December 03, 1999

Birds Mentioned

Black Scoter

Surf Scoter

Virginia rail

Great-tailed Grackle

Gray-crowned Rosy-Finch

Winter Wren

Carolina Wren

Hermit Thrush

Sharp-shinned Hawk

Red-breasted Nuthatch

Brown Thrasher

Purple Finch

Pine siskin

Northern Harrier

Rough-legged Hawk

Sandhill Crane

Brown Creeper

Golden-crowned Kinglet

Northern Shrike

Spotted Towhee

White-crowned Sparrow

White-throated Sparrow

Swamp Sparrow

Rusty Blackbird

Eared Grebe

Snow Bunting

- 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, December 3rd.

In western Nebraska on the 2nd in Keith County, 2 BLACK SCOTERS and 2 SURF
SCOTERS were seen at Lake Ogallala. In Garden County on the 2nd, a
VIRGINIA RAIL and 13 GREAT-TAILED GRACKLES were found at the Clear Creek
Marshes. Also on the 2nd in Morrill County, 3 VIRGINIA RAILS were found
at Facus Springs.

In Scotts Bluff County on November 28th, 15 GRAY-CROWNED ROSY-FINCHES
were seen on the Henry Road.

In eastern Nebraska in Douglas County on the 1st in Neale Woods, a WINTER
WREN, a CAROLINA WREN and 2 HERMIT THRUSHES were seen on the Missouri River
Ecology Trail. Also at Neale Woods, a SHARP-SHINNED HAWK, a
RED-BREASTED NUTHATCH, a BROWN THRASHER, PURPLE FINCHES and PINE SISKINS
are being seen at the Nature Center feeders.

In Cass County on the 29th, 7 PINE SISKINS were coming to a feeder in Elmwood.

In Central Nebraska on the 1st in Hall County, 3 NORTHERN HARRIERS, 2
ROUGH-LEGGED HAWKS, 27 SANDHILL CRANES, 3 BROWN CREEPERS, 7
GOLDEN-CROWNED KINGLETS, a NORTHERN SHRIKE, a SPOTTED TOWHEE, 18
WHITE-CROWNED SPARROWS, 3 WHITE-THROATED SPARROWS, a SWAMP SPARROW, 22
RUSTY BLACKBIRDS and 6 PINE SISKINS were seen at Crane Meadows Nature
Center. On November 29th, an EARED GREBE was spotted on the lake at the
I-80 Alda Exit. On the 27th, an adult female SNOW BUNTING was seen at
Crane Meadows Nature Center.

For 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. Be sure to include
the date of the sighting. Thank you and good birding!
- End transcript

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