Whooping Crane Roost Site Characteristics on the Platte River, Buffalo County, Nebraska

Authors

Gary R. Lingle, The Platte River Whooping Crane Trust
Kenneth J. Strom, National Audubon Society
Jerry W. Ziewitz, The Platte River Whooping Crane Trust

Date of this Version

6-1986

Citation

Gary R. Lingle, Kenneth J. Strom, and Jerry W. Ziewitz, “Whooping Crane Roost Site Characteristics on the Platte River, Buffalo County, Nebraska,” from Nebraska Bird Review (June 1986) 54(2).

Comments

Copyright 1986 Nebraska Ornithologists’ Union. Used by permission.

Abstract

Whooping Crane (Grus americana) use of the Platte River in Nebraska has been a controversial topic, especially in the last decade. Pressures from water development interests seeking Platte River water conflict with the needs of wildlife and interests from the conservation community. Between spring 1942 and fall 1984 there were 13 confirmed Whooping Crane sightings on or near the Platte River (US Fish and Wildlife Service, 1985). Lingle et al. (1984) described physical characteristics of a Platte River roost site used in 1983. This report describes the physical characteristics of the most recent known roost site on the Platte River.