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Index To Volume 59
Nebraska Bird Review
Index to Volume 59
Accipiter sp. 14
Albino, partial 153
Alexander, Irene 4
Alfred, Norris 12, 97
Allen, Betty 4
Allison, Mary 3
Amateur: Finding a Niche in Ornithology, The 39
Andersen, John 47
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Zwink, Diane 4
1991 (Fourth) Report Of The Nou Records Committee
1991 (Fourth) Report Of The Nou Records Committee
Nebraska Bird Review
The functions and methods of the NOU Records Committee (hereinafter, "the committee") have been described previously (NBR 54:72-4).
This report includes accounts of records evaluated by the committee in the last year, covering mostly records with accession numbers 247-94. All records mentioned here are available to interested persons at the NOU archives at the University of Nebraska State Museum, Lincoln.
STATE LIST
Errors made in this section of the third report of the committee should be corrected as follows:
• the genus of Yellow-crowned Night-Heron is Nyctanassa
• the specific epithet of American Pipit is rubescens.
With this …
Notes From The Editor From Nebraska Bird Review (December 1991), Rosalind Morris
Notes From The Editor From Nebraska Bird Review (December 1991), Rosalind Morris
Nebraska Bird Review
Index and Notes. An index for Volume 59 of The Nebraska Bird Review will be forthcoming in a later issues as will some notes submitted by NOU members which were not included here. I thank all for their contributions.
"Nou Annual Meeting" Announcement, From Nebraska Bird Review (December 1991)
"Nou Annual Meeting" Announcement, From Nebraska Bird Review (December 1991)
Nebraska Bird Review
NOU Annual Meeting
May 15-17, 1991
McCook, Nebraska
Mark it on your calendar and make plans to attend!
"Acknowledgments," From Nebraska Bird Review (December 1991), Rosalind Morris
"Acknowledgments," From Nebraska Bird Review (December 1991), Rosalind Morris
Nebraska Bird Review
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
I'd like to thank the following people and groups for their help with Volume 59 of The Nebraska Bird Review:
- The Humanities Research Center, Washington State University, Dr. Thomas C. Faulkner, Director; Rhonda M. Blair, Administrative Assistant; Jian Wang and Ann Garnsey, Research Assistants-For the use of their state-of-the-art Macintosh facilities. Because of the extensive hardware and software in the HRC, an electronic copy of the Review, including charts and photographs, can be archived for future reference.
- The Avery Microcomputer Lab, Barbara M. Sitko, Director-For the use of Macintoshes in the AML in preparing the Review. …
Addition To Fall 1991 Occurrence Report
Addition To Fall 1991 Occurrence Report
Nebraska Bird Review
ADDITION TO FALL 1991 OCCURRENCE REPORT
The following rows were inadvertently omitted from the table on page 77 of the September NBR.
Eastern Phoebe:
Holt- Mr 28 Je 16
Knox- Ap 14 Je 9
York
Polk- Mr 31 S
Cuming
Saunders Mr 30 Je 29
Lancaster Mr 24 S
Dakota Ap 19 My 11
Washington
Douglas/Sarpy My 29 Je 6
Cass Mr 20 Je 30
Say's Phoebe:
Holt
Knox
York
Polk
Cuming
Saunders
Lancaster Ap 13
Dakota
Washington
Douglas/Sarpy My 23
Cass
Addresses For The March Review
Addresses For The March Review
Nebraska Bird Review
ADDRESSES FOR THE MARCH REVIEW
Articles, Notes, Christmas Count Data, photos, and other items should be mailed to Dr. Rosalind Morris, 3018 "O" Street, Lincoln, NE 68510.
Occurrence Reports and Field Trips Lists for the last half of 1991 should be mailed to Ray Korpi, NW 1340 State #6, Pullman, WA 99163.
