New counter for the Crane Trust has a bird's-eye view of Nebraska's spring migration Last Friday, the Crane Trust estimated there were 6,400 cranes on the Platte River.

Celebrate with birding hikes Celebrate Nebraska Bird Month and World Migratory Bird Day with a naturalist-led birding hike on May 11. One hike will start at 8:30 a.m. at Platte River State Park.

Geoffrey Hill, an Auburn University ornithologist who has done extensive research on bird colorations, said Maize could be related to Mr. Yellow from 2018, but there was no way to know for sure.

By LINDSAY ROGERS / Nebraska Game and Parks Commission Apr 30, 2016 Apr 30, 2016Updated Jan 31, 2019 0 ...

As it turns out, a one-in-a-million yellow cardinal had decided to make himself at home at the Currys’ bird feeders in rural Rushville, a quiet farm community 200 miles southwest of Chicago.