Nebraska Rare Bird Alert
April 22, 1999

Birds Mentioned
Brambling (not seen)
Cinnamon Teal
Common Loon
Eared Grebe
Western Grebe
Clark's Grebe
Cattle Egret
Piping Plover
Willet
American Avocet
Marbled Godwit
Semipalmated Sandpiper
Black-necked Stilt
White-faced Ibis
Black-bellied Plover
Baird's Sandpiper
Wilson's Phalarope
Franklin's Gull
Forster's Tern
Marsh Wren
Yellow-headed Blackbird
Great-tailed Grackle
Black-crowned Night-Heron
Sora
Swainson's Hawk
Common Snipe
Western Kingbird
Brown Thrasher
Hudsonian Godwit
Upland Sandpiper

-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 Thursday, April 22nd.

In western Nebraska in Scotts Bluff County, the BRAMBLING in Scottsbluff
has not been seen since Monday, the 19th. On the 21st, 16 CINNAMON TEAL
were seen at Kiowa WMA.

In Keith County on the 20th, a COMMON LOON, 3 EARED GREBES, 18 WESTERN
GREBES & 2 CLARK'S GREBES were found on Lake Ogallala.

In central Nebraska in Harlan County on the 22nd, 20 CATTLE EGRETS, a
PIPING PLOVER, 5 WILLETS, 60 AMERICAN AVOCETS, 13 MARBLED GODWITS & 6
SEMIPALMATED SANDPIPERS were seen from the Highway 183 bridge across
Harlan Reservoir. On the 21st, a BLACK-NECKED STILT was seen below the
dam. On the 20th at Harlan Reservoir, a WHITE-FACED IBIS & a
BLACK-BELLIED PLOVER were seen.

In Phelps County on the 18th at Funk Lagoon the following species were
found: 22 EARED GREBES, a CINNAMON TEAL, 2 AMERICAN AVOCETS, a MARBLED
GODWIT, 14 BAIRD'S SANDPIPERS, a WILSON'S PHALAROPE, 350 FRANKLIN'S
GULLS, 2 FORSTER'S TERNS, 3 MARSH WRENS, 200 YELLOW-HEADED BLACKBIRDS & 5
GREAT-TAILED GRACKLES.

In eastern Nebraska in Stanton County on the 20th, a BLACK-CROWNED
NIGHT-HERON & 2 SORAS were found at Wood Duck WMA.

In Lancaster County on the 20th, at Little Salt Fork Marsh, 3 SWAINSON'S
HAWKS, a COMMON SNIPE & GREAT-TAILED GRACKLES were seen.

In Douglas County on the 21st east of Eppley Airport, a WESTERN KINGBIRD
was found. On the 20th, a BROWN THRASHER was seen in the Keystone area
of Omaha.

In Iowa on the 21st north of Missouri Valley, 15 WHITE-FACED IBIS, a
HUDSONIAN GODWIT & 2 UPLAND SANDPIPERS were found in a wet meadow 2 miles
north on Highway 183 & a mile west on 280th Street.

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.
Thank you for calling the Nebraska Birdline and good birding!
- End transcript

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