Masthead From Nebraska Bird Review (December 1991)
Masthead From Nebraska Bird Review (December 1991)
Nebraska Bird Review
Published quarterly in March, June, September, and December by the Nebraska Ornithologists' Union, Inc., as its official journal and sent to all members who are not arrears for dues. Subscriptions (on a calendar year basis only) are $12.50 per year in the United States, $15.00 per year in Canada and Mexico, and handled on a case-by-case basis for all other countries, payable in advance. Single copies are $4.00 each, postpaid, in the United States; $5.00 elsewhere. Orders for back issues of the Review should be sent to Thomas E. Labedz, NOU Librarian, W 436 Nebraska Hall, University of Nebraska, Lincoln, …
The 1991 Census Of Least Terns And Piping Plovers In Nebraska, John G. Sidle, Erika C. Wilson, John Dinan, Jeanine Lackey, Greg Wingfield, Barbara K. Good
The 1991 Census Of Least Terns And Piping Plovers In Nebraska, John G. Sidle, Erika C. Wilson, John Dinan, Jeanine Lackey, Greg Wingfield, Barbara K. Good
Nebraska Bird Review
We counted least terns (Sterna antillarum) and piping plovers (Charadrius melodus) in Nebraska during June and July, 1991. This undertaking was part of an international effort to census the threatened piping plover throughout Canada and the United States. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) (1988) has called for the censusing of piping plovers every five years to monitor the status of the species and to gage the effectiveness of recovery efforts. This first international census of the piping plover has been organized by the USFWS's Great Lakes/Northern Great Plains Piping Plover recovery team. The census …
Nebraska Bird Review- Whole Issue December 1991 Volume 59 Number 4
Nebraska Bird Review- Whole Issue December 1991 Volume 59 Number 4
Nebraska Bird Review
Table of Contents
Addresses for the March Review......................102
Acknowledgements......................102
Addition to Fall 1991 Occurrence Report ......................102
Birds of the Eastern Sandhills in Holt County, Nebraska ......................103
The 1991 Census of Least Terns and Piping Plovers in Nebraska ......................133
1991 (Fourth) Report of the NOU Records Committee......................150
Book Reviews ......................155
Masthead From Nebraska Bird Review (December 1991 #2)
Masthead From Nebraska Bird Review (December 1991 #2)
Nebraska Bird Review
Published quarterly in March, June, September, and December by the Nebraska Ornithologist’s Union, Inc. as its official journal and sent to all members who are not arrears for dues. Subscriptions (on a calendar year basis only) are $12.50 per year in the United States, $15.00 per year in Canada and Mexico, and handled on a case-by-case basis for all other countries, payable in advance. Single copies are $4.00 each, postpaid, in the United States, $5.00 elsewhere. Orders for back issues of the Review should be sent to Thomas E. Labedz, NOU Librarian, W 436 Nebraska Hall, University of Nebraska, Lincoln, …
Whole Issue Nebraska Bird Review (December 1991 #2)
Whole Issue Nebraska Bird Review (December 1991 #2)
Nebraska Bird Review
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Index to Volume 59
Mailing Information
Book Reviews From Nebraska Bird Review (December 1991), Lysbeth Benkert
Book Reviews From Nebraska Bird Review (December 1991), Lysbeth Benkert
Nebraska Bird Review
BOOK REVIEWS
John Terborgh. Where Have All The Birds Gone? Princeton: Princeton U P, 1989. 186 pp. + bibliography + index.
John Terborgh's 1989 book Where Have All the Birds Gone? attempts to explore why the population of migratory birds in the United States has dropped so drastically during this past century and what can be done to better monitor and document possible causes of their disappearance. Over the course of his study, Terborgh covers three major areas of the United States. Beginning with the Chesapeake Bay area, he takes a close look at the declining populations of waterfowl; …
Nebraska Bird Review Whole Issue (September 1991) 59(3)
Nebraska Bird Review Whole Issue (September 1991) 59(3)
Nebraska Bird Review
Editor's Message 54
Dues and Subscription Information 54
Some Birds of the Pony Lake Area of the Eastern Sandhills, Nebraska 55
CNPPD Winter Eagle Survey 58
A Nesting Report of a Wilson's Phalarope in Lancaster County 59
Spring 1991 Whooping Crane Report 61
Grants for Nongame Wildlife Research in Minnesota 62
Spring 1991 Occurrence Report 63
Notes 98
Book Reviews 100
Fall 1990 Occurrence Report: Update
Fall 1990 Occurrence Report: Update
Nebraska Bird Review
The following provides an update of avian occurrences between July 1 and December 31, 1990. Sources used include additional reports from NOV .members; the "Southern Great Plains Region" report in American Birds, Winter 1990 and Spring 1991 issues; Iowa Bird Life field reports (for those boundaries which the states share; and two NOU Newsletters G/F/M 1991 and August 1990 [which was overlooked in March]).
