2025 First Crane Sighting of the Season Contest Information and Rules

Be the first to spot a Greater Sandhill Crane in your area of the Yampa Valley!

• Document your sighting with a photo or video and send it to: info@coloradocranes.org between now and March 31, 2025.
• Be sure to include your name & mailing address, date, time, and location of the sighting.

In addition to the Grand Prize (given to the person who spots and documents the very first crane seen in the Yampa Valley), the First Crane Sighting Contest awards a prize to each individual with the photo or video of the earliest sighting in:

• West Routt
• North Routt
• South Routt
• Steamboat Springs
• Craig
• West Moffat