October 31, 1999

Birds Mentioned

Horned Grebe

Western Grebe

Bonaparte's Gull

American Pipit

Northern Shrike

Common Snipe

Red-breasted Nuthatch

Ruby-crowned Kinglet

Golden-crowned Kinglet

Field Sparrow

Harris's Sparrow

Rusty Blackbird

Winter Wren

Lincoln's Sparrow

Fox Sparrow

Yellow-rumped Warbler

Purple Finch

Golden Eagle

Red-headed Woodpecker

Brown Creeper

American Tree Sparrow

White-crowned Sparrow

Surf Scoter (Iowa)

- 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 Saturday, October 30th.

In central Nebraska in Gosper County on the 26th at Johnson Lake, a
HORNED GREBE, 7 WESTERN GREBES, 3 BONAPARTE'S GULLS and 15 AMERICAN PIPITS
were seen.

In Buffalo County on the 30th, 7 AMERICAN PIPITS were found in fields 3
miles south of Gibbon. In Adams County on the 30th, a NORTHERN SHRIKE
was seen a mile southwest of Kenesaw. In Kearney County on the 30th, a
NORTHERN SHRIKE was found 1.5 miles south of Heartwell.

In eastern Nebraska in Douglas County on the 30th, 2 COMMON SNIPES, 4
BONAPARTE'S GULLS, 2 RED-BREASTED NUTHATCHES, 2 RUBY-CROWNED KINGLETS, 2
GOLDEN-CROWNED KINGLETS, a FIELD SPARROW, 20 HARRIS'S SPARROWS and 15 RUSTY
BLACKBIRDS were seen at Cunningham Lake north of Omaha.
In Sarpy County on the 30th, a RED-BREASTED NUTHATCH, a WINTER WREN, a
LINCOLN'S SPARROW and 8 FOX SPARROWS were found at Chalco Hills Recreation
Area west of Papillion. On the 28th in Bellevue, 20 YELLOW-RUMPED
WARBLERS, 2 FOX SPARROWS, 10 RUSTY BLACKBIRDS and 10 PURPLE FINCHES were
seen in Fontenelle Forest.

In southern Washington County on the 26th, an immature GOLDEN EAGLE was seen.

In Seward County on the 29th, 4 RED-HEADED WOODPECKERS, 6 BROWN CREEPERS,
a WINTER WREN, 5 RUBY-CROWNED KINGLETS, 10 YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLERS, 10
AMERICAN TREE SPARROWS and a PURPLE FINCH were found at Oak Glen WMA 1.5
miles north of Garland.

In Dixon County on the 26th, a RED-HEADED WOODPECKER, 11 HARRIS'S
SPARROWS, a FOX SPARROW and a WHITE-CROWNED SPARROW were found 7.5 miles
northwest of Wakefield.

In Iowa south of Council Bluffs on the 29th, 2 immature SURF SCOTERS were
seen at Lake Manawa.

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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