Bird Calendars
October Bird Calendar for the Omaha Nebraska area
By Babs Padelford
| Species | Location |
| Grebes - Western, Horned & Eared - early to late | Lake Manawa, Iowa; Papio Damsite Lakes - Douglas & Sarpy Counties |
| Raptors: Northern Harrier, Sharp-shinned Hawk, Coopers's Hawk, Northern Goshawk, Red-tailed Hawk | Hitchcock Nature Area, Iowa; Neale Woods, Omaha |
| Passerines: Hermit Thrush, Winter Wren | Fontenelle Forest, Bellevue |
| American Pipit | Jack Sinn WMA, Lancaster County |
| Ruby-crowned, Golden-crowned Kinglets, Yellow-rumped Warbler | Papio Damsite Lakes - Douglas & Sarpy Counties; parks; yards |
| LeConte's Sparrow, Nelson's Sharp-tailed Sparrow (rare) | Jack Sinn WMA, Lancaster County |
| Fox, Lincoln's, Swamp, Whit-throated, White-crowned, Harris Sparrows, Dark-eyed Junco, Purple Finch | Fontenelle Forest, Bellevue; Neale Woods, Omaha; Papio Damsite Lakes - Douglas & Sarpy Counties; Elmwood Park, Omaha |
| Species | Location |
| Double-crested Cormorant | Papio Damsite Lakes - Douglas & Sarpy Counties; Lake Manawa, Iowa |
| Species | Location |
| Osprey | Hitchcock Nature Area, Iowa; area lakes |
| Swainson's Hawk, American Kestrel | Hitchcock Nature Area, Iowa |
| Franklin's Gull | Lake Manawa, Iowa (large numbers) |
| Orange-crowned, Nashville, Pine Warblers | Fontenelle Forest, Bellevue; Neale Woods, Omaha; Elmwood Park, Omaha |
| Species | Location |
|
Common Loon, Horned Grebe |
Lake Manawa, Iowa; Papio Damsite Lakes - Douglas & Sarpy Counties |
| Sabine's Gull | Branched Oak & Pawnee Lakes, Lancaster County |
| Species | Location |
| Ducks and Geese | Area Lakes |
| Bonaparte's Gull | Cunningham Lake, Omaha; Lake Manawa, Iowa |
| Saw Whet Owl (rare) | Pine and Cedar Groves |
| American Tree Sparrow | Papio Damsite Lakes - Douglas & Sarpy Counties; rural roadsides |
