by Ann Markin | Aug 7, 2021 | Birds, Migration, Uncategorized
During the fall, as the days grow shorter and the temperatures begin to cool, millions of birds are preparing for the most hazardous journey of their lives. Long migrations are deadly for birds. It is estimated that about half of all migrating birds do not survive...
by Ann Markin | Jan 10, 2021 | Birds, cranes, Migration, Sandhill Cranes
For a few weeks each spring, one of the world’s most awesome wildlife spectacles occurs right here in Nebraska. Nearly half a million sandhill cranes descend upon the Platte River Valley to feed and rest before continuing their long northward migration to their...
