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20 May RE: Sarpy Birds ["Elliott Bedows" ] 20 May Impromptu NOU field trip to Fontenelle [Daniel Leger ] 20 May RE: NOU Meeting Thanks and Wrap-up ["Walker, TJ" ] 20 May Urban Raptors are back ["Walker, TJ" ] 20 May NOU Meeting Thanks and Wrap-up [Daniel Leger ] 20 May White-Winged Dove ["Jim Ochsner" ] 20 May Red Crossbill "Invasion" [Jeanine Lackey ] 19 May Survey Volunteers for Inter-specific Research [Nathan Burroughs ] 20 May American Woodcock ["Walker, TJ" ] 20 May Re: Laughing Gull Lake North, Male Pileated WP Fontenelle ["Robert" ] 18 May Re: eBird and "doubt" ["tcgannon1625" ] 19 May Sarpy Birds [Loren Padelford ] 19 May Warblers [] 19 May Re: Near Stinson park Omaha - possible LOWA [Will Janousek ] 19 May Near Stinson park Omaha [Will Janousek ] 19 May Laughing Gull North Lake ["Robert" ] 19 May Hooded Warbler(s) ?? and Yellow-Billed Cuckoo ["Rick Schmid" ] 19 May Hooded Warbler- thanks ["Ross Silcock" ] 19 May Re: Ruddy Turnstones ["Walker, TJ" ] 19 May Re: Ruddy Turnstones ["Walker, TJ" ] 19 May Hooded Warbler- Yes (Fontenelle Forest) Sunday May 19 ["Ross Silcock" ] 19 May Ruddy Turnstones ["Walker, TJ" ] 18 May Sat May 18 se NE ["Ross Silcock" ] 18 May eBird Report - Walnut Grove Park, May 18, 2013 ["jwhall2 AT juno.com" ] 18 May Fontenelle Forest- 5/18 [Justin Rink ] 18 May Yellow-throated Warbler - Buffalo County ["cardinal_1983" ] 12 May eBird and "doubt" [Rick Wright ] 18 May Owl ["jpkassik" ] 18 May font forest ["rosssilcock1" ] 18 May Lazuli Bunting [Jeanine Lackey ] 18 May Bobolink at Holmes Lake [Carolyn Rieke ] 18 May Crossbills [Jeanine Lackey ] 18 May Male Hooded Warbler - Fontenelle Forest ["cardinal_1983" ] 17 May Birding Burt County [Ruth Stearns ] 17 May Re: Lake North shorebirds and more... ["Walker, TJ" ] 17 May NOU Meeting Agenda ["Walker, TJ" ] 17 May Re: Bird ID ["rubyrose321" ] 17 May Wehrespann Wetland [Thomas Manion ] 17 May Re: Bird ID ["Walker, TJ" ] 17 May Lake North shorebirds and more... ["Walker, TJ" ] 17 May Clay County ["Badura, Laurel" ] 17 May Lake Babcock Trail ["Walker, TJ" ] 17 May Bird ID ["rubyrose321" ] 17 May RE: Scarlet Tanager this AM and is anyone seeing many warblers in the Lincoln area yet? ["RICK" ] 17 May FOY nighthawk ["khfinch AT cox.net" ] 16 May Ponca State Park [Jan Johnson ] 16 May Scarlet Tanager this AM and is anyone seeing many warblers in the Lincoln area yet? [Theresa Pester ] 16 May Lake Babcock trail ["Marsha" ] 16 May Re: Backyard in Belleuve [] 16 May Wilderness Park Canada Warbler [Ruth Stearns ] 16 May Re: Backyard in Belleuve [Carmel ] 16 May Re: Backyard in Belleuve [Theresa Pester ] 16 May Backyard in Belleuve ["rubyrose321" ] 16 May New yard bird. Been waiting for this one since 2004. Warbler question too. [Theresa Pester ] 16 May Rarities request ["paul" ] 16 May I walked around the backside of Wherspan thinking I'd come home tickless ["karenm4birds" ] 15 May Fontenelle Forest- 5/15 [Justin Rink ] 16 May Fontenelle Forest warblers: 21 spp today ["Rick Schmid" ] 16 May Wanahoo ["Jorgensen, Joel" ] 15 May Hooded Warbler: Fontenelle Forest [Daniel Leger ] 15 May East & S.Central ["paul" ] 15 May Backyard in Belleuve ["rubyrose321" ] 15 May Fontenelle Forest [Loren Padelford ] 15 May Mercer Woods- 5/14-5/15 [Justin Rink ] 15 May Polk Co Lazuli Buntings and warblers ["Marsha" ] 15 May Douglas Co. [] 15 May White-winged Doves and Lazuli Bunting ["gingerly57" ] 15 May Kite Alert ["Jim Ochsner" ] 15 May Grosbeak ["nebrbluebird" ] 14 May Fontenelle Forest [] 14 May HOT day of birding [Jan Johnson ] 14 May Hummel park birds-Omaha ["Jerry Toll" ] 14 May Re: Sarpy Count [Dave ] 14 May Sarpy Count [] 14 May Re: Fillmore, Nuckolls and Saline Cos ["Juanita Rice" ] 14 May Bird Song question--not missing! ["Wic7ita" ] Subject: RE: Sarpy Birds From: "Elliott Bedows" <ebedows AT cox.net> Date: Mon, 20 May 2013 16:16:40 -0500 Hi al, Sorry for the somewhat tardy reply, but I thought that someone else in our daily 'pick up' group would have posted first. In addition to listing some (to use the Brit expression): keen birds, I couldn't help but take note of how some birds move when a storm front comes thru and others stay - even if they are migrants. Seen/heard in Fontenelle Forest today were: one very vocal - but seen well by Clem and I - KY Warbler in its established spot on Ridge Tr. Also, the singing Hooded Male along Chickadee Tr. gave multiple outstanding views. But my personal BOD was a singing and well viewed by all male CANADA WARBLER [FOY] along Riverview Boardwalk loop 1 between the entrance and exit from Ridge Tr. Also seen well along Chickadee Tr. was another (the same??) Thrasher-Wood Thrush colored VEERY. And along the Riverview Boardwalk loop 1 - despite the kids all around - were Tennessee, Blackpoll and B&W Warblers. Also heard were: Acadian Fly and Scarlet Tanager, both along Riverview Boardwalk loop 1; BG Gnatcatcher was seen at the intersection of loops 2 & 3. And while not really noteworthy, I got my FOY Ea. Wood Pewee today (all over the place). BTW: Our group consisted of Clem, the Korvanda's and (I hope I get this right) Brian form Schuyler. My trip down Harlen-Lewis Rd. was interesting in comparison to what the Paddelfords saw yesterday (see below). They saw: Lesser Yellowlegs - 5; - I saw NONE Pectoral - 30; I saw 5 Stilt Sandpiper - 1; I saw [2] [FOY] White-rumped Sandpiper - 20; I saw [1] Baird's Sandpiper - 2; I saw - 1 Wilson's Phalarope - 1; I saw [7], plus [2] Shovlers and a few BW'd Teal At Base Lk: Ruddys - 6; I saw NONE - but did get two Coots. Double-crested Cormorant - 3; did see those Black Tern - 1; did see that [FOY] Elliott Bedows, Bellevue, Sarpy Co. From: NEBirds AT yahoogroups.com [mailto:NEBirds AT yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Loren Padelford Sent: Sunday, May 19, 2013 4:45 PM To: Birds Nebraska Cc: Loren Padelford Subject: [NEBirds] Sarpy Birds This morning during the rain we went south of Offutt and found some shorebirds in the sod farm & the marsh just south by the ball park: Lesser Yellowlegs - 5 Pectoral - 30 Stilt Sandpiper - 1 White-rumped Sandpiper - 20 Baird's Sandpiper - 2 Wilson's Phalarope - 1 On MIssouri River Road we saw: Lark Sparrow - 10 At the Base Lake we found: This afternoon we made the trek to the Hooded Warbler on Chickadee Trail in Fontenelle Forest: In addition to the Hooded Warbler we found: Broad-winged Hawk - 1 calling Alder Flycatcher - 2 singing Kentucky Warbler - Ridge Trail Scarlet Tanager - 3 Loren and Babs Padelford Bellevue, NE lpdlfrd AT cox.net [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------ Subject: Impromptu NOU field trip to Fontenelle From: Daniel Leger <dleger1 AT unl.edu> Date: Mon, 20 May 2013 16:49:12 +0000 Since my work will wait, but May warblers won't, I've decided to go to Fontenelle Forest tomorrow morning, May 21. If anyone wants to join me, please let me know. I figured if we get four or more birders, we could split up to cover more ground, and stay in phone contact if anything really cool shows up. I plan on leaving Lincoln sometime in the 7:00-7:30 a.m. range, arriving at the forest about an hour later. If any Lincoln birders want to join me in a carpool (what's up with these gas prices?!) send me an email. I need to be back by about 4:30 at the latest, so that's my time frame. For anyone who wants to join me/us we could meet at the Fontenelle nature center around 8-8:30. If so, send me an email (off-list) with your cell phone number and we can stay in contact should plans need changing. If you plan to be at the forest but my timing doesn't work for you, let me know your phone number and we can stay in touch. Hope to see several sharp-eyed and -eared warbler fans tomorrow morning! Dan Leger NOU President [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------ Subject: RE: NOU Meeting Thanks and Wrap-up From: "Walker, TJ" <thomas.walker AT nebraska.gov> Date: Mon, 20 May 2013 15:25:54 +0000 I would like to extend a thank you to all of those involved in putting on the meeting. Matthew and I had a great time. There are some great people that attend the NOU meetings, making it a real treat and pleasure to attend and bird with all of you! T. J. Walker Nebraska Game and Parks Commission 301 E State Farm Road North Platte, NE 69101 Office Phone: 308-535-8025 Cell Phone: 308-530-7659 From: NEBirds AT yahoogroups.com [mailto:NEBirds AT yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Daniel Leger Sent: Monday, May 20, 2013 10:13 AM To: NEBirds AT yahoogroups.com Subject: [NEBirds] NOU Meeting Thanks and Wrap-up Nebraska birders, Our latest NOU meeting was a great success. Thanks to Don and Janis Paseka for the initial contact with the Camp and for leading field trips. Betty Grenon handled countless details with steadfast patience and good humor. Dave Heidt, Robin Harding, Lanny Randolph, and T.J. Walker also led field trips to several birdy locations. Joe Gubanyi taught us all some critical lessons in bird identification, and Lauren Dinan gave a very nice talk about her work with Joel Jorgensen on Nebraska's