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Lists
of birds seen on field trips are available on
Kathy's web site
Visitors are welcome on our field trips, no experience
needed. There is no charge for any of the
field trips, we
encourage beginner birders to come and learn with us
February 12th—15th
Great Backyard Bird
Count
Anyone can take part in the Great Backyard Bird Count, from
novice bird watchers to experts. Participants count birds for as
little as 15 minutes (or as long as they wish) on one or more
days of the event and report their sightings online at
www.birdcount.org
“The
GBBC is a perfect first step toward the sort of intensive
monitoring needed to discover how birds are responding to
environmental change,” said Janis Dickinson, director of Citizen
Science at the Cornell Lab. “Winter is such a vulnerable period
for birds, so winter bird distributions are likely to be very
sensitive to change. There is only one way—citizen science—to
gather data on private lands where people live and doing this
across the continent over many years. GBBC has enormous
potential both as an early warning system and in capturing and
engaging people in more intensive sampling of birds across the
landscape.”
On
the website, participants can explore realtime maps and charts
that show what others are reporting during the count. For more
information about the GBBC, visit the website at
www.birdcount.org.
March 18-21
Audubon’s Rivers and
Wildlife Celebration
The 40th
annual Rivers and Wildlife Celebration will be held March 18-21,
2010, in Kearney, Nebraska. Organized by Audubon Nebraska and
the Nebraska Bird Partnership, the conference gathers together
nature enthusiasts from across the county to witness the
migration of over half a million sandhill cranes and millions of
waterfowl and other birds through central Nebraska. Events
include guided field trips, workshops, a family fun room, and
daily visits to river blinds operated by Audubon’s Rowe
Sanctuary for up-close views of cranes roosting on the Platte
River.
Local and national
speakers will present information on a variety of wildlife and
conservation topics. Main speakers are Scott Weidensaul, author
of more than two dozen natural history books, including
Living on the Wind: Across the Hemisphere with Migratory Birds,
a Pulitzer Prize finalist; Mike Forsberg, nature photographer
and author of
Great Plains: America’s Lingering Wild;
Ron Klataske, executive director of Audubon of Kansas; and Chris
Wood, eBird Project Leader, Cornell Lab of Ornithology. More
than twenty local environmental organizations will have
information booths and hands-on activities on Saturday. The
celebration is open to the general public. Registration
materials can be found at
www.nebraska.audubon.org.
Or contact Audubon Nebraska to be put on the mailing list:
Nebraska@audubon.org; 402/797-2301. Rowe Sanctuary has
information about viewing the Sandhill Crane migration,
308/468-5282;
www.rowesanctuary.org.
March 27th
Waterfowl Field Trip,
meet at Arby’s at
8:00am. We will check out the local lakes and ponds for
migrating waterfowl and Sandhill Cranes. We should be back
around 1:00
April 29th—May 2nd
Eastern Nebraska Field
Trip
This trip is still in
the planning stages but we are planning to bird at Spring Creek
Prairie,
www.springcreekprairie.org/
Fontenelle Forest,
www.fontenelleforest.org/
and maybe some other eastern
birding destinations as time allows. Please let us know if you
are interested in going on this trip so you can be included in
the planning meeting. Contact Alice Kenitz, akenitz at
prairieweb.com 308-436-2959 or Kathy DeLara, renosmom at
charter.net for more information or to sign up for the trip.
May
14th-16th
Nebraska
Ornithologists Spring Meeting
will be held at Camp Norwesca
adjacent to Chadron State Park south of Chadron NE. There will
be fieldtrips to great birding areas such as Sowbelly Canyon,
Gilbert-Baker WMA and others.
Evening programs and meals will be at the lodge at the camp. You
do not have to be a member to attend the events. More
information will be available later.
May 22nd
Scottsbluff County
Spring Bird Count
Meet at the RCI
parking lot on 27th St and Ave I at 6:00am. We will be
conducting our annual spring bird count and should be back in
town about 1:00
Nebraska Breeding Bird
Atlas Field Trips
June 5th, State Line Island #S408
This block is
located in the north-west corner of Scottsbluff Co. and was a
new block in 2009 Meet at the RCI parking lot (27th St & Ave I)
at 6:00 am
June 12th, Wright’s Gap # B104 and Wildcat Hills #B103
Meet at the old
Gering SunMart parking lot at 6:00 am
June 19th, Morrill County # M103
This block is
along the river in eastern Morrill Co., we might also do the
adjacent block in Garden County if we have time. Meet at the old
Gering SunMart parking lot at 6:00 am. Bring a sack lunch
June 26th, Wildcat Hills # S401
Meet at the old
Gering SunMart parking lot at 6:00 am
August
15th
Annual Picnic
will be held at Dave & Ann
Duey’s, Scottsbluff at 5:00 pm. Bring a covered dish and
table service, drinks will be provided.
September 11th
Breakfast at Wind
Springs Ranch
David and Helen Hughson will be our hosts for breakfast and
birding at the ranch. Meet at the RCI parking lot (27th St & Ave
I) at 7:00 am to join the carpool.
September 18th or 25th
Scotts Bluff County
Fall Bird Count
Meet at Arby’s at 7:00
am
September 18th or 25th
Fall NOU at McCook
Nebraska
October 23rd
Fall Waterfowl Field
Trip
Meet at Arby’s at 7:00
am. We will be birding the local lakes and ponds for waterfowl
and other birds. We should be back by 1:00
December 18th
Scottsbluff Christmas
Bird Count
Meet at Arby’s at 6:00
am
Nebraska Breeding Bird Atlas II Project Field Trips
Bird list for 2008
Field Trips
For more information
on the Nebraska Breeding Bird Atlas II Project go to
Nebraska Breeding Bird Atlas Project
For a list of birds
counted in 2007 for the atlas project, on the field trips or by
individuals
Nebraska Breeding Bird
Atlas Counts
Lists
of birds seen on field trips are available on
Kathy's web site

Crescent Lake May 2006
Field Trip Contacts
Alice Kenitz
308-436-2959
email
Kathy De Lara
308-632-3047
email
Phyllis or Dean Drawbaugh
308-632-4869
Helen Hughson
308-632-4765
email
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