This compilation of materials, as well as the main body of the occurrence report, is meant as a resource for all who wish to do scientific research on Nebraska avifauna. I invite all those keeping …
Masthead From Nebraska Bird Review (June 1991)
Masthead From Nebraska Bird Review (June 1991)
Nebraska Bird Review
Published quarterly in March, June, September, and December by the Nebraska Ornithologists' Union, Inc., as its official journal and sent to all members who are not arrears for dues. Subscriptions (on a calendar year basis only) are $10.00 per year in the United States, $12.00 per year in Canada and Mexico, and $12.50 per year in all other countries, payable in advance. Single copies are $3.00 each, postpaid, in the United States; $3.50 elsewhere. Orders for back issues of the Review and all changes of address should be sent to Thomas E. Labedz, NOV Librarian, W 436 Nebraska Hall, University …
Black-Bellied Plover In Buffalo County
Black-Bellied Plover In Buffalo County
Nebraska Bird Review
On May 9, 1991, while doing a weekly least tern and piping plover survey, we observed two Black-bellied Plovers (Pluvialis equatarola). The birds were observed foraging along the shoreline of a sandpit near Elm Creek, Nebraska.
The Amateur: Finding A Niche In Ornithology, Harold F. Mayfield
The Amateur: Finding A Niche In Ornithology, Harold F. Mayfield
Nebraska Bird Review
The older branches of science were all pioneered by amateurs, but as they matured they have moved steadily away from the reach of the individual working alone with his own resources. As the need for laboratories, observatories, and support staff have grown, science has become increasingly the province of professionals and institutions.
In ornithology, however, the amateur is still a significant figure. Perhaps no other branch of science owes so much to the amateur, not only in current contributions, but also in continuing to produce the professionals of the future. Can we think of another field where we could make …
Notes From Nebraska Bird Review (June 1991)
Notes From Nebraska Bird Review (June 1991)
Nebraska Bird Review
Some Nest Box Observations. The following are some observations on nests of species who use bluebird boxes in the Gering area. Anyone else working on a bluebird project who would like to add their observations in a future NBR is invited to do so.
Bluebirds make a nest that consists primarily of grasses. There are seldom any feathers. Well-used ones are plastered with droppings, although I suppose the droppings could also come if they use the box for roosting in bad weather. As far as I know there is no way to tell the difference between Mountain and Eastern …
"Nou Fall Field Day" Announcement
"Nou Fall Field Day" Announcement
Nebraska Bird Review
NOU FALL FIELD DAY
SEPTEMBER 13-15, 1991
MAHONEY STATE PARK NEAR ASHLAND, NE
SEE THE NOU NEWSLETTER FOR FURTHER DETAILS!
1991 Nou Annual Meeting
Nebraska Bird Review
The 90th Annual Meeting of the Nebraska Ornithologists' Union took place in Grand Island, Nebraska, on May 17 to 19, 1991. Activities, hosted by the Grand Island Audubon Society, centered around the Holiday Inn in Grand Island where programs, meetings, and the annual banquet were held.
Friday night of the meeting the usual slide show took place, followed by a showing of the Nebraska PBS program Last of the Rainwater Basins, which featured NOU members Lee Morris and Paul Johnsgard. Saturday's highlight was the banquet speaker Toby Lemburg, who presented a paper on the game bird operations run by …
Confirmed Whooping Crane Sightings, 1942-1982, Wally Jobman
Confirmed Whooping Crane Sightings, 1942-1982, Wally Jobman
Nebraska Bird Review
Since 1983, The Nebraska Bird Review has published the USFWS Whooping Crane migration report for both spring and fall. The following is data provided by Wally Jobman of USFWS on confirmed sightings of Whooping Cranes in Nebraska. The period covered is 1942 through 1982. It is hoped that the account of the sightings here will aid crane researchers.
The USFWS definition of a confirmed sighting is noted in NBR 56:79. Researchers interested in other crane data should consult issues of the NBR starting in 1983 for complete data since that period. For further information, interested parties should contact Wally Jobman, …
Greater Scaup In Lancaster County, Paul Kaufman
Greater Scaup In Lancaster County, Paul Kaufman
Nebraska Bird Review
On October 20, 1990, Paul and Karla Kaufman spotted a Greater Scaup in Lancaster County. The following is a report from Paul Kaufman regarding this occurrence:
The bird was a male, first spotted off Lieber’s Point at Branched Oak Lake. It was a cloudy day with fair light, light rain, and north winds 15 to 20 mph temperature 52°F. The sighting was in the early afternoon. We observed the Scaup with our 15-60 zoom spotting scope while looking for anything on the lake. After our initial sighting of it, it moved closer in to shore, which we felt was unusual. …
Nocturnal Roosting By Interior Least Terns Early In The Nesting Season, Erika C. Wilson, Wayne A. Hubert, Stanley H. Anderson
Nocturnal Roosting By Interior Least Terns Early In The Nesting Season, Erika C. Wilson, Wayne A. Hubert, Stanley H. Anderson
Nebraska Bird Review
Atwood (1986) described nocturnal communal roosting by the California Least Tern (Sterna antillarum browni). Such behavior has not been described in other Least Tern subspecies (Whitman, 1988).
