- Birds Mentioned
Oldsquaw
Pectoral Sandpiper
Greater Yellowlegs
Lesser Yellowlegs
Horned Grebe
Cooper's Hawk
Eastern Phoebe
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
Fox Sparrow
Greater Prairie Chicken
Greater Scaup
Yellow-headed Blackbird
Loggerhead Shrike
Baird's Sandpiper
Northern Shrike
Carolina Wren
Vesper Sparrow
Gray Partridge
Common Crane
Cinnamon Teal
American White Pelican
American Avocet
Semipalmated Sandpiper
Swamp Sparrow
Trumpeter Swan
Eared Grebe
Double-crested Cormorant
Franklin's Gull
Herring Gull
Eurasian Collared-Dove
GARGANEY (Iowa)
Blue-winged Teal
White-faced Ibis
- 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, April 2nd.
In eastern Nebraska in Sarpy County on the 2nd, a pair of OLDSQUAWS, 2
PECTORAL SANDPIPERS, 2 GREATER YELLOWLEGS & a LESSER YELLOWLEGS were seen
at Walnut Creek Lake west of Papillion. At Chalco Hills Recreation Area
on the 2nd, 2 HORNED GREBES, 8 species of ducks, a COOPER'S HAWK, an
EASTERN PHOEBE, 2 RUBY-CROWNED KINGLETS & 6 FOX SPARROWS were found.
In Knox County on the 2nd, 15 GREATER PRAIRIE CHICKENS were seen on a lek
near Highways 14 & 59 west of Creighton. Also on the 2nd, a female
GREATER SCAUP was found at the Niobrara Sewage Lagoon, & a YELLOW-HEADED
BLACKBIRD was seen in Niobrara. On the 2nd, 3 FOX SPARROWS were seen on
the Niobrara River Trail.
In Dixon County on the 2nd, 5 GREATER YELLOWLEGS, a LESSER YELLOWLEGS & a
LOGGERHEAD SHRIKE were found at sewage lagoons a mile west of Allen.
Also on the 2nd 3 miles north & ½ mile east of Wakefield, 4 BAIRD'S
SANDPIPERS & a NORTHERN SHRIKE were seen.
In Pawnee County on the 2nd, 11 GREATER PRAIRIE CHICKENS were seen at the
Burchard Lake booming ground. Also on the 2nd, 2 CAROLINA WRENS were
seen in stream bottom woods near the Iron Horse Trail.
In Dodge County on the 2nd, a VESPER SPARROW was seen 5 miles north & a
mile west of Ames. On Mar. 29th, 2 GRAY PARTRIDGES were spotted at the
intersection of County Roads 19 & P.
In central Nebraska in Kearney County on Sunday, the 28th, the COMMON
CRANE was spotted again between 2:30 & 3:30 about ½ mile south of Rowe
Sanctuary headquarters.
In Phelps County on the 2nd, a CINNAMON TEAL was seen 1 mile north of the
Emmaus Church turnoff on the Funk-Odessa Road. On the 2nd at Funk lagoon
the following species were seen: 32 AMERICAN WHITE PELICANS, 13 species
of waterfowl, AMERICAN AVOCETS, 4 SEMIPALMATED SANDPIPERS, a SWAMP
SPARROW & 3 YELLOW-HEADED BLACKBIRDS. On the 2nd at Sacramento-Wilcox
WMA, a TRUMPETER SWAN & 3 BAIRD'S SANDPIPERS were found.
In Harlan County on the 2nd, 11 EARED GREBES, 6 DOUBLE-CRESTED
CORMORANTS, a FRANKLIN'S GULL & 2 HERRING GULLS were found at Harlan
Reservoir.
In Buffalo County on the 31st, a EURASIAN COLLARED-DOVE was seen at a
feeder at 30th St. & Avenue C in Kearney.
In Iowa on the 2nd, a male GARGANEY was spotted at Forney Lake south of
Bartlett. It was seen with a pair of BLUE-WINGED TEAL 1 mile east of
Western Ave. on 135th St. near the first open parking area on the south
side of the lake. Also on the 2nd, a WHITE-FACED IBIS was seen at
Waubonsie Wildlife Area north of Highway 2 east of Nebraska City.
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