by Bethany Ostrom | Feb 27, 2025 | Uncategorized
Hey all, On Thursday, 2/27/2025, we estimated 50,000 +/- 5,000 Sandhill Cranes between Chapman and Overton, NE. A majority of the cranes were between Highway 281 and Alda Rd. bridge. However, around 7,000 were seen east, over by Philips, NE. These numbers are very...
by Bethany Ostrom | Feb 21, 2025 | Uncategorized
Hey all, It’s a cold start to Crane Season here in Nebraska with multiple days of the highs being in single digits or even negative. You may have noticed this first blog of the season is a little late. In our ideal world, this morning (2/21) was supposed to be our 2...
by Bethany Ostrom | Nov 7, 2024 | Uncategorized
Hey all! Surprised to hear from me so soon? It’s Crane Season again!… Wait… it’s not March! It may not be March or the spring crane migration, but what goes up (north) must come down (south). It’s the fall crane migration! Cranes are leaving their breeding...
by Bethany Ostrom | Apr 19, 2024 | Uncategorized
Hey all! On Wednesday the 17th we saw 0 sandhill cranes between Overton and Chapman, NE. This is a 100% decrease from last week with our 57,000 on the 8th. However, I have gotten reports of a few stragglers still in the area (it is much easier to spot 1000s of cranes...
by Bethany Ostrom | Apr 10, 2024 | Uncategorized
Hey all, Well, a lot has changed since the last time you’ve heard from me. On Monday we estimated 57,000 +/- 4,200 Sandhill Cranes between Overton and Chapman NE. This is a whopping (or should I say whooping) 85% decrease from last Wednesday. As those in the area...
