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 © A & J Binns |
A shared expenses adventure to witness the spring migration spectacle along the Platte River March
19-23, 2007 Page last updated Thursday, April 5, 2007 7:41 AM |
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Reports
from "on the road" |
Updates
11/19/06 - Vehicle rented. (Budget - Full sized SUV)
11/22/06 - Grand Island lodging reserved
11/25/06 - Flights booked (Great job Connie)
2/25/07- Omaha lodging reserved
Planning
These are general thoughts. Nothing is fixed yet.
Day |
Overview
of the Day |
Details |
Lodging |
Straight
Driving Distance |
Day
1 Monday March 19 |
Fly from Philadelphia to Omaha, Nebraska via Minneapolis on Northwest Airlines. Leaving about 6 am and arriving in Omaha about 11:30 am. (one hour time zone change) Drive to Grand Island, Nebraska. Stopping at Harvard Wildlife Management Area. View the cranes flying in at dusk at the Alda Bridge Road |
Harvard WildlifeProduction Area | Holiday Inn, Grand Island, Nebraska | 147 miles from Omaha to Grand Island |
Day
2 Tuesday March 20 |
Start the day viewing
Greater Prairie Chickens on the leck at the edge of the sandhill country.
Then an exploration of habitat around there plus a stop at Crane Meadows
on the way back to Grand Island. The rest of the day birding the habitat
east of Grand Island. Places visited include Clay Center, Hastings, Harvard
Wildlife Management Area and areas in and around the old Naval Ammuniton
Depot. View the evening fly in from south of the Platte River and the
Alda Road Bridge. |
Harvard WildlifeProduction Area
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Holiday Inn, Grand Island, Nebraska | |
Day
3 Wednesday March 21 |
A day of cranes. Start the day at the Alda Bridge Road flyout. Then bird from Grand Island to Kerney stopping multiple times to study the cranes, Snow Geese and other birds. End the day at the Alda Bridge Road fly in. | Holiday Inn, Grand Island, Nebraska | ||
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4 Thursday March 22 |
Start the day at the Alda Road bridge for the flyout. Drive back to Omaha stopping at Massie Wildlife Production Area, Branched Oak State Park, Wildwood Lake, and ending the day at Manawa Lake State Park | Comfort Inn, Omaha Nebraska | 147 miles from Grand Island to Omaha | |
Day
5 Friday March 22 |
Fly home to Philadelphia
via Detroit on Northwest Airlines. Leaving Omaha around 9:15 am and arriving
in Philadelphia about 4:30 pm. (one hour time zone change) |
Home sweet home! |
Bert
- General planning and coordination, rental vehicle, lodging, checklist printing
Ann - Expense record keeping and reconciliation,
natural history of Greater Prairie Chickens, checklist Monday and Thursday evenings
Connie - Natural history
of cranes, checklist Tuesday evening
Jane - Sparrow identification,
checklist Wednesday evening
Bob - loadmaster