Piping Plovers. The final tally of birds is still in progress, but we had some great finds. My personal favorite was the female Black-throated Blue Warbler that was quickly and accurately identified by Sam Manning and photographed by his brother, Joe. Ruddy Turnstones drew lots of observers, as did a Least Tern along the Loup River. Many of us had to leave before the final checklist compilation was done, but a draft will be circulated to everyone for review, additions, and corrections. Please take some time to look it over. Finally, to the many Nebraska birders who are not members of the NOU, please consider joining us. The NOU is the only organization in the state devoted specifically to birding, and our spring and fall meetings provide great opportunities to experience amazing birds in the company of a wonderful group of people. We would love to have you join us in Bridgeport in September. Thanks again to everyone for a terrific meeting. Dan Leger NOU President [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------ Subject: Urban Raptors are back From: "Walker, TJ" <thomas.walker AT nebraska.gov> Date: Mon, 20 May 2013 15:23:39 +0000 Saw both Broad-winged Hawk (single over the mall parking lot) and Mississippi Kites (2 SW of 4th and Carr where they nested last year) in North Platte this morning. This is like the 7th or 8th year in a row now with Broad-winged Hawks and the Mississippi Kites second year in North Platte. Both sightings courtesy of a blown tire that made me make a visit to the tire shop..... T. J. Walker Nebraska Game and Parks Commission 301 E State Farm Road North Platte, NE 69101 Office Phone: 308-535-8025 Cell Phone: 308-530-7659 [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------ Subject: NOU Meeting Thanks and Wrap-up From: Daniel Leger <dleger1 AT unl.edu> Date: Mon, 20 May 2013 15:12:30 +0000 Nebraska birders, Our latest NOU meeting was a great success. Thanks to Don and Janis Paseka for the initial contact with the Camp and for leading field trips. Betty Grenon handled countless details with steadfast patience and good humor. Dave Heidt, Robin Harding, Lanny Randolph, and T.J. Walker also led field trips to several birdy locations. Joe Gubanyi taught us all some critical lessons in bird identification, and Lauren Dinan gave a very nice talk about her work with Joel Jorgensen on Nebraska's Piping Plovers. The final tally of birds is still in progress, but we had some great finds. My personal favorite was the female Black-throated Blue Warbler that was quickly and accurately identified by Sam Manning and photographed by his brother, Joe. Ruddy Turnstones drew lots of observers, as did a Least Tern along the Loup River. Many of us had to leave before the final checklist compilation was done, but a draft will be circulated to everyone for review, additions, and corrections. Please take some time to look it over. Finally, to the many Nebraska birders who are not members of the NOU, please consider joining us. The NOU is the only organization in the state devoted specifically to birding, and our spring and fall meetings provide great opportunities to experience amazing birds in the company of a wonderful group of people. We would love to have you join us in Bridgeport in September. Thanks again to everyone for a terrific meeting. Dan Leger NOU President [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------ Subject: White-Winged Dove From: "Jim Ochsner" <jim_ochsner AT charter.net> Date: Mon, 20 May 2013 08:10:57 -0600 A White-Winged Dove in our backyard this morning. Jim Ogallala [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------ Subject: Red Crossbill "Invasion" From: Jeanine Lackey <jeanine.dinan AT gmail.com> Date: Mon, 20 May 2013 08:47:15 -0500 Had 8 Red Crossbills at the feeders early this morning (20 May). Matt Young, Audio Production Engineer with Cornell Lab of Ornithology-- determined that these are of the Type 2 variety based on his analysis of the audio recordings I sent in. Thanks Matt. Jeanine Lackey Hall County Doniphan. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------ Subject: Survey Volunteers for Inter-specific Research From: Nathan Burroughs <nathanbwarbler AT gmail.com> Date: Sun, 19 May 2013 21:47:15 -0700 Dear NEBirds, I am conducting a study of geographical variation in song characteristics and I am looking for volunteers to take a ten minute online survey. Participants will rate the similarity of the songs of several species of warbler. If you are able to volunteer to take this survey, please e-mail me at nathanbwarbler AT gmail.com, and I will send you an e-mail with the URL to the survey and more information. Thank you in advance, Nathan Burroughs Department of Ecology & Evolutionary Biology University of California, Los Angeles nathanbwarbler AT gmail.com [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------ Subject: American Woodcock From: "Walker, TJ" <thomas.walker AT nebraska.gov> Date: Mon, 20 May 2013 02:53:27 +0000 Forgot to report one pretty decent bird this morning during an NOU field trip - an American Woodcock - it flew out of and then back into the wooded area between the parking lot and pond at Looking Glass Creek WMA just south of Monroe, in Platte County. T. J. Walker - District Manager, Wildlife Division - Partners Section Nebraska Game and Parks Commission 301 East State Farm Road North Platte, NE 69101 Office Phone 308-535-8025 Cell Phone 308-530-7659 [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------ Subject: Re: Laughing Gull Lake North, Male Pileated WP Fontenelle From: "Robert" <lutherhaige AT yahoo.com> Date: Mon, 20 May 2013 01:32:23 -0000 I just wanted to correct the information of the sighting of the Laughing Gull. It was seen at 1:10 pm today, Sunday May 19th at Lake North -- near Columbus NE. The gull was sitting by itself at near the northeast entrance to the lake, on the shoreline near the boat ramp area. We got good pictures of the gull including the heavy banding on the tail. We'll post those later. At 6:10 pm today, my younger son (Little Joe) and I, suffering from post-NOU meeting separation anxiety, headed to the Fontenelle Forest to look for warblers. We had no luck with warblers, but we nearly stepped on a male Pileated WP, that was foraging on the ground up on the Signal Ridge Trail. We had just come up over a slight peak in the trail where the Pileated WP was on the ground. We were looking towards a small bird in the opposite direction and did not see the Pileated WP. When we turned around to continue up the trail, the male Pileated exploded from the ground a few feet in front of us. We also encountered him two more times farther down the trail. Robert Central Omaha --- In NEBirds AT yahoogroups.com, "Robert" wrote: > > Non-breeding Laughing Gull on the north shore of North Lake right inside northeast entrance. Sammy strike again. > > Robert > Central Pasha > ------------------------------------ Subject: Re: eBird and "doubt" From: "tcgannon1625" <tgannon2 AT unl.edu> Date: Sat, 18 May 2013 23:57:47 -0000 Thanks, Rick. I'd guess most of the more experienced eBirders have become used to the sometimes untoward routine of re-verifying. We understand the rationale for flagging "late" fox & american tree sparrows, and even juncos, this spring (or whatever weird season it should be called). It's the flagging of (oh, for instance) Am Avocets in Sanders/Lancaster Co that kinda freaks me every spring. A hard bird to mis-identify!—and observed/reported fairly commonly every year. But I'm sure there's a geo-database reason for its flagging in eBird. So I guess my real question is: how often does eBird update its filter system according to recent changes in distribution mapping? --T Gannon Lincoln, NE --- In NEBirds AT yahoogroups.com, Rick Wright wrote: > > Dear All, > > Please remember that the eBird filters are set automatically to help catch > not just errors--of which there are remarkably few--but typos and slips of > the pen. > > eBird doesn't "doubt" anything; the program simply offers the observer a > chance to make sure that s/he has clicked the correct boxes and, in the > case of rare or unusual birds, to provide some identification details. > > In the case of the Parkesia warblers in Nebraska, the filters are set at > very low levels to remind the observer to double-check that the entry is > for the correct species. > > Because those filters cover rather large geographic areas, for example, > "eastern Nebraska," they will be 'tripped' even at sites where, for > example, the report by an experienced birder of Louisiana waterthrushes > raises no human eyebrows. In such an instance, the eBird reviewer simply > validates the sighting as "not exceptional." > > Best, > -- > Rick Wright > Bloomfield, NJ > > Review Editor, Birding > Senior Leader, WINGS > http://birdingnewjersey.com > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > ------------------------------------ Subject: Sarpy Birds From: Loren Padelford <lpdlfrd AT cox.net> Date: Sun, 19 May 2013 16:44:48 -0500 This morning during the rain we went south