Nebraska Ornithologists' Union

 

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Date of this Version

9-1970

Document Type

Article

Citation

Nebraska Bird Review (September 1970) 38(3), WHOLE ISSUE.

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Copyright 1970, Nebraska Ornithologists' Union. Used by permission.

Abstract

CONTENTS

Introduction ............................................................... 43

Description of Gage County ................................................................ 43

Check-list of Gage County Birds-Introduction ............................ 44

Definitions of Terms ................................................................................ 45

Loons; Grebes ............................................................................................ 45

Pelicans; Cormorants; Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns; Geese ........................................................................ 46

Ducks .............................................................. 47

Mergansers; Vultures; Kites and Hawks ............................................ 48

Eagles and Harriers; Osprey; Falcons ................................................ 49

Grouse; Quail and Pheasants; Turkeys; Cranes; Rails, Gallinules and Coots; Plovers and Killdeer; Woodcock ........................................................ 50

Snipe, Curlews, Sandpipers, and Godwits ........................................ 51

Avocets; Phalaropes; Gulls and Terns; Doves; Cuckoos; Barn Owl ............................................................................................ 52

Typical Owls; Poor-will and Nighthawks; Swifts; Hummingbirds; Kingfishers .......................................................... 53

Woodpeckers; Kingbirds and Flycatchers ........................................ 54

Larks; Swallows and Martins; Jays, Magpies, and Crows; Chickadees and Titmice; Nuthatches; Creepers .................... 55

Wrens; Mockingbird, Catbird, and Thrashers; Robin, Thrushes, and Bluebirds ................................................................ 56

Solitaires; Gnatcatchers and Kinglets; Pipits; Waxwings; Shrikes; Starlings; Vireos .............................................................. 57

Warblers ...................................................................................................... 58

House Sparrow ........................................................................................ 59

Bobolink, Meadowlarks, Blackbirds, and Orioles; Tanagers; Cardinal, Grosbeaks .................................................... 60

Buntings, Dickcissel, Finches, Redpolls, Siskins, Crossbills, Towhees ........................................................................ 61

Sparrows and Juncos ............................................................................ 62

Longspurs .................................................................................................. 63

Hypothetical List ...................................................................................... 63

Correction List .......................................................................................... 63

Breeding Birds of Gage County .......................................................... 64

Regular Permanent Residents .............................................................. 65

Migration Tables-Explanation .......................................................... 65

Table 1. Spring Arrival Dates .................................................... 66

Table 2. Spring Departure Dates ................................................ 68

Table 3. Fall Arrival Dates .......................................................... 68

Table 4. Fall Departure Dates .................................................... 69

Acknowledgements ............................................................ 69

Bibliography of Gage County Ornithology ........................................ 70

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