April 30, 1999

Birds Mentioned

Great Egret

Common Loon

Chimney Swift

Pileated Woodpecker

Louisiana Waterthrush

Yellow-throated Warbler

Parula Warbler

Brown Creeper

Spotted Sandpiper

Osprey

Orange-crowned Warbler

Northern Waterthrush

Swainson's Thrush

Prairie Falcon

Swainson's Hawk

Barn Swallow

White-winged Dove (not seen)

Sharp-shinned Hawk

Cooper's Hawk

Broad-winged Hawk

Peregrine Falcon

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Tape Number: (402) 292-5325
Compiler: 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 Friday, April 30th.

In central Nebraska in Buffalo County on the 29th, 2 GREAT EGRETS were
seen in a sandpit in the northwest corner of the Gibbon I-80 exit. On
the 26th, a COMMON LOON was spotted at Pony Lake across from the Kearney
sewage treatment plant. Also on the 26th, 20 CHIMNEY SWIFTS were seen on
the UNK campus in Kearney.

In eastern Nebraska in Sarpy County in Bellevue on the 29th, a PILEATED
WOODPECKER was seen in Fontenelle Forest north of the deer exclosure on
North Stream Trail. The birds may be attempting to nest & are very wary.
Because of the close proximity of the site to the trail, please approach
the area with caution. Also found on the 29th in Fontenelle Forest were
a CHIMNEY SWIFT, LOUISIANA WATERTHRUSH, YELLOW-THROATED WARBLER, PARULA
WARBLER, BROWN CREEPER & a SPOTTED SANDPIPER at the Great Marsh. On the
28th in Fontenelle Forest, an OSPREY, an ORANGE-CROWNED WARBLER & a
NORTHERN WATERTHRUSH were found & on the 26th, a SWAINSON'S THRUSH was seen there.

In Lancaster County on the 28th, a PRAIRIE FALCON was seen near 70th &
Holdrege Streets in Lincoln.

In Dixon County on the 27th, a SWAINSON'S HAWK & a BARN SWALLOW were seen.

In Knox County, the WHITE-WINGED DOVE has not been seen in Creighton
since the 27th.

In Iowa north of Crescent the following hawks were seen at Hitchcock
Nature Area on the 29th: an OSPREY, 21 SHARP-SHINNED HAWKS, 8 COOPER'S
HAWKS, 23 BROAD-WINGED HAWKS, 9 SWAINSON'S HAWKS & a PEREGRINE FALCON.