of Offutt and found some shorebirds in the sod farm & the marsh just south by the ball park: Lesser Yellowlegs - 5 Pectoral - 30 Stilt Sandpiper - 1 White-rumped Sandpiper - 20 Baird's Sandpiper - 2 Wilson's Phalarope - 1 On MIssouri River Road we saw: Lark Sparrow - 10 At the Base Lake we found: Ruddys - 6 Double-crested Cormorant - 3 Black Tern - 1 This afternoon we made the trek to the Hooded Warbler on Chickadee Trail in Fontenelle Forest: In addition to the Hooded Warbler we found: Broad-winged Hawk - 1 calling Alder Flycatcher - 2 singing Kentucky Warbler - Ridge Trail Scarlet Tanager - 3 Loren and Babs Padelford Bellevue, NE lpdlfrd AT cox.net [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------ Subject: Warblers From: <ckavian AT cox.net> Date: Sun, 19 May 2013 16:27:16 -0500 Always interesting to see how widespread ‘eastern’ warblers are here in Nebraska. Hooded Warbler seen earlier in the North Platte area, now a Yellow-throated Warbler is seen in Kearney and my best bird at the NOU Meeting today, near Central City, was a Black-throated Blue Warbler seen by about a dozen of us. Clem Klaphake Bellevue, NE [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------ Subject: Re: Near Stinson park Omaha - possible LOWA From: Will Janousek <janousek12 AT gmail.com> Date: Sun, 19 May 2013 13:59:53 -0500 I spoke a little early. I stumbled upon a potential louisiana waterthrush here as well. This bird had a very broad white supercilium. Working on relocating it. Will Janousek Omaha On May 19, 2013, at 1:40 PM, Will Janousek wrote: > I'm directly west of Stinson park in a small green space with a nice tree row that lines Center. So far notables are Wood thrush and a Wilson's warbler. Oh and a groundhog napping in a tree. > > Will Janousek > Omaha ------------------------------------ Subject: Near Stinson park Omaha From: Will Janousek <janousek12 AT gmail.com> Date: Sun, 19 May 2013 13:40:46 -0500 I'm directly west of Stinson park in a small green space with a nice tree row that lines Center. So far notables are Wood thrush and a Wilson's warbler. Oh and a groundhog napping in a tree. Will Janousek Omaha ------------------------------------ Subject: Laughing Gull North Lake From: "Robert" <lutherhaige AT yahoo.com> Date: Sun, 19 May 2013 18:31:41 -0000 Non-breeding Laughing Gull on the north shore of North Lake right inside northeast entrance. Sammy strike again. Robert Central Pasha ------------------------------------ Subject: Hooded Warbler(s) ?? and Yellow-Billed Cuckoo From: "Rick Schmid" <SCHMID_R AT msn.com> Date: Sun, 19 May 2013 18:27:52 -0000 Bob Fuchs, Matt Miller and I easily found the singing Hooded Warbler on Chickadee Trail (Fontenelle Forest; Bellevue, NE; Sarpy County) this afternoon. We returned to Ridge Trail to look for Kentucky Warbler, and as we were standing there, an adult male Hooded Warbler flew into the trees right in front of us. Was it the same one or a different one? I don't know. We also heard a Yellow-billed Cuckoo on the second loop of the Riverview Boardwalk. Before Matt & Bob arrived, I found a Kentucky Warbler singing in an ash tree that overhangs the third loop of the Riverview Boardwalk just past the intersection of the second and third loops. I have seen him there twice recently and suspect it is the same bird being seen/heard from Ridge Trail. Good birding, Rick ------------------------------------ Subject: Hooded Warbler- thanks From: "Ross Silcock" <silcock AT rosssilcock.com> Date: Sun, 19 May 2013 12:38:31 -0500 This to thank Kent Skaggs and John Murphy for posting their sighting of the Chickadee Trail Hooded Warbler. Should have put this in my first post! Ross Ross Silcock Seasonal Reports Compiler, Nebraska Bird Review [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------ Subject: Re: Ruddy Turnstones From: "Walker, TJ" <thomas.walker AT nebraska.gov> Date: Sun, 19 May 2013 16:56:55 +0000 14 Ruddy Turnstones! Seems like we are on the coast somewhere! T. J. Walker Sent from my Verizon Wireless 4G LTE DROID "Walker, TJ" wrote: Eight of them in the SW corner of Lake North - WOW! T. J. Walker still in Columbus Sent from my Verizon Wireless 4G LTE DROID [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------ Subject: Re: Ruddy Turnstones From: "Walker, TJ" <thomas.walker AT nebraska.gov> Date: Sun, 19 May 2013 16:41:53 +0000 And a Dunlin! T. J. Walker Sent from my Verizon Wireless 4G LTE DROID "Walker, TJ" wrote: Eight of them in the SW corner of Lake North - WOW! T. J. Walker still in Columbus Sent from my Verizon Wireless 4G LTE DROID [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------ Subject: Hooded Warbler- Yes (Fontenelle Forest) Sunday May 19 From: "Ross Silcock" <silcock AT rosssilcock.com> Date: Sun, 19 May 2013 11:12:46 -0500 Went back this morning to the top of Chickadee Trail with Al and Cindy Reyer and Charlotte Green (NZ Trip 2009) to get a look at the Hooded Warbler. Finally got good looks as we followed the song around his territory. Didn't see a female. The White-eyed Vireo was not singing or seen. Ross Ross Silcock Seasonal Reports Compiler, Nebraska Bird Review [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------ Subject: Ruddy Turnstones From: "Walker, TJ" <thomas.walker AT nebraska.gov> Date: Sun, 19 May 2013 16:29:23 +0000 Eight of them in the SW corner of Lake North - WOW! T. J. Walker still in Columbus Sent from my Verizon Wireless 4G LTE DROID [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------ Subject: Sat May 18 se NE From: "Ross Silcock" <silcock AT rosssilcock.com> Date: Sat, 18 May 2013 18:14:31 -0500 Hi all- Had a fun day with Carolyn Gann and Larry Nahm from Bishop, CA. Started at Fontenelle Forest to look for the Chickadee Trail Hooded Warbler reported yesterday. Heard a likely song, although not too vigorous, for about 15 min until finally Carolyn got a glimpse of a male HOODED WARBLER. Unfortunately I couldn't get a look myself, but there's always tomorrow. At about the same time, a weird WHITE-EYED VIREO song was heard. The bird gave us good views and stayed in the area, gradually improving the song until he got the final flourish note down pat. I'm guessing he's a coming yearling. Both these birds are at the thicket near the top of Chickadee Trail. In Child's Hollow by the pool at the bottom there was good activity, including 2 MOURNING WARBLERS (m & f), TENNESSEE, NO. PARULA, and lots of (35+) AM. REDSTARTS. Also PHILADELPHIA VIREO (dark lores). Drove down to Burchard area to walk around a private prairie there where I've done Henslow's Sparrow surveys in past years. Habitat wasn't up to snuff for Henslow's Sparrow; I think we were a couple weeks too early, plus it seems that the entire area had been burned or grazed last summer and drought looks to have had an effect too. We did see the other specialties: 5 GR. PRAIRIE-CHICKENS, 4 UPLAND SANDPIPERS, 2 DICKCISSELS, 12 GRASSHOPPER SPARROWS. Ross Silcock, Carolyn Gann, Larry Nahm. Ross Silcock Seasonal Reports Compiler, Nebraska Bird Review [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------ Subject: eBird Report - Walnut Grove Park, May 18, 2013 From: "jwhall2 AT juno.com" <jwhall2@juno.com> Date: Sat, 18 May 2013 21:08:40 GMT NeBirders, We went to Walnut Grove park to see if any travelers were coming through and found lots of vireos and a few interesting warblers, but none of the most common ones. The birds were all down low as the Walnut trees are not blooming as yet. John & Rachel Hall Omaha NE. ------- Subject: eBird Report - Walnut Grove Park, May 18, 2013 Date: Sat, 18 May 2013 17:04:10 -0400 (EDT) Walnut Grove Park, Douglas, US-NE May 18, 2013 9:00 AM - 12:30 PM Protocol: Traveling 1.5 mile(s) Comments: The walnut trees have as yet not blossomed, so few warblers to be found 39 species (+1 other taxa) Canada Goose 3 Mallard 5 Cooper's Hawk 1 Red-tailed Hawk 1 Mourning Dove 8 Chimney Swift 3 Red-bellied Woodpecker 4 Downy Woodpecker 3 Northern Flicker 7 Eastern Wood-Pewee 1 heard Least Flycatcher 5 calling Empidonax sp. 5 Great Crested Flycatcher 1 heard Warbling Vireo 5 Red-eyed Vireo 8 Blue Jay 3 American Crow 2 Barn Swallow 3 Black-capped Chickadee 5 White-breasted Nuthatch 8 House Wren 2 Swainson's Thrush 8 Gray Catbird 2 European Starling 8 Cedar Waxwing 40 Tennessee Warbler 2 Common Yellowthroat 3 American Redstart 2 1 male, 1 female Chestnut-sided Warbler 1 male Black-throated Green Warbler 1 male Chipping Sparrow 5 Northern Cardinal 3 Rose-breasted Grosbeak 6 3 males, 3 females Red-winged Blackbird 5 Common Grackle 25 Brown-headed Cowbird 4 Orchard Oriole 1 Baltimore Oriole 9 House Finch 6 American Goldfinch 8 ____________________________________________________________ Fast, Secure, NetZero 4G Mobile Broadband. Try it. http://www.netzero.net/?refcd=NZINTISP0512T4GOUT2 ------------------------------------ Subject: Fontenelle Forest- 5/18 From: Justin Rink <spindalis79 AT yahoo.com> Date: Sat, 18 May 2013 13:24:25 -0700 (PDT)   This morning I headed out to Fontenelle.  My main areas of concetration included Mormon Hollow and Child's Hollow as well as the boardwalk near the nature center.  