38,000 Sandhill Cranes Flock to Nebraska in a Record-Breaking
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Wildlife biologists counted the birds—likely lured by the region’s mild winter temperatures—during their first aerial survey of the season
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Record number of sandhill cranes spotted in Nebraska
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Record number of sandhill cranes spotted in Nebraska
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38,000 Sandhill Cranes Flock to Nebraska in a Record-Breaking
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Record number of sandhill cranes spotted in Nebraska
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38,000 Sandhill Cranes Flock to Nebraska in a Record-Breaking Start to Spring Migration, Smart News