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Whole Issue Nebraska Bird Review (June 1981) 49(2)

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

1980 (Twenty-third) Fall Occurrence Report. ................ 14

Correction to 1980 Spring Migration Report ................ 20

Correction to 1980 Nebraska Nesting Survey ................20

The Eightieth Annual Meeting ................21

Notes ................23

Captive Breeding of Barn Owls in Nebraska ~ Initial Efforts ................31

Lewis' Woodpeckers in Western Nebraska ................ 33

1981 Bald Eagle Count ................ 34

Wintering Bald Eagles at Southwest Nebraska Reservoirs................34

1980 (Twenty-Third) Fall Occurrence Report

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Two hundred eighty-one species (plus a possible Veery) are listed in this report, from 12 localities. Comparable figures for prior years are: 284 species from 11 localities in 1979, 269 from 12 in 1978, and 267 from 11 in 1977.

The information is presented in a rough west (left) to east (right) order, with locations of about the same longitude listed with the northernmost first. Two dates indicate the first and last records for the period. The symbols used are

Jl, Au, Sp, Ot, No, and Dm for months

P to indicate a species which is present all the year, …

Correction To 1980 Spring Migration Report, Alice Kenitz

Nebraska Bird Review

CORRECTION TO 1980 SPRING MIGRATION REPORT. For Garden County, the departure date for Ring-necked Duck was 27 June, and for Bufflehead it was 25 June. The report showed only the initial dates for these two species. (NBR 48:71 and 72).

Wintering Bald Eagles At Southwest Nebraska Reservoirs, David E. Busch

Nebraska Bird Review

As a part of Water and Power Resources Service (formerly Bureau of Reclamation) compliance with endangered species mandates, a study of Bald Eagle use of Lower Missouri Region reservoirs was initiated during the winter of 1979. The author, headquartered in McCook, surveyed a number of reservoirs in Kansas and Nebraska, including Nebraska's four southwest reservoirs.

While wintering Bald Eagles on the Platte River, Harlan County Reservoir, and the Lewis and Clark Lake area have been the subjects of previous studies, the southwest reservoirs have received little such attention. Since wintering Eagle populations at these four reservoirs are relatively low, this …

Correction To 1980 Nebraska Nesting Survey, Alice Kenitz

Nebraska Bird Review

CORRECTION TO 1980 NEBRASKA NESTING SURVEY. The Cedar Waxwing nesting record (NBR 49:10) was not for Morrill Co., but for the city of Morrill, which is in Scotts Bluff Co. I'm sorry I didn't make this clear.

Notes [June 1981]

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MISSISSIPPI KITE. At 3:30 p.m. 7 September 1980 Alan Grenon and I observed a Mississippi Kite from the back porch of our house, which is several meters south of Fontenelle Forest and about 1 km. west of the Missouri River, overlooking the flood plain. The bird was coming from the east, about 5 m. above the trees. The flight was extremely buoyant and smooth, rather like that of a light-bodied gull or swallow. When it was above us it began to glide in circles, just above the trees. From time to time it reached with its head for its feet, …

Yellow-Throated Warbler, B.J. Rose

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On 30 August 1980, Dr. Randy Lawson from Chadron State College reported to me that Lewis' Woodpeckers (Asyndesmus lewis) were in a dead elm tree about eight miles south of Chadron on the west side of U.S. Highway 385. We observed them for about an hour, and in the afternoon, Marj Blinde and I watched them for about an hour more. They numbered at least 12 and flew from the elm to fence posts and telephone posts nearby.

They performed the flycatching actions for which they are noted, but it seemed the attraction of this particular location was …

Notes [March 1981]

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Notes

WHITE-WINGED SCOTER. On 1 May 1980 I had a White-winged Scoter in the yard, at most times not more than 15 to 20 feet away from me. It was here an hour or so before the neighbor's cat caused it to fly. I take it that it was very tired or sick because it would just keep moving enough that I couldn't get any closer.

