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11 May Jefferson County 5/10/08 [Randolph and Harding ] 11 May Re: Wehrspann/Chalco Hills Sunday May 11th addendum [] 11 May Re: Wehrspann/Chalco Hills Sunday May 11th addendum [] 12 May Wehrspann/Chalco Hills Sunday May 11th addendum ["jwhall2 AT juno.com" ] 12 May Wehrspann/Chalco Hills Sunday May 11th ["jwhall2 AT juno.com" ] 11 May Black-headed grosbeak ["Rick Eades" ] 11 May Lakes and ponds [Kathy DeLara ] 11 May Sunday May 11 Neb City ["Ross Silcock" ] 11 May Wilderness Park ["Moni Usasz" ] 11 May another trip to Wilderness Park ["Moni Usasz" ] 11 May eRWB Report - 10 May ["Joel Jorgensen" ] 11 May Plovers, grosbeaks and sparrows on the farm ["jerrynickersonnebraska" ] 11 May Re: Orioles [tracy morfeld ] 11 May 2nd White-winged Dove ["lutherhaige" ] 10 May Re: Orioles ["kathleencr" ] 10 May Re: Orioles [] 10 May Re: Orioles ["Whitechicken" ] 10 May Stilts [Kathy DeLara ] 11 May Family farm ["kcarnes68" ] 10 May Gulls: [Audrey Sterkel ] 10 May Sat. birding ["Moni Usasz" ] 10 May Fontenelle birds, including golden-winged warbler ["zebrman00" ] 10 May Re: Orioles ["kathleencr" ] 10 May Orioles [tracy morfeld ] 10 May Fontenelle Warblers ["wac4478" ] 10 May Wehrspann/Chalco Hills Saturday May 10th ["jwhall2 AT juno.com" ] 10 May Recent sightings south of Omaha ["Elliott Bedows" ] 10 May warblers et al in Omaha area ["Rick Schmid" ] 10 May Scotts Bluff Co. ["Alice Kenitz" ] 10 May NOU Spring meeting ["Alice Kenitz" ] 10 May Night of Many Deaths - Downtown Omaha ["J. Ducey" ] 10 May Orioles ["CJ Hall" ] 9 May RE: Recent Sightings: [jonas grundman ] 10 May Re: Merganser (near Olive Creek Lake), Spring Creek ["cb_james5" ] 9 May FF Wetlands/Prairie View Lake [Justin Rink ] 09 May Re: Recent Sightings: [Kathy DeLara ] 10 May Wehrspann/Chalco Hills Friday May 9th ["jwhall2 AT juno.com" ] 9 May Recent Sightings: [Audrey Sterkel ] 9 May re: Merganser (near Olive Creek Lake), Spring Creek [Randolph and Harding ] 9 May thrush fallout ["kathleencr" ] 9 May DeSoto NWR Spring Count tally ["Jerry Toll" ] 09 May May 8, ["kcarnes68" ] 8 May Another heads-up on names/towns ["Ross Silcock" ] 09 May Merganser (near Olive Creek Lake), Spring Creek ["cb_james5" ] 8 May Neotropic Cormorant, 5/8 [Loren Padelford ] 8 May Re: Sarpy Spring Count ["clem klaphake" ] 8 May Re: Sarpy Spring Count [Urban Lehner ] 8 May Wehrspann/Chalco Hills Wed 5/7/08 ["jwhall2 AT juno.com" ] 8 May Fontenelle Wetlands 4/07 and Orange-crowned Warbler [cathy hula ] 7 May Buff-breasted Sandpipers ["Joel Jorgensen" ] 7 May Eppley airfield kingbird count ["Jerry Toll" ] 7 May Re: Re: Mystery Sparrow ["roglawson AT juno.com" ] Subject: Jefferson County 5/10/08 From: Randolph and Harding <virginiarail AT nctc.net> Date: Sun, 11 May 2008 22:56:39 -0600 Hi Nebraska birders, Due to prior arrangements Robin and I were pretty much stuck going birding Saturday or not at all. The weather forecasts seemed equally bad for all of our birding location options. So we spent windy rain day May 10 looking for birds in Jefferson County. I will list our highlights with further detail in the text that follows. Osprey 1 Franklin's Gull about 150 Least Flycatchers Sedge Wrens at least 2 Swainson's Thrush 6 Tennessee Warbler 1 Savannah Sparrow at least 3 Vesper Sparrow 1 Dickcissel 1 Bobolink about 15 Orchard Oriole 1 On the drive up we saw about thirteen Bobolinks in Clay County at the National Guard training site just east of the south edge of Hastings. About 50 Franklin's Gulls flew over. In Jefferson County five miles north of Fairbury we saw at least three Savannah Sparrows, a Vesper Sparrow, a first of year Orchard Oriole and a first of year Dickcissel. Four miles west of Cub Creek Reservoir we saw about 150 more Franklin's Gulls fly over two different areas of the lake, saw and heard Least Flycatchers, heard at least two Sedge Wrens and saw an Osprey catch a fish. The Osprey came out of the water carrying the fish tail first. It flew so that my view was blocked by our vehicle. After I moved and could see it again the fish was being carried head first. Robin said that she had been able to see the Osprey reposition the fish. At Rock Creek Station we saw two more Bobolink, six Swainson's Thrushes and a Tennessee Warbler. Robin added one bird to her Clay County list for a new total of 135. She added ten birds to her Jefferson County list for a new total of 134. I added no birds to my Clay County list for a total of 136. I added eleven birds to my Jefferson County list for a new total of 135. May your birds be lifers and your troubles temporary. good birding and goodbye, Lanny Lanny Randolph south central Nebraska Buffalo County 50370 24th rd Gibbon, Ne. 68840 308-468-5057 VirginiaRail(at)nctc.netSubject: Re: Wehrspann/Chalco Hills Sunday May 11th addendum From: DJOsobright AT aol.com Date: Sun, 11 May 2008 22:20:42 EDT Greetings,
I saw a Kentucky Warbler this morning in a wooded area in my backyard.
It was quite a surprise and I got a great look at him. There was also an
Ovenbird nearby. Duane Bright, Bellevue
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Subject: Re: Wehrspann/Chalco Hills Sunday May 11th addendumFrom: DJOsobright AT aol.com Date: Sun, 11 May 2008 22:20:42 EDT Greetings,
I saw a Kentucky Warbler this morning in a wooded area in my backyard.