A few species included....   -5 Ruby-throated Hummingbird (Mormon Hollow) -2 Acadian Flycatcher (FOY) (One heard near the start of the Riverview Boardwalk, the other along Hawthorn Near Child's Hollow) -2 Alder Flycatcher (Mormon Hollow.  One bird singing.) -1 Philadelphia Vireo (Mormon Hollow brook bathing area) -  Tennessee Warbler (many in Mormon Hollow, a few near boardwalk) -1 Northern Parula (Mormon Hollow) -   Yellow Warbler -2 Chestnut-sided Warbler (One fem. in Mormon Hollow.  One male singing jumbled Canada Warbler-esque song along boardwalk.) -3 Magnolia Warbler (FOY) (One female near brook.  One male singing in Mormon Hollow w/ additional female.  This bird was quite possibly mistaken for the song of a Hooded Warbler this morning.)  -  Blackpoll Warbler (heard) -1 Black-and-White Warbler (Boardwalk Trail) -  Am. Redstart (Everywhere) -1 Louisiana Waterthrush (Mormon Hollow) -4 Ovenbird (Mormon Hollow) -4 Kentucky Warbler (FOY) (Two visuals in Mormon Hollow.  One singing near Ridge Trail, and another male singing on the opposite side of Child's Hollow.) -5 Wilson's Warbler (FOY) (Child's Hollow) -6 Scarlet Tanager (Two males and one female in Child's Hollow.  An additional couple males near the boardwalk.)    Still no luck on the Cerulean Warbler.  I listened closely and thought I heard what could be a more silent song interspersed with a cacophony of other avian calls.  Eventually I determined it to be nothing more than a crafty Redstart.   Yesterday (5/17) I added GRAY-CHEEKED THRUSH and a male CHESTNUT-SIDED WARBLER to the list of Mercer Woods avifauna.   Good birding.   Justin Rink Midtown Omaha, Douglas Co., NE spindalis79 AT yahoo.com [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------ Subject: Yellow-throated Warbler - Buffalo County From: "cardinal_1983" <kskaggs25 AT gmail.com> Date: Sat, 18 May 2013 18:33:26 -0000 Observed a Yellow-throated Warbler actively feeding this morning at Cottonmill Park west of Kearney. Kent Skaggs Kearney, NE ------------------------------------ Subject: eBird and "doubt" From: Rick Wright <birdaz AT gmail.com> Date: Sun, 12 May 2013 15:07:46 -0400 Dear All, Please remember that the eBird filters are set automatically to help catch not just errors--of which there are remarkably few--but typos and slips of the pen. eBird doesn't "doubt" anything; the program simply offers the observer a chance to make sure that s/he has clicked the correct boxes and, in the case of rare or unusual birds, to provide some identification details. In the case of the Parkesia warblers in Nebraska, the filters are set at very low levels to remind the observer to double-check that the entry is for the correct species. Because those filters cover rather large geographic areas, for example, "eastern Nebraska," they will be 'tripped' even at sites where, for example, the report by an experienced birder of Louisiana waterthrushes raises no human eyebrows. In such an instance, the eBird reviewer simply validates the sighting as "not exceptional." Best, -- Rick Wright Bloomfield, NJ Review Editor, Birding Senior Leader, WINGS http://birdingnewjersey.com [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------ Subject: Owl From: "jpkassik" <jpkassik AT yahoo.com> Date: Sat, 18 May 2013 16:22:09 -0000 Hello, My friend Vicky just call me and she has a very large owl that is injured in her yard. She thinks it is its wing. She lives by Exeter, NE and is wondering if there is someone that could help it. I told her I was not sure, but knew I could post here to find out. If someone knows of someone she should call or you can help, please call Vicky at 402-266-5389. Thank you, Judy Friend, NE ------------------------------------ Subject: font forest From: "rosssilcock1" <silcock AT rosssilcock.com> Date: Sat, 18 May 2013 16:35:31 -0000 Hooded warb and whitl e eyed vireo top of chickadee trail ------------------------------------ Subject: Lazuli Bunting From: Jeanine Lackey <jeanine.dinan AT gmail.com> Date: Sat, 18 May 2013 09:02:01 -0500 Just had a male and female Lazuli Bunting in the yard and saw my FOY Dickcissel today. Jeanine Doniphan Hall County ------------------------------------ Subject: Bobolink at Holmes Lake From: Carolyn Rieke <bcrieke AT gmail.com> Date: Sat, 18 May 2013 08:23:19 -0500 Walked around the lake this morning and was treated to a Bobolink! For me it was a FOY and new Holmes Lake bird. Carolyn Rieke Lincoln Sent from my iPhone ------------------------------------ Subject: Crossbills From: Jeanine Lackey <jeanine.dinan AT gmail.com> Date: Sat, 18 May 2013 06:56:11 -0500 Just had male and female Red Crossbills at one of my thistle feeders. Of course their bills didn't fit into the feeder holes so they were "licking" the seeds out!! Jeanine Doniphan, Hall County ------------------------------------ Subject: Male Hooded Warbler - Fontenelle Forest From: "cardinal_1983" <kskaggs25 AT gmail.com> Date: Sat, 18 May 2013 03:01:11 -0000 John Murphy and myself observed a male Hooded Warbler on Chickadee Trail this morning at Fontenelle Forest. The bird was singing as well. Other warblers seen were: Tennessee Warbler Orange-crowned Warbler Northern Parula Yellow Warbler Magnolia Warbler (a male and a female on Hawthorn Trail) Blackpoll Warbler (Hawthorn) Black-and-white Warbler (Hawthorn) American Redstart Ovenbird (Mormon Hollow) Louisiana Waterthrush (Mormon Hollow) Kentucky Warbler (Chickadee - within 50 yards of the Hooded) Common Yellowthroat Other birds seen included a pair of Scarlet Tanagers in Mormon Hollow, Yellow-billed Cuckoo on Chickadee and a Veery on Hawthorn. Kent Skaggs Kearney, NE John Murphy Kearney, NE ------------------------------------ Subject: Birding Burt County From: Ruth Stearns <ruthstearns AT yahoo.com> Date: Fri, 17 May 2013 19:01:12 -0700 (PDT) For whatever reason, Mike and I did a day trip to Burt County, and birded Pelican Point and Summit Lake SRA's.   Dredging was going on from the Iowa side at Pelican Point, and the impact of the flooding was still visible.  The biggest surprise was the Scarlet Tanager at Pelican Point, also had FOY Dicksissels and Lark Sparrows there.   Lots of Baltimore and some Orchard Orioles too.   Summit Lake is a very pretty little spot I must say!   The Least Flycatchers, Yellow Warblers and Baltimore Oriole's amused us while we at lunch in one of the campgrounds.  We found 60 species in Burt County.   Here's a link to my eBird list at Pelican Point http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S14149909 And here's one to Summit Lake SRA http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S14149962 Ultimately we walked around Neale Woods in Douglas County for about 2 1/2 hours, having not been there before.      Where are the warblers?     But there are tanagers and thrushes there! Saw and heard both the Summer (FOY) and Scarlet Tanagers, and found a Swainson's, Wood Thrush and a Veery (FOY), with all sorts of usual summer sorts of birds, who were all very vocal, even tho it was the hot part of the afternoon.  I enjoyed Raccoon Hollow the most.  I heard the oddest noise,  I don't even know if it was a bird, but I was in the hollow, and  it seemed to be coming from the high tree tops....it was in two parts the first a scolding chichichichichichichichi and the second part this bitterny like galump galump galump.  Ok, so the heat and sun was getting to us by this point in the day.   Ruthie Stearns Lincoln, NE   [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------ Subject: Re: Lake North shorebirds and more... From: "Walker, TJ" <thomas.walker AT nebraska.gov> Date: Fri, 17 May 2013 18:12:23 +0000 Add one Ruddy Turnstone (east side of Lake North) and 3 Black-bellied Plovers (SW corner of Lake North) around 1 PM T. J. and Matthew Walker (at Lake North now) Sent from my Verizon Wireless 4G LTE DROID "Walker, TJ" wrote: Shorebirds at Lake North between 9 and 9:30 AM, almost all on "the wall" along the Lake Babcock side. Marbled Godwit - 1 (seen in flight and on the wall) Willet - 2 Greater Yellowlegs - 1 Sanderling - at least 20 Pectoral Sandpiper - 2 White-rumped Sandpiper - at least 8 Baird's, Least and Semipalmated all present Spotted Sandpiper - 1 Other birds along the wall included Mallard, Gadwall, Blue-winged Teal, Redhead, Lesser Scaup, Ruddy Duck, American White Pelican, Double-crested Cormorant, Black Terns, Forster's Terns, Ring-billed and Franklin's Gulls. Definitely worth a drive through if you are passing through the Columbus area on the way to the NOU meeting. T. J. Walker Currently in Columbus Sent from my Verizon Wireless 4G LTE DROID [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------ Subject: NOU Meeting Agenda From: "Walker, TJ" <thomas.walker AT nebraska.gov> Date: Fri, 17 May 2013 16:34:49 +0000 I haven't seen or been able to find an agenda or field trip information for the NOU meeting. Anyone know what is going on this evening? Anyone know where field trips are going and who is leading them? Any info would be appreciated. Thanks T. J. Sent from my Verizon Wireless 4G LTE