TOUR #4026 – Crane Fly-in WER North Unit #2 with Crane Expert Paul Tebbel

TOUR DESCRIPTION

This tour has all the excitement of the other fly-in tours in the area, but visitors will be able to view the Sandhill Cranes (and other birds) from the comfort of a viewing shelter. Seating is provided and maps, charts, and pictorials are on display. Also, visitors will be treated to a presentation by Paul Tebbel and Department of Fish and Wildlife docents. The Woodbridge Ecological Reserve North Unit is generally closed to the public, so it is not uncommon for the cranes to settle in up close and personal.
Paul Tebbel, has spent over 45 years watching, researching and learning about cranes. He studied Sandhill Cranes as an undergraduate in Michigan and researched Sandhill Cranes in central Ontario for his Masters’ Thesis. Paul managed National Audubon’s Rowe Sanctuary on the Platte River in Nebraska from 1995-2006. A familiar presence at the Lodi Sandhill Crane Festival, Paul has also led field trips and given presentations throughout the western United States, including New Mexico’s Festival of the Cranes at Bosque del Apache NWR.

TRANSPORTATION

Personal car

WALKING DISTANCE & TERRAIN

This tour is fully accessible and requires limited physical effort. This tour requires the ability to stand for at least an hour if no seat is available.

LAND PASS

Yes

NOTES/INSTRUCTIONS