Nebraska Rare Bird Alert
June 26, 2003

Birds Mentioned
White-winged Dove
Whip-poor-will
Black-billed Cuckoo
Northern Mockingbird
Spotted Towhee
Eastern Towhee
Blue Grosbeak
Lazuli Bunting
Burrowing Owl
Western Grebe
Willow Flycatcher
Western Wood-Pewee
Marsh Wren
Long-billed Curlew
Cassin's Sparrow
Great-tailed Grackle
Yellow-breasted Chat
Scarlet Tanager

- 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 Thursday, June 26, 2003.

In eastern Nebraska in Seward County on the 25th, a WHITE-WINGED DOVE was
spotted near Concordia University in Seward. Contact Joe Gubanyi
(jgubanyi(at)seward.cune.e d u) for information. (The e-mail address has
been altered so that spammers can't steal it from this web site)

In western Nebraska in southeast Sioux County on the 25th, a
WHIP-POOR-WILL was heard singing on Wind Springs Ranch.

In Lincoln County on the 22nd, a BLACK-BILLED CUCKOO, 2 NORTHERN
MOCKINGBIRDS, 14 SPOTTED TOWHEES, 2 EASTERN TOWHEES, 3 BLUE GROSBEAKS and a
LAZULI BUNTING were found near Brady.

In Frontier County on the 22nd, 2 BURROWING OWLS were spotted in a
prairie dog town 2 miles west of Stockville.

In Sheridan County on the 22nd, at least 4 BURROWING OWL nests were found
in a small prairie dog town on the southern edge of Gordon. On the 23rd
at Smith Lake, a WESTERN GREBE, WILLOW FLYCATCHER, WESTERN WOOD-PEWEE and
several MARSH WRENS were seen.

In Garden County on the 17th, LONG-BILLED CURLEWS, NORTHERN MOCKINGBIRDS,
CASSIN'S SPARROWS and a BLUE GROSBEAK were found north of Crescent Lake
NWR. Also on the 17th, a GREAT-TAILED GRACKLE was seen on Crescent Lake NWR.

In north central Nebraska on the 22nd in Brown County, a WESTERN
WOOD-PEWEE, several YELLOW- BREASTED CHATS and a SCARLET TANAGER were found
on the Nature Conservancy Preserve south of Norden
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