DROID [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------ Subject: Re: Bird ID From: "rubyrose321" <carmel101 AT hotmail.com> Date: Fri, 17 May 2013 16:01:37 -0000 Thank You. They are everywhere. Just saw 2 Bluebirds and a Cedar Waxwing. Waxwing was alone which I've never seen before. Thanks again. --- In NEBirds AT yahoogroups.com, "Walker, TJ" wrote: > > I think it is a Tennessee Warbler. > > T. J. Walker > > Sent from my Verizon Wireless 4G LTE DROID > > > rubyrose321 wrote: > > > > Can someone help me identify this bird? He flew into my window yesterday and didn't survive. > Photo is in rubyrose321 photo. > > Thanks > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > ------------------------------------ Subject: Wehrespann Wetland From: Thomas Manion <tpmanion AT yahoo.com> Date: Fri, 17 May 2013 08:52:45 -0700 (PDT) This morning (5/17/13) stopped by Wehrespann Wetland on the way to work, South of Hwy 370 near spillway. Birds included; Goldfinches - many Baltimore Oriole Orchard Oriole Song Sparrow Common Yellow Throat Northern Flicker Eastern Kingbird Tree Swallow Mourning Dove Red Winged Blackbird Grackle Killdeer Snow Geese - 4 white, 2 dark Canadian Geese Coots Norther Shoveler Mallard Blue Winged Teal Green Winged Teal - 1 resplendent male hanging out with the coots Some small shorebirds to far for me to see   Tom Manion Gretna [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------ Subject: Re: Bird ID From: "Walker, TJ" <thomas.walker AT nebraska.gov> Date: Fri, 17 May 2013 15:24:25 +0000 I think it is a Tennessee Warbler. T. J. Walker Sent from my Verizon Wireless 4G LTE DROID rubyrose321 wrote: Can someone help me identify this bird? He flew into my window yesterday and didn't survive. Photo is in rubyrose321 photo. Thanks [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------ Subject: Lake North shorebirds and more... From: "Walker, TJ" <thomas.walker AT nebraska.gov> Date: Fri, 17 May 2013 15:15:24 +0000 Shorebirds at Lake North between 9 and 9:30 AM, almost all on "the wall" along the Lake Babcock side. Marbled Godwit - 1 (seen in flight and on the wall) Willet - 2 Greater Yellowlegs - 1 Sanderling - at least 20 Pectoral Sandpiper - 2 White-rumped Sandpiper - at least 8 Baird's, Least and Semipalmated all present Spotted Sandpiper - 1 Other birds along the wall included Mallard, Gadwall, Blue-winged Teal, Redhead, Lesser Scaup, Ruddy Duck, American White Pelican, Double-crested Cormorant, Black Terns, Forster's Terns, Ring-billed and Franklin's Gulls. Definitely worth a drive through if you are passing through the Columbus area on the way to the NOU meeting. T. J. Walker Currently in Columbus Sent from my Verizon Wireless 4G LTE DROID [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------ Subject: Clay County From: "Badura, Laurel" <laurel_badura AT fws.gov> Date: Fri, 17 May 2013 09:20:40 -0500 I was traveling in Clay County yesterday and am reporting the following: Greenhead WMA American Golden Plover Least Sandpiper Greater Yellowlegs White-rumped Sandpiper Baird's Sandpiper American Wigeon Blue-winged Teal Northern Shoveler Eckhardt WPA White-faced Ibis (only 1) To and from WPA's Buff-breasted Sandpiper Baltimore Oriole (many) Laurel -- Laurel Badura Wildlife Biologist Partners for Fish and Wildlife Program PO Box 8 73746 V Road Funk, NE 68940 Cell: 308-440-1388 Office: 308-263-3000 Fax: 308-263-3001 The mission of the Partners for Fish and Wildlife Program is to efficiently achieve voluntary habitat restoration on private lands, through financial and technical assistance, for the benefit of Federal Trust Species [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------ Subject: Lake Babcock Trail From: "Walker, TJ" <thomas.walker AT nebraska.gov> Date: Fri, 17 May 2013 13:44:23 +0000 Spent a good two hours on the trail along Lake Babcock this morning, LOTS of birds to the point of frustration. Did not find several of the species previously reported but did have some good birds including a lifer. Highlights: GOLDEN-WINGED WARBLER - 1 male - lifer! Black-and-white Warbler - heard one Northern Water thrush - at least 2 Alder Flycatcher - 1 on Boy Scout Island to go along with the dozens of Least Flycatchers that I don't know if I was ever out of earshot range of. Swainson's Thrush - just one which really surprised me Lots of more common species including a LOT of Warbling and Rec-eyed Vireos, Yellow Warblers, Common Yellowthroats, Baltimore and Orchard Orioles, and an annoyingly high number of Clay-colored Sparrows working the tree tops - never really noticed them do that before. T. J. Walker Currently in Columbus Sent from my Verizon Wireless 4G LTE DROID [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------ Subject: Bird ID From: "rubyrose321" <carmel101 AT hotmail.com> Date: Fri, 17 May 2013 13:47:20 -0000 Can someone help me identify this bird? He flew into my window yesterday and didn't survive. Photo is in rubyrose321 photo. Thanks ------------------------------------ Subject: RE: Scarlet Tanager this AM and is anyone seeing many warblers in the Lincoln area yet? From: "RICK" <rdrapal AT neb.rr.com> Date: Fri, 17 May 2013 02:29:52 -0500 Sunday at Chet Ager Nature Center in Pioneer Park, Lincoln I saw a Common Yellow Throat below the Suspension Bridge going to Harrington Trails,saw numerous Myrtle (Yellow Rumped) Warblers through out the park. Also saw an Ovenbird Black & White Warbler along with numerous Orioles,Flycatchers,Catbirds & Red Breasted Grosbeaks. On Tuesday I went to Wilderness. While not nearly as good of as Chet Ager I still saw numerous Red Breasted Grosbeaks, a lone Turkey fling across the creek right in front of me,an Ovenbird a couple of Myrtle Warblers. Saltillo Road entrance was very boring,Van Dorn entrance was ok, while the Pioneer Blvd. entrance was the best. Both parks had a good variety of woodpeckers & sparrows. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------ Subject: FOY nighthawk From: "khfinch AT cox.net" <khfinch@cox.net> Date: Fri, 17 May 2013 00:21:04 -0500 FOY night hawk tonite in West Omaha, 1/2 mile downstream from Zorinsky Lake. Ken Finch Omaha [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------ Subject: Ponca State Park From: Jan Johnson <janbirder AT gmail.com> Date: Thu, 16 May 2013 19:28:14 -0500 I decided to check out the park for warblers today. I arrived early, tried a different trail to only find Eastern Towhees and a Philadelphia Vireo. So I returned to my old, favorite route and found much more but not the number of warblers I was hoping for today. But... All it takes is one good bird, right? At first glance I thought I'd found a Blackburnian Warbler but when I got better looks it turned out to be a Yellow-throated Warbler! Not a new life bird, but a new county and state bird. I ended today with 5 FOY birds: the YT Warbler, a Western Kingbird, Philadelphia Vireo, Bobolinks, and Dickcissel. Canada Goose 2 American White Pelican 9 Mourning Dove 3 Red-bellied Woodpecker 5 Downy Woodpecker 3 Eastern Wood-Pewee 2 Eastern Phoebe 2 Western Kingbird 1 Yellow-throated Vireo 1 Warbling Vireo 2 Philadelphia Vireo 1 Blue Jay 7 American Crow 3 Black-capped Chickadee 3 White-breasted Nuthatch 3 House Wren 5 Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 3 Eastern Bluebird 2 Swainson's Thrush 3 Wood Thrush 1 American Robin 6 Gray Catbird 1 Ovenbird 4 Northern Waterthrush 1 Tennessee Warbler 2 Nashville Warbler 1 American Redstart 15 Yellow Warbler 4 Chestnut-sided Warbler 1 Yellow-throated Warbler 1 Eastern Towhee 3 Chipping Sparrow 2 Scarlet Tanager 1 Northern Cardinal 1 Rose-breasted Grosbeak 10 Indigo Bunting 1 Brown-headed Cowbird 8 Baltimore Oriole 10 American Goldfinch 4 Jan Johnson Wakefield http://www.flickr.com/photos/bird-brained-quilter/ ------------------------------------ Subject: Scarlet Tanager this AM and is anyone seeing many warblers in the Lincoln area yet? From: Theresa Pester <warblerluvr AT yahoo.com> Date: Thu, 16 May 2013 17:02:30 -0700 (PDT) Went back out again early this evening to the back of our land. No sign of the Scarlet Tanager is saw this morning. Not much to report except an Indigo Bunting and a Great Crested Flycatcher. Not one warbler! Didn't even hear the Common Yellowthroats or Yellow warblers singing.   Theresa Pester Walton [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------ Subject: Lake Babcock trail From: "Marsha" <marshanyffeler AT gmail.com> Date: Thu, 16 May 2013 21:09:15 -0000 1 Redstart, 2 Blackburnian, lots of Yellow, lots of Common Yellowthroat, 1 Northern Waterthrush, 3 Tennessee, lots of Clay-colored Sparrows, 1 Wilson's Warbler, 1 Wood Thrush and several Swainson's thrushes. This is probably a highlight list...of course lots of "other birds...vireos, orioles, woodpeckers" etc etc. I try to take time to enjoy even the ones I don't list...who knows with the fracking in the boral forests of canada - maybe we will have to be satisfied with blue jays as our "best bird of the day" Marsha Nyffeler Columbus, NE ------------------------------------ Subject: Re: Backyard in Belleuve From: wmollhoff AT netscape.net Date: Thu, 16 May 2013 16:40:21 -0400 (EDT) rubyrose.. Have you had a chance to check it out as a possible immature male orchard oriole? Same basic description, and the imm. male orchard has 2 white wing bars. Wayne Mollhoff Ashland -----Original Message----- From: rubyrose321 To: NEBirds Sent: Thu, May 16, 2013 11:19 am Subject: [NEBirds] Backyard in Belleuve I keep seeing the hooded oriole at my pond but it's not orange. Yellow green with the black around it's beak going down the throat. 