1981 Fall Field Day

About forty people participated in the 1981 Fall Field Day, which was scheduled from noon Saturday 3 October to noon Sunday 4 October, but which was anticipated by early arrivals Friday and on Saturday morning. The weather was windy and cool, the skies overcast much of the time, with some rain Satur...

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spelling ftunivnebraskali:oai:digitalcommons.unl.edu:nebbirdrev-1225 2023-11-12T04:15:23+01:00 1981 Fall Field Day 1981-12-01T08:00:00Z application/pdf https://digitalcommons.unl.edu/nebbirdrev/226 https://digitalcommons.unl.edu/context/nebbirdrev/article/1225/viewcontent/Nebraska_Bird_Review_49_4_Dec_1981_1981_Fall_Field_Day.pdf unknown DigitalCommons@University of Nebraska - Lincoln https://digitalcommons.unl.edu/nebbirdrev/226 https://digitalcommons.unl.edu/context/nebbirdrev/article/1225/viewcontent/Nebraska_Bird_Review_49_4_Dec_1981_1981_Fall_Field_Day.pdf Nebraska Bird Review Poultry or Avian Science Zoology text 1981 ftunivnebraskali 2023-10-30T11:02:07Z About forty people participated in the 1981 Fall Field Day, which was scheduled from noon Saturday 3 October to noon Sunday 4 October, but which was anticipated by early arrivals Friday and on Saturday morning. The weather was windy and cool, the skies overcast much of the time, with some rain Saturday afternoon, and Sunday morning overcast so that it was hard to get colors. But almost as soon as the meeting broke up Sunday noon the sky cleared and everybody went home in bright sunshine. There was a slide show Saturday night. Of the reports on unusual species, submitted in accordance with the reporting form project adopted at the annual meeting (NBR 49:21), the Black-legged Kittiwake (NBR 49:41-42) was selected as the most unusual. The site was the 4-H Camp, Nebraska National Forest, Halsey. Sixty-four species were reported from the Forest or immediately adjacent to it (compared to 71 at the 1980 Fall Field Day): Double-crested Cormorant, Great Blue Heron, White-fronted Goose, Pintail, Wood Duck; Sharp-shined, Cooper's, Red-tailed, and Swainson's Hawks; Golden Eagle, Marsh Hawk; Prairie and Peregrine Falcons: American Kestrel, Sharp-tailed Grouse, Ring-necked Pheasant, Franklin's Gull; Rock and Mourning Doves; Great Horned and Short-eared Owls; Poor-will, Chimney Swift, Belted Kingfisher, Common Flicker (both forms); Hairy and Downy Woodpeckers; Barn Swallow, Blue Jay, Black-billed Magpie, Common Crow, Black-capped Chickadee; White-breasted and Red-breasted Nuthatches; American Robin, Hermit Thrush, Eastern Bluebird, Townsend's Solitaire, Ruby-crowned Kinglet, Cedar Waxwing; Orange-crowned, Yellow-rumped, and Wilson's Warblers; Western Meadowlark, Common Grackle, Cardinal, Evening Grosbeak, House Finch, Pine Siskin, American Goldfinch, Red Crossbill, Rufous-sided Towhee; Vesper and Lark Sparrows; Dark-eyed Junco; Tree, Chipping, Clay-colored, Field, Harris', White-crowned, White-throated, Lincoln's, and Song Sparrows. The Townsend's Solitaires were more numerous than usual, but they were outnumbered by the ... Text Black-legged Kittiwake golden eagle University of Nebraska-Lincoln: DigitalCommons@UNL Finch ENVELOPE(167.383,167.383,-72.567,-72.567) Gull Rock ENVELOPE(-56.054,-56.054,-63.136,-63.136)
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Zoology
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Zoology
1981 Fall Field Day
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Zoology
description About forty people participated in the 1981 Fall Field Day, which was scheduled from noon Saturday 3 October to noon Sunday 4 October, but which was anticipated by early arrivals Friday and on Saturday morning. The weather was windy and cool, the skies overcast much of the time, with some rain Saturday afternoon, and Sunday morning overcast so that it was hard to get colors. But almost as soon as the meeting broke up Sunday noon the sky cleared and everybody went home in bright sunshine. There was a slide show Saturday night. Of the reports on unusual species, submitted in accordance with the reporting form project adopted at the annual meeting (NBR 49:21), the Black-legged Kittiwake (NBR 49:41-42) was selected as the most unusual. The site was the 4-H Camp, Nebraska National Forest, Halsey. Sixty-four species were reported from the Forest or immediately adjacent to it (compared to 71 at the 1980 Fall Field Day): Double-crested Cormorant, Great Blue Heron, White-fronted Goose, Pintail, Wood Duck; Sharp-shined, Cooper's, Red-tailed, and Swainson's Hawks; Golden Eagle, Marsh Hawk; Prairie and Peregrine Falcons: American Kestrel, Sharp-tailed Grouse, Ring-necked Pheasant, Franklin's Gull; Rock and Mourning Doves; Great Horned and Short-eared Owls; Poor-will, Chimney Swift, Belted Kingfisher, Common Flicker (both forms); Hairy and Downy Woodpeckers; Barn Swallow, Blue Jay, Black-billed Magpie, Common Crow, Black-capped Chickadee; White-breasted and Red-breasted Nuthatches; American Robin, Hermit Thrush, Eastern Bluebird, Townsend's Solitaire, Ruby-crowned Kinglet, Cedar Waxwing; Orange-crowned, Yellow-rumped, and Wilson's Warblers; Western Meadowlark, Common Grackle, Cardinal, Evening Grosbeak, House Finch, Pine Siskin, American Goldfinch, Red Crossbill, Rufous-sided Towhee; Vesper and Lark Sparrows; Dark-eyed Junco; Tree, Chipping, Clay-colored, Field, Harris', White-crowned, White-throated, Lincoln's, and Song Sparrows. The Townsend's Solitaires were more numerous than usual, but they were outnumbered by the ...
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