Spring Field Report, March-May 2002
A significant feature of this report is the fact that 94 observers provided data! E-mail has certainly provided a simple way to report sightings with ease, obviating for many the tedium of compiling a magnum opus four times a year (although the ultra-dedicated Harding and Randolph still filed their...
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| Online Access: | https://digitalcommons.unl.edu/nebbirdrev/329 https://digitalcommons.unl.edu/context/nebbirdrev/article/1328/viewcontent/Nebraska_Bird_Review_70_2_Jun_2002_Silcock_Spring_Field_Report_March_May_2002_and_Species_Accounts.pdf |
| Summary: | A significant feature of this report is the fact that 94 observers provided data! E-mail has certainly provided a simple way to report sightings with ease, obviating for many the tedium of compiling a magnum opus four times a year (although the ultra-dedicated Harding and Randolph still filed their standard 40-pager!). Interesting banding information was, provided for Red-eyed Vireo, Gray Catbird, and Pine Siskin by Ruth Green. The characteristics of the subspecies of Pine Siskin are not well-known anywhere, let alone in Nebraska. Waterfowl and raptors had few significant sightings, although harriers were noted nesting at a couple of locations south of the Platte River. Shorebirds were interesting; Nebraska's 6th Ruff was the only real rarity, but usually uncommon species in high numbers included Marbled Godwit, Ruddy Turnstone, Sanderling, and Dunlin. Very early were Pectoral Sandpiper, Long-billed Dowitcher, and Wilson's Phalarope, the latter by five days! |
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