A record number of early-arriving sandhill cranes in the Platte River valley have experts eager to see just how long the ...

Up to 1 million Sandhill Cranes are expected to converge on the Platte River during the 2026 migration. Narrowing river channels—often less than 400 feet wide—can create nighttime security gaps for ...

Seeing the cranes gathering at sunset is a really fantastic experience. The river itself is beautiful, the sunset is spectacular and the cranes are truly amazing to see. As they have for millennia, ...

The sandhill cranes usually start arriving along the central Platte River valley in Mid-February through the middle of April with the peak occurring around the middle of March. But this year has been ...

The impressive sandhill crane migration begins in earnest during the month of March, so much so that their calls fill the air to an almost deafening degree. In the Central Flyway, cranes gather in ...

As winter gives way to spring each year, a nature event unlike any other unfolds across the plains of central Nebraska: the annual Sandhill Crane migration. Between mid-February and early April, and ...

For avid birding enthusiasts, there's nothing more exciting than hunkering down in a quiet spot with binoculars and a camera to catch sight of elusive birds. Around 96 million Americans participate in ...

Sandhill cranes near Gibbon in 2015. The Crane Trust near Grand Island has had some tourists cancel plans to view the birds’ migration this year. GRAND ISLAND, Neb. — While the sandhill cranes, and ...

SLIDESHOW: Sandhill crane migration Migrating sandhill cranes depart from their mid-migration staging area in Nebraska's Platte River Valley to look for food. The cranes generally feast on corn in ...

ALDA, Neb. (Flatwater Free Press) - The world’s largest gathering of cranes draws people from around the world to south-central Nebraska each March. Some simply enjoy watching sandhill cranes dance in ...