PHOTO
BY
BOB
GRIER
F E A T U R E S
20
MARSHES
A Winter Refuge for Pheasants
Story and photos by Gerry Steinauer
28
OUTDOOR NEBRASKA
What to Do in December
By Renae Blum
30
THE DAY AFTER CHRISTMAS
Story and photos by Gerry Steinauer
36
THE OLD FILLING STATION
By David L. Bristow
38
CITIZEN SCIENCE
Making Their Own Discoveries
By Renae Blum
44
OL' ROUGH LEGS
Story and photos by Justin Haag
46
THE CLEARWATER ELK
A Follow-up
By Eric Fowler
D E P A R T M E N T S
6 Your Nebraska
10 In the Field
56 Mixed Bag
68 Portraits from the Past
70 The Last Stop
O N T H E W E B
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Volume 97 No. 10
December 2019
Cover: A Harris's sparrow looks up
toward the falling snow in Madison
County.
Photo by Aaron Beckman.
50
TURTLES
Slowing Down for Winter
Story and photos by Justin Haag
52
KIDS ON ICE
By Justin Haag
Nebraskaland (VOL. 97 / NO. 10 ISSN 0028-1964) is published monthly, except for the combined Jan./Feb. and Aug./Sept. issues, by the Nebraska Game and Parks Commission, 2200 N. 33rd
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