-Mrs. Don Lockwood

COOPER'S HAWK. A commotion in the top of a pine tree drew my attention. A Blue Jay was being chased by a hawk, whose wings could be heard beating against the …

1980 Nebraska Nesting Survey, Esther V. Bennett

Nebraska Bird Review

Data on the 1980 nesting season in Nebraska were received from nineteen observers, reporting on fifty-seven species from twenty-four counties. Counties in the tabulation are listed in a west to east order, with the northernmost of approximately equal locations given first.

Book Reviews [March 1981]

Nebraska Bird Review

Reviews of The Mystery of Migration edited by Dr. Robin Baker (Viking Press, 256 pages, 81/2 x 11, indexed, hardbound, $29.95) and How to Control House Sparrows by Don Grussing (Roseville Publishing House, 52 pages, 51/2 x 81/2, paperbound, $3.95).

Masthead From Nebraska Bird Review (March 1981) 49(1)

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Published quarterly in March, June, September, and December by the Nebraska Ornithologists' Union Inc. as its official journal and sent free to all members who are not in arrears for dues. Subscriptions (on a calendar year basis only) are $6.00 per year in the United States and $7.00 per year in all other countries, payable in advance. Single numbers are $1.75 each, postpaid.

Memberships (on a calendar year basis only): Student. $3.00: Active, $7.00; Sustaining, $tS.DO; Family Active, $10.00; Family Sustaining, $20.00; Life, $100.00.

Whole Issue Nebraska Bird Review (March 1981) 49(1)

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1980 Treasurer's Report .....................2

1980 Christmas Count .....................2

Book Reviews..................... 7

1980 Nebraska Nesting Survey .....................8

Notes .....................11

1980 Christmas Count

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One hundred and two species (three more than last year) were reported in the 1980 Christmas Count, and three species (two more than last year) were reported present during the count week but not seen on the count day. These increases were in spite of one less count Crawford - this year. Two additional races were reported, compared to three last year. The individual count this year was 317,910, compared to 188,102 last year, with the Snow Goose count at Omaha, particularly, and at DeSoto and the Mallard count at DeSoto accounting for more than the difference between the two …

Volume 48 Number 4 Of Review Mis-Marked

Nebraska Bird Review

The last two issues of Volume 48 of the Review were both marked (on the front cover) "Volume 48 September, 1980 Number 3". The page numbers will distinguish between the two issues, but an easy mark is that the true Number 4 shows part of the index on the back cover. Those who save their copies of the Review should correct the entry on the issue containing the index to read "December" and "4" to prevent confusion in the future.

1980 Treasurer's Report

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One-page spreadsheet constituting the Nebraska Ornithologists' Union treasurer's report at year end (December 31) of 1980. The grand total is $4,344.48.

Book Review- Nebraska Bird Review (December 1980)

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BOOK REVIEW

Birds of Africa, John Karmali, 191 pages, 9¾ x 13, The Viking Press, New York, indexed, hardbound, $25.00.

The 72 magnificent color plates, ranging from less than half a page to two pages in size but with most a page or more, are the backbone of the book. They are supplemented by 132 black and- white pictures, mostly smaller. The text includes a foreword by Roger Tory Peterson; a preface containing Karmali's comments on photography; an introduction giving the characteristics - relief, rainfall, vegetation - of Africa in general and East Africa in particular; 37 chapters, one for …

Index Of Volume 48

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INDEX OF VOLUME 48

A-Z

Achord, Bill 19
Alberts, Frances 19
Alfalfa 58, 61(2), 62, 63(2), 64(2), 65(2)
Analysis of Migration Schedules of Nonpasserine Birds in Nebraska, An 26
Analysis of Migration Schedules of Passerine Birds in Nebraska, An 46
Anemone, meadow 62
Anhinga 27
Aronson, John G Observations of Late Fall Migratory Sandhill Granes, Platte River, Nebraska 20
Ash, green 64(2)

