Group ID |
Number of Cranes |
Year |
Confirmed River Use |
Dates of Usea |
42A-1 |
3 |
1942 |
Y |
4/5 |
43A-1 |
1 |
1943 |
Y |
4/4 |
50A-1 |
1 |
1950 |
N |
5/4 |
59B-2 |
2 |
1959 |
N |
10/26 |
66B-2 |
5 |
1966 |
Y |
10/21-22 |
74B-5 |
2 |
1974 |
Y |
10/31-11/1 |
75A-6 |
7 |
1975 |
Y |
4/18-19 |
75A-7 |
5 |
1975 |
Y |
4/19-20 |
77A-4 |
1 |
1977 |
Y |
3/29 |
80A-11 |
2 |
1980 |
Y |
4/16-18 |
80A-12 |
2 |
1980 |
Y |
4/18 |
83B-21 |
5 |
1983 |
Y |
10/27-28 |
83B-22 |
3 |
1983 |
N |
10/28 |
85A-6 |
4 |
1985 |
N |
4/8 |
85B-18 |
3 |
1985 |
Y |
10/20-21 |
86B-58 |
3 |
1986 |
Y |
11/4-5 |
86B-88 |
3 |
1986 |
N |
11/7 |
87A-1 |
1 |
1987 |
Y |
3/17-4/19 |
87A-13 |
2 |
1987 |
N |
4/16 |
87B-2 |
2 |
1987 |
Y |
10/21-22 |
88A-1 |
2 |
1988 |
Y |
3/24-26 |
88A-2 |
2 |
1988 |
Y |
3/26-4/7 |
88A-3 |
1 |
1988 |
Y |
4/1-11 |
88A-4 |
1 |
1988 |
Y |
4/3-4 |
89A-1 |
1 |
1989 |
Y |
3/24-4/14 |
89A-13 |
1 |
1989 |
Y |
4/16-17 |
89B-5 |
4 |
1989 |
Y |
10/13-14 |
89B-18 |
2 |
1989 |
Y |
11/4 |
90A-4 |
3 |
1990 |
Y |
4/14-15 |
90B-15 |
3 |
1990 |
Y |
10/26-27 |
92A-3 |
2 |
1992 |
Y |
4/10 |
92A-4 |
4 |
1992 |
Y |
4/10-11 |
92A-5 |
6 |
1992 |
Y |
4/10-11 |
92A-10 |
5 |
1992 |
Y |
4/14 |
93A-2 |
5 |
1993 |
Y |
4/9-10 |
93A-3 |
2 |
1993 |
Y |
4/9-10 |
93A-4 |
2 |
1993 |
Y |
4/9-10 |
93B-16 |
1 |
1993 |
N |
10/23 |
94A-1 |
6 |
1994 |
N |
4/4 |
Location, milesb |
Bridge Segmentc |
River Milesd |
Comment |
3 E Lexington Bridge |
W |
— |
|
4 W Kearney Bridge |
9 |
— |
|
SE of Overton |
11 |
NA |
|
6 S, 5 E of Overton |
11 |
NA |
|
6 NE of Philips |
1 |
158 |
|
2 E Minden (#10) Bridge |
7 |
206 |
|
0.5 E Odessa Bridge |
9 |
223.5 |
Some of 9 birds hazed from Funk basin |
0.5 E Odessa Bridge |
9 |
223.5 |
|
2 E Minden (#10) Bridge |
7 |
206 |
|
Audubon Sanctuary |
6,7 |
207 |
Assumed same birds as 80A-12 |
1 E Minden/I-80 Interchange |
7 |
— |
|
6 SE of Shelton |
5 |
191.1 |
|
7 SE of Shelton |
5 |
NA |
Joined 83B-21 |
6 S, 2 W of Shelton |
6 |
NA |
Early AM; probable river use |
1.5 E Minden (#10) Bridge |
7 |
206.4 |
|
2 E Kearney Bridge |
8 |
213 |
Assumed same birds as 86B-88 |
1.5 S, 1 E of Hwy 44/I-80 Interchange |
8 |
NA |
|
W of Gibbon Bridge (Lowell area) |
6,7 |
202.9- 206.4 |
|
Mormon Island Crane Meadows |
3 |
NA |
Brief stop during day’s migration |
1.25 E Gibbon Bridge |
6 |
201.2 |
|
0.75 W Minden (#10) Bridge |
8 |
208.6, 209.6 |
Group moved to Odessa (88A-2) |
3 W Odessa Bridge |
9,10 |
226.3 227.6 |
See 88A-1 |
3 W Wood River Bridge |
5 |
