Date: 6/16/25 12:41 pm From: Tobin Brown via groups.io <tobinjbrown...> Subject: Re: [NEBirds] Hay Springs USGS BBS Summary
Dave,
I went the other way with my assumption. When I encountered Yellow Warbler,
Greater Prairie Chicken, Black-necked Stilt, and Cinnamon Teal at Crescent
Lake, I labeled them as breeders. If the Common Yellowthroat was singing,
that could be considered evidence of breeding? The blue jay makes sense
though, it could just be passing through from a nearby area not on the
count.
Curious to hear others thoughts!
- Tobin
On Mon, Jun 16, 2025 at 2:15 PM David Cunningham via groups.io <gopacgodc=
<gmail.com...> wrote:
> Paul,
>
> Great question. I used the term "non-breeder" in this case as used by
> USGS where it is not listed in their breeder list. USGS permits me to
> select between the breeder and non- breeder for "additional" species. This
> is the first year that these species were identified for this survey.
> There was no evidence of breeding. Therefore, I used the USGS default of
> non-breeding.
>
> All that said, I hope the expert orinithologists can confirm or correct my
> interpretation and selection.
>
> Thanks again for the question. I'm still learning.
>
> Dave Cunningham
> Sarpy County
>
> On Mon, Jun 16, 2025, 2:04 PM Paul Roisen via groups.io <roisenp1950=
> <gmail.com...> wrote:
>
>> David,
>> Thanks for the update on Hay Springs. It has been a while since I have
>> been in Sheridan County. Sorry for the silly question, but I was confused
>> by your comment that the Blue Jay and the Common Yellowthroat were the only
>> NON-breeders on the list. I jumped to the conclusion that this meant that
>> there was no evidence of breeding?
>>
>> God Bless and have a great day.
>>
>> *Paul O. Roisen*
>> *Woodbury County, IA*
>> *Mobile 712-301-2817*
>>
>>
>> On Mon, Jun 16, 2025 at 1:45 PM David Cunningham via groups.io
>> <gopacgodc...> wrote:
>>
>>> I completed the Hay Springs BBS on 7 Jun 2025. The biggest missing
>>> species was Bobolink. I paused on 3 stops to use the binoculars and
>>> specifically listen for them, but none heard or seen. This is the fastest
>>> I completed the route, mostly due to the good weather. This year's counts
>>> are consistent with past years going back to 2018 (first year). The
>>> average number of species is approximately 42 with about 985 for the
>>> individuals count. The lone Blue Jay and Common Yellowthroat were the only
>>> non-breeders observed.
>>>
>>> Species 1-10 11-20 21-30 31-40 41-50 Total ind. Total Stops
>>> Blue-winged Teal 2 0 0 0 0 2 1
>>> Sharp-tailed Grouse 0 2 0 0 0 2 2
>>> Ring-necked Pheasant 16 14 14 18 1 63 33
>>> Eurasian Collared-Dove 2 1 9 0 0 12 7
>>> Mourning Dove 42 34 56 28 19 179 46
>>> Killdeer 2 0 1 1 0 4 4
>>> Long-billed Curlew 0 1 1 0 0 2 2
>>> Turkey Vulture 0 0 0 0 1 1 1
>>> Red-tailed Hawk 0 0 1 0 3 4 4
>>> Great Horned Owl 1 0 0 0 0 1 1
>>> Burrowing Owl 0 0 0 0 4 4 3
>>> Red-headed Woodpecker 0 0 1 0 0 1 1
>>> Western Kingbird 3 2 1 2 10 18 12
>>> Eastern Kingbird 1 3 1 0 3 8 8
>>> Western Wood-Pewee 0 0 0 1 1 2 2
>>> Say's Phoebe 0 0 1 1 0 2 2
>>> Bell's Vireo 0 0 1 0 0 1 1
>>> Loggerhead Shrike 0 1 1 0 0 2 2
>>> American Crow 0 7 0 0 0 7 7
>>> Horned Lark 42 26 25 23 14 130 39
>>> Barn Swallow 0 0 7 1 9 17 8
>>> Northern House Wren 0 1 0 0 2 3 2
>>> Brown Thrasher 0 3 1 2 0 6 5
>>> European Starling 0 0 5 0 12 17 3
>>> American Robin 3 2 7 5 2 19 15
>>> House Sparrow 4 0 0 0 0 4 1
>>> Grasshopper Sparrow 2 1 1 0 2 6 6
>>> Lark Sparrow 1 0 0 0 0 1 1
>>> Lark Bunting 1 0 1 4 5 11 4
>>> Western Meadowlark 67 53 31 34 51 236 50
>>> Orchard Oriole 0 1 0 0 3 4 2
>>> Red-winged Blackbird 8 14 20 25 6 73 27
>>> Brown-headed Cowbird 1 3 6 7 1 18 10
>>> Common Grackle 7 30 40 33 19 129 27
>>> Yellow Warbler 0 0 0 0 1 1 1
>>> Blue Grosbeak 1 2 2 1 0 6 5
>>> Dickcissel 0 1 0 0 0 1 1
>>> Blue Jay 0 1 0 0 0 1 1
>>> Common Yellowthroat 1 0 0 0 0 1 1
>>> Total Species : 39 Total ind. : 999
>>> Vehicles 1 6 2 0 2 11 8
>>> Noise 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
>>>
>>>
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