It was quite a surprise and I got a great look at him. There was also an
Ovenbird nearby. Duane Bright, Bellevue
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Subject: Wehrspann/Chalco Hills Sunday May 11th addendumFrom: "jwhall2 AT juno.com" <jwhall2@juno.com> Date: Mon, 12 May 2008 02:02:48 GMT NeBirders, I forgot to mention the 20 + Empids we observed today around the west loop of Wehrspann Lake. I would venture that most of these were Least Flycatchers, however only 2 voiced the typical "che-bek" call and two had a typical "wit" chip call. Most were absolutely quiet. John & Rachel Hall Omaha _____________________________________________________________ Click here for great computer networking solutions! http://thirdpartyoffers.juno.com/TGL2111/fc/Ioyw6iighEHrsYm1VIGnfaHeShJg7fI1PAVJRHjEDSDZobMHAY6Mqo/?count=1234567890Subject: Wehrspann/Chalco Hills Sunday May 11th From: "jwhall2 AT juno.com" <jwhall2@juno.com> Date: Mon, 12 May 2008 01:49:03 GMT NeBirders, Sunday we took our hike a little later in the day, but really enjoyed a beautiful afternoon. We saw almost all the same species as yesterday, with the big exception of the American White Pelican. He/she must have used the 50 mph wind gusts to depart to a better breeding location. FOY species seen today: American Redstart 1 male Wilson's Warbler 1 male Red-eyed Vireo 1 Swainson's Thrush 1 Swamp Sparrow 1 Also seen: Spotted Sandpiper 1 Black and White Warbler 3 Orange-crowned Warbler 3 Yellow Warblers 20+ Yellow-Rumped Warblers 30+ Common Yellowthroat 30 + Warbling Vireo 3 Rose-breasted Grosbeak 5 Green Herons 2 White-throated Sparrows 2 White-crowned Sparrows 2 Harris' Sparrow 3 Clay-colored Sparrow 1 Forster's Tern 3 Black-capped Chickadee 2 We also had a Wild Turkey and 4 Pheasants, which I forgot to mention yesterday when we saw 10 Wild Turkeys, and 5 Pheasants. John & Rachel Hall Omaha _____________________________________________________________ Recharge and relax. Click for great vacation ideas. http://thirdpartyoffers.juno.com/TGL2111/fc/Ioyw6iifliV6jks8lSEACTogCUU9QJ2jvEl0yNxbcyZyqd7MP2wZ16/?count=1234567890Subject: Black-headed grosbeak From: "Rick Eades" <Rick.Eades AT ngpc.ne.gov> Date: Sun, 11 May 2008 19:45:02 -0500
It took almost exactly 3 years, but I finally saw another black-headed
grosbeak in my neighbor's hackberry tree this afternoon. This time it was an
adult male in beautiful breeding plumage. He stayed for about five minutes,
providing great views before finally flying off. My previous sighting was
May 13, 2005 of a female, in the same tree. Must be something special about
that tree. Other visitors to it today included orange-crowned, yellow,
yellow-rumped, and Nashville warblers, and a Baltimore oriole. Also had the
brightest colored goldfinch I think I've ever seen visit my yard briefly.
I still have a Carolina wren singing incessantly in the neighborhood. A
second one showed up briefly last weekend, but apparently they weren't
compatible.
Rick Eades
Lincoln
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Subject: Lakes and pondsFrom: Kathy DeLara <renosmom AT charter.net> Date: Sun, 11 May 2008 17:27:32 -0600 Today I took a quick tour of the areas in Scotts Bluff Co. I'm taking a fieldtrip next weekend for NOU. I saw 84 species. Some of the more interesting birds seen 30+ White-faced Ibis Warbling Vireo FOY Yellow Warbler FOY Lots of Yellow-rumped Warblers Lark Buntings FOY Cinnamon Teal Black-necked Stilts Long-billed Dowitchers Osprey Willow Flycatcher FOY Burrowing Owl Kathy DeLaraSubject: Sunday May 11 Neb City From: "Ross Silcock" <silcock AT rosssilcock.com> Date: Sun, 11 May 2008 16:41:04 -0500 Hi all: Spent a couple of hours Sunday pm at Riverview Park in Nebraska City. Most interesting was a large influx of empids, almost all of which I was able to study and hear calls. None were singing. My conclusion is that all were Willows, based on small-headed look, dull "whit" call notes, medium primary extension, medium length bills, mostly minimal eyerings. Seen were: Wood Duck 4 (2 prs) Red-bellied Wpk pair copulating Willow Flycatcher 21 Yellow-throated Vireo 2 Red-eyed Vireo 2 N. Rough-winged Swallow 45 Swainson's Thrush 1 Orange-crowned Warb 2 Nashville Warb 3 No. Parula 1 Magnolia Warb 1 Yell-rumped Warb 22 Black-and-white Warb 3 Yellow Warb 8 Wilson's Warb 3 Ovenbird 1 Comon Yellowthroat 5 Am. Redstart 8 Ross Ross Silcock P.O. Box 57 Tabor, IA 51653 New Zealand Land and Pelagic Bird Tours http://www.rosssilcock.com [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]Subject: Wilderness Park From: "Moni Usasz" <musasz AT neb.rr.com> Date: Sun, 11 May 2008 16:18:34 -0500 Whoops! Forgot the tennessees and orange-crowneds. Moni Usasz Lincoln [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]Subject: another trip to Wilderness Park From: "Moni Usasz" <musasz AT neb.rr.com> Date: Sun, 11 May 2008 16:15:23 -0500 Friends, Had to go back to the same spot this AM with Kathy Putensen. 2nd entrance of Wilderness Park. Larry E. had seen a mourning warbler there yesterday afternoon so............. Saw possible phoebe nesting activity under the bridge. Several indigo buntings, b. orioles, b-g gnatcatchers, swainson's thrushes, rose-breasted grosbeaks, towhees and the barred owl. Heard a peter-peter-peter so probably a titmouse. They are not common in W.P. Warbler species: yellow, yellow-rumped, blackpoll (5-6), ovenbird (two heard only), parula (heard only), magnolia (Great Viewing), common yellowthroat, mourning warbler. Heard warbling vireos and we're pretty sure we saw a yellow-throated vireo - only fleeting glances. Kathy saw a male first spring summer tanager - very mottled red, orange and green. In the yard, I had a black-and-white warbler this AM and this PM on a dog walk in the neighborhood saw a male redstart fly into a tree. Moni Usasz Lincoln [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]Subject: eRWB Report - 10 May From: "Joel Jorgensen" <joel.jorgensen AT ngpc.ne.gov> Date: Sun, 11 May 2008 11:58:13 -0700 Hi all:
I was in the Eastern Rainwater Basin yesterday. It rained and then
the wind blew. Highlights for the day include:
ERWB - 10 May
2 Great Egrets
1 Snowy Egret
5 Black-crowned Night-Herons
3 American Bitterns
10 White-faced Ibis
~100 Snow Geese, couple White-fronts too
12 Black-bellied Plovers
~250 American Golden-Plovers
4 Semi Plovers
1 Snowy Plover at Hultine WPA
~150 Lesser Yellowlegs
83 Hudsonian Godwits
1 Ruddy Turnstone in an ag field (it was at least wet this time)
7 Dunlin
BASA, LESA, SESA, WRSA, etc.
