NOU and NAMC Spring Bird Count, May 1996

Authors

Date of this Version

9-1996

Document Type

Article

Citation

"NOU and NAMC Spring Bird Count, May 1996," from Nebraska Bird Review (September 1996) 64(3).

Comments

Copyright 1996, Nebraska Ornithologists' Union. Used by permission.

Abstract

Bird species seen in a Nebraska five-county area during the Annual Meeting of the Nebraska ornithologists' Union 17-19 May, are presented in Table 1 on pages 84-90. The total count was 161 species.

The table also includes data for the North American Migration count on 11 May in two Nebraska counties, Boone (compiler: Wayne Mollhoff, Ashland), and Sarpy (compiler: Betty Grenon, Bellevue). Observations in Boone Co. were made between 9:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. with two observers for 6 hours and one observer for 3 hours. They covered 3 miles on foot for 6 hours and 40 miles by car for 3 hours. The temperature ranged from 38-55°F and the wind from 5-20 mph. There was 100% cloud cover with some sprinkles in the afternoon. Observations in Sarpy Co. were made between 6:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m. with 31 observers in 14 parties. They covered 36 miles on foot in 173 hours and 152 miles by car in 18.5 hours. Two observers covered 0.5 miles and 1 hour owling, and two observers spent 1 hour at one feeding station. The temperature ranged from 40-60^o F, and the cloud cover from 10-75% supporting details for Water Pipit and Townsend's Warbler, both seen in Sarpy county, are given as follows.