What caused the accident, no one can say the only witnesses are the sandhill cranes, half a million of them, who stop outside Kearney each year on their migratory journey.
One creature that never goes astray is the bobolink, a member of the blackbird family that carries out the longest migratory journey of any songbird in the world.
These are a few of the species that have returned to nest, feed and stop off on their migratory journey.
Over 220 species of birds reside or rely on the center as a safe resting-place on their migratory journeys.
The museums display told the story of these remarkable animals and traces there migratory journey from continent to continent.
Entitled Lolo's Big Adventures, the series depicts a young black-faced spoonbill's migratory journeys and is aimed at educating school children on the preservation of endangered animals.
Also, there are a variety of many types of birds wintering or resting on their migratory journeys here.
Many birds are resident while others make short-distance migratory journeys.
White pelican can be seen here in late winter, during their migratory journey.
They can travel enormous distances across oceans during foraging flights and migratory journeys.