~200 Buff-breasted Sandpipers
~200 Long-billed Dowitchers (the peak has clearly passed)
~200 Wilson's Phalaropes (likewise)
5 Swainson's Thrushes in the Geneva Cemetery
1 Black-and-white Warbler
3 Northern Waterthrushes
-Joel
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Nongame Bird Program Manager
Wildlife Division
Nebraska Game and Parks Commission
Lincoln, NE 68503
402-471-5440
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Subject: Plovers, grosbeaks and sparrows on the farmFrom: "jerrynickersonnebraska" <jmulliken AT microlnk.com> Date: Sun, 11 May 2008 16:21:42 -0000 Yesterday we had 2 female and 2 male Rose-breasted grosbeaks at our sunflower feeder, in the rain. This morning the plum bushes near the feeder had a dozen Clay-colored sparrows, singing. We saw FOY Red- headed woodpecker today. I took a walk to check out a low spot in the soybean stubble, and was treated to a flock of 10 American golden plovers foraging in the stubble. Looked for Black-bellied plovers among them, with no luck. Betsy went up a few minutes later with binoculars to look for the plovers, but they apparently had moved on. Pictures posted. Jerry Mulliken Nickerson, Dodge CountySubject: Re: Orioles From: tracy morfeld <tracymor AT yahoo.com> Date: Sun, 11 May 2008 05:34:34 -0700 (PDT) Thanks Kathleen. I wasn't sure if the Oriole mix was just the same sugar water
that I use for the Hummers. I have a special feeder my husband made for the
Orioles that hold a cup for jelly and nails for oranges and now the syrup
feeder. They also feed on the suet.
I am getting lots of them so far this year. I have a pair building a sack nest
in full view so it will be fun watching them raise a family.
Thanks all for the info.
Have a Great Day
Tracy-Omaha-Valley
Douglas County
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Subject: 2nd White-winged DoveFrom: "lutherhaige" <lutherhaige AT yahoo.com> Date: Sun, 11 May 2008 11:12:38 -0000 We got a second White-winged Dove yesterday, during all the rain, around 4:30 pm. The first one perched in the rain for most of the day. The second one seemed to have a little more sense and perched out of the rain after it came in and fed. We also had 27 Mourning Dove, eating buffet style yesterday. That's a good sign that the Cooper's Hawks aren't around anymore, along with their Sharpies buddies. Our Kestrel also hasn't been back for at least a week and a half. We also had our first Thrush in the yard on Saturday. A Swainson's Thrush and also second House Wren. All the winter sparrows appear to have moved out finally. We haven't seen a White-throated Sp since Thursday. On Wednesday, 5/8, we had four Rose-breasted Grosbeaks at the platform feeder at the same time. Haven't seen them since Luther Central OmahaSubject: Re: Orioles From: "kathleencr" <katcr AT cox.net> Date: Sat, 10 May 2008 20:03:48 -0700 We have a special feeder that has a sharpened peg to hold the orange half in place and a small shallow bowel for the jelly that fits into a hole in the bottom of the same feeder. Very popular with the sweet-toothed birds. We also put orange halves on the nails that we use for squirrel corn cobs during the winter. I've seen oranges placed on sparpened tree limbs in Texas. ----- Original Message ----- From: cjhall AT huntel.net To: NEBirds AT yahoogroups.com Sent: Saturday, May 10, 2008 7:50 PM Subject: Re: [NEBirds] Orioles I put my orange halves on a fiberglas "T" post. the "T" is about 3" from the top of the post. There is a point on the top which pierces the orange. Steve Eno used to make these fiberglas posts as perches for bluebirds in front of the house on a piece of prairie. He called them fiberglas bluebird trees. The orioles love them. The orange is about 3' off the ground under the edge of a riverbirch tree. You can also put a nail through the orange on a platform feeder. I've not had any luck with grape jelly here in Bassett. Carolyn Hall Bassett NE ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG. Version: 7.5.524 / Virus Database: 269.23.15/1426 - Release Date: 5/10/2008 11:12 AM [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]Subject: Re: Orioles From: cjhall AT huntel.net Date: Sat, 10 May 2008 21:50:42 -0500 I put my orange halves on a fiberglas "T" post. the "T" is about 3" from the top of the post. There is a point on the top which pierces the orange. Steve Eno used to make these fiberglas posts as perches for bluebirds in front of the house on a piece of prairie. He called them fiberglas bluebird trees. The orioles love them. The orange is about 3' off the ground under the edge of a riverbirch tree. You can also put a nail through the orange on a platform feeder. I've not had any luck with grape jelly here in Bassett. Carolyn Hall Bassett NESubject: Re: Orioles From: "Whitechicken" <bughouse AT tvsonline.net> Date: Sat, 10 May 2008 20:55:35 -0600 How do you offer orange halves & grape jelly ? Just place on a platform feeder ? Thanks, Carol L. Saunders Co. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ We also put up Oriole/Hummer sugar water feeders and orange halves and grape jelly, usually by April 15th. It's not necessary to buy special syrup, the birds love the homemade sugar water just as well. We have catbirds, red-bellied woodpeckers and cardinals also visit the grape jelly. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]Subject: Stilts From: Kathy DeLara <renosmom AT charter.net> Date: Sat, 10 May 2008 19:46:19 -0600 We saw a pair of Black-necked Stilts at Chilibaba last night. Also a lot more Great-tailed Grackles have moved in to the marsh area there. Nothing new in the yard this week except a Clay-colored Sparrow and a Brown-headed Cowbird. About a dozen White-crowned Sparrows still here. Kathy DeLara Mitchell NESubject: Family farm From: "kcarnes68" <kcarnes68 AT yahoo.com> Date: Sun, 11 May 2008 00:12:16 -0000 I visited the family farm near Auburn today. It wasn't raining when I arrived so I did a little birding. The shrike was in the same bush as my last visit, and the mockingbirds have taken their place in the rock quarry. Mockingbirds have been there for quite a few years now. Pictures posted. Ken Carnes LincolnSubject: Gulls: From: Audrey Sterkel <a_sterkel AT yahoo.com> Date: Sat, 10 May 2008 15:43:36 -0700 (PDT) Thanks Kathy. Your I.D. for the Gulls as Franklin looks right on. I am not that
much into shore birds and I couldn't tell if the spots were on the wings or the
tail, not knowing how far the wings extended. I could have researched it but
thanks to you I don't have too.
