© Joel Jorgensen
Whooping Crane
A federally endangered species, a few are seen each year as they move from the Texas Coast to their breeding area in Canada.
© Michael Willison
Black-necked Stilt
A bird that has been expanding eastward, it is still more likely to be found in the west.
© Joel Jorgensen
Greater Prairie-Chicken
A species that has disappeared from many historical breeding areas is still secure in Nebraska.
© Phil Swanson
Rose-breasted Grosbeak
A harbinger of spring in the east, it overlaps in the west with its cousin, Black-headed Grosbeak.
© Phil Swanson
Sprague’s Pipit
This elusive species migrates annually through the Nebraska grasslands to its breeding prairies to the north.
© Deb Miller
Sandhill Crane
Nebraska’s greatest spectacle – the annual spring crane migration along the Platte River.