Yellowthroat, Common 12. J8, 39. 42. 53, 65(2). 67, 83
Zeigler, Gary 76
Zeillemaker, C. Fred 3. 15(2), 75, 81 Melly 3, 15(2), 75. 81

Notes- Nebraska Bird Review (December 1980)

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NOTES

MOTTLED DUCK. On 5 October 1958 I shot but just winged a female Mottled Duck. This was in Howard Co., on the Loup River, which borders our farm. I kept her (which was legal at the time), got a drake from Texas, and had them for years. I reared many young from the pair.

- Wm. W. Lemburg, Rt. 1, Box 96, Cairo, Nebraska 68824

EUROPEAN WIGEON IN SARPY COUNTY. On 28 March 1980, from 4:30 to 5 p.m., I observed a European Wigeon in a flock of migrating waterfowl at a wet field just east of the allied …

More 1979 Nesting Reports, Esther V. Bennett

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MORE 1979 NESTING REPORTS

Great Blue Heron - 339 active nests in Lincoln, Cherry, Brown, Dawson, and Loup counties, reported by G.A. Wingfield and D.G. Luce.

Black-crowned Night Heron - 47 active nests in Lincoln Co., reported by D.G. Luce.

Least Tern - 4 nests in Holt, Keya Paha, and Knox counties, reported by G.A. Wingfield.

Dickcissels - 4 young, Glenn Cunningham Lake, Omaha, 20 September; several family groups present 27 September, reported by Babs Padelford.

Masthead From Nebraska Bird Review (December 1980) 48(4)

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TABLE OF CONTENTS ON BACK COVER

Published quarterly in March, June, September, and December by the Nebraska Ornithologists' Union, Inc. as its official journal and sent free to all members who are not in arrears for dues. Subscriptions (on a calendar year basis only) are $6.00 per year in the United States and $7.00 per year in all other countries, payable in advance. Single numbers are $1.75 each, postpaid.

Memberships (on a calendar year basis only): Student, $3.00; Active, $7.00; Sustaining, $15.00; Family Active, $10.00; Family Sustaining, $20.00; life, $100.00.

Whole Issue Nebraska Bird Review (December 1980) 48(4)

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1980 (Fifty-fifth) Spring Migration and Occurrence Report ............................ 70

More 1979 Nesting Reports ...................................................... 83

1980 Fall Field Day .............................................................. 84

Book Review ................................................................... 87

Notes ......................................................................... 87

Index of Volume 48 ............................................................. 90

1980 (Fifty-Fifth) Spring Migration And Occurrence Report

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1980 (Fifty-Fifth) Spring Migration and Occurrence Report

Two hundred ninety-eight species are listed in this report, from 14 localities. The comparable figures for 1979 are 292 species from 12 locations; 1978 300 from 13; and 1977 281 from 13.

The symbols use in the tabulation are:

Ja, Fe, Mr, Ap, My and Je for the months.

1980 Fall Field Day

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1980 FALL FIELD DAY

Sixty people participated in at least part of the 1980 Fall' Field Day, which was held from noon 4 October to noon 5 October at the 4-H Camp, Nebraska National Forest, Halsey, The weather was on the cool side, but nice - maybe too nice, for many of the warblers apparently migrated during the night. Seventy-one species were reported from the Forest or immediately adjacent to it: Mallard, Blue-winged Teal, Wood Duck, Turkey Vulture; Sharp-shinned, Cooper's, Red-tailed, and Swainsons's Hawks; Golden Eagle (an immature, seen over the Camp after most people had left); Marsh Hawk, Osprey, …

An Analysis Of Migration Schedules Of Passerine Birds In Nebraska, Paul A. Johnsgard

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An Analysis of Migration Schedules of Passerine Birds in Nebraska

The format of this paper follows my earlier one on non·passerine species (NBR 48:26-36). Eastern Kingbird. Seventy-three initial spring sightings range from 24 March to 29 May with a median of 3 May. Half of the records fall within the period 1-7 May. The range of 126 final fall sightings is from 4 August to 14 October, with a median of 9 September. Half of the records fall within the period 116 September.

