by Emma Richards | Jun 13, 2024 | Uncategorized
Howdy folks! I’m so excited to be working with the Crane Trust over the next year! I graduated from the University of Minnesota Twin Cities (Ski-U-Mah!) last May with a Bachelor’s of Science in Fisheries, Wildlife and Conservation Biology. I grew up in Southeastern...
by Matt Urbanski | Apr 23, 2024 | Uncategorized
Starting in mid-January, the Crane Trust science team surveys our greater prairie chickens’ (Tympanuchus cupido pinnatus) lekking behavior on Mormon Island. To complete a survey, we have to meet at our headquarters while it is still dark, drive to Mormon Island, walk...
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...
by Bethany Ostrom | Apr 4, 2024 | Uncategorized
Hey all, This week on April 3rd, we saw 392,000 +/- 55,000 Sandhill Cranes between Overton, NE, and Chapman, NE. This is around a 24% decrease from what we saw last week. However, we saw a substantial increase in the western segments, specifically between Kearney and...
by Bethany Ostrom | Mar 30, 2024 | Uncategorized
On March 28th, we estimated 486,000 +/- 78,000 Sandhill Cranes between Chapman and Overton along with at least 91 Whooping Cranes reported between our partners! This is the 3rd week in a row with numbers above 400,000, which has only been recorded a few times in...
