Platte River Ecology Study

Appendices

Appendix K. Estimated numbers of sandhill cranes using waterfowl production areas (WPA's) in the Rainwater Basin Area of south central Nebraska.
WPA                                Date                     Estimated no. 
                                                               cranes

Harvard                         4 March 1977                    450
                                7 March 1977                    500
                               10 March 1977                    300
                               22 March 1977                    450
                               26 March 1977                    600
                               31 March 1977                    350
                                6 April 1977                    450
                               12 April 1977                    100
                               29 March 1978                     75
         
Massie                          7 March 1977                     50
                               22 March 1977                    300
                               26 March 1977                    350
                               31 March 1977                    100
                                6 April 1977                     50

McMurtrey                      22 March 1977                    100
                               26 March 1977                    200
                               31 March 1977                    200
                                6 April 1977                    200
                               12 April 1977                    250

Clark                          22 March 1977                    200

Hansen                         31 March 1977                     50
                                6 April 1977                     35
                                
Prairie Dog                    10 October 1980                   75