Winter Field Report, December 2008 to February 2009

• Main Author: Silcock, W. Ross
• Format: Text
• Language: unknown
• Published: DigitalCommons@University of Nebraska - Lincoln 2009
• Subjects: Ornithology; Poultry or Avian Science; Zoology; Midwinter; Hooker; Woodcock; Dunlin; Glaucous Gull
• Online Access: https://digitalcommons.unl.edu/nebbirdrev/1066; https://digitalcommons.unl.edu/context/nebbirdrev/article/2065/viewcontent/Nebraska_Bird_Review_77_1_Mar_2009_Winter_Field_Report.pdf

This was one of the more "normal" winters for some time; I base this conclusion on the lack of unusually early or late dates or exceptional counts, as well as the lack of rarities. Although there were 11 species of gulls reported, perhaps we have become jaded by the gull extravaganza that...