I went to the Pond today and I did see them but the wind is so strong today,
they were up and they were down under the white caps. The white caps were
splashing way over the shore. May take another look tomorrow if it is decent. I
have the utmost confidence in your identification skills Kathy and I'm sure you
are correct..
Thanks for your input Jonas. Yes it is the Sidney Sun Telegraph and I will
call them about the identification. It will be interesting to see how many
others called. Thanks for passing on the info about how you became a birder.
Audrey Sterkel
Sidney NE 69162
Cheyenne County
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Subject: Sat. birdingFrom: "Moni Usasz" <musasz AT neb.rr.com> Date: Sat, 10 May 2008 17:31:26 -0500 Friends, Went to second entrance of Wilderness Park today (one just past the day camp area). Spent only about an hour and a half birding before I got rained out. Lots of activity, wished I could have stayed longer. 8 warbler species - male and female blackpolls, tennessees, black-and-white, 4 ovenbirds, (day's record for me.), northern parula, common yellowthroat, orange-crowned and yellow. Also red-eyed vireos, warbling vireos, blue-gray gnatcatcher, barred owl, catbirds, towhee, 2 male baltimore orioles, indigo buntings. Clay-colored sparrow heard near the parking lot. Lots of the year round stuff as well. On Friday, Larry Einemann and I went hunting for shorebirds. Spike Rush near Waco was by far the best. There we saw Wilson's phalaropes still present but in smaller numbers. Long-billed dowitchers, stilt, semi-palmated, least and white-rumped sandpipers as well as yellowlegs, winnowing snipe and the ubiquitous killdeer. Also good looks at white-faced ibis there - about 6 birds. One golden plover and 1 black tern. Larry kindly helped me with my minimal peep id skills. Driving between places we saw eastern and western kingbirds and heard harris', chipping, song sparrows and clay-colored sparrows (FOY), red-headed woodpecker, bobwhite, dickcissel (FOY), 1 upland plover (FOY) near Tamora and Straightwater. North Lake Basin, near Utica, we heard at least 3 american bitterns, typical puddle ducks but also one ruddy, 1 pintail and a gaggle of ring-neck ducks. Also saw common yellowthroat and yellow-rumped warblers. Straightwater - yellowlegs, some ducks and a few white-faced ibis. Tamora - Heard 2 bitterns and actually saw one of them. Also a possible stilt sandpiper. Moni Usasz Lincoln [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]Subject: Fontenelle birds, including golden-winged warbler From: "zebrman00" <hackback1 AT cox.net> Date: Sat, 10 May 2008 20:01:26 -0000 My son Joe and I did a couple hours of birding this morning on the Cottonwood and Handsome Hollow trails at Fontenelle Forest in Omaha. Lots of birds in the woods. We had 12 warbler species, including: golden-winged (far NW end of Cottonwood) black-throated green (N end of Handsome) N. waterthrush B&W Nashville N. parula Vireos included warbling (lots), blue-headed (3), yellow-throated (3), red-eyed (1). Also came across a small flock of 4 foraging Swainsons thrushes at the E end of the Oak Trail that included one gray-cheeked thrush. Mace & Joe Hack Omaha, NESubject: Re: Orioles From: "kathleencr" <katcr AT cox.net> Date: Sat, 10 May 2008 12:57:50 -0700 We also put up Oriole/Hummer sugar water feeders and orange halves and grape jelly, usually by April 15th. It's not necessary to buy special syrup, the birds love the homemade sugar water just as well. We have catbirds, red-bellied woodpeckers and cardinals also visit the grape jelly. Kathleen Bellevue, Sarpy CNty ----- Original Message ----- From: tracy morfeld To: nebirds Sent: Saturday, May 10, 2008 12:33 PM Subject: [NEBirds] Orioles I am trying something new this year, for me anyway. I purchased a big plastic orange at Menard's and some Oriole syrup mix. The birds really love it. I had 4 males fighting over it this morning. Only 3 holes on it. Has anyone else used these feeders before? Seems as if every year my bird feeding expense increases! It is sure worth it though. Have a Great Day Tracy-Omaha-Valley Douglas County --------------------------------- Be a better friend, newshound, and know-it-all with Yahoo! Mobile. Try it now. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG. Version: 7.5.524 / Virus Database: 269.23.15/1426 - Release Date: 5/10/2008 11:12 AM [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]Subject: Orioles From: tracy morfeld <tracymor AT yahoo.com> Date: Sat, 10 May 2008 12:33:07 -0700 (PDT) I am trying something new this year, for me anyway. I purchased a big plastic
orange at Menard's and some Oriole syrup mix. The birds really love it. I had 4
males fighting over it this morning. Only 3 holes on it. Has anyone else used
these feeders before?
Seems as if every year my bird feeding expense increases! It is sure worth it
though.
