Date: 11/8/24 2:24 pm From: Jay via Tweeters <tweeters...> Subject: Re: [Tweeters] Visiting Platte River Valley for spring Sandhill Crane migration
I was in Kearney the first week in March this year for some work. I had time to do some crane viewing before and at sunrise, and another time near and at sunset. I was early for the migration and there were still tens of thousands of cranes and snow geese. A good place for viewing is Alda Road South, about 8 miles east of Kearney. During the day the cranes are all over the fields everywhere and flying around, but at sunrise and sunset there is a mass flight which is spectacular. There is a lot of local information about where to go. Also, the day I arrived it was almost 80deg, and two days later in the morning it was 6deg.
I flew in and out of Omaha, which is a three hour drive to Kearney. It was more reliable than flying into Kearney and trying to rent a car. Alaska Air has a nonstop flight from Seattle to Omaha.
