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North Platte National Wildlife Refuge
Crescent Lake National Wildlife Refuge   |   Crescent Lake/North Platte NWR Complex

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Species of Special Concern

Common Loon - (Gavia adamsii)

  • Family: Loons (Gaviidae)
  • Status: Migrant
  • Monitoring Program: Bimonthly survey

White-faced Ibis - (Plegadis chihi)

  • Family: Herons and Allies (Threskiornithidae)
  • Status: Rare migrant
  • Monitoring Program: Bimonthly survey
 
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Photo of white-faced ibis - Photo credit: Don Poggensee

Trumpeter Swan - (Cygnus bucccinator)

  • Family: Swans, Geese and Ducks (Anatidae)
  • Status: Rare migrant
  • Monitoring Program: Bimonthly survey

Northern Harrier - (Circus cyaneus)

  • Family: Kites, Hawks, Eagles and Ospreys (Accipitridae)
  • Status: Migrant
  • Monitoring Program: Bimonthly survey

Ferruginous Hawk - (Buteo regalis)

  • Family: Kites, Hawks, Eagles and Ospreys (Accipitridae)
  • Status: Migrant, winter resident?
  • Monitoring Program: Record all observations

Upland Sandpiper - (Bartramia longicauda)

  • Family: Sandpipers (Scolopacidae)
  • Status: Migrant
  • Monitoring Program: Bimonthly survey

Long-billed Curlew - (Numenius americanus)

  • Family: Sandpipers (Scolopacidae)
  • Status: Migrant
  • Monitoring Program: Bimonthly survey

Photo of long-billed curlew - Photo credit: Don Poggensee

Black Tern - (Chidonias niger)

  • Family: Terns (Laridae)
  • Status: Migrant
  • Monitoring Program: Bimonthly survey

Barn Owl - (Tyto alba)

  • Family: Barn owls (Tytoidae)
  • Status: Rare
  • Monitoring Program: Record all sightings

Photo of barn owl - Photo credit: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

Red-headed Woodpecker - (Melanerpes erythrocephalus)

  • Family: Woodpeckers (Picidae)
  • Status: Migrant, breeding?
  • Monitoring Program: Record all sightings

Loggerhead Shrike - (Lanius excubitor)

  • Family: Shrikes (Laniidae)
  • Status: Breeding?
  • Monitoring Program: Record all sightings

Lark Sparrow - (Chondestes grammacus)

  • Family: Sparrows (Emberizidae)
  • Status: Breeding
  • Monitoring Program:

Lark Bunting - (Calamospiza melanocorys)

  • Family: Sparrows (Emberizidae)
  • Status:
  • Monitoring Program:

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