Another survey of distinct wetlands along the southern boundary of Holt County provide additional details on the value of these habitats for wildbirds. The observations were recorded on September 3rd by Jason Thiele at the local wetlands, most of which are associated with the headwaters of Clearwater Creek, thus the CC designation. Each of these site names have been designated to the specific site indicated by the ebird checklists, but are a geographic locality rather than a roadway site name as originally given. Some of the wetland habitat areas are part of the same area, but were designated as different localities because they were in either of the two counties ... Holt or Wheeler. Road 846 is the county boundary.
This is the list of the 47 species observed. Note the prominence of waterfowl, including the ibis (glossy or white-faced) and the number of pelican that utilize Goose Lake WMA. Shorebirds noted were other important finds. Many of these species may forage at the smaller wetlands area and then return to the wildlife management area for an overnight stay. This survey effort was also valuable in denoting songbirds present in the area during late summer and after the breeding season.
| Proper Name | Goose Lake WMA | CC Meadow | CC Wetlands | CC Wetlands North | Clearwater 502 Meadow | Clearwater 846 Meadow | Clearwater Wetlands | Clearwater Wetlands North | Deloit Meadow |
| Canada Goose | -- | -- | -- | 40 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Wood Duck | -- | 6 | 9 | 3 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Blue-winged Teal | -- | 40 | 30 | 15 | -- | 30 | 10 | -- | -- |
| Mallard | -- | 12 | 2 | 2 | -- | 8 | -- | -- | -- |
| Ibis | -- | 15 | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1 | -- | -- |
| Great Blue Heron | -- | -- | -- | 1 | -- | -- | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| American White Pelican | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 150 |
| Turkey Vulture | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2 | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Cooper's Hawk | -- | 1 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Red-tailed Hawk | 1 | -- | -- | 1 | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1 |
| Killdeer | 1 | -- | -- | 8 | -- | 6 | -- | -- | -- |
| Least Sandpiper | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 8 | -- | -- | -- |
| Wilson's Snipe | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1 | -- | -- | -- |
| Solitary Sandpiper | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2 | -- | -- | -- |
| Forster's Tern | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2 |
| Eurasian Collared Dove | -- | -- | -- | 2 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Mourning Dove | 2 | -- | -- | 30 | -- | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| Belted Kingfisher | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1 | -- |
| Red-headed Woodpecker | -- | -- | -- | 3 | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1 |
| Northern Flicker | -- | 1 | -- | 1 | -- | 1 | -- | -- | 1 |
| American Kestrel | 1 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1 | -- |
| Eastern Kingbird | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1 | 1 |
| Warbling Vireo | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2 |
| Red-eyed Vireo | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2 |
| Black-capped Chickadee | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2 |
| Barn Swallow | 1 | -- | -- | 30 | -- | 2 | -- | -- | -- |
| Marsh Wren | -- | 1 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| House Wren | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1 | -- | -- | 1 |
| White-breasted Nuthatch | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2 |
| Grey Catbird | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 5 |
| Brown Thrasher | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1 |
| Common Starling | 10 | -- | 11 | 30 | -- | -- | 20 | -- | -- |
| American Robin | -- | -- | -- | 1 | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2 |
| American Goldfinch | 1 | -- | -- | 3 | -- | 2 | -- | -- | -- |
| Nashville Warbler | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1 |
| American Yellow Warbler | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2 |
| Wilson's Warbler | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1 |
| Yellow-headed Blackbird | -- | -- | -- | 3 | -- | -- | 20 | -- | -- |
| Bobolink | -- | -- | -- | 30 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Western Meadowlark | 3 | -- | -- | 6 | -- | 4 | -- | -- | -- |
| Baltimore Oriole | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1 |
| Red-winged Blackbird | -- | 8 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Brown-headed Cowbird | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 40 | -- | -- |
| Common Grackle | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 5 | -- |
| Song Sparrow | -- | -- | -- | 1 | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1 |
| Chipping Sparrow | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 5 |
| Northern Cardinal | 2 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
The overall tally of 47 species for this survey effort compares to 40 species as recorded on August 12th. The combined total is 57 species for both dates.
These records are especially valuable as they provide further details on the occurrence of a great variety of wildbirds that occur at wetlands habitat present along the proposed corridor of the r-project. This industrial powerline would bisect some of the wetland settings. It would also impose a powerline across the flight path used by wildbirds as they fly from the overnight roost at Goose Lake WMA to the wetlands just to the south.
