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2010 Crane Season Activities

40th Annual Rivers & Wildlife Celebration
March 18 - 21, 2010       Holiday Inn, Kearney, NE

Join other wildlife enthusiasts in celebrating the annual spring migration of sandhill cranes and much more.  Keynote speakers will be Michael Forsberg, Ron Klataske and Scott Weidensaul.  For more details, click on 'Rivers & Wildlife Celebration' on the left side of this page.

Fifth Annual Family Crane Carnival
March 27, 2010              Rowe Sanctuary

Fun for the entire family and a great way to learn about cranes.  Hours are 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. and it is free to the public.

Sixth Annual Crane Watchers’ Breakfast
March 27, 2010              Gibbon, NE

Held at the American Legion in Gibbon and hosted by the Gibbon Area Chamber of Commerce, this breakfast is one you don’t want to miss.  Great food to go with a great wildlife spectacle.  Breakfast served from 7 a.m. to 10:30 a.m.

For additional activities in the area, please visit NebraskaFlyway.com

 

At Rowe Sanctuary

First Sundays at Rowe

The next two First Sundays at Rowe will be held on March 7th and April 4th and if you want to learn more about sandhill cranes, don't miss Crane 101.  This fun, casual program is designed to answer many of your crane related questions.  The program begins with an indoor presentation and, if time and weather permits, concludes with a walk to one of our viewing blinds.  So bring your questions, your coat and walking shoes and be ready to have some fun learning about cranes!

 

Big Bend Audubon Society's Monthly Meeting Schedule

Note:  These meetings start at 3 p.m. on the dates listed, are open to the public and there is no admission for the programs.  For questions about the programs or meetings, please contact Grant Newbold at 308-830-3070.

April 18, 2010 - Harlan Pankratz of Kearney will be presenting on wildflowers.  He is an avid wildflower photographer and will be sharing images he has taken in Nebraska and the surrounding states, as well as providing information about the plants themselves.

 

National Events 

International Migratory Bird Day     May 8, 2010

Typically held on the second Saturday in May, International Migratory Bird Day (IMBD) is celebrated whenever migratory bird arrival is celebrated in your own community.  For more information, visit http://www.fws.gov/birds/imbd.html

 

     

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