FieldtripResults2008

2008 Fieldtrip Results
* 2006 Lists * * 2007 Lists *	NOU Spring 2008 Scottsbluff Scotts Bluff, Banner, Kimball and Sioux counties were included in field trips -- May 16-17-18, 2008 Field Trip Bird List (pdf)	Nebraska Breeding Bird Atlas Project II 2007 Field trip lists
*March 15, 2008 field trip to North Platte National WMA* Canada Goose Gtr. White-fronted Goose Snow Goose Cackling Goose Gadwall American Wigeon Northern Pintail Mallard Green-winged Teal Canvasback Redhead Lesser Scaup Bufflehead Common Goldeneye Common Merganser Ring-neck Pheasant American White Pelican Bald Eagle Northern Harrier Red-tailed Hawk American Kestrel Sandhill Crane Ring-billed Gull Rock Pigeon Eurasian Collared-dove Great-horned Owl Northern Flicker Northern Shrike Blue Jay Black-billed Magpie American Crow Horned Lark Mountain Bluebird American Robin European Starling American Tree Sparrow White-crowned Sparrow Dark-eyed Junco Red-winged Blackbird Western Meadowlark House Finch American Goldfinch Pine Siskin House Sparrow N	April 26, 2008 Mitchell/Morrill area including Kiowa WMA Canada Goose Snow Goose Wood Duck Gadwall American Wigeon Mallard Blue-winged Teal Cinnamon Teal Blue-winged/Cinnamon hybrid Northern Shoveler Northern Pintail Green-winged Teal Canvasback Ring-necked Pheasant Wild Turkey American White Pelican Double-crested Cormorant Great Blue Heron White-faced Ibis Turkey Vulture Osprey Bald Eagle Northern Harrier Swainson's Hawk American Kestrel American Coot Killdeer Black-necked Stilt American Avocet Lesser Yellowlegs Solitary Sandpiper Marble Godwit Long-billed Dowitcher Wilson's Snipe Wilson's Phalarope Ring-billed Gull Rock Pigeon Eurasian Collared-Dove Mourning Dove Great Horned Owl Downy Woodpecker Hairy Woodpecker Northern Flicker Loggerhead Shrike Blue Jay Black-billed Magpie American Crow Tree Swallow Violet-green Swallow Northern Rough-winged Sw Cliff Swallow Barn Swallow American Robin European Starling Yellow-rumped Warbler Chipping Sparrow Clay-colored Sparrow Vesper Sparrow Red-winged Blackbird Western Meadowlark Yellow-headed Blackbird Common Grackle Great-tailed Grackle House Finch Red Crossbill Pine Siskin American goldfinch House Sparrow	May 24, 2008 Scotts Bluff County Spring Bird Count Canada Goose Wood Duck Gadwall American Wigeon Mallard Blue-winged Teal Cinnamon Teal Northern Shoveler Northern Pintail Redhead Ring-necked Duck Hooded Merganser Ruddy Duck Ring-necked Pheasant Wild Turkey Eared Grebe Western Grebe Clark's Grebe Double-crested Cormorant Great Blue Heron Turkey Vulture Osprey Swainson's Hawk Red-tailed Hawk American Kestrel American Coot Killdeer American Avocet Stilt Sandpiper Long-billed Dowitcher Wilson's Snipe Wilson's Phalarope Red-necked Phalarope Franklin's Gull Ring-billed Gull Forster's Tern Black Tern Rock Pigeon Eurasian Collared-Dove Mourning Dove Great Horned Owl Burrowing Owl Common Nighthawk Chimney Swift White-throated Swift Belted Kingfisher Red-headed Woodpecker Downy Woodpecker Northern Flicker Western Wood-Pewee Least Flycatcher Say's Phoebe Western Kingbird Eastern Kingbird Willow Flycatcher Loggerhead Shrike Plumbeous Vireo Warbling Vireo Red-eyed Vireo Blue Jay Black-billed Magpie Horned Lark Violet-green Swallow Northern Rough-winged Sw Cliff Swallow Barn swallow Black-capped Chickadee Red-breasted Nuthatch Pygmy Nuthatch Rock Wren House Wren Marsh Wren Blue-gray Gnatcatcher Eastern Bluebird Mountain Bluebird Swainson's Thrush American Robin N. Mockingbird Brown Thrasher European Starling Orange-crowned Warbler Yellow Warbler Yellow-rumped Warbler (Audubon race) Ovenbird Common Yellowthroat Yellow-breasted Chat Western Tanager Spotted Towhee Chipping Sparrow Clay-colored Sparrow Vesper Sparrow Lark Sparrow Lark Bunting Black-headed Grosbeak Blue Grosbeak Lazuli Bunting Red-winged Blackbird Western Meadowlark Yellow-headed Blackbird Common Grackle Great-tailed Grackle Brown-headed Cowbird Orchard Oriole Bullock's Oriole Baltimore Oriole House Finch Red Crossbill Pine Siskin Am. Goldfinch House Sparrow
