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What is Birding?
Birdwatching or birding is the observation and study of birds
with the naked eye or through a visual enhancement device
like binoculars. Birding often involves a significant auditory
component, as many bird species are more readily detected
and identified by ear than by eye. Most birders and birdwatchers
pursue this activity for recreational or social reasons, unlike
ornithologists, who are engaged in the formal scientific study
of birds.
Our goal...
- To direct bird watchers to underutilized birding sites
along Highway 14.
- To expose familes to unique bird watching opportunities
near home and in distand locations.
- To explore an avenue that extends 200 miles from North
to South across Nebraska.
- To target birders, naturalists, and general eco-tourists,
who will find a wide array of birds and hidden sites.
| Highway 14 Birding
Locations - check map to left for corresponding
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- Niobrara State Park ~ 42.756N
- 98.064W
402-857-3373
www.ngpc.state.ne.us/parks/guides/parksearch/showpark.asp?Area_No=12
Whipperwills, Bald Eagles & Ospreys
- Gavins Points ~ 42.844N - 97.646W
www.nwo.usace.army.mil/html/Lake_Proj/gavinspoint/recreation.html
Gulls, Water Fowl, Eagles
- Ashfall Fossil Beds State Park
~ 42.422N - 98.158W
www.ngpc.state.ne.us/parks/guides/parksearch/showpark.asp?Area_No=279
Upland Sandpiper, Rock Wren, Belted King Fisher
- Olson Nature Preserve ~ N41 47
59.8, W98 06 15.9
Prairie Plains Resource Center, Bill & Jan Whitney
~ 402-684-5535
ppri@hamilton.net
Cardinal, Baltimore Oriole, Roosting Site for Bald
Eagles on Winter Migration
- Beaver Bend Wildlife Mgmt. Area ~
41.586N - 97.884W
Warren Schwanebeck ~ 402-993-2926
- Loup PPD Wildlife Mgmt. Area "Headgates"
~ 41.408N - 97.765W
Gary Pearson ~ 402-910-1732
Bald Eagles, Blue Heron, White Cattle Egrets, Pelicans,
Redwing Black Birds
- Bader Memorial Park ~ 40° 59'
15.9"N - 98° 08' 59.3"W
Platte Peer Group ~ 308-986-2522
Over 200 Species, Scheduled Bird Walks and Hikes Available
- Back Yard Birding, Clay Center
~ 40.510170N - 98.004549W
Jim Baird ~ 402-762-3304
House Finch, Snow, Blue & White Front Geese, Spring
Migration of Waterfowl
- Nebraska Bluebirders, Nelson ~
40.199707N - 98.067434W
Loren Jensen ~ 402-224-3012
Bluebird
For further information, please contact
www.nebraskabirdingtrails.com
www.chickendancetrail.com
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