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Roger Mayland and Debbie Ringdahl of Minneapolis, Minnesota, view sandhill cranes from a Central Platte Natural Resources District viewing deck along the Platte River. The deck is one of several free ...

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 ...

Wide windows across the Platte River side of each discovery station and comfortable seating that allows views out of the windows are features people taking guided sandhill crane viewing tours will ...

Every year, Nebraska’s Platte River becomes a corridor of motion and sound as sandhill cranes arrive from the south. By mid- to late February 2026, the first birds are likely to be circling low over ...

Thousands of sandhill cranes make their way north to return to the Channeled Scablands near Othello. Starting Friday, Othello and the Columbia National Wildlife Refuge will be hosting their three-day ...

It’s that time of year in the Sacramento area — when everyone’s favorite winter visitors arrive by the thousands. A wildlife enthusiast who recently spotted sandhill cranes at the Llano Seco Unit ...

One of the most graceful birds on Earth is the sandhill crane. These tall, slate gray birds with a bright red cap breed in the open grasslands, wetlands and prairies of northern North America. They ...

Quick Take Up to 1 million Sandhill Cranes are expected to converge on the Platte River during the 2026 migration. Narrowing ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. As winter approaches, snowbirds are beginning their annual migration to Arizona for more temperate weather. But it's not just the ...