GIBBON â Although vaccinations for health care workers began this week, COVID-19 will continue to limit large gatherings for many months to come in 2021.
One exception from late February through early April will be the annual gathering in Nebraskaâs Central Platte Valley by thousands of sandhill cranes. Itâs one of the worldâs greatest migration spectacles.
Brice Krohn
Brice Krohn, president of the Crane Trust, which is south of Alda, said recent surveys by federal agencies and Nebraska groups estimate that 800,000-1 million sandhill cranes now make an annual mid-migration stop in the area.
Tall gray birds wearing bright red âcapsâ spread out in grasslands and harvested cornfields near the Platte River to feed, do crazy dances and sing their songs. They roost overnight on river sandbars.