November 06, 1999

Birds Mentioned

Common Redpoll

Red-breasted Nuthatch

Pine Siskin

Purple Finch

Winter Wren

Yellow-rumped Warbler

Eastern Towhee

Fox Sparrow

Double-crested Cormorant

American Tree Sparrow

Harris's Sparrow

Short-eared Owl

Red-shouldered Hawk

Northern Shoveler

Bufflehead

Canvasback

Killdeer

White-throated Sparrow

Bonaparte's Gull

Golden Eagle

Prairie Falcon

- 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, November 6th.

In eastern Nebraska in Douglas County on the 6th, 3 COMMON REDPOLLS were
seen in the garden at Neale Woods Nature Center. On the 4th at Neale
Woods, RED-BREASTED NUTHATCHES, PINE SISKINS and PURPLE FINCHES were coming
to the feeders, and a WINTER WREN, a YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLER, an EASTERN
TOWHEE and a FOX SPARROW were seen on the Missouri River Ecology Trail. On
the 3rd, 3 DOUBLE-CRESTED CORMORANTS, a RED-BREASTED NUTHATCH, an
AMERICAN TREE SPARROW and a dozen HARRIS'S SPARROWS were seen at Standing
Bear Lake northwest of Omaha. Also on the 3rd, a PINE SISKIN was seen at
a feeder southwest of Methodist Hospital in Omaha.

In Washington County on the 6th, a SHORT-EARED OWL was seen hunting in
corn fields between Fort Atkinson and Boyer Chute at the intersection of
County Roads 34 and 49.

In Sarpy County on the 5th in Bellevue, a RED-SHOULDERED HAWK and a WINTER
WREN were found in Fontenelle Forest in Mormon Hollow. On the 3rd, 6
NORTHERN SHOVELERS, 2 BUFFLEHEADS, 3 CANVASBACKS and a KILLDEER were seen
at Walnut Creek Recreation Area west of Papillion.

In Cass County on the 5th, 4 PINE SISKINS were seen at a feeder in Elmwood.

In Otoe County on the 4th in Nebraska City, 4 RED-BREASTED NUTHATCHES and
10 WHITE-THROATED SPARROWS were found at Arbor Lodge State Park.

In central Nebraska in Harlan County on the 3rd, 500 DOUBLE-CRESTED
CORMORANTS were seen at Harlan Reservoir and 250 BONAPARTE'S GULLS were
seen at the Orleans sewage ponds.

In Iowa north of Crescent on the 1st, an immature GOLDEN EAGLE and a
PRAIRIE FALCON were seen at Hitchcock Nature Area.

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

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