May 31, 2008 Carter Canyon *NE Breeding Bird Atlas Block (S402)* Ring-necked Pheasant--singing Wild Turkey Great Blue Heron Turkey Vulture American Kestrel Rock Pigeon Eurasian Collared-Dove--pair Mourning Dove--lots of pairs Chimney Swift White-throated Swift Northern Flicker--singing Western Wood-Pewee--singing Say's Phoebe--carrying something Western Kingbird Red-eyed Vireo--singing Blue Jay--singing American Crow--singing Horned Lark--courtship flight Violet-green Swallow--outside the block Cliff Swallow--on nest Barn Swallow Black-capped Chickadee--pair Red-breasted Nuthatch--singing Rock Wren--singing, pair House Wren--in nest box Blue-gray Gnatcatcher--singing Mountain Bluebird--carrying food American Robin--carrying food European Starling Cedar Waxwing--pair Yellow Warbler--singing Yellow-rumped Warbler Yellow-breasted Chat--courtship flight Spotted Towhee--singing Chipping Sparrow--singing Lark Sparrow--singing Lark Bunting--outside block Grasshopper Sparrow--singing, displaying Rose-breasted Grosbeak Blue Grosbeak--pair Lazuli Bunting--singing Red-winged Blackbird--pair Western Meadowlark--singing Common Grackle--courtship Brown-headed Cowbird Orchard Oriole--singing Bullock's Oriole--singing House Finch--pair American Goldfinch--singing House Sparrow	June 14, 2008 Morrill County NE Breeding Bird Atlas Blocks R=Roundhouse Rock Block (M404) G=Greenwood Creek area Block (M401) M=Morrill County not in blocks Mallard M Blue-winged Teal M Cinnamon Teal M Northern Shoveler M Ring-necked Pheasant R Great Blue Heron M Turkey Vulture R & G Northern Harrier R Swainson's Hawk M Red-tailed Hawk R & G American Kestrel Scotts Bluff Co. Sandhill Crane M Killdeer M American Avocet M Upland Sandpiper R (Pair) Wilson's Phalarope M Wilson's Snipe M Eurasian Collared-Dove R (Pair) Mourning Dove R & G Great Horned Owl R Eastern Screech-Owl R Burrowing Owl R Common Nighthawk G Chimney Swift M Red-headed Woodpecker R (Pair) Western Wood-Pewee R Say's Phoebe G Cassin's Kingbird G Western Kingbird R (On nest) G Eastern Kingbird R (Carrying food) Loggerhead Shrike M Blue Jay R Horned Lark R (Fledglings) G Northern Rough-winged Swallow G Cliff Swallow M Barn Swallow R & G Rock Wren G (singing) House Wren R (singing) G (singing) Blue-gray Gnatcatcher G (singing) American Robin R (carrying nesting material Northern Mockingbird G Brown Thrasher R (singing) European Starling R Yellow Warbler R Chipping Sparrow G (singing) Lark Sparrow R (carrying food) & G (singing) Lark Bunting R (courtship flight) Grasshopper Sparrow R (carrying food) Blue Grosbeak R (singing) Red-winged Blackbird R & G Western Meadowlark R (carrying food) & G (singing) Brewer's Blackbird M Common Grackle R Brown-headed Cowbird R G (Pair) Orchard Oriole R (singing) G (singing) Bullock's Oriole R (at nest) American Goldfinch M House Sparrow M	June 18, 2008 *Murray Lake Breeding Bird Survey* This route is located in the western part of the county--south of the Lyman-Morrill area, beginning at the Banner Co.