2 white wing bars. An hour ago my sprinklers went on and I had so many warblers and vireo's I couldn't identify them. Yikes. They were everywhere. One bird looked like he hadn't slept for a week. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------ Subject: Wilderness Park Canada Warbler From: Ruth Stearns <ruthstearns AT yahoo.com> Date: Thu, 16 May 2013 12:21:47 -0700 (PDT) I've been mollified a bit today, when I review Rick Schmidt's great Fontenelle Forest warbler list and see my FOY warbler of the day is not on the list!  I so want to get over to Fontenelle again!   But today I was walking in Wilderness Park at Old Cheney at mid day and watched a male Canada Warbler, mostly at eye level, feeding alongside the trail where the creek is to the side.  I was on that loop north of Old Cheney that loops around and ends up back at the parking lot, about halfway around the trail, where it runs east and west (roughly)   Also found a Tennessee Warbler when standing on the walking bridge south of Old Cheney, and watched and heard the Eastern Pewee's and a single Wood Thrush.    The walk otherwise was full of what I'd call mostly summer residents.   Ruthie Stearns Lincoln, NE   eBird list Mallard  1 Blue-winged Teal  2 Turkey Vulture  1 Red-bellied Woodpecker  3 Downy Woodpecker  4 Eastern Wood-Pewee  2   (FOY) Great Crested Flycatcher  2 Yellow-throated Vireo  1 Warbling Vireo  2 Red-eyed Vireo  3 Blue Jay  2 Cliff Swallow  50 Black-capped Chickadee  3 White-breasted Nuthatch  2 House Wren  6 Carolina Wren  2 Blue-gray Gnatcatcher  8 Swainson's Thrush  1 Wood Thrush  1     (FOY) American Robin  15 Gray Catbird  10 Tennessee Warbler  1    (FOY)   Yellow Warbler  2 Canada Warbler  1      (FOY) Eastern Towhee  2 Chipping Sparrow  1 Clay-colored Sparrow  1 Northern Cardinal  4 Rose-breasted Grosbeak  4 Indigo Bunting  4 Baltimore Oriole  6 House Finch  2 [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------ Subject: Re: Backyard in Belleuve From: Carmel <carmel101 AT hotmail.com> Date: Thu, 16 May 2013 12:19:55 -0500 Thank you!! That's exactly what I saw. I had the Orchard (Black Red Orange) earlier in the week so this one stumped me. On 5/16/2013 11:54 AM, Theresa Pester wrote: > > Your oriole sounds like a first year male Orchard Oriole.Please send > some warblers my way. Not getting any yet. Though they arrive here a > few days later than the Missouri river area. Just hoping I get some. > Theresa PesterWalton, NE > > --- On Thu, 5/16/13, rubyrose321 > wrote: > > From: rubyrose321 > > Subject: [NEBirds] Backyard in Belleuve > To: NEBirds AT yahoogroups.com > Date: Thursday, May 16, 2013, 11:19 AM > > > > I keep seeing the hooded oriole at my pond but it's not orange. Yellow > green with the black around it's beak going down the throat. 2 white > wing bars. > > An hour ago my sprinklers went on and I had so many warblers and > vireo's I couldn't identify them. Yikes. They were everywhere. One > bird looked like he hadn't slept for a week. > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------ Subject: Re: Backyard in Belleuve From: Theresa Pester <warblerluvr AT yahoo.com> Date: Thu, 16 May 2013 09:54:07 -0700 (PDT) Your oriole sounds like a first year male Orchard Oriole.Please send some warblers my way. Not getting any yet. Though they arrive here a few days later than the Missouri river area. Just hoping I get some. Theresa PesterWalton, NE --- On Thu, 5/16/13, rubyrose321 wrote: From: rubyrose321 Subject: [NEBirds] Backyard in Belleuve To: NEBirds AT yahoogroups.com Date: Thursday, May 16, 2013, 11:19 AM   I keep seeing the hooded oriole at my pond but it's not orange. Yellow green with the black around it's beak going down the throat. 2 white wing bars. An hour ago my sprinklers went on and I had so many warblers and vireo's I couldn't identify them. Yikes. They were everywhere. One bird looked like he hadn't slept for a week. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------ Subject: Backyard in Belleuve From: "rubyrose321" <carmel101 AT hotmail.com> Date: Thu, 16 May 2013 16:19:54 -0000 I keep seeing the hooded oriole at my pond but it's not orange. Yellow green with the black around it's beak going down the throat. 2 white wing bars. An hour ago my sprinklers went on and I had so many warblers and vireo's I couldn't identify them. Yikes. They were everywhere. One bird looked like he hadn't slept for a week. ------------------------------------ Subject: New yard bird. Been waiting for this one since 2004. Warbler question too. From: Theresa Pester <warblerluvr AT yahoo.com> Date: Thu, 16 May 2013 08:08:57 -0700 (PDT) Had a male Scarlet Tanager today. I've been wanting to see one since we moved to our 20 acres in 2004. We are moving this winter to Mississippi so this is my last spring here.   Are warblers late this year? I've been out looking for 3 days I have seen only one so far, a Yellow-rumped. I have heard Yellow and Common Yellowthroat though. Our leaves are just now coming out so I hope that means some will still show up.   The Scarlet Tanager brings my total to 130 species on our land. Pretty good numbers since I only bird during spring migration. A total of 19 warbler species too. My favorites being Bay-breasted, Northern Parula, Magnolia, Black-throated Green, Yellow-throated, Chestnut-sided and Blackburnian. Now if I can just get a Golden or Blue-winged and a Cape May I will be thrilled. A Cerulean would be really nice too.   Now I will have to started a new yard list when I move.  AND Dauphin Island will only be about 2 1/2 hours drive. Can hardly wait to rack up some lifers there.   Theresa Pester Walton, NE [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------ Subject: Rarities request From: "paul" <pastorpaultdunbar AT yahoo.com> Date: Thu, 16 May 2013 12:25:48 -0000 I took today (Thursday) off work to bird omaha looking for the rare warblers (bay-breasted, cape may, hooded, Canada, etc) so if anyone is out today and sees something good, and you've got your phone on you, and you wouldn't mind giving me a call, I'd sure appreciate it. My cell is (402) 984-5843. And if I get something really good, I'll post it as I see it. Paul Dunbar of Hastings, currently in Fontenelle's Mormon Hollow, not seeing Hooded Warbler ------------------------------------ Subject: I walked around the backside of Wherspan thinking I'd come home tickless From: "karenm4birds" <karenm4birds AT yahoo.com> Date: Thu, 16 May 2013 06:59:05 -0000 I showered and felt much better but the next day the car had ticks crawling on the windshield. Three of them. I am curious how you all combat them. I've sprayed bug spray but it seems I'm always coming home with ticks. This might be what I'm going to have to get used to somehow, or end my birding excursions in this best season for birds. Karen Marx Lavista NE ------------------------------------ Subject: Fontenelle Forest- 5/15 From: Justin Rink <spindalis79 AT yahoo.com> Date: Wed, 15 May 2013 20:57:33 -0700 (PDT)   I also took a very long trek around Fontenelle today.  However I did what could be called the "second shift" by beginning my birding during the afternoon.  A few highlights included....   -3 Ruby-throated Hummingbird (Mormon Hollow) -1 Pileated Woodpecker (heard distantly while in Mormon Hollow) -1 Philadelphia Vireo (FOY) (Singing along bluff in Mormon Hollow) -9 Wood Thrush -2 Golden-winged Warbler (One male heard and then observed along Oak near Hawthorn.  Another male heard singing in Mormon Hollow.) -1 Chestnut-sided Warbler (Heard along Hawthorn Trail.  Never observed, but there is no mistaking a rendition of Pleased pleased pleased to MEETCHU!) -4 Ovenbird -1 Louisiana Waterthrush (Mormon Hollow... #22, Rick.) -1 Northern Waterthrush -2 Summer Tanager (Calling to each other along Oak Trail) -6 Scarlet Tanager (Singing males counted.  One visual)   E-bird....   