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Suggested Citation:"Appendix C: Confirmed Whooping Crane Sightings in Central Platte River Study Area, 1942-2003." National Research Council. 2005. Endangered and Threatened Species of the Platte River. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/10978.
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Appendix C
Confirmed Whooping Crane Sightings in Central Platte River Study Area, 1942-2003

Compiled by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

Suggested Citation:"Appendix C: Confirmed Whooping Crane Sightings in Central Platte River Study Area, 1942-2003." National Research Council. 2005. Endangered and Threatened Species of the Platte River. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/10978.
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Group ID

Number of Cranes

Year

Confirmed River Use

Dates of Usea

42A-1

3

1942

Y

4/5

43A-1

1

1943

Y

4/4

50A-1

1

1950

N

5/4

59B-2

2

1959

N

10/26

66B-2

5

1966

Y

10/21-22

74B-5

2

1974

Y

10/31-11/1

75A-6

7

1975

Y

4/18-19

75A-7

5

1975

Y

4/19-20

77A-4

1

1977

Y

3/29

80A-11

2

1980

Y

4/16-18

80A-12

2

1980

Y

4/18

83B-21

5

1983

Y

10/27-28

83B-22

3

1983

N

10/28

85A-6

4

1985

N

4/8

85B-18

3

1985

Y

10/20-21

86B-58

3

1986

Y

11/4-5

86B-88

3

1986

N

11/7

87A-1

1

1987

Y

3/17-4/19

87A-13

2

1987

N

4/16

87B-2

2

1987

Y

10/21-22

88A-1

2

1988

Y

3/24-26

88A-2

2

1988

Y

3/26-4/7

88A-3

1

1988

Y

4/1-11

88A-4

1

1988

Y

4/3-4

89A-1

1

1989

Y

3/24-4/14

89A-13

1

1989

Y

4/16-17

89B-5

4

1989

Y

10/13-14

89B-18

2

1989

Y

11/4

90A-4

3

1990

Y

4/14-15

90B-15

3

1990

Y

10/26-27

92A-3

2

1992

Y

4/10

92A-4

4

1992

Y

4/10-11

92A-5

6

1992

Y

4/10-11

92A-10

5

1992

Y

4/14

93A-2

5

1993

Y

4/9-10

93A-3

2

1993

Y

4/9-10

93A-4

2

1993

Y

4/9-10

93B-16

1

1993

N

10/23

94A-1

6

1994

N

4/4

Suggested Citation:"Appendix C: Confirmed Whooping Crane Sightings in Central Platte River Study Area, 1942-2003." National Research Council. 2005. Endangered and Threatened Species of the Platte River. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/10978.
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Location, milesb

Bridge Segmentc

River Milesd

Comment

3 E Lexington Bridge

W

 

4 W Kearney Bridge

9

 

SE of Overton

11

NA

 

6 S, 5 E of Overton

11

NA

 

6 NE of Philips

1

158

 

2 E Minden (#10) Bridge

7

206

 

0.5 E Odessa Bridge

9

223.5

Some of 9 birds hazed from Funk basin

0.5 E Odessa Bridge

9

223.5

 

2 E Minden (#10) Bridge

7

206

 

Audubon Sanctuary

6,7

207

Assumed same birds as 80A-12

1 E Minden/I-80 Interchange

7

 

6 SE of Shelton

5

191.1

 

7 SE of Shelton

5

NA

Joined 83B-21

6 S, 2 W of Shelton

6

NA

Early AM; probable river use

1.5 E Minden (#10) Bridge

7

206.4

 

2 E Kearney Bridge

8

213

Assumed same birds as 86B-88

1.5 S, 1 E of Hwy 44/I-80 Interchange

8

NA

 

W of Gibbon Bridge (Lowell area)

6,7

202.9-

206.4

 

Mormon Island Crane Meadows

3

NA

Brief stop during day’s migration

1.25 E Gibbon Bridge

6

201.2

 

0.75 W Minden (#10) Bridge

8

208.6,

209.6

Group moved to Odessa (88A-2)

3 W Odessa Bridge

9,10

226.3

227.6

See 88A-1

3 W Wood River Bridge

5

189.5-

189.8

 

1 W Alda Bridge

4

183

Possibly same bird as 88A-3

2.5 W Wood River Bridge

5

188-

191.1

 

3 W Minden (#10) Bridge

8

211

 

2.5 W Wood River Bridge

5

 

 

2 E Alda Bridge

3-4

180

2nd site 2 W Alda Bridge

0.5 W Minden (#10) Bridge

7

207.5

 

2.25 E Shelton Bridge

5

193.5

Originally 2.5 W Wood River

0.5 E Gibbon Bridge

6

201.5

Joined 92A-4 to roost

2 W Gibbon Bridge

7

204.3

Includes 92A-3 birds

0.25 E Overton Bridge

11

239.0

 

