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Sighting       Activity      Width     Depth       Horizontal        Overhead       Aquatic       Presence of    Type of        Isolation          Bottom       Distance 
location       of            of        of          visibility        visibility     vegetation    sandbars in    sandbars                          material     to feeding
and date       cranes        river     river                                                      river                                                         site

21-22          roosting,     approx    maximum     bank-to-bank      good           none          yes            low, 1-2       Chapman            moving       5 miles 
October 1966   loafing       250 m     of 46 cm    and unlimited                                  .              degree         Bridge             sand and     to the                      
6 mi.                                              upstream and                                   .              slopes,        visible            some small   S.W.
N.E. of                                            downstream                                     .              devoid of      both banks         gravel
Phillips                                                                                          .              vegetation     lined with 
                                                                                                  .                             tall trees; 
                                                                                                  .                             hunting blinds 
                                                                                                  .                             in channel 


31 October     roosting,     approx.   approx.     bank-to-bank      good, but      none          yes            some are low,  1-80               moving       foraged in 
1 November     probing,      260 m     2.5-10 cm   in most places,   possibly                     .              1-2 degree     audible to         sand         river;
1974           flying up               at roost    but limited       limited                      .              slopes, and    the north;         and          flew 1/2-    
2 mi. E.       and down                site,       locally by some   locally by                   .              devoid of      tall               some         1 mile to  
of Minden      river                   channel     vegetated         indigo-bush                  .              vegetation;    vegetation         small        field to  
I-80                                   deeper      sandbars;         on some                      .              others have    on both banks      gravel       the south  
interchange                                        good upstream     sandbars                     .              shrubs and     hunting blinds     
                                                   and downstream                                 .              banks          in channel 


17 April       loafing       135-      0.6-0.8 m   probably bank-    good, but      none          yes -          small,         channel lined      moving       approx. 2 
1980                         185 m     deep        to-bank and       possibly                     occasional     covered        with occasional    sand         miles; 1  
4 1/2 mi. S.                           where       very good both    limited                      bars in        with           cottonwoods;       and          mile to the 
and 1/2 mi.                            cranes      upstream and      locally                      this           willows        commercial sand    gravel       south 
W. of Gibbon                           were        downstream        by small                     stretch of                    and gravel
                                       loafing                       willows on                   the river                     operation 1/4 mi.
                                                                     sandbars                     .                             E.; site
                                                                                                  .                             surroundings 
                                                                                                  .                             owned by NAS


18 April       probably      approx.   46-51 cm    probably bank     good, but      none          yes            sandbars are   willows and         moving      probed in    
1980           overnight     185 m     in channel  to-bank in        possibly                     several        low (2-3"      scattered           sand        river 
5 1/2 mi.      roosting;               cranes in   most places       limited                      sandbars       high) and      cottonwoods on      and  
S and 5 mi.    also loafing            shallower   and very good     locally by                   in area        devoid of      bank; bridge        gravel 
W. of Gibbon   preening,               water at    upstream and      small willows                .              vegetation     visible to the 
               dancing                 edge of     downstream        and some                     .              some           west 
               and probing             sandbar                       sandbars                     .              vegetated 
                                                                                                  .              sandbars 
                                                                                                  .              nearby