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Jake Mohlmann
![Our tour begins in the Missouri River Valley…](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F1687%2F25449800503_922a3f8ebc_o.jpg?)
Our tour begins in the Missouri River Valley…
![… where we’ll search the upland deciduous forest …](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F1671%2F26026441576_459212a30d_o.jpg?)
… where we’ll search the upland deciduous forest …
![...for woodpeckers such as Pileated...](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F4623%2F26139056638_4c8f282420_o.jpg?)
…for woodpeckers such as Pileated…
![… singing Carolina Wrens …](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F1653%2F25449801543_28d587c35a_o.jpg?)
… singing Carolina Wrens …
![...and in the evening, American Woodcock in their twittering courtship flight.](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F4619%2F39302386424_dc3e57fe61_o.jpg?)
…and in the evening, American Woodcock in their twittering courtship flight.
![The bottomland forest here is saturated, and the perfect habitat …](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F1697%2F26026442566_f23bb5e8ae_o.jpg?)
The bottomland forest here is saturated, and the perfect habitat …
![… for hydrophilic species like Rusty Blackbird and Wood Duck.](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F1643%2F25449802573_042a54ef43_o.jpg?)
… for hydrophilic species like Rusty Blackbird and Wood Duck.
![We’ll head west through the vast rainwater basin …](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F1654%2F25449803243_c4efa2ec06_o.jpg?)
We’ll head west through the vast rainwater basin …
![… where we may hear the songs of both Western and Eastern Meadowlarks…](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F1448%2F25449803593_0e1d432807_o.jpg?)
… where we may hear the songs of both Western and Eastern Meadowlarks…
![…and watch Eastern Bluebirds scout cavities for breeding sites.](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F1700%2F25986017221_7a6c0c28aa_o.jpg?)
…and watch Eastern Bluebirds scout cavities for breeding sites.
![The area also attracts large numbers of blackbirds, shorebirds, and raptors, including the 'prairie' subspecies of Merlin…](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F1522%2F26052364955_793649e2bd_o.jpg?)
The area also attracts large numbers of blackbirds, shorebirds, and raptors, including the ‘prairie’ subspecies of Merlin…
![…and close views of a wide range of waterfowl including squat Cackling Geese…](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F1717%2F26026445766_02837b8829_o.jpg?)
…and close views of a wide range of waterfowl including squat Cackling Geese…
![...the dainty Ross's Goose...](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F4704%2F39302386374_d9c4d4b1ed_o.jpg?)
…the dainty Ross’s Goose…
![…and colorful Greater White-fronted Geese.](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F1607%2F25986013411_f5f475a7f5_o.jpg?)
…and colorful Greater White-fronted Geese.
![The huge and handsome Eastern Fox Squirrel is found across Nebraska…](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F4609%2F28232978469_43388f8af3_o.jpg?)
The huge and handsome Eastern Fox Squirrel is found across Nebraska…
![...as is the very local Harris’s Sparrow...](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F4652%2F39302386314_421e0b489d_o.jpg?)
…as is the very local Harris’s Sparrow…
![...and the rarely seen Mink is possible as they search for mates in early spring.](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F1709%2F25447585234_ccfa16656c_o.jpg?)
…and the rarely seen Mink is possible as they search for mates in early spring.
![The Platte River, broad and shallow as it passes through central Nebraska, is a vital haven for migrating birds…](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F1600%2F25986011721_f88f643098_o.jpg?)
The Platte River, broad and shallow as it passes through central Nebraska, is a vital haven for migrating birds…
![…including the more than half a million Sandhill Cranes that stage here each March…](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F1452%2F25449798303_056d16a789_o.jpg?)
…including the more than half a million Sandhill Cranes that stage here each March…
![…roosting in the protective waters of the shallow river…](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F1455%2F25447583264_a09d6db370_o.jpg?)
…roosting in the protective waters of the shallow river…
![…sometimes joined by a Whooping Crane, one of the rarest birds on earth.](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F1537%2F25447582784_13365cbf3b_o.jpg?)
…sometimes joined by a Whooping Crane, one of the rarest birds on earth.
![North of the Platte River, the Nebraska Sandhills cover some 20,000 wide-open square miles.](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F7197%2F7018193055_e32fff0375_b.jpg?)
North of the Platte River, the Nebraska Sandhills cover some 20,000 wide-open square miles.
![Here we might run into the unspeakably cute Thirteen-lined Ground-Squirrel, one of half a dozen sciurids possible on our tour.](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F4712%2F39302386234_9ce6f23920_o.jpg?)
Here we might run into the unspeakably cute Thirteen-lined Ground-Squirrel, one of half a dozen sciurids possible on our tour.
![The few towns in the Sandhills live from ranching—but ecotourism is on the rise...](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F4719%2F28232978139_6b1e56939e_o.jpg?)
The few towns in the Sandhills live from ranching—but ecotourism is on the rise…
![… and here we'll look for Greater Prairie Chickens along roadsides...](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F1549%2F25449796203_4f408a6e39_o.jpg?)
… and here we’ll look for Greater Prairie Chickens along roadsides…
![...and there's always the chance of a predator appearing like Coyote, Bobcat, or Bald Eagle.](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F4757%2F28232978059_3189123537_o.jpg?)
…and there’s always the chance of a predator appearing like Coyote, Bobcat, or Bald Eagle.
![American White Pelicans are the sign that spring—ushered in by the cranes—is in full and glorious swing…](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F4675%2F26139055878_16e3437c4f_o.jpg?)
American White Pelicans are the sign that spring—ushered in by the cranes—is in full and glorious swing…
![…as well as the emergence of reptiles like this Red-sided Garter Snake.](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F1473%2F25447581064_cd8d41c1b9_o.jpg?)
…as well as the emergence of reptiles like this Red-sided Garter Snake.