A KETV producer recently went to central Nebraska to see the sandhill crane migration.Matt Brown shared video of his experience in Gibbon at the Iain Nicolson Audubon Center at Rowe Sanctuary.Brown ...

The spring migration of millions of waterfowl and more than 500,000 sandhill cranes through the Platte River Valley is only one example of avian migrations worldwide. The mysteries of migrating birds ...

Sandhill cranes fly up the Platte to roosting sites on a sandbar. The sandhill crane migration of 2019 is around the corner, and Audubon’s Rowe Sanctuary has just opened registration for its prime ...

Especially when some of the world's best bird-watching can be found within America's borders, in places as pretty as northern ...

The sandhill cranes are here, but visitors may have a tough time spotting them along the Platte River Valley between Grand Island and Kearney. "We're hearing and seeing a few," said Paul Tebbel, ...

A flock of Sandhill Cranes flies over Rowe Sanctuary near Gibbon, Nebraska, on March 21, 2025. (© Leesa Goodson via Courthouse News) GIBBON, Neb. (CN) — Before dawn on a recent Friday, thousands of ...

North Platte will be a temporary home for more than 300,000 sandhill cranes during the peak season of March to early April. Each year, the cranes spend six weeks in the Platte River Valley on their ...

GIBBON, Neb. — Every spring they return. They come to relax and recharge. Some arrive in central Nebraska from far-flung wintering grounds on epic journeys of thousands of miles. Many spend about ...

Last year in February, the Grand Island area was in the midst of a prolonged cold spell that led to the massive flooding that took place in March. That weather disaster impacted all of Central ...

THE ART OF CRANES — Just in time for sandhill crane season, Carol Hines will open her newest show, “Cranes and Other Cool Birds” at her Wildflower Gallery at 108-110 W. Ninth St. in Wood River. The ...