by William Hamson | Jul 10, 2026 | Uncategorized
Hey all!! Will here! I am excited to be back here at the Crane Trust for my second year as a Saunders Conservation Fellow! I cannot wait to see what things change between this year and last. I have already noticed changes within the bird communities such as less...
by Abraham Kanz | Apr 20, 2026 | Uncategorized
Starting in March 2025, the Crane Trust began a Sandhill Crane tracking study focused on estimating foraging range for Sandhill Cranes and examining shifts in crane migration through the central migratory corridor. For this project Crane Trust partnered with the...
by Bethany Ostrom | Apr 13, 2026 | Uncategorized
Hey all, This morning we conducted our last aerial survey of the spring crane migration. We did not see any cranes on our flight so our official count is 0 for week 9. However, thanks to Rowe Sanctuary’s river cam, we do know that there were around 1,000 cranes left...
by Bethany Ostrom | Apr 8, 2026 | Uncategorized
Hey all, On Monday the 6 th , we estimated at least 15,000 ± 2,000 Sandhill Cranes between Chapman and Overton NE. The season is definitely wrapping up. From this year’s plateau at half a million cranes surrounding week 5, we’ve experienced a very rapid drop in...
by Bethany Ostrom | Mar 31, 2026 | Uncategorized
Hey all, On March 30th we surveyed the Central Platte River Valley and we estimate there are at least 60,800 +/- 12,400 Sandhill Cranes within the valley. A majority of the cranes are between Shelton and Kearney. This is a dramatic decrease from last week’s 400,000...
by Bethany Ostrom | Mar 21, 2026 | Uncategorized
Week 6 Aerial Sandhill Crane Survey Hey all,On March 19 th we estimated there are at least 400,000 +/- 49,000 Sandhill Cranes in the Central Platte River Valley. A few variables during the survey likely contributed to a lower estimate than anticipated. While this...
