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Priority Birds

Sandhill Crane

The early spring gathering of Sandhills on the Platte River in Nebraska is among the greatest wildlife spectacles on the continent, with hundreds of thousands of birds present at one time.
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Photo: Bob Howdeshell/Grat Backyard Bird Count

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Northern Cardinal

Cardinalis cardinalis

Bald Eagle

Haliaeetus leucocephalus

Wood Duck

Aix sponsa

Painted Bunting

Passerina ciris

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