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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, September 14th.
In central Nebraska in Kearney County on the 11th, 3 GREATER
PRAIRIE-CHICKENS, 25 CLAY-COLORED SPARROWS and a LINCOLN'S SPARROW were
found at Gleason WPA. A COOPER'S HAWK was spotted a mile south of
Gleason. In the sandhills area between the Platte River Valley and the
Rainwater Basin south of Gibbon, a LOGGERHEAD SHRIKE, a BELL'S VIREO, 20
CLAY-COLORED SPARROWS, a SAVANNAH SPARROW and a BLUE GROSBEAK were seen.
In Phelps County on the 11th, the following species were seen at Funk
Lagoon: 25 PIED-BILLED GREBES, 52 AMERICAN WHITE PELICANS, a
BLACK-CROWNED NIGHT-HERON, a dark IBIS, a COOPER'S HAWK, 2 SORAS, a BLACK
TERN and 2,000 YELLOW-HEADED BLACKBIRDS. In Buffalo County on the 11th, 17
BLACK- BILLED MAGPIES and an ORANGE-CROWNED WARBLER were seen 3.5 miles
south of Gibbon.
In the eastern Rainwater Basin on the 11th, the following species were
seen: 18 GREAT EGRETS, 28 CATTLE EGRETS, 5 BLACK-CROWNED NIGHT-HERONS, 18
AMERICAN AVOCETS, 31 GREATER YELLOWLEGS, 13 LESSER YELLOWLEGS, 10
SEMIPALMATED SANDPIPERS, 73 LEAST SANDPIPERS, 3 BAIRD'S SANDPIPERS, 3
PECTORAL SANDPIPERS, 66 STILT SANDPIPERS, 52 LONG-BILLED DOWITCHERS, 7
COMMON SNIPE and 11 WILSON'S PHALAROPES.
In Harlan County on the 12th, several hundred FRANKLIN'S GULLS and 4
FORSTER'S TERNS were seen at Harlan Reservoir.
In eastern Nebraska in York County on the 11th the following species were
found at Spikerush WMA: 3 GREAT EGRETS, 2 AMERICAN BITTERNS, 3 dark IBIS,
a VIRGINIA RAIL, 8 MARSH WRENS and 5 SAVANNAH SPARROWS. In Seward County
on the 11th, 2 MARSH WRENS and 30 BOBOLINKS were found at North Lake Basin
WMA north of Utica. On the 9th, 95 SNOW GEESE were seen 1 mile west of
Seward. Also on the 9th, a DOUBLE-CRESTED CORMORANT, 11 GREAT EGRETS, an
immature LITTLE BLUE HERON and a COMMON SNIPE were seen at Straight Water
WMA south of Tamara.
In southeast Washington County on the 12th, 2 EASTERN PHOEBES, a
BLUE-HEADED VIREO, 2 RUBY-CROWNED KINGLETS, 8 NASHVILLE WARBLERS, 2
TENNESSEE WARBLERS, 2 ORANGE- CROWNED WARBLERS, a BLACKBURNIAN
WARBLER, a MAGNOLIA WARBLER, a WILSON'S WARBLER, an AMERICAN
REDSTART and 2 SCARLET TANAGERS were seen.
On Saturday the 18th, ASO will sponsor a field trip to Waubonsie State
Park in southwest Iowa. Meet at 7:30 am in the southeast corner of
Southroads parking lot.
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!
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