Double-crested Cormorant. Photo by Holden Maxfield
The Bird Conservancy of the Rockies, a bird science and education group with offices in Colorado and western Nebraska, recently received a $5,000 grant from … Read More “Grant will help more kids in western Nebraska learn about birds”
BirdWatching is pleased to showcase this collection of photos of Sandhill Cranes taken a few years ago along Nebraska’s Platte River. They come to us … Read More “7 spectacular photos of Sandhill Cranes in Nebraska”
A new stamp from the U.S. Postal Service celebrates one of the greatest bird spectacles in North America — the annual convergence of Sandhill Cranes … Read More “New stamp celebrates Sandhill Cranes in Nebraska”
No, the warblers and grosbeaks haven’t arrived yet — at least not here in southeastern Wisconsin — but spring is in full swing, and we’ve … Read More “Five Peregrine Falcon nests worth watching this spring”
Tiny, big-eyed Northern Saw-whet Owl breeds in forests in more than three dozen states and provinces: from Alaska south to Mexico, across southern Canada, throughout … Read More “Add Nebraska to the long list of breeding places for saw-whet owls”
Trips to the Platte 19 years apart highlight changes — not in birds, but people Read More “Return to Crane River”
Birders everywhere know about the spring spectacle of hundreds of thousands of Sandhill Cranes on Nebraska’s Platte River, but do you know about the Cornhusker … Read More “Purple Martins in Omaha: A chaotic, thrilling scene”
Readers of BirdWatching in early 2013 voted Whooping Crane the second most-wanted bird in the United States and Canada. Here’s what you need to know to … Read More “Whooping Crane: Our continent’s tallest bird”
