Sightings

Recent Sightings

Backyard Sightings

On the 12th of March, 2006 I heard the loud noise of a starling and looked out the kitchen window, a Sharp-shinned Hawk had caught his lunch. I had my camera handy and got these pictures. After the last picture he flew off with his lunch into the trees.


January 4th, 2012, Snowy Owl north-east of Scottsbluff at CR J and CR 26 also one reported south of Lyman on the 3rd at CR W and CR 6 (those two roads do not intersect so not sure which road he was on but it was near the Banner County line
Many Snowy Owls have been reported in Nebraska in December and January, up to 120 as of Jan. 4th, 2012
June 18th,2011 Report of 7 Mississippi Kites in Scottsbluff, I found 3 of them, got a picture of one. These are the first ones reported in Scotts Bluff County (or this end of the state) since one was reported in 1974
June 4th, 40-50 White-faced Ibis in flooded field south of Henry May 17th, Rose-breasted Grosbeak in the yard May 15, female orioles showed up. Yellow -rumped Warblers, Chipping and Clay-colored Sparrows in the yard. Western Tanager, Western Kingbird, Loggerhead Shrike at Winter's Creek Lake, also 4 baby Great-horned Owls on a nest and the Osprey is sitting on the nest west of the lake. May 13th, Brown Thrasher, Yellow Warbler, Spotted Towhee May 11th, Bullock's and Baltimore male Orioles in the yard May 8th, Lark Sparrows in the yard April 11th, Adult Bald Eagle flying around west of Scottsbluff April 10, FOY Brown-headed Cowbird, Blue-winged Teal, Peregrine Falcon, Burrowing Owls, Franklin Gull, Western Grebe. Also an immature Bald Eagle flying around near the Scottsbluff tree dump Found the Sandhill Crane pair at Kiowa. Found a Bald Eagle nest with one eagle on the nest and another close by south of Minatare. Large flock of White Pelican's flying over near Cochran Lake and a lot of DC Cormorants at the sewer lagoons. April 9th, found Bald Eagle Nest with one on the nest and one near by south of the Minatare area. Swainson's Hawks coming in. Burrowing Owls near the Scottsbluff tree dump
March 30, Northern Goshawk seen on the north/east side of Scottsbluff
March 26, several thousand Sandhill Crane north of Scottsbluff near the old Lake Alice School (click on picture to enlarge) American Avocet south of Morrill, Greater and Lesser Yellow-legs	Sandhill Crane
March 5, 2011 A pair of Cardinals show up in our yard and stay a day. Wish they would stay all year round The White Eurasian Collared-dove shows up again	Cardinals
March 3, 2011 Lots of Cackling Geese around this year. Two Cackling Geese on the left with many Canada Geese (click on picture in enlarge)	Cackling Geese
February 12, 2011 Canada Geese claim a hill in the badlands north of the Scotts Bluff National Monument where we were counting birds for the Great Backyard Bird Count	Geese on the hill
January 9, 2011 I spotted this hybrid duck at the pond on Berggren Rd. I believe it's a merganser/goldeneye cross but maybe something else crossed with the merganser Click on the picture to enlarge

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