Have a Great Day
Tracy-Omaha-Valley
Douglas County
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Subject: Fontenelle WarblersFrom: "wac4478" <wac4478 AT yahoo.com> Date: Sat, 10 May 2008 19:00:15 -0000 Where the marsh trail meets the boardwalk I saw a Worm-eating Warbler and the Prothonotary Warbler was checking out the Bluebird House right there also. I also saw 2 Blue-winged Warblers (Redbud) Magnolia Warbler (Redbud) Tennessee Warbler Blackpoll Warbler (Hidden Lake) Northern Waterthrush 2 Nashville Warblers 4 American Redstarts several Yellow Warblers several Yellow-rumped Warblers several 1 male Orange-crowned Warbler 2 Wilson's Warbler 4 Swainson's Thrush several Wood Thrush 1 White-crowned Sparrow 2 Lincoln's Sparrow 4 Warbling vireo 6 Red-eyed Vireo 1 Rose-breasted Grosbeak several Orchard Oriole 1 Carolina Wren 1 Eastern Towhee 2 and on the way over I saw a Bobolink sitting on a silt fence post on the north side of 275 and just east of 24th st. in Council Bluffs Cory Welsh, Council Bluffs, IASubject: Wehrspann/Chalco Hills Saturday May 10th From: "jwhall2 AT juno.com" <jwhall2@juno.com> Date: Sat, 10 May 2008 18:34:32 GMT NeBirders, We headed out to Chalco Hills mid-morning, trying to beat the predicted rain showers of this afternoon. Sky's were overcast and lighting was not the best, but we still found: 100's of Cystic Fibrosis walkers Yea for them! 23 Yellow-rumped Warblers 19 Common Yellowthroat Warblers 18 Yellow Warblers 6 Orange-crowned Warblers 4 Warbling Vireos 5 Rose-breasted Grosbeaks ~ 30 Northern Cardinals 13 House Wrens 3 Orchard Orioles 14 Baltimore Orioles ~50 Eastern Kingbirds 3 Harris' Sparrows 13 Clay-colored Sparrows 4 Chipping Sparrows 6 Field Sparrows 3 Song Sparrows 2 White-crowned Sparrows 1 House Sparrow 1 Sedge Wren 2 Eastern Phoebe 2 Belted Kingfisher ~100+ American Goldfinch ~40 Northern Rough-winged Swallows ~ 35 Barn Swallows ~ 40 Tree Swallows ~ 25 Purple Martins ~ 20+ American Robins ~ 80 Common Grackles 1 Great-blue Heron 1 American White Pelican 6 Pied-billed Grebes ~100 American Coots ~35 Blue-winged Teal ~ 25 Mallards 9 Gadwall 7 Northern Shovelers 7 Canada Goose 12 Mourning Dove 3 Red-tailed Hawk 1 American Kestrel 6 Brown Thrasher 5 Gray Catbirds 4 Eastern Meadowlarks 2 Red-bellied Woodpeckers 4 Yellow-shafted Flickers ~35 Brown-headed Cowbirds ~ European Starlings 3 Sarpy County Bird Counters (Neal, Urban, & Eric) Yea! Then rained out at 12:45 pm John & Rachel Hall Omaha _____________________________________________________________ It's never been easier to change your name. Click now! http://thirdpartyoffers.juno.com/TGL2111/fc/Ioyw6iif5fdIflJrhyxI9JlT4ZOZv7jJ5jq9eDrLkV5UoY8t42PObK/?count=1234567890Subject: Recent sightings south of Omaha From: "Elliott Bedows" <ebedows AT cox.net> Date: Sat, 10 May 2008 13:20:10 -0500 Hi all, Yesterday (5/9) between running AM errands I( was able to take about 30 min. to stop by the (now a ) reedy Marsh along Missouri River Rd. near the Base Lk. ID'd were the following........ Nashville Warb. [1] Blackpoll Warb. [2] Yellow Warb. [2-4] YR Warb. [6] Spotted Sandpiper [1] SORA [heard for over a week now - is it a breeder?] AMER. BITTERN [heard only but seen well 'frozen' last week - is it a breeder?] Also on 5/9 at the MidWest Power plant NORTH pond: Piping Plover [2] Caspian Tern [8] Amer. Avocet [10] Savannah Sp. [2] Gadwall [6] Le. Scaup [2] Hooded Merg. [2] Shovler [2] Elliott Bedows, Bellevue, NESubject: warblers et al in Omaha area From: "Rick Schmid" <SCHMID_R AT msn.com> Date: Sat, 10 May 2008 18:09:07 -0000 Found the following at the Fontenelle wetlands (Sarpy County) on Marsh & Stream trails on May 8: Am Redstart Orange-Crowned WA C Yellowthroat Black & White WA Prothonotary WA Nashville WA Yellow-Rumped WA R-C Kinglet B-G Gnatcatcher Warbling Vireo Least Flycatcher Eastern Kingbird White-Throated Sparrow Found the following at Standing Bear Lake (Douglas County) west of 144th Street on May 9: Yellow WA Tennessee WA Black & White WA Nashville WA C Yelowthroat Yellow-Rumped WA Orange-Crowned WA Least Flycatcher Baltimore Oriole White-Throated Sparrow Lincoln's Sparrow Spotted Sandpiper Cooper's Hawk Found the following at Walnut Grove Park (Douglas County) at 152nd & Q on May 9: Yellow-Rumped WA Magnolia WA N Waterthrush Orange-Crowned WA Least Flycatcher Swainson's Thrush Summer Tanager (female) White-Throated Sparrow Lincoln's Sparrow Green Heron Western Kingbird Red-Headed, Red-Bellied & Downy WPs N Flicker Good birding - RickSubject: Scotts Bluff Co. From: "Alice Kenitz" <akenitz AT prairieweb.com> Date: Sat, 10 May 2008 11:01:39 -0600 Hi all, In the last few days I've checked out a few stops for the field trip I will be leading at the NOU meeting next weekend. These included several places in Carter Canyon and the Wildcat Hills Nature Center. Species of interest-- Blue-gray Gnatcatcher Yellow-breasted Chat Spotted Towhee White-throated Swift Red Crossbill Upland Sandpiper Long-billed Curlew (a surprise) Rock Wren House Wren Things are still 'arriving' in our area. Alice Kenitz Gering [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]Subject: NOU Spring meeting From: "Alice Kenitz" <akenitz AT prairieweb.com> Date: Sat, 10 May 2008 10:58:21 -0600 Hi NEBirders, For those coming to Scottsbluff next weekend for the NOU spring meeting, we still have one sleeping room at the Y Camp. These rooms are very nice motel-style rooms with one queen and 2 sets of bunk beds, bathroom with shower. They rent for $80/night. If anyone is interested, please call me at 308-436-2959 or e-mail me off-list at akenitz AT prairieweb.com Looking forward to seeing everyone! Alice Kenitz Gering [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]Subject: Night of Many Deaths - Downtown Omaha From: "J. Ducey" <jeducey AT hotmail.com> Date: Sat, 10 May 2008 11:34:29 -0500 The tally for bird deaths last night is ten, including four at the west side of the Qwest center, two at the Union Pacific buildings, and elsewhere. Species varied including indigo bunting, rose-breasted grosbeak, white-throated sparrow, and warblers and thrushes. One night. Ten dead birds of spring... _________________________________________________________________ With Windows Live for mobile, your contacts travel with you. http://www.windowslive.com/mobile/overview.html?