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Presented by: Mike White
mike3113@white-family.com

Gibbon Nebraska
 
Sandhill Crane Migration - Mar 19-21 2016

The Cranes have been migrating through this area for millions of years,
at night they roost in the Platte River, one of the last prairie rivers, during the
day they feed in surrounding wetlands & prior years corn fields, they must gain most
of their body weight, in this area, before continuing their northern migration, they receive
support from organizations like the Rowe Sanctuary and others, and viewed between Grand
Island and Kearney Nebraska, mid March is the peak migration numbers, Gibbon Nebraska,
between Kearney & Grand Island is one major areas to view concentrations of Sandhill Cranes.
This is the last major migration of any bird species in the United States, now about 600,000 in number.

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Cranes returning to middle of Platte River, at sunset, to roost until over-night until sunrise

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Asian Male Ring-neck Pheasant

 

 

 

 

 

Male & Female Wigeon Ducks

 


Canadian Geese with Wigeon Ducks


Female & Male Shoveler Ducks

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