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Rowe Sanctuary
Platte River, Central Nebraska
Located at Audubon’s Rowe Sanctuary, this camera is positioned on an observation tower overlooking the Platte River and a sandhill crane roost. The sanctuary works to preserve and protect the Platte River ecosystem and its bird species. During crane migration, the best time to watch the cranes on this camera is around sunrise and sunset.
Lake McConaughy
Western Nebraska
Mounted on a communication tower in western Nebraska, this camera overlooks Kingsley Dam, with Lake McConaughy on the left and Lake Ogallala on the right. Lake McConaughy is Nebraska’s largest reservoir, while the smaller Lake Ogallala was created during the construction of Kingsley Dam. Both lakes are popular destinations for fishing, boating, camping, and other watersports.
Beaver Lodge
Central Platte River
Located on the Crane Trust, this beaver lodge is protected as part of 10,000 acres of conserved prairie and wetland habitat along the Big Bend stretch of the Platte River in Nebraska. The lodge separates a manmade lake from a beaver-inhabited wetland and is home to American beavers, along with great blue herons, American coots, red-winged blackbirds, and painted turtles. Beaver activity soars in the summer and fall but drops during colder months, when other animals utilize the woody home.
Missouri River
Eastern Nebraska
Located on top of the Kiewit Luminarium in downtown Omaha, this camera gives a bird’s-eye view of the Missouri River, Bob Kerrey Pedestrian Bridge, and surrounding bluffs. One of the longest rivers in North America, the Missouri River originates in the Rocky Mountains of Montana. River levels fluctuate from year to year, and boaters can frequently be seen from this camera.
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