The great sandhill crane migration is a natural wonder that happens every year from February to April. Here are the best places to see it in person.
is an 8,000-acre sanctuary and research center in Wood River, Nebraska. Their land management strategies are aimed at maintaining the biological integrity of the Platte River, which provides optimal habitat for migratory birds., including guided 2.5-hour viewings from specially constructed blinds and a river-spanning footbridge.
Watching the birds swoop in by the thousands to roost on the river for the night was special, but the sunrise viewing was extraordinary. As light rose over the Platte, I got an up-close look at thousands of birds preening, parading, bowing, flipping vegetation into the air with their beaks, and fanning their wings like a cape—a few of the more than 20 “dance moves” that function as social behavior.
in Gibbon, Nebraska, is part of the National Audubon Society. They’ve been leading guided blind viewings along the Platte since the 1970s. We got settled well before the birds began to land, to avoid startling them. For the first half hour, I squinted against the setting sun, wondering if I’d be able to see anything at all. But as streaks of orange and pink scraped the sky, first one flock, then another and another, whirled over the river, until the sunset was nearly obscured with the flapping of wings and rolling trills filled the air.
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