© Joel Jorgensen
Buff-breasted Sandpiper
For this species of conservation concern the Rainwater Basin is a critical stopover on the way to the arctic.
© 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.
© Phil Swanson
Rose-breasted Grosbeak
A harbinger of spring in the east, it overlaps in the west with its cousin, Black-headed Grosbeak.
© Jan Johnson
American Avocet
A large and colorful shorebird, most breeding birds are found in the western wetlands.
© Brian Peterson
Burrowing Owl
Cuteness abounds when these owls inhabit prairie dog towns in the sandhills and western prairies.
© Deb Miller
Sandhill Crane
Nebraska’s greatest spectacle – the annual spring crane migration along the Platte River.