October 23, 2001

Birds Mentioned

Pomarine Jaeger

Prairie Falcon

Sandhill Crane

Greater Yellowlegs

Lesser Yellowlegs

Long-billed Dowitcher

Stilt Sandpiper

Bonaparte's Gull

Le Conte's Sparrow

Northern Shrike

Pacific Loon

Townsend's Solitaire

Northern Goshawk

Greater White-fronted Goose

Eared Grebe

Lesser Scaup

Savannah Sparrow

Sabine's Gull

- 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 23rd.

In eastern Nebraska in Cedar County on the 21st, a juvenile POMARINE
JAEGER was spotted below the dam at Gavin's Point.

In the eastern Rainwater Basin on the 20th the following species were
seen: a PRAIRIE FALCON (near Harvard WPA in Clay County), 3 SANDHILL
CRANES (Fillmore County), 6 GREATER YELLOWLEGS, 3 LESSER YELLOWLEGS, 41
LONG-BILLED DOWITCHERS, 10 STILT SANDPIPERS, a BONAPARTE'S GULL and 8 LE
CONTE'S SPARROWS.

In Washington County on the 13th, 3 LE CONTE'S SPARROWS were found in the
Cuming City Cemetery.

In Cass County on the 15th, a NORTHERN SHRIKE was seen near Elmwood.

In western Nebraska on the 20th in Kimball County, a PACIFIC LOON and 4
TOWNSEND'S SOLITAIRES were seen at Oliver Reservoir.

In Keith County on the 12th, an adult NORTHERN GOSHAWK was spotted along
the Platte River in Ogallala.

In central Nebraska on the 21st in Buffalo County, 115 GREATER
WHITE-FRONTED GEESE were seen flying over I-80 near Gibbon.

In Phelps County on the 21st at Funk WPA, 5 EARED GREBES, a LESSER SCAUP
and a SAVANNAH SPARROW were seen.