2017 Sandhill Crane Thread

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2017 Sandhill Crane Thread

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Wow, where has this winter gone! Less than a month until the cranes return, only two months until they peak!
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March 4 - 16: $25.00/person/tour March 17
April 2 (Peak Season): $35.00/person/tour April 3
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Overnight Photography Blinds - March 18 - April 8 - $225.00/blind (Blind holds 2 people)

Photographers Crane Tour - March 18 - April 8 - $60.00/person/tour
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I'm so glad to see Rowe add a full "Photographers Crane Tour" at both sunrise and sunset.
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Re: 2017 Sandhill Crane Thread

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The first wave is now arriving!

Took these this morning in Hall County, between Doniphan and Alda Road. Already several good sized groups in the usual spots. Nothing very close to the road, but the first viewing of the year is awesome, no matter what!

ImageAmong the first to arrive back! by Joe, on Flickr

ImageLook who's back! by Joe, on Flickr

ImageThe Sandhill Cranes return by Joe, on Flickr
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Thanks for the photos, looks amazing.
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Awesome! Thanks for the Update!
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Crane Trust wrote:
https://cranetrust.org/counts-week-2-2017/

Crane Count:
February 13th = 8,146 Sandhill Cranes
February 21st = 66,000 Sandhill Cranes

Most are currently in the Grand Island area, with a small group in the Gibbon area.

Next count will be February 27th
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Crane Trust wrote:
https://cranetrust.org/counts-week-3-2017/

Crane Count:
February 13th = 8,146 Sandhill Cranes
February 21st = 66,000 Sandhill Cranes
February 27st = 194,825 Sandhill Cranes
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Crane Trust wrote:
https://cranetrust.org/counts-week-4-2017

Crane Count:
February 13th = 8,146 Sandhill Cranes
February 21st = 66,000 Sandhill Cranes
February 27st = 194,825 Sandhill Cranes
March 8th = 406,000 Sandhill Cranes
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Tourists who visit central Nebraska for sandhill crane migration spend millions, researchers find

http://www.omaha.com/outdoors/tourists- ... 5f771.html
By Rick Ruggles / World-Herald staff writer wrote:Now, as a University of Nebraska at Kearney associate professor of economics, Dority and other researchers have placed a dollar value on that spectacle: $14.3 million.
By Rick Ruggles / World-Herald staff writer wrote:They also generated taxes and helped support 182 year-round jobs at Rowe Sanctuary, the Crane Trust, hotels, restaurants and other businesses.
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