October 03, 1999

Birds Mentioned

Sora

Common Snipe

Marsh Wren

Nelson's Sharp-tailed Sparrow

White-crowned Sparrow

Lincoln's Sparrow

Swamp Sparrow

Rough-legged Hawk

Winter Wren

Carolina Wren

Philadelphia Vireo

Indigo Bunting

Great Egret

Stilt Sandpiper

Golden-crowned Kinglet

Osprey

Eastern Phoebe

Nashville Warbler

Common Yellowthroat

Vesper Sparrow

Lark Sparrow

Harris's Sparrow

White-throated Sparrow

Blue Grosbeak

Red-breasted Nuthatch

Spotted Towhee

Eastern Bluebird

Yellow-rumped Warbler

Orange-crowned Warbler

Clay-colored Sparrow

Red Crossbill

Fox Sparrow

- 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 Sunday, October 3rd.

In eastern Nebraska in Lancaster County on the 2nd at Little Salt Fork
Marsh the following species were seen: SORA, 4 COMMON SNIPES, a MARSH
WREN, 5 NELSON'S SHARP-TAILED SPARROWS, 5 WHITE-CROWNED SPARROWS,
6 LINCOLN'S SPARROWS and 4 SWAMP SPARROWS.

In Douglas County on September 30th and October 1st, a ROUGH-LEGGED HAWK, a
WINTER WREN, a CAROLINA WREN, a PHILADELPHIA VIREO and an
INDIGO BUNTING were seen at Neale Woods north of Omaha. On the 2nd,
3 GREAT EGRETS, a STILT SANDPIPER and a COMMON SNIPE were found at
Cunningham Lake north of Highway 36. Also on the 2nd, a GOLDEN-CROWNED
KINGLET was seen at Hummel Park. On the 30th, an OSPREY was spotted
at Zorinksy Lake.

In Washington County on the 2nd, a GREAT EGRET was found at Nathan's Lake
north of Neale Woods.

In Seward County on September 28th, an EASTERN PHOEBE, a CAROLINA WREN, a
WINTER WREN, a MARSH WREN, 4 NASHVILLE WARBLERS and a COMMON
YELLOWTHROAT were found along Plum Creek on the Concordia
University Campus.

In Dixon County on the 3rd, a WINTER WREN, a VESPER SPARROW, a LARK
SPARROW, 6 HARRIS'S SPARROWS, a WHITE-THROATED SPARROW, a BLUE
GROSBEAK and an INDIGO BUNTING were seen northwest of Wakefield.
On the 2nd, a RED-BREASTED NUTHATCH and 2 SPOTTED TOWHEES were
also seen there.

In Cass County on the 28th, 41 EASTERN BLUEBIRDS and a YELLOW-RUMPED
WARBLER were seen in Elmwood.

In central Nebraska in Hall County on the 2nd, a GOLDEN-CROWNED KINGLET,
15 ORANGE-CROWNED WARBLERS, 45 YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLERS,
a NELSON'S SHARP-TAILED SPARROW, 2 CLAY-COLORED SPARROWS,
a WHITE-CROWNED SPARROW and 2 WHITE-THROATED SPARROWS were seen at
the Lilley Sandpits which is on the south side of the Platte River south
of the Wood River I-80 exit.

In Buffalo County on the 29th, a RED-CROSSBILL came to a feeder in
Kearney. On October 1st, a RED-BREASTED NUTHATCH was seen two blocks south
of the UNK campus in Kearney.

In Iowa on the 2nd, 2 OSPREYS, a FOX SPARROW and a WHITE-THROATED SPARROW
were seen at DeSoto NWR.