Date: 5/26/26 1:13 pm From: Jon Strong via groups.io <jon.strong...> Subject: Re: [NEBirds] eBird Hotspot updates to Platte River SP and Neale Woods
Tobin, part of Nebraska is also in DeSoto NWR across the river in Iowa. The line is actually across some water on the refuge on the Iowa side. Jon S. Omaha, NE
On Tuesday, May 26, 2026 at 09:37:44 AM CDT, Tobin Brown via groups.io <tobinjbrown...> wrote:
Nebraska eBirders,
(especially Cass and Douglas County birders)
I've made a couple of hotspot additions that might be interesting and/or useful.
First, I've added several sub-hotspots to Platte River SP in Cass County, including the most commonly birded area: Stone Creek Falls. Since it is a large park, breaking it up into a few areas made sense to avoid the driving distance on checklists. It looks like some people are already using these more accurate locations, which is great!
Second (more important for county listers), I've added a second hotspot to Neale Woods. While Keegan and I were looking for Acadian Flycatchers yesterday in Douglas County, we realized we had actually hiked over the county line into Washington. I've added Neale Woods--Washington Co. to handle this. The majority of Raccoon Hollow (Acadian Flycatcher territory) is actually in Washington County. The attached map shows roughly where the county line is.
P.S. As always don't hesitate to reach out with questions or suggestions, or suggest your personal locations as hotspots. We've added quite a few in the last few months, and it's cool to see the map filling out.
----Tobin BrownLincoln, NE
eBird Hotspot Editor, Nebraska