Fontenelle Forest, Sarpy, US-NE May 15, 2013 2:30 PM - 7:35 PM Protocol: Traveling 6.5 mile(s) Comments: Sunny Temp 80-83F 73 species Wood Duck 10 Wild Turkey 3 Turkey Vulture 7 Red-tailed Hawk 2 Least Sandpiper 1 Mourning Dove 5 Common Nighthawk 1 Chimney Swift 20 Ruby-throated Hummingbird 3 Belted Kingfisher 1 Red-headed Woodpecker 8 Red-bellied Woodpecker 5 Downy Woodpecker 7 Hairy Woodpecker 2 Northern Flicker 1 Pileated Woodpecker 1 Eastern Wood-Pewee 15 Least Flycatcher 20 There is just a lot of whitting and che-bekking this spring. Eastern Phoebe 1 Great Crested Flycatcher 7 Eastern Kingbird 2 Yellow-throated Vireo 9 Never saw any of the birds, but counted singing males heard along trails. Warbling Vireo 10 Philadelphia Vireo 1 Red-eyed Vireo 27 They must have just come in in numbers. Males were singing everywhere. I witnessed a flock of four chasing each other along Hawthorn Trail. Blue Jay 4 American Crow 3 Tree Swallow 8 Barn Swallow 3 Black-capped Chickadee 12 Tufted Titmouse 3 White-breasted Nuthatch 4 House Wren X Marsh Wren 1 Carolina Wren 2 Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 9 Eastern Bluebird 5 Gray-cheeked Thrush 1 First thrush of the day. Cold gray face, no eyering. I'm not sure why this needs details. Swainson's Thrush 6 Wood Thrush 8 In every ravine there were at least a couple singing. Visuals on three birds. American Robin 12 Gray Catbird 15 Brown Thrasher 5 European Starling 3 Ovenbird 4 Louisiana Waterthrush 1 Breeds down in Mormon Hollow. Northern Waterthrush 1 Golden-winged Warbler 2 Distinctive Bee bzz bzz bzz heard. One male sighted along Oak Trail. Tennessee Warbler 6 Orange-crowned Warbler 7 Nashville Warbler 5 Mourning Warbler 1 Harsh call note heard along Hawthorn Trail. Could never get this skulker to come out. Common Yellowthroat 3 American Redstart X Northern Parula 4 Yellow Warbler 8 Chestnut-sided Warbler 1 Yellow-rumped Warbler 10 Eastern Towhee 5 Song Sparrow 4 Lincoln's Sparrow 1 White-throated Sparrow 1 Summer Tanager 2 Scarlet Tanager 6 I counted singing males along the paths. One bird was a visual. Distinctive burry voice. Northern Cardinal 5 Rose-breasted Grosbeak X Indigo Bunting 22 They must have really just come in, because they were quite common. Red-winged Blackbird 6 Brown-headed Cowbird 8 Orchard Oriole 10 Baltimore Oriole 18 House Finch 1 American Goldfinch 7   Good birding. Justin Rink Midtown Omaha, Douglas Co., NE spindalis79 AT yahoo.com [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------ Subject: Fontenelle Forest warblers: 21 spp today From: "Rick Schmid" <SCHMID_R AT msn.com> Date: Thu, 16 May 2013 02:19:46 -0000 As seen in other posts, today several people (including me) were looking for warblers at Fontenelle Forest (Sarpy Co; Bellevue NE). To my knowledge a total of 21 species was seen today alone: Yellow-rumped (everywhere) Black-and-white (Mormon Hollow) Orange-crowned (everywhere) Northern Parula (f bathing in Mormon Hollow) American Redstart (everywhere...and I mean, everywhere!!) Northern Waterthrush (North Stream Trail) Yellow (everywhere) Prothonotary (photographed by the blind at the Marsh) Common Yellowthroat (Wetlands) Tennessee (everywhere) Ovenbird (Mormon Hollow) Nashville (Mormon Hollow, Child's Hollow, Riverview Boardwalk) Wilson's (Mormon Hollow, Hawthorn Trail) Hooded (f in Mormon Hollow) Black-throated Green (f on Hickory Trail) Blackpoll (Riverview Boardwalk - first loop) Chestnut-sided (Riverview Boardwalk - third loop) Magnolia (Mormon Hollow) Kentucky (Mormon Hollow) Mourning (Mormon Hollow) Golden-winged (f on Hickory Trail) I am keeping a list of warbler sightings on the bulleting board in the Great Hall at the nature center. I am updating it two or three times a day. If you visit, check there first. You may report your sightings to me or leave them at the desk on your way out. The only "expected" warblers we haven't seen or heard yet this spring are Canada and Cerulean. Good birding - Rick ------------------------------------ Subject: Wanahoo From: "Jorgensen, Joel" <Joel.Jorgensen AT nebraska.gov> Date: Thu, 16 May 2013 01:53:33 +0000 I made a very brief loop around Lake Wanahoo this evening and found the following: 21 Lesser Scaup (still hanging around) 3 Ring-necked Ducks 2 Redheads 1 imm. Common Loon 4 White-faced Ibis 1 Piping Plover 3 Black-necked Stilts 4 Willets 2 Hudsonian Godwits 22 Ruddy Turnstones ~100 Black Terns The RUTUs were in two groups (18 and 4), but both groups flew off to the north during my visit. Good birding. - Joel ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Joel Jorgensen | Nongame Bird Program Manager Nebraska Game & Parks Commission 2200 N 33rd | Lincoln, NE 68503 joel.jorgensen AT nebraska.gov | 402.471.5440 [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------ Subject: Hooded Warbler: Fontenelle Forest From: Daniel Leger <dleger1 AT unl.edu> Date: Wed, 15 May 2013 23:02:07 +0000 I made my pilgrimage to Fontenelle Forest today in quest of my number 1 Nebraska nemesis bird, Prothonotary Warbler, which apparently everyone else gets to see, except me! In fact, I crossed paths with Roland Barth, who showed me a nice picture he had just taken of one! I thought I had the bird this time, but alas, the jinx continues. However, as a consolation prize, I came across a female Hooded Warbler near the railroad tracks end of Mormon Hollow. I've had this species just a few times in other states and never had a very good look at it. At first, I thought it was a Wilson's Warbler, but the cap was not jet black as it is on Wilson's (although certainly dark), and the dark of the cap extended to the back of the neck and curved forward a bit on the side of the neck. The back was a very nice, deep green, and the undersides were yellow. At the time I was curious about its fidgety style, lifting and opening the tail and flicking the wings. I read later that Hooded's do that sort of thing. There was much more up Mormon's Hollow, with Yellows all over, and single Magnolia, Kentucky, and Mourning Warblers, a few Black-and-White and Tennessee Warblers, and numerous Redstarts and Common Yellowthroats. And to make the Hooded easier to ID, a male Wilson's showed up. Elsewhere at FF were Yellow-rumped Warbler (1) and Northern Waterthrush (3). I'm sure I've forgotten something. Oh, Mormon Hollow also had a Blue-headed Vireo. So, I'll try again sometime for the Prothonotary, but altogether I had a terrific six hour walk in the woods. Dan Leger Lincoln [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------ Subject: East & S.Central From: "paul" <pastorpaultdunbar AT yahoo.com> Date: Wed, 15 May 2013 21:49:22 -0000 Monday 5/13 I birded Indian Cave SP to get those specialty birds. Besides expected breeders I had 2 golden-winged & 2 Blackburnian warblers. But best was the half hour I spent at Harvard WPA where I had 4 lark buntings, 8 buff-breasted sandpipers, 1 SB dowitcher ( photo -- & it was calling), and 1 glossy ibis (photo) Paul Dunbar Hastings (Adams co) ------------------------------------ Subject: Backyard in Belleuve From: "rubyrose321" <carmel101 AT hotmail.com> Date: Wed, 15 May 2013 21:18:01 -0000 Hooded Oriole Yellow Warbler by the dozen Blue Gray Gnatcather Blackpoll Warbler ------------------------------------ Subject: Fontenelle Forest From: Loren Padelford <lpdlfrd AT cox.net> Date: Wed, 15 May 2013 14:58:00 -0500 This morning we spent a couple hours on the uplands boardwalk in Fontenelle Forest, Bellevue. Here are the highlights: Cooper's Hawk - 1 Ruby-throated Hummingbird - 1 male Eastern Wood-Pewee - 2 Least Flycatcher - 2 Red-eyed Vireo - 5 Warbling Vireo - 5 Blue-gray Gnatcatcher - 3 Swainson's Thrush - 2 Wood Thrush - 1 Yellow Warbler - 2 Orange-crowned Warbler - 2 Tennessee Warbler - 6 Chestnut-sided Warbler - 1 Mourning Warbler - 1 Redstart - 3 Yellow-rumped Warbler - 1 Common Yellowthroat - 1 Scarlet Tanager - 2 males Clay-colored Sparrow - 1 Rose-breasted Grosbeak -3 Indigo Bunting - 4 Loren and Babs Padelford Bellevue, NE lpdlfrd AT cox.net [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------ Subject: Mercer Woods- 5/14-5/15 From: Justin Rink <spindalis79 AT yahoo.com> Date: Wed, 15 May 2013 11:46:00 -0700 (PDT) Today (5/15) a few birds around a rather quiet late morning Mercer Woods (Douglas Co.) included.... -1 Eastern Kingbird -3 Least Flycatcher -4 Warbling Vireo -5 Gray Catbird -2 Tennessee Warbler -3 Orange-crowned Warbler -3 Nashville Warbler -1 NORTHERN PARULA (A rather hard bird for Douglas Co.  Odd to hear that zippy song in Midtown.) -3 Yellow Warbler -2 Y-r Warbler -1 Rose-breasted Grosbeak  -3 Clay-colored Sparrow (foraging high in the treetops) -3 Pine Siskin (a few still linger) However I observed more FOY leps than birds which included Clouded Sulphur, Common Sootywing, and Eastern Tiger Swallowtail. Yesterday there was an obvious absence of White-throated Sparrows and even Baltimore Orioles.  