MIGRATION ROUTES, STAGING AREAS, AND WINTERING GROUNDS OF SANDHILL CRANES THAT BREED IN SIBERIA

• Main Authors: Krapu, Gary L., Brandt, David A.
• Format: Text
• Language: unknown
• Published: DigitalCommons@University of Nebraska - Lincoln 2005
• Subjects: Arizona; breeding grounds; Grus canadensis; migration; New Mexico; Platform Transmitting Terminals; Platte River; Saskatchewan; Siberia; wintering grounds; Animal Sciences; Behavior and Ethology; Biodiversity; Ornithology; Population Biology; Terrestrial and Aquatic Ecology; Bering Strait; Kolymskaya
• Online Access: https://digitalcommons.unl.edu/nacwgproc/24; https://digitalcommons.unl.edu/context/nacwgproc/article/1022/viewcontent/Krapu____Migration_routes.pdf

We determined breeding sites, migration routes, spring and fall staging areas, and wintering grounds for sandhill cranes (Grus canadensis) from the midcontinent population that nest in Siberia. Our results are from 30 PTT-marked individuals captured and marked along the Platte and North Platte River...