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Appendix B: Bird Species of Conservation Concern in Nebraska
Pages 287-290

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From page 287...
... Appendix B Bird Species of Conservation Concern in Nebraskaa Species Statusb Occurrence in Central Plattec Habitatd Bald eagle 1 B,W Partial Whooping crane 1 M Open Piping plover 1 B Open Mountain plover 1 -- -Eskimo curlew 1 M Open Least tern 1 B Open Trumpeter swan 2 M,W Open Ferruginous hawk 2 M Partial Greater prairie chicken 2 B,W Open Sandhill crane 2 M Open Willet 2 M Open Long-billed curlew 2 -- -Buff-breasted sandpiper 2 -- -Wilson's phalarope 2 B,M Open Yellow-billed cuckoo 2 B Partial Burrowing owl 2 B Open Whip-poor-will 2 -- -Red-headed woodpecker 2 B Partial Loggerhead shrike 2 B Open 287
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From page 288...
... 288 APPENDIX B Species Statusb Occurrence in Central Plattec Habitatd Bell's vireo 2 B Open Cerulean warbler 2 -- -Lark bunting 2 -- -Henslow's sparrow 2 B Open Harris's sparrow 2 W Open McCown's longspur 2 -- -Chestnut-collared longspur 2 -- -Dickcissel 2 B Open Bobolink 2 B Open Northern harrier 3 B,M,W Open Swainson's hawk 3 B Open Sharp-tailed grouse 3 -- -Northern bobwhite 3 B,W Partial Virginia rail 3 B Open American avocet 3 -- -American bittern 3 B Open Upland sandpiper 3 B Open American woodcock 3 B Closed Black tern 3 M Open Black-billed cuckoo 3 B Closed Barn owl 3 -- -Short-eared owl 3 W Open Chuck-will's widow 3 -- -Chimney swift 3 B Partial Great crested flycatcher 3 B Closed Cassin's kingbird 3 -- -Long-eared owl 3 B Closed Sedge wren 3 B Open Ovenbird 3 B Closed Yellow breasted chat 3 -- -Lark sparrow 3 B Open Grasshopper sparrow 3 B Open Eastern meadowlark 3 B Open Orchard oriole 3 B Partial Baltimore oriole 3 B Closed Bullock's oriole 3 -- -Clark's grebe 4 -- -
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From page 289...
... Partial habitat is characterized by widely scattered trees where canopies do not often touch and shrubs may be present but are not impenetrable. In closed habitat, tree canopies frequently touch, and understory vegetation can be very thick.
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