A few additional species observed that day included... -1 Ruby-throated Hummingbird (male discovered at feeder by my roommate during the afternoon). -1 Red-headed Woodpecker (flyover) -1 Black-throated Green Warbler -2 Black-and-White Warbler Good birding. Justin Rink Midtown Omaha, Douglas Co., NE spindalis79 AT yahoo.com [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------ Subject: Polk Co Lazuli Buntings and warblers From: "Marsha" <marshanyffeler AT gmail.com> Date: Wed, 15 May 2013 18:38:16 -0000 Planned on a warbler search this morning, but the biggest surprise was a pair of Lazuli Buntings - seems an odd location - but no mistaking them - really cool. Warblers where few - but nice quality - 2 Blackburnian, a bunch of Tennessee, 1 Redstart, 1 Orange-crowned, 2 Yellow-rump, and a couple yellow warblers. Interesting - I have not had a Indigo bunting yet, this year. Marsha Nyffeler Columbus NE - but birding in Polk Co ------------------------------------ Subject: Douglas Co. From: <ckavian AT cox.net> Date: Wed, 15 May 2013 13:19:37 -0500 I decided to do a little birding in extreme southeast Douglas County this morning – namely Mandan Park and Mt. Vernon Gardens. A few highlights were: - 1 Mourning Warbler FOY - 1 Magnolia Warbler - 8 A. Restart - 1 Ovenbird - 2 Tennessee Warblers - 1 Yellow-rumped Warbler - 1 Orange-crowned Warbler - 2 Blue-headed Vireos - 1 Yellow-throated Vireo - 2 Red-eyed Vireos - 3 Indigo Buntings - 2 Broad-winged Hawks - 1 Cooper’s Hawk - 1 Carolina Wren The rest were common resident birds. Clem Klaphake Bellevue, NE [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------ Subject: White-winged Doves and Lazuli Bunting From: "gingerly57" <gingerly57 AT yahoo.com> Date: Wed, 15 May 2013 14:23:21 -0000 There is a pair of White-winged Doves that have showed up on my feeders. I will post pictures. I also had a Lazuli Bunting yesterday. I have not seen one in five years. I couldn't grab my camera fast enough. The Oriole's (Baltimore, Bullock's, and Orchard) showed up two weeks ago and a dozen have swarmed the feeders and the suet. The Red-headed Woodpecker's have arrived and chased away my Red-bellied Woodpecker. K-1 Cabin Area, Lake McConaughy, Keith County ------------------------------------ Subject: Kite Alert From: "Jim Ochsner" <jim_ochsner AT charter.net> Date: Wed, 15 May 2013 08:17:12 -0600 Hello, I was working in the garden when I heard the unmistakeable whistle and looked up to see FOY Mississippi Kite low overhead. They're back! Jim Ogallala [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------ Subject: Grosbeak From: "nebrbluebird" <nebrbluebird AT gmail.com> Date: Wed, 15 May 2013 13:14:40 -0000 We had a gorgeous Black- headed Grosbeak on the feeder this morning. We don't get them too often in Albion. I went for my camera but it flew. Now if I could have a Blue and an Evening Gosbeak show up, I'd be one excited backyard birder! Colleen Noecker Boone Co Albion ------------------------------------ Subject: Fontenelle Forest From: <ckavian AT cox.net> Date: Tue, 14 May 2013 21:47:14 -0500 I birded the wetlands of Fontenelle Forest this morning (Sarpy County) with Eric Scholar and found a Philadelphia Vireo, Scarlet Tanager, Barred Owl and a number of the more numerous Warblers. Then about noon I birded on the boardwalk at the Forest and ran into Mary Sue Shoemaker and Jan Johnson. They gave me a heads up to a Bay-breasted Warbler which I found and later a Chestnut-sided Warbler also. Then I went down into Child’s Hollow and found a Magnolia and a Black-throated Green Warbler and lots of Redstarts. And then the temps were at 101 so I quit and went home. Clem Klaphake Bellevue, NE [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------ Subject: HOT day of birding From: Jan Johnson <janbirder AT gmail.com> Date: Tue, 14 May 2013 21:15:37 -0500 Mary Sue Shoemaker and I birded Fontanelle Forest this a.m. The birds started out slowly but actually picked up as it warmed up. Below is what we saw until we called it quits about 11:45. Fontenelle Forest--Wetlands, Sarpy, US-NE May 14, 2013 7:30 AM - 11:45 AM 52 species Canada Goose 5 Wood Duck 7 Wild Turkey 3 Green Heron 1 Turkey Vulture 6 Barred Owl 1 Chimney Swift 4 Ruby-throated Hummingbird 2 Red-headed Woodpecker 1 Red-bellied Woodpecker 4 Downy Woodpecker 3 Hairy Woodpecker 1 Eastern Wood-Pewee 3 Least Flycatcher 5 Eastern Kingbird 2 Warbling Vireo 7 Blue Jay 4 Tree Swallow 6 Black-capped Chickadee 5 Tufted Titmouse 2 White-breasted Nuthatch 3 House Wren 20 Carolina Wren 1 Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 3 Eastern Bluebird 1 Swainson's Thrush 3 Gray Catbird 6 Brown Thrasher 2 Ovenbird 3 Northern Waterthrush 1 Tennessee Warbler 2 Orange-crowned Warbler 2 Common Yellowthroat 3 American Redstart 10 Bay-breasted Warbler 1 (Last bird of the morning) Yellow Warbler 10 Chestnut-sided Warbler 1 Blackpoll Warbler 3 Yellow-rumped Warbler 8 Eastern Towhee 2 Chipping Sparrow 2 Song Sparrow 3 White-throated Sparrow 1 Harris's Sparrow 6 Scarlet Tanager 3 Northern Cardinal 2 Rose-breasted Grosbeak 12 Lazuli Bunting 1 (This one surprised us by the spring in Mormon Hollow) Indigo Bunting 4 Orchard Oriole 4 Baltimore Oriole 15 American Goldfinch 6 Jan Johnson http://www.flickr.com/photos/bird-brained-quilter/ ------------------------------------ Subject: Hummel park birds-Omaha From: "Jerry Toll" <geritol48 AT cox.net> Date: Tue, 14 May 2013 17:10:53 -0500 Walked the Stream Trail and Ridge Trail this morning. First bird of the day was an FOY Wilson's Warbler. Up on the Ridge was a male Scarlet Tanager flashing and singing. Otherwise the woods were A LOT quieter this morning Jer Toll 2741 Wyoming St Omaha NE 68112 402.312.1635 geritol48 AT cox.net [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------ Subject: Re: Sarpy Count From: Dave <Dastage AT aol.com> Date: Tue, 14 May 2013 17:07:49 -0500 Thanks for all your work Clem. Do you have the complete list you can share? Dave Sent from my iPhone On May 14, 2013, at 4:49 PM, wrote: > I finally got all the lists from the Annual Sarpy County Bird Count for 2013. > > We almost hit our previous high count: > > The total for 2013 is 172 species. Our previous high was 174 in 2011. The two lists have quite a few differences. In 2011 we had a record breaking 28 Warbler species and in 2013 we had 19 Warbler species. Despite the smaller number of Warblers we replaced them with other species missed in 2011. Unexpected species in 2013 were Virginia Rail, Sora, Hudsonian Godwits, NORTHERN GOSHAWK (found by Loren and Babs Padelford in the Bellevue Cemetery), Sharp-shinned Hawk, Osprey, Upland Sandpiper, Red-breasted Nuthatch and Black-headed Grosbeak to name a few. There were other species than warblers that we missed that could have easily helped us surpass the previous high. > > I want to thank the 22 counters who helped out for a half or full day. > > I want to remind people also that Sarpy County is the smallest county (out 93) in the state of Nebraska, is the fastest growing county population-wise (and is the 3rd largest in size behind Lancaster and Douglas Counties), and is losing more land proportionately to housing development and road building and widening than any other county. Still the birds are here and keep coming back. I think it has a lot to do with the good birders we have helping out each year and checking every nook and cranny for our feathered friends. > Clem Klaphake > Bellevue, NE > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------ Subject: Sarpy Count From: <ckavian AT cox.net> Date: Tue, 14 May 2013 16:49:05 -0500 I finally got all the lists from the Annual Sarpy County Bird Count for 2013. We almost hit our previous high count: The total for 2013 is 172 species. Our previous high was 174 in 2011. The two lists have quite a few differences. In 2011 we had a record breaking 28 Warbler species and in 2013 we had 19 Warbler species. Despite the smaller number of Warblers we replaced them with other species missed in 2011. Unexpected species in 2013 were Virginia Rail, Sora, Hudsonian Godwits, NORTHERN GOSHAWK (found by Loren and Babs Padelford in the Bellevue Cemetery), Sharp-shinned Hawk, Osprey, Upland Sandpiper, Red-breasted Nuthatch and Black-headed Grosbeak to name a few. There were other species than warblers that we missed that could have easily helped us surpass the previous high. I want to thank the 22 counters who helped out for a half or full day. I want to remind people also that Sarpy County is the smallest county (out 93) in the state of Nebraska, is the fastest growing county population-wise (and is the 3rd largest in size behind Lancaster and Douglas Counties), and is losing more land proportionately to housing development and road building and widening than any other county. Still the birds are here and keep coming back. I think it has a lot to do with the good birders we have helping out each year and checking every nook and cranny for our feathered friends. Clem Klaphake Bellevue, NE [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------ Subject: Re: Fillmore, Nuckolls and Saline Cos From: "Juanita Rice" <juanitapat AT csus.edu> Date: Tue, 14 May 2013 15:39:00 -0500 I will definitely look for the Barred Owl in Geneva Cemetery!! That would be a new county bird for me certainly. Juanita Rice, Fairmont [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------ Subject: Bird Song question--not missing! From: "Wic7ita" <juanitapat AT csus.edu> Date: Tue, 14 May 2013 20:31:10 -0000 OK, I found my original post WAS in today's mailing. But it garbled the graphics I tried to use to give a sense of the melody. Here it is again: "LOOO de LEAP!" Rich and fluty. Repeated at 3-5 second intervals. Melody like the first "VAL DE RI" of the chorus to HAPPY WANDERER. Not as rich and fluty as a BALT oriole, and bird didn't seem as large. Nor did it seem as dark as an Orchard oriole. Any tips? Juanita Rice Fairmont ------------------------------------