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Looking for Sandhill Cranes in Kearney, Nebraska? Pull Over!

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The massive flocks of Sandhill Cranes that stop over in Nebraska on their way north are becoming a bigger and bigger tourist attraction. In those situations, Nebraska State Patrol Capt. Chris Kolb of Grand Island said, bird watchers only become safety hazards.

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10,000 Birds goes eBirding – Part II

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As devoted readers of 10,000 Birds know , the writers contribute checklists to a joint eBird account called the “ 10,000 Birds Collaborative.”. Many of the states with more than 200 species are home to contributors and/or have destination birding locations and/or are popular places generally.

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Why Did the Prairie Chicken Cross the State?

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Not quite as fancy as the satellite tracker that Bird No. After being nabbed in Nebraska and outfitted with a GPS collar in April of this year, Bird No. After being nabbed in Nebraska and outfitted with a GPS collar in April of this year, Bird No. This map shows Bird No. Where is Bird No.

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The Economic Impact of Birding on National Wildlife Refuges: Creating Local Jobs

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These reports (called “ Banking on Nature “) are relevant to birders because they are among the few comprehensive analyses that relate to the economic impact of birders on national wildlife refuges, which are among the more popular birding locations. A number of these NWRs appear on my list of the Top 25 NWRs for Birding.).

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Birding the Battlefields

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Nick Lund , formerly at birdDC and then the Birdist , should be no stranger to readers of 10,000 Birds. He’s previously shared his surprisingly strong feelings about the bird logos of NFL and MLB teams. Like any obsessive birder, of course, I’ve found a way to make birding part of the job.

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A Bird’s Eye View of the Rainwater Basin

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Dozens of WPAs are located in the Rainwater Basin , a region south of the Platte River in south-central Nebraska, at the narrowest point of the Central Flyway. Located near Holdrege, Nebraska, it is known for spring migration and occasional Whooping Cranes. Harvard WPA is similarly under-birded.

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Stamping the First Robin of Spring

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And, here on 10,000 Birds, we have already had our first comment on an old blog post talking about “stamping” the first robin of spring. Birds American Robin spring' Who stamps on robins? What kind of blog is this? I had never heard of such a thing and extensive use of Google didn’t turn anything up at all.

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