189.5- 189.8 |
|
1 W Alda Bridge |
4 |
183 |
Possibly same bird as 88A-3 |
2.5 W Wood River Bridge |
5 |
188- 191.1 |
|
3 W Minden (#10) Bridge |
8 |
211 |
|
2.5 W Wood River Bridge |
5 |
|
|
2 E Alda Bridge |
3-4 |
180 |
2nd site 2 W Alda Bridge |
0.5 W Minden (#10) Bridge |
7 |
207.5 |
|
2.25 E Shelton Bridge |
5 |
193.5 |
Originally 2.5 W Wood River |
0.5 E Gibbon Bridge |
6 |
201.5 |
Joined 92A-4 to roost |
2 W Gibbon Bridge |
7 |
204.3 |
Includes 92A-3 birds |
0.25 E Overton Bridge |
11 |
239.0 |
|
2.5 W Gibbon Bridge |
7 |
204.7 |
Probably roosted 4/13-14 |
1.5 W Gibbon Bridge |
7 |
206.5 |
|
E of Alda Bridge |
3 |
180.2 |
|
1 W Wood River Bridge |
5 |
188.1 |
|
1 S, 1 E Elm Creek |
10 |
NA |
|
3.5 S of Grand Island |
2 |
NA |
Corn stubble, middle to late morning |
Group ID |
Number of Cranes |
Year |
Confirmed River Use |
Dates of Usea |
94A-3 |
2 |
1994 |
Y |
4/4 |
94A-4 |
2 |
1994 |
Y |
4/4-6 |
94A-8 |
2 |
1994 |
N |
4/5 |
94A-14 |
1 |
1994 |
Y |
4/14 |
94A-15 |
1 |
1994 |
Y |
4/14 |
95A-8 |
2 |
1995 |
Y |
4/14 |
95A-21 |
1 |
1995 |
Y |
5/8-14 |
95B-5 |
5 |
1995 |
Y |
10/25 |
96A-3 |
1 |
1996 |
N |
3/30 |
96A-9 |
3 |
1996 |
N |
4/7-9 |
96A-10 |
2 |
1996 |
Y |
4/10 |
96A-11 |
3 |
1996 |
Y |
4/11 |
96A-21 |
1 |
1996 |
N |
4/20 |
96A-22 |
3 |
1996 |
Y |
4/20-21 |
96A-31 |
2 |
1996 |
Y |
5/8-13 |
97A-1 |
1 |
1997 |
Y |
3/9 |
97A-2 |
1 |
1997 |
Y |
3/10-4/17 |
97A-3 |
1 |
1997 |
Y |
3/19-4/7 |
97A-6 |
1 |
1997 |
N |
4/14 |
97A-7 |
2 |
1997 |
Y |
4/14-16 |
97A-17 |
3 |
1997 |
Y |
4/15-17 |
97A-18 |
1 |
1997 |
N |
4/16-19 |
98A-1 |
1 |
1998 |
Y |
2/15-3/25 |
98A-3 |
1 |
1998 |
Y |
3/23-4/9 |
98A-4 |
1 |
1998 |
N |
3/27-28 |
98A-6 |
1 |
1998 |
Y |
3/30 |
98A-7 |
1 |
1998 |
N |
4/3 |
98A-16 |
2 |
1998 |
N |
4/14 |
98B-8 |
3 |
1998 |
Y |
10/22-11/9 |
99A-1 |
1 |
1999 |
Y |
3/4-23 |
99A-3 |
1 |
1999 |
N |
3/23 |
99A-4 |
1 |
1999 |
N |
3/21 |
99A-7 |
2 |
1999 |
N |
4/3 |
00A-2 |
1 |
2000 |
Y |
3/2-4/4 |
00A-4 |
1 |
2000 |
Y |
3/8-16 |
00B-30 |
2 |
2000 |
Y |
11/3 |
01A-07 |
3 |
2001 |
N |
4/11 |
01B-13 |
1 |
2001 |
Y |
10/23 |
Location, milesb |
Bridge Segmentc |
River Milesd |
Comment |
1 E Gibbon Bridge |
6 |
|
|
2.5 E of Minden Bridge |
7 |
205.6, 206.6 |
2nd site 1.25 E of Minden Bridge |
1 N, 1 W Hwy 10/I-80 Exit |
8 |
|
|
1 downstream I-80 Bridge |
2 |
171.5 |
|
1.5 upstream Gibbon Bridge |
7 |
203.8 |
Rowe Sanctuary |
5 S, 1 W Gibbon |
7 |
203.1 |
|
0.5 N, 5 W Doniphan |
3 |
180.6 |
|
2.75 E Hwy 10 Bridge |
7 |
