Usually, different species arrive in waves: geese, then ducks, and then cranes. This year, they re all coming at once. "So it s a good time to bird-watch."
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WATCH: 600,000 sandhill cranes migrate to Nebraska
These birds don t think of Nebraska as a fly-over state, making their way to Platte River each year
March 10, 2021 7:04 am
LINCOLN, Neb. (KLKN)- Many people call Nebraska a “fly-over state”, but the sandhill cranes would have to disagree with them.
Every year, in March, around 600,000 sandhill cranes migrate to Nebraska, making for a breathtaking sight. Even those who aren’t avid bird-watchers will enjoy the magnificent flight of the sandhill cranes.
The cranes like to land in Nebraska’s Platte River Valley for some R&R before they go forward in their long journies.
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Thousands of Sandhill Cranes migrating through Nebraska
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KEARNEY, Neb. (KMTV) â It s that time of year where thousands of Sandhill Cranes make a pit stop in Nebraska before continuing their migration north.
People from around the world come to Central Nebraska to witnesses the event. Our own Kent Luetzen recently had a chance to see the Sandhill migration firsthand.
The cranes are building up food storage before the second half of their trip.
Experts tell us roughly 80% of the world s Sandhill Crane population travels from the south, through Nebraska and up into Canada over the next two months.