2.5 W Gibbon Bridge

7

204.7

Probably roosted 4/13-14

1.5 W Gibbon Bridge

7

206.5

 

E of Alda Bridge

3

180.2

 

1 W Wood River Bridge

5

188.1

 

1 S, 1 E Elm Creek

10

NA

 

3.5 S of Grand Island

2

NA

Corn stubble, middle to late morning

Suggested Citation:"Appendix C: Confirmed Whooping Crane Sightings in Central Platte River Study Area, 1942-2003." National Research Council. 2005. Endangered and Threatened Species of the Platte River. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/10978.
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Group ID

Number of Cranes

Year

Confirmed River Use

Dates of Usea

94A-3

2

1994

Y

4/4

94A-4

2

1994

Y

4/4-6

94A-8

2

1994

N

4/5

94A-14

1

1994

Y

4/14

94A-15

1

1994

Y

4/14

95A-8

2

1995

Y

4/14

95A-21

1

1995

Y

5/8-14

95B-5

5

1995

Y

10/25

96A-3

1

1996

N

3/30

96A-9

3

1996

N

4/7-9

96A-10

2

1996

Y

4/10

96A-11

3

1996

Y

4/11

96A-21

1

1996

N

4/20

96A-22

3

1996

Y

4/20-21

96A-31

2

1996

Y

5/8-13

97A-1

1

1997

Y

3/9

97A-2

1

1997

Y

3/10-4/17

97A-3

1

1997

Y

3/19-4/7

97A-6

1

1997

N

4/14

97A-7

2

1997

Y

4/14-16

97A-17

3

1997

Y

4/15-17

97A-18

1

1997

N

4/16-19

98A-1

1

1998

Y

2/15-3/25

98A-3

1

1998

Y

3/23-4/9

98A-4

1

1998

N

3/27-28

98A-6

1

1998

Y

3/30

98A-7

1

1998

N

4/3

98A-16

2

1998

N

4/14

98B-8

3

1998

Y

10/22-11/9

99A-1

1

1999

Y

3/4-23

99A-3

1

1999

N

3/23

99A-4

1

1999

N

3/21

99A-7

2

1999

N

4/3

00A-2

1

2000

Y

3/2-4/4

00A-4

1

2000

Y

3/8-16

00B-30

2

2000

Y

11/3

01A-07

3

2001

N

4/11

01B-13

1

2001

Y

10/23

Suggested Citation:"Appendix C: Confirmed Whooping Crane Sightings in Central Platte River Study Area, 1942-2003." National Research Council. 2005. Endangered and Threatened Species of the Platte River. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/10978.
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Location, milesb

Bridge Segmentc

River Milesd

Comment

1 E Gibbon Bridge

6

 

 

2.5 E of Minden Bridge

7

205.6, 206.6

2nd site 1.25 E of Minden Bridge

1 N, 1 W Hwy 10/I-80 Exit

8

 

 

1 downstream I-80 Bridge

2

171.5

 

1.5 upstream Gibbon Bridge

7

203.8

Rowe Sanctuary

5 S, 1 W Gibbon

7

203.1

 

0.5 N, 5 W Doniphan

3

180.6

 

2.75 E Hwy 10 Bridge

7

205.25

 

2 E Elm Creek

10

NA

 

3.5 S, 1.5 Odessa

9

 

 

2.5 upstream Wood River Bridge

5

191.1

 

0.5 upstream Wood River Bridge

4,5

187.8

 

2 N, 1 W Doniphan

3

NA

Wet meadow, midday

1 W, 2 N Doniphan

3

176.6

 

2 S, 2 E Elm Creek

10

228.6

 

4.5 S, 1.75 W Gibbon

7

203.9

 

3 W Doniphan

3,4

183.1, 180.7, 178.4

 

4.5 S, 4 W Gibbon

7

205.7, 203.0, 204.0

 

6 S Gibbon

7

NA

 

2 S Gibbon

7

203.4

 

5 S, 2 W Gibbon

6,7

204.1

 

4.5 S, 1

W Overton

11,12

 

3 W Doniphan

3,4

NA

 

5.5 N, 4 E Doniphan

2

NA

 

4 S I-80 Alda Interchange

3,4

NA

Likely roost on river

1.25 N, 1.75 W Doniphan

3

NA

Adult with sandhills

2 N, 3 E I-80 Alda Exit

3

NA

5:00 PM, feeding with sandhills

6.5 S, 2.5 W Wood River

5

NA

8-11:15 AM, flooded pasture

1.25 E, Hwy 10 Bridge

7

204, 207.6

Rowe Sanctuary

3 S, E Gibbon

2,3,4,6

 

 

2 S, 2 W Wood River

5

NA

Assumed same birds as 99A-2

1.75 S, 2 W Shelton

6

 

 

2.5 S, 1.5 E Overton/I-80

11

NA

 