205.25 |
|
2 E Elm Creek |
10 |
NA |
|
3.5 S, 1.5 Odessa |
9 |
|
|
2.5 upstream Wood River Bridge |
5 |
191.1 |
|
0.5 upstream Wood River Bridge |
4,5 |
187.8 |
|
2 N, 1 W Doniphan |
3 |
NA |
Wet meadow, midday |
1 W, 2 N Doniphan |
3 |
176.6 |
|
2 S, 2 E Elm Creek |
10 |
228.6 |
|
4.5 S, 1.75 W Gibbon |
7 |
203.9 |
|
3 W Doniphan |
3,4 |
183.1, 180.7, 178.4 |
|
4.5 S, 4 W Gibbon |
7 |
205.7, 203.0, 204.0 |
|
6 S Gibbon |
7 |
NA |
|
2 S Gibbon |
7 |
203.4 |
|
5 S, 2 W Gibbon |
6,7 |
204.1 |
|
4.5 S, 1 |
W Overton |
11,12 |
|
3 W Doniphan |
3,4 |
NA |
|
5.5 N, 4 E Doniphan |
2 |
NA |
|
4 S I-80 Alda Interchange |
3,4 |
NA |
Likely roost on river |
1.25 N, 1.75 W Doniphan |
3 |
NA |
Adult with sandhills |
2 N, 3 E I-80 Alda Exit |
3 |
NA |
5:00 PM, feeding with sandhills |
6.5 S, 2.5 W Wood River |
5 |
NA |
8-11:15 AM, flooded pasture |
1.25 E, Hwy 10 Bridge |
7 |
204, 207.6 |
Rowe Sanctuary |
3 S, E Gibbon |
2,3,4,6 |
|
|
2 S, 2 W Wood River |
5 |
NA |
Assumed same birds as 99A-2 |
1.75 S, 2 W Shelton |
6 |
|
|
2.5 S, 1.5 E Overton/I-80 |
11 |
NA |
|
2.5 W Doniphan |
3 |
|
|
2.5 W Doniphan |
3 |
|
|
1.5 W Gibbon Bridge |
7 |
|
|
1.5 S, 2 E Gibbon Road/I-80 interchange |
6 |
|
|
Platte River, 3 E (downstream) Hwy 10 Bridge |
7 |
|
|
Group ID |
Number of Cranes |
Year |
Confirmed River Use |
Dates of Usea |
01B-37 |
3 |
2001 |
Y |
11/4 |
02A-1 |
1 |
2002 |
Y |
3/19-4/13 |
02B-1 |
1 |
2002 |
Y |
10/13-14 |
02B-3 |
1 |
2002 |
Y |
10/14 |
02B-40 |
8 |
2002 |
Y |
11/1-10 |
02B-41 |
2 |
2002 |
Y |
11/1-3 |
02B-42 |
3 |
2002 |
Y |
11/1-10 |
02B-43 |
1 |
2002 |
Y |
11/5-10 |
03A-3 |
2 |
2003 |
Y |
4/3-4 |
03A-6 |
2 |
2003 |
Y |
4/8 |
aWhen initial sighting occurred in early morning, arrival was assumed to be previous day. bOnly two Platte River Valley sightings west of Lexington. cLocations are distances in miles from identified landmark. dCorps of Engineers river miles. Sources: USFWS, Grand Island, unpublished data, 1975-2003. |
Location, milesb |
Bridge Segmentc |
River Milesd |
Comment |
Platte River, 2.75 E (downstream Hwy 10) |
7 |
|
|
2 S, 3 W Wood River Road /I-80 interchange |
5 |
|
|
3 W Doniphan; Platte River west Alda Bridge |
3,5 |
|
|
1 W of Rowe Sanctuary office |
7 |
|
|
1.5 S, 0.75 W Doniphan |
3 |
|
|
Near Odessa Bridge and upstream and downstream |
9 |
|
|
Kearney Bridge |
|
|
|
Upstream and downstream Alda Bridge |
3,4 |
|
|
5 S, 3 W Chapman |
1 |
|
|
0.25 E Minden Bridge |
7 |
|
|
2.6 E Elm Creek Bridge |
10 |
|
|