July 14, 2001

Birds Mentioned

BLACK RAIL

Eurasian Collared-Dove

Mountain Plover

Piping Plover

Western Sandpiper

Stilt Sandpiper

California Gull

Herring Gull

Caspian Tern

Least Tern

Common Loon

Red-breasted Merganser

Western Wood-Pewee

Black and White Warbler

Yellow-throated Vireo

Clark's Grebe

Western Grebe

Baird's Sandpiper

Red-breasted Nuthatch

Western Tanager

Red Crossbill

Black-billed Cuckoo

Bell's Vireo

- 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, July 14th.

In western Nebraska in Morrill County on the 9th, a BLACK RAIL was heard
calling in a marsh at 4 AM. Also on the 9th, 2 EURASIAN COLLARED-DOVES
were spotted on the west edge of Bridgeport.

In Kimball County on the 9th, 2 adult and 3 young MOUNTAIN PLOVERS were seen.

In Keith County on the 9th, 3 MISSISSIPPI KITES were seen in Ogallala.
At Lake McConaughy on the 9th, 45 PIPING PLOVERS, 4 WESTERN SANDPIPERS, 2
STILT SANDPIPERS, 21 CALIFORNIA GULLS, 5 HERRING GULLS, 3 CASPIAN TERNS and
5 LEAST TERNS were found. Also on the 9th, a COMMON LOON and a
RED-BREASTED MERGANSER were seen at Lake Ogallala.

In Cherry County on the 13th, a WESTERN WOOD-PEWEE, a BLACK and WHITE
WARBLER and a YELLOW-THROATED VIREO were found at the Historical Bryan
Bridge southeast of Valentine. On the 12th, a CLARK'S GREBE, 23 WESTERN
GREBES and 5 BAIRD'S SANDPIPERS were found at Merritt Reservoir.

On the 11th in Dawes County, a RED-BREASTED NUTHATCH, a WESTERN TANAGER and
about 20 RED CROSSBILLS were found at Chadron State Park.

In central Nebraska on the 14th in Buffalo County, 2 LEAST TERNS, a
BLACK-BILLED CUCKOO and BELL'S VIREOS were found.