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<br />- - - - - - .. - --... .. -.. -. .. ~ <br /> <br />TABLE 3-2 <br />CONFIRMED SIGHTINGS OF WHOOPING CRANES IN THE PLATTE RIVER V ALLEY, 1940-1998 <br /> <br />C:J ". <br />c..,::).. <br />c") <br />~':l <br />~ I;) . <br />-.n <br /> <br />No. <br />Group ID Cranes Year Dates of Use' Location' <br />Groupsthat.used the vallQy'adJacent (Y!ithin 3 miles) to the Platte River <br />1 43A -I . . ? 1943 Fall 3 E. Gothenburg <br />2 50A.1 I 1950 5/4 SE of Overton <br />3 59B-2 2 1959 10/26 6 S. 5 E. of Overton <br />4 83B-22 3 1983 10/28 7 SE of Shelton . <br />5 85A.6 4 1985 4/8 6 S. 2W. of Shelton <br />6 86A-5 3 1986 4/3-6 1/2 W. 1/2 S. of Maxwell <br /> <br />Bridge River <br />Segment' Miles' <br />W NA <br />It NA <br />II NA <br />5 NA <br />6 NA <br />W NA <br />3 NA <br />10 NA <br />2 NA <br />3 NA <br />3,4 NA <br />3 NA <br />5 NA <br /> <br />7 87A.13 2 1987 4/16 Morman Is. Crane Meadows <br />8 87A.15 2 1987 4/20-28 21/2 S. 1/2 W. #183 Br. <br />9 94A.l 6 1994 4/4 3.5 S. Of Grand Island <br />10 96A.21 I 1996 4/20 2 N., I W. Doniphan <br />II 98A-4 1 1998 3/27-28 4 S. 1.80 Aida Interchange <br />12 98A.7 I 1998 4/3 2 N., 3 E. 1.80 Aida <br /> I nlerchange <br />13 98A-16 2 1998 4/14 6.5 S., 2.5 W. Wood River <br />Source: NO PC 1993; FWS. Orand Island, unpublished dale. <br /> <br />Comment <br /> <br />Joined group 83B-21 <br />Early AM; probable river use <br />Roosted in wet meadow; no river <br />use <br />Brief stop during day's migration <br />No river use, roosted in basin <br />Corn stubble, mid-late morning <br />wet meadow, mid-day <br />likely roost on river <br />5:00 PM, feeding with sandhills <br /> <br />8 AM - II: 15, flooded pasture <br /> <br />Notes: <br />I When Inillal sighting occurred in early morning, arrival was assumed to be the previous day. <br />I Only 2 Plaue Valley slghllngs west of Lexington. <br />I Locations arc distance in miles from idenlined landmark. <br />, COE River miles <br />NA a not available <br /> <br />Uf0D9U!6 OOIR IT3.2.DOC 6111"J9{IO:lO AMY\JP.SOWCfS <br /> <br />Sheet 3 of3 <br />