- Birds Mentioned
COMMON CRANE
Whooping Crane
Carolina Wren
Eurasian Collared-Dove
Chipping Sparrow
Peregrine Falcon
Merlin
Prairie Falcon
Greater Scaup
Baird's Sandpiper
Great Egret
ICELAND GULL
Bonaparte's Gull
American White Pelican
Ross's Goose
Snow Goose
Red-breasted Merganser
Hooded Merganser
Franklin's Gull
Herring Gull
Ring-billed Gull
Northern Shrike
Wood Duck
Fox Sparrow
Swamp Sparrow
Song Sparrow
Pine Siskin
Blue-winged Teal
Lesser Scaup
Ruddy Duck
Northern Goshawk
- Transcript
Tape Number: 402 292-5325
Compilers: Babs & Loren Padelford
Transcriber: Babs Padelford
Welcome to an update of the Nebraska Birdline, sponsored by the Audubon
Society of Omaha , for Friday, March 26th.
In central Nebraska in Kearney County, the COMMON CRANE was seen today at
6:30 p.m., but no details on location are available. To get to the area
where it has been seen, take the I-80 Exit 285 and go south about 3
miles. For updates on the Common Crane, call the Audubon Rowe Sanctuary
at 308 468-5282. Please report any sightings of the Common Crane to the
Birdline.
In Adams County, a WHOOPING CRANE is being seen about 1 to 2 miles
northwest of Prosser. On the 24th in Hastings, a CAROLINA WREN was heard
calling on the southwest corner of the Community College campus.
In Buffalo County, a EURASIAN COLLARED-DOVE is regularly visiting a
feeder at 30th Street & Avenue C in Kearney. On the 24th, a CHIPPING
SPARROW was seen at the feeders at Rowe Sanctuary.
In Phelps County on the 24th, a PEREGRINE FALCON was spotted 1 mile
northeast of Funk Lagoon & a MERLIN was seen 1 mile west of Funk Lagoon.
A PRAIRIE FALCON was also seen in Phelps Co.
In Hall County on the 24th, a GREATER SCAUP was seen in a sandpit near
the Whooping Crane Trust Headquarters south of the I-80 Alda Exit.
In Hamilton County on the 24th, 12 BAIRD'S SANDPIPERS were found at Deep
Well WMA in the western part of the county. Also on the 24th, 2 GREAT
EGRETS were seen west of Henderson.
In western Nebraska in Keith County on the 26th, an adult ICELAND GULL &
a BONAPARTE'S GULL were found below the dam at the Kingsley hydro
station.
In eastern Nebraska in Lancaster County on the 25th the following species
were found at Branched Oak Lake: a COMMON LOON, 70 AMERICAN WHITE
PELICANS, 14 ROSS'S GEESE with 800 SNOW GEESE, 28 RED-BREASTED
MERGANSERS, 20 HOODED MERGANSERS, 3 BONAPARTE'S GULLS, 6 FRANKLIN'S
GULLS, 18 HERRING GULLS, 2,000 RING-BILLED GULLS & 2 NORTHERN SHRIKES.
In Douglas County on the 24th, 12 WOOD DUCKS, a FOX SPARROW, 3 SWAMP
SPARROWS, & 9 SONG SPARROWS were seen in Dodge Park north of Omaha. Also
on the 24th, 3 PINE SISKINS were seen along the North River Road. In
Sarpy County on the 26th, 8 species of waterfowl, including BLUE- WINGED
TEAL, were found at Walnut Creek Lake southwest of Papillion.
In Burt County on the 25th, LESSER SCAUP & RUDDY DUCKS were found at
Summit Lake near Tekamah.
In Iowa on the 24th north of Crescent, a NORTHERN GOSHAWK was seen at
Hitchcock Nature Area.
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