Date: 3/18/25 11:13 am From: Rick Wright via groups.io <birdaz...> Subject: Re: [NEBirds] Common Crane - Merrick County
Thank you, Tobin.
On Tue, Mar 18, 2025, 9:46 AM Matt Beisel via groups.io <matt.beisel=
<cune.edu...> wrote:
> What’s funny is that I was out there on Wednesday last week and had Merlin
> running while I was birding in various places. It came up with Common Crane
> in addition to Sandhill and all the other birds and I immediately
> discounted it as a “Merlin mistake”. Perhaps I should have paid more
> attention…
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> *From:* <NEBirds...> <NEBirds...> *On Behalf Of *Rick Wright
> via groups.io
> *Sent:* Tuesday, March 18, 2025 6:56 AM
> *To:* <NEBirds...>
> *Subject:* Re: [NEBirds] Common Crane - Merrick County
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> Good morning,
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> 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.
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> Thanks in advance,
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> Rick
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> On Mon, Mar 17, 2025, 4:38 PM Tobin Brown via groups.io <tobinjbrown=
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> 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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> Tobin Brown
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> 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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