April 15, 2000

Birds Mentioned

Great Egret

Yellow-headed Blackbird

House Wren

Northern Parula

Louisiana Waterthrush

Chipping Sparrow

Bonaparte's Gull

Fox Sparrow

Swamp Sparrow

Brown Thrasher

American Avocet

Purple Martin

Field Sparrow

Double-crested Cormorant

Common Loon

Greater Yellowlegs

Common Snipe

Northern Mockingbird

Horned Grebe

Lesser Yellowlegs

Forster's Tern

Cliff Swallow

Barn Swallow

Vesper Sparrow

Osprey

Swainson's Hawk

American White Pelican

Marbled Godwit

Burrowing Owl

Sharp-tailed Grouse

Greater Prairie Chicken

Say's Phoebe

- Transcript
Tape Number: (402) 292-5325
Compilers: Babs and Loren Padelford (402) 292-5556
Transcriber: Babs Padelford (lpdlfrd@juno.com)

Welcome to an update of the Nebraska Birdline, sponsored by the Audubon
Society of Omaha, for Saturday, April 15th.

In eastern Nebraska in Sarpy County on the 15th, a GREAT EGRET and a
YELLOW-HEADED BLACKBIRD were found at Walnut Creek Recreation Area. On
the 14th in Bellevue in Fontenelle Forest, a HOUSE WREN, a NORTHERN
PARULA and a LOUISIANA WATERTHRUSH were seen. On the 14th, a CHIPPING
SPARROW was seen in a yard south of Bellevue University. Also on the
14th, BONAPARTE'S GULLS were seen on Offutt Lake south of Bellevue. On
the 12th at Chalco Hills Recreation Area, a FOX SPARROW and 2 SWAMP
SPARROWS were found.

In Douglas County on the 14th, a BROWN THRASHER was seen at Dodge Park in
Omaha. On the 11th, 9 AMERICAN AVOCETS, 7 PURPLE MARTINS and 2 FIELD
SPARROWS were found on the small lake at 144th and F Streets in Omaha. On
the 12th, 18 DOUBLE-CRESTED CORMORANTS and an OSPREY were spotted along the
north shore of Carter Lake.

In Pawnee County on the 14th, a COMMON LOON, 2 GREATER YELLOWLEGS and 4
COMMON SNIPES were found at Burchard Lake. At the junction of the spur
to Steinauer and Highway 50, a NORTHERN MOCKINGBIRD was seen.

In Johnson County on the 14th, 3 HORNED GREBES, 7 species of waterfowl, 8
GREATER YELLOWLEGS, a LESSER YELLOWLEGS and 30 BONAPARTE'S GULLS were seen
at the Tecumseh sewage pond.

In central Nebraska in Harlan County on the 13th, 10 species of ducks, 2
FORSTER'S TERNS, CLIFF SWALLOWS, BARN SWALLOWS and VESPER SPARROWS were
seen at Harlan Reservoir.

In Buffalo County on the 12th, about 100 DOUBLE-CRESTED CORMORANTS were
seen on an island in a sandpit along I-80 near the Gibbon Exit. Also on
the 12th, an OSPREY was seen flying one mile west of the Gibbon I-80
Exit. On the 13th, several VESPER SPARROWS were seen 3 miles southeast
of Gibbon, and on the 11th, a SWAINSON'S HAWK was spotted there. On the
10th, 10 PURPLE MARTINS were seen in Kearney. On the 11th, a GREAT EGRET
was seen just south of Kearney. Also on the 11th, 300 AMERICAN WHITE
PELICANS were seen on a small lake just south of Ravenna.

In Phelps County on the 11th, a MARBLED GODWIT was found at Funk Lagoon.

In western Nebraska on the 10th in Cherry County, a BURROWING OWL was
seen at Fort Niobrara NWR. On the 12th, many SHARP-TAILED GROUSE and
GREATER PRAIRIE CHICKENS and a SAY'S PHOEBE were seen at Fort Niobrara NWR.

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