-Scottsbluff Co. line. It is mis-named as Murray Lake hasn't existed for many years. We had 46 species which is about normal. It was very, very foggy the first 8 stops, so anything that didn't sing didn't get reported. Canada Goose 7 Mallard 4 Blue-winged Teal 2 Northern Shoveler 2 Ring-necked Pheasant 18 Northern Harrier 1 Red-tailed Hawk 3 American Kestrel 3 Killdeer 12 American Avocet 1 Long-billed Curlew 1 Wilson's Snipe 2 Wilson's Phalarope 1 Eurasian Collared-Dove 3 Mourning Dove 182 Burrowing Owl 4 Chimney Swift 3 Northern Flicker 1 Say's Phoebe 2 Western Kingbird 35 Eastern Kingbird 1 Blue Jay 2 Black-billed Magpie 3 Horned Lark 153 Cliff Swallow 131 Barn swallow 19 Rock Wren 1 House Wren 1 Am. Robin 40 Northern Mockingbird 1 Brown Thrasher 3 European Starling 122 Common Yellowthroat 1 Cassin's Sparrow 2 Lark Sparrow 17 Lark Bunting 102 Grasshopper Sparrow 15 Blue Grosbeak 2 Red-winged Blackbird 270 Western Meadowlark 313 Yellow-headed BlkBd 3 Great-tailed Grackle 2 Common Grackle 171 Brown-headed Cowbird 9 Orchard Oriole 2 House Sparrow 33
June 21, 2008 Kimball County NE Breeding Bird Atlas Blocks L=Exit one Limber Pine-(K409) O=Oliver Reservoir--(K404) N=Seen in Nebraska only outside of the 2 blocks Canada Goose O fledglings Mallard O pair Ruddy Duck O pair Ring-necked Pheasant O singing Western Grebe O probably not breeding in the block Clark's Grebe O probably not breeding in the block Am. White Pelican O not breeding in the block Great Blue Heron O Swainson's Hawk N Red-tailed Hawk N Sora O singing Am. Coot O Killdeer O Mountain Plover L Spotted Sandpiper O Eurasian Collared-Dove O Mourning Dove L fledglings O Burrowing Owl L Northern Flicker O singing Western Wood-Pewee L Cassin's Kingbird L singing Western Kingbird L singing O singing Eastern Kingbird O Loggerhead Shrike L Horned Lark L feeding young Cliff Swallow O visiting probable nest site Barn Swallow O Rock Wren L Carrying food House Wren O singing Blue-gray Gnatcatcher L singing Mountain Bluebird L carrying food American Robin O fledglings Northern Mockingbird L singing (and singing and singing) Brown Thrasher O European Starling O Yellow Warbler O singing Common Yellowthroat O singing Cassin's Sparrow L courtship display Lark Sparrow L Singing Grasshopper Sparrow L begging young Red-winged Blackbird O Agitated by nest Western Meadowlark L feeding young O singing Common Grackle O fledglings Brown-headed Cowbird L fledglings O Orchard Oriole O pair Bullock's Oriole L singing O singing Cassin's Finch L pair Pine Siskin L American Goldfinch O singing House Sparrow O singing	June 28, 2008 Sioux County (S816) Glen area, along the White River Wild Turkey Great Blue Heron with young in nests Swainson's Hawk--outside of the block only Red-tailed Hawk pair Golden Eagle Am. Kestrel Prairie Falcon Killdeer with young Mourning Dove Common Nighthawk--outside the block only Red-headed Woodpecker--outside the block only Downy Woodpecker Hairy Woodpecker Northern Flicker in hole Western Wood-Pewee singing Western Kingbird Eastern Kingbird pair Red-eyed Vireo singing Am. Crow Violet-green Swallow N. Rough-winged Swallow Cliff Swallow--outside the block only Barn Swallow Black-capped Chickadee fledglings Pygmy Nuthatch fledglings Rock Wren outside the block only House Wren carrying food Mountain Bluebird Townsend's Solitaire American Robin carrying food Brown Thrasher European Starling Cedar Waxwing Yellow Warbler singing Am. Redstart pair Yellow-breasted Chat singing Spotted Towhee singing Chipping Sparrow Lark Sparrow carrying food Lark Bunting outside block only Dark-eyed (white-winged) Junco fledglings Black-headed Grosbeak singing Red-winged Blackbird Western Meadowlark Brewer's Blackbird outside block only Common Grackle Brown-headed Cowbird Orchard Oriole singing Bullock's Oriole carrying food Red Crossbill Am. Goldfinch