- Birds Mentioned
COMMON CRANE
Cinnamon Teal
Ross's Goose
Northern Shrike
Lapland Longspur
Snow Bunting
Snow Goose
Greater Scaup
Glaucous Gull
Thayer's Gull
California Gull
Horned Grebe
Oldsquaw
Lesser Black-backed Gull
Prairie Falcon
Savannah Sparrow
Hooded Merganser
- Transcript
Tape Number: 402 292-5325
Compilers: Babs & Loren Padelford
Transcriber: Babs Padelford (lpdlfrd@juno.com)
Welcome to an update of the Nebraska Birdline, sponsored by the Audubon
Society of Omaha , for Friday, March 12th.
In central Nebraska in Kearney County, the COMMON CRANE, was seen again
on the 12th at 10:15 at Lowell Rd. & W Rd. At 4:15 it was found again
northeast of the intersection of County Roads X & 41. Take the Gibbon
I-80 Exit 285 and go south about 2 miles to the Elm Island Rd. Go east
on Elm Island Rd. to the T-intersection and go south to X Rd. For
updates on the Common Crane, call the Audubon Rowe Sanctuary at 308
468-5282.
In Phelps County on the 11th, a CINNAMON TEAL was found at Funk Lagoon.
In Hall County on the 11th, a ROSS'S GOOSE & a NORTHERN SHRIKE were
spotted on 9th Road. On the 12th on the Alda Road, a large white crane
was spotted. The observer described it as a possible sandhill/whooping
crane hybrid since it lacked black in the primaries & had gray feathering
on the nape of the neck.
In York County on the 12th, flocks of LAPLAND LONGSPURS & SNOW BUNTINGS
were seen along Interstate 80 near York.
In Gosper County on the 9th at Johnson Lake, 20,000 SNOW GEESE, a GREATER
SCAUP, a GLAUCOUS GULL, a THAYER'S GULL & a CALIFORNIA GULL were seen.
In western Nebraska on the 8th in Keith County at Lake Ogallala, a HORNED
GREBE, 22 GREATER SCAUP, an immature male OLDSQUAW, a fourth-basic LESSER
BLACK-BACKED GULL, 5 THAYER'S GULLS & a GLAUCOUS GULL were found. On
Lake McConaughy on the 8th, a HORNED GREBE & a THAYER'S GULL were seen.
In Scotts Bluff County on the 8th, 2 PRAIRIE FALCONS were seen at Scotts
Bluff National Monument.
In eastern Nebraska in Dixon County on the 10th, a SAVANNAH SPARROW came
to school feeders in Wakefield. Also on the 10th, about 1,000 LAPLAND
LONGSPURS were seen 2 miles north, 3 miles west & 1/2 mile north of
Wakefield.
In Sarpy County on the 10th, 4 HOODED MERGANSERS were seen at Wehrspann
Lake.
For more information on this week's sightings, you may call 402-292-5556.
To report your sightings, please leave your name, your phone number and
your report after the tone at the end of this message. Thank you for
calling the Nebraska Birdline and good birding!
- End transcript