by Bethany Ostrom | Feb 23, 2026 | Uncategorized
Hey all, Happy crane season! On Monday the 23 rd of February we estimated 115,000 +/- 6,000 Sandhill Cranes between Chapman and Overton, NE, along the Platte River. On February 12 th, we estimated around 50,000 cranes in the area. These numbers are definitely on the...
by Bethany Ostrom | Jan 26, 2026 | Uncategorized
Hey all! It’s January 22, 2026, and we still have 35,000 +/- 5,000 Sandhill Cranes on the Platte River! We completed our last winter survey for the 2025/2026 winter season Wednesday morning (Jan 21 st ). Between all of our surveys this winter we’ve had nearly the same...
by Bethany Ostrom | Dec 18, 2025 | Uncategorized
Jolly greetings! Today we surveyed the Central Platte between Chapman and Overton, NE, for Sandhill Cranes for the last time… for 2025. We estimated around 31,000 Sandhill Cranes, all of which were just east of the Alda Rd. bridge over the south channel. We weren’t...
by Bethany Ostrom | Nov 14, 2025 | Uncategorized
Hey all!On Wednesday morning (11/12) we had 21,200 (+/- 1,600) Sandhill Cranes in the Central Platte River Valley! About 75% of the cranes were between Highway 281 and Alda Rd. viewing deck. It feels like early spring both on the ground and in the plane. We don’t know...
by Bethany Ostrom | Nov 6, 2025 | Uncategorized
Hey all! We got some cranes yesterday morning! We estimate around 1,500 Sandhill Cranes betweenChapman and Overton NE. The Sandhill Cranes were roosting in the river between Highway 281 and Alda Rd lookout. If the cranes stuck around last night they were illuminated...
