December 13, 2002

Birds Mentioned

Glaucous Gull

Hooded Merganser

Cooper's Hawk

Yellow-rumped Warbler

Purple Finch

Northern Shrike

Lapland Longspur

Merlin

Rusty Blackbird

Franklin's Gull

Townsend's Solitaire

Rough-legged Hawk

Eurasian Collared-Dove

- 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, Dec. 13th.

In eastern Nebraska in Cedar County on the 11th, a first winter GLAUCOUS
GULL was seen at the spillway at Gavin's Point Dam. Also seen in the
area were a HOODED MERGANSER, a COOPER'S HAWK and a YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLER.

In Dixon County on the 9th, a male and female PURPLE FINCH visited the
school feeder in Wakefield.

In central Nebraska in Phelps County on the 8th, a NORTHERN SHRIKE and
about 3,000 LAPLAND LONGSPURS were seen at Funk Lagoon.

In Kearney County on the 8th, a MERLIN was seen 3 miles north of the east
end of Axtell, and a hundred LAPLAND LONGSPURS were seen 2 miles east of
Funk Lagoon.

In Buffalo County on the 8th, a RUSTY BLACKBIRD was spotted at the south
end of Kearney along the hike-bike trail.

In Harlan County on the 12th, a FRANKLIN'S GULL and a NORTHERN SHRIKE were
seen near Alma.

In western Nebraska on the 9th in Dundy County, 2 TOWNSEND'S SOLITAIRES
were seen at Rock Creek Lake SRA north of Parks.

In Chase County on the 9th, a ROUGH-LEGGED HAWK was seen along Highway 61
south of Enders Reservoir, and a TOWNSEND'S SOLITAIRE was found at Enders
Reservoir SRA.

In McPherson County on the 10th, a EURASIAN COLLARED-DOVE was spotted in Tryon.

In Perkins County on the 10th, 2 ROUGH-LEGGED HAWKS were seen along
Highway 61.