Nebraska Rare Bird Alert
February 10, 2004

Birds Mentioned:
Northern Harrier
Rough-legged Hawk
Eurasian Collared-Dove
Prairie Falcon
Brown-headed Cowbird
Great-tailed Grackle
Bald Eagle
Red-headed Woodpecker
Carolina Wren
Song Sparrow
Swamp Sparrow
Northern Bobwhite
Spotted Towhee
Northern Shrike
Eastern Bluebird
Rusty Blackbird
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
Iceland Gull
Thayer's Gull
Green-winged Teal
Ferruginous Hawk
Greater Prairie-chicken
Short-eared Owl
Mountain Bluebird
Common Redpoll
Spotted Towhee
Snow Bunting

Compiler: Josef Kren
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In Washington County on January 30th, a Northern Harrier and a Rough-legged Hawk were
recorded at Boyer Chute.

In Custer County on the 30th, a Greater Prairie-chicken and 3 Short-eared Owls were
recorded 10 miles south of Arnold.

In Antelope County on January 31st, a flock of 46 Eurasian Collared-Doves was seen at
the grain elevator in Clearwater.

In Perkins County on the 31st, a Ferruginous Hawk was seen.

In Merrick County on the 31st, a Prairie Falcon and 4 Rough-legged Hawks were seen in
southwestern part of that county.

In Nance County on the 31st, 2 Rough-legged Hawks and 10 Brown-headed Cowbirds were
recorded.

In Hall County on the 31st, 72 Great-tailed Grackles were seen along the western edge
of Grand Island.

In Sarpy County on the 31st, 2 Bald Eagles, 3 Red-headed Woodpeckers, 3 Carolina Wrens,
11 Song Sparrows and 10 Swamp Sparrows were observed around the flood plain trails at
Fontenelle Forest.

In Lincoln County on the 30th and 31st, 10 Green-winged Teals, 32 Greater Prairie-chickens
and a Ferruginous Hawk were seen around North Platte/Brady. About 100 Mountain Bluebirds
were seen at Snell Canyon in SE part of the county.

In Sarpy County on February 1st, a Pine Siskin was seen at a feeder in Bellevue.

In Sarpy County on the 1st, a Spotted Towhee was seen at a feeder in Bellevue.

In Lancaster County on the 1st, 40 Northern Bobwhites, a Spotted towhee, a Northern Shrike,
a Eastern Bluebird and 2 Song Sparrows were seen around Branched Oak Lake. A Yellow-bellied
Sapsucker was recorded in Pioneers Park (Lincoln).

In Keith County on the 1st, an Iceland Gull and a Thayer's Gull were seen at McConaughy
Lake.

In Sarpy County on the 5st, a Common Redpoll was seen at a feeder in Bellevue.

In Dixon County on the 8th, a Snow Bunting was recorded in a flock of Horned Larks along
862 Road.
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