Audubon Nebraska

Looking to go birding in Nebraska? Find the best places in the state for birds by visiting the websites below:

Nebraska Birding Trails

Audubon Society of Omaha

Nebraska Ornithologists' Union

Kathy's Western Nebraska Birding

Want to visit some beautiful Nebraska prairies? Here are some links to help you find your way:

Spring Creek Prairie Audubon Center

Prairie Plains Resource Institute

The Nature Conservancy

Nebraska Field Research Sites, University of Nebraska-Lincoln

Wachiska Audubon Society, Lincoln

Homestead National Monument, Beatrice

Eastern bluebird

Two sites added to Audubon's Important Bird Areas in Nebraska

The Greater Gracie Creek Landscape and the Aldrich Prairie Research Site bring the state's IBA total to 26. See the IBA page for more information.

Rivers and Wildlife Celebration
Kearney, Nebraska
March 18-21, 2010

Updated February 2010

On-line registration for the RWC is now open.

Click here to be taken to the registration page.

Update: As of Monday, Feb. 8, the following events are full:
* Photography workshop
* Friday evening crane viewing
* Saturday morning crane viewing
* Half-day Sunday morning field trip
Waiting lists are being kept for all full events.

To order a conference t-shirt, follow this link.

Please note the following:
* Fill out one on-line registration form for each person attending. Proceed to checkout when all persons you are registering for have been entered.
* The photography workshop and field trips are for conference registrants only.
* Registration fees include all programs and speakers, plus breakfast, lunch, and banquet on Saturday (vegetation options will be available). Field trips and photography workshop are extra.
* Prices for overall registration and some events will increase after Feb. 28.
* Get your hotel reservations.

The registration brochure, which details the list of activities for the weekend, can be downloaded here. Print the form, fill out the registration pages, and send with check or credit card information to the address on page 2 of the form. If you prefer to have a hard copy of the registration materials mailed to you, call (402) 797-2301.

Main speakers:

Scott Weidensaul — Naturalist, author of more than two dozen natural history books, including Living on the Wind: Across the Hemisphere with Migratory Birds, a Pulitzer Prize finalist
Michael Forsberg — Nature photographer, author of Great Plains: America's Lingering Wild
Ron Klataske — Executive director, Audubon of Kansas
Chris Wood — Cornell Lab of Ornithology

Other Birding Festivals

Wings and Wildlife Festival of Southern Nevada, March 11-15, 2010, Laughlin, Nevada.
Details can be found here.

Pending Legislation

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The mission of Audubon Nebraska is to promote the enjoyment, understanding, and conservation of Nebraska's natural heritage, especially native birds, other wildlife, and habitat.

Audubon Nebraska
11700 SW 100^th Street
P.O. Box 117
Denton, NE 68339
(402) 797-2301
(402) 797-2304 (fax)
E-mail

Spring Creek Prairie Audubon Center
11700 SW 100^th Street
P.O. Box 117
Denton, NE 68339
(402) 797-2301
(402) 797-2304 (fax)
E-mail

Hours: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. weekdays and 1 to 5 p.m. weekends throughout the year except major holidays. Admission charge (free admission Tuesdays). Memberships available.

Rowe Sanctuary and the Iain Nicolson Audubon Center
44450 Elm Island Road
Gibbon, NE 68840
(308) 468-5282
(308) 486-5627 (fax)
E-mail