Western Kingbird. The range of 117 initial spring sightings is from 30 April to 26 May, …

1979 Nebraska Nesting Survey, Esther V. Bennett

Nebraska Bird Review

Data on the 1979 nesting season were received from 3 observers, reporting on 19 species from 9 counties. Thirteen species were reported on 53 North American Nest·Record Cards. The counties, with the column numbers on the tabulation shown in parentheses, and the contributors were Dawes (3) RA Lock; Douglas (8) RG. Cortelyou; Frontier (7) RA Lock; Keith (5) RA Lock; Lincoln (6) RA Lock; Morrill (4) RA Lock; Sarpy (9) R.G. Cortelyou; Scotts Bluff (2) AM. Kenitz; Sioux (1) RA Lock. Ross a Lock contributed 32 cards and Alice M. Kenitz 20 cards.

Whole Issue Nebraska Bird Review (September 1980) 48(3)

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An Analysis of Migration Schedules of Passerine Birds in Nebraska ...............46

Birds of an Agricultural Community ...............58

1979 Nebraska Nesting Survey............... 67

Notes ...............68

Notes [September 1980], David W. Menke

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DESOTO NWR RECORDS. First recorded observations of six species of birds were made at DeSoto NWR in 1979:

1. Snowy Egret. Seen 10 May in the old Missouri River channel marsh in Harrison Co., Iowa (about 300 yards from the Iowa-Nebraska boundary line). Observer, D. Menke.
2. Hungarian Partridge. Small flock seen 20 and 28 January in the fields near the Refuge's west boundary in Harrison Co., Iowa. Observer, D. Knauer.
3. Worm-eating Warbler. Seen 28 May on the Cottonwood Nature Trail (heavily wooded area) in Washington Co., Nebraska. Observer, D. Menke.
4. Northern Parula. Seen 22 April on the …

Correction To 1979 Fall Occurrence Report

Nebraska Bird Review

In the Garden Co. column in the 1979 Fall Occurrence Report Common Goldeneye, Common Merganser, Common Flicker, and Cedar Waxwing were listed with a single date only. Each should have shown "_W" also, since they did stay past 31 December, although they left before the winter was over. Also Bald Eagle, Turkey, Rock Dove, and Starling should have shown a * to indicate that they did winter in the county, although not on the Refuge.

An Analysis Of Migration Schedules Of Non-Passerine Birds In Nebraska, Paul A. Johnsgard

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AN ANALYSIS OF MIGRATION SCHEDULES OF NON-PASSERINE BIRDS IN NEBRASKA

One of the major components of the Nebraska Bird Review since its inception has been the annual spring migration and occurrence report, and in more recent years the fall occurrence report has become equally important. Yet, other than an uncompleted effort by W.F. Rapp, Jr. to summarize the first 25 years of spring migration data, these records apparently have not been analyzed by anyone. Part of the problem is the sheer mass of data to be assimilated, and a second issue is the question of how to classify certain species, …

Book Review [June 1980]

Nebraska Bird Review

A Preliminary List of the Birds of Nebraska and Adjacent States, Paul A. Johnsgard, vi +119 + 37 pages of maps, mimeographed, paperbound, indexed. Privately printed, $5.00 (plus $1.00 postage). Available from Dr. Paul A. Johnsgard, School of Life Sciences, University of Nebraska - Lincoln, Lincoln, Nebraska 68588.

This book grew out of the work for Dr. Johnsgard's Birds of the Great Plains. and includes range maps from that book, and at the end of the Nebraska list short notes on birds reported from the Dakotas, Kansas, and Oklahoma, but which are not on the Nebraska list. For Nebraska …