Date: 3/10/26 8:52 am From: bent6130 via groups.io <ericbents...> Subject: Re: [NEBirds] Carter Lake wintering waterfowl
Ross,
Regarding Carter Lake, I believe the timeframe you mentioned was when they began encouraging/enforcing lakeside house owners to clean up all dog waste, as it was creating water quality issues to include overgrowth of aquatic vegetation. According to my source, this enforcement did indeed improve water quality. Interestingly, as migrating waterfowl (both divers and dabblers) fuel up heavily on aquatic vegetation during migration, we might have a situation where less vegetation has resulted in less waterfowl.
An interesting convergence of timeframes but I could be wrong here.
Eric BentsOmaha, NE
On Sunday, March 8, 2026 at 09:51:25 AM CDT, Ross Silcock <silcock...> wrote:
#yiv4676919386 P {margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;}Looking back at mid-winter (7 Jan-14 Feb) waterfowl records at Carter Lake, there were several important records in 2013-2013 and 2013-2014. Since then, however, reports have been few.
Has the lake been modified so that it is less attractive to wintering waterfowl? Were those two winters unusually mild? Have there been planned fish kills/renovations?
Any info is welcome!
Ross
Ross Silcock Co-editor Birds of Nebraska OnlineEditor Seasonal Reports, Nebraska Bird Review.
