Nebraska Rare Bird Alert
December 22, 2003

Birds Mentioned:
Eurasian Collared-Dove
Gadwall
Bald Eagle
Cooper's Hawk
Lapland Longspur
Northern Goshawk
Fox Sparrow
Virginia Rail
Golden-crowned Kinglet
Black-billed Magpie
Greater White-fronted Goose
Ross' Goose
Merlin
Cooper's Hawk
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
Hermit Thrush
Carolina Wren
Winter Wren
Red-headed Woodpecker
Northern Shrike
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Purple Finch
Eastern Bluebird
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
Song Sparrow
Trumpeter Swans
Sharp-tailed Grouse
Snowy Owl

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In Garden County on the 5th, 10 Eurasian Collared-Dove were recorded in Lisco.

In Buffalo County on the 12th, 3 Eurasian Collared-Doves were seen in Wood River.

In Buffalo County on the 13th, 3 Gadwalls, 2 Bald Eagles, a Cooper's Hawk, 15 Lapland
Longspurs, a Northern Goshawk, and a Fox Sparrow were recorded during the Kearney area CBC.

In Sarpy County on the 13th, an Eurasian Collared-Dove was seen at a feeder in LaVista.

In Lincoln County on the 13th, 24 Eurasian Collared-Doves were seen in Brady.

In Lincoln County on the 14th, a Virginia Rail, 6 Golden-crowned Kinglets, 2 Black-billed
Magpies, 4 Bald Eagles, and a Merlin were recorded in Brady and area south of Brady.

In Seward and Lancaster Counties on the 14th, 8 Greater White-fronted Geese, 3 Ross' Geese,
6 Bald Eagles, 3 Merlins, 4 Cooper's Hawks, 2 Black-billed Magpies, a Ruby-crowned Kinglet,
2 Hermit Thrushes, a Carolina Wren, and 2 Winter Wrens were seen during the Seward-Branched
Oak Lake CBC.

In Lancaster County on the 14th, 85 Purple Finches were seen at Pawnee Lake.

In Sarpy County on the 17th, 5 Red-headed Woodpeckers and 3 Gadwalls were recorded at
Fontenelle Forest Wetlands.

In Lancaster County on the 17th, a Northern Shrike, 2 Golden-crowned Kinglets, 6 Yellow-rumped
Warblers, 2 Lapland Longspurs, and 4 Purple Finches were seen at Pawnee Lake.

In Lancaster County on the 17th, 9 Purple Finches were seen at Conestoga Lake.

In Lancaster County on the 17th, 2 Winter Wrens, 10 Eastern Bluebirds, 2 Yellow-bellied
Sapsuckers, and 3 Song Sparrows were recorded in Pioneers Park (southwest of Lincoln).

In Garfield County on the 18th, 2 Trumpeter Swans, a Gadwall, and 30 Sharp-tailed Grouses
were seen around Calamus Reservoir.

In Dodge County on the 18th, 3 Eurasian Collared-Doves and 2 Eastern Bluebirds were seen at
Fremont Lakes State Recreation Area.

In Lancaster County on the 18th, a Snowy Owl was seen north of Lincoln on First Street between
Mill and Waverly roads.

In Scotts Bluff County on the 20th, a Carolina Wren was seen during the Scottsbluff area CBC.
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