by Bethany Ostrom | Mar 1, 2024 | Uncategorized
Happy March! As everyone at the Crane Trust is bustling to welcome guests from all over the world, we had quite the influx of sandhill cranes into the Central Platte River Valley (CPRV). On February 29th we estimated 272,000 + 43,000 sandhill cranes between Chapman...
by Bethany Ostrom | Feb 25, 2024 | Uncategorized
Another record week! On February 24, 2024, we estimated 122,700 + 9,100 Sandhill Cranes between Chapman and Overton, NE. A large majority of these cranes were roosting between highway 34 and Wood River, with only a few thousand spread out throughout the remaining...
by Bethany Ostrom | Feb 15, 2024 | Uncategorized
On February 14th, 2024, we estimated 38,000 ± 6,800 Sandhill Cranes between Chapman and Overton, NE. This is the highest count on record during the first week of our aerial surveys! * Most of these cranes were located between Grand Island and Wood River, NE which is...
by Bethany Ostrom | Feb 6, 2024 | Uncategorized
Next week, we take the first of our yearly aerial crane count surveys of 2024! I would say that this time of year has snuck up on us but if you have been staying up to date on happenings around the Crane Trust you know the cranes have not necessarily given us a break...
