October 19, 1999

Birds Mentioned

Varied Thrush

Horned Grebe

Surf Scoter

American Woodcock

Hermit Thrush

Purple Finch

Fox Sparrow

White-crowned Sparrow

American Tree Sparrow

Whooping Crane

Sandhill Crane

Pacific Loon

Hooded Merganser

American Avocet

Mountain Bluebird

Common Loon

Black Scoter

Lapland Longspur

Eared Grebe

Merlin

Northern Shrike

Greater Yellowlegs

Least Sandpiper

American Pipit

Savannah Sparrow

Harris's Sparrow

Cooper's Hawk

Double-crested Cormorant

American White Pelican

Cattle Egret

Greater White-fronted Goose

- 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 Tuesday, October 19th.

In eastern Nebraska in Madison County on the 19th, a male VARIED THRUSH
was still visiting a feeder on the east side of Norfolk at 122
Morningside Drive. The feeder can be seen from the curve in the road at
the north side of the house.

In Lancaster County on the 19th, 3 HORNED GREBES and 10 species of ducks
were seen on Branched Oak Lake including 2 immature SURF SCOTERS.

In Douglas County on the 17th at Neale Woods north of Omaha, 3 AMERICAN
WOODCOCKS were seen on the Missouri River Ecology Trail and 2 HERMIT
THRUSHES were found on River Trail. In Sarpy County on the 17th in
Bellevue, a HERMIT THRUSH and a flock of 10 PURPLE FINCHES were seen on
South Stream Trail in Fontenelle Forest.

In Dixon County on the 17th, 10 species of sparrows, including FOX
SPARROW, WHITE-CROWNED SPARROW and AMERICAN TREE SPARROW were found 7.5
miles northwest of Wakefield.

In western Nebraska on the 17th in Scotts Bluff County, a WHOOPING CRANE
was reported with SANDHILL CRANES at the North Platte River south of
Mitchell. On the 16th, a first basic PACIFIC LOON, 18 HOODED MERGANSERS,
2,416 SANDHILL CRANES, 21 AMERICAN AVOCETS and 12 MOUNTAIN BLUEBIRDS were
seen at Lake Alice. Also on the 16th, a COMMON LOON and 2 female BLACK
SCOTERS were seen at Lake Minatare and 40 LAPLAND LONGSPURS were seen near
there. Also seen in Scotts Bluff County on the 16th, were 271 EARED
GREBES at the Gering sewage lagoons, a MERLIN, a NORTHERN SHRIKE at
Wildcat Hills Nature Center and 19 MOUNTAIN BLUEBIRDS at Scotts Bluff
National Monument. In Kimball County on the 16th, a HERMIT THRUSH was
found at Oliver Reservoir.

In central Nebraska in Adams County on the 16th at 32 Mile Creek
Reservoir, 2 miles east of Kenesaw, a GREATER YELLOWLEGS, 4 LEAST
SANDPIPERS, 30 AMERICAN PIPITS, 40 SAVANNAH SPARROWS, a HARRIS'S SPARROW
and 4 WHITE-CROWNED SPARROWS were found. In Buffalo County on the 16th, a
COOPER'S HAWK was seen 3.5 miles southeast of Gibbon.

In Harlan County on the 16th, 5,000 DOUBLE-CRESTED CORMORANTS, 13
AMERICAN WHITE PELICANS, 6 CATTLE EGRETS and 60 SANDHILL CRANES were seen
at Harlan Reservoir.

In Loup County on the 16th, GREATER WHITE-FRONTED GEESE and several flocks
of SANDHILL CRANES were seen flying over Calamus Reservoir.

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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