The Region
Featured Bird
White-faced Ibis:
Look for this dark wading bird with a long, down-curved bill near shallow water and sloughs. Look especially in the Republican River and Rainwater Basin regions of the Chicken Dance Trail.
Recent sightings and notes of interest
Check here frequently to see what birds are being seen along the Chicken Dance Trail. Click here to add your own sightings.
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Posted By: christensen
fly casting in my back yard at 11pm with an audience
Date Posted: 4/15/2009
Posted By: diane
Kim, that photo is a American Kestrel. Wish old man winter would go to bed and let spring come!!! Really nothing new here. Some turkeys went strolling by the marsh this afternoon. Had some visits from ducks and geese there too. There is a pair of bald eagles nesting in a tree down the pasture some and they will swoop the marsh once in a while looking for a duck or two. Few weeks ago one of them must have gotten a snow goose anyway the carcass was white and he would come back and eat on it for awhile till it was gone. Been having a few skunks visiting the feeders at night. One night I had a coon up in the feeder and a skunk and possum down below. Hope things warm up so they will spread out. Got my tomatoes and peppers started and some flowers so I am ready for spring.
HAPPY EASTER EVERYONE!!! diane from southern Boone county.
Date Posted: 4/10/2009
Posted By: Kim Woods
Testing the photo upload feature here after reports of problems. And if any of you knowledgeable birders can tell me what this is, that would be great...!
Date Posted: 4/9/2009
Posted By: T. J. Walker - District Manager, Wildlife Division - Partners
Tom, Betty and Nancy forwarded this to me for an answer.
Eastern Bluebirds are fairly common in Nebraska during winter, typically in areas with cedar trees (they feed on their berries in winter). While they may not be incredibly common in your area, they could be expected to be found along the Dismal or Loup River systems and are commonly found in winter in Custer and Lincoln Counties in the canyon landscapes with lots of cedars, as well as along the North Platte, South Platte and Platte Rivers.
Keep your eyes open and you may even find Mountain Bluebirds (all sky blue) and Townsend's Solitaires (like a slightly smaller all gray robin) in the same area.
Thanks
Date Posted: 2/9/2009
Posted By: Name: Tom Witt
Hi Ladies, How common is it to see Eastern Bluebirds in the Sandhills this time of year? I think I saw 5 males this am. Tom
Date Posted: 2/9/2009
Posted By: Don Brockmeier
Reason to get up early
Date Posted: 2/8/2009
Posted By: Don Brockmeier
Northern Harrier looking for lunch
Date Posted: 2/8/2009
Posted By: Don Brockmeier
Eagles are getting more active as the ice go out and ducks and geese miagrate.
Date Posted: 2/8/2009
Posted By: tom witt
I saw 5 male eastern blue birds at our Middle Loup River Ranch yesterday Feb. 6, 2009. The ranch is located just outside the Nebraska National Forest at Halsey NE. The batteries were dead in my camera so no pics.
Date Posted: 2/7/2009
Posted By: diane
HI THERE--A bird hit my kitchen window Tuesday afternoon so took a look and sure enough I could see a bird in the snow so got on my boots thinking it may be a woodpecker of some type but when I got out there the bird had righted himself but was still stunned so picked him up with a kitchen towel and realized he was a NORTHERN SHRIKE---he has a nasty looking beak so was grateful that I didn't have to hold him long. I set him on a sunny fence post and sat there for a while and then flew off. Wished I could have gotten a picture but I was the only one home. Are you ready for the Backyard bird count coming in February?? diane
Date Posted: 1/30/2009