Deborah D Holmes

Sandhill Crane Migration Nebraska 2025 Dates. Every march, more than a million sandhill cranes gather on the platte river in central nebraska to feed for several weeks before continuing north to their nesting grounds. Green areas on the map are important bird areas where sandhill cranes frequent at different times of year.

Best time to travel to nebraska. Every march, some 500,000 sandhill cranes land in nebraska for a closer look at things—and flocks of humans swoop in to witness the awesomeness.