Date: 6/20/25 2:56 pm From: Paul Roisen via groups.io <roisenp1950...> Subject: Re: [NEBirds] Crescent Lake Breeding Bird Survey
Tobin,
Thanks for sharing your BBS data with us. That would be a route I would
enjoy helping out some time. I don't hear well enough to actually do the
count, but I would be very happy to help out with recording the data to
help out. That area is a super neat area to bird, but I have not been
there for about 8 years.
God Bless.
*Paul O. Roisen*
*Woodbury County, IA*
*Mobile 712-301-2817*
On Wed, Jun 18, 2025 at 8:34 PM Donna and Bruce Walgren via groups.io
<Piranga...> wrote:
> Nebraska Birders,
>
>
>
> Donna and I used to do this survey. That first stop is crazy – never
> could feel comfortable with the numbers of birds calling there! We never
> had Black-necked Stilts or Prairie Chickens – so those two are great
> additions!
>
> Thanks for sharing!
>
>
>
> Bruce & Donna
>
>
>
> *From:* <NEBirds...> [mailto:<NEBirds...>] *On Behalf Of *Tobin
> Brown via groups.io
> *Sent:* Monday, June 16, 2025 10:09 AM
> *To:* <NEbirds...>
> *Subject:* [NEBirds] Crescent Lake Breeding Bird Survey
>
>
>
> Nebraska Birders,
>
> Inspired by Jason Thiele's reports, I figured I'd share my experience as
> well!
>
>
>
> On Friday I conducted my first breeding bird survey at Crescent Lake.
> Having never done a survey before, I was a little worried about the rushed
> nature of a 3 minute count, but I think I did pretty well! I counted just
> over 1000 individuals of 57 species (plus a non-count Sora and domestic
> Peafowl)! 20 species were only found at a single stop. The weather was
> clear and cool, with very little wind, I don't think I could have asked for
> better. Here are some of the overall highlights of the day.
>
> - *Dawn Song.* The Dawn song at the marsh was overwhelming (see the
> stilt recording below). Probably hundreds of birds, I did my best to parse
> out what I was hearing, but I suspect I underestimated Marsh Wrens,
> blackbirds, and calling coots/ducks by quite a bit. (I think I may have
> missed a Least bittern there too)
> - *Black-necked Stilt:* I had 2 Black-necked Stilts at my first stop
> at the northwest corner of Goose Lake. They were very vocal
> <https://macaulaylibrary.org/asset/637624955> (probably scolding
> me). I'm not sure when the last time this route was run, but this may be a
> new species for the route.
> - *Cinnamon Teal:* I came across one single drake Cinnamon Teal at
> stop 18. It was in a pond with some Blue-winged teals. I did not note a
> hen, but I think it's likely one was hiding in the marsh.
> - *Meadowlarks!* Meadowlarks dominated my count, noted at 46 stops
> (and probably missed at the others). Almost all were Western, but I did
> hear one singing Eastern Meadowlark.
> - *American Bittern*: I was hoping to hear a displaying Bittern on my
> route, and I did on stop 10! I stopped briefly after my 3 minute count to
> take a recording <https://macaulaylibrary.org/asset/637625220>.
> - *Prairie Chickens:* I thought I was well into Sharp-tailed Grouse
> territory, but I heard a few late Prairie Chickens still booming at stops
> 5-7
> - *Weasel!* The non-bird highlight of my route was a Long-tailed Weasel
> <https://macaulaylibrary.org/asset/637629575> at stop 30.
>
> Trip report: https://ebird.org/tripreport/384758 >
> It was a long day, but I'm looking forward to running it again next year
> to see what changes.
>
>
>
> Species
>
> 1-10
>
> 11-20
>
> 21-30
>
> 31-40
>
> 41-50
>
> Total ind.
