Nebraska Rare Bird Alert
October 02, 2001

Birds Mentioned
Red-naped Sapsucker
Golden Eagle
Hermit Thrush
Swainson's Thrush
Townsend's Warbler
Hooded Warbler
White-crowned Sparrow
Osprey
Mississippi Kite
Bald Eagle
Broad-winged Hawk
Merlin
Peregrine Falcon
Northern Shrike
Wilson's Warbler
Le Conte's Sparrow
Nelson's Sharp-tailed Sparrow
Swainson's Hawk
Olive-sided Flycatcher
Eastern Phoebe
Nashville Warbler
Orange-crowned Warbler
Yellow-rumped Warbler
White-throated Sparrow
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker

- 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 Tuesday, October 2nd.

In western Nebraska in Kimball County on the 26th at Oliver Reservoir, 2
RED-NAPED SAPSUCKERS were seen in the campground near the main entrance.

In southern Sioux County on the 29th the following species were found on
Wind Springs Ranch: a GOLDEN EAGLE, a RED-NAPED SAPSUCKER, a HERMIT
THRUSH, a SWAINSON'S THRUSH, a TOWNSEND'S WARBLER, a HOODED WARBLER and a
WHITE-CROWNED SPARROW.

In Thomas County on the 29th and 30th at Halsey National Forest the
following species were found: an OSPREY, a MISSISSIPPI KITE, BALD EAGLE,
2 BROAD-WINGED HAWKS, a MERLIN, a PEREGRINE FALCON, a NORTHERN SHRIKE and a
WILSON'S WARBLER.

In eastern Nebraska in Dixon County on the 30th, a 3 LE CONTE'S SPARROWS
and a NELSON'S SHARP- TAILED SPARROW were found northwest of Wakefield.

In Seward County on the morning of the 2nd, about 1,000 SWAINSON'S HAWKS
in 4 large kettles were seen flying over Concordia University in Seward.

In Sarpy County on the 1st in Bellevue, an OLIVE-SIDED FLYCATCHER, an
EASTERN PHOEBE, 2 NASHVILLE WARBLERS, 5 ORANGE-CROWNED WARBLERS, 6
YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLERS and 3 WHITE-THROATED SPARROWS were spotted in
Fontenelle Forest. On the 29th in Bellevue, a YELLOW-BELLIED SAPSUCKER
was seen in the Birdline backyard.
- End transcript

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