4
|
| 4064 |
Jon Strong
|
43.7
|
| 3170 |
Janis Paseka
|
34.1
|
| 3000 |
Don Paseka
|
32.3
|
| 2138 |
Joe Fontaine
|
23.0
|
| 1550 |
Kathy DeLara
|
16.7
|
| 1830 |
Helen Hughson
|
19.7
|
| 901 |
Harley Winfrey
|
9.7
|
| 687 |
John Brenneman
|
7.4
|