Birdwatchers have a rare chance to witness thousands of the towering birds gather in wetlands and fields of the Platte River Valley.

Sandhill cranes took flight at sunrise along the Platte River on April 6, 2025, in Kearney. See our photos here.

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 ...

Flocks of cranes have been coming to the Platte River every spring for millions of years. Sandhill crane numbers have grown ...

Each spring, the Platte River Valley in central Nebraska becomes the backdrop for one of North America’s largest wildlife ...

As temperatures get warmer, Sandhill cranes migrate north for the spring; and Pulaski County is one of the places they gather. Nick Echterling, Property Manager at Jasper-Pulaski Fish and Wildlife ...

Cheyenne Audubon invites birders of every level and non-birders to experience sandhill crane migration near Yoder, about 75 miles north of Cheyenne, on March 28, from 3-9 p.m.

Hundreds of thousands of sandhill cranes are once again flocking to central Nebraska during their annual migration—and so far, the leggy birds appear to be unaffected by the highly contagious bird flu ...

Some places beg for attention with flashy signs, crowded parking lots, and endless shelves of matching souvenirs. In Colorado, this one takes the opposite approach. It stays wonderfully quiet ...

A record number of sandhill cranes gathered in Nebraska in mid-March during their annual spring migration. Matt Urbanski / Crane Trust Hundreds of thousands of sandhill cranes are once again flocking ...