June 01, 1999

Birds Mentioned

Bewick's Wren

Cattle Egret

Common Snipe

American Bittern

Snowy Plover

Semipalmated Plover

American Avocet

Hudsonian Godwit

Sanderling

Semipalmated Sandpiper

Least Sandpiper

White-rumped Sandpiper

Baird's Sandpiper

Pectoral Sandpiper

Dunlin

Stilt Sandpiper

Long-billed Dowitcher

Wilson's Phalarope

Red-necked Phalarope

Yellow-crowned Night-Heron

Carolina Wren

Say's Phoebe

Prothonotary Warbler

Blue Grosbeak

Long-billed Curlew

Northern Mockingbird

Black-necked Stilt

Pacific Loon

Blue-gray Gnatcatcher

Red Crossbill

Common Poorwill

Great Egret

Rock Wren

Swainson's Thrush

Bell's Vireo

Yellow-breasted Chat

Lazuli Bunting

Lark Bunting

Grasshopper Sparrow

- 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 Tuesday, June 1st.

In central Nebraska in Antelope County on the 31st, the BEWICK'S WREN was
still being seen and heard below the visitor's center at Ashfall State
Historical Park. From the Visitor's Center walk towards the Rhino Barn,
stop at the Discovery Sign with the yellow flag & look in the trees to
the west. In Holt County on the 31st, 2 CATTLE EGRETS were found near
Goose Lake & 2 COMMON SNIPES were seen just west of Goose Lake in a wet
meadow. In Wheeler County on the 31st, an AMERICAN BITTERN was seen
along Highway 281 just south of Cummingsville.

In Clay County on the 29th, a SNOWY PLOVER was found at North Harvard
Basin. Other shorebirds seen on the 29th in the eastern Rainwater Basin
were: a SEMIPALMATED PLOVER, an AMERICAN AVOCET, a HUDSONIAN GODWIT, 2
SANDERLINGS, 71 SEMIPALMATED SANDPIPERS, 2 LEAST SANDPIPERS, more than
2,800 WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPERS, 2 BAIRD'S SANDPIPERS, 32 PECTORAL
SANDPIPERS, 2 DUNLIN, 10 STILT SANDPIPERS, 3 LONG-BILLED DOWITCHERS, 2
WILSON'S PHALAROPES & 2 RED-NECKED PHALAROPES.

In eastern Nebraska in Lancaster County on the 31st, a YELLOW-CROWNED
NIGHT-HERON was seen at Cracker Barrel Marsh northeast of Lincoln. Also
on the 31st, 3 CAROLINA WRENS were found in the north section of
Wilderness Park.

In Dixon County on the 30th, a SAY'S PHOEBE returned for the third year
to a farm 2 miles north, 3 miles west & 2.5 miles north of Wakefield.

In Sarpy County on the 30th in Bellevue, 2 PROTHONOTARY WARBLERS were
seen in Fontenelle Forest. Also on the 31st, a BLUE GROSBEAK was heard
singing in the field south of K-Mart in Bellevue.

In western Nebraska in Garden County on the 29th, LONG-BILLED CURLEWS
were seen north of Crescent Lake NWR. Also on the 29th, a NORTHERN
MOCKINGBIRD was seen north of Oshkosh. In Sheridan County on the 29th, 2
BLACK-NECKED STILTS were seen along Highway 2 west of Lakeside. In Keith
County on the 29th & 30th, a PACIFIC LOON was seen at Lake Ogallala.

In Scotts Bluff County on the 30th, a BLUE-GRAY GNATCATCHER, 3 young RED
CROSSBILLS & a BLUE GROSBEAK were seen at Scotts Bluff National Monument.
In Dawes County on the 29th, COMMON POORWILLS were found at Chadron
State Park.

In northeastern Chase County on the 28th - 30th the following species
were seen: a GREAT EGRET, 3 WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPERS, a STILT SANDPIPER, a
SAY'S PHOEBE, 2 ROCK WRENS, a SWAINSON'S THRUSH, 23 BELL'S VIREOS, 3
YELLOW-BREASTED CHATS, 2 LAZULI BUNTINGS, 600 LARK BUNTINGS & 900
GRASSHOPPER SPARROWS.

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