Date: 3/18/25 4:58 am From: Rick Wright via groups.io <birdaz...> Subject: Re: [NEBirds] Common Crane - Merrick County
Good morning,
Is there a communication system for those of us out looking for common
cranes, or is e-mail best? My group is pretty gung-ho for this bird--as am
I.
Thanks in advance,
Rick
On Mon, Mar 17, 2025, 4:38 PM Tobin Brown via groups.io <tobinjbrown=
<gmail.com...> wrote:
> AMAZING FIND!!! I (and I'm sure many others) will be out looking for it
> tomorrow. It is very close to the bird sighted in 2023 near Phillips, I was
> actually perusing the map of common crane sightings today and noticed that.
> Interesting that it's on the north side of the river this time.
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> [image: image.png]
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> Tobin Brown
> Lancaster County
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> On Mon, Mar 17, 2025, 3:54 PM Furman, Andrew via groups.io <Andrew.Furman=
> <nebraska.gov...> wrote:
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>> Today I spotted a Common Crane among the many Sandhill Cranes east of
>> Grand Island. The flock it was with was originally northeast of Stolley
>> Park and Gunbarrel Roads, but then later moved south out of sight.
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>> I wonder if this is the same individual that was reported two years ago
>> in Hamilton County, just across the river from here.
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>> Photo posted to eBird.
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>> Andrew Furman
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>> Nebraska Game and Parks Commission
>> 1617 1st Avenue
>> Kearney, NE 68847
>> Office: 308-865-5338
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