June 02, 2000

Birds Mentioned

Northern Mockingbird

Franklin's Gull

Black Tern

Cedar Waxwing

Yellow-breasted Chat

Blue Grosbeak

Mississippi Kite

Common Loon

Willow Flycatcher

Bell's Vireo

Western Grebe

Eared Grebe

American Avocet

Ruddy Turnstone

Sanderling

Hudsonian Godwit

Dunlin

Red-necked Phalarope

Black-bellied Plover

American Golden-Plover

Snowy Plover

Willet

White-rumped Sandpiper

Buff-breasted Sandpiper

Say's Phoebe

Snow Goose

Western Kingbird

Grasshopper Sparrow

Yellow-crowned Night-Heron

Alder Flycatcher

Blue-headed Vireo

Mourning Warbler

Kentucky Warbler

Eurasian Collared-Dove

Bald Eagle

Acadian Flycatcher

Philadelphia Vireo

Common Merganser

Loggerhead Shrike

Sedge Wren

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

Welcome to an update of the Nebraska Birdline, sponsored by the Audubon
Society of Omaha, for Friday, June 2nd.

In central Nebraska on the 28th in Harlan County, 2 NORTHERN MOCKINGBIRDS
were found 5 miles northeast of Orleans. Also on the 28th, 40 FRANKLIN'S
GULLS, 60 BLACK TERNS, 3 CEDAR WAXWINGS and a YELLOW-BREASTED CHAT were
seen in Harlan County.

In Kearney County on the 28th, a BLUE GROSBEAK was spotted about 4 miles
west of Heartwell.

In eastern Nebraska in Lancaster County on the 27th, an adult MISSISSIPPI
KITE was seen along the John Dietrich Trail near 84th St. in Lincoln. On
the 28th, a COMMON LOON and 9 BLACK TERNS were found at Oak Lake in
Lincoln. Also on the 28th, 6 WILLOW FLYCATCHERS and 3 BELL'S VIREOS were
seen at Capitol Beach.

In Platte County on the 28th the following birds were spotted at Lake
North: 2 WESTERN GREBES, 2 EARED GREBES, 2 AMERICAN AVOCETS, 8 RUDDY
TURNSTONES, 6 SANDERLINGS, 8 HUDSONIAN GODWITS, a DUNLIN, a RED-NECKED
PHALAROPE and more than 500 BLACK TERNS.

In the eastern Rainwater Basin on the 28th, 16 species of shorebirds were
found including: 5 BLACK- BELLIED PLOVERS, an AMERICAN GOLDEN-PLOVER, a
SNOWY PLOVER, a WILLET, 21 SANDERLINGS, 777 WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPERS, 12
DUNLINS and 4 BUFF-BREASTED SANDPIPERS. Also on the 28th, a SAY'S PHOEBE
was seen near McMurtrey Refuge in Clay County.

In Douglas County on June 1st, a SNOW GOOSE, a WESTERN KINGBIRD and 2
GRASSHOPPER SPARROWS were seen at Standing Bear Lake. In Sarpy County on
the 28th in Fontenelle Forest a YELLOW-CROWNED NIGHT-HERON and an ALDER
FLYCATCHER were found and on the 25th, a BLUE- HEADED VIREO and a MOURNING
WARBLER were seen.

In Washington County on the 28th at Neale Woods nature Center, a MOURNING
WARBLER and a KENTUCKY WARBLER were spotted on Paw Paw Trail. Also on the
28th, a WESTERN GREBE was spotted at Nathan's Lake north of Neale Woods.
On the 27th, 20 CEDAR WAXWINGS were seen at Boyer Chute NWR.

In eastern Cass County on the 30th, a YELLOW-BREASTED CHAT was seen at
Sciota Bottoms on Eaton Lane. In Elmwood on the 31st, 3 EURASIAN
COLLARED-DOVES are still being seen. On the 29th, an immature BALD EAGLE
was seen at Platte River State Park.

In Dixon County on the 24th an ACADIAN FLYCATCHER was found on a farm
northwest of Wakefield, and on the 25th, a PHILADELPHIA VIREO was seen
there. On the 25th, at Farenholz Ponds, an EARED GREBE, a COMMON
MERGANSER and 3 WILLOW FLYCATCHERS were found. South of the ponds on 581
Ave. a LOGGERHEAD SHRIKE and a pair of SEDGE WRENS were seen.

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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