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL_Refresh_mobile_052008 [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]Subject: Orioles From: "CJ Hall" <cjhall AT huntel.net> Date: Sat, 10 May 2008 09:00:52 -0500 The orioles got back to Bassett sometime yesterday. I was gone but the orange halves were out and had been eaten when I got home. This morning at 0800 I had a grorgous Baltimore Oriole on the east feeder. Carolyn Hall Main Street Bassett NE [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]Subject: RE: Recent Sightings: From: jonas grundman <Jonaslevi1 AT gmail.com> Date: Fri, 9 May 2008 23:34:48 -0500 If you are from sidney am I correct in assuming the paper is the sun telegraph? You should let them know the error of their ID. That is how my dad first started birding. He was a photographer for the grand island paper and mistakenly captioned a photo of some starlings as blackbirds. A birder in the community called and told him as well as offered to take him out birding. It quickly turned into a passion that he passed on to me! Jonas (omaha) -----Original Message----- From: Audrey SterkelSubject: Re: Merganser (near Olive Creek Lake), Spring Creek From: "cb_james5" <cb_james5 AT yahoo.com> Date: Sat, 10 May 2008 02:57:21 -0000 Sorry guys! Jake Walker Denton, NE originally, now Lincoln, NE --- In NEBirds AT yahoogroups.com, Randolph and HardingSubject: FF Wetlands/Prairie View Lake From: Justin Rink <spindalis79 AT yahoo.com> Date: Fri, 9 May 2008 19:48:58 -0700 (PDT) I headed out to Jewell Park, Haworth Park, and Fontenelle Forest late this
morning to do a little scouting for the SBC tomorrow. Many of the usual migrant
suspects were had. Jewell and Haworth yielded nothing unusual.. Some species of
note at the Fontenelle bottomlands included..
Pileated WP
Red-eyed Vireo (still very scarce)
Brown Creeper (singing on terr.near confluence of Missouri and Walking Club
Trails)
Prothonotary Warbler
GOLDEN-WINGED WARBLER (heard on Walking Club Trail)
Orchard Oriole (FOS)
R-b Grosbeak (numbers picking up)
After Fontenelle and some dinner I made a jaunt to Prairie View Lake and
Abomination Marsh. The marsh was dry and birdless..(void for a few geese). A
few species at Prairie View included...
- a few ducks left (Le. Scaup, Am. Wigeon, No. Shoveler, etc.)
-1 Gr. Egret
-2 Common Tern
-1 Caspian Tern (FOS)
-1 Sedge Wren
- Grasshopper Sparrow
-3 Orchard Oriole
Good birding.
Justin Rink
Omaha, Douglas Co., NE
spindalis79 AT yahoo.com
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Subject: Re: Recent Sightings:From: Kathy DeLara <renosmom AT charter.net> Date: Fri, 09 May 2008 20:52:42 -0600 Hi Audrey and all, I think the picture is of Franklin's Gulls even though the bills do look very black in the picture the wing tips are spotted, the eye arcs are very noticiable and the backs are darker, more like the Franklins. Here is the link if anyone would like to see the pictures. http://www.suntelegraph.com/ Audrey, Glad to see there are some orioles coming in, I've been waiting for the Bullock's to come back, that nest here in our yard. Kathy DeLara Mitchell NE Audrey Sterkel wrote: > 5/6 Male Baltimore Oriole > 5/7 Female Baltimore Oriole > 5/8 Gray Catbird, > 1 Spotted Towhee > 5/9 1 Male Wilson's Warbler > 1 Clay Colored Sparrow > 1 House Wren > Cedar Waxwings about 30 > White Crowned Sparrows > Pine Siskins > Chipping Sparrow > Our local newspaper had a picture of a pair of "Rare Black Headed > Gulls" on the front page today. "Hundreds of miles west of their > normal flyway" described as a European Straggler on the East Coast in > my book. Because of the definite Black Bill I feel it is the > Bonaparte's and this would be it's normal flyway. I will check > tomorrow if they are still at Cabella's Pond where they were seen. > > Audrey Sterkel > Cheyenne County > Sidney NE 69162 > > > --------------------------------- > Be a better friend, newshound, and know-it-all with Yahoo! Mobile. Try > it now. > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]Subject: Wehrspann/Chalco Hills Friday May 9th From: "jwhall2 AT juno.com" <jwhall2@juno.com> Date: Sat, 10 May 2008 02:36:15 GMT NeBirders, We took a little different route this evening, so no reports on fledgling owls or hawks. FOY birds seen are: Spotted Sandpiper 1 White-Crowned Sparrow 2 Bell's Vireo 1 Also seen this evening: Yellow-rumped Warblers ~30 Yellow Warbler 6 Orange-crowned Warbler 1 Common Yellowthroat Warbler 8++ Warbling Vireo 3 Orchard Oriole 6 Baltimore Oriole many Chipping Sparrows 5 Clay-colored Sparrows 4 Harris' Sparrow 1 Lincoln Sparrow 2 Field Sparrows 8 American White Pelican 1 Great Egret 1 John & Rachel Hall _____________________________________________________________ Click to find local singles for dating, romance and fun http://thirdpartyoffers.juno.com/TGL2111/fc/Ioyw6iif6WBdeCyGzMJofKRMJkeOXfIRrhGJbWnCTpL05QYtS1cZ6U/?count=1234567890Subject: Recent Sightings: From: Audrey Sterkel <a_sterkel AT yahoo.com> Date: Fri, 9 May 2008 19:35:26 -0700 (PDT) 5/6 Male Baltimore Oriole
5/7 Female Baltimore Oriole
5/8 Gray Catbird,
1 Spotted Towhee
5/9 1 Male Wilson's Warbler
1 Clay Colored Sparrow
1 House Wren
Cedar Waxwings about 30
White Crowned Sparrows
Pine Siskins
Chipping Sparrow
Our local newspaper had a picture of a pair of "Rare Black Headed Gulls" on
the front page today. "Hundreds of miles west of their normal flyway" described
as a European Straggler on the East Coast in my book. Because of the definite
Black Bill I feel it is the Bonaparte's and this would be it's normal flyway. I
will check tomorrow if they are still at Cabella's Pond where they were seen.