Nocturnal roosting by Interior Least Terns (Sterna antillarum athalassos) was observed on each of three evenings between 23 and 31 May 1989 and once on 15 May 1990 when we observed a known nesting location. Least Terns congregated immediately before sunset and started flying in pairs or small groups with much vocalization. Occasionally all birds joined into one compact flock exhibiting synchronized flight as observed by Atwood (1986). With …
Nebraska Bird Review Whole Issue (June 1991)
Nebraska Bird Review Whole Issue (June 1991)
Nebraska Bird Review
Table of Contents
Greater Scaup in Lancaster County ..................38
Black-bellied Plover in Buffalo County ..................38
The Amateur: Finding a Niche in Ornithology ..................39
Nocturnal Roosting by Interior Least Terns Early in the Nesting Season ..................42
Confirmed Whooping Crane Sightings, 1942-1982 ..................43
Fall 1990 Occurrence Report: Update ..................45
1991 NOU Annual Meeting ..................48
Notes ..................49
Book Reviews ..................51
Book Review- Nebraska Bird Review (June 1991)
Book Review- Nebraska Bird Review (June 1991)
Nebraska Bird Review
Dr. Scott Nielsen. A Season with Eagles. Stillwater, MN: Voyageur Press. 96 pp., 70 color photographs, index. $21.95 hardcover.
This is a photographic record, with textual commentary, of a Bald Eagle's nest in Wisconsin, from the arrival of the pair in the spring to the departure of the birds in the fall. Dr. Nielsen gave up dentistry for taxidermy and photography. In pursuit of the latter, he obtained the necessary permissions and built a blind in a tree 220 yards from a known nest, installed a 50-pound telephoto lens, and memorized the climb to the blind (he had to …
A Second Specimen Record Of Red-Shouldered Hawk (Buteo Lineatus) From Nebraska, Thomas E. Labedz
A Second Specimen Record Of Red-Shouldered Hawk (Buteo Lineatus) From Nebraska, Thomas E. Labedz
Nebraska Bird Review
On 9 February 1989, while walking in a wooded area of the Sass Farm (Nebraska: Otoe County; extreme northwest corner of county, T9N, R9E, Section 5), Robert and Hope Sass and Liz Otradovsky discovered a dead hawk they could not identify. Telephone conversations with Liz Otradovsky and instructions on how to legally transport the hawk to the University of Nebraska Museum (UNSM) resulted in delivery of the specimen. The specimen was well preserved and showed little or no sign of deterioration, drying, or scavenging by predators that would result from laying outside for a long period of time. It is …
1990 Treasurer's Report
Nebraska Bird Review
1990 TREASURER'S REPORT
BALANCE: 1 JAN 1990
RECEIPTS
EXPENSES
TOTAL EXPENSES
INVESTMENTS CASHED
PREPAID DUES
PREPAID SUBSCRIPTIONS
SALES TAX DUE
GIFTS
BALANCE: 31 DEC 1990
Notes- Nebraska Bird Review March 1991
Notes- Nebraska Bird Review March 1991
Nebraska Bird Review
Swainson's Hawks. On Saturday, 29 September 1990, I witnessed a mass migration of Swainson's Hawks. The weather was clear, with large cumulus clouds, approximately 75°F. At about 3:30 pm, I noticed several Swainson's traveling south over the Carpenter Ranch (20 miles north of Henry in Sioux County). For the next 45 minutes, I counted 176 Swainson's. One thermal contained 62 birds, soaring to an estimated 3800 feet (National Weather Service data on base of clouds). Once near the clouds, the birds would "peel off" and head south, with wings folded and at speeds clocked via auto at 55 mph. How …
Nebraska Bird Review- Whole Issue March 1991 Volume 59 Number 1
Nebraska Bird Review- Whole Issue March 1991 Volume 59 Number 1
Nebraska Bird Review
Table of Contents
1990 Treasurer's Report
1990 Christmas Count
Fall 1990 Occurrence Report
A Second Specimen Record of Red-shouldered Hawk (Buteo lineatus) from Nebraska........................ 2
1991 National Wildlife Federation Eagle Survey Results ........................2
Fall 1990 Whooping Crane Report ........................3
Notes ........................3
Book Reviews ........................3