April 09, 1999

Birds Mentioned

Whooping Crane (Iowa)

Black-crowned Night-Heron

American White Pelican

Tree Swallow

Fox Sparrow

Pileated Woodpecker

Red-shouldered Hawk

Louisiana Waterthrush

Rough-winged Swallow

Barn Swallow

American Woodcock

American Robin (albino)

Osprey

American Golden-Plover

American Avocet

Marbled Godwit

Dunlin

Pectoral Sandpiper

Baird's Sandpiper

- Transcript
Tape Number: 402-292-5325
Compilers: Babs and Loren Padelford
Transcriber: Babs Padelford (lpdlfrd@juno.com)

Welcome to an update of the Nebraska Birdline, sponsored by the Audubon
Society of Omaha, for Friday, April 9th.

In Iowa east of DeSoto NWR on the 9th, 6 WHOOPING CRANES were feeding in
a field south of U.S. Highway 30. From Highway 30, go south on County
Road L-16 two miles; turn east on a gravel road, 335th Street for one
mile. The birds are 1/4 -1/2 mile south of the road.

In eastern Nebraska in Stanton County on the 8th, a BLACK-CROWNED
NIGHT-HERON, AMERICAN WHITE PELICANS, TREE SWALLOWS & a FOX SPARROW were
found at Wood Duck WMA.

In Sarpy County on the 7th in Bellevue, a PILEATED WOODPECKER was seen
late afternoon in Fontenelle Forest from the new blind on the marsh.
Also seen in Fontenelle on the 7th, were a RED- SHOULDERED HAWK, 2 FOX
SPARROWS & 2 singing LOUISIANA WATERTHRUSHES, one near Mormon Hollow and
one at Gifford Rd. & the railroad tracks. On the 9th at Walnut Creek,
ROUGH- WINGED SWALLOWS & a BARN SWALLOW were seen.

In Douglas County on the 7th, an AMERICAN WOODCOCK was found again north
of Cunningham Lake north of Highway 36 on the west side of the water
area. On the 8th & 9th, an albino AMERICAN ROBIN was seen in a yard at
129th & Eagle Run Drive between Maple & Blondo Streets in Omaha.

In Lancaster County on the 6th, an OSPREY was seen at Pawnee Lake. Also
on the 6th at Branched Oak Lake the following species were seen: 6
AMERICAN GOLDEN-PLOVER, an AMERICAN AVOCET, 4 MARBLED GODWITS, a DUNLIN,
3 PECTORAL SANDPIPERS & 45 BAIRD'S SANDPIPERS.