Date: 11/4/26 6:16 pm From: Robin Harding via NEBirds <pine2siskin4...> Subject: [NEBirds] Lincoln County birds
Nebraska birders,
I couldn't resist chasing county birds in the North Platte area on Wednesday, November 04. I asked Boni for directions and instructions on finding birds at the North Platte sewage ponds. She graciously gave the information needed to enter the area and find the birds. She even met me there so that we could bird together for a while. My ebird checklist number is S407976346. The Surf Scoter is a new Lincoln County bird. We couldn't find the Long-tailed Duck.
Boni told me about a lake just south of the sewage pond where she saw shorebirds earlier. The lake is just east of Paulson's Ready Mix. On Google Maps, there's no name on the road nor the lake. I was thrilled to see so many Hooded Mergansers. I also saw a few Greater Yellowlegs which was a new Lincoln County bird for me. My ebird checklist number is S408000061.
Boni also told me that she had seen Red-breasted Mergansers at Lake Maloney yesterday. I could not find them on this day but it was mid-afternoon and windy. I went back to the lake east of Paulson's to see if I had missed anything. This time I added Long-billed Dowitchers and Wilson's Snipe. My ebird checklist number is S408016277. I'm sorry for my senility, I don't remember how to make it a link.
Many thanks to Boni helping me find the birds. My new total for Lincoln County is 186.