Audrey Sterkel
Cheyenne County
Sidney NE 69162
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Subject: re: Merganser (near Olive Creek Lake), Spring CreekFrom: Randolph and Harding <virginiarail AT nctc.net> Date: Fri, 9 May 2008 17:02:22 -0600 Hi cb_james5, Your closest friends and relatives might know who cb_james5 is, but you cannot expect people on a list serve to know. And it would also help to know where you are from, so we can tell if you are local to the birding spot that you reference or traveled to see it. May your birds be lifers and your troubles temporary. good birding and goodbye, Lanny Lanny Randolph south central Nebraska Buffalo County 50370 24th rd Gibbon, Ne. 68840 308-468-5057 VirginiaRail(at)nctc.net >Today an American White Pelican was spotted at Merganser a small lake >near Olive Creek, also spotted there was a spotted sandpiper. At >Spring Creek Prairie near Denton there was a Savannah Sparrowand Least >FlycatcherSubject: thrush fallout From: "kathleencr" <katcr AT cox.net> Date: Fri, 9 May 2008 08:44:41 -0700 We've had a minor thrush fallout this morning in our yard. 1 Veery l Gray-cheeked Thrush 4 (or more) Swainson's Thrushes and 1 ovenbird Kathleen Crawford-Rose Bellevue, Sarpy Cnty [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]Subject: DeSoto NWR Spring Count tally From: "Jerry Toll" <geritol48 AT cox.net> Date: Fri, 9 May 2008 09:02:23 -0500 Greetings all, I received the results of the DeSoto NWR Spring refuge count located in Harrison County in Iowa and Washington County in Nebraska. 17 Participants spent May 3 at the refuge. The total species seen 115. The total individuals were 3136. It was a warm partly cloudy day with strong NW winds. G. White-fronted Goose 60 Canada Goose 77 Wood Duck 45 Gadwall 7 Mallard 34 Blue-winged Teal 275 Northern Shoveler 36 Northern Pintail 1 Lesser Scaup 1 Ring-necked Pheasant 31 Wild Turkey 57 Northern Bobwhite 2 Am. White Pelican 73 D.-C. Cormorant 2 Great Blue Heron 12 Green Heron 3 Black-crowned N. Heron 1 Turkey Vulture 34 Bald Eagle 2 Cooper's Hawk 1 Red-tailed Hawk 10 Sora 7 American Coot 70 Semipalmated Plover 1 Killdeer 18 G. Yellowlegs 22 L. Yellowlegs 16 Spotted Sandpiper 1 Marbled Godwit 1 Least Sandpiper 62 Baird's Sandpiper 14 Dunlin 1 Long-billed Dowitcher 8 Wilson's Snipe 7 Wilson's Phalarope 39 Franklin's Gull 14 Ring-billed Gull 15 Forster's Tern 6 Mourning Dove 72 Great Horned Owl 1 Barred Owl 1 Belted Kingfisher 2 Red-headed Woodpecker 4 Red-bellied Woodpecker 14 Downy Woodpecker 22 Hairy Woodpecker 3 Northern Flicker 39 E. Wood-peewee 1 Least Flycatcher 16 Eastern Phoebe 4 Great-crested Flycatcher 5 E. Kingbird 6 W. Kingbird 1 Yellow-throated Vireo 1 Blue-headed Vireo 1 Warbling Vireo 8 Blue Jay 81 Am. Crow 8 Horned Lark 3 Purple Martin 1 Tree Swallow 205 N. Rough-w. Swallow 45 Bank Swallow 13 Cliff Swallow 2 Barn Swallow 79 B-C Chickadee 27 W-B Nuthatch 19 House Wren 107 Sedge Wren 2 Marsh Wren 1 Ruby-crowned Kinglet 7 Blur-gray Gnatcatcher 1 Eastern Bluebird 10 Swainson's Thrush 1 Wood Thrush 3 Am. Robin 162 Gray Catbird 12 Brown Thrasher 51 European Starling 48 American Pipit 1 Tennessee Warbler 2 Orange-crowned Warbler 7 Nashville Warbler 1 Yellow Warbler 8 Yellow-rumped Wabler 112 Palm Warbler 1 Blackpoll Warbler 2 Cerulean Warbler 1 Black and White Warbler 4 Prothonotary Warbler 3 Northern Waterthrush 1 C. Yellowthroat 12 E. Towhee 16 Chipping Sparrow 22 Clay-colored Sparrow 8 Field Sparrow 41 Vesper Sparrow 2 Lark Sparrow 18 Savannah Sparrow 16 Song Sparrow 10 Lincoln's Sparrow 8 White-throated Sparrow 2 Harris' Sparrow 34 White-crowned Sparrow 4 Northern Cardinal 41 Rose-breasted Grosbeak 12 Red-winged Blackbird 333 E. Meadowlark 11 Yellow-headed Blackbird 10 C. Grackle 91 B-H Cowbird 94 Orchard Oriole 3 Baltimore Oriole 16 Am. Goldfinch 28 House Sparrow 6 Jerry Toll Omaha Nebraska [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]Subject: May 8, From: "kcarnes68" <kcarnes68 AT yahoo.com> Date: Fri, 09 May 2008 02:45:59 -0000 This morning I returned to the marsh on Lincoln's North 27th street. It was a beautiful, crisp morning. Great for photos. In the small wooded area there, two male rosebreasted grosbeaks had a short disagreement about territory. The winner then stopped and posed for photos and song. He was joined in this chorus by a common yellow throat who also felt like having his picture taken. Other male soloists included the Baltimore oriole, the brown thrasher, and a virtuoso catbird. As I exited the wooded area and went out on the grassland the killdeers were all a dither. Apparently, they were angry that they weren't invited to be in the woodland chorus. Pictures posted. Kenneth Carnes LincolnSubject: Another heads-up on names/towns From: "Ross Silcock" <silcock AT rosssilcock.com> Date: Thu, 8 May 2008 19:32:22 -0500 Hi all: Please put your name (first and last) and your town on your posts. Thanks, Rosss Ross Silcock P.O. Box 57 Tabor, IA 51653 New Zealand Land and Pelagic Bird Tours http://www.rosssilcock.com [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]Subject: Merganser (near Olive Creek Lake), Spring Creek From: "cb_james5" <cb_james5 AT yahoo.com> Date: Fri, 09 May 2008 00:05:52 -0000 Today an American White Pelican was spotted at Merganser a small lake near Olive Creek, also spotted there was a spotted sandpiper. At Spring Creek Prairie near Denton there was a Savannah Sparrowand Least FlycatcherSubject: Neotropic Cormorant, 5/8 From: Loren Padelford <lpdlfrd AT cox.net> Date: Thu, 8 May 2008 16:11:06 -0500 Hi Birders, The Neotropic