Winter Field Report, December 2005 to February 2006
The traditional mid-summer and midwinter "windows" wherein migrants were rarely detected have closed markedly in the last few years. The midwinter window is closing; where it once was around 20 Dec-20 Feb it is now more like 5 Jan-to Feb. Many waterfowl were found in midwinter this season,...
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ftunivnebraskali:oai:digitalcommons.unl.edu:nebbirdrev-1295 2023-11-12T04:24:43+01:00 Winter Field Report, December 2005 to February 2006 Silcock, W. Ross 2006-03-01T08:00:00Z application/pdf https://digitalcommons.unl.edu/nebbirdrev/296 https://digitalcommons.unl.edu/context/nebbirdrev/article/1295/viewcontent/Nebraska_Bird_Review_Vol_74_March_2006_No_1_Silcock_Winter_Field_Report_December_2005_to_February_2006.pdf unknown DigitalCommons@University of Nebraska - Lincoln https://digitalcommons.unl.edu/nebbirdrev/296 https://digitalcommons.unl.edu/context/nebbirdrev/article/1295/viewcontent/Nebraska_Bird_Review_Vol_74_March_2006_No_1_Silcock_Winter_Field_Report_December_2005_to_February_2006.pdf Nebraska Bird Review Poultry or Avian Science Zoology text 2006 ftunivnebraskali 2023-10-30T11:02:33Z The traditional mid-summer and midwinter "windows" wherein migrants were rarely detected have closed markedly in the last few years. The midwinter window is closing; where it once was around 20 Dec-20 Feb it is now more like 5 Jan-to Feb. Many waterfowl were found in midwinter this season, and migrants such as Bluewinged Teal and Sandhill Crane appeared very early this spring. Similarly early were Turkey Vulture and Lincoln's Sparrow. In light of waterbirds lingering late in fall, markedly lower numbers of Western Grebes were a surprise. Exotics were widely-reported; one, Pink-footed Goose, could possibly be a vagrant wild bird, while Egyptian Geese are certainly escaped or released captives. The possibility that releases of Chukars by hunters could lead to establishment of breeding populations in drier parts of western Nebraska exists; observers should report any occurrences of this species. Species exhibiting various noteworthy behaviors or distributions include Franklin's Gull, Black-capped Chickadee, White-breasted Nuthatch, Varied Thrush, and Curve-billed Thrasher; check the species accounts. Text Pink-footed Goose University of Nebraska-Lincoln: DigitalCommons@UNL Midwinter ENVELOPE(139.931,139.931,-66.690,-66.690) |
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The traditional mid-summer and midwinter "windows" wherein migrants were rarely detected have closed markedly in the last few years. The midwinter window is closing; where it once was around 20 Dec-20 Feb it is now more like 5 Jan-to Feb. Many waterfowl were found in midwinter this season, and migrants such as Bluewinged Teal and Sandhill Crane appeared very early this spring. Similarly early were Turkey Vulture and Lincoln's Sparrow. In light of waterbirds lingering late in fall, markedly lower numbers of Western Grebes were a surprise. Exotics were widely-reported; one, Pink-footed Goose, could possibly be a vagrant wild bird, while Egyptian Geese are certainly escaped or released captives. The possibility that releases of Chukars by hunters could lead to establishment of breeding populations in drier parts of western Nebraska exists; observers should report any occurrences of this species. Species exhibiting various noteworthy behaviors or distributions include Franklin's Gull, Black-capped Chickadee, White-breasted Nuthatch, Varied Thrush, and Curve-billed Thrasher; check the species accounts. |
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Winter Field Report, December 2005 to February 2006 |
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Winter Field Report, December 2005 to February 2006 |
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Winter Field Report, December 2005 to February 2006 |
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Winter Field Report, December 2005 to February 2006 |
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Winter Field Report, December 2005 to February 2006 |
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winter field report, december 2005 to february 2006 |
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DigitalCommons@University of Nebraska - Lincoln |
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2006 |
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https://digitalcommons.unl.edu/nebbirdrev/296 https://digitalcommons.unl.edu/context/nebbirdrev/article/1295/viewcontent/Nebraska_Bird_Review_Vol_74_March_2006_No_1_Silcock_Winter_Field_Report_December_2005_to_February_2006.pdf |
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