Nebraska

Sunrise on the Platte River in late March: no better time and no better place for a birder, especially when, as this year, you can be out there in a jacket!
Huge flocks of Sandhill Cranes had met us, right on cue, as we arrived in Grand Island Sunday afternoon, and it took us several hours [...]

Ring-necked Pheasant is a common introduced gamebird across most of the midwest, and the double honks of the roosters are a frequent sound this time of year in eastern Nebraska. On this trip, though we heard the birds a few times, the only one I actually saw was this one, which arrived on Jason’s doorstep [...]

In spite of the dramatic thunderstorms that hit Saturday morning, with lightning enough to chase us inside, the weather stayed warm while we were in eastern Nebraska. Eastern Bluebirds and Eastern Phoebes sang from the loess bluffs and fields, and Eastern Meadowlarks, typically an early April arrival, were firmly on territory at Walnut Creek (with [...]

The Aimophila Adventures trip to Nebraska each March is typically a late-winter trip, with chilly temperatures and at least a little snow on the ground. Not this year! It was in the high 60s Fahrenheit when I landed in Omaha last Wednesday, and American Robins, an exotic sight for a southwesterner, were running and singing [...]

Good to be home in warm Tucson! I’ve finished up the trip list from Nebraska, and anyone interested in seeing a copy is welcome to send me a note at birding@birdaz.com.
It would be invidious to pick out a single “highlight” from such a great tour, but here are a few of my favorites from this year’s trip:
Trumpeter Swan
Greater [...]