GRAND ISLAND, Neb. — After a February of super cold weather, the sun’s warmth has made its presence felt again in south-central Nebraska. The warm weather and cool breezes from the south have aided the seasonal sandhill crane migration. According to a recent aerial survey by the Crane Trust, the group estimates that about 450,000 …
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Tens of thousands of the cranes are stopping in rural northwestern Indiana as part of their annual fall migration, and birdwatchers are once again lining up for a view of the spectacle.
Wetland habitat conditions are variable across the state, with some dry conditions in the northern portion of the state, for Saturday’s opener.
MEDARYVILLE, Ind. — Thousands of sandhill cranes have been roosting in rural northwestern Indiana as part of their annual fall migration. More than 10,000 cranes a day have been counted at Jasper-Pulaski Fish & Wildlife Area. The marsh-filled wildlife area, about 40 miles southeast of Gary, has long been a pit stop for cranes as they migrate
Scientists said the biggest factor in the cranes’ population boom is the conservation and restoration of wetlands, marshes and prairies, which is their preferred habitat for nesting and breeding.
Michigan United Conservation Clubs passed two measures at its annual convention earlier this month to seek hunting seasons for both species.
Close to 195,000 cranes were on the Central Platte River as of Feb. 27. That figure was around 66,000 just a week earlier.
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