2.5 W Doniphan

3

 

 

2.5 W Doniphan

3

 

 

1.5 W Gibbon Bridge

7

 

 

1.5 S, 2 E Gibbon Road/I-80 interchange

6

 

 

Platte River, 3 E (downstream) Hwy 10 Bridge

7

 

 

Suggested Citation:"Appendix C: Confirmed Whooping Crane Sightings in Central Platte River Study Area, 1942-2003." National Research Council. 2005. Endangered and Threatened Species of the Platte River. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/10978.
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Group ID

Number of Cranes

Year

Confirmed River Use

Dates of Usea

01B-37

3

2001

Y

11/4

02A-1

1

2002

Y

3/19-4/13

02B-1

1

2002

Y

10/13-14

02B-3

1

2002

Y

10/14

02B-40

8

2002

Y

11/1-10

02B-41

2

2002

Y

11/1-3

02B-42

3

2002

Y

11/1-10

02B-43

1

2002

Y

11/5-10

03A-3

2

2003

Y

4/3-4

03A-6

2

2003

Y

4/8

aWhen initial sighting occurred in early morning, arrival was assumed to be previous day.

bOnly two Platte River Valley sightings west of Lexington.

cLocations are distances in miles from identified landmark.

dCorps of Engineers river miles.

Sources: USFWS, Grand Island, unpublished data, 1975-2003.

Suggested Citation:"Appendix C: Confirmed Whooping Crane Sightings in Central Platte River Study Area, 1942-2003." National Research Council. 2005. Endangered and Threatened Species of the Platte River. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/10978.
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Location, milesb

Bridge Segmentc

River Milesd

Comment

Platte River, 2.75 E (downstream Hwy 10)

7

 

 

2 S, 3 W Wood River Road /I-80 interchange

5

 

 

3 W Doniphan; Platte River west Alda Bridge

3,5

 

 

1 W of Rowe Sanctuary office

7

 

 

1.5 S, 0.75 W Doniphan

3

 

 

Near Odessa Bridge and upstream and downstream

9

 

 

Kearney Bridge

 

 

 

Upstream and downstream Alda Bridge

3,4

 

 

5 S, 3 W Chapman

1

 

 

0.25 E Minden Bridge

7

 

 

2.6 E Elm Creek Bridge

10

 

 

Suggested Citation:"Appendix C: Confirmed Whooping Crane Sightings in Central Platte River Study Area, 1942-2003." National Research Council. 2005. Endangered and Threatened Species of the Platte River. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/10978.
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Suggested Citation:"Appendix C: Confirmed Whooping Crane Sightings in Central Platte River Study Area, 1942-2003." National Research Council. 2005. Endangered and Threatened Species of the Platte River. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/10978.
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Suggested Citation:"Appendix C: Confirmed Whooping Crane Sightings in Central Platte River Study Area, 1942-2003." National Research Council. 2005. Endangered and Threatened Species of the Platte River. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/10978.
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Suggested Citation:"Appendix C: Confirmed Whooping Crane Sightings in Central Platte River Study Area, 1942-2003." National Research Council. 2005. Endangered and Threatened Species of the Platte River. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/10978.
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Suggested Citation:"Appendix C: Confirmed Whooping Crane Sightings in Central Platte River Study Area, 1942-2003." National Research Council. 2005. Endangered and Threatened Species of the Platte River. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/10978.
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Suggested Citation:"Appendix C: Confirmed Whooping Crane Sightings in Central Platte River Study Area, 1942-2003." National Research Council. 2005. Endangered and Threatened Species of the Platte River. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/10978.
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Suggested Citation:"Appendix C: Confirmed Whooping Crane Sightings in Central Platte River Study Area, 1942-2003." National Research Council. 2005. Endangered and Threatened Species of the Platte River. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/10978.
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The tension between wildlife protection under the Endangered Species Act and water management in the Platte River Basin has existed for more than 25 years. The Platte River provides important habitat for migratory and breeding birds, including three endangered or threatened species: the whooping crane, the northern Great Plains population of the piping plover, and the interior least tern. The leading factors attributed to the decline of the cranes are historical overhunting and widespread habitat destruction and, for the plovers and terns, human interference during nesting and the loss of riverine nesting sites in open sandy areas that have been replaced with woodlands, sand and gravel mines, housing, and roadways. Extensive damming has disrupted passage of the endangered pallid sturgeon and resulted in less suitable habitat conditions such as cooler stream flows, less turbid waters, and inconsistent flow regimes. Commercial harvesting, now illegal, also contributed to the decline of the sturgeon.

Endangered and Threatened Species of the Platte River addresses the habitat requirements for these federally protected species. The book further examines the scientific aspects of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s instream-flow recommendations and habitat suitability guidelines and assesses the science concerning the connections among the physical systems of the river as they relate to species’ habitats.

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