1994 and 1995 Surveys of Bald and Golden Eagles in Nebraska

• Main Author: Dinan, John
• Format: Text
• Language: unknown
• Published: DigitalCommons@University of Nebraska - Lincoln 1995
• Subjects: Poultry or Avian Science; Zoology; Lynch; Bayard; Goat Island; Milburn; Blue Creek; Beaver Creek; golden eagle
• Online Access: https://digitalcommons.unl.edu/nebbirdrev/571; https://digitalcommons.unl.edu/context/nebbirdrev/article/1571/viewcontent/Nebraska_Bird_Review_63_1_Mar_1995_Dinan_1994_and_1995_Surveys_of_Bald_and_Golden_Eagles_in_Nebraska.pdf

Conditions for 1994 survey: Temperatures 20 to 50° F Jan.1-5, and from -5 to 45° F Jan. 6-10; light to moderate snow cover in the panhandle, 2-4" of snow in the northeast, and none in the rest of Nebraska. Niobrara River had ice cover up to 80-95% in some reaches; Missouri River was flowing with 50-75% slush; other rivers surveyed by air were mostly ice-free. Larger reservoirs, i. e. Harlan and Lake McConaughy, had some ice cover in protected bays and at the upper ends, but the main areas were open. The rest of the lakes and smaller reservoirs had ice-cover ranging from 40 to 100%. Conditions for 1995 survey: Temperatures -5 to 25° F. Niobrara River had ice cover up to 98%; Missouri River was flowing with 4060% slush; Platte River had 10-100% ice cover; other rivers surveyed were mostly ice-covered; most reservoirs were predominantly ice-covered; Lake McConaughy approx. 40% ice-covered. There were 30 Golden Eagle sightings in Nebraska in 1994 and 35 sightings in 1995. They were distributed in the following areas: North Platte River: Bayard-Lisco (1, '95), Lisco-Lewellen (3, '94), Lewellen-Keystone (area lakes) (6, '94); North Loup River: Burwell to mouth (1,' 94); Middle Loup River: Thedford-Milburn (1,' 94) Niobrara River: Snake River-Cornell (2, '95), Redbird/Lynch-Missouri River (1,'95); Missouri River: Gavins Point-Goat Island (7,'95); Other Areas: Blue Creek (2, '95), Beaver Creek (4,'94), Frenchman (1, '94); and in the following counties: Dawes (4, '94,1, '95); Dundy (2, '94, 1, '95); Greeley (1, '95); Keith (5, '95); Polk (1, '95); Sheridan (3, '94,6, '95); Sioux (3,'94,6,'95); Thomas (1, '95); and Wheeler (2, '94).