Science Snippet: Crane Tracking

March Speaker Series

Science Snippet: Crane Tracking with Bethany Ostrom, Lead Biologist at Crane Trust

March 29th at 10 a.m. – Free and open to the public!

In March of 2025, the Crane Trust initiated a donor-funded project to band and track sandhill cranes in order to better understand how they utilize the Platte River valley on their migration route. Our team successfully caught and banded 5 sandhill cranes… and watched as they continued their journey northward into Canada, Alaska, and even Siberia–then returned in the Fall to fly south for the winter. Now they are on their way back again. What have we learned from watching them for a year? Come find out. Crane Trust lead biologist Bethany Ostrom will lead you on the journey of where our five cranes have been… and where this project will go next.

Explore our full list of March Speakers below!

March 6th at 10 a.m.- Private Lives of Sandhill Cranes with Keanna Leonard
March 7th at 10 a.m.- Stories for the Virtual Stream with Kylee Warren, Virtual Programs Producer at Crane Trust
March 7th at 1 p.m.- Segments from The Americas 45 min showing and talk about filming with Alex Wiles
March 8th at 10 a.m.- Crane Counting with Bethany Ostrom, Lead Biologist at Crane Trust
March 8th at 2 p.m.- The World of Cranes: Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow with George Archibald
March 11th at 2 p.m.- Wild Cranes in Art and History with Andrew Peters
March 12th at 2 p.m.- BIRDWATCH: Bioinformatic Risk Detection & Waterfowl Assessment for Tracking, Control, & Health with Lisa Kercher
March 13th at 2 p.m.- An issue of scale: building coalitions to address wetland habitat connectivity challenges in the Great Plains using a flagship species with Andrew J. Caven, Vice President – North America Programs, International Crane Foundation
March 15th at 10 a.m.- Science Snippet: Crane Trapping with Abraham Kanz, Director of Conservation Research at Crane Trust
March 15th with three shows at 11 a.m., 1 p.m., & 3 p.m.- Remember the Way with Heather Henson
March 18th at 2 p.m.- Art and Conservation with Linda Syverson Guild
March 21st at 2 p.m.- Raptorology Demonstration with Deb Miller and live birds from Edgerton Explorit Center
March 22nd at 2 p.m.- Raptorology Demonstration with Deb Miller and live birds from Edgerton Explorit Center
March 22nd at 10 a.m.- Pawnee Nation: Past and Present with Matt Reed from Pawnee Nation
March 28th at 2 p.m.- Nebraska Big Year: Chasing 350 with Tobin Brown, Birder and Software Developer
March 29th at 10 a.m.- Science Snippet: Crane Tracking with Bethany Ostrom, Lead Biologist at Crane Trust