>
> Total Stops
>
> Blue-winged Teal
>
> 25
>
> 2
>
> 0
>
> 0
>
> 0
>
> 27
>
> 4
>
> Northern Shoveler
>
> 2
>
> 0
>
> 0
>
> 0
>
> 0
>
> 2
>
> 1
>
> Gadwall
>
> 2
>
> 0
>
> 0
>
> 0
>
> 0
>
> 2
>
> 1
>
> Mallard
>
> 7
>
> 1
>
> 0
>
> 0
>
> 0
>
> 8
>
> 3
>
> Canvasback
>
> 1
>
> 0
>
> 0
>
> 0
>
> 0
>
> 1
>
> 1
>
> Redhead
>
> 16
>
> 0
>
> 0
>
> 0
>
> 0
>
> 16
>
> 2
>
> Ring-necked Pheasant
>
> 9
>
> 14
>
> 9
>
> 1
>
> 3
>
> 36
>
> 28
>
> Pied-billed Grebe
>
> 2
>
> 1
>
> 0
>
> 0
>
> 0
>
> 3
>
> 3
>
> Eared Grebe
>
> 2
>
> 0
>
> 0
>
> 0
>
> 0
>
> 2
>
> 1
>
> Mourning Dove
>
> 9
>
> 7
>
> 21
>
> 19
>
> 38
>
> 94
>
> 37
>
> Common Nighthawk
>
> 5
>
> 0
>
> 2
>
> 0
>
> 1
>
> 8
>
> 7
>
> American Coot
>
> 8
>
> 0
>
> 0
>
> 0
>
> 0
>
> 8
>
> 4
>
> American Avocet
>
> 1
>
> 25
>
> 0
>
> 0
>
> 0
>
> 26
>
> 2
>
> Killdeer
>
> 4
>
> 5
>
> 3
>
> 0
>
> 0
>
> 12
>
> 11
>
> Upland Sandpiper
>
> 2
>
> 1
>
> 3
>
> 5
>
> 0
>
> 11
>
> 8
>
> Long-billed Curlew
>
> 0
>
> 4
>
> 0
>
> 5
>
> 3
>
> 12
>
> 7
>
> Wilson's Snipe
>
> 1
>
> 0
>
> 0
>
> 0
>
> 0
>
> 1
>
> 1
>
> Willet
>
> 5
>
> 7
>
> 1
>
> 0
>
> 0
>
> 13
>
> 7
>
> Wilson's Phalarope
>
> 1
>
> 3
>
> 0
>
> 0
>
> 0
>
> 4
>
> 3
>
> Black Tern
>
> 0
>
> 1
>
> 0
>
> 0
>
> 0
>
> 1
>
> 1
>
> Forster's Tern
>
> 0
>
> 1
>
> 0
>
> 0
>
> 0
>
> 1
>
> 1
>
> Double-crested Cormorant
>
> 6
>
> 5
>
> 0
>
> 0
>
> 0
>
> 11
>
> 2
>
> American Bittern
>
> 2
>
> 1
>
> 0
>
> 0
>
> 0
>
> 3
>
> 2
>
> Great Blue Heron
>
> 1
>
> 0
>
> 0
>
> 0
>
> 0
>
> 1
>
> 1
>
> White-faced Ibis
>
> 1
>
> 0
>
> 0
>
> 0
>
> 0
>
> 1
>
> 1
>
> Red-tailed Hawk
>
> 0
>
> 0
>
> 0
>
> 1
>
> 2
>
> 3
>
> 3
>
> Western Kingbird
>
> 4
>
> 0
>
> 6
>
> 1
>
> 2
>
> 13
>
> 8
>
> Eastern Kingbird
>
> 1
>
> 1
>
> 1
>
> 1
>
> 1
>
> 5
>
> 5
>
> Horned Lark
>
> 0
>
> 2
>
> 1
>
> 16
>
> 13
>
> 32
>
> 14
>
> Bank Swallow
>
> 0
>
> 0
>
> 0
>
> 3
>
> 1
>
> 4
>
> 2
>
> Barn Swallow
>
