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Newspaper

Polk Progress

Location

Polk, Nebraska, United States of America

Date

Dec 20, 1973

Page

4

Crow-filled Platte Valley Birding Trip Notches Cardinal Count

In a Platte valley Sunday outing Lee Morris Swede Lind and I spotted a large flock of crows and a surprising cardinal total. We also observed a Lapland longspur a purple finch a Cooper's hawk three bluebirds red-bellied woodpecker and cedar waxwings among other species while noting robins, pine siskins, juncos and tree sparrows.

Platte Valley Lee Morris Lind Platte Nebraska Lee Lapland Oregon Harris and Coopers Covenant Cedars Shenk Claude Shenk

Community Guests Share Meals and Milestones in Central Nebraska

Enoch Peterson and Gordon Peterson of Hordville celebrated Enoch's birthday as Thursday supper guests in Richard Johnson's home. Sunday visitors included Mrs Patty Hanson and children of York and Robin Flodman of Central City. Several local families hosted dinners, lunches, and anniversaries, with events at Stromsburg Viking Center and the Evangelical Church in Stromsburg.

Enoch Peterson Gordon Peterson Hordville Richard Johnson Patty Hanson York Robin Flodman Central City Carroll Flodman Doyle Klingsporn Gail Troy Edward Hafer Denise Ohio Herbert Wurtz Clarks Ruth Aker Nell Aker Wallace Sandell M. G. Lindburg Dwight Burney Farmers Union Viking Center Stromsburg Mer Hans Jensen Aurora Denmark Arlette Johnson Hampton Marvin Fredrickson Irvin Anderson Blanche Sundberg John Falk Evangelical Church In C. M. Fredrickson Lester Anderson Osceola Dick Harless Larry Coover Dave Ekdahl

Prairie chicken sighting along Nebraska river road noted

The observer records adding a prairie chicken to a 1973 list after spotting a swift flying hen while returning from the west end of the river birding road near the Platte. He recalls Sharps of western Nebraska and mentions juvenile white throat sparrows and a brown creeper at the feeder and tree trunk.

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