Milder winter weather keeping Sandhill cranes – and millions of dollars – in Nebraska longer

Sandhill cranes are settling in for their six-week stay on the Platte River Valley.

Mid-March is typically considered “peak migration” for crane enthusiasts, but that peak covers the entire Platte River Valley.

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https://nebraskapublicmedia.org/en/news/news-articles/milder-winter-weather-keeping-sandhill-cranes-and-million-of-dollars-in-nebraska-longer/

Lesser Sandhill Cranes at dawn at their staging area during spring migration a couple weeks ago. Platte River at Rowe Audubon Sanctuary near Gibbon and Kearney, Nebraska.

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Thousands of Sandhill Cranes in view now on Audubon's Rowe Sanctuary Crane Camera: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wDYrRVUPWRo

I'm greatly looking forward to my first-ever visit, coming up real soon. Hope the cranes are still there.

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Frozen River Bend
Taken near Mary Carter Greenway Trail
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Just a plant helping the river along. Sound up please. Hanging out on the Platte River in Michigan.

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Taken at South Platte Park in Littleton Colorado.

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The Platte River stretches the length of #Nebraska from west to east. The North Platte area is in western Nebraska, while the Chapman to Overton stretch of the river is in south central Nebraska.
Incredibly large numbers of #sandhillcranes stop along the #PlatteRiver at this time of year on their journey north. It is breathtaking to see so many of these magnificent #birds and hear their call.

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