Cormorant, previously reported by Steve Dinsmore, was still present today at 11:00 AM in the private marsh just west of Riverton WMA in Fremont County, IA. It was with several Double- crested Cormorants on a mound used as a hunting blind. The marsh is located on the south side of the road. At Riverton WMA, we saw two Hudsonian Godwits in a flooded field. At Copeland Bend, east of Nebraska City and west of I-29, on Highway 2, the Bald Eagle nest on the south side of the road was occupied by a young eagle with two adults in attendance. Loren and Babs Padelford Bellevue, NE lpdlfrd AT cox.net [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]Subject: Re: Sarpy Spring Count From: "clem klaphake" <ckavian AT cox.net> Date: Thu, 8 May 2008 13:23:36 -0500 Urban, Since I will see you tonight at the banquet let me talk to you then. I'm waiting to hear back from Neal, but he doesn't get back from Florida until late this afternoon. He is doing western Sarpy County but not sure who else he has contacted. Clem ----- Original Message ----- From: Urban Lehner To: NEBirds AT yahoogroups.com Sent: Thursday, May 08, 2008 9:48 AM Subject: Re: [NEBirds] Sarpy Spring Count Clem: Where would you need me if I could do it, which I'm hoping I can? (I promised last night to drag along Nancy but she doesn't seem draggable so if I can do it, I will be solo-ing.) Best, Urban C. Lehner 15526 Pierce Circle Omaha, NE 68144-5109 402 330 3888 ruralize AT yahoo.com ----- Original Message ---- From: clem klaphakeSubject: Re: Sarpy Spring Count From: Urban Lehner <ruralize AT yahoo.com> Date: Thu, 8 May 2008 07:48:23 -0700 (PDT) Clem: Where would you need me if I could do it, which I'm hoping I can? (I promised last night to drag along Nancy but she doesn't seem draggable so if I can do it, I will be solo-ing.) Best, Urban C. Lehner 15526 Pierce Circle Omaha, NE 68144-5109 402 330 3888 ruralize AT yahoo.com ----- Original Message ---- From: clem klaphakeSubject: Wehrspann/Chalco Hills Wed 5/7/08 From: "jwhall2 AT juno.com" <jwhall2@juno.com> Date: Thu, 8 May 2008 13:24:20 GMT NeBirders, On our evening stroll we found FOY birds: Great-crested Flycatcher 1 Black Terns 5 Also found: Yellow-rumped Warbler more than 25 Yellow Warbler 3 Orange-crowned Warbler 3 Palm Warbler 2 Common Yellowthroat 6 Warbling Vireo 3 Rose-breasted Grosbeak 4 Orchard Oriole 3 Baltimore Oriole many Green Heron 2 Great Egret 1 American White Pelican 1 Red-tail Hawk 3 including 1 nestling Great-horned Owl 1 fledgling Chipping Sparrow 3 Clay-colored Sparrow 1 Field Sparrow 6 Song Sparrow 3 House Wren many John & Rachel Hall _____________________________________________________________ Save hundreds on an Unsecured Loan - Click here. http://thirdpartyoffers.juno.com/TGL2111/fc/Ioyw6iifTGPRxaGrXn5MLSllN9gNo1sG14ZuQFBPVb11exj5cLx04s/?count=1234567890Subject: Fontenelle Wetlands 4/07 and Orange-crowned Warbler From: cathy hula <cathyhula AT yahoo.com> Date: Thu, 8 May 2008 06:22:26 -0700 (PDT) Hello all,
On Sunday my dad and some relatives birded at Fontenelle Forest Marsh.
Highlights were-
1 Spotted Sandpiper (FOY and lifer)
1 gorgeous male Yellow Warbler (also FOY and lifer)
1 Common Yellow-throat (FOY and life bird)
On Tuesday the 6th there were two Orange-crowned warblers in a tree in my
backyard.
Yours for the Birds,
Brian Hula, Bellevue, Sarpy County
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Subject: Buff-breasted SandpipersFrom: "Joel Jorgensen" <joel.jorgensen AT ngpc.ne.gov> Date: Wed, 7 May 2008 20:53:45 -0700 Hi all:
Buff-breasted Sandpipers arrived in the Rainwater Basin yesterday.
I saw two groups, one of about 10 and the other about 12. In addition, I
also saw 2 Black Terns at North Lake Basin, a group of 55 American
Golden-Plovers in an ag field, and a Marbled Godwit at Waco WPA.
-Joel
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Joel Jorgensen
Nongame Bird Program Manager
Wildlife Division
Nebraska Game and Parks Commission
Lincoln, NE 68503
402-471-5440
joel.jorgensen AT ngpc.ne.gov
Subject: Eppley airfield kingbird countFrom: "Jerry Toll" <geritol48 AT cox.net> Date: Wed, 7 May 2008 17:54:12 -0500 Greetings all, Well, it was about time for my annual ride behind Eppley Airfield in Omaha to count the kingbirds on the fences. Did so this afternoon. 43 Western Kingbirds 11 Eastern Kingbirds 1 Scissor-tailed Flycatcher This was on the second pass. On the first pass, the ratio was 37-9-1 Made a pass today in late morning, the number was barely 10 total kingbirds. Later in May the ratio will be more balanced between western and eastern before they settle down to breeding numbers. Jer Toll Omaha Timing is everything [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]Subject: Re: Re: Mystery Sparrow From: "roglawson AT juno.com" <roglawson@juno.com> Date: Wed, 7 May 2008 22:29:26 GMT Jan, Right on target. Beyond color and pattern, note the overall body shape which suggests a blackbird and note too, the culmen of the bill is even with the forehead as though this bird could rest a book on the flat surface provided by the culmen and forehead. This is characteristic of blackbirds. You'll notice this feature when you look closely at other family members such as Orioles and Meadowlarks. Roger Lawson Birding Curtis and the World The most beautiful thing we can experience is the mysterious. It is the source of all true art and all science. He to whom this emotion is a stranger, who can no longer pause to wonder and stand rapt in awe, is as good as dead: his eyes are closed. -Albert Einstein panhandler208 AT yahoo.com -- "jan.whitson" |