> 26
>
> 4
>
> 2
>
> 1
>
> 1
>
> 34
>
> 7
>
> Cliff Swallow
>
> 0
>
> 0
>
> 2
>
> 0
>
> 0
>
> 2
>
> 2
>
> Marsh Wren
>
> 23
>
> 2
>
> 0
>
> 0
>
> 0
>
> 25
>
> 4
>
> Brown Thrasher
>
> 2
>
> 0
>
> 0
>
> 0
>
> 2
>
> 4
>
> 4
>
> Grasshopper Sparrow
>
> 4
>
> 7
>
> 3
>
> 10
>
> 15
>
> 39
>
> 26
>
> Lark Sparrow
>
> 2
>
> 1
>
> 14
>
> 14
>
> 3
>
> 34
>
> 18
>
> Lark Bunting
>
> 0
>
> 0
>
> 1
>
> 2
>
> 22
>
> 25
>
> 11
>
> Yellow-headed Blackbird
>
> 28
>
> 4
>
> 4
>
> 13
>
> 0
>
> 49
>
> 10
>
> Bobolink
>
> 0
>
> 5
>
> 0
>
> 0
>
> 0
>
> 5
>
> 2
>
> Eastern Meadowlark
>
> 1
>
> 0
>
> 0
>
> 0
>
> 0
>
> 1
>
> 1
>
> Western Meadowlark
>
> 14
>
> 46
>
> 35
>
> 25
>
> 29
>
> 149
>
> 46
>
> Orchard Oriole
>
> 1
>
> 0
>
> 5
>
> 1
>
> 3
>
> 10
>
> 7
>
> Bullock's Oriole
>
> 0
>
> 0
>
> 0
>
> 0
>
> 1
>
> 1
>
> 1
>
> Red-winged Blackbird
>
> 44
>
> 40
>
> 29
>
> 44
>
> 13
>
> 170
>
> 26
>
> Brown-headed Cowbird
>
> 1
>
> 3
>
> 10
>
> 4
>
> 10
>
> 28
>
> 15
>
> Common Grackle
>
> 0
>
> 0
>
> 0
>
> 0
>
> 3
>
> 3
>
> 2
>
> Common Yellowthroat
>
> 12
>
> 2
>
> 1
>
> 0
>
> 0
>
> 15
>
> 9
>
> Blue Grosbeak
>
> 2
>
> 2
>
> 2
>
> 2
>
> 3
>
> 11
>
> 10
>
> Dickcissel
>
> 0
>
> 8
>
> 4
>
> 3
>
> 8
>
> 23
>
> 13
>
> *Cinnamon Teal*
>
> 0
>
> 1
>
> 0
>
> 0
>
> 0
>
> 1
>
> 1
>
> *Greater Prairie-Chicken*
>
> 4
>
> 0
>
> 0
>
> 0
>
> 0
>
> 4
>
> 1
>
> *Black-necked Stilt*
>
> 2
>
> 0
>
> 0
>
> 0
>
> 0
>
> 2
>
> 1
>
> *Northern Harrier*
>
> 0
>
> 1
>
> 0
>
> 0
>
> 0
>
> 1
>
> 1
>
> *American Crow*
>
> 0
>
> 0
>
> 0
>
> 0
>
> 1
>
> 1
>
> 1
>
> *Eastern Bluebird*
>
> 0
>
> 0
>
> 1
>
> 0
>
> 0
>
> 1
>
> 1
>
> *American Goldfinch*
>
> 0
>
> 0
>
> 1
>
> 0
>
> 0
>
> 1
>
> 1
>
> *Yellow Warbler*
>
> 1
>
> 0
>
> 1
>
> 0
>
> 0
>
> 2
>
> 2
>
> *Total Species : 57*
>
> *Total ind. : 1002*
>
>
>
>
> Tobin Brown
>
> Lancaster County
> 402-213-4014
> https://ebird.org/profile/NDA1ODIzNg/US-NE >
>
>
>
