March 23, 2001

Birds Mentioned

Eastern Phoebe

Double-crested Cormorant

Glaucous Gull

Herring Gull

Northern Shrike

Pied-billed Grebe

Horned Grebe

American White Pelican

Wood Duck

Ruddy Duck

Bald Eagle

Whooping Crane

Sandhill Crane

American Woodcock

Red-breasted Merganser

Snow Goose

Ring-necked Duck

Redhead

Tree Swallow

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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 Friday, March 23rd.

In eastern Nebraska in Sarpy County on the 19th, an EASTERN PHOEBE was
spotted in the Quail Creek housing area in southwest Bellevue.

In Lancaster County on the 22nd at Branched Oak Lake, 6 DOUBLE-CRESTED
CORMORANTS and hundreds of gulls including a first basic GLAUCOUS GULL and 54
HERRING GULLS were seen. On the 18th, a NORTHERN SHRIKE was spotted near
the first campground on Lieber's Point at Branched Oak Lake.

In Washington County on the 22nd, an EASTERN PHOEBE was found at Fort Calhoun.

In central Nebraska in Harlan County on the 23rd, a PIED-BILLED GREBE, 2
HORNED GREBES, AMERICAN WHITE PELICANS, 3 WOOD DUCKS, many RUDDY DUCKS and
7 BALD EAGLES were found at Harlan Reservoir area. On the 21st, a first
winter GLAUCOUS GULL was seen at Harlan Reservoir.

In Buffalo County on the 23rd, a WHOOPING CRANE was seen with SANDHILL
CRANES about 4 miles east of Kearney just west of Sweetwater Drive and
south of 11th Street.

In Iowa south of Council Bluffs on the 18th, AMERICAN WOODCOCKS were seen
at Lake Manawa south of the lake. On the 22nd, 4 DOUBLE-CRESTED
CORMORANTS and a RED-BREASTED MERGANSER were found at the Mid-American
south pond. In southwest Iowa at Forney Lake on the 22nd, 12 species of
waterfowl were seen including 60,000 SNOW GEESE, 1,043 RING-NECKED DUCKS
and 843 REDHEADS. Six TREE SWALLOWS were also seen at Forney Lake on the 22nd.
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