Nebraska Rare Bird Alert
December 29, 2002

Birds Mentioned
Prairie Falcon
Common Redpoll
Fox Sparrow
Hermit Thrush
Bald Eagle
Horned Grebe
Black-crowned Night-Heron
Northern Goshawk
Wilson's Snipe
Eurasian Collared-Dove
Red-breasted Nuthatch
Brewer's Blackbird
Ferruginous Hawk
Merlin
Pygmy Nuthatch
Marsh Wren
Townsend's Solitaire
Lapland Longspur
Yellow-headed Blackbird

- 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 Sunday, Dec. 29th.

In eastern Nebraska in on the 28th in Douglas County, a PRAIRIE FALCON
was seen at 149th and K Streets in Omaha. On the 24th, a COMMON REDPOLL
visited a feeder in Elkhorn, and on the 23rd, a FOX SPARROW was seen there.

In Seward County on the 24th, a HERMIT THRUSH was seen in a yard in Seward.

In Otoe County on the 19th, 40 BALD EAGLES were seen a mile north of
Nebraska City along Highway 75 feeding on 2 dead deer.

In central Nebraska in Hall County on the 21st, the Grand Island CBC
tallied 62 species. Highlights include: HORNED GREBE, BLACK-CROWNED
NIGHT-HERON, NORTHERN GOSHAWK, 4 WILSON'S SNIPES, 2 EURASIAN
COLLARED-DOVES, RED-BREASTED NUTHATCH and BREWER'S BLACKBIRD.

In Harlan County on the 23rd, a FERRUGINOUS HAWK was spotted along the
road to Fisherman's Gate just south of the Republican River and west of
Harlan reservoir. At Harlan Dam on the 23rd, 11 BALD EAGLES were seen.

In western Nebraska in Scotts Bluff County on the 14th the Scottsbluff
CBC tallied 70 species. Highlights include: FERRUGINOUS HAWK, 2 MERLINS,
2 PRAIRIE FALCONS, 2 WILSON'S SNIPES, 4 EURASIAN COLLARED-DOVES, 5 PYGMY
NUTHATCHES, a MARSH WREN, 9 TOWNSEND'S SOLITAIRES, 45 LAPLAND LONGSPURS and
8 YELLOW-HEADED BLACKBIRDS.
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