- Birds Mentioned
Virginia Rail
Lincoln's Sparrow
Rough-legged Hawk
Mountain Plover
Sage Thrasher
Mountain Bluebird
McCown's Longspur
Chestnut-collared Longspur
Great Egret
Rough-legged Hawk
Whooping Crane
Cinnamon Teal
Sandhill Crane
Oldsquaw
Tree Swallow
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
Hermit Thrush
Greater Yellowlegs
Lesser Yellowlegs
Bonaparte's Gull
GARGANEY (Iowa)
Blue-winged Teal
White-fronted Goose
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 Sunday, April 4th.
In western Nebraska on the 4th in Kimball County, 2 VIRGINIA RAILS & a
LINCOLN'S SPARROW were found at Oliver Reservoir. In southwest Kimball
County on the 4th, 8 ROUGH-LEGGED HAWKS, 6 MOUNTAIN PLOVERS, 3 SAGE
THRASHERS, 38 MOUNTAIN BLUEBIRDS, hundreds of MCCOWN'S LONGSPURS & a few
CHESTNUT-COLLARED LONGSPURS were seen.
In central Nebraska in Phelps County on the 3rd, a GREAT EGRET, 2
ROUGH-LEGGED HAWKS & 2 adult WHOOPING CRANES were seen at Funk Lagoon.
In Rock County on the 3rd, a male CINNAMON TEAL was found at the Bassett
sewage lagoon. Also on the 3rd, 50 SANDHILL CRANES were seen in a
cornfield 8 miles northeast of Basset.
In eastern Nebraska in Sarpy County on the 4th, a pair of OLDSQUAWS was
still present at Walnut Creek Lake west of Papillion. Also on the 4th, 2
GREAT EGRETS, 5 TREE SWALLOWS & a RUBY- CROWNED KINGLET were seen in
Fontenelle Forest. On the 4th, a HERMIT THRUSH was seen in a yard in
Papillion.
In Douglas County on the 3rd, 4 GREATER YELLOWLEGS, a LESSER YELLOWLEGS &
20 BONAPARTE'S GULLS were seen at Zorinsky Lake in southwest Omaha.
In Iowa on the 4th, the male GARGANEY was seen again at Forney Lake south
of Bartlett. It was seen with a pair of BLUE-WINGED TEAL about 1 mile
east of Western Ave. on 135th St. It has consistently been seen close to
the shore near the road. Also seen at Forney Lake on the 4th were 15
species of waterfowl, including 200 WHITE-FRONTED GEESE. A WHITE-FACED
IBIS was seen on the 4th, at Waubonsie Wildlife Area south of Old 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