Sources Of Information On Nebraska Birds

Entire State

Bray, T.E., Padelford, B.K. and Silcock, W.R., 1987

The Birds of Nebraska, A Critically Evaluated List

Published by the Authors, 1405 Little John Road, Bellevue, Nebraska 68005.

Ducey, J.E. 1988

Nebraska Birds, Breeding Status and Distribution,

with maps by Remote Sensing Applications Laboratory,

University of Nebraska at Omaha and illustrated by Paul A. Johnsgard

Simmons-Boardman Books, 1809 Capitol Avenue, Omaha, Nebraska 68102

Johnsgard, P.A., 1997

The Birds of Nebraska and Adjacent Plains States

Occasional Papers (No. 6) of the Nebraska Ornithologists' Union,

University of Nebraska State Museum, Lincoln, NE 68588. (Placed here with permission of the author)

Johnsgard, P.A., 1997

A Nebraska Bird-finding Guide. School of Biological Sciences, University of Nebraska, Lincoln, NE 68588-0118.

Available from the author. Includes maps, directions to and descriptions of public areas in Nebraska.

Johnsgard, P.A., 1998

The Birds of Nebraska. School of Biological Sciences, University of Nebraska, Lincoln, NE 68588-0118.

Available from the author. An update of Johnsgard's "The Birds of Nebraska and Adjacent Plains States", 1997 (see above).

Knue, J. 1997

Nebraska Wildlife Viewing Guide

Published by Falcon Press, Helena and Billings, Montana.

According to Ross Lock "The Guide is also available for $8.95 from the

Nebraska Game and Parks Commision and the entire $8.95 stays in Nebraska

for nongame conservation projects (deposited in the Check for Wildlife, income tax checkoff)."

Birds of Nebraska. NEBRASKAland Magazine, vol. 63, No. 1, Jan.-Feb. 1985.

Published by the Nebraska Game and Parks Commission.

no editor given, each chapter by a different author, lots of pictures

Sharpe, Roger S., Silcock, W. Ross and Jorgensen, Joel G. 2001. Birds of Nebraska,

Their Distribution and Temporal Occurrence. University of Nebraska Press, Lincoln.

Book review available here.

Specific Regions Of Nebraska

Bleed, Ann and Flowerday, Charles, Editors. 1990.

An Atlas of the Sand Hills

Published by the Univ. of Nebr., Institute of Agriculture and Natural Resources, Conservation and Survey Division

Faanes, Craig A. and Gary R. Lingle. 1995. Breeding birds of the Platte River Valley of Nebraska

Jamestown, North Dakota: Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center. (Version 02SEP99)

The main objective of this study was to determine the numbers and kinds of bird

species nesting in the area, their populations, habitat preferences, and the geographical

distribution of each species across the area. Included are information about species status

(including nests, fledglings, and nesting attempts), distribution, habitat use during the

breeding season, the effect of habitat alteration on species distribution and abundance.

Jenkins, A., General Editor. 1993

The Platte River: An Atlas of the Big Bend Region

Published by the University of Nebraska at Kearney, Kearney, NE 68849

Jorgensen, Joel G. 2004. A Preliminary Assessment of Eastern Rainwater Basin Birdlife.

Lingle, G. 1994.

Birding Crane River: Nebraska's Platte.

Harrier Publishing, 1568 L Road, Minden, NE 68959

(308)832-1456 harrier(at)1american.c o m

Rosche, R.C.

Birding Pristine Nebraska

vol.2, no.6, June 1990, Winging It

newsletter of the American Birding Association, Inc., P.O. Box 6599, Colorado Springs, Colorado 80934.

Rosche, R.C.

Birding in Western Nebraska, Part I

vol. XXVI, no. 3, June 1994, Birding

published by the American Birding Association, Inc. P.O. Box 6599, Colorado Springs, Colorado 80934.

Rosche, R.C.

Birding in Western Nebraska, Part II

vol. XXVI, no. 6, December 1994, Birding

published by the American Birding Association, Inc. P.O. Box 6599, Colorado Springs, Colorado 80934.

Rosche, R.C. 1994

Birds of the Lake McConaughy Area and the North Platte River Valley, Nebraska

Illustrations by Dorothy J. Rosche. Published by the author (current address unknown).

Regional Checklists

• Available for National Wildlife Refuges at U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
  Rainwater Basin (south central Nebraska)
  Crescent Lake (western)
  North Platte (western)
  Valentine (north central)
  Fort Niobrara (north central)

Maps

• CRP (Conservation Reserve Program) - Management Access Program Atlas. A joint project of the
  Nebraska Game and Parks Commission and Pheasants Forever. County road maps with all public areas
  marked. Designed for hunters but great for birders too. Updated and published annually. Click here for more information.

• Nebraska Sportsman's Atlas. Contains county road maps with public areas identified.
  by Sportsman's Atlas Co., P.O. Box 132, Lytton, Iowa 50561, (800)568-8334.
  

• Nebraska Atlas and Gazetteer. Topographic maps of the state with roads and public areas
  identified. By DeLorme, P.O. Box 298, Freport, Maine 04032, (207)865-4171.

In cooperation with the University of Nebraska at Kearney