Date: 11/5/26 8:23 am From: Boni Edwards via NEBirds <boniedwards...> Subject: Re: [NEBirds] Lincoln County birds
The small pond Robin is talking about is a Department of Roads wetlands
mitigation site. The trail leading to it is maintained by the city of
North Platte. The no trespassing signs are for the properties either side
of the road which are owned by the Dept of Roads.
Boni
On Thu, Nov 5, 2026, 9:49 AM Robin Harding via NEBirds <pine2siskin4=
<gmail.com...> wrote:
>
> Nebraska birders,
>
> This is a revised version of my previous message. I've included the links
> to my ebird lists and a little more about the lake south of the North
> Platte sewage pond.
>
> 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 https://ebird.org/checklist/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. It's
> not on Google Maps nor Nebraska Department of Roads maps. It must be
> PRIVATE PROPERTY. There's a dead-end road. It looks like it's OK to park
> at the end and look at 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
> https://ebird.org/checklist/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
> https://ebird.org/checklist/S408016277.
>
> Many thanks to Boni helping me find the birds. My new total for Lincoln
> County is 186.
>
> Robin Harding
> Shelton, Nebr.
>
> On Wed, Nov 4, 2026 at 8:15 PM Robin Harding via NEBirds <pine2siskin4=
> <gmail.com...> wrote:
>
>>
>> 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.
>>
>> Robin Harding
>> Shelton, Nebr.
>>
>>
>
