December 11, 2003

Birds Mentioned:

Northern Pintail

Rough-legged Hawk

Northern Shrike

Purple Finch

Yellow-bellied Sapsucker

Trumpeter Swan

Common Redpoll

Northern Shoveler

Ferruginous Hawk

Prairie Falcon

Townsend's Solitaire

Ruby-crowned Kinglet

Golden-crowned Kinglet

Eurasian Collared-Dove

Greater White-fronted Goose

Sharp-tailed Grouse

Bald Eagles

American Wigeon

Green-winged Teal

Ruddy Duck

Glaucous Gull

Thayer's Gull

Bonaparte's Gull

Great-tailed Grackle

American White Pelican

Merlin

Black-billed Magpie

Compiler: Josef Kren
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In Burt County on November 29th, 4 Common Redpolls were seen about 3 miles W. of
Oakland.

In Lancaster County on the 1st, 2 Northern Pintails, a Rough-legged Hawk and a
Northern Shrike were seen at Branched Oak Lake.

In Morrill County on the 1st and 2nd, 2 Northern Pintail were seen on the North Platte
River. In Scottsbluff County on the 1st and 2nd, a Ferruginous Hawk and a Prairie
Falcon waere seen in the S.W. part of the county.

In Garden County on the 1st and 2nd, a Northern Shrike was observed in eastern part of
the county (Highway 92).

In Garden County on the 1st and 2nd, 4 Northern Shovelers were record at the Garden
County Wildlife Refuge (just off of highway 26 at the North Platte River Bridge).

In Douglas County on the 2nd, 2 Purple Finches and a Yellow-bellied Sapsucker were
observed at a feeder in Omaha.

In York County on the 2nd, 4 Trumpeter Swans were seen at Recharge Lake. One of the
swans had a red neck collar.

In Keith County on the 2nd, a large number of Townsend's Solitaires were seen at Cedar
Point Biological Station.

In ScottsBluff County on the 6th, 12 Bald Eagles were recorded at Lake Minatare. Also
a Prairie Falcon, 3 Northern Shrikes, 17 Northern Pintails, 30 American Wigeons, a
Ruddy Duck and 2 Green-wing Teals were seen.

In Garfield County on the 7th, 4 Ruby-crowned Kinglets, at least 8 Golden-crowned
Kinglets, a Brown Creeper and 2 Eurasian Collared-Doves were seen in Burwell.
Twenty-five Northern Pintails were recorded at the diversion dam next to the Burwell
city park. A Greater White-fronted Goose was seen north of Burwell's Highway 11
bridge over the North Loup River. Sharp-tailed Grouse were seen on the north side of
the Calamus Reservoir.

In Knox County on the 7th, a Glaucous Gull, an adult Thayer's Gull, 42 Bonaparte's Gulls,
5 Northern Shrikes and 7 Great-tailed Grackles were seen.

In Pierce County on the 7th, a Northern Shrike was observed.

In Perkins County on the 7th, 2 Ferruginous Hawks and 3 Black-billed Magpies were observed.

In Chase County on the 8th, a Black-billed Magpie, a Merlin, a Northern Shrike, and 2
Ferruginous Hawks were recorded.