April 10, 1999

Birds Mentioned

Whooping Crane

Swainson's Hawk

Eared Grebe

Black-crowned Night-Heron

American White Pelican

Tree Swallow

Fox Sparrow

Red-breasted Merganser

Osprey

Winter Wren

Louisiana Waterthrush

Cooper's Hawk

Swamp Sparrow

White-crowned Sparrow

Eastern Towhee

Rough-winged Swallow

Barn Swallow

American Avocet

Marbled Godwit

Lesser Yellowlegs

Baird's Sandpiper

Bonaparte's Gull

Field Sparrow

Harris's Sparrow

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

Welcome to an update of the Nebraska Birdline, sponsored by the Audubon
Society of Omaha, for Saturday, April 10th.

In Iowa east of DeSoto NWR on the 10th, the 6 WHOOPING CRANES were seen
again from early morning to mid-afternoon in the same area as on the 9th
south of U.S. Highway 30. From I-29 go west on Highway 30 to Italy St. and
go south about 3 miles to York St. and check the fields. On DeSoto NWR on
the 10th, a SWAINSON'S HAWK was seen and an EARED GREBE was found on the
Bertrand pond. The three WHOOPING CRANES found in Page County on the 9th
were also seen mid-afternoon on the 10th north of Essex. Go north of
Essex on M41 1.2 miles beyond the bridge over the East Nishnabotna River,
then turn east on a dead end road. The cranes were in the field to the
south. Also on the 10th, the GARGANEY was found again at Forney Lake
south of Bartlett, and was seen in the morning and afternoon.

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

In Sarpy County on the 10th south of Bellevue, 2 RED-BREASTED MERGANSERS
and an OSPREY were seen at Offutt Lake. On the 9th in Fontenelle Forest,
an OSPREY was seen at the marsh; a WINTER WREN was found at Handsome
Hollow and a LOUISIANA WATERTHRUSH was seen in Mormon Hollow. Also seen
there on the 9th, were a COOPER'S HAWK, 2 SWAMP SPARROWS, 2 WHITE-CROWNED
SPARROWS and 2 EASTERN TOWHEES. On the 9th at Walnut Creek Lake west of
Papillion, ROUGH-WINGED SWALLOWS and a BARN SWALLOW were seen.

In Lancaster County on the 10th at Branched Oak Lake the following
species were seen: EARED GREBES, an AMERICAN AVOCET, 2 MARBLED GODWITS,
LESSER YELLOWLEGS, BAIRD'S SANDPIPERS and BONAPARTE'S GULLS.

In Dodge County on the 10th, a SWAINSON'S HAWK was seen 5 miles north and a
mile west of Ames.

In central Nebraska in Buffalo County on the 10th, 2 FIELD SPARROWS and 20
HARRIS'S SPARROWS were seen 3 miles southeast of Gibbon.